introduction

• before y ou can put any portion of this philosophy into successful user, your mind must be prepared to receive it, the preparation is not difficult. it begins with study, analysis, and understanding of three enemies you shall have to clear out. these are indecision, doubt and fear
• the sixth sense will never cuntio while these three negatives, or any of them, remain in you mind. the members of this unholy trio are closely related; where one isfound, the other two are close at hand
• indecision is theseedling of fear. indecision crystallized into doubt, the two blend and become fear. the 'blending' process is often slow. this is one reason why these three enemies are so dangerous. they germinate and frow without their presence being observed
• before we can master an enemy, we must know its name, its habits and its place of abode

the six basic fears

1. poverty
2. criticism
3. ill health
4. loss of love of someone
5. old age
6. death

• fears are nothing more than states of mind
• thought impluses begin immediately to translate themselves into their physical equivalent, whether those thoughts are voluntary or involuntary
• nature has endowed us with the absolute control over but one thing, and that is thougt. this fact, coupled with the additional fact that everything people create begins in the form of a thought, leads one very near to the principle by which fear may be mastered
• if it is true that all thought has a tendency to clothe itself in its physical equivalent (and this is true beyond any reasonable room for doubt), it is equally true that thought impulses of fear and poverty cannot be translated into terms of courage and financial gain

the fear of poverty

• if you want riches, yu must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads towards poverty
• if you demand riches, determine what form and how much will be required to satisfy you.
• the acceptance calls for but one thing - the only thing you can control - and that is a state of mind
• this fear paralyzes the faculty of reason, destroys the faculty of imagination, kills off self-reliance, undermines enthusiasm, discourages initiative, leads to uncertainty ofpurpose, encourages procrastination, wipes out enthusiasm and makes self-control an impossibility. it takes the charm from one's personality, destroys the possibility of accurate thinking, diverts concentration of effort; it masters persistence, turns the willpower into nothingness, destroys ambition, beclouds the memory and invites failure in every conceivable form; it kills love and assassinates the finer emotions of the heart, discourages friendship and invites disaster in a hundred forms, leads to sleeplessness, misery and unhappiness
• the fear of poverty is, without a doubt, the most destructive of the six basic fears
• the fear of poverty grew out of the human tendency to prey upon others economically .

symptoms of poverty

• indifference - commonly expressed through lack of ambition; willingness to tolerate poverty; acceptance of whatever compensation life may offer without protest; mental and physical laziness; lack of initiative, imagination, enthusiasm and self-control
• indecision - the habit of permitting others to do one's thinking; staying 'on the fence'
• doubt - generally expressed through alibis and excuses designed to coverup, explain away or apologize for one's failure; sometimes expressed in the form of envy of those who are successful, or by criticising them
• worry - usually expressed by finding fault with others; a tendency to spend beyond one's income; neglect of personal appearance; scowling and frowning; intemperance in the use of alcoholic drink; sometimes through the use of narcotics; nervousness; lack of poise; self-consciousness and lack of self-reliance
• overcaution - the habit of looking for the negative side of every circumstance, thinking and talking of possible failure instead of concentrating upon the means of succeeding; knowing all the raods to disaster but never searching for the plans to avoid failure; waiting for 'the right time' to begin putting ideas and plans into action, until the waiting becomes a permanent habit; remembering those who have failed, and forgetting those who have succeeded; seeing the hole in the doughtnut but overlooking the doughnut
• procrastination - the habit of putting off until tomorrow matters that should have been done last year; spending enough time in creating alibis and excuses tio have done the job. this symptom is closely related to overcaution, doubt and worry; refusal to accept responsibility when it can be avoided; willingness to compromise rather than put up a stiff fight; compromising with difficulties instead of harnessing and using them as stepping stones to advancement; bargaining with life for a penny instead of demanding prosperity, opulence, riches, contentment and happiness; and planning what to do if and when overtaken by failure instead of burning all bridges and making retreat impossible. this is manifested further by weakness of, and often total lack of, self-confidence, definiteness of purpose, self-control, initiative, enthusiasm, mbition, thrift and sound reasoning ability; expecting poverty instead of demanding riches, and associateion with those who accept poverty instead of seeking the company of those who demand and receive riches

