The strangest secret by Earl
Nightingale do I do know what's happening to happen to 100 individuals who
start even at the age of 25 and who believe they'll achieve success by the age
of 65 only 5 out of 100 will make the grade why do such raft of such
plenty of fail what happened to the spark of that was there once they were 25
what became of their dreams their hopes their plans why is there such an
oversized disparity between what these people intended to
undertake to to and what they really accomplished that's the strangest secret
some years ago the late Nobel prize-winning Dr. physician was asked by a reporter doctor what's wrong with men
today the nice doctor was silent a flash so he said man simply don't think it's
about this that.
I want to speak with you we live today in an
exceedingly golden age this could be often an era that humanity has looked
forward to dreamed of and worked toward for thousands of years we board the
richest era that ever existed on the face of the earth a land of
abundant opportunity for everybody however if you're taking 100 individuals who
start even at the age of 25 do I've got any idea what's occurring to happen to those men and girls by the time they're 65 these
hundred people believe they're visiting achieve success they're eager toward
life there's a particular sparkle in their eye and erectus to their carriage and life looks as if a fairly
interesting adventure to them but by the time they're 65 only 1 are rich four
are visiting be financially independent five will still be working and fifty-five are broke looking forward to others
for life's necessities only five out of 100 make the grade why do such an
infinite amount of fail what's happening to the glint that was there once they
were twenty five what has become of the dreams the hopes
the plans and why is there such an oversized disparity between what these
people intended to undertake to to and do to to and what they really
accomplished first.
We have to define success and here is that the foremost
effective definition I've got ever been able to find success is that the
progressive realisation of a worthy ideal a success is that the schoolteacher who is teaching
because that's what he or she wants to undertake to to to to successful is that
the entrepreneur who starts his own company because that was his dream that is what he wanted to undertake and do and do
successful is that the salesperson who wants to become the foremost effective
salesperson in his or her company and sets forth on the pursuit of that goal
successful is anyone who is realizing a worthy predetermined ideal because that's what he or
she decided to undertake and do to to deliberately but only 1 out of twenty
does that the remainder are failures Rolo may the distinguished psychiatrist
wrote a wonderful book called man's looked for himself and
thru this book he says the selection of courage in our society isn't cowardice
it's conformity and there you have got the rationale for therefore many
failures conformity people acting like everyone else without
knowing why or where they're going we learn to read by the time.
We are seven we learn to create a living by the time
we are thirty often by that point we don't seem to be only making a living we
are supporting a family and yet by the time we are sixty-five we've not learned the because of become financially
independent within the richest land that has ever been known why we conform
most folk are acting rather rather like the wrong percentage group the 95 who
don't succeed have you ever wondered why such an unlimited amount
of people work so hard and honestly without ever achieving anything
specifically and why others don't seem to figure hard yet seem to induce
everything they appear to have the magic touch you've heard people say
everything he touches turns to gold have you ever ever ever ever ever ever ever
ever noticed that a personal who becomes successful tends to still become more successful and on the choice hand have you ever
ever ever ever ever ever ever noticed how someone who is additionally a failure
tends to still fail the difference is goals people with goals succeed because
they know where they're going it's that easy failures on the choice hand
believe that their lives are shaped by circumstances by things that happen to
them by exterior forces consider a ship with the full voyage mapped out and
planned.
He captain and crew know exactly where the ship goes
and also the way long it'll take it is a particular goal and nine point nine
nine fold out of 10 it'll get there now let's take another ship the identical because the
primary only let's not put a crew thereon or a captain at the arm let's
provides it no aiming point no goal and no destination we just start the engine and let it go I feel you'll agree that if it
gets out of the harbour in any respect it'll either sink or finally find
yourself on some deserted beach it cannot go anyplace because it's no
destination and no guidance it's the identical with somebody's
being however the mankind is fixed to not prevent the strong form winning but
to forestall the weak from losing society today are often likened to a convoy in time of war the whole society stalled to
shield its weakest link while the naval convoy possesses to travel at the
foremost effective possible speed which is prepared to permit its slowest
vessel to remain information that is why it's extremely easy to form a living
today it takes no particular brains or talent to create a living and support a
family today we have got a plateau of so called security to succeed all we must do is decide how high above this plateau we'd
value more highly to aim throughout history the nice wise men and teachers
philosophers and prophets have disagreed with one another on many alternative things it's only on this one point that they are in
complete agreement.
