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Silent, concentrated thought is more potent than spoken words, for speech distracts from the focusing power of the mind by drawing more and more attention to the without.

There is no power so potent as the silent, reserved power. So keep your own counsel, and do not scatter and weaken your force by talking about it to others - far less by boasting about it.

The secret of great people is their belief in themselves and in their inherent power, in their faculty to concentrate on the work in hand, when they are working, and in their ability to prevent leaks of power when they are not working. They believe in themselves, and make every effort count. Your village wise man spills his wisdom on every corner, and talks to a lot of fools; when if he really were wise he would save up his wisdom and place it where it would do some work. The brilliant writer does not waste his wit upon every corner; in fact, he shuts the drawer in which he contains his wit, and opens it only when he is ready to concentrate and get down to business. The captain of industry has no desire to impress you with his shrewdness and “smartness. He never did, even when he was young. While his companions were talking and boasting, and “blowing,” this future successful financier was “sawin’ wood and sayin’ nuthin’.”

Give your best to each thing you do, knowing that plenty of more good things are in you ready for the fresh tasks that will come. Put the best of yourself into the undertaking on hand, and do not cheat the present task in favor of some future one. Your supply is inexhaustible. And don’t waste your good stuff on the crowd of gapers, watchers and critics who are standing around watching you work. Save your good stuff for your job, and don’t be in too much of a hurry for applause. Save up your good thoughts for “copy” if you are a writer; save up your bright schemes for actual practice, if you are a business man; save up your wisdom for occasion, if you are a statesman; and, in each case, avoid the desire to scatter your pearls before - well, before the gaping crowd that wants to be entertained by a “free show.”

In order to speak wisely you must secure at least a partial concentration of the faculties and forces upon the subject at hand. Speech interferes with the focusing powers of the mind, as it withdraws the attention to the external. You need to take time to think and not answer too quickly. It is necessary to be silent before you can speak wisely.
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Remember that the first step in concentration is to form a Mental Image of what you wish to accomplish. This image becomes a thought-seed that attracts thoughts of a similar nature. Around this thought, when it is once planted in the imagination or creative region of the mind, you group or build associated thoughts which continue to grow as long as your desire is keen enough to compel close concentration.

The inventor has to work out his idea mentally before he produces it materially. The architect first sees the mental picture of the house he is to plan and from this works out the one we see. Every object, every enterprise, must first be mentally created.

Do you know that you are continually acting according to the images you form? If you allow yourself to mould negative images you unconsciously build a negative disposition. You will think of poverty, weakness, disease, fear, etc. Just as surely as you think of these will your objective life express itself in a like way. Think of wealth, power, health, joy. Just what we think, we will manifest in the external world.

All through history there has always been a naysayer in every situation where greatness was obtained. If you tell five people of your plans for wealth and success the chances are that at least two or three of them will shoot down your idea without a half a thought. Why do people do this? The answer is simple. So many people are beat down by the mental programming that tells us we can’t succeed that they do not believe they or any one they know can reach a level of anything more than working class, or even worse, poverty. This is sad but true.

It will benefit you to keep your plans for a better life to yourself while you are growing into you position. There will be plenty of time to talk about your success once it has actually taken place. The time to tell them about your goals is after you have achieved your goals. It is not worth risking the chance of some miserable individual trying to discourage you from doing something you feel in your heart. If you keep your goals and intention statements to yourself, people are less likely to try to stop or advise you. Only reveal your intentions and goals to people who need to know or can help you realize your goals more quickly. Share your intentions with only those who you know will be supportive and encouraging. Share your mind only with people who are worthy.

Do not stir up your opponents’ resolve to beat you. Keep them of a weak mind so that you can overpower them with little psychic resistance. Remember, you are fighting nothing but mind. Have your inner resolve in quiet within you. But you can allow yourself to be stirred up to increase your mental powers of resolve and concentration to win. Motivation from a situation is all it takes to summon your fire and focus.

A meek person is one who has great power or resources, but voluntarily limits oneself to use only a percentage of that resource or power. The meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of Shalom (Peace, Prosperity, and Wholeness). Meek people don’t need to show off or have the need to spend large portions of their income to demonstrate to others that they are wealthy, powerful or “high and mighty”. Meek people are the kind who are willing to appear small and nothing fanciful in the eyes of other people. Meek people voluntarily limit themselves to use only a percentage of their power (money) for spending, so that they can store up great reserves of power (savings) and use it to inherit the earth (invest in acquiring property, business territory and other forms of assets).

When you possess knowledge that enables you to divine or observe the future, you can have the patience to bid your time and only act at the opportune or timely moment. This enables you to conserve your energy and utilize it at the right time with the right action.[/hidepost]