Jane Herron Realtor

Price Reduction on 5 LaMontagne Lane, Sandy, Ut 84092 at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Snowbird Ski Resort, Alta Ski Resort

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:27:22 -0600

European-like Ski Villa at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon, home of Snowbird Ski Resort/Alta Ski Resort has a new price. For sale by Owner/agent Price reduced from $675,000 down to $499,995

5 laMontagne lane sandy, UT 84092

·Please visit: http://spotlightxpresstours.com/us/17836 for a full photo tour of the house.

Property Details: Property Type: 3-story single family home

Sq. Feet: 3100 ft.

Acres: 0.08 Year Built: 1982 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4

Cooling: Central Air Heating: Forced Air Garage: 2 Car

Description:

Interior: This is a test and I hope that it looks better. This is still a test that I hope still looks better. I don't want to write too much or I will have tons to delete. That is all.

Exterior: Brick/Old World Stucco

Exclusive + Private Mountain Living with Pool 2/10 mile south of LaCaille on Wasatch Blvd

PROPERTY INFO:

·This is a Single Family Home located at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon in the most beautiful,

PRIVATE, quaint, small planned community located just 2/10 miles south of LaCaille with its GATED entrance on Wasatch Blvd.

Each home is sitting on .08 acres

·LaMontagne has 6-acres of common ground including a fenced, heated pool which is open from May-Sept. Wait until you see this beautiful resort-like setting.

·NOTHING will be built between LaMontagne + LaCaille

·The area between LaMontagne + LaCaille is a wonderful bird sanctuary with 20-native species habitating the area

·What is the most common remark that I get when buyers come to see the house?I have lived in this area for years, or I have been coming to Snowbird for years and never knew that these homes existed!!

·Point being: LaMontagne Lanes gated community is a very secuded, private location that you will feel very safe + secure in.

UPGRADES in the past 12 months

·NEW FURNACE October-2009

·New double pane windows, New Carpet all 3 levels, New laminate flooring in the den (great for pets)

·New Concrete countertops in the kitchen + all of the baths

·NEW Mexican Tile Floor in the kitchen

·New Fascia / Soffets & Exterior painting on the deck, garage doors, wood porches

·New AC Unit, relatively New Hot Water Heaters, and new plumbing/motor for the hot tub in the Master Bath

·New Insulation in the Attic makes this house extremely warm in the winters / cool in the summers

FEATURES:

·MAIN LEVEL:

· Kitchen with Laundry and big Pantry Closets: New flooring surrounds the Mexican Tile Insert

· Den attached to the garage has a beautiful wood beam ceiling, new flooring, wood-burning stove

· You enter the extra large garage from the den. 22x22 + shelving. Den is attached to the Kitchen.

· Great Floor Plan to the unit with NO wasted space and open architectural features that you want!

· Formal Dining room has French Doors that open out to a large private deck

• The Deck has built in seating for 10 and a staircase down to the patio (only house in the complex w/ stairs)

· Formal Living room with million dollar views of the canyon, the pool. Crown molding, New windows

· Half Bath on the main level with pedestal sink, hardwood floors • Extra WIDE golden oak staircase steps up to the upper level •UPPER LEVEL:

· Large Master Bedroom with fireplace, 2 huge closets + 1-walk in closet with lots of storage/mirrors

• Box Windows and Ceiling Fans in both bedrooms and the Master Bathroom

· Master Bath has a fabulous 4-foot deep 2-seater soaker tub /Jacuzzi (your own indoor hot tub)

· Second Bathroom on the upper level is a FULL bathroom with tub and shower. Big + Bright

• Second Bedroom is directly above the dining room. Large, Light, Bright with a very big closet

·LOWER LEVEL: Large 3rd bedroom with a HUGE closet-this room is under the dining room

· Family room which is the same size & directly below the main floor living room w/ French Doors

· This family room could easily be converted into the 4th bedroom! French doors open to the patio

· The Patio overlooks the pool. 3-story staircase is built into the landscaping descends to the POOL.

· Full Bath with tub/shower, concrete countertops, stucco walls

· Wet bar Unit with lots of shelving in the living room

· Furnace room + two 40-gallon hot water heaters (only about 5-yrs old)

· Huge walk in storage room with lots of shelving and under stairwell storage

HOUSE INFO:

·3100 Sq Ft built in 1982

·Triple rebarred for earthquake security

•Lease-Option is also available. Please call 801 243 5854 for details

Apple makes an announcement of a new development

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:47:22 -0500

APPLE announced today that it has developed a breast implant that can store and play music.

The iTit will cost from $499 to $699, depending on the cup and speaker size.

This new development is considered a major social breakthrough, since women have complained for years about men staring at their breasts and not listening to them.

OK, now that I have your FULL attention, who do you know who might be interested in sharing ownership of a fabulous SKI HOUSE just minutes away from Snowbird? http://spotlightxpresstours.com/us/17836

Tips for Handling Telemarketers

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:39:03 -0500

Three Little Words That Work !!

(1)The three little words are: 'Hold On, Please...'

Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.

Then when you eventually hear the phone company's 'beep-beep-beep' tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task.

These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting.

(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end?

This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.

This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a 'real' sales person to call back and get someone at home.

What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer !!!

(3) Junk Mail Help:
When you get 'ads' enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these 'ads' with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away.

When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope.

Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right? It costs them more than the regular 41 cents postage 'IF' and when they receive them back.

It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around 50 cents before the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes.

One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas.

Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back!
If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them.

You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them 41 cents.

The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their own junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice!

Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to increase postage costs again You get the idea !

If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- I have been doing this for years, and I get very little junk mail anymore.

AND THIS JUST MIGHT BE ONE BLOG-POST THAT YOU WILL WANT TO FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS

Octoberfest in Little Cottonwood Canyon begins at Snowbird Ski Resort on 8/22

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:57:42 -0500

Thirty-seven years ago, inspired by the towering mountains that reminded them of their homeland, two men costumed in leather lederhosen, came to Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort to play their accordions and sing in their native German tongue. Over the years, Oktoberfest has become the premier celebration of German food, music, dance and fun.

Attracting over 70,000 visitors over the thirteen-day celebration, Oktoberfest has grown to become one of the largest festivals in the state of Utah. Oktoberfest includes Oktoberfest Halle featuring the tastes of Bavaria with entertainment from local and national German bands and yodelers.

http://bit.ly/19I4VU

Snowbird Mountain Villa at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon for sale

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:21:22 -0500

MLS 767698

PHOTO TOUR: http://spotlightxpresstours.com/us/17836

PRICE REDUCED from $675,000 down to $525,000 and allowances will be given so you may upgrade your kitchen! All offers will be considered. Motivated Seller. Open House on SAT 3:00-5:00

CONTACT: Jane Herron REALTOR® 801.243.5854

Snowbird, 84092, Mountain Home w/ Pool at base of Little Cottonwood Canyon just 2/10 mi south of LaCaille Restaurant: entrance on Wasatch Blvd

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:25:59 -0500

Please Contact: Jane Herron 801 243-5854 Owner/Agent for a preview of this home, or go look at the Photo tour at: http://spotlightxpresstours.com/us/17836

Have you been to La Caille Restaurant: Utah's premier ultra-luxurious dining experience? * Located on 22 acres of Salt Lake's most coveted Little-Cottonwood Canyon property, La Caille's grounds offer breathtaking views, manicured gardens, exotic wildlife, canyon rivers, and lush vinery.

* Directly south of LaCaille 2/10 of a mile, LaMontagne Lanes is an equally awesome setting for 14 single luxury family homes. Situated on 6 acres of mature-manicured landscaping with the same breath-taking views and a delightful POOL these homes are guarded by a beautiful iron gate.

* This is the ONLY home available in the Little Cottonwood Neighborhood priced at $525,000 (reduced from $675,000).

* This is the best neighborhood in the entire SLC area. With a million dollar view of the mountains from every window, this is a place you want to be.

* From the livingroom windows, you can also see the new mountain high GRANITE OAKS subdivision--the last area to be developed next to the mountains. The "LOTS" are selling from $675K to $1.2M...and Gov. John Huntsman will be building on four of the lots . . . which only demonstrates the continued increasing value of this exclusive Little Cottonwood area!

* Currently, there are about 175 homes in this Little Cottonwood neighborhood, and all of the homes sell at or above $739K.

*# 5 LaMontagne Lanes is the ONLY home listed at $525,000 east of Wasatch Blvd and the house across the road is listed at $1.5 M!!

*You will love the French Villas found in this small neighborhood.

* Across Little Cottonwood Road, you will find the trailhead to one of the best hikes in UT: Bell Canyon Lake + Falls. And, YOU cannot get closer to the Snowbird (8 miles) or Alta Ski Resorts (10 miles) than this resort neighborhood.

