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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 6
Exercise Your Mind .................................................................................................................... 8
Learning About Mankind ...........................................................................................................11
Getting To The Truth................................................................................................................. 15
Embrace Ideas ........................................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER 2: WHY DEFINE SUCCESS?........................................................................................... 20
The True Meaning Of The Word ............................................................................................... 21
The Premise Of Combined Effort ............................................................................................ 24
The Importance Of Self-Assessment ...................................................................................... 28
Being Proactive .........................................................................................................................32
Have A Talk With Yourself ....................................................................................................... 34
CHAPTER 3: SUCCESS AND THE LAW OF ATTRACTION ..............................................................37
Gather Your Thoughts ............................................................................................................. 38
You Are What You Think.......................................................................................................... 40
What You Attract Matters ....................................................................................................... 43
CHAPTER 4: HAVE A DEFINITE PURPOSE ................................................................................... 47
The Collective Duh And The Power Of Belief ....................................................................... 48
Discipline Of The Mind ............................................................................................................. 49
The Eggs In The Basket ............................................................................................................. 51
Desires And Necessities ............................................................................................................52
Methods Of Achievement ....................................................................................................... 54

Focus, Focus, Focus ................................................................................................................. 56

The Source Of Your Definite Purpose ..................................................................................... 59
Do The Better Deed .................................................................................................................. 61
CHAPTER 5: EMPOWERING THE MIND THROUGH DEFINITION ............................................... 64
The Harmonious Mind Revisited ............................................................................................. 65
Create A Symphony Of Minds ................................................................................................. 70
Persistence Pays........................................................................................................................73
A Look Forward .........................................................................................................................75

By reading this book, you are embarking on a journey that will lead you to your ultimate
success is life. The introduction to this course gave you a lot of information that will apply
throughout this series, and this book continues in describing the stepping stones you will
need to follow in finding your success. Throughout this series there is one main concept,
but there are many others you will need to know in order to take advantage of that one
main concept. Without one, the others make no sense, and will not be used effectively. In
other words, if you dont know the whole complete myriad of surrounding concepts, the
main concept will not work for you and you will not attain the success that you desire. It is
important that you explore every single one of them, and if at first you dont understand
them, read the text the again.

There are some of the concepts listed in this book that will seem familiar to you, since they
are taught in most schools of psychology. However, it is important that you know how
those principles and concepts apply to you here in the context of this course. Even if you are
not well-versed in any form of human psychology, these concepts and principles will be
explained in terms any lay-person can understand. It is imperative that people of all walks of
life are able to understand the teachings given in this course in order to have the equal
ability to find success.

Although this book is not meant to be your total entertainment on a Saturday evening, it IS
meant to stimulate your mind, and make you take a second look at your life. You will be
assessing where you have been, where you now, and where you want to be. As you do this

assessment, you will be given tips in understanding what that assessment means and how to
gauge your progress throughout this course.

As mentioned in the Introductory Volume, there are things that these teachings can and
cannot do for you. These are important to know, so they will be expressed again here.

What these teachings can do for you is give you the tools and mentality to reach your
highest point of success in life. The techniques are proven to be effective, and have helped
many people. Their foundation is based on years of intensive study, and the concepts and
principles are all based in scientific fact as well as the results of the survey of the people that
have studied this course.

What these teachings cannot do for you is make you adhere to them, nor to continue the
courses to their completion. If you are using only a portion of the information that is
provided to you, it is like leaving out half of the ingredients in your favorite meal. The results
will definitely not be what you anticipated, nor what you will actually get.

In addition, these teachings cannot guarantee your personal success, since every person is
different in what they consider to be success. This will be explored later in this book, but it
needs to be pointed out at the onset. If you believe these teachings to be frivolous, in your
mind they always will be. If you explore these techniques and concepts completely, you will
be able to weigh the information carefully and reach an informed conclusion in what you are
learning. However, as in any endeavor in life, it is important to have all of the facts before
you reach a decision. After all, you would not put your life in jeopardy in having a risky

surgery without knowing all of the facts, would you? Therefore, it seems to follow that you
would not put your lifes success at risk in not knowing all of the facts.

To give a basic premise for this book, the concepts, principles, and techniques outlined are
based on harnessing the nearly unlimited power of the mind. You will learn facts and
techniques that may seem foreign to you at first, but if you really give them the thought that
they deserve, you will see the sound basis of their inception and use.

You go to the gym every day. You jump onto the treadmill and run a mile or two for your
cardio workout and a muscle warm up. When youre done with that, you take a brief rest
and move on to a weight machine to work the muscles in your arms and chest. After you do
all of those reps, you go on to working the muscles of your abdomen and back with the
crunch machine that provides the weight resistance you need to build and tone muscles.
Then you lift weights with your legs to build more muscle in your calves, thighs, and
buttocks. But arent you forgetting one of the most important parts of your body?

You can be in the most optimal physical condition for any athlete, but if you are not thinking
like an athlete, you will never be one. You have to exercise your mind as well as your body in
attaining that goal. But let us assume that not everyone is an athlete (and this is probably
the more honest assumption), and does not aspire to be an athlete. That does not matter,
but we will use this analogy to bring a home a point.

When you exercise your legs, you build the strength to climb steps. In doing a cardio
workout, you build the strength of your heart. In exercising the other muscles of your body,
you prepare yourself for any adversities or resistance in life. The same should apply to your
mind. Be mentally fit to take the steps you have to in order to achieve success. Be mentally
aware that giving back in the spirit of a clean and strong heart is necessary in life, and
mentally prepare yourself for adversities and resistance in your life, since they are inevitable.

You have to realize that life is a battle, and even the most lax soldier does some preparation
before going into battle. After all, life is about survival. However, life is also about gaining
your personal success, and it is necessary to plan for that main goal. If you want to be the
best in all you do, you will do well in fully preparing for your life ahead. This entails knowing
the facts of the situation you are in now and the facts in what you are facing in the near
future. It also entails some planning for what you want in your future.

Just as you would do several different exercises to keep your body fit, you must also do the
same for your mind. It is important to have a variety in what stimulates your mind in order
to remain alert, well organized, and energetic in all that you do in life. However, if you do a

mind exercise routine that gets you in the habit of functioning mentally, you will do better
is this course. For example, a crossword puzzle challenges the brain in trivial facts that are
already in your brain (and new ones that you can learn) and the order of the words. A word
search puzzle challenges the mind not only in finding the correct words, but in using your
sense of vision, which has its functions in the brain. Again, it is all in exercising your brain in
order to not only maintain its faculties, but to build them. This helps you in the appreciation
of the lessons you are about to learn in the fact that you will be able to retain the
information more easily.

The habit part comes in doing that Sunday Crossword puzzle every Sunday, and a Word
Search puzzle on Monday. If you are in the habit of exercising your mind every day, as well
as your body, then you will build and maintain the mental ability that will lead you to
success. Even in a routine, there is also a variety of stimuli that keeps your mind sharp and
functioning at its optimal level. It has also been shown that exercising your mind in this
manner staves off the signs of old age, such as routine forgetfulness and the loss of brain
cells due to aging. Like any muscle in the body, your brain can atrophy, or waste away,
without use. If you sit day after day seeing and doing the same things, your brain (and thus
your mind) will become stagnant. Quite frankly, your mind would have no new stimulus that
would spark it to continue in finding your success.

Aside from doing puzzles or brain teasers to keep your mind active, another mind exercise is
to read for at least twenty minutes per day. It can be your local newspaper, a novel, or a
blog site on the internet that interests you. The important thing is to continuously find new
material to read and make it part of your mind exercise routine.

Another suggestion, especially throughout this course, is to have a notebook and a pen or
pencil near you at all times. That way, when you read a concept that is important to
remember, you can make it more real to you by physically writing it down. Some people
prefer to make a journal on their computers, which is also a good idea. Each day you
should write down or type in what you learned that was new to you. That way you have
running log of ideas and concepts that you can go back to for a review at a later date.

The more active your mind is on a day-to-day basis, the better able you will be to absorb
knowledge that is useful to you in your life. There is no one person that knows everything,
and the person that thinks that he or she does is rather a fool. Its important to admit the
shortcoming of not having all knowledge of everything and make it a goal in life to learn
everything that you can. A strong and healthy mind is one way to work toward that goal.
The knowledge that you are unable to obtain is more than likely someone elses area
expertise. Such is the way of life and the science of the mind.

An important step in reaching your own success is to study other people. It is their
successes and failures that will help you to learn and grow personally in your own path to
success. With everyone that you meet, you form a first impression. You look at the clothing
that they wear, you listen to how they greet you, and sometimes you even notice the
strength or weakness of a handshake. But sometimes that first impression is not
representative of who that person really is.

First impressions can be wrong. For example, there were more than a few people that had a
great first impression of Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer. But tragically, both of those men

were not who they appeared to be. (Just for your reference, both of these men were very
charismatic, and both were notorious serial killers.)

You have to look past that first impression to know someone the way they really are, not as
they want to appear to be. First study the posture of their body. Someone that stands tall
and straight usually is proud of who they are and what they have accomplished. Listen to
the tone of their voice for quality, pitch and volume. Someone that speaks loudly usually is
seeking undivided attention from everyone near them. (Either that, or they have a hearing
problem that they dont seem to be aware of.) Look at their eyes. If there are shifty, it
could be that they are shy, or are trying to hide something.

People that give you direct eye contact are more likely to be honest with you in everything
they say and do. (This is not to say that no one can be deceptive in what they say, but their
eyes can sometimes give a clue to true thoughts and intentions.) Listen to the use of their
words, and the quality of their speech. Of course, all of these things still will not tell you
everything you want to know about someone. To know more about another person, watch
them in the following circumstances:

When they are in love. (Is that feeling irrational, based on only intimate encounters
in a short period of time, or emotional encounters over a long period of time?)

When they are angry. (Is this spur of the moment or something that is a long-term
anger that is basically irrational?)

When money is involved. (The motive for most arguments and crimes is money.
Where there is money, there is greed.)

