Think and Grow Rich - Chapter One - Desire

The practice of recital is a form of autosuggestion.

I believe the point behind the practice is to instill the feelings of belief in your ability to attain your Desire.

The important part is the feelings.

Reciting the script without mixing emotions is meaningless. The idea is to mix powerful, positive emotions with the words you're speaking to cultivate the faith that you can achieve your goal.


Edit: As for doing the written recital, I haven't. I simply developed techniques, that worked better for me, that achieved the same goal.

Interesting. I am new to this and maybe should add to my list of "reads" however seems from what you have said it all go back to your own mind and controlling your thoughts leading to those thoughts creating your future through manifestation. Good luck on the read! I'm going to check it out

I have used a similar technique, as explained in 'the secret' about 7 years ago in regards to a position that I really wanted and it worked.

However the emotion behind it at that time was very strong - I actually left a really good job and took a year off to try some ventures, which failed, and therefore the emotion to get employment within a good paying field was mega important - trying it again now and am trying to regain the same amount of emotion but this is difficult and Im not getting the results. Cant really quit my current job given the way the economy is at the moment, (mortgage payments etc) which would give me the same emotion to do something.

Which then brings me to the question.....how do you get the emotion needed for the desire, to move one in the right direction without throwing oneself over the precipice so to speak?

Also - how does one find out what they truly desire? I know it needs to have some specificity to it but if ones desire is to earn $100k per year through passive income, is that specific enough and how does belief in the ability to acheive this affect the emotion behind it?

Then how does one get the belief to achieve ones desire?

Umm - as Im writing this it occurs to me that doing the exercises as in the last 2 posts probably answers a lot of my questions.

Thoughts?

Great thoughts thank you

Yes I do something everyday ,it may be more or little but I maintain regularity .
at lest I spend 2 hours in WF every day,
it's a great job for me.

Thanks for all the posts.....

Hi Robert, do you have any testimonials to share with us, especially something that you found it was amazing/miracle.....

Autosuggestion is on chapter 3, will read it as soon as possible, can't wait to finish the whole book

In "Secret", I also used the technique of law of attraction, it really helps when I'm looking for a parking space, every time when I'm going to a shopping mall, I will say "I'm lucky today, and I will get a parking space easily", and it works.....

Be Happy!
Connie Lim

It is easier to remember something when you say it eg when you meet someone new say his name after he introduces himself Then say it again after 1 hour then before you retire and tomorrow do the same thing. The trick is to get it from your short term memory to your long-term memory then you will never forget it.

Yes i've done this.

Here is why it can help you and this is how it helped me.

You program your subconscious when you do this [ you will learn about auto-suggestion known as NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming] in a later chapter.

But what happens in a nutshell, is that you will start dreaming about your goals and coming with out-of-the-ordinary solutions and ideas.

I've awoken in states before where my chest felt heavy with anticipation and mind so awake, alert, vivid, clear and objective it was almost frightening.

I have a notepad where I write down all of my ideas I dream about and implement into my business and life.

Pretty much every word you read in that book is spot on. I've read it once, and I often refer back to individual chapters for reminders and to rekindle the intellectual "awe" state.

He delivers in that book, and your head will spin as you read it.

To get to your main question: I have had the great privilege of experiencing huge success in my life financially, and I would recommend doing this technique. Because it has molded a significant part of my success.

Morale: Do it!

-Justin

I have read Think and Grow Rich more than three times and it has really made an impact in my life.

You have motivated me to actually read this book. I have it currently collecting dust on the bookshelf. Thanks for the post !

yes I did, and as often as I can I still do.

This creates neural pathways in our brain, much like when an athlete performs their event by mental rehearsal, as we find it difficult to distinguish between vivid, active imagination and the real thing. so the theory goes that if you mentally rehearse these thinsg then your brain will see it as true... so you are a success, aren't you?

Mark

Hi Connie Lim

I read this book a long time ago. I have been amazed at how this book is so often refered and related to. It is almost becoming a go to guide for IM.

Theres thousands of books out there. This gets quoted more than any of them.

As long as it works though thats great

ha yeah,.....this is the most awesome book ever....I just started reading it again...

....yeah the whole idea is based on desire...not just that one chapter...

Remember the whole section on how Henry Ford wanted his v8 engine...? Nobody at the time thought it would ever be possible. His own engineers said to him it was impossible....and yet Ford told them to keep working on it....and they did..for like 2 years....until finally they discovered how to make a v8 engine.

Ford had desire. This is the secret.

But yeah....writing out your desire ..and posting it where you read it aloud....3 times a day...will drill it into your subconscious....where the magic happens.

The whole book is great like everyone in here said. I remember the first time I read it... I woke up in the middle of the night that 1 AM and started on my business model. It was that motivating for me!