** About 50% of the LaMontagne Lanes homes are owned by out of state residents, so this is a very quiet-peaceful place to live in a beautiful area. [pets allowed]

*ALSO, the 175 home owners in this Little Cottonwood Triangle get together twice a year: for a summer picnic and for the annual Christmas party at LaCaille--our neighborly host for the evening!! *This it is a neighborhood who wants to know you as their neighbors.

* You will feel that you have moved to the BEST of the BEST when you move into this neighborhood. *Contact this owner/agent directly--she has a contract in her office and you can write it up yourself.

* Transaction Coordinator will be used to keep things legal between both parties, Home Inspection has been completed, Title Search has been ordered, Mortgage Broker Available, Home Waranty ordered and will be paid for by the seller and the Seller will pay $3K towards Buyers closing costs with a full price offer!! ** This home is looking for loving owners who will BLESS the Little Cottonwood Neighborhood with their warmth and creativity.

*** As a COMPARABLE, look at MLS # 670929, or Villa #12.

* The same model (D) as # 5 sold on June 1st for $495,000.

* And even though the agent stated that MLS # 670929 had 3145 SF, only 2100 sq feet were finished (the lower level was just cement block), which brought the finished square foot price up to about $235/sq ft!! * House # 12 is all Stucco and very closely situated to the neighboring homes.

House # 5 is Brick and has lots of room between neighboring houses. $25,000 worth of improvements have been added over the past year: New windows, New carpet on all 3 levels, New concrete countertops in the Kitchen/baths, New Fascia/Soffets + exterior paint, new stucco walls in the den.

* Come take a look for yourself.

*** ~La = THE ~in French~~ Montagne = MOUNTAIN~~ LaMontagne Lane = THE MOUNTAIN LANE~

Please go to http://spotlightxpresstours.com/us/17836 for pictures and details on this home and then call Jane for a showing.

OPEN HOUSE on SATURDAY from 3:00-5:00 pm

Snowbird Mountain Home with Pool at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon for sale

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:38:16 -0500

Snowbird Mountain Home w/ Pool at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon with Million dollar view all around

Come take a look at the beautiful French Villa at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. You cannot get any closer to the SKI resorts than living in this awesome 14-home PUD. Open House SAT 3:00-5:00pm

Please visit the PHOTO HOME TOUR at: http://spotlightxpresstours.com/us/17836 and then give me a call at 801 243 5854 to set up an appointment to see the home.

And if you live out of state, why not consider a fractional ownership or a partnership with a couple of good friends where you can have a great SKI HOUSE to share for years to come.

All offers will be considered.

Snowbird Home with POOL for sale at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon in small gated community!

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:38:34 -0500

# 5 LaMontagne is a 3100 sf Mountain Villa situated on 6-acres of mature landscaping with a beautiful Pool in a quaint gated community of 14 homes. The entrance to LaMontagne is just 2/10 miles south of LaCaille on Wasatch Blvd. You will see the beautiful copper LaMontagne sign at the entrance.

Please take a look at this LINK if you or your customers are looking for resort-styled living at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon . . . just minutes away from Snowbird/Alta.

http://spotlightxpresstours.com/tours/tour.cfm?tour=17836

MLS # 767698 Open House this FRIDAY evening 4-6:00pm

Please forward this posting to your clients looking for the best Wasatch mountain living available!

I love my Yorkie-Apso's: Thelma + Louise

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:22:56 -0500

Thelma + Louise my Yorkie-Apso

The Yorkie-Apso is a cross between the Yorkshire Terrier and the Lhasa Apso.

The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and know you can get any combination of any of the characteristics found in either breed. Thelma is the watch-dog Terrier while Louise is the baby Lhasa Apso who loves to cuddle. Both get confused when the weather changes dramatically and I am back into 'house-training mode'.

Here is where I can use YOUR help. The only time they are NAUGHTY is when they are on the leash, see another dog, and they excite each other.....then the BARKING starts, continues, and because I try to restrain them, they then turn on each other. Any suggestions?

Jane Herron's miscellaneous nonsense that you really need to know!

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:43:06 -0500

And did you know that at five minutes and six seconds after 4AM on the 8TH of July this year, the time and date will be

04:05:06 07/08/09 This will never happen again.

Now that I have your attention, do you know a TRUST FUND BABY who is a total SKI-BUM at heart?

I have the perfect property for that TFB: http://spotlightxpresstours.com/us/17836

Snowbird Mountain Villa for sale at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Open House on SAT/SUN

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:36:12 -0500

http://spotlightxpresstours.com/us/17836

Open House on SAT/SUN.

Little Cottonwood Triangle has approximately 175 homes with an average price of $739,000.

LaMontagne Lane shares a property line and the same million dollar views as its neighbor LaCaille. House # 5 @ LaMontagne has been reduced from $675,000 to $525,000 with about $25,000 worth of improvements over the last year with NEW windows, NEW carpeting, NEW flooring, NEW concrete countertops in the kitchen/baths, NEW fashia/soffets.

This home is ready to move in within 30 days or less from today!

IF you cannot make the open house over the weekend because you are here for only a few days mid-week, call Jane (owner/agent) for a showing at 801 243 5854.

Mountain Home with POOL for sale at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon in small gated community!

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:18:34 -0500

# 5 LaMontagne is a 3100 sf Mountain Villa situated on 6-acres of mature landscaping with a beautiful Pool in a quaint gated community of 14 homes. The entrance to LaCaille is just 2/10 miles south of LaCaille on Wasatch Blvd.

Please take a look at this LINK if you or your customers are looking for resort-styled living at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon . . . just minutes away from Snowbird/Alta.

http://spotlightxpresstours.com/tours/tour.cfm?tour=17836

MLS # 767698 Open House this SAT 3-5:00pm

Please forward this posting to your clients looking for the best mountain living available to man!

Mountain Villa w/ POOL in small gated community at the base of Little Cottonwood, Sandy, UT 84092

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Sun, 31 May 2009 08:55:02 -0500

MLS 767698

Come enjoy TRUE resort-styled living at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon. You will love the mountain breeze, the peace-solitude, the easy access to mountain hiking, biking, walking, and the surrounding beauty. Priced to sell.

Please go to www.LittleCottonwoodNeighbors.com for pictures and details.

See you soon. Jane 801 243 5854

Mountain Villa w/ Pool at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Sandy / Snowbird, UT 84092

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Sun, 31 May 2009 08:48:18 -0500

MLS 767698

Please go to www.LittleCottonwoodNeighbors.com for pictures and details.

See you soon. Jane 801 243 5854

Who's Universe is this?

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:02:07 -0500

Never mind what-is.

Connie (my mentor) used to command me after an aint it aweful whining session by saying:

Who's Universe is this?

Abraham Hicks says:

Imagine 'it' the way you want it to BE so that your vibration is a match to your desire.

When your vibration is a match to your desire, then...

all things in your experience will gravitate to meet that match every time.

511

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you.

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:01:22 -0500

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you.

This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.

- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) -

day 90 waking up to the miracles of your abundance rejuvenation prosperity by jane herron

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:44:16 -0500

SELF-ANALYSIS TEST QUESTIONS

from Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

In conclusion of my 90-days of waking you up to the miracles of your Abundance, Rejuvenation, and Prosperity, I wanted to leave you Napoleon Hill's Self-Analysis test so you may take a good look at yourself and decide for yourself WHAT needs your attention to move you in the direction that you desire most....that you desire first....that you desire sincerely.

Check back with me because my writing will continue in other forms soon. Have a good 2009. Jane Herron

Print off this questionaire and use it for yourself over the next 90 days as your personal motivation
If you will answer all these questions truthfully, you will know more about yourself than the majority of people.
You will gain a great of value through the simple method of answering the questions truthfully.
Study the questions carefully, come back to them once each week for the next 90 days, and astounish yourself at the amount of additional knowledge you find out about yourself.
If you are not certain concerning the answers to some of the questions, seek the counsel of those who know you well, especially those who have no motive in flattering you, and see yourself through their eyes. The experience will be astonishing.

Do you complain often of "feeling bad," and if so, what is the cause?

Do you find fault with other people at the slightest provocation?

Do you frequently make mistakes in your work, and if so, why?

Are you sarcastic and offensive in your conversation?

Do you deliberately avoid the association of anyone, and if so, why?

Do you suffer frequently with indigestion? If so, what is the cause?

Does life seem futile and the future hopeless to you? If so, why?

Do you like your occupation? If not, why? Do you often feel self-pity, and if so why? Are you envious of those who excel you?

To which do you devote most time, thinking of SUCCESS, or of FAILURE?

Are you gaining or losing self-confidence as you grow older?

Do you learn something of value from all mistakes? Are you permitting some relative or acquaintance to worry you? If so, why?

Are you sometimes "in the clouds" and at other times in the depths of despondency?

Who has the most inspiring influence upon you? What is the cause?

Do you tolerate negative or discouraging influences which you can avoid?

Are you careless of your personal appearance? If so, when and why?

Have you learned how to "drown your troubles" by being too busy to be annoyed by them?

