Excerpts from the book prosperity through thought force by Bruce MC Lelland

Excerpts from the book prosperity through thought force by Bruce MC Lelland edited by Joseph Erwin Tuttle, published by Elizabeth Towne.

It is literally true that conditions confront one precisely as they are expected. Expect poverty and failure and you will get them. People think of you just as you think of yourself.

Some have such a wonderful power and determination that they are successful in spite of all difficulties. But the better and easier way is to  build up your mind so that it may expect ease, peace, happiness, health, wealth and there by attracting them to you.

Mind attracts people and things in affinity with its condition. Gloom brings despondency. Hate brings ill health. Fear of poverty and lassitude bring destitution. Hope brings happiness and elasticity. Courage, determination and energy bring success.

Dwelling on any quality of mind adds that quality to you whether it be helpful or injurious.

Every man, woman or child gets exactly what he deserves, what he draws to himself. Your present position in life is the result of your past thoughts, and your future position will be the result of your present thoughts.

Possibly you may say, "I don't believe a man can get wealth through his thought power". What brings wealth? Did you say opportunity? Do not believe it. I tell you the man makes the opportunity. Thousands are losing their wealth daily. Other thousands are accumulating wealth. It's all in the man.

Improve the character of your thoughts and you will naturally gravitate towards a better class of friends. Their association will put you in touch with opportunities that never would have been yours under old conditions. But you say "How am l to change the character of my thoughts?" Just keep the thought of courage, peace, strength, power, justice, good will, decision, force, confidence, determination before you; live in it, dwell on it, demand it, pray for it, and these qualities will come to you, slowly at first, but every atom gained gives you increased strength to draw more until at last the added strength attracts a cleaner, stronger class of thoughts and they bring you in touch with successful men.

So with money and continued prosperity. The attractive force of your mentality will bring you the opportunity. You need to seek it. It will seek you, and your mind will be in condition to recognize the value, will have the decision to force you to act and the courage to carry you through.

If you are overworked, have long hours and tasks either mental or physical, beyond your strength, in the support of a large family, worrying as to where you are going to get the money on next rent day; it is because of your condition of mind, your lack of courage to calmly, fearlessly face the world and demand your rightful share.

The energy others use in worrying is used for work which becomes as necessary as air, and one literally works out his own salvation.

The proper mental  attitude not only allows the free and best use of ones abilities, but also increases material fortune by attracting the ideas which will push the business or furnish new plans for more acceptable lines, and by bringing one in touch with a more wholesome class of people; first, by one's strong thought going out meeting and mingling with similar thought; next, by bringing those on that plane into personal contact, when they invariably become respectful of the other and usually fast friends.

If this mental condition be cultivated, the attention being given to its development instead of to some business, the mind leaves in a new world, sees everything in a different light. Opportunities for accumulating money which before escaped notice are evident on every hand, and it is realised that what one does is more important than how much one does.

If you really desire to help dependent people, instill into those poor weak minds more respect for themselves, inspire them with a desire to be self supporting, encourage them to make a start in some line of effort, teach them to stand on their own feet, and you have made a man instead of destroying yourself by giving yourself away and leaving the recipient less able than before to be independent.

Inspire people to be self reliant instead of making paupers, both for your own good and theirs.

A species of weakness and lack produces the idea held by some mothers, and fathers as well, that their children will take care of them in their old age, and it usually results in their being tolerated for past favors rather than loved for what they are; or being unceremoniously turned adrift. Had they lived their own life and taught their children to do likewise, their attractive power in their old age would have been stronger than ever before; money would have come easier; their children and friends would have loved them for their inherent strength. This life of ours is the only one we know we have, and should be lived in its fullness, not absorbed by children, friends or paupers; putting us upon the shelf as it were in our latter days. The only "trusts" you need bother about is trust in yourself and in your ability to get along smoothly through your own efforts.

This power of forgetting is the best test of mental strenght. When everything looks gloomy, the sunshine is hidden by the clouds of distrust, life a failure, and the world a mistake; then to be able to get it all off your mind, to interest yourself in something light and happy, thereby taking on strength, is one necessary attribute to success in any line of effort. For when the mind is engaged in any work or worry, it gives off its strength, when happily employed, it takes on strength and power.

