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... GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to Your Ideal;
Giving Your IdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;
TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;
TheActofMakingtheRealityYours;and
Where to Center Your Effort.
TO ATTAIN YOUR DESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED
CHAPTER7
Ifyouidealizeanduseallthreeofthebasicactivitiesandonlythose
three,itiseasy to make your idealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealizeandusethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to
attain your desire,-andnoonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.
Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesireandholdfaithfully to that
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyou
do.
SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwantandholdingfaithfully to the
idealformonthsandevenyearsbringsyouthesuccess your effortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holding to theideal.
And,ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesireandattempt to takepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirstandthird
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceedandjustlyinproportion to
whatyoudo.
If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston
anddesire to bepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby
automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to
your garageandsitin your carforaday,a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesiredand
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin
Boston-mentallypicturingthefirstandthirdsteps,butomittingthe
secondone-beforetheyearpasses your
friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse;andonlybecauseyou
failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachineanddrivingfromNewYork to
Boston.
... Thislastactivity-theactofmakingtherealityyours-comprisesthree
steps:
idealizing your attitude;
unifyingthesubstanceoftheidealWITHthesubstanceofthereal;and
makingtheactualthingapartof your possessionsorplacingyourselfin
theactualconditionsthatyouhave
idealizedanddesired.
Your attituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions,and to the
worldingeneral.Beginwithyourself.
Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself.
Youmaythinkyourselfawormora
god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to
take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads
to successanditistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin
“ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin,
suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistakeandfailure.Thinkofyourselfas
youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend
youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain,andtheattitudeyouhold
towardyourself,others,conditions,andthe
universeitself.
Then,idealize your attitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall
find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying
to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,because your attitudecloses
your eyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou;
andsecond,becausesuchanattitudediscoversanddraws to youthosewho
donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize
othersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmenandwomenwhowilldo
thesquarethingbyyouandhelpyou,
-inthemyouwillfindhelpandajustreward.Thisidealizedattitude
doesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,for
theidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.
Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.In business,
itleadsus to expectgoodresults,and,
expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis,
in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetter
results.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifit
werenotgooditwouldgo to piecesover
night,-forevildisruptsanddestroys.Goodattractsandunitesand
holdstogether.
Youcannotidealize your business, your professionand your workwithout
conductingthewholeaffairasan
idealizedservicethatinevitablywillforce your ideals to cometrue!
YoumayidealizetheThingDesired,
... sometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to get
outspeciallettersortelegramsforthe
midnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuch
that business mendonowandthen,even
thoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinary
conditions,isnotrendered.
"Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographic
serviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalso
clearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonot
worklaterthannineorteno'clock.Does
thatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcangetholdof;nothingI
canactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now.
Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,the
conditions,thetime-overandoveragain
tonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomitasingleone.Come
to seemetomorrownight.Here'smy
address."
Thenextnighthecame.Hewasadifferentman.Hewasnolongera
stenographer;hewasacreator.Morethan
that,hewasaninspiredcreator.Anewidea,anewthought,an
inspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid:
heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheeveningand
oneinthemorning,-forbusinessmen
coming to thecityforadayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuchatime,he
wasable to chargetwicethepriceofa
publicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered to abig business man-who,
havingsettled business affairsinthe
earlyevening,wished to getoffcontractsorlettersortelegraphic
instructionsafterthehotelstenographicoffices
badclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrendering
service,hemadehisstenographicwork
surpassandleadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity.
Alittlehomewasboughtandfurnished;they'remarriednow!
ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESS
CHAPTER23
Your workintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:
workwiththings,
workwithwords,
workwithpeople.
Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousandsandthousands,who
serveearnestlyandloyally,work
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