Would you call yourself a "spineless weakling" if you permitted others to do your thinking for you?

Do you neglect internal bathing until auto-intoxication makes you ill-tempered and irritable?

How many preventable disturbances annoy you, and why do you tolerate them?

Do you resort to liquor, narcotics, or cigarettes to "quiet your nerves"? If so, why do you not try will-power instead?

Does anyone "nag" you, and if so, for what reason?

Do you have a DEFINITE MAJOR PURPOSE, and if so, what is it, and what plan have you for achieving it?

Do you suffer from any of the Six Basic Fears? If so, which ones?

Have you a method by which you can shield yourself against the negative influence of others?

Do you make deliberate use of auto-suggestion to make your mind positive?

Which do you value most, your material possessions, or your privilege of controlling your own thoughts?

Are you easily influenced by others, against your own judgment?

Has today added anything of value to your stock of knowledge or state of mind?

Do you face squarely the circumstances which make you unhappy, or sidestep the responsibility?

Do you analyze all mistakes and failures and try to profit by them or, do you take the attitude that this is not your duty?

Can you name three of your most damaging weaknesses? What are you doing to correct them? Do you encourage other people to bring their worries to you for sympathy?

Do you choose, from your daily experiences, lessons or influences which aid in your personal advancement?

Does your presence have a negative influence on other people as a rule?

What habits of other people annoy you most?

Do you form your own opinions or permit yourself to be influenced by other people?

Have you learned how to create a mental state of mind with which you can shield yourself against all discouraging influences?

Does your occupation inspire you with faith and hope?

Are you conscious of possessing spiritual forces of sufficient power to enable you to keep your mind free from all forms of FEAR?

Does your religion help you to keep your own mind positive?

Do you feel it your duty to share other people's worries? If so, why?

If you believe that "birds of a feather flock together" what have you learned about yourself by studying the friends whom you attract?

What connection, if any, do you see between the people with whom you associate most closely, and any unhappiness you may experience?

Could it be possible that some person whom you consider to be a friend is, in reality, your worst enemy, because of his negative influence on your mind?

By what rules do you judge who is helpful and who is damaging to you?

Are your intimate associates mentally superior or inferior to you?

How much time out of every 24 hours do you devote to:

a. your occupation
b. sleep
c. play and relaxation
d. acquiring useful knowledge
e. plain waste

Who among your acquaintances,

a. encourages you most
b. cautions you most
c. discourages you most
d. helps you most in other ways

What is your greatest worry? Why do you tolerate it?

When others offer you free, unsolicited advice, do you accept it without question, or analyze their motive?

What, above all else, do you most DESIRE? Do you intend to acquire it? Are you willing to subordinate all other desires for this one? How much time daily do you devote to acquiring it?

Do you change your mind often? If so, why? Do you usually finish everything you begin?

Are you easily impressed by other people's business or professional titles, college degrees, or wealth? Are you easily influenced by what other people think or say of you?

Do you cater to people because of their social or financial status?

Whom do you believe to be the greatest person living? In what respect is this person superior to yourself?

And Finally, How much time have you devoted [or are you willing to give] to studying and answering these questions?

day 89 waking up to the miracles of your abundance rejuvenation prosperity by jane herron

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:02:34 -0500

From Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

p 370

"FIFTY-SEVEN" FAMOUS ALIBIS By Old Man IF

People who do not succeed have one distinguishing trait in common. They know all the reasons for failure (not getting what they really really want), and have what they believe to be air-tight alibis to explain away their own lack of achievement.

Some of these alibis are clever, and a few of them are justifiable by the facts. But alibis cannot be used for money. The world wants to know only one thing--HAVE YOU ACHIEVED SUCCESS?

A character analyst compiled a list of the most commonly used alibis. As you read the list, examine yourself carefully, and determine how many of these alibis, if any, are your own property. Remember, too, the philosophy presented in this book makes every one of these alibis obsolete.
[note from Jane--you have heard me say throughout the past 90 days: ALL excuses are EQUAL, and that most certainly applies to this list of reasons WHY you did not get what you want]
p. 371 IF I didn't have a wife and family . . .

IF I had enough "pull" . . .

IF I had money . . .

IF I had a good education . . .

IF I could get a job . . .

IF I had good health . . .

IF I only had time . . .

IF times were better . . .

IF other people understood me . . .

IF conditions around me were only different . . .

IF I could live my life over again . . .

IF I did not fear what "THEY" would say . . .

IF I had been given a chance . . .

IF I now had a chance . . .

IF other people didn't "have it in for me" . . .

IF nothing happens to stop me . . .

IF I were only younger . . .

IF I could only do what I want . . .

IF I had been born rich . . .

IF I could meet "the right people" . . .

IF I had the talent that some people have . . .

IF I dared assert myself . . .

IF I only had embraced past opportunities . . .

IF people didn't get on my nerves . . .

IF I didn't have to keep house and look after the children . . .

IF I could save some money . . .

IF the boss only appreciated me . . .

IF I only had somebody to help me . . .

IF my family understood me . . .

IF I lived in a big city . . .

IF I could just get started . . .

IF I were only free . . .

IF I had the personality of some people . . .

IF I were not so fat . . .

p. 372

IF my talents were known . . .

IF I could just get a "break" . . .

IF I could only get out of debt . . .

IF I hadn't failed . . .

IF I only knew how . . .

IF everybody didn't oppose me . . .

IF I didn't have so many worries . . .

IF I could marry the right person . . .

IF people weren't so dumb . . .

IF my family were not so extravagant . . .

IF I were sure of myself . . .

IF luck were not against me . . .

IF I had not been born under the wrong star . . .

IF it were not true that "what is to be will be" . . .

IF I did not have to work so hard . . .

IF I hadn't lost my money . . .

IF I lived in a different neighborhood . . .

IF I didn't have a "past" . . .

IF I only had a business of my own . . .

IF other people would only listen to me . . .

IF * * * and this is the greatest of them all * * *

I had the courage to see myself as I really am, I would find out what is wrong with me, and correct it, then I might have a chance to profit by my mistakes and learn something from the experience of others, for I know that there is something WRONG with me, or I would now be where I WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I had spent more time analyzing my weaknesses, and less time building alibis to cover them.

p. 373

Building alibis with which to explain away failure is a national pastime. The habit is as old as the human race, and is fatal to success!

Why do people cling to their pet alibis?

The answer is obvious. They defend their alibis because THEY CREATED them! A man's alibi is THE CHILD of his own imagination. It is human nature to defend one's own brain-child.

Building alibis is a deeply rooted HABIT. Habits are difficult to break, especially when they provide justification for something we do. Plato had this truth in mind when he said, "The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile."

Another philosopher had the same thought in mind when he said, "It was a great surprise to me when I discovered that most of the ugliness I saw in others, was but a reflection of my own nature."

"It has always been a mystery to me," said Elbert Hubbard, "why people spend so much time deliberately fooling themselves by creating alibis to cover their weaknesses. If used differently, this same time would be sufficient to cure the weakness, then no alibis would be needed."

In parting, I would remind you that
"Life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is TIME.

If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by TIME. You are playing against a partner who will not tolerate INDECISION!"

Previously you may have had a logical excuse for not having forced Life to come through with whatever you asked, but that alibi is now obsolete, because you are in possession of the Master Key that unlocks the door to Life's bountiful riches.

p. 374 The Master Key is intangible, but it is powerful!

It is the privilege of creating, in your own mind, a BURNING DESIRE for a definite form of riches. There is no penalty for the use of the Key, but there is a price you must pay if you do not use the Key.

The price is FAILURE. There is a reward of stupendous proportions if you put the Key to use. It is the satisfaction that comes to all who conquer self and force Life to pay whatever is asked.

The reward is worthy of your effort. Will you make the start and be convinced?

"If we are related," said the immortal Emerson, "we shall meet." In closing, may I borrow his thought, and say, "If we are related, we have, through these pages, met."

THE END

Thank you for following my 90-day blog...I will deliver one more day of some self-reflection (DAY 90) and then you will be on your own starting monday morning. I do plan to start a podcast that I would love to share with you very very soon....more info to come.

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Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:42:56 -0500

p. 368 Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Only 2 more days of this 90-day coaching...What has changed for you?

You have ABSOLUTE CONTROL over but one thing, and that is your THOUGHTS.

This is the most significant and inspiring of all facts known to man! It reflects man's Divine nature. This Divine prerogative is the sole means by which you may control your own destiny.

If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else.
If you must be careless with your possessions, let it be in connection with material things.
Your mind is your spiritual estate!
Protect and use it with the care to which Divine Royalty is entitled.
You were given a WILL-POWER for this purpose.

Unfortunately, there is no legal protection against those who, either by design or ignorance, poison the minds of others by negative suggestion. This form of destruction should be punishable by heavy legal penalties, because it may and often does destroy one's chances of acquiring material things which are protected by law.

