As I walked my dog last night, I was listening to another series by Napoleon Hill. I wish I could simply transcribe everything the man says and share it with you, but that's just not realistic. However, I will share a portion of last night's lesson. For all of you with a dream/goal for which you are simply wishing would become a reality, continue reading.
"There are only 5 known things in the universe, just 5, and out of those 5 is shaped everything that is in existence. There's time and there's space. There's energy and there's matter. And those 4 things would be no good without the 5th thing; there would be nothing, everything would be chaos. You and I never could have existed without that 5th thing: a universal intelligence. It reflects itself in every blade of grass, everything that grows out of the ground and all of the electrons, protons, and matter. It reflects itself in space and in time and in everything there is. There is intelligence operating all of the time. And the person who is most successful is the one who finds ways and means of appropriating most of this intelligence and putting it into action.
This intelligence permeates the whole universe: space, time, matter, energy... everything else. And every individual has the privilege of appropriating to his/her own use as much of this intelligence as he/she chooses, but he/she can only appropriate it by using it. Just understanding in it or believing in it is not enough. You've got to put it into specialized use in some form." - Napoleon Hill
In other words, you can dream it, conceive it, think about it, practice it, dwell on it, plan for it, tell people about it, and meditate on it, but it, whatever it may be, will never materialize until you put it into action and do so intelligently. What do I mean by intelligently? For starters, see The Architect, a previous blog.
Keep dreaming and aiming high, but eventually you are going to have to pull the trigger by putting it into action intelligently. Overcome your fears. Overcome whatever is holding you back from pursuing. Venture On during times of uncertainty and don't stop acting on your goal(s) until you have succeeded. Never settle.
"There are only 5 known things in the universe, just 5, and out of those 5 is shaped everything that is in existence. There's time and there's space. There's energy and there's matter. And those 4 things would be no good without the 5th thing; there would be nothing, everything would be chaos. You and I never could have existed without that 5th thing: a universal intelligence. It reflects itself in every blade of grass, everything that grows out of the ground and all of the electrons, protons, and matter. It reflects itself in space and in time and in everything there is. There is intelligence operating all of the time. And the person who is most successful is the one who finds ways and means of appropriating most of this intelligence and putting it into action.
This intelligence permeates the whole universe: space, time, matter, energy... everything else. And every individual has the privilege of appropriating to his/her own use as much of this intelligence as he/she chooses, but he/she can only appropriate it by using it. Just understanding in it or believing in it is not enough. You've got to put it into specialized use in some form." - Napoleon Hill
In other words, you can dream it, conceive it, think about it, practice it, dwell on it, plan for it, tell people about it, and meditate on it, but it, whatever it may be, will never materialize until you put it into action and do so intelligently. What do I mean by intelligently? For starters, see The Architect, a previous blog.
Keep dreaming and aiming high, but eventually you are going to have to pull the trigger by putting it into action intelligently. Overcome your fears. Overcome whatever is holding you back from pursuing. Venture On during times of uncertainty and don't stop acting on your goal(s) until you have succeeded. Never settle.