TLDR;
This audio recording outlines a 30-day test designed to transform your life by applying the principles of positive thinking, goal setting, and service to others. It emphasizes the importance of controlling your thoughts, focusing on your goals, and acting with courage and faith. The recording also highlights the direct relationship between service and financial reward, urging listeners to focus on providing value to others as the key to success and prosperity.
- The 30-day test involves writing down a specific goal, focusing on it daily, and replacing negative thoughts with positive ones.
- Success is directly proportional to the service you render to others.
- Persistence and faith are essential for achieving your goals.
Introduction to the 30-Day Test [0:01]
The speaker introduces a 30-day test designed to demonstrate the significant benefits of applying "The Strangest Secret" to one's life. This test, while challenging, promises to bring about positive change. The core idea is rooted in the natural laws of physics, particularly Newton's third law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In the context of personal achievement, this means that the effort invested directly determines the results obtained.
The Price of Success [1:35]
The price of success involves several key components. First, it requires understanding and internalizing the concept that we become what we think about, necessitating control over our thoughts. Second, it involves removing mental barriers and embracing the vast opportunities available. Third, it demands courage to think positively about problems, set clear goals, and use imagination to find solutions. Saving at least 10% of earnings and recognizing the potential in one's current job are also crucial.
Outlining the 30-Day Test [3:45]
The speaker outlines the 30-day test, emphasizing that there is nothing to lose and everything to gain. The test begins with identifying a specific, clearly defined goal and writing it on a card to be carried and reviewed multiple times daily. This constant focus helps align thoughts with the desired outcome. It's important to acknowledge the abundance around you and recognize your right to it.
Overcoming Negativity and Forming New Habits [5:19]
The most challenging part of the test involves forming a new habit: replacing fearful or negative thoughts with positive images of your goal. This requires conscious effort and control over your mind. For the duration of the test, one must commit to doing more than what is required, maintaining a positive outlook, and giving more of oneself. By deciding on a goal, you immediately become a successful person, joining the top 5% who know where they are going.
Faith, Action, and Inspiration [6:36]
The speaker advises not to worry about how the goal will be achieved, but to trust in a higher power for guidance. He quotes The Sermon on the Mount, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you," emphasizing the simplicity and power of faith and purpose. During the 30-day test, individuals should act as if failure is impossible, demonstrating persistence and faith. If negative thoughts overwhelm you, start the 30-day period again.
The Importance of the Card and Inspirational Reading [9:21]
The card is vitally important. On one side, write your goal; on the other, write the quote from The Sermon on the Mount. During the test, read inspirational books such as the Bible, "Wake Up and Live" by Dorothea Brand, "The Magic of Believing" by Claude Bristol, and "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill. Inspiration is crucial for achieving great things, so keep your inspiration at a peak during these first 30 days.
Avoiding Worry and Maintaining a Positive Attitude [10:11]
It's crucial to avoid worry, as it brings fear, which is crippling. The only thing that can cause worry is trying to do everything yourself. Instead, focus on holding your goal before you and trust that everything else will take care of itself. Maintain a calm and cheerful attitude, and don't let petty things annoy you or get you off course.
The Law of Service and Return [10:51]
The speaker addresses the question of why one should bother with the test by highlighting the undesirability of a life filled with worry, fear, and frustration. He emphasizes that we reap what we sow: negative thoughts lead to negative outcomes, while positive thoughts lead to cheerful, successful lives. Financial return is in direct proportion to service provided. Success is not the result of making money; making money is the result of success, which is tied to service.
Prosperity Through Mutual Exchange [13:16]
Don't focus on the money; instead, be of service, build, work, dream, and create. Prosperity is founded upon a law of mutual exchange. Anyone who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn. The return may not always come from those you serve directly, but it will come from somewhere, as that is the law. Success is measured by the quality and quantity of service you render, and money is a yardstick for measuring that service.
Enriching Others and Avoiding Delusion [14:11]
No one can get rich unless they enrich others. There are no exceptions to this law. If you believe you can enrich yourself by deluding others, you will only end up deluding yourself. You will get back what you put out, so avoid trying to make new laws just for yourself.
Steps to Realize Success [15:40]
An outstanding medical doctor pointed out six steps to help realize success: set a definite goal, quit running yourself down, stop thinking of reasons why you cannot be successful and instead think of reasons why you can, trace your attitudes back through your childhood to discover where you first got the idea you couldn't be a success, change the image you have of yourself by writing out a description of the person you would like to be, and act the part of the successful person you have decided to become.
Conclusion and Encouragement [16:33]
The speaker urges listeners to do what all the experts have advised throughout history: pay the price by becoming the person you want to become. This is not as difficult as living unsuccessfully. Make your 30-day test, then repeat it, and repeat it again. Each time, it will become more a part of you. Live this new way, and the floodgates of abundance will open, bringing riches and, more importantly, peace. Start today; you have nothing to lose but a life to win.