Men with negative minds tried to convince Thomas A. Edison that he could not build a machine that would record and reproduce the human voice, "because" they said, "no one else had ever produced such a machine."

Edison did not believe them. He knew that the mind could produce ANYTHING THE MIND COULD CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE, and that knowledge was the thing that lifted the great Edison above the common herd.

Men with negative minds told F. W. Woolworth, he would go "broke" trying to run a store on five and ten cent sales. He did not believe them. He knew that he could do anything, within reason, if he backed his plans with faith. Exercising his right to keep other men's negative suggestions out of his mind, he piled up a fortune of more than a hundred million dollars. p. 369

Men with negative minds told George Washington he could not hope to win against the vastly superior forces of the British, but he exercised his Divine right to BELIEVE, therefore this book was published under the protection of the Stars and Stripes, while the name of Lord Cornwallis has been all but forgotten.

Doubting Thomases scoffed scornfully when Henry Ford tried out his first crudely built automobile on the streets of Detroit. Some said the thing never would become practical.

Others said no one would pay money for such a contraption. FORD SAID, "I'LL BELT THE EARTH WITH DEPENDABLE MOTOR CARS," AND HE DID!

His decision to trust his own judgment has already piled up a fortune far greater than the next five generations of his descendents can squander. For the benefit of those seeking vast riches, let it be remembered that practically the sole difference between Henry Ford and a majority of the more than one hundred thousand men who work for him, is this--FORD HAS A MIND AND CONTROLS IT, THE OTHERS HAVE MINDS WHICH THEY DO NOT TRY TO CONTROL.

Henry Ford has been repeatedly mentioned, because he is an astounding example of what a man with a mind of his own, and a will to control it, and a demonstrastion of what he can accomplish. His record knocks the foundation from under that time-worn alibi, "I never had a chance."

p. 370 Ford never had a chance, either, but he CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY AND BACKED IT WITH PERSISTENCE UNTIL IT MADE HIM RICHER THAN CROESUS.

Mind control is the result of self-discipline and habit.

You either control your mind or it controls you.
There is no half-way compromise.
The most practical of all methods for controlling the mind is the habit of keeping it busy with a definite purpose, backed by a definite plan.
Study the record of any man who achieves noteworthy success, and you will observe that he has control over his own mind, moreover, that he exercises that control and directs it toward the attainment of definite objectives.
Without this control, success is not possible.

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Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:18:38 -0500

p. 343 Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

FEAR OF CRITICISM

Men and women have been burned at the stake for daring to express disbelief in the dominate thought. It is no wonder we have inherited a consciousness which makes us fear criticism.

The time was, and not so far in the past, when criticism carried severe punishments--it still does in some countries.

The fear of criticism:

robs man of his initiative,

destroys his power of imagination,

limits his individuality,

takes away his self-reliance, and

does him damage in a hundred other ways.

Parents often do their children irreparable injury by criticising them. The mother of one of my boyhood chums used to punish him with a switch almost daily, always completing the job with the statement, "You'll land in the penitentiary before you are twenty."

He was sent to a Reformatory at the age of seventeen.

Criticism is the one form of service, of which everyone has too much. Everyone has a stock of it which is handed out, gratis, whether called for or not. One's nearest relatives often are the worst offenders. It should be recognized as a crime (in reality it is a crime of the worst nature), for any parent to build inferiority complexes in the mind of a child, through unnecessary criticism.

Employers who understand human nature, get the best there is in men, not by criticism, but by constructive suggestion. Parents may accomplish the same results with their children. Criticism will plant FEAR or resentment in the human heart, but it will not build love or affection.

SYMPTOMS OF THE FEAR OF CRITICISM

This fear is almost as universal as the fear of poverty, and its effects are just as fatal to personal achievement, mainly because this fear destroys initiative, and discourages the use of imagination.

The major symptoms of the fear of criticism are:

SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS.
Generally expressed through nervousness, timidity in conversation and in meeting strangers, awkward movement of the hands and limbs, shifting of the eyes.

LACK OF POISE.
Expressed through lack of voice control, nervousness in the presence of others, poor posture of body, poor memory.

PERSONALITY.
Lacking in firmness of decision, personal charm, and ability to express opinions definitely. The habit of side-stepping issues instead of meeting them squarely. Agreeing with others without careful examination of their opinions.

INFERIORITY COMPLEX.
The habit of expressing self-approval by word of mouth and by actions, as a means of covering up a feeling of inferiority. Using "big words" to impress others, (often without knowing the real meaning of the words). Imitating others in dress, speech and manners. Boasting of imaginary achievements. This sometimes gives a surface appearance of a feeling of superiority.

EXTRAVAGANCE.
The habit of trying to "keep up with the Joneses," spending beyond one's income.

LACK OF INITIATIVE.
Failure to embrace opportunities for self-advancement, fear to express opinions, lack of confidence in one's own ideas, giving evasive answers to questions asked by superiors, hesitancy of manner and speech, deceit in both words and deeds.

LACK OF AMBITION.
Mental and physical laziness, lack of self-assertion, slowness in reaching decisions, easily influenced by others, the habit of criticising others behind their backs and flattering them to their faces, the habit of accepting defeat without protest, quitting an undertaking when opposed by others, suspicious of other people without cause, lacking in tactfulness of manner and speech, unwillingness to accept the blame for mistakes.

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Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:54:40 -0500

THE FEAR OF POVERTY from Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill p. 331

There can be no compromise between POVERTY and RICHES! The two roads that lead to poverty and riches travel in opposite directions.

If you want riches, you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward poverty. (The word "riches" is here used in its broadest sense, meaning financial, spiritual, mental and material estates).
The starting point of the path that leads to riches is DESIRE. In chapter one, you received full instructions for the proper use of DESIRE. In this chapter, on FEAR, you have complete instructions for preparing your mind to make practical use of DESIRE.

Here, then, is the place to give yourself a challenge which will definitely determine how much of this philosophy you have absorbed. Here is the point at which you can turn prophet and foretell, accurately, what the future holds in store for you. If, after reading this chapter, you are willing to accept poverty, you may as well make up your mind to receive poverty. This is one decision you cannot avoid.

If you demand riches:

determine what form, and
how much will be required to satisfy you.
You know the road that leads to riches.
You have been given a road map which, if followed, will keep you on that road.
If you neglect to start your journey, or you stop before you arrive, no one will be to blame, but YOU. This responsibility is yours.

ALL EXCUSES ARE EQUAL

No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility if you now fail or refuse to demand riches of Life, because the acceptance calls for but one thing--incidentally, the only thing you can control--and that is a STATE OF MIND.

p. 332

A state of mind is something that one assumes. It cannot be purchased, it must be created. Fear of poverty is a state of mind, nothing else! People create this state of mind, and it is sufficient to destroy one's chances of achievement in any undertaking . . . a truth which became painfully evident during the depression.

This fear of poverty:

paralyzes the faculty of reason,
destroys the faculty of imagination,
kills off self-reliance,
undermines enthusiasm,
discourages initiative,
leads to uncertainty of purpose,
encourages procrastination,
wipes out enthusiasm and
makes self-control an impossibility.

The Fear of Poverty:

takes the charm from one's personality,
destroys the possibility of accurate thinking,
diverts concentration of effort,
it masters persistence,
turns your will-power into nothingness,
destroys ambition,
beclouds your memory,
invites failure in every conceivable form;
it kills love and assassinates the finer emotions of the heart,
discourages friendship and invites disaster in a hundred forms,
leads to sleeplessness, misery and unhappiness

All this despite the obvious truth that we live in a world of over-abundance of everything the heart could desire, with nothing standing between us and our desires, excepting lack of a definite purpose.

The Fear of Poverty is, without doubt, the most destructive of the six basic fears.

p. 333

It has been placed at the head of the list, because it is the most difficult to master. Considerable courage is required to state the truth about the origin of this fear, and still greater courage to accept the truth after it has been stated. The fear of poverty grew out of man's inherited tendency to PREY UPON HIS FELLOW-MAN ECONOMICALLY. (Think of AIG today)

Nearly all animals lower than man are motivated by instinct, but their capacity to "think" is limited, therefore, they prey upon one another physically. Man, with his superior sense of intuition, with the capacity to think and to reason, does not eat his fellowman bodily, he gets more satisfaction out of "eating" him FINANCIALLY. Man is so avaricious that every conceivable law has been passed to safeguard him from his fellowman. Of all the ages of the world, of which we know anything, the age in which we live seems to be one that is outstanding because of man's money-madness.

A man is considered less than the dust of the earth, unless he can display a fat bank account; but if he has money--NEVER MIND HOW HE ACQUIRED IT--he is a "king" or a "big shot"; he is above the law, he rules in politics, he dominates in business, and the whole world about him bows in respect when he passes. (Bernie Maddoff)

Nothing brings man so much suffering and humility as POVERTY! Only those who have experienced poverty understand the full meaning of this. It is no wonder that man fears poverty. Through a long line of inherited experiences man has learned, for sure, that some men cannot be trusted, where matters of money and earthly possessions are concerned. This is a rather stinging indictment, the worst part of it being that it is TRUE.

p. 334

The majority of marriages are motivated by the wealth possessed by one, or both of the contracting parties. It is no wonder, therefore, that the divorce courts are busy.