When eating alone and thinking they are not being watched. (Personal habits
become apparent in these situations.)

When they are writing something down. (Some people have very intent expressions
when they are writing something very important to them.)

When they are in trouble. (A level of calm or panic can say a lot about someone.)

When they are triumphant. (Do they celebrate someone elses misfortune?)

When they are defeated. (Do they accept that the reason for failure is their own, or
do they always make it to be someone elses fault?)

When they are trying to make a good impression on someone. (Are they being
themselves or putting on a false face for that person?)

When they are informed of someone elses misfortune or anothers good fortune.
(Their reaction can tell you whether they are selfish in their goals.)

When winning or losing in any game or sport. (Their reaction can say a lot about their
social skills and how they react to common situations in life.)

When they are alone in a meditative mood. (The emotions they display in their own
private time can give clues in the emotions that they can express or hide in public
situations.)

Of course, these are things that are usually observed as you are getting to know a person
over a period of time, sometimes through many years. But listing them in the context of a
first meeting with someone should tell you that you have to avoid that snap judgment of the
people you meet. Granted, appearances do count, but they can be deceiving. It is important
to look beyond that outer crust of a persons appearance to learn more about who they
really are. That first impression is like seeing merely a snapshot of that person. It is
impossible to know the whole person. Your first impression may not be correct, but it can
give you a good idea of who that person is. Learning about mankind is important in your
path to finding success.

You have to face that fact that in being human, you prefer an illusion over reality. Learning
new truths is difficult for most people. They obstinately cling to old ideas and ways saying,
It works for me why change? But the premise behind learning about mankind is to find
new things, and learn new ideas. If you remain in the rut of the things you learned earlier in
your life, you will not find your success. You will continue to have what you have now, and
never have anything more. Essentially, you will have put a wall between you and your
success.

In clinging to illusions instead of finding truths, you dig yourself into a rut that you cannot
seem to get out of. You must be willing to open your mind up to new things, and explore
them. It is important to dig into the truth of things in order to find the knowledge that will
help you in future endeavors as well as allow you to impart that knowledge to someone
else. For example, when you attended school and learned to read, write and do math, did
the person that taught you do it without learning it themselves? Of course they didnt. They
had that knowledge and shared it with you.

However, there are a lot of people that refuse to see reality for what it is. For example,
remember the first personal computers that were introduced by IBM? There were not too
many people that thought that the idea would catch on. Even business moguls at the time
were laughing at their introduction, saying that no one would ever be stupid enough to buy
such a product. But consider this: How many homes are now dependent on their
computers for communication, shopping, banking, education, entertainment, and for
information?

Ask some of those Nay-Sayers from the past what they think of the personal computer now,
and the first thing they will think of is people of the caliber of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.
Companies have made fortunes on what those same Nay-Sayers thought were not sound
business ideas. For example, companies like MacAfee and Norton made a business out of
protecting the world of computing that has grown to be an everyday part of life.

The technology available in the computer world now seems futuristic, even to some people
that use a computer every day. But are they willing to use the new technology, or stay with
what works? Are they willing to embrace a new idea in order to expand their
knowledge?Something in human nature makes us resent the impact of new ideas.
Napolean Hill. For some people, they can hear a new idea, see that it is a sound notion, but
they still discount it. Why? They are not open to trying new things or in finding the truth in
new ideas. You might be reading this book on an electronic or wireless device, like your
computer or a dedicated ebook reader of some sort.

Now think what would have happened if the inventors of these products were shot down at
the inception of their ideas. Most of the products we have in our daily lives now started out
with their basis in ideas that were spawned many years ago. For example, the discovery of
electricity, the light bulb, the telephone, the radio, moving pictures and television were all
invented with ideas that were considered totally far-fetched at the time. If someone had
heard fifty years ago that the world would be mostly computerized, they would have called
you insane for saying so. However, that is exactly what is happening now.

There really is no reason for anyone to discount new ideas, but they do. For every ten
people that are physically lazy, there are ten thousand that have stagnant minds. They
refuse to face change or to learn the truth in new ideas.

It is important for everyone to gather new ideas from sources other than what they see and
do as a matter of routine every day. If you never venture outside of the office and you go
straight home when your work is done for the day, your mind will begin to get lazy and
become stagnant. You will always have the same thoughts, the same ideas, and perform the
same actions each and every day. Quite frankly, you have stopped your quest for success in
its tracks.

Every once in awhile, you need a change of environment in order to refresh your mind,
gather new ideas, and blend them with the knowledge you already have. For example, a
person that lives in rural, more isolated areas should go to the city for a day or two in order
to see the diversity and culture it presents. There is also the diversity in people that he or
she can meet, contributing even more to personal knowledge and experience. Conversely,
the person that lives and works in the city should visit the country for the openness and
simplicity of life it lends to. The quiet and serene life of the rural environment can lead a
person to find more mental and emotional insight into their current lives. It is important to

give your mind something new and different at regular intervals in order to keep it alert and
more flexible in gaining knowledge.

For example, if you ate pizza everyday for every meal, you would soon be tired of eating
pizza. You would crave something new and different. The same is true of your mind. You
cannot continue to do the same things day after day with no variance in activity and stimuli.
In finding a change of mental environment on occasion, you will learn of new ideas that you
have never heard before. Your mission will be to learn more about them. You cannot
discount them just because they sound outlandish to you. You should embrace them and
learn all that you can about them. Only when you have all of the facts can you make the
decision to accept or deny the idea or concept. However, a word of advice is due here: It is
not always a good choice to deny any idea or concept whatsoever. (Remember the
invention of the telephone?) It cannot be stressed enough that you must make your own
investigation into concepts and ideas in order to gain knowledge from them and to decide if
they are worth consideration.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information; which is proof against all
argument; and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. This principle is
contempt prior to examination. Herbert Spencer. You have to look not only within your
own mind and opinions, but the facts of science and proof in the people around you as you
study the Principles of the Harmonious Mind. It will not always be easy for you to grasp the
concepts that lead up to the full understanding of this principle. But if you experiment with
them, investigate them, and learn to see the possibilities in them, you will definitely see
positive changes in your life.

There are scientific people as well as some very influential people that believe in the
Harmonious Mind, and use these principles and concepts in their daily lives. The late Dr.
Alexander Graham Bell had stated that he believed in these principles and concepts,
showing that they have been taught and used for many years. Look more closely at todays
richest and most successful people, and the ones that influence the most people in living a
positive lifestyle in the seeking of truth and knowledge.

For example, Bill Gates continues to build his software company empire while inspiring new
software programmers to add to or improve on the products he offers. There are so many
companies that develop software that is compatible with the Microsoft Empire that they
cannot be listed here. Bill Gates is one man that has found the Harmonious Mind in
combining his knowledge with the programmers and marketers that have made all of them
successful people. The concept behind his success will be explored in a later section of this
book.

Why, indeed? Does anyone really need another definition of this concept? Yes, you do. Your
idea of what success is may not be the concept of success that you are searching for in
reading this book and taking this course. Its important that you know the definition of
success that is used here, so that you will have that wonderful AHA! when you find it.
First, a note: The definition for success is relevant to each person. Your success might be in
purchasing your own home, while someone elses might be to own a major corporation like
Amazon, eBay, Sears, or Home Depot. Whatever it is, your definition of success is still valid
in these teachings. However, here is your caveat: Your definition of success needs to be
realistic and in line with the goals that you are starting with.

It is important that you define success in your terms first, and then compare them to the
definition that is given here. There are some people that give a definition of success well
below what they can achieve, while others set a definition of the word well beyond the first
steps in gaining success.

You do have to realize that sometimes when you see success, it is only the completion of a
goal. There may be more that you want out of life, and it is necessary that you explore your
own mind to determine that fact.

As mentioned, success is relative to the person. However, here is what the definition will be
throughout this book and this course: Success is the development of the power with which
to get whatever one wants in life without interfering with the rights of others. There is a
particular stress on the word power since it is pretty much synonymous with success.
Without power, you will not have success in any way. The only way to have power is
through gaining knowledge. The only way to gain knowledge is through allowing it to enter
your mind without boundaries on what you will accept and what you will not.

Make no mistake, this is a competitive world. No matter where you go and what you do,
there is a competition in just being able to get by with the means you have at any particular
time. Your level of success will depend on you being astute enough to know when you have
new knowledge that will benefit you. However, you have to look closely at the definition
above. This definition demands that you find success without interfering with the rights of
others. This means that you cannot find your success on the backs of someone else that
does the labor you should do in climbing to your level of success. In other words, if
someone helps you in reaching your success, bring them with you. Remember that their
success is also your success.

You have to realize that in finding success, it is not the knowledge in the mind of one person
that brings it to reality, but in the minds of many. In drawing from that knowledge, it is
important in your life to give back to the people you draw that knowledge from. The
Harmonious Mind is not based on the selfish premise that you will be successful in gaining
the knowledge those others have, but rather in that you are willing to share your knowledge
with them as well. In other words, if you do not share knowledge with them, they will not
share knowledge with you.

If you were diligent in reading the Introductory Book to this course, you will remember the
importance of having perfect harmony in a blending of minds. Without it, there is no sharing
of knowledge, and thus no added ability to obtain success for either person or a group.
Whether it is one person or a group of people for a mass mind, you cannot be selfish in what
you are willing to share and to learn. The blending of minds is a two-way street. If the
harmony is not present, the blending will not occur, and ultimately, success will not come
about for anyone involved.

This brings us to the next definition, and that is the definition of power. Without this
concept, the Harmonious Mind will be elusive to you. There is something you should know
about power before the definition is even given here: That through its mastery and
application you can get whatever you want, but with two qualifying words within
reason. Those last two words should be a guide to you as you build your success. (Did you
write this in your notebook or type it in your journal?)

It is important to set realistic goals and points of success that lead you to better things.
Ultimate success comes in steps, and is not instantaneous. You will not automatically find

success the minute your finish this book or get through this entire course. In fact, you may
have to go through each section several times and take even more notes before you grasp
all that is being taught here.