The key to success and also the key to failure is we
become what we predict about this might otherwise be often often the strangest
secret now why do I say it's strange and why do I call it a secret actually it
is not a secret at all it had been first promulgated by reasonably the
earliest wise men and it appears again and again throughout the Bible but some
people have learned it or understand it that's why it's strange and why for some equally
strange reason it virtually remains a secret Emperor the great Emperor said a
man's life is what his thoughts fabricated from it Disraeli said
this everything comes if someone will only wait somebody's being with a settled
purpose must accomplish it and zilch can resist the necessity which is prepared
to stake even existence for its fulfilment philosopher
said we'd like only in cold blood act as if the thing in question were real and
it will become infallibly real by growing into such a connection with our life that it will become real it'll become
so knit with habit and emotion that our interests in it'll be those which
characterize belief he continues only you'd wish to then really wish these things and need them exclusively and not wish
at the identical time 100 other incompatible things as strongly my ex Dr. Norman Vincent peale put it this fashion if you think in negative terms you will get negative
results if you're thinking that in positive terms you'll achieve positive
results George Bernard Shaw said people are always blaming their circumstances for what they're I don't believe circumstances the
oldsters that get on during this world are the fogeys that arise and appearance
for the circumstances.
They require and if they'll not find them make them well it's pretty apparent isn't it we become what we
expect a pair of 1 who is considering a concrete and worthwhile goal goes to
grasp it because that is what he's puzzling over conversely the one that has no goal who doesn't know
where he's going and whose thoughts must therefore be thoughts of confusion
anxiety fear and worry will thereby create a lifetime of frustration fear anxiety and worry and if he worries
nothing he becomes nothing the human mind is much quite farmer's land the land
gives the farmer a choice he may plant during this land whatever he chooses the land doesn't care what's
planted it's up to the farmer to create the selection the mind barely atiny low
amount rather slightly almost rather rather the identical because the land will
return what you plant but it doesn't care what you planned if the farmer plants two seeds one a seed of corn the
selection nightshade a deadly poison waters and takes care of the land what's
visiting happen remember the land it doesn't care it will return poison and when wonderful abundance
because it'll corn so up come the two plans one corn one poison because it's
written within the Bible as you sow so shall you reap the human mind is way more fertile rather
more incredible and mysterious than the land but it works.
The same way it doesn't care what we plant success
or failure a concrete worthwhile goal or confusion misunderstanding fear
anxiety then on but what we plant must return the problem is that our mind comes an everyday equipment
at birth it's free and things that are given to us for nothing we place little
value on things that we pay money for we value the paradox is that precisely the reverse is true
everything that's really worthwhile in our life came to us free our minds our
souls our bodies our hopes our dreams our ambitions our intelligence.
Our love of family and kids and friends and country
of these priceless possessions are free but the items that cost us money are
literally the underside and may be replaced at any time an honest man are completely
exhausted and make another fortunate he can do that several times whether or
not our home burns down we'll rebuild it but the items we got for nothing we are visiting never replace our mind can
do any reasonably job we assign it to but generally speaking we use it for
little jobs rather than big ones so decide now what's it you'd like planned your goal in your mind it's the foremost important
decision you'll ever make in your entire life do I'd value more highly to face
out your particular job do i'd value more highly to travel places in your
company in your community do you want to urge rich oh you've must do is plant
that seed in your mind confirm of it work steadily toward it your goal and
it'll become a reality and not only will there's not any way that it cannot you see that's a law rather rather slightly
rather almost alittle amount almost a small amount just like the laws of Sir
mathematician the laws of gravity if you get on top of a building and acquire
down will always go down you'll never go and it is the identical without the laws of nature
they always work they're inflexible consider your goal in an exceedingly
relaxed positive way picture yourself in your imagination as having already
achieved this goal see yourself doing the items you may be doing once you've reached
your goal all folks is that the build-up of our own thoughts we are where we are
because that's exactly where we actually wants or feel.
