A quick review of James Allen’s Above Life’s Turmoil, 1910.
Most of you are familiar with James Allen through his famous Book, “As a Man Thinketh”.
James Allen was a prolific writer in the early 1900s and wrote in the genre of Wallace Wattles, Charles Haanel, and others involved in the Modern Thought Movement. Although he was a prolific author there is little known or written about James. In some ways, James Allen is a literary mystery man. His inspirational writings have influenced millions for good. Yet today he remains almost unknown…… None of his nineteen books give a clue to his life other than to mention his place of residence – Ilfracombe, England
Allen’s literary career was short, lasting only nine years, until his death in 1912. During that period he wrote nineteen books, a rich outpouring of ideas that have lived on to inspire later generations.
In 1902 Allen began to publish his own spiritual magazine, The Light of Reason, later retitled The Epoch.
His wife renamed the magazine Epoch and continued to publish his magazine after his death.
All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts. James Allen
Regardless of his notoriety, I have found his writing beneficial and relevant to the lifestyle I have fashioned from Practicing my Definite Major Purpose for the past 60 years.
The book is available for Free in the download link below.
But before you download and file, listen to the Preface. I am sure it will create a more intense interest to READ the book and assimilate the premise.
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I was introduced to Orison Swett Marden’s works when I read The Miracle of Right Thought in 1960, following my journey with Think and Grow Rich and The Master Key, by Hill and Haanel respectively.
Most of you know I enjoy sharing these book for Free with anyone interested in reading and studying them.
If you do not have copies here are links to Free PDF’s copies:
What I really wanted to focus on today is Marden’s work,An Iron Will, published 1910.
From Wikipedia:
Dr. Orison Swett Marden (1850 – 1924) was an American inspirational author who wrote on success in life and how to achieve it. His writings discuss common-sense principles and virtues that make for a well-rounded, successful life. Many of his ideas are based on New Thought philosophy. His first book, Pushing to the Front (1894), became an instant best-seller and remains a classic in the genre of self-help. Marden later published fifty or more books and booklets, averaging two titles per year. He is also known for his many pamphlets”.
Orison Sweet Marden is also know as the Founder of Success Magazine in 1897. It was later combined with the a magazine from Clement Stone and and actually Og Mandino was president of the magazine in the 1970’s.
I have been intrigued with several of his pamphlets, most notably An Iron Will and have decided to narrate the entire text and have available to your “listening pleasure”
The one section that struck me the most was section on Persistence
Napoleon Hill said “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” and not taking that final step
Take a moment and listen to the narration and let me know your thoughts on delivery, cadence etc., along with the powerful content.
Your input will help us produce a quality audio Book, that will help others develop the skill set of Persistency
Well, do you agree Selling is the Word’s Oldest Occupation?
And if so, everyone should be able to Master the skills of Selling, since there must be a wealth of information available.
I knew at an early age (10) that I really enjoyed SELLING because I was led to believe, and still do, Selling is an honorable vocation. What other vocation can offer the enjoyment of a life filled with the daily knowledge they had contributed to the well-being and satisfaction of so many people?
I recently joined a 400 person member course offered by Mark Januszewski and the crew at The World’s Laziest Networker. I had the privilege of hooking up with Mark almost 10 years ago because we share a Passion for Napoleon Hill, Charles Haanel, and Og Mandino.
The course is called The Master Key Master Mind Allianceand runs 26 weeks with a focus on developing YOUR Business Mindset. It is very structured and requires the 400 “members” to read, study and discuss the works of Charles Haanel and Og Mandino, apply some direct mental exercises, learn how to pay it forward and attend Webinars weekly.
I determine to render more and better service, each day, than I am being paid to render. Those that reach the top are the ones who are not content with doing only what is required of them.” ― Og Mandino, The Greatest Salesman In The World
It was the re-introduction to Og Mandino’s famous books that energized me since I purchased the book when first published in 1968 and it was most instrumental in MY fine tuning my developing Sales Skills and I credit to being pivotal for my Success in the SELLING Business for the past 50 years.
