Faith – The Second Step Towards Wealth
“Faith is the main chemical of the mind.” ~ Napoleon Hill
Faith is a firm belief in something for which there is no proof. Faith can also be described as complete trust. Half the battle is won when you have full confidence in your beliefs.
A mind controlled by positive thoughts and emotions becomes a positive stage for the state of mind known as faith. Faith is the starting point of all accumulation of wealth and is the foundation of all miracles and mysteries that cannot be explained by science. It is the only known solution for failure. The biggest barrier to maintaining faith in yourself and your abilities is a lack of self-confidence. But a lack of self-confidence can be overcome by using positive thoughts, written down and memorized and repeated until they become part of your subconscious mind. We are what we think.
All thoughts that are mixed with faith immediately begin to transform into their physical counterpart. The feeling portion of these thoughts is an important factor, because feelings are what give thoughts vitality, life, and action. Millions of people who do not have faith in themselves feel that they are destined to have a life of failure due to some strange force that they have no control over. The truth is that they are in absolute control and only need to feed the subconscious mind with belief or faith to be successful. Riches begin in the form of a thought and the amount is limited only by the person in whose mind the thought is put into action. Faith removes all limitations. Faith is the second step to wealth.
The following is a formula for developing and strengthening your self-confidence. Make a commitment to genuinely believe in every aspect of the formula and act on each belief.
a) Believe that you have the ability to achieve the object of your defined purpose in life. Therefore, you must demand of yourself persistence, continuous action towards its achievement, and promise to carry out said action.
b) Realize that you are what you think and the dominant thoughts of your mind will gradually reproduce outward and into physical reality. For 30 minutes a day, focus your thoughts on thinking about the person you want to become. This will create a clear mental image in your mind of that person.
c) Believe that, through the theory of autosuggestion, whatever desire you hold in your mind will eventually manifest through some sensible means to achieve the object you desire. Take the time to dedicate at least 10 minutes of your day to building your self-confidence.
d) Write a clear and concise description of your aspiration in life, and never stop trying until you have developed enough confidence in yourself to achieve it.
e) Realize that no wealth or position can persist unless it is built on honesty and justice; do not participate in any business in which everyone involved does not benefit. Realize that others will serve you because of your eagerness to serve others. Know that by developing love for all humanity, hate, envy, jealousy, selfishness and cynicism will have to be erased from your life. Know that a negative attitude towards others can never bring you success. Know that others will believe in you, because you will have the ability to believe in them and in yourself.
Write your name on this formula, memorize it, and repeat it aloud once a day with the acceptance that it will constantly control your thoughts and actions so that you become an independent and successful person.