Napoleon Hill summarized in his book Think and Grow Rich that there are 13 unique characteristics that every wealthy, successful and powerful man and woman has. He called these characteristics the Thirteen Steps to Riches.

Noone was born with any of these characteristics. All were born the same. These characteristics are learned and developed to be the second nature. What are these characteristics, the Thirteen Steps to Riches?

1. Burning desire. It’s the starting point of all achievement. You must have burning desire.
2. Faith. Visualization of, and belief in attainment of desire.
3. Auto-suggestion. The medium for influencing the subsconcious mind.
4. Specialized knowledge. Personal experiences or observation. You must focus in one area and concentrate there.
5. Imagination. Remember Law of Attraction?
6. Organized planning. The realization of desire into action.
7. Be decisive in nature. The mastery of procrastination.
8. Persistence. The sustained effort necessary to induce faith.
9. Surround yourself with master mind. It’s your driving force.
10. The mystery of sex transmutation.
11. The subsconcious mind.
12. The brain.
13. The sixth sense. The door to the temple of wisdom.

Before reading Think and Grow Rich, you must be aware that this book was not written to entertain. You can’t diggest its contents properly in a week or a month.

Think and Grow Rich is a textbook on individual achievement of the experiences of hundreds of America’s most successful men. It must be studied, digested, and meditated upon. You must underline the sentences that impress you the most, and later go back to these marked lines and read them again. You will absorb its contents and make them your own.

What do you want the most?

If all of those succesful men could achieve their dreams, so can you. Remember that noone was born with these successful characteristics. Everyone was born the same.

Build your succesful characteristic using Think and Grow Rich !

And here’s the shocking fact, she started her website without making money on her mind! So who is Ashley Qualls?

Ashley Qualls comes from a humble and average American family. She had no connections nor any business professionals in her family. Her parents are divorced. Her father is a machinist and her mother is a retail data collector.

Everything started as a hobby. She started her website without making money on her mind! She began playing with web design when she was 9. She taught herself the basic of web design.

Her famous site, WhateverLife.com, just accidentally happened when she wanted to show off her design work. It started to attract interests from her classmates when she figured out how to customize MySpace spaces.

At first she even couldn’t afford the cost of her web hosting so her web host suggested her to Google Adsense.

She’s been offered more than $1.5 millions for her site but she refused. It’s her passion.

“This site started out as my own portfolio of my growing love for web design and now, MySpace layouts, Xanga, HTML tip. I created this from nothing, and I want to see how far I can take it.”

These stories inspire me more to take action and realize my dream.

However be careful because the inspiring stories about people making fortunes can actually become uninspiring when your perfect idea only makes a few dimes.

My point is, always focus, take action and persevere! You can do it using the secret of law of attraction.

Well, during an average day, you walk around seeing and sensing things you might like to experience, and in doing so, you think about how you can obtain it. The clearer you are about the experience you want to have from the size, shape, texture, smell, etc., you will cause your emotion to trigger the action to create stronger thoughts, which are then stored into your subconscious mind. It is when enough similar thoughts have collected that the subconscious mind will send the specific signal into the Universe with your desired images. How? Through the constant repeating and storing of focused concentrated thoughts with information from your conscious mind to the subconscious whether it is positive or negative.

The conscious mind is constantly taking in almost everything visually screening, sorting, analyzing the content, and deciding whether it will become one of your experiences. As your conscious mind scopes out a new adventure, the subconscious mind vibrationally feels the emotional energy that is wrapped around the information it is receiving. This is done to see whether it is a wish or something that you really might like to experience in the future or now. But even if it is a wish the moment you insert enough emotion behind it, you will trigger manifestation. This is the formula for creating:

Thought + Desire + Emotion + Belief + Visualization + Expectation = Manifestation

Stay focused only on positive, uplifting, empowering thoughts about yourself and your desire, because unseemly chaotic, outside stimulation (family, friends, spouse, lover, etc.) can easily sidetrack you or cause you to become unfocused or stuck in pursing their desire rather than your own. Such subliminal information can also come from watching TV and listening to the radio and can slowly hypnotize a person into believing they need everything “right now” from a new car, a bigger house, to a better job without ever being clear about what else comes with that desire. Listening to others who seem to have your best at heart may have a bias, which focused on might convince you that you are never going to be a success or live a glorious, delicious life because successful people look like models, or are born rich and have the right connections.

