‘The Master Key to riches’ (III)
This week, we’ll continue with remaining parts of ‘The Master Key to riches’ by Napoleon Hill
The ‘success’ side of the river — — the positive side — — fixes all constructive habits, such as the definiteness of purpose, the habit of going the extra mile, the habit of applying the golden rule in human relationships, and all the other habits which one must develop and apply in order to get the benefits of the sixteen preceding principles of this philosophy.
Voluntary habit-building is self-discipline in its highest and noblest form of application. We may be where we wish to be and what we wish to be only by the development and the maintenance of our voluntary habits.
Mastery and assimilation of the philosophy, like other desirable thing, has a definite price which must be paid before its benefits may be enjoyed. That price is eternal vigilance, determination, persistence and the will to make life pay off on one’s own terms instead of accepting substitutes of poverty and misery and disillusionment.
If one does not choose to become the rider of life, he is sure to be forced to become the horse. Life either rides or is ridden.
The power of ego is fixed entirely by the application of self-suggestion/ self-hypnosis.
Constructive application of the ego is made through the expressions of one’s hopes, desires, aims, ambitions and plans, and not by boastfulness or self-love.
Self-discipline: The mechanism of the mind is a profound system of organized power which can be released only by one means, and that is by strict self-discipline.
Accurate thinking is not possible without complete mastery of the emotions. Mastery is attained by placing the emotions under the control of the will. The accurate thinker uses his emotions to inspire the creation of ideas through his imagination, but refines his ideas through his will and reason before their final acceptance.
One begins the development of self-discipline by concentration upon a Definite Major Purpose.
Through self-discipline one may do two important things. First, one may completely control the negative emotion by transmuting them into constructive effort, using them as an inspiration to greater endeavor. Secondly, one may stimulate the positive emotions, and direct them to the attainment of any desired end.
One should submit all his desires, aims and purposes to his faculty of reason, and he will be guided by it.
The positive emotions are beneficial, for they are a part of the driving force of the mind; but they are helpful only when they are organized and directed to the attainment of definite, constructive ends. If they are not so controlled they may be as dangerous as any of the negative emotions.
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