Sometimes the level of your success will depend on the amount of effort you put into
learning these principles and concepts, your level of education, your willingness to explore
concepts that are foreign to you, and your willingness to accept new ideas and knowledge.
If you are hampered in these areas in any way, you could be hampering yourself in finding
your success. You should also know that your physical endurance is important in this quest,
also. You have to be healthy in mind, body, and spirit in order to reap the benefits of being
successful.

However, there are some infirm people that find inspiration in these teachings and still reach
that goal. Franklin D. Roosevelt became President of the United States, even though he had
been afflicted by Polio and was bound to a wheel chair. A physical disability did not affect
the fact that he was a successful man, and was considered one of the most popular
politicians of his time. It should be noted that even through his physical affliction, he
maintained his physical health after his body healed, and was able to gain knowledge, impart
knowledge, and gain success. He ran a Nation from his wheelchair, drawing on the
knowledge of others, his own knowledge of business and politics, and found success in the
promptings and teachings of other people in combination with the knowledge he had. And
in this way, he gave knowledge to others in letting them see the plight of other people that
did not have the same knowledge.

President Roosevelts success is due to the fact that he had power. His power was not only
in his own efforts, but in the efforts of others as well. This is a concept that you must have a
firm grasp of in order to find your own success.

This brings us to the definition of power, since it is necessary in gaining success. True power
is found in the combined effort or combined energy of two or more people. In the
Harmonious Mind, it is the combined and blended minds of two or more people, offering the
combined knowledge that gives each individual their own power in finding their success.
Absolute Success comes with being able to organize facts and knowledge and to share them
with others as well as use them yourself.

There are many notable people that have found success in using the concepts taught here.
One such person is Andrew Carnegie (1835 1919), who was very successful in the steel
business. When asked what attributed to his success, he stated, Before I answer your
question will you please define your term success? If you wish to know how I got my

money if that is what you call success I will answer your question by saying that we have
a master mind here in our business. He went on to state that the Harmonious Mind of his
business was made up a score of men that constituted his personal staff of managers,
accountants, chemists, and others. Not one person was the leading mind of the group, but
rather that it was the combination of minds and knowledge, the organization of thoughts
and ideas that came together in one Harmonious Mind. No two minds in the group were
alike, but each person did the thing that they were better at than any other person. It was in
this combined effort that Mr. Carnegie, as well as the rest of his group, found their success.

It should be noted that no matter what business Mr. Carnegie would have pursued, that
Harmonious Mind would still have found success for the entire group. It would not have
mattered whether it was in a grocery business, textiles, or banking, he would still have had
the knowledge, drive and confidence to find success. The reason is because they all had
their own definition of success firmly planted in the knowledge they shared and used. They
used the concept of combined effort in obtaining what they wanted in life, and they
succeeded.

Mr. Carnegie did not have a complete understanding of the steel business, but he still
managed to be successful in the industry. Why? Because he had the ability to inspire people
beyond his own faculties and judgment. In other words, he didnt have to know everything
about the business in order to run the business. He drew upon the knowledge of others,
and they drew upon his. He understood not only his own mind, but the minds of others, and
was successful not only financially, but in giving inspiration to the people he came in contact
with. That is the premise of combined effort.

Another way to think of this concept is in the assembly lines that were developed by Mr.
Henry Ford. In having each worker on the line do a specific task, the work got done much
faster and at a cheaper cost to the consumer. In the combined effort of the workers as well
as the knowledge that Mr. Ford had in selling his products, the entire group benefited. The
workers were paid at a higher rate than other automobile manufacturers offered, and Mr.
Ford became on the most financially successful men of this time.

On a more personal level, think of the last big project you had to tackle. You probably asked
your best friend and a few other buddies to help you out in order to get it done more
quickly. It is in this divided responsibility that makes big strides in building success. For
example, if you were moving to a new home, your friend Bob might have contributed his
strength in moving your furniture while your friend Nancy might have helped to organize
your kitchen. Several other friends probably told you that putting your couch in one spot
had its disadvantages or advantages.

They might also have helped you to hang pictures on your walls or to clean and organize
other areas of your new home. As you probably see, that collaboration of minds as well as
physical effort is what gets the work done and ultimately leads to success. Each person
contributes their efforts in what they know the best, lending to the overall successful
outcome of the endeavor. You are in your new home, safe and comfortable, and they have
the satisfaction of knowing that they helped you to accomplish that feat. In other words,
you have had some influence in their lives, and they have given you influence in return.

Another example of this concept comes in the form of a fable. There was a man with seven
sons that argued amongst themselves constantly. The man, becoming weary of listening to
that discord on a daily basis, drew together seven sticks. He tied them together, gathered

his sons, and asked each one to break the bundle of sticks. All seven were unsuccessful. The
man untied the bundle and handed each of his sons one of the sticks. He told them to bread
the stick, which each of them could easily do. The moral? In coming together, they could
have strength and be unbreakable, while each being alone could be easily broken and downtrodden. It is the combined effort of those sons that could propel them and their father to
success.

There is a mantra that has spanned centuries There is safety in numbers. The same can
be said for obtaining success. In combining both physical and mental means in the premise
of combined effort, success can be found. But it should be noted that this combined effort
can also be dangerous if it is not used with intelligence and the proper harmony with
humanity. In other words, if you are using combined effort for the wrong reasons, you will
only find success in your own ruin.

For example, leaders such as Adolf Hitler had found their perceived level of success, but at
the cost of many. In using combined effort for means that were mostly personal and selfish,
he met his downfall through those same means. The same minds and physical efforts he
used and inspired in others were the same ones that brought about the end of his empirical
reign as the leader of the White Supremacy movement. There are still some people that
follow his teachings, but they have very little advancement toward success, since they
cannot find the perfect harmony of minds necessary to create a Harmonious Mind to reach
what they consider to be their ultimate goals.

In other words, the people they want to blend minds with do not completely believe in the
concepts, ideas, and plans of action that are presented to them. They are blending with like
minds that have only the same knowledge they have, and they are not finding an increase in

knowledge since the ideas and concepts held in those teachings remain the same and
become stagnant. Those people do not know themselves and they do not know the minds
that they blend with.

With each concept that is taught in this course, and even just in this one book, it is important
to take a look inside of yourself in order to find perfect understanding. There are many
questionnaires available both through hard copy library material and online that can help
you to discover more about yourself. The goal is to find your weaknesses and address them.
If you dont, you will never find success, since those weaknesses will hold you back. Its
important to be honest with yourself in any form of self-assessment, whether you like the
outcome or not. Finding your weaknesses helps you to know what you can and cannot
change about yourself.

On the other hand, self-assessment will also help you to find your strengths. Those are the
ones that you will need to find success. It is not in finding only one aspect of your psyche
that will lead you on your path to success, but in exploring your total self. This is not easy
for some people. None of us like to see that we have faults, and we hate to admit our
failures, and sometimes what you perceive to be strength can also be a weakness in seeking
your success. That is just basic human nature. No one likes to say I cannot do. Or
that I can do this but However, its important at this stage that you do. For example,
if you have a fear of heights, admit that you do. Then find a way to conquer that fear. (That
ladder of success is pretty tall. Do you really want to cling to that fear of heights?)

There is not one human being on Earth that does not have a fault. It is in finding every one
of them and correcting them that you start on your path to success. Not only should you
admit your faults, but you should get over your sense of modesty and admit your strengths.
Some of them will be small ones, but they are strengths none-the-less. For example, if you
have a good memory for numbers, that is a strength that lends itself well to a business
environment or to understanding measurements in science, building trades, and financial
planning. Sometimes it is the smallest of your strengths that can lead to your biggest
success.

It is important that you find your talents as well as your faults in order to find your personal
balance in doing what you find enjoyable. That is one of the steps in finding success. There
are a lot of people that are doing jobs and work that is not at all enjoyable to them. Since
they dont enjoy it, they do a mediocre job at best, not lending their talents and strengths to
the tasks at hand. This is because they have not assessed what their talents are, and are not
willing to lend them to tasks that they feel are mundane and useless in their success.
However, no task is so small that it does not lead to success.

It is found that 95% of people consider themselves a failure in that they havent found
happiness in what they do. The other 5% consider themselves successful since they have
found happiness, financial stability, or a means to reach other goals in what they are doing.
Believe it or not, some of them are the lowly restaurant workers that we all take advantage
of when we seek a meal in their establishment.

The secret is in finding happiness in the accomplishment of what you are doing at the time.
It may not be your optimal employment or business, but if you find pleasure in reaching
goals and acknowledging accomplishments, sometimes the what is not as important as
the how. That is one of the lessons in life that should be adhered to. It is not always in
what you are doing but how you react to it and the method you use to find a way to get it
done. Your path to success is not in assessing what you can and cannot do, but in what you
are willing to do or not willing to do.

There are people that say that they would never work at a fast food restaurant because it is
demeaning to them and is a lower wage than they want to have. But in your self-assessment
you have to decide if steps such as those could lead you to more. You have to decide if you
can bring your talents to any situation. You cannot pick and choose some circumstances in
life, but you can choose how you use them in your path to success.

Even though there are roughly 95% of people that are doing some sort of job that they dont
really enjoy, it is all in their attitude toward it. If you are being positive in the fact that
contributes your strengths to anything you do, you find happiness, and thus success. It has
been shown that even the lowliest of workers in any profession can be happy in what they
do. It is all in your mentality and in finding strength in other minds as well as your own.

For example, take the success of John Schnatter, who is the founder of the Papa Johns
pizza franchise. He started out as an employee at a small place called Rockys Sub Pub in
Jeffersonville, Indiana. His task was to make pizzas. He continued in this same task in
working for Greeks Pizza while attending college at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
It was after his graduation, and subsequent work at his fathers bar that he decided that
people love pizza, so why not give them what they want? He built an entire corporation, and
franchised his recipes and business knowledge, blending with the minds of other great
managers, advertisers, marketers, and entrepreneurs to build what he has today. Currently,
he has over 3,400 different stores that sell his pizzas, and he is still very young in age in the
business world.

