How to think & grow rich

- An application of the course

1101-Hilton on personal

achievement

Hiroshi Fukushi

• Course Number and Name: 1101 Personal Achievement
• Program/Major: Ph.D./Environmentally Sustainable business
• Submission Date: Sep 14^th,2004
• Date Course was Started: Aug 8^th, 2004
• Date Program was Started: July 27^th, 2004
• Type of Course: Short Success/Leadership
• Practical Problem: Need to have a burning desire to get the money I want to have
• Number of Words in the Body of the Course Paper: 3,496.
• Graphics in Your Paper: None.
• Number of Hours Spent on this Course: Actually Target 20 hours
• Advisor: Dr. Wayne McManus
• Date of Last Edit/Editor: September 24, 2004 / Laurel Barley
• English Spelling Used: US
• Permission to Publish on the Rushmore Website: Yes.
• Your Website Address: www.hiroshi-fukushi.com
• Resources: THINK & GROW RICH by Napoleon Hill
• Reasons for taking this course: I have reached my mid forties and I need to set up my life goal in terms of money and personal success.

Executive Summary

THNK AND GROW RICH is a practical guide book to realize one’s financial, spiritual, mental and material dream of life. The original thought was invented by Carnegie and the secret of it has been delivered to many successful men and women. The writer Napoleon Hill was one of them. He summarized the secrets in this book. The book explains, to those who are ready, how to get rich. In other words, it addresses those who have a real burning desire for money and are ready to do something to achieve it. By reading the book, I have learnt how I need to motivate and control myself. I set my monetary target to gain -Secret- US dollars by the year 2020. I tested and evaluated the procedure I learnt from the book in the past month. As the result, I became more positive about money and my life. How well I can succeed to earn my money will depend on how strongly I can believe that I will be rich and how consistently I can pursue the ways to become rich.

1.0 Over view

To most of people, money is one of the goals of life. With some luck, one could get millions of dollars by winning a fortune in a lottery, however there is no certain way to draw a lucky number and become rich. The book, THINK & GROW RICH, explains a sure way to become rich and the truth of this has been shown by so many famous rich persons in the history. The concept was originally expounded by Andrew Carnegie. Napoleon Hill had a chance to hear the story and the thoughts directly from Andrew Carnegie. The book claims not only richness in money but also in lasting friends and harmonious family relationships. The richness of money and the value of life are what I would like to have. I will make every effort to realize that happiness in my life. To me, these values are what life is all about. The book is written in a way that shows me how I can develop my will and thought systematically. I will follow the instructions in the book to create and construct my own way of growing rich.

2.0 My understandings of how to think and grow rich

2.1 Thoughts become things

I felt a little strangeness when I read that ’Thoughts become things’ because I believe that there is no scientific procedure for converting thoughts to physical substances. Later on, I came to a conclusion that thoughts will affect a person’s habits and performance and as t a result, thoughts can make physical changes around the person.　The secret of becoming rich is a way of thinking. A rich person has a burning will to be rich. Without a will, no one can be rich. A good example of this is Edwin C. Barns. He really wanted to do business with Thomas Edison. He had no connections, no money nor special skill to do business with Thomas Edison. However he had a huge, burning will to business with Thomas Edison. One of the miracle points of human races would be that people can feel the emotion and determination of another person’s mind. Thomas Edison, who did not know Edwin C. Barns, felt that Edwin C. Barns had something in the expression of his face which conveys the expression that he was determined to get what he had come after. Edwin C. Barns’ determination in his mind made his face and physical appearance so special that Thomas Edison believed that Edwin C. Barns would stand by him until success was achieved. A determined person will never miss a chance to win, because even he or she temporarily defeated he or she never stops trying until win. In this sense ‘really determined’ means that a person never stops until he wins and the person’s will and physical and mental strength will sustain him or her through the constant challenges. A question will be raised how to strengthen one’s will, mentality, physical strength, and toughness etc. These topics will be discussed later. There was a man called R.U. Darby who with his uncle, lost the opportunity to have a fortune worth millions because he did not explore the gold mine a further three feet. If he had continued the exploration for gold, he should have found it. A failure is different from a defeat; men would not fail through defeats, but fail because they stopped overcoming challenges. Success will come all of a sudden, sometimes with a long lead time. Sometimes we are too accustomed to the word ’impossible’. It is true that failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious, but success comes to those who becomes success conscious. I have never been money conscious. What I have been missing was that I need to make my clear money goal in my life and have a strong desire to achieve it.