If you are incessantly struggling, striving and pushing in spasmodic and fruitless attempts to acquire material wealth, it grows weaker every instant and less able to win the desired end. But on the contrary, if you can dig up enough self control to turn your mind into lighter channels, take a walk or drive over beautiful country roads, go to a ball game or pay a game of billiards, in fact any amusement you  thoroughly enjoy, it rests the mentality, which gathers strenght while resting, and your fears seem foolish....

This faculty of turning the mind upon whatever one chooses to think is not common. It requires a strong, forceful mind and such we are trying to inculcate in you.

Worrying thoughts go out, meet other similar thoughts, are reinforced by them, and return with greater volume to renew the agitation of the suffering mind.

Banish all fear from your mind. Say "things are coming my way, l am growing into a successful man, l am full of courage", and gradually you will build up courage and optimism and all worry will disappear.

Commence by thinking of yourself as standing on your own feet, relying on yourself alone, this brings strenght and allows the natural law of gravitation to operate and you will drift into the desired independence. If you do not want to put forth the necessary effort to undertake something alone, at least develop a frame of mind that will hold up and carry some one's business for which he will pay well.

Snugly ensconcing one's self under the protecting wing of some corporation or stronger individual brings retrogression, and with very few exceptions the trials of life increase and the salary decreases with age. We know it may send an electric thrill of terror to your soul to contemplate yourself as being without a position and salary, but it is the making of you.
The principal reason why applicants for positions receive scant courtesy is because they bring a dependent frame of mind into the office. Let the manager feel, by feeling so yourself, that you can be leaned on instead of leaning on him and see how quickly he will attach you to his business. The world is overrun with dependents, human hop toads and leeches, all intent on finding some one on whom to cling for support.

 
Now the projections of thought brings returns consistent with its characters. The strong, courageous, active thought brings health and wealth, but that thought cannot be allowed to "die aborning" or there will be no returns. The labourer would earn nothing unless he put forth effort. Neither will the mentalist, unless the thought is vigorously projected into the world, and that constant unwavering condition of hopeful, determined expectation, a natural condition brought about by autosuggestion, will carry one into larger lines of effort.
Repeating the words courage and confidence will make you able and willing to undertake things which before appalled to you.

Now this talk about it being the fate of the one to have to struggle, etc, is all rot. The fate lies in one's own mind. We personally know that the misery mental faculties can be developped until one sees everything from a different view point. Things look different. Success looks easy instead of that impossible thing we have heretofore longed for.

An active factor in all misery is fear, the product of deficiency in self assertiveness, the action of the faculties when not supported by the element courage.
Long set forms of words, repeated hurriedly, on your knees, in a cold room, in conformity to duty as laid down by some sect, as outlined in their creed, is not prayer, and will bring no response.

Learn to control yourself that your desires may be entirely for love, peace, purity, strength, justice, decision, force, and these things will be added to you and money will follow as fast as you allow your personality to develop.

Build up therefore, your ability to expect thousands instead of dollars, and thousands you will get.

A honest man is seldom cheated. A man who would not take advantage in a business transaction when he could. His pure mind brings him in contract with honest people, an if another tries to take advantage of him, some instinctive voice holds him from accepting the transaction. The adage that honesty is the best policy is based on a scientific fact. Cultivate it. This quality, force, is the sustaining power that enables one to laugh at trouble, the mental attribute that causes others to recognie its possessor as a strong man.

The lack of education will not be a bar to success. Wisdom and knowledge are not synonymous.

In general terms we are just what we assume ourselves to be, but may be whatever we determine to be. If you have a child of whom you desire to make a failure, just teach him that education alone will make him a success, and nothing else will be required.

Love others and others will love you, and your ability to love will grow, constantly adding strength to your mind.

Build yourself into a calm, determined, courageous, forceful man by the aid of auto suggestion, and the attractive force of your mentality will bring success to you. You need not seek it. It will seek you. Use the methods given for any quality desired, eloquence, wisdom, health, anything, you will get results.

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