Mr. Schnatter expanded on the knowledge he already had by finding the knowledge of
others and using it to build a business that benefited not only to his own success, but others
as well. Each franchise has been profitable, drawing on the knowledge of the man that
started the business as well as the people that are running each of those stores.

The success of every business person, and in fact every person in general, begins in knowing
your own faults and talents. One talent can propel a person to the top of their profession,
or simply help them to realize a dream. But one fault, if not recognized and dealt with, can
cause a person to fall into a rut of no personal or mental growth.

It is important for a person to take some action in finding their success. For example,
perhaps you planted a garden in the spring, with all of your favorite vegetables. If you dont
tend that garden, the weeds will soon overtake the plants you have sown. In other words,
you have to tend what you have sown. If you leave it alone, and sit on the porch sipping
lemonade, you get out of it what you put in nothing. The same is said for building your
success. If you make no effort, you will get no results.

You have to have the attitude that you will find your Absolute Success. It is in your mind first
that you get on that path. You have to have definite goals and dreams in order to succeed in
what you want in life. This is not only a sound practice in building your path in life, but it is
also a form of auto-suggestion. Auto-suggestion is in what you are telling yourself through
everything you do in your daily life. If you tell yourself you will fail in what you are doing, you
most likely will. If you tell yourself that you will succeed in what you are doing, you most
likely will. That is the art of being proactive in building your success. Remember that most
of everything that you do and what you achieve is in your own mind in combination with the

knowledge of others. But it is in how you perceive and use that knowledge that is your key
to reaching the level of success that you strive for.

For example, a person that sits on a street corner and sells newspapers all day, without any
other goal in mind other than being profitable at selling newspapers, will not achieve
anything more. He or she sees nothing more beyond that point in time. However, if they
see the potential to sell magazines, candies, drinks and other sundries from the same
location, they have a goal in mind that of finding a success in what they are doing. Out of
that goal grows a bigger goal.

As long as that person pursues those goals, they are working toward finding their success.
In following those goals, they collaborate (blend a mind) with the people that can help
them. For example, the people that provide the products they want to sell will collaborate
with them in order to build their own success as well as that person in the street corner
stand. They are helping those people as well as helping themselves. And as the ideas and
goals progress and grow, all involved benefit from that union.

The point is that you cannot sit back and expect that success will come to you, but rather
that you have to search for it. You have to assess your own needs, wants and goals in order
to determine what you really want in the terms of success.

It is in your self-assessment and your level of effort into your success that measures where
you are in your life. If you have not done so already, it is time write down all of your faults
and strengths. When they are in front of you, you can have a talk with yourself in
determining where you really want to be in your life, and how you will find your success in
life. It is not only in the blending of minds for a Harmonious Mind that will give you success,
but also in finding your true being your mind that gives the benefits in studying this path
to success. It is important for you to know exactly where you are in life now and where you
want to be.

For a lot of people, they remember when their mothers sat them down and gave them a
stern talking to in the rules of life at the time. It is at this point in the course when you have
to do the same thing with your own mind. You have to have that sit down talk where you
tell yourself that you will either succeed or fail in what you are doing. If you feel you will fail
in what you are currently doing, than it is probably time for a change in your life in order to
find your success.

Most people find that doing a favorite hobby or a trade that they are good at brings them an
inspiration in finding success. Ultimately, it is your decision to find what best suits you.
However, it is in the quality of what you are doing now that can make a difference in how
the world sees your future endeavors.

That talk with yourself should be asking some serious questions: What do I want out of my
life? That is a broad question, but one that needs to be looked at closely in finding your
success. But in that one question are several others that can help you in finding out more
about yourself, and thus other people.

What do I like about what I am doing now? There is always something that you like in
what you are doing now, or you wouldnt keep doing it. The most notable thing is that you
are obtaining knowledge that you otherwise would not have. With that knowledge comes
the experience that you will be sharing with others in the Harmonious Mind that contributes
to success.

What do I dislike about what I am doing now? The answer to this question can lead you to
finding the faults that you need to address, and thus let you grow personally. In other
words, you will gain even more knowledge to contribute to the Harmonious Mind that you
want to build in finding success. This same question can help you to find a strength that
leads to another step toward building your success.

What can I change in my life right now? This one is a trick question, really. There are times
in your life that you are unable to change some circumstances without having detrimental
results on other circumstances. But this question is the leader in getting you to consider

your dreams and goals, and thus in finding the minds and people that will be influential to
your success. This is the teeter-totter in your life when you decide what changes you can
make that will not undermine your success in comparison to other outcomes that are
possible.

Although it is true that you lose some things as you gain others, consider this: Is what you
are gaining something that contributes to your path to success? In other words, are you
finding another stepping stone in your success that you can share with others in your path
to reaching your ultimate success? Sometimes losing some things can be beneficial in your
quest. For example, if your cousin Billy is a negative person that never seems to move on
from where he is in life, that may be one of the connections you lose in your Law of
Compensation. Although it isnt a good thing for Cousin Billy, it may be a good thing for you
and the other minds that you blend with.

In that talk with yourself, you have to consider the negative aspects that are holding you
back as well as the positive aspects that are moving all of you forward. It is in knowing
yourself that you are able to help yourself and others gain your success.

By this point, you should have some good notes on what you need to do and change in your
life toward finding success. (You should be using your notebook or computer to keep
notes!) You will have explored the concepts given so far in order to know where you are in
your life, and where you want to go. You should have a list of your needs and wants, the
influences in your life, your accomplishments, and some ideas on how they fit into your life
on your path to success. If you have none of these things, perhaps you should read through
the material given so far again, and determine whether you are willing to put forth the effort
needed in finding your success. If you already have those concepts firmly planted in your
mind, you will find value is this one. It is the Law of Attraction.

The premise seems pretty simple. You attract what you are. But it is much more involved
than that. There are many scholars that still study this concept in order to get the full
understanding of it. But this book can give you the basic concept that will get you to your
level of success. However, this will take a bit of effort. You have to be conscious of the
thoughts you have each day, and be aware of the consequences of any actions you take on
those thoughts.

It is in what you think and do during each day that determines your level of success. As
mentioned, if you think you will fail, you most likely will. So your thoughts should always be
that you will succeed. You should also find only those people that are influential to you, or
that have significance in the goals you want to reach.

As a simple example, if you want to replace some floors in your house, and you have only a
general idea of how to do that, you would want to find someone that specializes in doing
flooring. In speaking with that person, you learn that there are some types of flooring to
avoid and others that will work well for your situation. In other words, you have gained
useful knowledge and you are making good use of someone elses knowledge in getting
your work done. Your floors are replaced, you have gained some knowledge in the field of
work, and the flooring specialist has gained some knowledge about you. It becomes a winwin situation.

It is important to gather your thoughts and know where they may lead you in your path to
success. One idea can seem silly at one point, but become a major invention at another
point in time. Remember that notebook or journal that is always mentioned? Read back
through it frequently. That is your key to discovering what you find in your lifes path. That
is your key to gathering your thoughts and giving them a direction in finding your success.

For instance, if you wrote a note that said new car, you have to think back to why you
wrote that. Was it a need, a want, or a goal? In reading back through those notes, you can
put together a plan of action in achieving your success. You have to consider the people
around you that will influence you or help you to achieve that goal, as well as assessing the
people that will hamper your efforts. It is in your own thoughts that your path to success
begins. Or, conversely, that path to success could end if your thoughts prevent you from
moving forward and finding others that are of a like mind in succeeding in what you want to
do. If all you want to do is win at a video game that is all that you will succeed in doing.
Although you can help someone else do the same, you have to consider if your thoughts are
leading you to your success or failure.

It is in your goals and dreams that you will be able to find the people that have the like mind
that you need to blend with to reach your goals. For example, if one person has a vision of
success that includes a successful restaurant because of their chef abilities, and you know
how to run the financial portion of that type of business, both of you can become successful
in that venture if your thoughts are gathered and focused in that frame of mind and set of
goals. In other words, in gathering your thoughts, you are able to find a blending of minds
that can build success for both parties.

You have undoubtedly heard the saying that you are what you eat. Well the same holds
true in what you think. For example, if you think you are a failure then you probably are one.
On the other hand, if you think you are successful then you are successful. What you
envision yourself to be (or not to be) is what you become. In addition, what you tell yourself
you can do, you will do. There is a short story that illustrates this point. Its called Tiny
Frogs.

There was a group of tiny frogs that arranged a race to the top of a tall tower. A large crowd
gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants. The race began
and all of the tiny frogs gave their best effort, but no one in the crowd believed that any of
them would reach the top of the tower. They chanted statements like, Its too difficult!
and They will never get to the top! One by one, the tiny frogs started to collapse. The
crowd continued their chants and more of the tiny frogs got tired and gave up. But there
was one tiny frog that kept going. Although it was difficult and he was getting weary, he
made it to the top of the tower. Naturally, all of the other tiny frogs wanted to know how
he found the strength to do it, so one of the contestants asked him how he succeeded in
reaching that goal. It turned out that winner was deaf!

The moral of the story is that you cannot allow other people to convince you that what you
want to do cannot be done. If you do, you will be allowing them to take those goals and
dreams away from you. You have to remain positive and turn a deaf ear to those negative
people. You have to continue to think, I can do this.

However, you also have to allow people to give you feedback on some of the things that you
do. Although some people may tell you things you dont want to hear, it is not in what they
say but rather what you think about what they said. For example, if someone tells you that
they dont like the method you use to accomplish a task, are you offended by what they
said? The better idea is to reframe that thought to make it a part of your learning
experience. Ask them why they dont like your method. Their answer may help you to find
improvements in your habits. Take advantage of constructive criticisms and disregard the
ones that are meant to be hurtful.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is a habit. Socrates. By choosing your
habits and committing to them, you will become who you want to be instead of just desiring
to be that person. There are four steps to follow in changing your life habits:

1.

