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brought　to　you　in　the　pages　of　this　book　will　show　you　exactly　
how　to　go　about　doing　the　things　you　most　wish　to　do。　

Also；　please　be　advised　you　need　not　feel　regret　because　
you　have　not　fully　utilized　this　great　power　in　the　past。　For　the　
truth　is；　there　are　few　people　anywhere　who　understand　the　
real　truth　concerning　their　own　〃hidden　resources。〃　That　is　the　
very　reason　why　so　few　people　live　dynamic　exciting　lives　and　
so　many　people　live　confused；　unproductive　lives。　Moreover；　
just　on　the　basis　of　what　you　have　read　up　to　this　point；　you　


have　already　far　surpassed　most　other　people　with　respect　to　
your　understanding　of　this　important　potential。　

It　would　appear　to　be　the　case；　that　the　masses　of　people　
have　always　lived　their　lives　in　the　past　tense。　That　is　to　say；　
by　virtue　of　holding　onto　old　images；　they　have　limited　
themselves　to　only　〃half　a　life。〃　Indeed；　even　as　far　back　as　the　
turn　of　the　century；　William　James　（1842…1910）…one　of　the　
world's　most　distinguished　early　psychologists…reached　the　
conclusion；　the　average　individual　was　using　only　a　small　
portion　of　his　or　her　real　potential　（perhaps　as　little　as　10％）。　
He　considered　this　to　be　one　of　his　most　important　
psychological　discoveries　and；　in　this　connection；　he　wrote；　
〃Most　people　live；　whether　physically；　intellectually；　or　morally；　
in　a　very　restricted　circle　of　their　potential　being。　They　make　
use　of　a　very　small　portion　of　their　possible　consciousness；　
and　of　their　soul's　resources　in　general；　much　like　a　person　
who；　out　of　their　whole　bodily　organism；　gets　into　the　habit　of　
using　and　moving　only　their　little　finger。〃　

One　might　have　expected；　that　in　this　modern　age　in　
which　we　now　live；　James'　findings　would　have　become　
anachronistic。　But　unfortunately；　this　is　just　not　true。　For　the　
sad　reality　is；　that　most　of　us　are　continuing　to　live　our　lives　in　
much　the　same　manner　as　our　grandparents　did。　The　reason　
we　do　this；　you　will　be　interested　to　know；　is　that　most　of　us　
have　never　been　trained　to　measure　our　〃true　abilities〃　
correctly。　

Indeed；　during　the　formative　years　of　our　lives；　we　have　
been　inculcated　with　the　belief　that　our　results　in　school　
would　be　the　factor　determining　whether　we　would　win　or　lose　
in　life。　This　notion　has　been　〃fired〃　at　us　from　virtually　every　
conceivable　angle；　until　eventually；　most　of　us　have　not　only　
come　to　accept　it　intellectually；　but　we　have　actually　become　
emotionally　involved　with　the　idea　as　well。　The　result　is：　the　
lives　of　untold　numbers　of　individuals　have　been　needlessly　
sacrificed；　〃on　the　altar　of　failure。〃　


I　feel　time　has　come　for　us　to　free　ourselves　from　these　
mental　shackles　of　the　past。　Let　us；　therefore；　begin　this　
〃healing　process；〃　by　getting　in　touch　with　the　wide　variety　of　
beautiful　images　which　we　have　the　ability　to　form　on　the　
screen　of　our　own　minds。　Then；　let　us　begin　to　actually　expect　
to　receive　the　physical　manifestation　of　each　one　of　these　
images；　in　our　own　lives。　

Remember；　if　we　are　able　to　see　ourselves　doing；　being　or　
having　something；　on　the　screen　of　our　conscious　minds；　then　
we　are　able　to　do；　be；　or　have　it；　on　the　physical　plane　of　life　as　
well。　You　see；　the　adage　is　true：　〃What　you　see；　is　what　you　
get。〃　Therefore；　always　look　forward　into　the　bright　future　
which　lies　just　ahead　of　where　you　currently　are　situated。　

Let　me　make　it　clear　that　I　am　not　referring；　in　this　
context；　to　the　things　which　you　can　actually　〃see；〃　with　your　
physical　sense　of　〃sight〃　（that　is　looking　at　what　was　or　what　
is）。　Rather；　I　am　referring　to　your　creative　inner　eye　which　
enables　you　to　see　what　can　be。　The　creative　inner　eye　is　that　
magnificent　part　of　your　personality　which　permits　you　to　see　
into　the　vast　reaches　of　the　〃creative；　nonphysical　world。〃　（This　
is　the　area　where　all　life　begins；　or　originates。）　

The　past；　conversely；　is　the　place　where　all　life　ends。　But　
unfortunately；　it　is　also　the　place　where　95％　of　the　people　
spend　95％　of　their　time　（which　is；　sadly；　also　their　life）。　For　
example；　it　is　an　accepted　ritual　in　our　culture；　for　old　friends　
to　spend　hours　upon　hours　reminiscing　or　harping　back　on；　
〃the　good　old　days〃　of　yesteryear。　Hours　upon　wasted　hours；　of　
precious　present　〃living　time〃　is　squandered；　discussing　people　
who　are　dead　and　gone；　or　reflecting　upon　things　which　used　
to　be；　but　are　no　more。　In　fact；　there　are　actually　numerous　
individuals　who　spend　their　days　collecting　〃things　from　the　
past〃…or　antiques；　as　they　are　sometimes　called。　These　people　
collect　everything　from　old　match　boxes　to　antique　furniture。　

