By July 24, 2012, I will be in possession of $100 million thanks to these 6 steps outlined in Napoleon Hill's 1937 Think and Grow Rich (of course, with the help of LOA-inspired social media campaigns 
A couple of months ago a dear friend of mine recommended I read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I made a mental note then buried it in my subconscious
In true synchronous fashion, the universe remembered for me.
A couple of weeks ago, I saw the same book lying on my boyfriend’s father’s coffee table. I expressed interest and though he was in the middle of it, he said he’d read it more times than he could remember and he gave it to me.
I started reading it that night and was immediately struck at how much of it I already knew. As implied by the title, Think and Grow Rich is about the law of attraction — that our thoughts (and subsequent emotions) create our reality. Not that Napoleon Hill calls it that (the law of attraction, I mean), though he does call it “the secret” — the title Rhonda Byrne chose for her blockbuster DVD and book on the subject.
Think and Grow Rich follows the same basic premise as outlined in The Secret — 1) Ask, 2) Believe, 3) Receive — but in a 6-step process that looks like this.
6 STEPS TO THINK AND GROW RICH
First: fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say ‘I want plenty of money.’ Be definite as to the amount.
Second: determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no such reality as ‘something for nothing.”)
Third: establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.
Fourth: create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.
Fifth: write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.
Sixth: read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once after arising in the morning. As you read — see and feel and believe yourself already in possession of the money.
Now I am even more intent on reading all of the law of attraction books I can get my hands on. Though the principle may be the same, it seems I can always learn more from a new interpretation of “the secret.” For example, step two in Think and Grow Rich is a new application for me in terms of what I intend to give in exchange for a desired dollar amount. Certainly it is implied that I will provide a service or product in exchange for money, but what is the inherent benefit of those products and services?
Take, for instance, my broadest statement of intent inspired by the Think and Grow Rich 6-step action plan:
By July 24, 2012, I will be in possession of $100 million — money that will come to me at various amounts from time to time between now and then. In return for this $100 million, through education, art and by example, I will help increase the flow of creative energy within and among all living beings for the mutual benefit of all.
“My $100 Million Creative Energy Action Plan,” as I call it, then branches off into a detailed outline of each project (i.e., revenue source) through which I intend to funnel my own own creative energy, ranging from social media consulting, to book sales, to writing and producing various film and television projects (all of course supported by law of attraction-inspired social media campaigns).
Anytime I find myself doubting the reality of me achieving such a grand, glorious goal, I remind myself of the following, and ask you to do the same for your own desires. As Rhonda Byrne notes in The Secret:
“In the moment you ask, and believe and know you already have it in the unseen, the entire Universe shifts to bring it into the seen…. The law of attraction will powerfully move all circumstances, people, and events for you to receive.”
It is our job to dream it, pursue it, believe it, and receive it. The universe will take care of the rest.
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With gratitude,
Meredith Simonds, Social Media Reviewer, Blogger and Consultant
