Think and Grow Rich Summary - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: The Sixth Ghosts of Fear

1.       3 enemies which you shall have to clear out à indecision, doubt and fear!

2.      The sixth sense will never function while these 3 negatives or any of them remain in your mind.

3.      Do not be deceived by the habits of these subtle enemies. Sometimes they remain hidden in the subconscious mind, where they are difficult to locate, and still more difficult to eliminate.

4.      Fears are nothing more than states of mind.

5.      Man’s thought impulses begin immediately to translate themselves into their physical equivalent, whether those thoughts are voluntary or involuntary.

6.      Every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind, and with this control, obviously, every person may open his mind to the tramp thought impulses which are being released by other brains, or close the doors tightly and admit only thought impulses of his own choice.

7.      All thought has a tendency to clothe itself in its physical equivalent.

8.     To protect yourself against negative influences, recognize that you have a will power, and put it into constant use, until it builds a wall of immunity against negative influences in your own mind.

9.      Recognize the fact that you, and every other human being, are, by nature, lazy, indifferent, and susceptible to all suggestions which harmonize with your weaknesses.

10.  Recognize that negative influences often work on you through your subconscious mind; therefore they are difficult to detect, and keep your mind closed against all people who depress or discourage you in any way.

11.   Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act for yourself.

12.  Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.

13.  You have absolute control over but one thing, and that is your thoughts. This is the most significant and inspiring of all facts known to man!

14.  The sole difference between Henry Ford and a majority of the more than 100,000 men who work for him, is this Ford has a mind and controls it, the others have minds which they do not try to control.

15.   Mind control is the result of self-discipline and habit. You either control your mind or it controls you. There is no half-way compromise.

16.  The most practical of all methods for controlling the mind is the habit of keeping it busy with a definite purpose, backed by a definite plan.

17.   People defend their alibis because they create them! A man’s alibi is the child of his own imagination. It is human nature to defend one’s own brain child.

18.  It was a great surprise to me when I discovered that most of the ugliness I saw in others was but a reflection of my own nature.

19.  Why people spend so much time deliberately fooling themselves by creating alibis to cover their weakness. If used differently, this same time would be sufficient to cure the weakness, and then no alibis would be needed.

20. Life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is time. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by time. You are playing against a partner who will not tolerate indecision.

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