So, in collecting data keep in mind you can choose the better part of something that may not be to your total liking. You may not like the person personality, but love the suit they have on, therefore focus only on the suit and not the person. Keep in mind that your subconscious mind has the ability to go beyond the physical and manifest anything you can create in your mind if you desire it with deep passion, and believe it. As with anything in colleting data always “consider the source” i.e., what is the purpose of this information, where is it coming from and is it for the highest good of all.

Ponder:

1. Acknowledge that you create your reality.
2. Acknowledge that you are worthy.
3. What are you grateful for now?
4. How decisive are you about your desire?
5. How determined are you?
6. Do you have faith?
7. What really inspires you?
8. What motivates you?
9. What makes you laugh?
10. If it’s not positive then it is negative.
11. Are you connected to the Universe?
12. Do you believe?
13. Are you aligned with the Universe?
14. Develop a positive Attitude.
15. Be grateful now for seen and unseen.

Relationships

What kind of relationships do you want to create with God, with your parents, children, friends, co-workers, wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, and most importantly, yourself? How do you attract the type of relationships that you want with the people in your life? How would your life change if your relationships were closer, more intimate, less judgmental, more trusting, and more loving?

Healthy Body and Lifestyle

What do you want your body to look like? How do you want to feel? What do you want to weigh? Do you want to live a healthy lifestyle? Do you want to live a long life? Do you have exercise goals? Do you want to have healthy eating habits?

Finances and Abundance

Do you want to save more money? Do you want to reduce debt? Do you want to increase your income? Do you want to create other sources of income? Do you want to have a new house, car, piano, boat, or other things?

Self-Improvement / Awareness

Do you want a better awareness of who you are; why you do the things you do; think, the thoughts, you think about; react in the way you do; judge yourself and others; are highly motivated in some things, but lethargic in others? Do you want to take classes, workshops, seminars? Do you want to finally get the degree, diploma, certificate, or credentials you have been thinking about? Do you want to read more books on subjects for which you have a passion?

Hobbies / Entertainment / Fun

What hobbies do you have now that you want to become better at? What hobbies would you like to begin; gardening, chess, painting, reading, collecting (coins, stamps, comic books, cookbooks, etc)? What would you like to do for fun and entertainment: Attend a live performance featuring your favorite bands, fish, or travel? What would you like to learn to do for fun: Ballroom dancing, golf, tennis, play an instrument? What would you like to do just once in your life: Jump out of an airplane, talk in front of a large group? Do you want to travel and experience nature, different cultures and scenery?

Passions Purpose

What are your passions? What is your purpose in life? An easy way to identify this is to look at what you fantasize about or do in your spare time because you want to do it or love to do it. If you have a garden in your back yard and you really enjoy the hard work of maintaining a garden, then that is a passion of yours. If you play tennis, golf or bowl on the weekends, then that is a passion of yours. If you enjoy babysitting your granddaughter, or fixing things around the house, or finding new recipes to cook fun special meals, then that is a passion of yours. Once we get past the belief that we can have only one passion or only one purpose in life, it is easier to see that we have many passions and the only work we have to do is to make time for them, be present while we arc doing them, and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! Our purpose in life is to live to our potential, experience love and life to the fullest, become aware of who we are and be true to our soul. Whatever form that takes in your life is right for you.

Is this a Secret? Yes, but only to those who have not heard about the omnipotent Universal Laws. The Law of Attraction is one of those immutable laws, which has existed long before man put thought onto the walls of caves. Throughout history the teachings of the great masters Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed and Confucius were about how to use this illustrious secret of the Universe. Their teachings were simple and clear and consisting of several spiritualistic exercises; one being the practice of the Law of Attraction. Beyond being the great masters of Thought, these teachers envisioned spiritual, orderly, enlightened societies. Sustained only by their internal computers (their minds) they used thought plus visualization, as they set out to create Utopia on Earth. According to mythos, the hierarchy had an ulterior motive and they plotted to destroy the formula of Thought+Desire+ Emotion+Belief+Visualization+Expectancy = Manifestation.

After years of the Law of Attraction being commandeered by authoritarians, the secret has finally been liberated.

Imagine, if you will, a beautiful exotic bird escaping from his gilded cage, flying high and unimpeded; so is the realigning of the human experience with spiritual law. Hereafter, man will have no need to seek another’s approval to achieve his dreams, desires, or goals, for it will be designed from within his soul.

So, the Law of Attraction:
That which you think about, you bring about: Love, Fear, Success, Health or Wealth.

1. Law: A rule, agreement, or authority.
A body of principles held to express universal knowledge, especially as revealed in the ancient religious text.

