{"id":1783,"date":"2019-09-19T11:32:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T06:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mdi.com.pk\/management\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2020-08-23T10:01:40","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T05:01:40","slug":"the-strangest-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdi.com.pk\/management\/2019\/09\/the-strangest-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strangest Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An extract from the book \u201cThe Strangest Secret\u201d by Earl Nightingale, a famous radio show host, in the 1940’s and 1950s. He was also a successful entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The amazing message that has now become known as the Strangest Secret was first played for a group of salespeople at Earl Nightingale’s insurance agency. They were utterly electrified. Word of it spread like wildfire, and everyone who heard it was positively ignited into action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Requests for a recording of the message came pouring in-thousands of requests per week. Within no time, more than 200,000 people had called, written, or just walked right into Earl’s office to request a copy. As years went by, by 1956 that number soared above 1,000,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, more than 60 years later, The Strangest Secret remains one of the most powerful and influential messages ever recorded. It continues to transform the lives of everyone who hears and heeds it. Here is the essence of the Strangest Secret as conveyed by Earl Nigtingale\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What will happen to 100 individuals who start even at the\nage of 25, and who believe they will be successful? By the age of 65, only five\nout of 100 will make the grade! Why do so many fail? What happened to the\nsparkle that was there when they were 25? What became of their dreams, their\nhopes, their plans … <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time they’re 65, only one will be rich, four will be\nfinancially independent, five will still be working, and 54 will be broke –\ndepending on others for life’s necessities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE DEFINITION OF\nSUCCESS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, we have to define success and here is the best\ndefinition I’ve ever been able to find: \u201cSuccess\nis the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A success is the school teacher who is teaching because\nthat’s what he or she wants to do. A success is the entrepreneur who start his\nown company because that was his dream – that’s what he wanted to do. A success\nis the salesperson who wants to become the best salesperson in his or her\ncompany and sets forth on the pursuit of that goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rollo May, the distinguished psychiatrist, wrote a wonderful\nbook called Man’s Search for Himself, and in this book he says: \u201cThe opposite of courage in our society is\nnot cowardice \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 it is conformity<\/em>.\u201d And there you have the reason for so\nmany failures. Conformity – people acting like everyone else, without knowing\nwhy or where they are going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever wondered why so many people work so hard and\nhonestly without ever achieving anything in particular, and why others don’t\nseem to work hard, yet seem to get everything? They seem to have the \u201cmagic\ntouch.\u201d You’ve heard people say, \u201cEverything\nhe touches turns to gold<\/em>.\u201d Have you ever noticed that a person who becomes\nsuccessful tends to continue to become more successful? And, on the other hand,\nhave you noticed how someone who’s a failure tends to continue to fail?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The difference is goals. People with goals succeed because\nthey know where they’re going. It’s that simple. Failures, on the other hand,\nbelieve that their lives are shaped by circumstances … by things that happen\nto them … by exterior forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think of a ship with the complete voyage mapped out and\nplanned. The captain and crew know exactly where the ship is going and how long\nit will take – it has a definite goal. And 9,999 times out of 10,000, it will\nget there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now let’s take another ship – just like the first – only\nlet’s not put a crew on it, or a captain at the helm. Let’s give it no aiming\npoint, no goal, and no destination. We just start the engines and let it go. I\nthink you’ll agree that if it gets out of the harbor at all, it will either\nsink or wind up on some deserted beach – a derelict. It can’t go anyplace because\nit has no destination and no guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s the same with a human being. However, the human race is\nfixed, not to prevent the strong from winning, but to prevent the weak from\nlosing. Society today can be likened to a convoy in time of war. The entire society\nis slowed down to protect its weakest link, just as the naval convoy has to go\nat the speed that will permit its slowest vessel to remain in formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why it’s so easy to make a living today. It takes no\nparticular brains or talent to make a living and support a family today. We\nhave a plateau of so-called \u201csecurity.