Then；　there　is　another　large　category　of　people；　who　
consume　the　majority　of　their　waking　hours；　reliving　in　their　
minds；　past　negative　events　which　have　occurred　in　their　lives。　


They　either　spend　valuable　hours　thinking　of　some　past　
injustice　which　someone　has　done　to　them；　or　possibly　about　
some　unkind　remark　which　someone　had　once　directed　in　
their　direction。　They　bemoan　and　agonize　over　past　failures；　or　
missed　opportunities　which　they　somehow　〃let　slip　through　
their　fingers。〃　Unfortunately　for　them；　these　individuals　
maintain　such　a　negative　vibration；　that　there　is　not　even　the　
most　remote　possibility　of　a　positive　thought　entering　their　
level　of　consciousness。　

Indeed；　the　only　thing　this　type　of　thinking　will　ever　
create　is　resentment　and/or　guilt…both　deadly　emotional　
states。　But　until　these　poor　souls　come　to　terms　with　the　fact　
that　it　is　they　themselves　who　have　been　the　authors　of　their　
own　misfortune；　and　until　they　realize　it　is　up　to　them　to　alter　
the　course　of　their　own　lives；　they　are　doomed　to　repeat　their　
past　failures　over　and　over　again。　As　long　as　they　persist　in　
believing　that　others　are　the　cause　of　their　problem；　they　
cannot　be　successful　（because；　of　course；　you　can　never　
successfully　change　anyone　but　yourself）。　Therefore；　to　the　
extent　that　these　people　hold　onto　their　false　beliefs；　they　will　
continue　to　〃Think　in　Reverse；〃　and　it　goes　without　saying；　you　
cannot　move　ahead　while　your　mind　is　traveling　in　the　
opposite　direction。　

Take　a　good　look　at　yourself。　Could　you　be　one　of　the　
individuals　whom　I　have　just　portrayed？　

If　you　are；　I　would　strongly　suggest　that　you　bring　your　
mind　to　a　〃screeching　halt。〃　Then　reevaluate　your　present　
position　and　reexamine　your　future　goal。　Look　straight　ahead　
and　fill　your　consciousness　with　great　and　grand　thoughts　of　
what　you　ultimately　could　do　and　what　you　eventually　can　be。　
Become　acutely　aware　of　the　direction　your　mind　is　traveling；　
because　ultimately；　that　is　the　way　your　life　is　going　to　unfold。　

Polaroid　Camera　Analogy　

I　have　often　likened　the　human　mind　and　the　material　
world　to　a　polaroid　camera　and　a　photograph。　For　once　you　


have　〃snapped〃　a　picture；　the　course　for　that　photograph　has　
been　incontrovertibly　set。　There　is　a　short　gestation　period　
which　must　elapse；　but　then　the　photograph　must　begin　to　
appear；　and　it　will　do　so；　exactly　as　it　had　originally　been　
〃shot。〃　

To　carry　our　analogy　one　step　further；　I　would　suggest　
that　the　shutter　of　the　camera　is　quite　like　the　conscious　
mind；　in　that　it　is　responsible　for　〃snapping〃　the　picture。　
Similarly；　the　camera　itself　may　be　likened　to　the　
subconscious　mind；　because　it　is　responsible　for　〃doing　the　
work。〃　Finally；　the　photograph　is　analogous　to　your　results；　as　
it　merely　shows　the　world　the　physical　replica　of　the　picture　
which　you　have　already　taken；　〃with　your　mind。〃　

Clearly；　if　you　were　to　take　a　picture　of　the　same　object…
over　and　over　again…you　would　do　nothing　more　than　
reproduce　the　same　photograph；　over　and　over　again。　Yet　this　
is　precisely　the　course；　which　many　people　set；　for　their　own　
lives。　Therefore；　you　must　constantly　be　reminding　yourself；　
that　if　you　persist　in　〃thinking　in　reverse；〃　you　will　only　
reproduce　the　same　results　in　your　life；　over　and　over　again。　If　
you　wish　to　change　this　pattern；　on　the　other　hand；　you　must　
look　bravely　into　the　bright　future；　which　lies　ahead；　and　see　
yourself　already　doing　what　you　now　only　dream　about　doing；　
〃someday。〃　

Patti's　Cruise　

Patti　Moir　first　came　to　my　seminar；　with　her　parents；　
when　she　was　only　eleven　years　old。　By　the　age　of　fifteen　she　
was　already　speaking　in　the　seminars　and　sharing　with　the　
audience　the　manner　in　which　a　concept　in　the　seminar　had　
moved　her　from　failing　miserably　in　French…at　school…to　
honor's　grades　（and　in　a　relatively　short　period　of　time；　to　
boot！）　

Five　years　later　she　was　working　with　me　in　the　seminar　
business。　One　day　I　noticed　her　attitude　seemed　to　be　slipping　
badly　and　it　appeared　to　me　that　she　was　not　enjoying　herself　


one　iota　（note　that　these　are　the　first　telltale　symptoms　of　an　
individual　who　is　without　a　goal）。　So　I　asked　her　what　it　was　
she　really　wanted　and　her　immediate　response　was；　〃What　do　
you　mean　by　that？〃　I　explained　to　her；　that　since　she　wasn't　
working　toward　anything；　she　didn't　have　anything　to　look　
forward　to；　and　this　made　life　extremely　difficult；　to　say　the　
least。　Then　she　said；　〃