Ideal picture Define a vision of what you want to create. Remember that you are

not making this change just for the sake of change, but rather to lead you one step closer to
what you want to achieve. For example, you want to become a healthier person. Get
specific in how you plan to do it. You may start with twenty minutes of exercise every day.
Define exactly what you will do and create that picture in your mind.
2.

Inventory Assess where you are today in reaching your goal. You have to learn

what is working well for you, what needs to be improved upon, and what is standing in the
way of you reaching your goal. For instance, in becoming a healthier person you will want to
determine the type of exercise regimen that you are able to do safely. You must also
determine if you will stay motivated enough to stay with your plan.
3.

Blueprint Design your approach to reaching your goal. Make plans that are

attainable while still challenging you. In creating your exercise regimen, you may decide that
every day habits can change, like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, or parking farther
away from a building so that you have to walk more.
4.

Accountability Once you have your plan created, take action. Make your intentions

known to others so that they can help you to stay on track. It is also important that you are
able to see measurable results in your efforts. Keep a written record of your progress, and
when you are tempted to back-slide go back and read it.

If you stay with your plan and continue to follow it, those actions will become habit. The
same is true for what you think. If you have the same positive thoughts every day, those
thoughts will reflect in your actions. There are life coaches that talk about the little Gremlin
that is inside your mind. He is that narrator that interprets all of your actions and tells you
who you are. In other words, he voices the beliefs that you have about yourself. The way to
change what the Gremlin has to say is to notice that he exists, and refuse to listen to his
negative thoughts.

Override them with positive thoughts and he will grow silent and eventually will begin to
voice your positive thoughts. In changing your thought habits, you can change the beliefs
that you have about yourself. If you change one thing at a time that you really dont like
about yourself, you will eventually become the person you want to be. Make your thoughts
and visions of being successful a habit, and you will become successful. Thought is action
in rehearsal. Anonymous.

Your subconscious mind can be the strongest and most useful tool in finding your success.
It is like a magnet, and as long as it is vitalized it has the tendency to attract what it needs in
the fulfillment of your success. However, it can also attract what can lead to your failure. As
noted earlier, you are what you think. If think you will fail, you will. If you think you will be
successful, you will.

The saying is that misery loves company, so if you consistently associate with people that
are not successful in any way, more than likely you will not become successful. But if you
associate with successful people, you will find your success much faster. For example, in
traveling through any city, look at some of the neighborhoods. People of the same mind
inhabit similar abodes. Some people that are lacking in education will seek out the people of
a similar nature, whereas in other neighborhoods successful people will seek out other
successful people.

If you put a homeless person and a successful business person in the same room, they will
only tolerate each other for a limited time, unless the less successful of the two desires the
same success that the other person has. Even though the two people have nothing in

common, they can still seek the knowledge that each other possesses. For example, the
business person might be book smart while the homeless person is street smart. One
has a higher formal education, while the other has an education based on his or her
experience in surviving on the streets. However, each still has valuable knowledge that can
well serve the other.

You have to remember that some of the most successful and influential people were limited
in their formal education. But they did have the desire to be successful, and they drew upon
the knowledge of others in a combined effort to find it. The main lesson here is that you will
attract the people that are compatible with your philosophy in life, no matter what your
financial status is. If you believe that you will be successful, you can attract positive and
successful people into your life. It is important that you decide what you really want in your
life so that the Law of Attraction can work in your favor.

Remember that notebook that has all of those notes so far? Read it again. Somewhere in
those notes should be your positive reinforcement that will allow you to make use of the
Law of Attraction. If you cant find it, perhaps these concepts have not wormed their way

into your mind yet. It may be an idea to review not only the information given here so far,
but also to revisit Volume One so that you have a good understanding of these teachings. It
is in that broad overview given so far that will help you to understand the remaining
concepts yet to be explored.

It is important for you to realize that there is nothing within reason that is unobtainable if
you have set your goals according to this guide. But you have to be sure that you are not
making some common mistakes in using the Law of Attraction in order to gain your success.
For example, if you are focused on your lack of financial security, that is what you will attract
a lack of financial security. On the other hand if you are focused on the abundance of what
you have and find joy in your life, that is what you will attract abundance and joy. For this
reason, it is important to know what you want in life, set your goals, and focus on those.

There are times when using this concept is easier said than done. Someone that is suffering
through financial hardship or catastrophic health issues may find it hard to focus on the
positive aspects of any situation. After all, there isnt very much that is positive to think
about when you spend your days in ill health or worrying over making your house payment.
But it is important to find that state of mind in order to attract what you want in life. This is
where your power of visualization will be extremely helpful. See it, be it, do it. You have to
see yourself as a successful person, train your mind to be successful, and take the actions
necessary to reach your goals.

There is something that should be noted here: you should never use the Law of Attraction
for selfish reasons. What is meant by that statement is that if you use this concept purely in
greed, you could defeat all of the efforts you make in finding success. Remember that
success is the development of the power with which to get whatever one wants in life

without interfering with the rights of others. In being selfish or greedy in your search for
success, you can harm others without being aware of it. So it is important to assess what
you are doing and make sure that you are living by the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you
would have done unto you. You have to realize that if you cause harm, harm will come
back to you.

The Law of Attraction is a wonderful concept if it is used correctly. But the same as with any
good thing, misuse of it can go terribly wrong. It cannot be said enough that what you
attract matters. You will either attract success or tragedy, and ultimately that outcome falls
in what you think and do, and no one else. It is in your planning and your attainment of
knowledge that will be your guide in finding your success.

You have heard stories of amazing feats in the face of adversity. People overcome what is
considered a terminal disease, or they survive major disasters such as fires, earthquakes, and
other natural disasters. Some lose their main source of income, become homeless and come
back to be very successful people. How do they do it? What is that secret that they all seem
to share? The answer is that every single one of them have a definite purpose in their lives.

They have focused on a goal of major importance that drives them through even the worst
of circumstances, allowing them to find success. Sometimes successes are small, but they
are successes none-the-less. Most times, they lead to even more success. But it is in having
that definite purpose that a person builds their knowledge and confidence in finding the
right path. That definite purpose is the root of auto-suggestion.

In other words, if you believe you can do it, you will. Ask any soldier that is attending Boot
Camp how they get through the rigorous training they are put through. In a short period of
time, they are pushed through the most strenuous exercise and strength-building regimens
known to most people, and they build a Harmonious Mind with their fellow soldiers,
whether they are together in battle or not. Their level of discipline is such that it carries over
into their civilian life. In other words, they make their definite purpose a habit. They find
that purpose during that rigorous training and continue it. In a lot of cases, those people
that maintain those habits become successful.

There are times that you can recognize those people that have found a definite purpose.
You are aware of what seems to be an undefined strength when you meet them or when
they enter a room. They are the ones that always seem to take the lead in different
situations. People follow their lead because of their knowledge, confidence, and power.
Guess where that power comes from? Exactly the Harmonious Mind. This is where
another concept comes into play.

This sounds like a rather silly concept, but it isnt really. When someone asks you how you
got into the room, you answer, Through the door, silly. Duh! That is pretty much the
definition of duh. It is in stating the obvious or in expressing someone elses stupidity or
lack of facts. It isnt really the best connotation that people want to hear. No one wants to
think that they are stupid or that they neglected to find the facts. But it does happen.

Todays world moves fast, with information available at your fingertips 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, and 365 days a year. In fact, there is so much information that there are times
when you can miss some key facts that can help you to achieve success. The key is in
knowing what to look for and when to look for it. That is where the power of belief comes
in. Scan through that information if you so desire, but it is in the belief in yourself that you
will know what you are looking for and what you can store away in your mental filing
cabinet for a later time. If you believe that you will find useful information, you will. If you
believe it is all garbage, it will be. Then you will become part of the collective duh.

If you are lacking in information, you are probably missing a piece of the puzzle in finding
your definite purpose. If you are misinformed in what you are searching for, you may not

find the results you want in your Harmonious Mind. Instead, someone will draw useless
knowledge from you and give you the same in return. In other words, if you cannot define
your definite purpose you will not have a firm direction to travel in finding your success.

It is important to have some discipline of the mind. That is when you have a particular goal
in mind, you know the steps to get there, and you follow through with them. Here is an
example that is rather simplistic, but does bring home the point: You have a young child
that wants to eat cookies before dinner. You tell him or her no but your spouse says,
What will it hurt? You know what the result will be. With that sweet treat on board, that
child is not going to want to eat meat and vegetables. Your goal is to

promote the growth

and health of your child.

Therefore, it is important that you do not waver from that goal. Routinely, it is not in the
best interest of the child to have cookies before dinner, so you discipline your mind to
always do what is the best for him or her. In a case like this, you over-rule your spouse, and
the child must have dinner first.

In a different situation, if you are at a special event, you may allow the child a
treat as a reward for adhering to the discipline that you are teaching. The same
should apply to your own discipline. Every once in awhile, you should reward
yourself for reaching different important goals. For example, treat yourself
to movie after you finish your term paper for a college class, or splurge on a
pizza night when you complete an important project for your job. Those

small rewards keep you motivated in continuing in your climb to success through your
definite purpose. However, dont have your cookies before dinner. In other words, do
what you need to do first, and reap the rewards later.

Lets look a little closer at definite purpose and your discipline of the mind. This is a simple
experiment that demonstrates this point. Use a single D battery with two wires and a
flashlight bulb. Twist one end of each wire to the other wire, and wrap it around the base of
the bulb. Using electrical tape, connect one wire to the bottom of the battery, and then
touch the other wire to the top of the battery. If you have the proper connection, the bulb
will light up. Success!! But you arent done yet. That is only one small bulb that most likely
will not light up a room in full darkness and that one battery will become weak in a short
period of time.

