The Ol Page 36 and 76

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This past month I have spoken to many people interested in my Mentor/JV program. I chat on the phone initially to get a feel before I give the following assignment...

Tell me what the ideal day one year from now looks like and how much money you are making.
Few have been able to do it, which brings us full circle back to SQUARE ONE, What do YOU want?

I suggest they read Think And Grow Rich and go over the page 36 (somewhere in that neighborhood in updated and online versions). Here it is:
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First. Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you
desire. It is not sufficient merely to say “I want plenty of money.”
Be definite as to the amount. (There is a psychological reason for
definiteness which will be described in a subsequent chapter).

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Second. Determine exactly what you intend to give in
return for the money you desire. (There is no such reality as
“something for nothing.)
Third. Establish a definite date when you intend to
possess
the money you desire.
Fourth. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire,
and begin
at once,
whether you are ready or not, to put this plan
into
action.
Fifth. Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of
money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its
acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the
money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend
to accumulate it.
Sixth. Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once
just before retiring at night, and once after arising in the
morning. AS YOU READ—SEE AND FEEL AND BELIEVE
YOURSELF ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF THE MONEY.
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Then later, on or around Pg 76 in the old books, he shows us how to write a statement out about the six steps;
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The instructions given in connection with the six steps in the
second chapter will now be summarized, and blended with the
principles covered by this chapter, as follows:
First. Go into some quiet spot (preferably in bed at night)
where you will not be disturbed or interrupted, close your eyes,
and repeat aloud, (so you may hear your own words) the written
statement of the amount of money you intend to accumulate,
the time limit for its accumulation, and a description of the
service or merchandise you intend to give in return for the
money. As you carry out these instructions, SEE YOURSELF
ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF THE MONEY.

Later on PG 76, the written out statement.
For example :—Suppose that you intend to accumulate
$50,000 by the first of January, five years hence, that you
intend to give personal services in return for the money, in the
Capacity of a salesman. Your written statement of your purpose
should be similar to the following:

“By the first day of January, 19.., I will have in my
possession $50,000, which will come to me in various amounts
from time to time during the interim.
“In return for this money I will give the most efficient
service of which I am capable, rendering the fullest possible
quantity, and the best possible quality of service in the capacity
of salesman of (describe the service or merchandise you intend
to sell).
“I believe that I will have this money in my possession. My
faith is so strong that I can now see this money before my eyes. I
can touch it with my hands. It is now awaiting transfer to me at
the time, and in the proportion that I deliver the service I intend
to render in return for it. I am awaiting a plan by which to
accumulate this money, and I will follow that plan, when it is
received.”
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