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The brain of a human being may be compared to an electric battery in that it will become exhausted or run down, causing the owner of it to feel despondent, discouraged and lacking in “pep.”
Power is the force with which man achieves success in any undertaking.
A “Master Mind” may be created by any group of people who will co-ordinate their minds, in a spirit of perfect harmony.
The group may consist of any number from two upward. Best results appear available from the blending of six or seven minds.
The minds of those participating in the “Master Mind” become as magnets, attracting ideas and thought stimuli of the most highly organized and practical nature,
These phenomena seldom begin to manifest themselves under ten to twenty minutes after the group is formed, for the reason that this is about the time required for the minds in the group to become harmonized or blended.
The theory that all the higher and more refined vibrations, such as those growing out of thought, are preserved in the ether grows out of the known fact that neither matter nor energy (the two known elements of the universe) may be either created or destroyed.
they formed alliances with other minds which enabled them to “step up” their own mind vibrations to where they were enabled to contact the vast Temple of Knowledge
Remember that two or more persons may operate the principle of mind chemistry so as to create a “Master Mind”.
POWER (man-power) is ORGANIZED KNOWLEDGE, EXPRESSED THROUGH INTELLIGENT EFFORTS!
Capital is always available, in unlimited quantities, to such brains as Ford’s.
The source of all this POWER is ORGANIZED EFFORT.
Knowledge, general in nature and unorganized, is not POWER; it is only potential power–the
To induce continuous co-operation between a group of workers, in any undertaking, is next to impossible.
Power and Success are Practically Synonymous Terms! One grows out of the other; therefore, any person who has the knowledge and the ability to develop power, through the principle of harmonious co-ordination of effort between individual minds, or in any other manner, may be successful in any reasonable undertaking that is possible of successful termination.
this state of harmony lasts no longer than the presence of the leader, after which the “Master Mind” he has temporarily created disintegrates.
The very air becomes charged with a positive, pleasing influence which changes the entire chemistry of all minds present.
Call it religion, psychology, mind chemistry or anything you please (they are all based upon the same principle), but there is nothing more certain than the fact that wherever a group of minds are brought into contact, in a spirit of PERFECT HARMONY, each mind in the group becomes immediately supplemented and reinforced by a noticeable energy called a “Master Mind.”
Success in life, no matter what one may call success, is very largely a matter of adaptation to environment in such a manner that there is harmony between the individual and his environment.
Without the law of harmony there can be no organization of knowledge, for what, may one ask, is organized knowledge except the harmony of facts and truths and natural laws?
The moment discord begins to creep in at the front door harmony edges out at the back door, so to speak, whether the application is made to a business partnership or the orderly movement of the planets of the heavens.
The leader who successfully develops and directs the energies of a “Master Mind” must possess tact, patience, persistence, self-confidence, intimate knowledge of mind chemistry and the ability to adapt himself (in a state of perfect poise and harmony) to quickly changing circumstances, without showing the least sign of annoyance.
The word educate has its roots in the Latin word educo, which means to develop FROM WITHIN; to educe; to draw out; to grow through the law of USE.
Power grows out of ORGANIZED KNOWLEDGE, but, mind you, it “grows out of it” through application and use!
An “educated” person is one who knows how to acquire everything he needs in the attainment of his main Purpose in life, without violating the rights of his fellow men.
It also proved once more (to all who had the intelligence to accept the proof) that true education means mind development; not merely the gathering and classifying of knowledge.
Education–let us not forget this–consists of the power with which to get everything one needs when he needs it, without violating the rights of his fellow men.
The man who can intelligently use the knowledge possessed by another is as much or more a man of education as the person who merely has the knowledge but does not know what to do with it.
Driving?
The road to success may be, and generally is, obstructed by many influences which must be removed before the goal can be reached.
DO NOT BE TOO READY TO CHARGE THE OTHER PARTY TO YOUR ALLIANCE WITH ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LACK OF HARMONY–REMEMBER, THE TROUBLE MAY BE WITH YOUR OWN BRAIN!
Remember, also, that a mind which cannot and will not harmonize with one person or persons may harmonize perfectly with other types of minds.
You cannot spend too much time in serious thought and contemplation in connection with the law of the “Master Mind,” for the reason that when you have mastered this law and have learned how to apply it new worlds of opportunity will open to you.
The other is known as social heredity, through which the fears, superstitions and beliefs of men who lived during the dark ages have been passed on from one generation to another.
The term “social heredity” has reference to everything that we are taught, everything we learn or gather from observation and experience with other living beings.
Begin by reading The Science of Power, by Benjamin Kidd, and you will have broken the strangle hold of most of your Six Basic Fears. Follow this by reading Emerson’s essay on Compensation.
Mind In the Making, by Robinson, will give you a good start toward understanding your own mind.
You will resemble, tomorrow, the DOMINATING THOUGHTS that you keep alive in your mind today! Plant in your mind the seed of DETERMINATION to whip your Six Basic Fears and the battle will have been half won then and there. Keep this intention in your mind and it will slowly push your Six Worst Enemies out of sight, as they exist nowhere except in your own mind.
Singleness of purpose is essential for success, no matter what may be one’s idea of the definition of success.
To win there are many factors which must have attention. A well-organized, alert and energetic mind is produced by various and sundry stimuli, all of which are plainly described in these lessons.
By following this practice it will be noticed, very soon, that the mind has become like a magnet in that it will attract useful ideas right out of the “thin air,” to use the words of a noted scientist who has experimented with this principle for a great number of years.
none of us know very much, and by the very nature of our being can never know as much as we need to know in order to live sanely and enjoy life while we live.
Until we become humble in our own hearts we are not apt to profit greatly by the experiences and thoughts of others.
you have no right to judge others at sight. Appearances count, there can be no doubt of that, but appearances are often deceiving.
This philosophy is intended to enable those who master it to “sell” their way through life successfully, with the minimum amount of resistance and friction.
We prefer illusions to realities!
“Something in human nature makes us resent the impact of new ideas.”
We hate to be disturbed in the beliefs and prejudices that have been handed down with the family furniture. At maturity too many of us go into hibernation, and live off the fat of ancient fetishes. If a new idea invades our, den we rise up snarling from our winter sleep.
Nothing is more tragic–or more common –than mental inertia.
Every person should make it his business to gather new ideas from sources other than the environment in which he daily lives and works.