2.2 Desire

There can be a huge gap between what I have now and what I want to have in the future. Despite the huge gap, as far as I have a burning desire and make steady efforts, I can get it. Edwin C. Barns looked like a tramp when he approached Thomas Edison, although his thoughts were those of a king. He did not have a way to go back; it was a bet for success or perish. I have never had such an enormous determination in my life, but now I realize that I should have a strong desire for money. Hill writes of six ways to turn desire into gold and this is a continuing concept from the previous discussion that thoughts become things. I summarized my money objective in my life in Table 1. I have also written the declaration part in APPENDIX-1.

Table -1 The money objective

No	Item	Target
1	Exact money amount	-Secret-
2	What I turn in for it	My time at least two hours a day.
3	Time limit	By the year 2020
4	How I do it	1. –Secret- 2. Become Ph.D. of environmental business and write and translate books and consult. 3. Become a steady investor.

The declaration part and the estimate of the exact money balance to realize this goal are prepared in Appnedix-2-Secret-. From the projection, three things must be realized to have CASH -Secret- US dollars by the year 2200:

l -Secret-;

l I have to earn -Secret-thousand USD by investment activity by the year 2200; and

l I have to earn -Secret-thousand USD by writing, translating and teaching environmentally sustainable business.

2-3 Faith

Hill claims that love, faith and sex are the most powerful of all the major positive emotions. Once these emotions are combined with any thought impulse, they give it a greater action than any single emotions can do. Nevertheless, there are millions of people who believe themselves “doomed” to poverty and failure, because of some strange force over which they believe they have no control. They are the creators of their misfortunes. It is a well known fact that one comes, finally, to believe whatever one repeats to oneself, whether the statement be true of false; if a man repeats a lie over and over, he will eventually accept the lie as truth. Moreover, he will believe it to be truth. Gandhi had nothing but faith to carry out his pursuit for independence. I must have faith in the declaration I have already made.

2-4 Auto suggestion

I will read my declaration twice a day and see and feel myself as already in possession of the money. In this way I can communicate with my subconscious mind in a spirit of absolute faith. Through repetition of this procedure, I can voluntarily create thought habits which are favorable to my efforts to transmute desire into its money equivalent. This whole process requires concentration. I will imagine the figure of -Secret- US dollars recorded in my deposit every day. At the same time I will imagine the jobs I am doing in return for the money. Even though I have not developed precise plans and a schedule, I will do it from today: 6^th, September, 2004. I will also read the entire section of autosuggestion every night until I become thoroughly convinced that the principles of autosuggestion are sound.

2-5 Specialized knowledge

University professors have specialized knowledge, however they are not rich people in terms of money. This simply explains the fact that special knowledge itself doesn’t help people to grow rich. Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end. To get rich, specialized knowledge has to be intelligently directed and used in a practical way for a definite purpose. I myself have a decent educational background, including a masters’ degree in chemical engineering and business administration. Moreover, I am currently taking a Ph.D. course at Rushmore University. However, my own special knowledge doesn’t guarantee that I will become rich. Special knowledge is a tool to use for successful business. All that I need to have is not my own special knowledge but a strong determination that I won’t stop seeking for specialized knowledge I need to have from anywhere in the world. Successful men, in all callings, never stop acquiring specialized knowledge related to their major purpose, business, or profession. I believe that team work is necessary to accomplish great work. In this sense I need to have leadership which directs a ‘Master Mind ‘group of men who possess knowledge that is useful in the accumulation of money.

2-6 Imagination

It has been said that men can create anything that they can imagine. If a person doesn’t imagine, nothing can be done. If I don’t imagine getting rich, the possibility of getting rich stays at zero, no matter how hard I work. The key point here is how to utilize the power of imagination and there is a law about it, according to Hill. The idea is a product of my imagination: if I keep on having a keen concern about my business plan and continue to learn and imagine about it, the opportunity to achieve it will come all of a sudden, in the form of an idea.