I actually followed the directions of the Book, The Greatest Salesman in the World…..
Reading each scroll daily for a month and applying a daily action to my Definite major Purpose, declared in 1960 thanks to the direction of Think and Grow Rich.
What defines SELLING as the Oldest Profession?
If you think about it, everything that has happened (good or bad) to mankind, over the eons, has been the result of a Sale.
Do you agree?
Og Mandinobooks intensify that fact and cause those with a burning desire, to improve the Skill Sets required to SELL effectively.
Selling is most rewarding, not only with an opportunity to appreciate potentially unlimited income, but also the sense of real accomplishment and the knowledge that your skill has SOLVED the problem initiated by the Prospect (potential customer).
My personal experience has proved that it is NOT the money received that provides the sense of well-being from being a Salesman. It is the sense of knowing you have Helped Others solve a problem they possessed. Don’t misunderstand that compensation is important.
It is that compensation that allows a professional sales person to grow and help others.
“Wealth should never be your goal in life. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.”― Og Mandino, The Greatest Salesman In The World
The basis of Mandino’s first book The Greatest Salesman in the World is the 10 scrolls available to the protagonist, Hafid as he embarks on his quest to become The World’s Greatest Salesman in the World.
These scrolls are to read 3Xs daily, once out loud. It is that “requirement” that stops most people from being impacted positively by this book.
I followed the exercises several times in the past decades and have been renewed in energy and success each time.
From Scroll One, The Greatest Salesman in the World Today:
I begin a new life. Today I shed my old skin, which hath, too long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity. Today I am born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all. Today I will pluck grapes of wisdom from the tallest and fullest vines in the vineyard, for these were planted by the wisest of my profession who have come before me, generation upon generation. Today I will savor the taste of grapes from these vines and verily I will swallow the seed of success buried in each and new life will sprout within me……..
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My reading of Scroll One
It is really interesting that this BOOK does little to share the SKILLS of SELLING, but it does lay the foundation and direction to BECOME the person who OWNS control of their Habits and Thought processes.My experiences have proved that my OWNING the power to perceive and conceive have been crucial in my ability to Sell easily and have customers who felt very well served. In fact, doing the best job possible assures your customer base to return and NOT spend your life worrying about continually building new “lists”
More on that idea in a later post
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I really recommend the small investment of capital (as little as $3.00). I enjoyed getting the Kindle Version lately now that I am becoming more technically savvy.
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The REAL key to Selling Success is YOUR Attitude of SELF
These words seem to emerge in many conversations about a Business Mindset. Since revisiting some of my old Favorites and being active in the Master Key Master Mind Alliance, I have realized that Proactive trumps Reactive all the time
“If you’re Proactive, you don’t have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.” – Stephen Covey
It did not take me long into the book to realize Stephen Covey and I share the same thought of living a Proactive life, rather than waste time wallowing the mire of Reactive Victimization. Stephen Covey sees Proactive living as the foundation of the other 6 Habits, and therefore goes into great detail in defining PROACTIVE behavior in the 1st chapters.
We both agree that Proactive Behavior is the act of taking charge of our lives is being responsible for it and taking all actions necessary to become the master of our own destiny. We are all born with the opportunity of choice and that becomes a principle underlying a Proactive Mindset since we have the choice on how we respond to what happens to us in our daily lives and it is our reaction to those circumstances that determine how things affect us.
Those who lack the Proactive Habit are seen as being more Reactive, seeing themselves as victims of circumstance, and are usually unable to change their reactions and therefore tend to feel enslaved.
I have observed over the past couple of decades that the word Victim crops up in daily conversation on a regular basis. Those who feel victimized are Reacting to what other people or persons are saying about them instead of focusing on the facts that they command about themselves. This Mindset that causes phrases such as “he makes me so mad” or “she made me feel bad” are examples of a victim mindset language.
This attitude is fostered, in my opinion, through the Education System and in many instances, the Pulpit.
A central government is more likely to grow if the populace can consider themselves in a Reactive, Victim, Mindset.
