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... statementregardingtheirpoliciesormethods to thepublic.Hefailed to
idealizethetruththatmenarebound
together in asocialstructureandconsequently,separatinghimselffrom
others,hefailed to winthetrustand
goodwillofmankind.
Ideas,thoughtscomposedofideas,andplansmadeupofsuchthoughts
seldombecomerealities.Butoncethe
smallestorthelargestthingisidealized,thesoul,whichconceivesthe
ideal,cannotrestuntiltheidealhas
becomeanactuality.Ifyouwouldhave your desiresforabundance
fulfilled,idealizethemandtheprocessof
obtainingthem,andabundancecannotbekeptfromyou.
BUILDINGUPASUCCESSFULBUSINESS
CHAPTER17
In businessyoufail in somethingsandsucceed in others.Youareoften
failingandsucceedingatthesametime,
-failing to make one partof your businesssuccessfulandsucceeding in
makinganotherpartincreaseandpay.
Thefailuresaredue to theideasheld;thesuccesses, to theideals.If
youidealizetheentireprocessof your
businessyouwillnotonlyavoidfailuresandpartialfailures,butwill
thinkofpossibilitiesneverthoughtof
before,theveryonesthatwillleadyou to succeed. To illustrate,I
shalluseasimplecase, -one ofthesimplest
thatevercame to me,yet one ofthemostinteresting,and one, the
successofwhich,gavemeasmuchjoyasthe
successofmanyso-calledbigaffairs. In thisinstancetherewasawoman
in thecase,andit'sherstoryIshalltell.
TheWoman:Awidowwithfourchildren;shethenlived in asuburbof
Chicago;herhusbandhaddiedthree
monthsbefore;shewasleftasproprietorofasmallgroceryand
delicatessenstore.
TheConditions:Asthehusbandhadbeenillthreemonthsbeforehis
death,savingshadbeenused in doctorbills,
hospitalbillsandfuneralexpenses.Thoughthestorewasalittle
affair,ithadhadagoodbusiness in thissection
ofthewealthysuburbsolongasithadbeentheonlystorethere.But,
aboutthetimeofthehusband'sdeath, one
ofthoselargecompaniesthatestablishbranchstoresalloveragreat
citybuiltawhite-tiled,plate-glass,two-
storybuildingonthecorneroppositeherlittleshop.Itcutdownthe
businessofthelittlestoresomuchthatthe
womanwasunableeven to makealivingforherselfandherchildren.
... GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to Your Ideal;
Giving Your IdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;
TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;
TheActofMakingtheRealityYours;and
Where to Center Your Effort.
TO ATTAIN YOUR DESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED
CHAPTER7
Ifyouidealizeanduseallthreeofthebasicactivitiesandonlythose
three,itiseasy to make your idealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealizeandusethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutany one ofthethree,youfail to
attain your desire,-andno one canbeblamedexceptyourself.
Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesireandholdfaithfully to that
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceedandjustly in proportion to whatyou
do.
SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwantandholdingfaithfully to the
idealformonthsandevenyearsbringsyouthesuccess your effortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holding to theideal.
And,ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesireandattempt to takepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirstandthird
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceedandjustly in proportion to
whatyoudo.
If,when in NewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayed in Boston
anddesire to bepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredis to be in Boston.Ifyoudesire to driveby
automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to
your garageandsit in your carfora day, a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesiredand
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeing in
Boston-mentallypicturingthefirstandthirdsteps,butomittingthe
second one -beforetheyearpasses your
friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse;andonlybecauseyou
failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachineanddrivingfromNewYork to
Boston.
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Visualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheact
ofperfectingthementalimageofall
factors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringitandtheactofmaking
itreal.
Youoftenignitetheheartof your idealbyvividmentalpicturesand
strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthe
reality;butunlessconnectedupwith your motorpowerofaction,it
remainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpicture
ofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutching
your ideal to actioncannotbeeffectively
accomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.
Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberof
people.If,aftergoingaway,youclose your
eyesandvisualizethepainting,youhold in your mindamentalpicture
ofthepainting.Withcareandpractice
youcanmakethismentalpictureveryvividandincrease your ability to
re-see in themindeverydetailofsucha
painting-lines,formsandcolorsofthingsandpeople.Yet,itisstill
amerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction,and
itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthe
visualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproduced
marvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmental
picture-makingintotheidealizedprocess,
eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.
Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing
andaddsallotherelements to it.
Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbut one ofour
senses,thesenseofsight.Idealization
comesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbut
ofallothersenses. To attainthatwhich
wedesireitisnecessary,notonly to seethevisualimage,but to act.
Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousaw in theartmuseum;
bringitvisually to your mind;re-see
itjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimage
action,-everyperson in it in action;feelthem
doingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feelthe
activities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,
hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallother
elementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisis
sufficient to showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualizationand
idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving,
non-activepicture in themind,eventhoughitbevividandclear.Being
non-active,itdoesnotimpel to
actionandhencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.But
ifweidealizeaction,ifweusethe
mentalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththe
processofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,
actionmustresult;andactionis one oftheessentialfactors in making
anyidealcometrue.
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