From this week’s Master Key reading:

Mind in action is thought, and thought is creative. Men are thinking now as they never thought before.

Therefore, this is a creative age, and the world is awarding its richest prizes to the thinkers. Matter is powerless, passive, inert. Mind is force, energy, power. Mind shapes and controls matter. Every form which matter takes is but the expression of some pre-existing thought.

But thought works no magic transformations; it obeys natural laws; it sets in motion natural forces; it releases natural energies; it manifests in your conduct and actions, and these in turn react upon your friends and acquaintances, and eventually upon the whole of your environment. You can originate thought, and, since thoughts are creative, you can create for yourself the things you desire.

I now see the value of repeating my Definite Major Purpose multiple times per day.  This is from Haanel:

At least ninety per cent of our mental life is subconscious, so that those who fail to make use of this mental power live within very narrow limits.

The subconscious can and will solve any problem for us if we know how to direct it. The subconscious processes are always at work; the only question is, are we to be simply passive recipients of this activity, or are we to consciously direct the work? Shall we have a vision of the destination to be reached, the dangers to be avoided, or shall we simply drift?

I am elated to be a Servant Leader who knows, goes and shows the way, and because of this I am very wealthy for life.  I cheerfully share my opportunity and create productive networkers by teaching exactly what to say and do.  I am giddy as I build teams that build bigger teams, without my direct involvement.  I am proud to help people save money and make money.

More wisdom from the Master Key System by Charles Haanel:

But if we have stored away nothing but courageous thought, if we have been optimistic, positive, and have immediately thrown any kind of negative thought on the scrap pile, have refused to have anything to do with it, have refused to associate with it or become identified with it in any way, what then is the result?  Our mental material is now of the best kind; we can weave any kind of material we want; we can use any color we wish; we know that the texture is firm, that the material is solid, that it will not fade, and we have no fear, no anxiety concerning the future; there is nothing to cover, there are no patches to hide.

These are psychological facts; there is no theory or guesswork about these thinking processes; there is nothing secret about them; in fact, they are so plain that everyone can understand them. The thing to do is to have a mental housecleaning, and to have this house-cleaning every day, and keep the house clean.  Mental, moral and physical cleanliness are absolutely indispensable if we are to make progress of any kind.

I have come so far already.  Today I begin a new life.

It is definitely time to ‘Think and Grow Rich’.

Thomas Brooks