Desire (1st Factor of "The Napoleon Theory")

Step One (Chapter One): Desire

 

        Hill describes the first contributing factor to success as desire. He tells a story of Edwin C. Barnes who literally walked into Thomas Edison's lab and announced that he was going to collaborate with Edison.  It actually reminds me a story that Tai Lopez tells in which he harrased a influential person into mentoring him.  Hill goes on to say that one of the major characterisitics of Barnes' desire was that it was definite. There was nothing that could change his mind. NOTHING. And even though he didn't have enough money to even get there, he still found a way to get there. He was not taking a loss because of regrets. Yet there was a slight problem he did not get his partnership. Although he gained a job and worked his way up the ladder.

        Hill states that Edison himself said that it wasn't his apperance, his background, nor the knowledge he had. It was the burning desire he had established in himself that eventually became action. Even though Barnes hadn't received  the partnership he did not quit. Once again there was a burning desire he couldn't contain. "Barnes was ready for a business association with Edison, moreover, he was determined to remain ready until he got that which he was seeking."

         I once had a mentor tell me that I had a burning desire in me. The way he described it, it seemed as if he had once saw it in himself. As people who thrive for things farther than their reach, we seem to have certain characteristics that define who we can be as well as who we are. It doesn't matter how bad you want it your purpose must be definite and you must be willing to try and achieve it. "When Barnes climbed down from the freight train in Orange, New Jersey, he may have resembled a tramp, but his thoughts were those of a king", Hill tells his readers. We all have that potential no matter what

        Hill goes on to say that Barnes ends up getting the job. He worked with Edison selling the newborn invention know as the Ediphone. 

 

Method 1:

 

       Hill claims "the method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into it's financial equivalent, consist of six definite, practical steps.."

1. Fix your mind on the exact amount of money you desire.
2. Determine  exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no truth behind "something for nothing.")
3. Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.
4. Create a definite plan when you intend to posses the money you aquire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not to
5. Write out a clear concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its aquisisition, state what you intend to give for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.
6. Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once after arising in the morning. AS YOU READ- SEE, FEEL, AND BELIEVE YOURSELF ALREADY IN POSSESION OF THE MONEY.

 

He inputs a small disclaimer stating that you should follow the instruction thoroughly and it is vital to follow the sixth command.

 

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