There is a great old book called "The Science of Getting Rich" written in 1911 by a man named Wallace Wattles. The book was the inspiration for "The Secret" a movie all about the law of attraction. Although "The Science of Getting Rich" is about the law of attraction, it never calls it that, even so this book is perhaps the best reference about using the law and putting it into action in your life.
Basically using the law of attraction boils down to setting up a daily cycle in your life.Visualize an outcome - see the result,Take note of the ideas that come to mind,See the world in the context of this vision,Notice new things, create a mindset that appreciates things rather than discounts them,Add in these things to your vision and let the vision morph,Take action in anyway that you can on these ideas and on your vision,Repeat morning and night every day.Wattles states:You must form a clear and definite mental picture of what you want; you cannot transmit an idea before you have it yourself. You must have it before you can give it; and many people fail to impress Thinking Substance because they have themselves only a vague and misty concept of the things they want to do, have, or to become.If you close your eyes right now can you see a picture of what you want in your life? Can you step into it and feel, smell, and hear? Wattles says: It is not enough that you should have a general desire for wealth "to do good with" everybody has that desire.
Bob Proctor was once like the rest of us, looking for a way to make more money and become financially wealthy. He was given a long forgotten book written by Delois Wattles called the Science of Getting Rich and his life was forever changed. Bob recognized the potential contained within the book and used it to amass wealth and success.
Wattles was born poor and spent much of his life poor. After he became an adult, he spent much time as a failure, barely making enough to feed himself from day to day. One day, it occurred to Wattles that there was a common thread between those who were rich and how they came into their riches. It was then that he put this method into practice, writing a book that detailed the method, and becoming a wealthy member of the aristocracy. After brief popularity, the book, The Science of Getting Rich was forgotten along with the methods. That is, until one day when Bob Proctor was handed this little green book full of secrets that he used to become wealthy and successful himself.
Proctor decided that this method should not be kept secret. Although he doesn't come right out and tell you how to get rich, there are enough hints and exercises contained in the program he modeled after this book that anyone could find the answers to their problems and gain wealth for themselves. Who better to learn how to become rich than someone who has used the method and been successful in fulfilling his dreams?
In addition, his book precedes the far more popular classic Think And Grow Rich, which was written by Napoleon Hill. Upon reading the two books, one can't help but wonder to what degree if any, Wattles' work may have influenced Hill. There are commonalities between the two books that are unmistakeable. For the true student of law of attraction and for anyone looking to understand the mechanics of the process of deliberate creation and creating a life of inspired abundance, The Science of Getting Rich is a very valuable read.
Filmmaker Rhonda Byrne discovered Wallace D. Wattles and his book, "The Science of Getting Rich," in 2004. And, who knew the small dusty tome in Byrne's hands would become the phenomenon that is presently sweeping the globe. Initially, Rhonda Byrne didn't know. It wasn't until her whole life transformed, as a result of reading the book, that she became determined to bring the knowledge contained in this book to the world.
To be fair, the book, first published in 1910, didn't, even in 1910, stand alone in the annals of what is now called "new thought." At the turn of the century, Wattles contemporaries, Judge Thomas Troward, William Walker Atkinson, and many others offered their take on the universal laws that governed the universe and how individuals could create, seemingly, incredible results at will. Countless others, both before and after Wattles generation, have added their voices to this stream of thought.Where Wattles departed from those that preceded him, his contemporaries, and most current new thought authors, was in focusing squarely on money and, in no uncertain terms, getting rich.
The most obvious example of someone who came from nowhere and gained huge wealth is Bill Gates, the former chairman of Microsoft. Although Gates came from an upper middle class background, it certainly wasn't enough to launch him into the success he knows today. What Gates started with was a dream: to put a personal computer in the home of everyone. Today he is one of the richest people in the world.Anyone can get rich.We've all known those who were intellectually brilliant who were working a job that was way beneath their intellect. We've all also known those that left us clueless to how they achieved such outstanding success.
Throughout the book, Wattles directly encourages us to "Think in The Certain Way," implores us to connect to the universal source of all things through gratitude, and, most importantly, insists that we take action to create results."The Science of Getting Rich" is a true breath of fresh air. Not only does it summarize what wealth seekers need to know to get on the path to riches, it leaves a path to follow and imparts the faith that anyone who gets, and stays, on the path will reach their destination. Any secret that makes those kinds of promises should never remain a secret.