2. Attraction: The act of or power to attract. A person or thing that draws, attracts, entices, or is magnetic: A gravitational force exerted by one body on another.

How long does it take to master this law?

It is not the mastering of the law that makes it work, it is the acknowledgement that it is working all the time, and all you have to do is tap into the flow.

If this is true why aren’t the laws of the Universe taught in church?

Some churches, religious and spiritual centers do teach the Universal laws, you will have to listen closely because there are certain words that have the same meaning but are spelled differently i.e., Lord/Law.

Can I use this law to overcome an existing medical condition?

Always consult with a medical professional before you decide to use an alternative method. But always think positive healthy thoughts about any situation.

The same principle can be applied to universal laws. It really doesn’t matter what you call them or which language you use, they all work the same way. For example, you can call gravity: a force, gravitation, a pull towards the center of the Earth, heaviness or weight, and it still means the same thing, acts in the same way and has the same set of properties. Our preferred semantics are for our own understanding and clarity as they do not change the properties of the object or law being referred to.

It is important to discuss semantics when teaching about the Law of Attraction because it is one of the universe’s spiritual or social laws. People have a range of different words and expressions they use to describe their understanding of anything spiritual. Like the law of gravity, the Law of Attraction works the same no matter what words we prefer to use in describing it. For example, I may use the words: energy, God’s energy, or universal energy, interchangeably. All major religions include examples and you may wish to choose an example from the faith tradition and teachings you are most familiar and comfortable with. Law of Attraction works equally well for those with no particular faith tradition.

The main thing is to provide your own words and interpretations where needed, and don’t get caught up in the “semantics,” or you will miss one of the most exciting opportunities for personal growth you can discover.

So, the first steps toward that desire would be to ask the following questions:

• How and why are you attracting this situation, object or desire?

• What do you truly want?

• What will it do for you spiritually, monetarily, socially and relationship wise?

• What really stops you right now from having this dream, desire or goal?

• What old beliefs are holding you mentally stuck?

• What resources do you have on hand now?

• What is your true commitment to seeing your desire to completion?

• Do you mentally see yourself successful, healthy, wealthy and abundant?

• Is your attitude positive?

• What action will you take towards your desire beyond visualization?

• What will motivate you?

• What incentive will you use?

• What is your expectation?

Thoughts are made up of invisible energy particles that have magnetic properties attracting like particles clinging together to form a bigger substance. Those substances with the same vibrational energy begin to connect, allowing thought form to begin the first steps of manifestation. Breaking down the explanation even further, if you are mentally digesting images and then analyzing them and repeatedly inserting emotions onto the object, whether that thought is about your job, lover, health, fear, or success, manifestation begins.

Regardless of whether your experience is negative or positive, the invisible energy particles will start to stick to you as if you were a magnet. The more you recycle, review, and replay those thoughts with emotion, the stronger the vibrational signal to the Universe and the quicker you will receive your desire in material form.

That was a brief description, now let’s move forward and deal with how the conscious and subconscious mind play a part in the law.

Where do all of those thoughts of things, objects, and experiences get stored?

Imagine your mind being a bank and the subconscious mind a vault where the deposits for the day are stored. The vault (subconscious mind) doesn’t care where the money comes from, whether it’s from your mother, father, job, is stolen, or from winning the lottery, all it knows is that it is saving it. The conscious mind performs more like a teller at the bank window, taking in your deposits, making withdrawals, checking your ID, and sending the information on to bookkeeping where your transactions of the day are tallied. When enough like thoughts positive or negative are deposited, your desire will be solidified and manifested. And then you are able to make a withdrawal or write a check on that account, free to enjoy all that you have attracted.

Questions:

1. What do you want to manifest?
2. What will that do for you?
3. What do you believe is possible?
4. What do you really want?
5. What do you believe?

Affirmation:

I am ready to receive.

Opening your mind to new ideas and Creative Thought processes is a big leap of faith and can change core belief. I know having blind faith and believing in the unseen is a big pill to swallow for most. A great example of faith is your belief that the sun will rise tomorrow you don’t know how, but you do know it will.

