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As I read books like these that Danny and the mentors suggest to be read, I feel kind of stupid. How clear it is that money or wealth is not in engineering degrees or any certifications for that matter. Wealth is not a mysterious virtue to be gotten by some tiresome, illustrious or complicated pursuit.

I like this book by Mr. Conwell for its simplicity, honesty and purity. He states that each one of us living in this blessed nation has an opportunity to better ourselves by using our own skill, energy, and friends. Here in this simple statement, he establishes a path connecting ones God given assets through “energy” and enterprise to ones friends. It is this connection that leverages a single effort into a powerful force. I have come to realize that it is people that make you rich.

You certainly cannot begin to apply energy and enterprise and build a strong and profitable network of friends if you are not internally convinced that making a profit for your efforts is a just and noble reward. Your situation is worsened, failure is certain and you will be bequeathed to an existence of poverty and regret if you are convinced that riches are evil and to be avoided as the plague. He is quite emphatic when he states that, “I say that you ought to get rich, and it is your duty to get rich.” Contrary to the poison spewed from most pulpits, he contends that, “…to make money honestly is to preach the gospel.” The rich are not inherently more dishonest than the poor. In fact, they are rich because more people trust them and work with them. It is often the misguided and misinterpreted preaching of the gospel that gives rewards for the sluggish and unproductive natures of the poor.

He states that, “Money is power, and you ought to be reasonably ambitious to have it.” The physical and productive attributes of the Christian life cannot function without it and this was purposely planned by God. We ought not to assess piety to poverty; that would be a huge mistake. He also takes an unpopular stand by saying that we should be more discriminating about who we help. We should not encourage negative, unproductive or destructive behavior but seek to help only those who truly cannot help themselves.

I had to think about this statement for a while, “Well, then, you can measure the good you have been to this city by what this city has paid you, because a man can judge very well what he is worth by what he receives; that is, in what he is to the world at this time.” I believe this leads to one of the major keys that Mr. Conwell discovered. You are rewarded in life by what value your social circle or “city” places on you. The good thing is that you are not powerless to improve what that value is. By doing a few of the following, you can find ways to create value for yourself:

• Being observant to trends
• Discovering common needs
• Caring about the folks you interact with
• Doing what you can NOW to improve your life and the lives of those around you
• Allocating you resources to proven needs
• Seek to be an expert – get the knowledge. Capital will follow the idea.
• Live an ordinary life and let greatness come to you. Great men are never puffed up or think too much of themselves.
• Fully apply yourself to your enterprise until it completes or bears fruit.

These are the essential gems that I gleaned from reading this book. I will certainly begin to train my eyes and mind to recognize opportunities wherever I am; knowing that sometimes destiny can take many shapes and speak with many voices. I see you! I hear you! I am coming!

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