Using only that one battery, you have demonstrated a definite purpose (having light) and
discipline of the mind (the knowledge to connect the battery). But there is another step.
Along with those two concepts comes the Harmonious Mind. By this time you should be
seeing a connection between all of the concepts so far. The one battery you connected to
that light is your mind. Now imagine if there was more than one battery connected in a
network to even more lights. The room brightens and you are able to see even better. (Ah,
the proverbial light bulb glares! Pun intended.) In a disciplined mind and with a definite
purpose, you are able to find a Harmonious Mind that will propel you on your journey to
success.

In years past, many successful and influential people really did put all of their eggs in one
basket. The premise was to be totally focused on their main goal without being distracted
by sideline activities. But consider a cook that is preparing an entire meal: There are some
pots that go to the back burner while the main course cooks. The same should be said for
your basket of eggs. In other words, your success is dependent on one dozen of eggs in
the basket and another few eggs stashed away in safety, in case the basket breaks or is
dropped. No one ever wants to consider that calamity, but it happens.

An example of this is Texas Instruments, which started out in the manufacturing of

computer components and small-end personal computers that were affordable to the
average consumer. However, some of their products were soon over-run by newer
technology from other companies. In other words, their basket of eggs was dropped. The
company found a few more eggs stashed away and they continue to manufacture
components for companies like Apple, Qualcomm and Samsung. They also continue to
manufacture some of the most popular high-end calculators on the market today.

The lesson here is that you should concentrate on finding your

success through the goals that you have defined, finding your
Harmonious Mind, and putting in the efforts needed. But you
should also have a few eggs stored away. You should
develop a backup plan to continue your quest for success if
your main goals are not met. For example, if your goal was to
have a better position in your job within a year, but that did
not come to fruition, what is your next step? Do
you stay in a stagnant rut, or do you have

another plan? Some people do sideline jobs or activities that lead to other job positions or
new businesses. The point is not to let those sidelines get in the way of the main goals, but
instead to supplement them.

Some people, due to the economy, have lost their main employment and thus their main
method of earning an income. In other words, their basket of eggs has dropped and broken.
So they go to those few eggs they saved, and make a meal. They come back from that
adversity, and still become successful. You can do the same in your quest for success. No
matter what adversity life throws at you, it can be overcome if you have your goals and
plans in place.

In your quest for success, there is something that you should keep in mind, and that is the
difference between your desires and necessities. Your necessities are the things that you
cannot live without, such as food, clothing, and shelter. Your desires are the things you can
survive without, like a brand new car, designer clothing, and a million-dollar mansion.

The first thing you are thinking is that those last three are still necessities. Its true that you
may need transportation for your job, but you can just as easily take the bus or call a taxi in
urban areas. In rural areas, if there is no bus or taxi service, a car may be necessity.
However, that doesnt mean that you have to have a brand new one. Sometimes used cars
last longer than the newer ones anyway.

Clothing is a necessity, but you dont have to spend fortunes on designer and high-end
garments. There are different stores that sell second-hand clothing that is just like brand
new and at about a quarter of the cost of new garments.

Shelter is also a necessity, but sometimes a cardboard box qualifies. This is not to say that
you should pass on buying a home and living comfortably, but there are times when a lavish
home is not necessary. Some people have taken on the financial burden of large mortgages
to purchase their dream home, and found later that they were unable to pay the financier.
The result is that they lose the investment they have already made when their home is
foreclosed on in order for the finance company to get some of their money back.

The point in all of this is that in order to find your success, you have be physically thrifty
while you freely open your mind. It is only after you find your success that you can go wild
with buying the new car, designer clothing, and a million-dollar mansion.

Another point to mention here is that you have to be very specific in finding your definite
purpose. It is not enough to say, I want to be of service to mankind and to be wealthy and
successful. That is not specific enough. This is when knowing desires versus necessities
comes in handy. You desire to be successful, but it is necessary to be of service to mankind.
The specifics are your plan in exactly how you can do both. You first step is to be sure you
have your necessities and that they will not be compromised at a later time. Then you can
begin the plan to obtain what you desire.

The object of this book is not to tell you your purpose in life, but rather to tell you how to
find purpose in life. Dont be confused this book does not answer the age-old question of
What is the meaning of life? What it does answer is How do I find success? Remember
that success is relative to the person. Your success is not the same as someone elses
success.

When you are able to be more specific in your definite purpose, you can find the methods of
achievement that will lead to your success. For example, once you have obtained your
necessities (and you already had that planned and written in your notebook, right?), you can
form your goals to obtain your desires. Ultimately, this is what leads to your success.

The knowledge of other people in your Harmonious Mind will help you in formulating those
goals and reaching them. They will also help you in making prompt and efficient decisions
toward obtaining your success. Some of the most successful people make their decisions
based on the knowledge of others, not only by spoken word but also in the Harmonious
Mind that they form with others that have become successful. They also have something
else in common: They use concentrated effort in their areas of expertise, and they have
specifically defined their definite purpose toward reaching the success they have found.
These two factors go hand-in-hand in finding success. One leads to the other.

To give you some notable examples of using concentrated effort in combination with a
specifically defined definite purpose, consider the following highly successful people:

Frank W. Woolworth (1852 1919) had the definite purpose of populating the United States
with Five and Dime stores, concentrating on that one goal. He was successful not only in
establishing his stores in the U.S., but also throughout Europe and Germany. At the time of
his death in 1919, at the age of 67, he was worth approximately $6.5 million.

William Wrigley, Jr. (1861 1932) concentrated his efforts on the definite purpose of
manufacturing and selling a five-cent pack of chewing gum. This turned out to be multimillion dollar company that is still functioning today.

Milton S. Hershey (1857 1945) found his definite purpose in being a well-known
confectioner. He started out with Lancaster Caramel Company in Illinois, and later founded
the well-known Hershey Chocolate Company as well as the company town of Hershey,
Pennsylvania. In using his concentrated effort in converting a caramel recipe to one for milk
chocolate, he found immense success which his company still enjoys today.

John Schnatter (born November 23, 1961) used a concentrated effort in developing the
highly profitable Papa Johns International, Inc. which is a well-known pizza franchise with
more than 3.400 restaurants in 50 states and 30 countries. He defined his definite purpose
in 1984 at the age of 23.

Forrest and Leroy Raffel (brothers) have not only a life-long Harmonious Mind, but also a
definite purpose with a concentrated effort on a fast-food restaurant based on a food other
than hamburgers. The popular Arbys franchise (named by the initials R.B. for Raffel
Brothers) was founded in 1964.

Henry and Richard Bloch (also brothers) used their Harmonious Mind and concentrated
effort in forming the humble business of H&R Block, which is an international company that
specializes in tax preparation and financial matters. They started out separately, each with a
purpose that was not fully defined, but came together in 1955 to form this multi-million
dollar corporation.

The point in mentioning these influential and highly successful people is to demonstrate that
it does not matter what your business idea is, but you must have a defined purpose and that
you must also have concentrated effort in finding your success. Those are the methods of
achievement.

Anyone can start, but only the thoroughbred will finish! Napolean Hill. This quote is
quite appropriate in the business of life. A lot of people start different things and never
finish them. For example, Elizabeth Schoumatoff (1888 1980) started a water color
painting of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945, but never finished the original painting due to the
Presidents death. The Unfinished Portrait hangs in The Little White House in Warm Springs,
Georgia, which was FDRs retreat home.

However, this short little story has more to it. Ms. Schoumatoff was so focused as a painter
that she started another portrait of FDR by memory. She did complete the second one, but
with a blue tie instead of the red tie that was in the unfinished original. Every other aspect
of the painting was identical. The finished portrait is exhibited beside the original on the
walls in The Little White House.

The lesson in that story is that even through tragedy, Ms. Schoumatoff found her focus
again, and in doing so found her success. It is important that you always find your focus and
concentrated effort in order to reach your level of success. Finishing one painting is hardly
an earth-shaking level of success, but it was success none-the-less. She was able to finish
the second painting due to her focus on her definite purpose and her concentrated effort in
accomplishing what she set out to do.

When you are working toward your success, focusing on your definite purpose is necessary
in order to complete each task you need to complete. Without focus you have no
concentrated effort, which is also necessary in being successful. There are times when your
definite purpose may not be fully defined, but that does not mean that you should be
inactive in pursuing your goals and ultimately your success.

A good example is in the work of American author Mark Twain (Born Samuel L. Clemens,
1835 1910). He took twenty years to write three different versions of The Mysterious
Stranger but never finished one of them. However, he was still successful in his other
writings. For example, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry

Finn became classics in literature, as well as his many witticisms. Always do right. This will
gratify some people and astonish the rest.

The author was focused in a purpose, not necessarily fully defined, but he was focused
enough to achieve a level of success that he was comfortable with. He became well-known
and respected among his colleagues, and later in life, throughout the nation.

Even if you do not have your defined purpose at this point, you can still work toward your
success. Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel Clemens) was probably not fully aware of why he
became successful, but he did. However, it should be noted that he had some notable
contacts in his Harmonious Mind such as authors Dan DeQuille (a.k.a. William Wright, 1828
1998), Bret Harte (1836 1902), and Ina Coolbrith (1841 1928). He may have not been
aware of that Harmonious Mind, but it worked for him even without his knowledge. The
point is that he remained focused on his writing, without really having a definite purpose to
follow. It was in his inspiration and knowledge from the Harmonious Mind he had
unconsciously blended with that he had obtained his success.

One person that was extremely focused, and did have a definite purpose was Helen Keller
(1880 1968). She was deaf, dumb and blind, but because of her fathers stubborn
insistence that the child could learn, he hired a tutor by the name of Anne Sullivan (1866
1936). Through Anne, Helen learned the value of words, and later decided that she wanted
to learn how to speak.

Throughout her life, she pursued education, became a respected writer and influential
woman, and eventually found her success. She learned how to speak. Even though she

could not remember ever hearing her own voice, she was able to give speeches in many
difference prestigious colleges such as Yale and Harvard. The point is that she did not use
her sign language that had gotten her through her early years, but she spoke to those
students. She was not only focused, but she had found her definite purpose toward her
success. She inspired the entire world to always strive for the goals you seek to conquer.
She had a concentrated effort and a definite purpose that she would not deviate from, and
therefore had found her success in life.