So eager is man to possess wealth that he will acquire it in whatever manner he can--through legal methods if possible--through other methods if necessary or expedient. Self-analysis may disclose weaknesses which one does not like to acknowledge. This form of examination is essential to all who demand of Life more than mediocrity and poverty.

Remember, as you check yourself point by point, that you are both the court and the jury, the prosecuting attorney and the attorney for the defense, and that you are the plaintiff and the defendant, also, that you are on trial.

Face the facts squarely.
Ask yourself definite questions and demand direct replies.
When the examination is over, you will know more about yourself.
If you do not feel that you can be an impartial judge in this self-examination, call upon someone who knows you well to serve as judge while you cross-examine yourself.
You are after the truth. Get it, no matter at what cost even, though it may temporarily embarrass you!

The majority of people, if asked what they fear most, would reply, "I fear nothing." The reply would be inaccurate, because few people realize that they are bound, handicapped, whipped spiritually and physically through some form of fear.

So subtle and deeply seated is the emotion of fear that one may go through life burdened with it, never recognizing its presence. Only a courageous analysis will disclose the presence of this universal enemy. When you begin such an analysis, search deeply into your character. Here is a list of the symptoms for which you should look:

p. 335

SYMPTOMS OF THE FEAR OF POVERTY

INDIFFERENCE. Commonly expressed through lack of ambition; willingness to tolerate poverty; acceptance of whatever compensation life may offer without protest; mental and physical laziness; lack of initiative, imagination, enthusiasm and self-control

INDECISION. The habit of permitting others to do one's thinking. Staying "on the fence."

DOUBT. Generally expressed through alibis and excuses designed to cover up, explain away, or apologize for one's failures, sometimes expressed in the form of envy of those who are successful, or by criticising them.

WORRY. Usually expressed by finding fault with others, a tendency to spend beyond one's income, neglect of personal appearance, scowling and frowning; intemperance in the use of alcoholic drink, sometimes through the use of narcotics; nervousness, lack of poise, self-consciousness and lack of self-reliance.

OVER-CAUTION. The habit of looking for the negative side of every circumstance, thinking and talking of possible failure instead of concentrating upon the means of succeeding. Knowing all the roads to disaster, but never searching for the plans to avoid failure. Waiting for "the right time" to begin putting ideas and plans into action, until the waiting becomes a permanent habit. Remembering those who have failed, and forgetting those who have succeeded.

p. 336 Seeing the hole in the doughnut, but overlooking the doughnut. Pessimism, leading to indigestion, poor elimination, autointoxication, bad breath and a bad disposition.

PROCRASTINATION. The habit of putting off until tomorrow that which should have been done last year. Spending enough time in creating alibis and excuses to have done the job. This symptom is closely related to over-caution, doubt and worry.

Refusal to accept responsibility when it can be avoided.
Willingness to compromise rather than put up a stiff fight.
Compromising with difficulties instead of harnessing and using them as stepping stones to advancement.
Bargaining with Life for a penny, instead of demanding prosperity, opulence, riches, contentment and happiness.
Planning what to do

IF AND WHEN OVERTAKEN BY FAILURE, INSTEAD OF BURNING ALL BRIDGES AND MAKING RETREAT IMPOSSIBLE.

Weakness of, and often total lack of self-confidence, definiteness of purpose, self-control, initiative, enthusiasm, ambition, thrift and sound reasoning ability.
EXPECTING POVERTY INSTEAD OF DEMANDING RICHES.
Association with those who accept poverty instead of seeking the company of those who demand and receive riches.

p. 337

MONEY TALKS!

Some will ask, "why did you write a book about money? Why measure riches in dollars, alone?" Some will believe, and rightly so, that there are other forms of riches more desirable than money.

Yes, there are riches which cannot be measured in terms of dollars, but there are millions of people who will say, "Give me all the money I need, and I will find everything else I want." The major reason why I wrote this book on how to get money is the fact that the world has but lately passed through an experience that left millions of men and women paralyzed with the FEAR OF POVERTY.

What this sort of fear does to one was well described by Westbrook Pegler, in the New York World-Telegram, viz:

"Money is only clam shells or metal discs or scraps of paper, and there are treasures of the heart and soul which money cannot buy, but most people, being broke, are unable to keep this in mind and sustain their spirits.

When a man is down and out and on the street, unable to get any job at all, something happens to his spirit which can be observed in the droop of his shoulders, the set of his hat, his walk and his gaze. He cannot escape a feeling of inferiority among people with regular employment, even though he knows they are definitely not his equals in character, intelligence or ability.

"These people--even his friends--feel, on the other hand, a sense of superiority and regard him, perhaps unconsciously, as a casualty.

He may borrow for a time, but not enough to carry on in his accustomed way, and he cannot continue to borrow very long.

But borrowing in itself, when a man is borrowing merely to live, is a depressing experience, and the money lacks the power of earned money to revive his spirits. Of course, none of this applies to bums or habitual ne’er-do-wells, but only to men of normal ambitions and self-respect.

Think and Grow Rich was published in 1937 at the end of the Great Depression.

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Stop the AIG Bonus Package

Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:20:51 -0500

Stop the AIG Bonuses

The people in AIG's financial products division are perhaps more responsible for the severity of our economic meltdown than anyone else. And yet, they're getting $450 million in bonuses.

That's just plain unacceptable.

On Wednesday, we have a chance to let AIG's leaders know what we think of their bonuses.

When AIG's executives appear before the House subcommittee, we'll make sure they hear your voices.

We'll deliver all the signatures and comments we receive before 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday in time for Wednesday's hearing.

Sign the Petition and Submit a Comment

The full petition text says:

"Under no circumstances should the AIG executives who helped create the financial crisis receive bonuses. That's our money and you should do whatever it takes to get it back."

http://pol.moveon.org/aigbonus/?r_by=-15303964-0_y8Fhx&rc=mailto

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Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:43:21 -0500

p. 326 Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

Please read this post slowly, carefully, and ponder it for yourself sincerely... and feel free to repost it or send it to a friend. This is one of the most important posts of the 90 days.

FAITH vs FEAR

Previous chapters have described how to develop FAITH, through Auto-Suggestion, Desire and the Subconscious. The next chapter presents detailed instructions for the Mastery of FEAR.

Here will be. found a full description of the six fears which are the cause of all discouragement, timidity, procrastination, indifference, indecision, and the lack of ambition, self-reliance, initiative, self-control, and enthusiasm.

Search yourself carefully as you study these six enemies, as they may exist only in your subconscious mind, where their presence will be hard to detect.

Remember, too, as you analyze the "Six Ghosts of Fear," that they are nothing but ghosts because they exist only in one's mind.

Remember, also, that ghosts--creations of uncontrolled imagination--have caused most of the damage people have done to their own minds, therefore, ghosts can be as dangerous as if they lived and walked on the earth in physical bodies.

The Ghost of the Fear of Poverty, which seized the minds of millions of people in 1929, was so real that it caused the worst business depression this country has ever known. Moreover, this particular ghost still frightens some of us out of our wits.

BEFORE you can put any portion of this philosophy into successful use, your mind must be prepared to receive it. The preparation is not difficult. It begins with study, analysis, and understanding of three enemies which you shall have to clear out.

These are INDECISION, DOUBT, and FEAR!

The Sixth Sense will never function while these three negatives, or any of them remain in your mind.

The members of this unholy trio are closely related; where one is found, the other two are close at hand.

INDECISION is the seedling of FEAR!

Remember this, as you read. Indecision crystalizes into DOUBT, the two blend and become FEAR! The "blending" process often is slow. This is one reason why these three enemies are so dangerous. They germinate and grow without their presence being observed.

The remainder of this chapter describes an end which must be attained before the philosophy, as a whole, can be put into practical use.

It also analyzes a condition which has, but lately, reduced huge numbers of people to poverty, and it states a truth which must be understood by all who accumulate riches, whether measured in terms of money or a state of mind of far greater value than money.

p. 328 The purpose of this chapter is to turn the spotlight of attention upon the cause and the cure of the six basic fears.

Before we can master an enemy, we must know its name, its habits, and its place of abode.

As you read, analyze yourself carefully, and determine which, if any, of the six common fears have attached themselves to you.

Do not be deceived by the habits of these subtle enemies.

Sometimes they remain hidden in the subconscious mind, where they are difficult to locate, and still more difficult to eliminate.

THE SIX BASIC FEARS

There are six basic fears, with some combination of which every human suffers at one time or another. Most people are fortunate if they do not suffer from the entire six.