\u201d So, to succeed, all we must do is\ndecide how high above this plateau we want to aim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout history, the great wise men and teachers,\nphilosophers, and prophets have disagreed with one another on many different\nthings. It is only on this one point that they are in complete and unanimous\nagreement – the key to success and the key to failure is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WE BECOME WHAT WE\nTHINK ABOUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is The Strangest Secret! Now, why do I say it’s\nstrange, and why do I call it a secret? Actually, it isn’t a secret at all. It\nwas first promulgated by some of the earliest wise men, but very few people have\nlearned it or understand it. That’s why it’s strange, and why for some equally strange\nreason it virtually remains a secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman Emperor, said: \u201cA man’s life is what his thoughts make of it<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale put it this way: \u201cIf you think in negative terms, you will get\nnegative results. If you think in positive terms, you will achieve positive\nresults<\/em>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Bernard Shaw said: \u201cPeople are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I\ndon’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the\npeople who get up and look for the circumstances they want,and if they can’t\nfind them, make them<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, it’s pretty apparent, isn’t it? We become what we\nthink about. A person who is thinking about a concrete and worthwhile goal is\ngoing to reach it, because that’s what he’s thinking about. Conversely, the\nperson who has no goal, who doesn’t know where he’s going, and whose thoughts\nmust therefore be thoughts of confusion, anxiety, fear, and worry will thereby\ncreate a life of frustration, fear, anxiety and worry. And if he thinks about\nnothing … he becomes nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The human mind doesn’t care what we think about … success\n… or failure. A concrete, worthwhile goal … or confusion, misunderstanding,\nfear, anxiety, and so on. But what we think it will return to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our mind can do any kind of job we assign to it, but\ngenerally speaking, we use it for little jobs instead of big ones. So decide\nnow. What is it you want? Plant your goal in your mind. It’s the most important\ndecision you’ll ever make in your entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to excel at your particular job? Do you want to\ngo places in your company … in your community? Do you want to get rich? All\nyou have got to do is plant that seed in your mind, care for it, work steadily\ntoward your goal, and it will become a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It not only will, there’s no way that it cannot. You see,\nthat’s a law – like the laws of gravity. If you get on top of a building and\njump off, you’ll always go down – you’ll never go up. And it’s the same with\nall the other laws of nature. They always work. They’re inflexible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about your goal in a relaxed, positive way. Picture\nyourself in your mind’s eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself\ndoing the things you will be doing when you have reached your goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every one of us is the sum total of our own thoughts. What\nyou think today and tomorrow – next month and next year – will mold your life\nand determine your future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, the very law that gives us success is a double-edged\nsword. We must control our thinking. The same rule that can lead people to\nlives of success, wealth, happiness, and all the things they ever dreamed of –\nthat very same law can lead them into failure. It’s all in how they use it \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\nfor good or for bad. That is The Strangest Secret!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The moment you truly decide on a goal to work toward, you’re\nimmediately a successful person – you are then in that rare group of people who\nknow where they’re going. Out of every hundred people, you belong to the top\nfive. Don’t concern yourself too much with how you are going to achieve your\ngoal – leave that completely to a power greater than yourself. All you have to\ndo is know where you’re going. The answers will come to you of their own\naccord, and at the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IDEAS FOR PUTTING THE\nSTRANGEST SECRET TO WORK FOR YOU<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the next 30-days follow each of these steps every day\nuntil you have achieved your goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Write on a card or on a notepad what it is you want more\nthan anything else. It may be more money. Perhaps you’d like to double your\nincome or make a specific amount of money. It may be a beautiful home. It may\nbe success at your job. It may be a particular position in life. It could be a\nmore harmonious family. Write down on your card specifically what it is you\nwant. Make sure it’s a single goal and clearly defined. You needn’t show it to\nanyone, but carry it with you so that you can look at it several times a day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Stop thinking about what it is you fear. Each time a\nfearful or negative thought comes into your mind, replace it with a mental\npicture of your positive and worthwhile goal. And there will come a time when\nyou’ll feel like giving up. It’s easier for a human being to think negatively\nthan positively. That’s why only five percent are successful! You must begin\nnow to place yourself in that group. Act as though it were impossible to fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Your success will always be measured by the quality and\nquantity of service you render. Most people will tell you that they want to\nmake money, without understanding this law. The only people who make money work\nin a mint. The rest of us must earn money. This is what causes those who keep\nlooking for something for nothing, or a free ride, to fail in life. Success is\nnot the result of making money; earning money is the result of success – and\nsuccess is in direct proportion to our service. Most people have this law\nbackwards. It’s like the man who stands in front of the stove and says to it:\n\u201cGive me heat and then I’ll add the wood.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take this 30-day test, then repeat it … then repeat it\nagain. Each time it will become more a part of you until you’ll wonder how you\ncould have ever have lived any other way<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start today. You have nothing to lose – but you have your whole life to\nwin.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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