In order to clarify some of the concepts in this book, it is necessary to step back a little and
take a look at some simple facts. Without these, you may not understand how important
they are to you in your life. There are psychological factors that are at play every day in
everything you do.

First Every movement of the body, both voluntary and involuntary are controlled
through thought. Your brain does some things, like breathing, without your
intervention. But there are other things that you can control first with conscious
thought. Then they become something planted in your subconscious mind and they
become part of you.

Second Every thought you have provokes a movement or action that you
consciously or unconsciously perform. For example, when someone raises a hand to
you, the automatic unconscious response is to protect yourself. In using a voluntary
movement, you back away and try to diffuse the situation.

Third You can control the thoughts and actions, that up to this point, you thought
were beyond your control. In defining your definite purpose, you make decisions

that are both conscious and unconscious that will lead you to success. In other
words, you plant that thought in your brain and in your mind, and you begin to take
the actions that are necessary to achieve it.

It is your desire that determines what your definite purpose is. There is no other person on
Earth that can define that for you or tell you which desire to follow. Some people have
several desires, but ultimately it comes down to only one that leads them to their success.
The main thing is that you cannot allow a conflict between two or more desires in your
conscious brain, but rather find the one that inspires you the most in your subconscious
brain. This may not seem that easy, but it really isnt a matter of choice. Its a matter of
what you do every day that makes your days pleasurable. Some people love to write, others
to paint, some to design fashions, and others love the challenge of building machines or
wood working. If you havent noticed, some of those people have had tremendous success,
not only financially, but in doing what they love to do as well.

Those people had another thing in common. They told themselves that they could do what
they wanted to do. Auto-suggestion can be another powerful tool in defining your definite

purpose, since it can negate the comments of those people that do not believe that you can
do what you set out to do. The main thing is that you have to be willing to do what is
necessary in finding your success. For example, just wanting freedom from the confines of
an office job does not set someone free. They have to be willing to walk out of the door and
revisit the outside world and find their own way in life.

To move forward from having a basic need or desire you want to fulfill in life, you have to
first examine what your biggest desire is in your life. Then you have to decide if it is
obtainable. For example, if you want run a very successful computer business, you know it is
obtainable because people such Bill Gates and Steve Jobs have done it. Even if you dont
find their level of success, you can still have your own success. It is in finding your own
definite purpose that arises from a burning desire to realize your dreams. The key is to take
your leap of faith and follow your definite purpose.

This part of your lesson is also going to seem out of place, but it isnt at all. The Better Deed
is in your ethical behavior in your pursuit of your success. Your dreams and the development
of your definite purpose should never include actions that will harm another. The Better
Deed also includes a conscious effort to use opportunities not only to your own benefit, but
also for the benefit of your fellow man. You have heard the mantra before: Give back to the
people that have given so generously to you.

The Better Deed is not only in giving back to others, but also in rewarding your own efforts.
After all, your success leads to the benefits you are able to give to other people. Having
your own reward prompts you to give to others as well. When all of your necessities are

met, and you have reached a certain level of success, it becomes times to help others to do
the same.

The Better Deed at this point is to teach others, and share your Harmonious Mind to those
with like minds and a definite purpose. By this time, you should have the belief that you will
know the people that are part of that Harmonious Mind. You will know if their knowledge is
useful to you and others or if they are only a draining addition that devitalizes your mind.

In knowing one from the other, you are able to block out the negative influences while
assisting those that need your knowledge the most. You are also able to find the people
that can help you continue your journey in finding ultimate success and fulfilling your
definite purpose in life. Of course, it goes without saying that you should already have your
own definite purpose in life before you can help someone else to realize their own.

You have to remember some of the greatest leaders and business people of the world as
examples in realizing what the Better Deed means in your path to your ultimate success.
Every one of them gave back to others in some way or another when they were (or are) on
their path to meeting their definite purpose and finding their success.

Doing that Better Deed empowers and revitalizes the mind in the fact that others are
inspired by what your definite purpose in life is. They have the inspiration and energy from
the Harmonious Mind that occurs in assisting them to find their own focus on their definite
purpose.

You have to remember that Thomas Edison was considered addled as a child, and so did
not have much formal education. However, he became very successful, and inspired others
in a Harmonious Mind to achieve great things themselves. But he gave to mankind in ways
that he did not realize, not always being aware of the financial success that he could have
had. He had his success in knowing that he was not addled, but was instead one of the
greatest inventors of his time. His impression of being mentally challenged was not in the
fact that he was, but in the fact that his mind was not focused on the lessons in a book.

Instead, his mind was focused in the lessons of Natures laws. When he perfected an
invention, he offered it to the world in the essence of doing the Better Deed. Although he
realized some moderate success during his life, the Better Deed gave him the notorious
name of being one of the best inventors of the century even after his death. However, he
was happy in the success he had because he had followed his burning desire that lead to his
definite purpose in his life.

You have probably already noticed a repetitious theme throughout this book. That is that
you have to have a well-defined definite purpose in order to find your ultimate level of
success. Your definite purpose is something you have to find for yourself, since it will not
come looking for you. Its important for you define your desires and then create a plan to
get them. Write them down, and write down the plan you intend to follow. Make your plan
a solid and attainable one that is immune to the word impossible. If you are focusing a
concentrated effort in working through your plan, you will have what you desire.

You should keep in mind that you will get nowhere if you start nowhere. If you are too
vague in the definition for your definite purpose, the achievements that follow will be
vague, too. In other words, you will be have no direction in finding your success, and your
results will be mediocre at best. You should always follow what is called the WWWH
formula you should know what you want, why you want it, when you want it, and how you
are going to get it. (Did you add that formula to your notes?) In physically documenting
your definite purpose, you can apply that formula to find clarification in your own mind that
will make it even easier to define your plans and goals. When these things are clear in your
mind, you are more likely to carry through with them. A clear definition of your definite
purpose and your plans empowers your mind, making it look easy (and it will be) to find your
success.

It is really important that you understand each concept that is explored throughout this
course. After you have finished each volume, read it again. Check your notes again, and add

to them. Then move on to the next volume. When you have gone through every volume,
start all over again. Each time that read through this material, you will find something that
you may have missed the first time, or something that all of sudden makes more sense to
you. You will also have that positive reinforcement that keeps you moving forward toward
reaching your goals and finding your success.

Remember not to cheat yourself out of some important information by merely skimming
through each volume. Take your time and soak in every word. The reason why should
repeat your exploration of every volume is that repetition creates habit, and good habits
create success. Of course, you cannot stay strictly in one set of habits when new
information and knowledge becomes available to you. You have to incorporate your newly
found knowledge into your life and mind and set your habits accordingly.

In Volume One, the principle of the Harmonious Mind was introduced. Well do a bit of a
review here to be sure that you are fully aware of what it is, what it entails, and how it can
help you. This principle is the central premise in your search for success. It is mentioned
quite frequently throughout this course because that is how important it is. If you dont
have a good, solid understanding of this principle, the rest of the concepts that contribute
to it will make no sense to you.

That is why it is suggested that you reread each volume of this course multiple times. Each
time will show you something new, and help you to better understand the principle of the
Harmonious Mind. Remember to keep your notebook handy so that you can record any
new thoughts and feelings your have about the material each time you read it, or when you

move on to another volume. If you continue to physically document your knowledge,

thoughts and feelings, you will make them more real in your mind, which is what this course
is about. Obtaining knowledge through the Harmonious Mind.

The basic principle is rather easy to define: It is the blending of two or more minds in a state
of perfect harmony, each sharing the knowledge they have with the other. There are
examples of the Harmonious Mind given in Volume One, but well do a short review here:
One notoriously successful group of Harmonious Minds was that of Thomas Edison, Henry
Ford, and Harvey Firestone. Each of these men were discussed separately in the first
volume.

These three influential men did not, for the most part, have a lot of formal education but
somehow each one had obtained the knowledge they needed to be successful. (Read back
in your notes, and you will know why.) Not only were they close friends, but they had
formed the Harmonious Mind that propelled each one to their success despite adversities in
their lives. Even though they were not able to see each other very often, they still made
time to come together to relax, rejuvenate their bodies with relaxation, and revitalize their

minds in conversation and an unconscious contact that becomes the exchange of

knowledge.

That is the basics of the principle of the Harmonious Mind. But there are concepts that
contribute to its development and use. For example, the thought process was explored in
Volume One. It is the fact that thought requires neurons and electrons to form and be used,
and those electrons are emitted into the atmosphere. When someone of a receptive and
like mind is in close proximity, that person is able to absorb those electrons in the form of
knowledge. This is what contributes to the Harmonious mind.

Each persons mind is a receiver and a transceiver. In other words, just as you transmit
knowledge to others, you receive it, too. Quite often, you are not even aware that this takes
place. But in learning about these different concepts and principles, you become more
aware of how they apply to you and your quest for success.

Another of the concepts that has been discussed is that of combined effort. Dont confuse
this one with the concept of concentrated effort. They are different in some subtle ways.
Concentrated effort most often applies to you on a personal level, being the effort you put
forth in reaching your success. Combined effort, on the other hand, is the use of knowledge
and physical effort from someone else in the Harmonious Mind or mass mind that is formed.
You can see examples of combined effort in most work places, with each person doing the
tasks that they do best. In combination with the other people around them, the entire
group becomes successful. In concentrated effort, you are the leader in the effort. If others
choose to assist you, they will and they do.

The concept of the Revival Mentality was also discussed. This one is the concept that helps
to form the mass mind that works toward a common goal. However, there is not always the
perfect harmony that forms the Harmonious Mind, and therefore the mass mind is usually a
short term occurrence. But that temporary link is renewable, especially in business
situations. Most people depend on their jobs to support their families, save some money
and push forward to their own success. So they will attend meetings, rallies, and retreats in
order to regain that mass mind that simulates the permanent Harmonious Mind.

