WHAT DO YOU WANT MOST?
Is It Money,
Fame, Power, Contentment, Personality, Peace of Mind, Happiness?
The Thirteen Steps to Riches described in this book offer the
shortest dependable philosophy of individual achievement ever
presented for the benefit of the man or woman who is searching for a
definite goal in life.
Before beginning the book you will profit greatly if you
recognize the fact that the book was not written to entertain. You
cannot digest the contents properly in a week or a month.
After reading the book thoroughly, Dr. Miller Reese Hutchison,
nationally known Consulting Engineer and long-time associate of
Thomas A. Edison, said--
"This is not a novel. It is a textbook on individual achievement
that came directly from the experiences of hundreds of America's
most successful men. It should be studied, digested,
and meditated upon. No more than one chapter should be read in a
single night. The reader should underline the sentences which
impress him most. Later, he should go back to these marked lines and
read them again. A real student will not merely read this book,
he will absorb its contents and make them his own. This book should
be adopted by all high schools and no boy or girl should be
permitted to graduate without having satisfactorily passed an
examination on it. This philosophy will not take the place of the
subjects taught in schools, but it will enable one to organize
and apply the knowledge acquired, and convert it into useful
service and adequate compensation without waste of time."
Dr. John R. Turner, Dean of the College of The City of New York,
after having read the book, said--
"The very best example of the soundness of this philosophy is
your own son, Blair, whose dramatic story you have outlined in the
chapter on Desire."
Dr. Turner had reference to the author's son, who, born without
normal hearing capacity, not only avoided becoming a deaf mute, but
actually converted his handicap into a priceless asset by applying
the philosophy here described. After
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reading the story (starting on page
52), you will realize that you are about to come into possession
of a philosophy which can be transmuted into material wealth, or
serve as readily to bring you peace of mind, understanding,
spiritual harmony, and in some instances, as in the case of the
author's son, it can help you master physical affliction.
The author discovered, through personally analyzing hundreds of
successful men, that all of them followed the habit of
exchanging ideas, through what is commonly called conferences.
When they had problems to be solved they sat down together and
talked freely until they discovered, from their joint contribution
of ideas, a plan that would serve their purpose.
You, who read this book, will get most out of it by putting into
practice the Master Mind principle described in the book. This you
can do (as others are doing so successfully) by forming a study
club, consisting of any desired number of people who are friendly
and harmonious. The club should have a meeting at regular periods,
as often as once each week. The procedure should consist of reading
one chapter of the book at each meeting, after which the contents of
the chapter should be freely discussed by all members. Each member
should make notes, putting down ALL IDEAS OF HIS OWN inspired
by the discussion. Each member should carefully read and analyze
each chapter several days prior to its open reading and joint
discussion in the club. The reading at the club should be done by
someone who reads well and understands how to put color and feeling
into the lines.
By following this plan every reader will get from its pages, not
only the sum total of the best knowledge organized from the
experiences of hundreds of successful men, but more important by
far, he will tap new sources of knowledge in his own mind as well
as acquire knowledge of priceless value FROM EVERY OTHER PERSON
PRESENT.
If you follow this plan persistently you will be almost certain
to uncover and appropriate the secret formula by which Andrew
Carnegie acquired his huge fortune, as referred to in the author's
introduction.
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