Named in the order of their most common appearance, they are:--

The fear of POVERTY at the bottom of most of one's worries
The fear of CRITICISM
The fear of ILL HEALTH
The fear of LOSS OF LOVE OF SOMEONE
The fear of OLD AGE
The fear of DEATH

All other fears are of minor importance, they can be grouped under these six headings.

The prevalence of these fears, as a curse to the world, runs in cycles.

For almost six years, while the depression was on, we floundered in the cycle of FEAR OF POVERTY.

During the world-war, we were in the cycle of FEAR OF DEATH.

Just following the war, we were in the cycle of FEAR OF ILL HEALTH, as evidenced by the epidemic of disease which spread itself all over the world.

p. 329 Fears are nothing more than states of mind.

One's state of mind is subject to control and direction.

Physicians, as everyone knows, are less subject to attack by disease than ordinary laymen, for the reason that physicians DO NOT FEAR DISEASE. Physicians, without fear or hesitation, have been known to physically contact hundreds of people, daily, who were suffering from such contagious diseases as small-pox, without becoming infected. Their immunity against the disease consisted, largely, if not solely, in their absolute lack of FEAR.

Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in the form of an impulse of thought. Following this statement, comes another of still greater importance, namely:

MAN'S THOUGHT IMPULSES BEGIN IMMEDIATELY TO TRANSLATE THEMSELVES INTO THEIR PHYSICAL EQUIVALENT, WHETHER THOSE THOUGHTS ARE VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY.

Thought impulses which are picked up through the ether, by mere chance (thoughts which have been released by other minds) may determine one's financial, business, professional, or social destiny just as surely as do the thought impulses which one creates by intent and design.

p. 330 We are here laying the foundation for the presentation of a fact of great importance to the person who does not understand why some people appear to be "lucky" while others of equal or greater ability, training, experience, and brain capacity, seem destined to ride with misfortune.

This fact may be explained by the statement that every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind, and with this control, obviously, every person may open his mind to the tramp thought impulses which are being released by other brains, or close the doors tightly and admit only thought impulses of his own choice.

Nature has endowed man with absolute control over but one thing, and that is THOUGHT. This fact, coupled with the additional fact that everything which man creates, begins in the form of a thought, leads one very near to the principle by which FEAR may be mastered.

[ NOTE from Jane: You have read my suggestions when mastering FEAR to say outloud to the mental deliquents: WHO's Universe is this? ]

If it is true that ALL THOUGHT HAS A TENDENCY TO CLOTHE ITSELF IN ITS PHYSICAL EQUIVALENT (and this is true, beyond any reasonable room for doubt), it is equally true that thought impulses of FEAR and POVERTY cannot be translated into terms of COURAGE and FINANCIAL GAINS.

The people of America began to think of poverty, following the Wall Street crash of 1929. Slowly, but surely that mass thought was crystalized into its physical equivalent, which was known as a "depression." The Great Depression had to happen, it was in conformity with the laws of Nature.

[ note from jane,..and there were also Millionaires made during this time for those who used their COURAGE and CREATIVITY to overcome the unholy trio of: INDECISION, DOUBT, and FEAR!

Interestingly, I received this ABRAHAM quote this morning and it completes my post perfectly, they say:

Your government is the by-product of the vibration of the masses. A war is the by-product of the vibration of the masses.

In other words, this is not a war that your government has waged against your will. This is a war that has grown vibrationally from the vibration of the masses.

This was in response to a question at an Abraham Workshop in Tarrytown, NY on Saturday, May 8th, 2004 .... and we have seen the outcome of that THOUGHT process.

As we meet the FEAR of POVERTY once again, individually, you are the one who will either be the Master or the Victim to the unholy trio.

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Jane Herron (Absolute Results) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:21:16 -0500

BUILDING CHARACTER THROUGH AUTO-SUGGESTION: from Think & Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill

Being an earnest student of psychology, I knew, of course, that all men have become what they are, because of their DOMINATING THOUGHTS AND DESIRES. I knew that every deeply seated desire has the effect of causing one to seek outward expression through which that desire may be transmuted into reality. I knew that self-suggestion is a powerful factor in building character, that it is, in fact, the sole principle through which character is builded.

With this knowledge of the principles of mind p. 316 operation, I was fairly well armed with the equipment needed in rebuilding my character. In these imaginary Council meetings I called on my Cabinet members for the knowledge I wished each to contribute, addressing myself to each member in audible words, as follows:--

"Mr. Emerson, I desire to acquire from you the marvelous understanding of Nature which distinguished your life. I ask that you make an impress upon my subconscious mind, of whatever qualities you possessed, which enabled you to understand and adapt yourself to the laws of Nature. I ask that you assist me in reaching and drawing upon whatever sources of knowledge are available to this end.

"Mr. Burbank, I request that you pass on to me the knowledge which enabled you to so harmonize the laws of Nature that you caused the cactus to shed its thorns, and become an edible food. Give me access to the knowledge which enabled you to make two blades of grass grow where but one grew before, and helped you to blend the coloring of the flowers with more splendor and harmony, for you, alone, have successfully gilded the lily.

"Napoleon, I desire to acquire from you, by emulation, the marvelous ability you possessed to inspire men, and to arouse them to greater and more determined spirit of action. Also to acquire the spirit of enduring FAITH, which enabled you to turn defeat into victory, and to surmount staggering obstacles. Emperor of Fate, King of Chance, Man of Destiny, I salute you!

"Mr. Paine, I desire to acquire from you the freedom of thought and the courage and clarity with p. 317 which to express convictions, which so distinguished you!

"Mr. Darwin, I wish to acquire from you the marvelous patience, and ability to study cause and effect, without bias or prejudice, so exemplified by you in the field of natural science.

"Mr. Lincoln, I desire to build into my own character the keen sense of justice, the untiring spirit of patience, the sense of humor, the human understanding, and the tolerance, which were your distinguishing characteristics.

"Mr. Carnegie, I am already indebted to you for my choice of a life-work, which has brought me great happiness and peace of mind. I wish to acquire a thorough understanding of the principles of organized effort, which you used so effectively in the building of a great industrial enterprise.

"Mr. Ford, you have been among the most helpful of the men who have supplied much of the material essential to my work. I wish to acquire your spirit of persistence, the determination, poise, and self-confidence which have enabled you to master poverty, organize, unify, and simplify human effort, so I may help others to follow in your footsteps.

"Mr. Edison, I have seated you nearest to me, at my right, because of the personal cooperation you have given me, during my research into the causes of success and failure. I wish to acquire from you the marvelous spirit of FAITH, with which you have uncovered so many of Nature's secrets, the spirit of unremitting toil with which you have so often wrested victory from defeat."

My method of addressing the members of the p. 318 imaginary Cabinet would vary, according to the traits of character in which I was, for the moment, most interested in acquiring. I studied the records of their lives with painstaking care. After some months of this nightly procedure, I was astounded by the discovery that these imaginary figures became, apparently real.

Each of these nine men developed individual characteristics, which surprised me. For example, Lincoln developed the habit of always being late, then walking around in solemn parade. When he came, he walked very slowly, with his hands clasped behind him, and once in a while, he would stop as he passed, and rest his hand, momentarily, upon my shoulder. He always wore an expression of seriousness upon his face. Rarely did I see him smile. The cares of a sundered nation made him grave.

That was not true of the others. Burbank and Paine often indulged in witty repartee which seemed, at times, to shock the other members of the cabinet. One night Paine suggested that I prepare a lecture on "The Age of Reason," and deliver it from the pulpit of a church which I formerly attended. Many around the table laughed heartily at the suggestion. Not Napoleon! He drew his mouth down at the corners and groaned so loudly that all turned and looked at him with amazement. To him the church was but a pawn of the State, not to be reformed, but to be used, as a convenient inciter to mass activity by the people.

On one occasion Burbank was late. When he came, he was excited with enthusiasm, and explained that he had been late, because of an experiment p. 319

he was making, through which he hoped to be able to grow apples on any sort of tree. Paine chided him by reminding him that it was an apple which started all the trouble between man and woman. Darwin chuckled heartily as he suggested that Paine should watch out for little serpents, when he went into the forest to gather apples, as they had the habit of growing into big snakes. Emerson observed--"No serpents, no apples," and Napoleon remarked, "No apples, no state!"

Lincoln developed the habit of always being the last one to leave the table after each meeting. On one occasion, he leaned across the end of the table, his arms folded, and remained in that position for many minutes. I made no attempt to disturb him. Finally, he lifted his head slowly, got up and walked to the door, then turned around, came back, and laid his hand on my shoulder and said, "My boy, you will need much courage if you remain steadfast in carrying out your purpose in life. But remember, when difficulties overtake you, the common people have common sense. Adversity will develop it."

One evening Edison arrived ahead of all the others. He walked over and seated himself at my left, where Emerson was accustomed to sit, and said, "You are destined to witness the discovery of the secret of life. When the time comes, you will observe that life consists of great swarms of energy, or entities, each as intelligent as human beings think themselves to be. These units of life group together like hives of bees, and remain together until they disintegrate, through lack of harmony.

p. 320 [paragraph continues] These units have differences of opinion, the same as human beings, and often fight among themselves. These meetings which you are conducting will be very helpful to you. They will bring to your rescue some of the same units of life which served the members of your Cabinet, during their lives. These units are eternal. THEY NEVER DIE! Your own thoughts and DESIRES serve as the magnet which attracts units of life, from the great ocean of life out there. Only the friendly units are attracted--the ones which harmonize with the nature of your DESIRES."

The other members of the Cabinet began to enter the room. Edison got up, and slowly walked around to his own seat. Edison was still living when this happened. It impressed me so greatly that I went to see him, and told him about the experience. He smiled broadly, and said, "Your dream was more a reality than you may imagine it to have been." He added no further explanation to his statement.

These meetings became so realistic that I became fearful of their consequences, and discontinued them for several months. The experiences were so uncanny, I was afraid if I continued them I would lose sight of the fact that the meetings were purely experiences of my imagination.

Some six months after I had discontinued the practice I was awakened one night, or thought I was, when I saw Lincoln standing at my bedside. He said, "The world will soon need your services. It is about to undergo a period of chaos which will cause men and women to lose faith, and become

p. 321 panic stricken. Go ahead with your work and complete your philosophy. That is your mission in life. If you neglect it, for any cause whatsoever, you will be reduced to a primal state, and be compelled to retrace the cycles through which you have passed during thousands of years."

I was unable to tell, the following morning, whether I had dreamed this, or had actually been awake, and I have never since found out which it was, but I do know that the dream, if it were a dream, was so vivid in my mind the next day that I resumed my meetings the following night.

At our next meeting, the members of my Cabinet all filed into the room together, and stood at their accustomed places at the Council Table, while Lincoln raised a glass and said, "Gentlemen, let us drink a toast to a friend who has returned to the fold."

After that, I began to add new members to my Cabinet, until now it consists of more than fifty, among them Christ, St. Paul, Galileo, Copernicus, Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Homer, Voltaire, Bruno, Spinoza, Drummond, Kant, Schopenhauer, Newton, Confucius, Elbert Hubbard, Brann, Ingersoll, Wilson, and William James.

This is the first time that I have had the courage to mention this. Heretofore, I have remained quiet on the subject, because I knew, from my own attitude in connection with such matters, that I would be misunderstood if I described my unusual experience. I have been emboldened now to reduce my experience to the printed page, because I am now less concerned about what "they say" than I was

p. 322 in the years that have passed. One of the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful, regardless of what those who do not understand, may think or say.

Lest I be misunderstood, I wish here to state most emphatically, that I still regard my Cabinet meetings as being purely imaginary, but I feel entitled to suggest that, while the members of my Cabinet may be purely fictional, and the meetings existent only in my own imagination, they have led me into glorious paths of adventure, rekindled an appreciation of true greatness, encouraged creative endeavor, and emboldened the expression of honest thought.

Somewhere in the cell-structure of the brain, is located an organ which receives vibrations of thought ordinarily called "hunches." So far, science has not discovered where this organ of the sixth sense is located, but this is not important. The fact remains that human beings do receive accurate knowledge, through sources other than the physical senses. Such knowledge, generally, is received when the mind is under the influence of extraordinary stimulation. Any emergency which arouses the emotions, and causes the heart to beat more rapidly than normal may, and generally does, bring the sixth sense into action. Anyone who has experienced a near accident while driving, knows that on such occasions, the sixth sense often comes to one's rescue, and aids, by split seconds, in avoiding the accident.

These facts are mentioned preliminary to a statement of fact which I shall now make, namely, that p. 323 during my meetings with the "Invisible Counselors" I find my mind most receptive to ideas, thoughts, and knowledge which reach me through the sixth sense. I can truthfully say that I owe entirely to my "Invisible Counselors" full credit for such ideas, facts, or knowledge as I received through "inspiration."

On scores of occasions, when I have faced emergencies, some of them so grave that my life was in jeopardy, I have been miraculously guided past these difficulties through the influence of my "Invisible Counselors."

My original purpose in conducting Council meetings with imaginary beings, was solely that of impressing my own subconscious mind, through the principle of auto-suggestion, with certain characteristics which I desired to acquire. In more recent years, my experimentation has taken on an entirely different trend. I now go to my imaginary counselors with every difficult problem which confronts me and my clients. The results are often astonishing, although I do not depend entirely on this form of Counsel.

You, of course, have recognized that this chapter covers a subject with which a majority of people are not familiar. The Sixth Sense is a subject that will be of great interest and benefit to the person whose aim is to accumulate vast wealth, but it need not claim the attention of those whose desires are more modest.

Henry Ford, undoubtedly understands and makes practical use of the sixth sense. His vast business and financial operations make it necessary for him p. 324 to understand and use this principle. The late Thomas A. Edison understood and used the sixth sense in connection with the development of inventions, especially those involving basic patents, in connection with which he had no human experience and no accumulated knowledge to guide him, as was the case while he was working on the talking machine, and the moving picture machine.

Nearly all great leaders, such as Napoleon, Bismarck, Joan of Arc, Christ, Buddha, Confucius, and Mohammed, understood, and probably made use of the sixth sense almost continuously. The major portion of their greatness consisted of their knowledge of this principle.

The sixth sense is not something that one can take off and put on at will. Ability to use this great power comes slowly, through application of the other principles outlined in this book. Seldom does any individual come into workable knowledge of the sixth sense before the age of forty. More often the knowledge is not available until one is well past fifty, and this, for the reason that the spiritual forces, with which the sixth sense is so closely related, do not mature and become usable except through years of meditation, self-examination, and serious thought.

No matter who you are, or what may have been your purpose in reading this book, you can profit by it without understanding the principle described in this chapter. This is especially true if your major purpose is that of accumulation of money or other material things.

The chapter on the sixth sense was included, because p. 325 the book is designed for the purpose of presenting a complete philosophy by which individuals may unerringly guide themselves in attaining whatever they ask of life. The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. The finishing point is that brand of KNOWLEDGE which leads to understanding--understanding of self, understanding of others, understanding of the laws of Nature, recognition and understanding of HAPPINESS.

This sort of understanding comes in its fullness only through familiarity with, and use of the principle of the sixth sense, hence that principle had to be included as a part of this philosophy, for the benefit of those who demand more than money.

Having read the chapter, you must have observed that while reading it, you were lifted to a high level of mental stimulation. Splendid! Come back to this again a month from now, read it once more, and observe that your mind will soar to a still higher level of stimulation.

Repeat this experience from time to time, giving no concern as to how much or how little you learn at the time, and eventually you will find yourself in possession of a power that will enable you to throw off discouragement, master fear, overcome procrastination, and draw freely upon your imagination.

Then you will have felt the touch of that unknown "something" which has been the moving spirit of every truly great thinker leader, artist, musician, writer, statesman.

Then you will be in position to transmute your DESIRES into their physical or financial counterpart as easily as you may lie down and quit at the first sign of opposition.

day 83 waking up to the miracles of your abundance-rejuvenation-prosperity by jane herron

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p. 305 Think & Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill

We are now entering the most marvelous of all ages--an age which will teach us something of the intangible forces of the world about us. Perhaps we shall learn, as we pass through this age, that the 'other self" is more powerful than the physical self we see when we look into a mirror.

Sometimes men speak lightly of the intangibles--the things which they cannot perceive through any of their five senses, and when we hear them, it should remind us that all of us are controlled by forces which are unseen and intangible.

The whole of mankind has not the power to cope with, nor to control the intangible force wrapped up in the rolling waves of the oceans. Man has not the capacity to understand the intangible force of gravity, which keeps this little earth suspended in mid-air, and keeps man from falling from it, much less the power to control that force. Man is entirely subservient to the intangible force which comes with a thunder storm, and he is just as helpless in the presence of the intangible force of electricity--nay, he does not even know what electricity is, where it comes from, or what is its purpose!

Nor is this by any means the end of man's ignorance in connection with things unseen and intangible. He does not understand the intangible force (and intelligence) wrapped up in the soil of the earth--the force which provides him with every morsel of food he eats, every article of clothing he wears, every dollar he carries in his pockets.