Instead of reacting to circumstances and waiting for opportunities, get off your duff and create your own events and opportunities.
Being proactive allows YOU to consciously engineer your own events.
Stephen Covey points out that there’s a gap between stimulus and response, and within that gap lies the potential for us to choose our response.
The gap seems to be the spot where we may rely on our intuition?
Do we choose based on the information from others or based on our personal experiences and/or that sixth sense, that seems to be most powerful.
Four special human endowments give us this power:
Self-awareness – Understanding that we do have a choice between stimulus and response. If you are offered a dietary temptation, YOU can choose not to eat it.
Conscience – We are all born with the ability to consult your inner compass to decide what is right for you. You can make decisions based on unchanging principles, regardless of what is socially favored at the moment. OR you can follow the herd into a Reactive direction
Creative Imagination – By using our imagination, we can mentally generate and evaluate different options. Napoleon Hill emphasizes the Power of Imagination in Think and Grow Rich Click on Link for Free Audio and Text
Independent Will – We all have the freedom to choose your own unique response. You are not forced to conform to what others expect from you. Learn to Unleash Your True Authentic Self.
IDEAS about S.M.A.R.T Goals
How have you applied those those Four Special Human Endowments?
Would you like to learn “HOW TO” Outwit the Devil?
In 1938 Napoleon Hill wrote a book (after Think and Grow Rich) he titled “Outwitting the Devil”
This book is a very Hard hitting account of a conversation between Napoleon Hill (Mr. Earthbound) and The Devil (Your Majesty). Hill uncovers the secrets to freedom and success by evaluating the greatest obstacles that humans face in order to attain their personal goals in life.
Since I have been a FAN of Napoleon Hill since 1960 and have used the his book Think and Grow Rich as a guide for my exciting entrepreneurial lifestyle, I was eager to see this book published and was curious as to why it took so long. The following notes will explain.
According to Don Green, CEO of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, the masterpiece was never published. Hill’s wife, Annie Lou, who was Secretary to Dr William Plumer Jacobs, president of the Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, kept the manuscript form being published. Dr. Jacobs was also owner of Jacobs Press and involved with other high placed activities and had hired Napoleon Hill and Annie Lou Hill was afraid the content of Outwitting the Devil would create backlash from organized Religion and maybe cost Hill his job . Napoleon Hill died in 1970 and Annie lived until 1984, Upon her death, the Manuscript of Outwitting the Devil come into the possession of Dr Charlie Johnson, nephew of Annie Lou Hill, and president of the Napoleon Hill Foundation. But his wife, Frankie, knew and shared the same fears of Annie Lou Hill and DID NOT want the book published while she was alive. Frankie Johnson died a few years ago and Sharon Lechter was then asked to edit the manuscript, and after several years of annotations and reviews, it was released in June, 2011.
After getting my copy of Outwitting the Devil and being riveted to some history about Napoleon Hill I was unaware of, and “listening to his dialog with the DEVIL I knew that this was a MUST SHARE book for our 6 year Talk Show, Focus Society of Overachievers
The Focus Society of Overachievers aired but is now on Hiatus. All Past episode available for Download Free
All past episodes (over 358) are always available 24/7 for Download Mp3 format. The first episodes discussed Think and Grow Rich, then on to Charles Haanel’s The Master Key, Wattles’ The Science of getting Rich and many other Classics from the masters of Personal Growth and Belief of Self
I was also appreciative of being reminded what a large influence Andrew Carnegie had on the young Napoleon Hill and was able to have a better understanding about our “other self”
The first few chapters tell of side of Napoleon Hill most are not aware. He suffered a traumatic experience in the elate 19020’s and actually packed a gun for a couple years. There was a HIT on his life. How he overcame this and how it related so well to what Carnegie shared with him in 1908 makes some good reading.
If you have any desire to improve your Business Mindset and enjoy the Power of Being in Control of Your Destiny, I highly recommend the purchase of the fabulous book. It is available as a new or used Hardcover.
Instead of reacting to circumstances and waiting for opportunities, get off your duff and 