2-7 Organized planning

I have never tried or thought of getting out of my current company and becoming independent or being promoted to a higher position. By 2020, I want to have -Secret-US dollars and I will gain it by getting promoted in my current company. The chance of promotion will come if I am prepared well, if I am prepared well enough to the level that I can feel confident enough for it. This is not an easy process to do, however with a firm will and with good preparation, anything can be done. Leadership is necessary to manage a group of people with whom I have to work to fulfill my dream. Here again, the ‘Master Mind’ is a key factor. Individual inventory checking is necessary to check my ability and performances, the system of capitalism is there to be utilized and by having a strong will and good planning, I can best utilize capitalism to become personally rich.

2-8 Decision

Lack of a decision is fatal to gaining an advantage from opportunities. I do not procrastinate on important decisions related to my job, however I might have procrastinated over the most important decisions of my life; that is how much money I need to get and how I plan to make it. Now that I have determined that my personal money goal is -Secret-million USD in 2020, I need to have a detailed plan to get promoted in the company and do extra work, writing books and investing the money efficiently. Hill explains that thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent. I believe this natural law and I summarize my decision on what and how I will be:

l I will become -Secret-

l I am going to search trustworthy and steady investment programs and make the best portfolio of my money to get the best monetary gain. I will regularly monitor and review my investments and try to obtain better results. I will pay a lot more attention to getting useful information in the area of investment. I will not make risky decisions; rather I will be a steady investor.

l I will get my Ph.D. and write books. I will focus on the area of the environment and education to write my books. I will try to research how to sell my books well and finally get sufficient profit.

2-9 Persistence

Persistent strong desire and the efforts to achieve my objective are the key factors for my success. When I was younger, I was not a persistent performer. I sometimes worked like a dog and sometimes I was idle and lazy. I was not in the least focused on a specific target or goal in my life. For example, I have tried to study the business administration several times, but in vain in my thirties. But now, I have the confidence that I can make a consistent effort toward my own life goal. I think this confidence comes mainly from the successful completion of my MBA program. I studied three hours per a day persistently over the past four years, no matter how busy the business or how pressing the family issues were. I am getting older, and this means that I am losing physical strength, however my will power is getting stronger with age. In my young days, I could not imagine how I could get -Secret- but I am now different. With experience of success, and with a strong will never to go back (actually I am too old to go back), I will keep making consistent efforts toward my life objectives and goals. I have been successful in the current company so far and I will make every effort to be even more successful in my company.

2-10 Power of the master mind

The master mind is necessary to get the power to accomplish my goal. The master mind is defines as: Coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose. Japanese culture is suitable for group and teamwork. I have a strong belief in teamwork, through the experience of rugby. I will use the power of the master mind in my company to accomplish my personal goal and the goals of the company and my colleagues.

2-11 The mastery of sex transmutation

I am forty six years old and I can understand what Hill means by the mastery of sex transmutation. This means to convert energy for sex to energy for money. Former president of the US, Clinton lost his fame when he had a sexual relationship with a girl. This should have been managed more cleverly, by having a cool mind and by analyzing the risks related to it, however sometimes the impulse for sex is so strong that its almost irresistible to take a risk . If this power can be transmuted to the will to get money, many wonderful miracles can happen. Hill mentions that a man may notice that his power of achievement has increased around the age of thirty-five to forty: I felt exactly like this. My confidence, persistence and my will power are getting stronger with age. I could not relate these phenomena to sex transmutation, but now I understand that sex is a man’s strongest driving force and if this is combined with love, a man can be driven to heights of super achievements. The love is spiritual in nature and man’s greatest force is his desire to please a woman. I love my wife and family and to please them should be my driving force for the money. If I recognize this in theory and in my emotion, my love and the will for money should become stronger.

2-12 The subconscious mind

As I have repeatedly said, I need to use the power of my subconscious mind in a positive way. The positive subconscious mind is occupied with desire, faith, love, sex, enthusiasm, romance and hope. On the other hand, a negative subconscious mind is occupied with fear, jealousy, hatred, revenge, greed, superstition and anger. Since the subconscious mind cannot be occupied with positive and negative emotions at the same time, it is very important to make sure that positive emotions constitute the dominating influence of my mind. Here the law of habit comes to my aid. I need to have strong desire all the time and keep on having the good habit of reading my desire persistently. I need to use the power of my subconscious mind positively.