fear of criticism

• the fear of criticism robs people of their initiative, destroys their power of imagination, limits their individuality, takes away their self-reliance, and does themdamage in a hundred other ways
• it should be recognized as a crime (in reality it is a crime of the worst nature) for any parent to build inferiority complexes in the mind of a child through unnecessary criticism
• employers who understand human nature get teh best there is out of people not by by criticism but by constructive suggestion
• criticism will plant fear of resentment in the human heart but it will not build love of affection

the fear of ill health

• this fear may be traced to both physical and social heredity
• in the main, ill health is feared because of the suffering it causes and the fear and uncertainty of what may happen when death comes. in addition, there is the fear of the economic toll it may claim
• a reputable doctor estimated that 75% of all people who visit doctors for professional service are suffering with hypochondria (imaginary illness)
• through a series of experiments conducted some years ago, it was proved that people might be made ill by suggestion

fear of loss of love

• this fear grew out of ancient man's polygamous habit of stealing his fellow man's mate and taking liberties with her whenever he could
• one of the distinguidhing symptoms of this fear is jealousy: being suspicioius of friends and loved ones without any reasonable evidence. another is the habit of accusing one's partner of infidelity without grounds
• further symptoms are a general suspicion of everyone, absolute faith in no one, and finding fault with friends, relatives, bsiness associates and loved ones upon the slightest provocation, or without any cause whatsoever

fear of old age

• the possibility of ill healt, which is more common as people grow older, is a major cause of this common fear. eroticism also enters into the cause of the fear of old age, as no one cherishes the thought of diminishing sexual attraction
• another contributing cause of the fear of old age is the possibility of loss of freedom and independence, as old age may bring with it the loss of both physical and economic freedom
• unfortunately, there are older men and women who lose their initiative, imagination and self-reliance by falsely believing themselves too old to exercise these qualities

fear of death

• we know not what to expect after death
• the fear of death is not as common now as it was during the age when there was no great colleges and universities
• this fear is useless. death will come, no matter what anyone may think about it.
• the entire world is made up of only two things, energy and matter. Life is energy, if it is anything. life, like other forms of energy, may be passed throughvarious processes of transition of change, but it cannot be destroyed. death is a mere transition

worry

• worry is the state of mind basedupon fear. it works slowly but persistently. it is insidious and subtle. step by step it 'digs itself in' until it paralyzes one's reasoning faculty and destroys sel-confidence and initiative
• worry is a fom of sustained fear caused by indecision, therefore it is a state of mind which can be controlled
• an unsettled mind is helpless. indecision makes an unsettled mind
• the six basic fears become translated into a state of worry through indecision
  • relieve yourself forever of the fear of death by reaching a decision to accept death as an inescapable event
  • whipe the fear of poverty by reaching a decision to get along with whatever wealth you can accumulate without worry
  • put your foot upon the neck of fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do or say
  • eliminate the fear of old age by reaching a decision to accept it, not as a handicap, but as a great blessing which carries with it wisdom, self-control and understanding not known to youth
  • acquit yourself of the fear of ill health by the decision to forget symtoms
  • master the fear of loss of love by reaching a decision to get along without love, it that is necessary
• kill the habit of owrry, in all its form, by reaching a general, blanket decision that nothinglife has to offer is worth the price of worry. with this decision will come poise, peace of mind andcalmness of thought that will bring happiness
• the vibrations of fear pass from one mind to another just as quickly and as surely as the sound of the human voice passes from the broadcasting station to the receiving station and by the self-same medium
• the release of destructive thought impulses alone, without the aid of words, also produces a 'kickback' in more ways than one.
  • first of all, and perhaps most important to be remembered, the person who releases thoughts of adestructive nature must suffer damage through the breaking down of the faculty of creative imagination
  • secondly, the presence in the mind of any destructive emotion develops a negative personality that repels people, and often converts them into antagonists
  • the third source of damage to the person who entertains or releases negative thoughts lies in this significant fact - these thought impulses are not only damaging to others but they imbed themselves int the subconscious mind of the person releasing them, and there become a part of their character