When people are not totally able to see clearly or understand the Science of the Law of Attraction, they are quick to say it doesn’t work. Instead of desiring and allowing the process to work, people let doubt slip in and take over their thought process. Contrary to belief, there is no scientific evidence that the Law of Attraction actually works, it’s about having faith. Be decisive and establish that you want change in your life and that may mean leaving behind core beliefs such as: I’m not good enough, I’m not worthy, They won’t let me because, I’m to short/tall, my mother/father etc. told me that it was wrong, you don’t have enough experience, and of course, you have to wait your turn or time. Don’t let any of these excuses or old beliefs stop you, reprogram yourself start by getting a clear mental picture of where you are now. Then move forward by asking pertinent questions like the following:

• What stops me form having my desire?
• What additional resources might I need?
• Am I visualizing?
• Am I feeling the essence of what I want?
• Am I being truthful and honest with myself?

These questions will help you think clear, specific, focused thoughts and with willpower, bring your desire into material form.

Use a journal to record your thoughts, desires, and answers. Write down old childhood beliefs and compare them with your new ones are they still relevant now? Let the journal become your blueprint for success and place to document your progress during the day.

Ponder:

1. Act now.
2. What are you grateful for?
3. See yourself free of any mental limitations.
4. Are you aligned with your desire?
5. What makes you feel euphoric?

Affirmation:

There is no lack or limitations in my life.

And now, let’s review: The Law of Attraction

1. Decide what you want.
2. State what you desire in the positive with enough emotion to make it feel physically real.
3. Think repeatedly during the day about your desire and visualize it.
4. Realign your thinking, using your willpower to get started.
5. Mentally and physically sync with whatever you desire to the point of manifestation.
6. Understand all possibilities are only limited by the thoughts in your mind.
7. Start pretending, also known as “Acting as If”.
8. Be specific: include the size, shape, color, texture and when you want your desire.
9. Use affirmations and empowering songs to change old beliefs until the new, positive ones become a habit.
10. Do no give it your attention/point of focus to any situation or experience that you don’t want. Simply put, do not entertain the thought.
11. Post pictures of your dreams, desires, and goals everywhere and visualize being in possession of them.
12. Believe, have faith, be confident, speak in the positive, and take personal responsibility.
13. Keep a journal; write specific details about your desire.
14. Model someone who has the positive traits you desire.
15. Stay focused and on point. Read, review, reprogram.
16. Start small, gain confidence in creating and manifesting.
17. Become consciously aware of you and your surroundings.
18. Believe and know that you are entitled to wealth, health, success and abundance. Expect that it will yours.
19. Acknowledge that you are a mental magnet and will attract to you everything you are thinking and feeling.
20. Enjoy every minute of the process, in the now.

Do this as a spiritual exercise. Use either your fists, or another pillow, or a plastic baseball bat. Do it for five to ten minutes, or longer if that feels appropriate.

When the time is up, fall into a heap on the bed and breathe deeply until you catch your breath. When you’ve come back to your center, get up, kneel on the bed as before, and bow again to yourself and the Universe. Then go about your day.

You won’t believe the incredible feeling of lightness you’ll have after doing this. There are so many messages waiting to come to us, but they can’t easily move through the negativity of anger and the bad feelings we frequently carry with us.

Get in touch with how you deal with anger. Do you clan up? Do you harbor burning thoughts? Do you take your anger out on others? Whenever you find yourself reacting in these or any other counterproductive ways of denying anger, go to the pillows and beat the living daylights out of them for a least five minutes, or as long as it takes.

If you have any anger you’ve been carrying around, or if you even suspect that you might, this will be one of the most powerful and liberating things you can do.

You may have to replace your pillows frequently. But that’s probably preferable to having to replace your stomach lining, or a heart valve.

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When you find yourself embroiled in any kind of less-than-joyous emotion, such as anger, or frustration, or impatience, or worry, or negative thinking, take a moment and simply ask yourself, “What’s happening here?” Try to figure out what is taking you away from your center.

When you can say, “Ah, that’s anger” or “That’s worry,” then you know what you’re dealing with. You can figure out what you’re angry about or worried about, and then work on it. Often, simply identifying what’s happening will be enough to relieve your distress.

If you’re angry, get to your pillows as soon as possible. Or get some fresh air. Or connect with the sun. Remember to do some deep breathing, which is good for almost anything that ails you.

It’s possible that you’re simply tired, hungry, or thirsty, and that your body and psyche are responding accordingly. If you don’t stop to notice what’s happening, it’s so easy to end up being tired and angry and frustrated all at the same time. Then you’re completely miserable and you don’t know why. Try living your life based on the Law of Attraction: our natural state is pure joy. It’s when we’re truly happy that we’re in touch with our souls. The pain and the suffering we feel through any negative emotion or experience is simply a way to tell us how not to live. When we learn to identify what’s going on, we can make the changes we need to make to get back into our natural state.