2-13 The brain and the sixth sense

The brain can detect telepathy. I understand this quite well because I perform Quikong. The point here is to utilize the mutual brain power to create a harmony between the team members to maximize the problem solving and creative abilities. The sixth sense is also deeply related to the function of the brain. When I meditate, the subconscious area of the brain can be activated and then various visual information, which has been hidden under the conscious status of the brain, can come out, just like a visual dream. Sometimes it is so real that a man can almost confuse it with a real experience. I can take advantage of my Quikong experience to have a deep meditation to utilize my sixth sense to strengthen my belief in my mind that I can accomplish my goal.

2-14 The six ghosts of fear

Among the three fears which Hill mentions, I have to admit that I have a fear of poverty and ill health. I am not a brave person and I fear, just like most people, however I have learned from Hill’s book that I need to overcome the fear of poverty to be rich. The fear of poverty has the worst effect on my accomplishment and having a lot of money is the most efficient way to avoid from poverty, so it can be said that getting rich is the most efficient way to stay away from the fear of poverty. There could be a type of person who is strong enough to overcome the fear of poverty even without penny, but I am not that type. I also have an overweight problem, which may jeopardize my health.

I need to admit that I have those two fears and I should address these fears properly in my mind and take control. What I need to control is my thoughts about my fear. By properly following the things I have already determined, I can overcome my fear and even change it to a positive force to accomplish my life goal. I will control my overweight problem by managing my habits of eating and exercise.

3.0　　 Conclusion.

1. I have set up my monetary goals and started to perform Hill’s recommendation to grow rich. I will persistently carry out the list below to become rich for myself:

l Meditate and declare what I will get and how I will get it, by spending five minutes in the morning and in the evening. I will visually imagine what I will do to deeply implant the thought in the subconscious area of my brain so that I cannot even distinguish the actual world from my dream world.

l Think and talk absolutely positively and be a good master mind to realize the dream.

l I will make every effort to enlarge my positive dream so that negative thoughts and fear will not have any space in my mind, and I will do this persistently.

l I will love my wife, family and the company more than ever and I believe that I can control my sex impulse to transform it into the energy of love.

l I will control my body weight around 72 kgs to be confident about my health.

2. I have carried out the items listed above for around 1 month (Appendix-3). As a result, I have become more positive about my future, family, jobs and health. I feel more energetic in my job and am more patient when I am faced with difficulties and problems. I will continue to carry out the list until I realize my dream in the year 2020.

Appendices,

Appenidix-1

Declaration description

1. Clear statement of the amount I want to get.

I will have –Secret- dollar cash by the year 2020.

To accomplish my monetary goal, I will spend two hours every day how difficult it might be,

To improve my ability to accomplish that goal and actually perform the what ever the necessary things to be done:

l -Secret-

l I will efficiently invest my money to get -Secret- thousand USD until 2020.

l I will get MBA and Ph. D. within two years and start writing books, translating books and become famous teacher in this area by 2014 to get -Secret- thousand USD by 2020.

Appendix-2 -Secret-

Appendix-3

How I performed the declaration

The first week

I started declaring my wish as instructed by Hill every morning and evening. Initially, I was little bit shy even no body was watching. This meant that I did not believe in what I could accomplish in the future. However by doing repeatedly, I started having a sort of comfortableness by having a firm objective about my future. The way of my thought, action, are becoming obviously stable and positive. My weight is currently 82.8 kgs.

In the past 6 months, I have reduced 6 kgs already and I will reduce some more to have a good health. I will quit drinking beer.

The second week

I started thinking of my life goal more than two times per a day and this happened to me naturally. I became more persistent for the work and patient when I face with troubles and problems. I am complaining less and controlling my emotions better than ever.

The third week

When I meditate, sometimes visual images are coming up. Those are mostly consisted of the vision how I work -Secret- of the current company. I became more conscious about my speech and the effectiveness of the jobs.

The fourth week

I became a habit to meditate every morning and evening, I can discuss with future board members in my meditation. I will continue this habit until I realize my dream. I will constantly increase my ability and efficiency of jobs and mastermind as my going concern throughout my life.