by Napoleon Hill
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And thus we see that Einstein's formula is a word symbol of one of the laws of cosmic habit force. And by understanding and applying this formula man has been able to turn matter into energy and energy into matter, and to use atomic power for constructive purposes such as: to light an entire city, to power ships, or even for such everyday affairs as to develop heat for cooking.
... And something more ? we can now see that because matter and energy are the same thing, everything in the universe is related.
Now "You've Got a Problem? That's Good! And you'll learn in the next chapter how to adapt many of the lessons learned in this chapter to your own life. And then you will be able successfully to meet the problems created by the universal law of change, which ? like all natural law ? is the result of cosmic habit force.
PILOT NO. 5 Thoughts to Steer By
1. ... And something more. What does the important principle contained in this chapter mean to you and how can you apply it?
2. If you have failed in an endeavor, could it be because you lack something more ? a missing number for a correct, winning combination for success?
3. The whole is equal to the sum of all the parts and is greater than any of its parts. Are any missing parts keeping you from success?
4. The little difference between success and failure is often something more: Hip, Hip, Hooray! A movable wing flap. A quarter-turn of a screw.
5. Are you in partnership with your silent Senior Partner?
6. Use the simplest, but most important, of instruments ever invented ? paper and pencil ? to write down flashes of inspiration when they occur.
7. How does the technique of brainstorming differ from that of "sitting for ideas"? What is the value of each?
8. Use the success principle of Controlled Attention.
9. Don't be afraid to be a failure like Christopher Columbus.
10. Have you established the habit of learning fundamental principles, or do you merely absorb quantities of facts?
11. Do you understand and can you apply in your own experience the fundamental truths and principles of Admiral H. G. Rickover's statement?
Among the young engineers we interview we find few who have received thorough training in engineering fundamentals or principles; but most have absorbed quantities of facts... much easier to learn than principles but of little use without application of principles. Once a principle has been acquired it becomes a part of one and is never lost. It can be applied to novel problems and does not become obsolete as do all facts in a changing society...
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE ASHAMED
TO BE A FAILURE
LIKE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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PART II
Five Mental Bombshells for Attacking Success
CHAPTER 6 You've Got a Problem? That's Good!
So you've got a problem? That's good! Why? Because repeated victories over your problems are the rungs on your ladder of success. With each victory you grow in wisdom, stature, and experience. You become a better, bigger, more successful person each time you meet a problem and tackle and conquer it with PMA.
Stop and think about it for a moment. Do you know of a single instance where any real achievement was made in your life, or in the life of any person in history, that was not due to a problem with which the individual was faced?
Everyone has problems. This is because you and everything in the universe are in a constant process of change. Change is an inexorable natural law. What is important to you is that your success or failure to meet the challenges of change are dependent upon your mental attitude.
You can direct your thoughts and control your emotions, and thus regulate your attitude. You can choose whether your attitude will be positive or negative. You can decide whether you will affect, use, control, or harmonize with the changes in yourself and your environment. You can ordain your destiny. When you meet the challenges of change with PMA, you can intelligently solve each problem with which you are confronted.
How do you meet a problem with PMA? If you know and believe the first principal element of a positive mental attitude: God is always a good God ? then you can effectively use the following formula and meet your problems:
When you are faced with a problem that needs a solution, regardless of how perplexing it may be:
1. Ask for Divine Guidance. Ask for help in finding the right solution.
