by Napoleon Hill
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"Around the world in 80 days. Now, why couldn't I go around the world on $80.00? I believed that any given aim could be accomplished if I had faith and confidence that it could be. That is: if I started from where I was to get to where I wanted to be.
"I thought: 'Others had worked on freighters to earn their transatlantic passages and hitchhiked all over the world, so why couldn't I?'"
And then Bob took his fountain pen from his pocket and wrote on a piece of note paper a list of the problems with which he would be faced. Also, he made notes of what he thought were workable answers to each.
Now Bob Christopher was an expert photographer and he did have a camera. It was a good one at that. When he reached his decision, he went into action:
(a) Entered a contract with Charles Pfizer Company, a large
pharmaceutical company, to collect soil samples from the various countries he intended to visit.
(b) Obtained an international driver's license and a set of maps in return for a promised report on Middle East road conditions.
(c) Picked up seamen's papers.
(d) Obtained a letter from the New York City Police Department to prove that he had no criminal record.
(e) Arranged for a Youth Hostel Membership.
(f) Contacted a freight airline which agreed to transport him by plane over the Atlantic on his promise to obtain photographs which the company intended to use for publicity.
And when his plans were completed, this young man of 26 left New York City by plane with $80.00 in his pocket Around the world on $80.00 was his definite major aim. And here are a few of his experiences:
? Had breakfast at Gander, Newfoundland. How did he pay for it? He photographed the cooks in the kitchen. And they were pleased.
? Bought four cartons of American cigarettes at Shannon, Ireland that cost him $4.80. At that time cigarettes were as good as money as a medium of exchange in many countries.
? Arrived at Vienna from Paris. The fee ? one carton of cigarettes to the driver.
? Gave the conductor four packs of cigarettes to take him from Vienna to Switzerland on a train through the Alps.
? Rode a bus to Damascus. A policeman In Syria was so proud of the picture that Bob had taken of him that he ordered the bus driver to take him.
? Took a photograph of the president and staff of the Iraq Express Transportation Company. This earned him a ride from Baghdad to Teheran.
? In Bangkok, the owner of a very fine restaurant fed him like a king. For Bob gave him the information he wanted ? a detailed description of a specific area and a set of maps.
? Was brought from Japan to San Francisco as a crew member of S.S. The Flying Spray.
Around the world in 80 days? No ? Robert Christopher went around the world in 84 days. But he did accomplish his objective. He went around the world on $80.00
And because he had definiteness of purpose with PMA, he was automatically motivated to use an additional 13 of the 17 success principles to achieve his specific goal.
The starting point of all achievement. Let us repeat: The starting point of all achievement is definiteness of purpose with PMA. Remember this statement and ask yourself, what is my goal? What do I really want?
Based on the people we see in our PMA Science of Success course, we estimate that 98 out of every 100 persons who are dissatisfied with their world do not have a clear picture in their minds of the world they would like for themselves.
Think of it! Think of the people who drift aimlessly through life, dissatisfied, struggling against a great many things, but without a clear-cut goal. Can you state, right now, what it is that you want out of life? Fixing your goals may not be easy. It may even involve some painful self-examination. But it will be worth whatever effort it costs, because as soon as you can name your
goal, you can expect to enjoy many advantages. These advantages come almost automatically.
1. The first great advantage is that your subconscious mind begins to work under a universal law: "What the mind of man can conceive and believe ? the mind of man can achieve with PMA." Because you visualize your intended destination, your subconscious mind is affected by this self-suggestion. It goes to work to help you get there.
2. Because you know what you want, there is a tendency for you to try to get on the right track and head in the right direction. You get into action.