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Basically using the law of attraction boils down to setting up a daily cycle in your life.Visualize an outcome - see the result,Take note of the ideas that come to mind,See the world in the context of this vision,Notice new things, create a mindset that appreciates things rather than discounts them,Add in these things to your vision and let the vision morph,Take action in anyway that you can on these ideas and on your vision,Repeat morning and night every day.Wattles states:You must form a clear and definite mental picture of what you want; you cannot transmit an idea before you have it yourself. You must have it before you can give it; and many people fail to impress Thinking Substance because they have themselves only a vague and misty concept of the things they want to do, have, or to become.If you close your eyes right now can you see a picture of what you want in your life? Can you step into it and feel, smell, and hear? Wattles says: It is not enough that you should have a general desire for wealth "to do good with" everybody has that desire.
Bob Proctor was once like the rest of us, looking for a way to make more money and become financially wealthy. He was given a long forgotten book written by Delois Wattles called the Science of Getting Rich and his life was forever changed. Bob recognized the potential contained within the book and used it to amass wealth and success.
Wattles was born poor and spent much of his life poor. After he became an adult, he spent much time as a failure, barely making enough to feed himself from day to day. One day, it occurred to Wattles that there was a common thread between those who were rich and how they came into their riches. It was then that he put this method into practice, writing a book that detailed the method, and becoming a wealthy member of the aristocracy. After brief popularity, the book, The Science of Getting Rich was forgotten along with the methods. That is, until one day when Bob Proctor was handed this little green book full of secrets that he used to become wealthy and successful himself.
Proctor decided that this method should not be kept secret. Although he doesn't come right out and tell you how to get rich, there are enough hints and exercises contained in the program he modeled after this book that anyone could find the answers to their problems and gain wealth for themselves. Who better to learn how to become rich than someone who has used the method and been successful in fulfilling his dreams?
In addition, his book precedes the far more popular classic Think And Grow Rich, which was written by Napoleon Hill. Upon reading the two books, one can't help but wonder to what degree if any, Wattles' work may have influenced Hill. There are commonalities between the two books that are unmistakeable. For the true student of law of attraction and for anyone looking to understand the mechanics of the process of deliberate creation and creating a life of inspired abundance, The Science of Getting Rich is a very valuable read.
Filmmaker Rhonda Byrne discovered Wallace D. Wattles and his book, "The Science of Getting Rich," in 2004. And, who knew the small dusty tome in Byrne's hands would become the phenomenon that is presently sweeping the globe. Initially, Rhonda Byrne didn't know. It wasn't until her whole life transformed, as a result of reading the book, that she became determined to bring the knowledge contained in this book to the world.
To be fair, the book, first published in 1910, didn't, even in 1910, stand alone in the annals of what is now called "new thought." At the turn of the century, Wattles contemporaries, Judge Thomas Troward, William Walker Atkinson, and many others offered their take on the universal laws that governed the universe and how individuals could create, seemingly, incredible results at will. Countless others, both before and after Wattles generation, have added their voices to this stream of thought.Where Wattles departed from those that preceded him, his contemporaries, and most current new thought authors, was in focusing squarely on money and, in no uncertain terms, getting rich.
The most obvious example of someone who came from nowhere and gained huge wealth is Bill Gates, the former chairman of Microsoft. Although Gates came from an upper middle class background, it certainly wasn't enough to launch him into the success he knows today. What Gates started with was a dream: to put a personal computer in the home of everyone. Today he is one of the richest people in the world.Anyone can get rich.We've all known those who were intellectually brilliant who were working a job that was way beneath their intellect. We've all also known those that left us clueless to how they achieved such outstanding success.
Throughout the book, Wattles directly encourages us to "Think in The Certain Way," implores us to connect to the universal source of all things through gratitude, and, most importantly, insists that we take action to create results."The Science of Getting Rich" is a true breath of fresh air. Not only does it summarize what wealth seekers need to know to get on the path to riches, it leaves a path to follow and imparts the faith that anyone who gets, and stays, on the path will reach their destination. Any secret that makes those kinds of promises should never remain a secret.
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