If you think about religious revivals, throughout the speakers demonstration the members
of the audience become emotionally charged, willing to step forward to express their faith.
When the revival meeting is over, each person leaves with a feeling of renewal. They feel
emotionally uplifted and physically energetic. The same thing can happen with business
meetings and rallies, if the right techniques are used. In addition, someone can find another
addition to their Harmonious Mind in the people that attend revivals, meetings and rallies.

The point is that you will never know where your best blending of minds will take place. In
having read both Volume One and this volume, you are well on your way to having your
mind prepared to be part of a Harmonious Mind, and in knowing when your perfect
opportunity is. For example, a Frat party at your local college could find a brilliant mind or
two, but for the most part you find people that are selfish in their quests for anything at that
particular time in their lives. Their thoughts, actions and goals are probably still very vague.
You have to ask yourself one question: Is that the knowledge you want, and will it do any
good in your path to success? The answer to that question is usually no, it will not help. In
that case, maybe you should move on to the local book club where, for the most part, some
intelligent thought is expressed and shared.

It is in the alliances that you form in your Harmonious Mind that will lead you to your
success. There are times when you can pick and choose the minds that you blend with and
that blend with you. In that way, you can find the people and the knowledge that fits into
your master plan in finding your success. If you can find someone that has your same
interests and at least some of your same goals, you can inspire each other to find success.
You can share the knowledge that each of you have in order to use the concept of combined
effort in the Harmonious Mind. As demonstrated by other influential and successful people,
these concepts and principles do work, and can be molded to work for you. Of course,
the earlier warning should be adhered to that if you use any of these concepts purely in
greed you may have some unexpected and tragic results.

That brings us to the review of the Law of Attraction when you are finding your Harmonious
Mind. Earlier in this book, you read about the basics of what that Law of Nature is. Basically,
what you do and think is what you get back in kind. This applies to your Harmonious Mind in
that if you think positively, you will attract the positive people that can help you in your
quest for success.

If you think negatively, like some that follow that conspiracy theory making them feel that
everyone is against them that is what you will attract. People will be against you. In other
words, you will attract those other people that feel the same way. Instead of helping each
other in a Harmonious Mind, you could harm each other in the fact that none of you will
become successful. It is not only in knowledge that minds blend, but in emotions and
actions as well. (Look back through your notebook again. Remember those influential
people that were mentioned? Check out their actions. All of them are connected.)

The principle of the Harmonious Mind is THE biggest principle in these teachings, but it is
quite complicated and involved in the human psyche. It is not enough to simply glance
through this text and think that you understand it. You really have to dig into this material
and completely understand everything that explained. All of the concepts and principles are
important to explore.

Do you have that one best friend that you feel will always be in your life? A lot of people do.
They are the ones that are there with all of your achievements, your failures, your good
times and your bad times. There are sometimes when that best friend is your significant
other or the person you are about to marry. No matter what that circumstance is, that is
one of the people that should be included in your Harmonious Mind. Along with that
significant other, you should include some of the people that you admire most. A hardworking coworker, the entrepreneur that you admire, and other people that you have love
and respect for should be a part of your creative symphony of minds. At this point, you
should be totally aware that the people you associate with can make a difference in
obtaining your success.

You are building your Harmonious Mind, and knowing what you have learned so far should
help you. Granted, you may love your fun-loving Uncle Billy or your flippant Aunt Jane, but
you have to consider whether their knowledge or influence will be of benefit to you and
whether you can be of benefit to them. There are times that people you consider to be
eccentric or just plain crazy can have knowledge that you are not aware of. For example,
remember our dear friend Thomas A. Edison? People discounted him as someone not
worthy of their time or thought. For a man that was addled in his youth, he was very
proficient in providing a lot of the inventions that you now take for granted. There are times

that you will have to beware of any negative aspects these people will bring to you, but you
can still build a creative symphony of minds that involves the people that are near and dear
to you. As you go through this course you will be able to recognize the positive versus the
negative influences that you should be in contact with.

This is an obvious example, but when you see someone punch another person, you step
back, knowing that the situation is a negative one. On the reverse, when you see people
that hug each other with laughter and smiles, you know its a positive situation. Now here
comes the Duh question: Which situation are you drawn to? (Ok, the duh was the first
thing you thought, since the answer is obvious. Is this in your notebook?) In creating your
symphony of minds that leads to your Harmonious Mind, you have to be able to recognize
what will and will not help you and others.

You have to remember that your Harmonious Mind is not only about you. It is about every
one that you blend your mind with. Creating a symphony of minds is in recognizing the
people and minds that inspire you as well as your ability to inspire them. Remember that
this concept is a two-way street. You have to be able to give back some knowledge to the
people and minds that give to you.

There are times when you should keep your definite purpose to yourself, so that you dont
influence someone to say or do what you say or do. In other words, you want them to
contribute their own thoughts, words, knowledge, and emotions instead of mirroring yours.
But there are some things that you should share.

Once you establish that the people you are in contact with are the ones you want an alliance
with, let them see your written statements of intent. Let them see your goals and
aspirations in forming your Harmonious Mind. Let them sign a statement that says that they
believe in what you are doing and possibly that they are also following those same goals in
their pursuit of success. You can keep your definite purpose yourself, while letting others
know that have plans in finding success and want success for them as well.

Teach these people what you have learned in life through the teachings you have found
here, or let them know about this course. There are some of the people that you are adding
to your creative symphony of Harmonious Minds that have no idea what is happening. They
only know that they have a goal. (Look back in your notes again. Remember Mark Twain?)
You could help someone to define their own goals that will lead them to success. You can
help them to find their definite purpose.

You also have to remember that no matter who you are blending minds with that you could
have to change your plans in reaching your own success. Some people start out with the
knowledge you crave and motivation you need, but in time they give up. When that

happens, you have to make the decision to either let them go in your Harmonious Mind, or
to give them inspiration in the creative symphony that you are building. You have to
consider that most people fail at least once in most things that they do. This is the concept
of learning. You learn from your mistakes just as everyone else does. Its a sure bet that you
cannot call yourself perfect. That means that you cannot expect perfection in other people,
either. Your symphony of minds will not be perfect, since no human is perfect. But you have
to learn, through these lessons, to choose the people that boost the creative Harmonious
Mind that you want to form.

In everything that you do, it is important to note that persistence is a key factor. When you
are looking for your definite purpose, you have to continue in your search day after day in
order to narrow it down. Once you find it, you have to apply the WWWH formula (You have
that in your notes, right?) to be sure that is what you want to pursue. In addition, you have
to choose the people and influences in your life that will lead you to where you want to be in
life. Your success depends on you and no one else. The thing about the process of finding
your success is that you have to be persistent in your pursuit of it. If you start today and give
up tomorrow, you will never achieve what you want to achieve.

Everything that is being discussed so far, and in future volumes are the tools you need to
find your success. But there is no one that can make you use these tools if you really dont
have the desire to. It is not in the writing of these concepts and principles that will give you
your success, but rather in your desire to pursue them. There is no guarantee that anything
you do is going to yield instant results. If anyone promises you that, they are most likely
playing on your need for success.

But success is not a need. It is a desire. (We did cover this concept earlier. Is it in your
notes?) You have to have the desire, the tools, and the persistence to gain that success. If
you continue in the course of study, you will gain more knowledge that can help you to
obtain what you want. By that time, you should have what you need. If you dont, that is
your first goal.

These lessons are not magical in any way. They cannot determine how successful you will
be, or tell you where you will find your success. But in learning the concepts and principles
presented, a toolbox is put in your hands. If you continue to build your life using these tools,
you will eventually have your success.

The idea is that you have to be persistent in using what you learn here. For example, when
meet you a person of a charismatic nature, are they one of the people that you persistently
stay in contact with in order to add them to your harmonious mind? Or are they one of the
people that draw people to them for a negative purpose?

That decision is yours. There is no one that can convince you either way unless your mind is
open to the facts. But it is in your persistence in obtaining knowledge and facts that will
help you make that decision. It is your decision whether to stop learning from this course at
any time or to continue, but it should be noted that the most influential and successful
people were persistent in seeking their success. They learned all that they could learn from
other people and from their own experiences. Even when there were failures in what they
did, they were persistent.

But, as noted previously, everything has a price. You have to make your sacrifices in life in
order to gain your rewards. However, you have to be persistent in striving for what you
want to accomplish despite the hardships and setbacks that life throws at you. One
stumbling block only means a scraped knee. Move on.

Its time for your homework. Look back at the successful people mentioned in this book
as well as Volume One, and find the common link between all of them. It is not their age, it
is not their education, and sometimes not even their persistence. It is in their Harmonious
Mind. This principle will continue to be explored throughout this course.

There are many concepts that contribute to the main principle of these teachings. If you
arent inspired in the least bit to study all of these concepts, then it is apparent that you
dont want your own success. But if you have come to this point in reading, you have
proven that you do. So we will look forward to what you have yet to learn.

Actually, some of it was touched on already. You have to know yourself. You have to be
able to find your Harmonious Mind in other people, and you have to go beyond your
Harmonious Mind in order to make use of other concepts such as the mass mind and
thorough self-assessment.

The next volume will explore your own self-confidence and the fears that plague people in
all walks of life. You cannot possibly go through life if your fears get in the way of your
progress. But there are times when you are not aware of the fears that are preventing you
from moving forward. Once you recognize them and conquer them, you will be able to
move forward in obtaining your success.

The power you have within yourself is immense. But most people dont realize that
potential, and they dont have any idea of how to use it in finding their success. (Remember
that note you made in your notebook that you get nowhere if start nowhere? You DID
write that down didnt you?) It is in your own mind and the actions that you take with the
knowledge you obtain that you will find success. But it is important to know how to use the
tools of your mind to your advantage. After all, it is your mind.

With every concept and principle you learn in these teachings, you are one step closer to
your personal success. In gaining your success, you also benefit others in the knowledge
that you have gained, as well as in the financial benefits in the studies and work that you do.