We deserve to be whether we'll admit that or not each
folks must live off the fruit of our thoughts within the long run because what
you're thinking that today and tomorrow next month and next year will mold your life and determine your future you're
guided by your mind I remember just the once i accustomed be driving through
eastern Arizona which I saw one in every of those giant earthmoving machines
roaring along the road with what gave the impression of 30 many dirt
in it an out of this world incredible machine there was alittle amount man
perched high on top with the wheel and his hands guiding it as I drove along I accustomed be struck by the similarity of that machine to the human
mind just suppose you're sitting at the controls of such an infinite source of
energy are you visiting sit back and fold your arms and let it run itself into a ditch or are you visiting keep both
hands firmly on the wheel and control and direct this power to a specific
worthwhile purpose it's up to you you're within the driver's seat you see the
very law that has us success could even be a double-edged sword we must control our thinking the
identical rule which is in an exceedingly very very position to steer people to
lives of success wealth happiness and every one the items they ever dreamed of
that exact same law can lead them into.
The gutter it's tired how they use it permanently or
for bad that's the strangest secret do what the experts since the dawn of
recorded history have told us to undertake and do to to pay the worth by
becoming the person you'd wish to become it's not nearly as difficult as living unsuccessfully the
instant you choose on on on on on a goal to figure toward you're immediately a
successful person you're then during this rare group of individuals who know
where they're going out of each hundred people you belong to the sole real real real five don't
concern yourself an excessive amount of with how you're visiting attain your
goal leave that completely to an influence greater than yourself all you've to
undertake and do and do is know where you're going the answers will come to you out
of their own accord and at the correct time start today you have got got got
got got got got nothing to lose but you've your whole life to win for the next
30 days follow each of those steps on a commonplace until
you've got got got got got got got got got achieved your goal preferred write
in an exceedingly card to what it's you wish over anything.
It may be more cash perhaps you would like to double
your income or make a particular amount of cash it should be a fine looking
home it should be success at your job it should be a specific position in life
it could be a more harmonious family write down on your card
specifically what it's you would like ensure it is a similar goal and clearly
defined you needn't show it to anyone but carried with me in order that you can observe take a look at observe study it several
times each day give some thought to it and a cheerful relaxed positive way each
morning once you rise look at it every chance you get during the day and just before visiting bed in the dark as you
study it remember that you simply must become what you're thinking that about
and since you're brooding about your goal you realize that soon it'll be yours
in fact it's really yours the instant you write it down
and start to consider it number two stop puzzling over what it's you fear when
a fearful or negative thought comes into your mind replace it with a picture of your positive and
worthwhile and there'll come a time when you'll desire forsaking it's easier
for a personality's being to think negatively than positively that's why only 5% are successful you
want to begin now to put yourself therein group act as if it were impossible to
fail as Dorothea brand said irrespective of what your goal.
If you've kept your goal before you everyday you'll
wonder and marvel at this new life you found number three your success will
always be measured by the standard and quantity of service you render most people will tell you that they require to create
money without understanding this law the sole those who make money add a mint
the remainder people must earn money this can be what causes people who keep looking for something for nothing or a free ride to
fail in life success isn't the results of making money earning money is that
the results of success and success is in direct proportion to our service most people have this law backwards it's just like the
man who stands ahead of the stove and says thereto give me heat so.
I'll add the wood what percentage men and girls does
one know or does one suppose there are today who take the identical attitude
toward life there are millions we have got to place the fuel in before we are
able to expect heat likewise we have got to be of service first before
we will expect money don't concern yourself with the cash be of service build
work dream create do that and you will find there's no limit to the prosperity and abundance which will come to you do
not start your tests until you've made up your mind to stay with it if you
ought to fail Jim the primary 30 days by that I mean suddenly end up overwhelmed by negative thoughts simply start all
over again and go 30 more days gradually your new habit will form until you
discover yourself one in every of that wonderful minority to whom virtually
nothing is impossible especially don't fret worry brings fear
and fear is crippling the sole thing which will cause you to stress during your
test is trying to try to to it all yourself know that everyone you have got to try and do is
hold your goal before you everything else will be sure of itself take this 30
day test then repeat it and repeat it again when it'll become more part of you
until you'll wonder how you.
Could have ever lived the other way live this new
way and therefore the floodgates of abundance will open and pour over you more
riches than you'll have dreamed existed money yes plenty of it but what's more
important you will have peace you will be in this wonderful minority who lead
calm cheerful successful lives start today you've got nothing to lose but
you've got a life to win you.