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THE DRAMATIC STORY OF THE BRAIN

Last, but not least, man, with all of his boasted culture and education, understands little or nothing of the intangible force (the greatest of all the intangibles) of thought. He knows but little concerning the physical brain, and its vast network of intricate machinery through which the power of thought is translated into its material equivalent, but he is now entering an age which shall yield enlightenment on the subject. Already men of science have begun to turn their attention to the study of this stupendous thing called a brain, and, while they are still in the kindergarten stage of their studies, they have uncovered enough knowledge to know that the central switchboard of the human brain, the number of lines which connect the brain cells one with another, equal the figure one, followed by fifteen million ciphers.
"The figure is so stupendous," said Dr. C. Judson Herrick, of the University of Chicago, "that astronomical figures dealing with hundreds of millions of light years, become insignificant by comparison. . . . It has been determined that there are from 10,000,000,000 to 14,000,000,000 nerve cells in the human cerebral cortex, and we know that these are arranged in definite patterns. These arrangements are not haphazard. They are orderly. Recently developed methods of electro-physiology draw off action currents from very precisely located cells, or fibers with micro-electrodes, amplify them with radio tubes, and record potential differences to a millionth of a volt."
It is inconceivable that such a network of intricate machinery should be in existence for the sole purpose of carrying on the physical functions incidental to growth and maintenance of the physicalbody. Is it not likely that the same system, which gives billions of brain cells the media for communication one with another, provides, also the means of communication with other intangible forces?
p. 307 After this book had been written, just before the manuscript went to the publisher, there appeared in the New York Times, an editorial showing that at least one great University, and one intelligent investigator in the field of mental phenomena, are carrying on an organized research through which conclusions have been reached that parallel many of those described in this and the following chapter. The editorial briefly analyzed the work carried on by Dr. Rhine, and his associates at Duke University, viz:--

"What is 'Telepathy'?

"A month ago we cited on this page some of the remarkable results achieved by Professor Rhine and his associates in Duke University from more than a hundred thousand tests to determine the existence of 'telepathy' and 'clairvoyance.' These results were summarized in the first two articles in Harpers Magazine. In the second which has now appeared, the author, E. H. Wright, attempts to summarize what has been learned, or what it seems reasonable to infer, regarding the exact nature of these 'extrasensory' modes of perception.

"The actual existence of telepathy and clairvoyance now seems to some scientists enormously probable as the result of Rhine's experiments. Various percipients were asked to name as many cards in a special pack as they could without looking at them and without other sensory access to them. About a score of men and women were discovered who could regularly name so many of the cards correctly that 'there was not one chance in many a million of their having done their feats by luck or accident.'
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"But how did they do them? These powers, assuming that they exist, do not seem to be sensory. There is no known organ for them. The experiments worked just as well at distances of several hundred miles as they did in the same room. These facts also dispose, in Mr. Wright's opinion, of the attempt to explain telepathy or clairvoyance through any physical theory of radiation.
All known forms of radiant energy decline inversely as the square of the distance traversed. Telepathy and clairvoyance do not. But they do vary through physical causes as our other mental powers do. Contrary to widespread opinion, they do not improve when the percipient is asleep or half-asleep, but, on the contrary, when he is most wide-awake and alert.
Rhine discovered that a narcotic will invariably lower a percipient's score, while a stimulant will always send it higher. The most reliable performer apparently cannot make a good score unless he tries to do his best.
"One conclusion that Wright draws with some confidence is that telepathy and clairvoyance are really one and the same gift. That is, the faculty that 'sees' a card face down on a table seems to be exactly the same one that 'reads' a thought residing only in another mind. There are several grounds for believing this. So far, for example, the two gifts have been found in every person who enjoys either of them. In every one so far the two have been of equal vigor, almost exactly. Screens, walls, distances, have no effect at all on either. Wright advances from this conclusion to express what he puts forward as no more than the mere 'hunch' that other extra-sensory experiences, prophetic dreams, premonitions of disaster, and the like, may also prove to be part of the same faculty. The reader is not asked to accept any of these conclusions unless he finds it necessary, but the evidence that Rhine has piled up must remain impressive."

In view of Dr. Rhine's announcement in connection with the conditions under which the mind responds to what he terms "extra-sensory" modes of perception, I now feel privileged to add to his testimony by stating that my associates and I have discovered what we believe to be the ideal conditions under which the mind can be stimulated so that the sixth sense described in the next chapter, can be made to function in a practical way.

p. 309 The "Invisible Counselors"

The conditions to which I refer consist of a close working alliance between myself and two members of my staff. Through experimentation and practice, we have discovered how to stimulate our minds (by applying the principle used in connection with the "Invisible Counselors" described in the next chapter) so that we can, by a process of blending our three minds into one, find the solution to a great variety of personal problems which are submitted by my clients.

p. 310 The procedure is very simple.

We sit down at a conference table, clearly state the nature of the problem we have under consideration, then begin discussing it. Each contributes whatever thoughts that may occur.
The strange thing about this method of mind stimulation is that it places each participant in communication with unknown sources of knowledge definitely outside his own experience.
If you understand the principle described in the chapter on the Master Mind, you of course recognize the round-table procedure here described as being a practical application of the Master Mind.

This method of mind stimulation, through harmonious discussion of definite subjects, between three people, illustrates the simplest and most practical use of the Master Mind.

By adopting and following a similar plan any student of this philosophy may come into possession of the famous Carnegie formula briefly described in the introduction. If it means nothing to you at this time, mark this page and read it again after you have finished the last chapter.

The GREAT "depression" was a GREAT blessing in disguise. It reduced the whole world to a new starting point that gives every one a new opportunity.
The "thirteenth" principle is known as the SIXTH SENSE, through which Infinite Intelligence may, and will communicate voluntarily, without any effort from, or demands by, the individual.
This principle is the apex of the philosophy. It can be assimilated, understood, and applied ONLY by first mastering the other twelve principles.
The SIXTH SENSE is that portion of the subconscious mind which has been referred to as the Creative Imagination. It has also been referred to as the "receiving set" through which ideas, plans, and thoughts flash into the mind. The "flashes" are sometimes called "hunches" or "inspirations."

The sixth sense defies description! It cannot be described to a person who has not mastered the other principles of this philosophy, because such a person has no knowledge, and no experience with which the sixth sense may be compared. Understanding of the sixth sense comes only by meditation through mind development from within. The sixth sense probably is the medium of contact between the finite mind of man and Infinite Intelligence, and for this reason, it is a mixture of both the mental and the spiritual. It is believed to be the point at which the mind of man contacts the Universal Mind.
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After you have mastered the principles described in this book, you will be prepared to accept as truth a statement which may, otherwise, be incredible to you, namely:

Through the aid of the sixth sense, you will be warned of impending dangers in time to avoid them, and notified of opportunities in time to embrace them.
There comes to your aid, and to do your bidding, with the development of the sixth sense, a "guardian angel" who will open to you at all times the door to the Temple of Wisdom.

Whether or not this is a statement of truth, you will never know, except by following the instructions described in the pages of this book, or some similar method of procedure.
The author is not a believer in, nor an advocate of "miracles," for the reason that he has enough knowledge of Nature to understand that Nature never deviates from her established laws.

Some of her laws are so incomprehensible that they produce what appear to be "miracles."

The sixth sense comes as near to being a miracle as anything I have ever experienced, and it appears so, only because I do not understand the method by which this principle is operated.
This much the author does know--that there is a power, or a First Cause, or an Intelligence, which permeates every atom of matter, and embraces every unit of energy perceptible to man--that this Infinite Intelligence converts acorns into oak trees, causes water to flow down hill in response to the law of gravity, follows night with day, and winter with summer, each maintaining its proper place and relationship to the other.

p. 314 This Intelligence may, through the principles of this philosophy, be induced to aid in transmuting DESIRES into concrete, or material form. The author has this knowledge, because he has experimented with it--and has EXPERIENCED IT.

Step by step, through the preceding chapters, you have been led to this, the last principle.

If you have mastered each of the preceding principles, you are now prepared to accept, without being skeptical, the stupendous claims made here. If you have not mastered the other principles, you must do so before you may determine, definitely, whether or not the claims made in this chapter are fact or fiction.

While I was passing through the age of "hero-worship" I found myself trying to imitate those whom I most admired. Moreover, I discovered that the element of FAITH, with which I endeavored to imitate my idols, gave me great capacity to do so quite successfully.
I have never entirely divested myself of this habit of hero-worship, although I have passed the age commonly given over to such. My experience has taught me that the next best thing to being truly great, is to emulate the great, by feeling and action, as nearly as possible.

Long before I had ever written a line for publication, or endeavored to deliver a speech in public, I followed the habit of reshaping my own character, by trying to imitate the nine men whose lives and life-works had been most impressive to me. These nine men were, Emerson, Paine, Edison, Darwin, Lincoln, Burbank, Napoleon, Ford, and Carnegie.

p. 315 Every night, over a long period of years, I held an imaginary Council meeting with this group whom I called my "Invisible Counselors."

The procedure was this.

Just before going to sleep at night, I would shut my eyes, and see, in my imagination, this group of men seated with me around my Council Table. Here I had not only an opportunity to sit among those whom I considered to be great, but I actually dominated the group, by serving as the Chairman.

I had a very DEFINITE PURPOSE in indulging my imagination through these nightly meetings. My purpose was to rebuild my own character so it would represent a composite of the characters of my imaginary counselors.

Realizing, as I did, early in life, that I had to overcome the handicap of birth in an environment of ignorance and superstition, I deliberately assigned myself the task of voluntary rebirth through the method here described.