by Napoleon Hill
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If you work faithfully and make the best of your opportunities ? if you don't wantonly destroy property ? if you save money so that you can pay your own way in this world and yet be generous to those in need and give financial help and time to worthy causes ? if you do a good turn each day without expecting compensation...
If you are a friend to all and a brother to every living man, woman, and child regardless of race, color, or creed . . .
If you are prepared to learn to know dangers, to avoid negligence and to know the remedies necessary to help injured persons and save human lives, to share the duties and responsibilities in your home and place of business...
If you are polite to all, especially to the weak, helpless, and unfortunate...
If you will not kill or hurt any living creature needlessly, but strive to protect all living animals...
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If you smile when you can, do your work promptly and cheerfully ? and if you never shirk or grumble at responsibilities or hardships...
If you are loyal to all to whom loyalty is due, to the members of your family, the firm for which you work and your country... If you respect duly constituted authorities and obey that which does not violate your moral code...
If you do your best to do your duty to God and your country, to help other people at all times, to keep yourself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight...
Then you live and act in response to the imprint in your subconscious mind of the Oath and Law of the Boy Scouts of America. What kind of a person would you be if you lived up to these standards?
America is great because its people live by a great philosophy. It can be symbolized in the phrase The Great American Heart.
Henry J. Kaiser was another with a Magnificent Obsession. He did so much to make his world a better world to live in. A quotation that hung on the wall of a blacksmith shop in England inspired him as it may also inspire you. It is:
"What! Giving again?" I ask in dismay.
"And must I keep giving and giving away?"
"Oh no," said the angel looking me through,
"Just keep giving till the Master stops giving to you!"
In reading up to this point you started Where the Road to Achievement Began. You were awakened by Five Mental Bombshells for Attacking Success. And you have been given the
Key to The Citadel of Wealth. Now: Get Ready to Succeed! That is the purpose of the following chapters.
PILOT NO. 15 Thoughts to Steer By
1. To develop a Magnificent Obsession: Share yourself with others without expecting a reward, payment or commendation. Keep your good turns a secret.
2. Regardless of who you are, or what you have been, you can create inside yourself a burning desire to be helpful to others. You can develop your own Magnificent Obsession if you have PMA.
3. When you share with others a part of what you have, that which remains will multiply and grow. The more you share, the more you will have. Therefore, share that which is good and desirable, and withhold that which is bad and undesirable.
4. You can develop your own Magnificent Obsession by becoming a part of a good cause, as did the mother who lost her only child.
5. Character is the cornerstone in building and maintaining success. But how can you improve your own character? Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude will help you find the right answers.
6. There is something infinitely better than making a living: it is making a noble life. Do you believe this? If you do, what will you do about it?
7. A burning desire can generate the drive to action that is imperative to great achievement. To develop a burning desire to achieve a specific goal, daily keep the goal before you. And strive to achieve it.
8. It takes courage and sacrifice to develop and maintain a Magnificent Obsession. You may need to stand alone against the ridicule and ignorance of others, as did Dr. Joseph Banks Rhine.
9. Some people say money is the root of all evil. But the Bible says: Love of money is the root of all evil. The good or evil of money is contingent on a little difference. That little difference is whether your attitude is positive or negative.
10. Men like Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, Michael Benedum used the power of their money to establish charitable, educational, and religious Foundations. The good that has been done by the Magnificent Obsessions of such men will live in perpetuity!
11. Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
12. When you are asked to give money or time to a worthy cause, repeat to yourself:
