Effective Principle For Eighty Years

Many of you, I’m sure, are familiar with the works of Napoleon Hill, specifically “Think and Grow Rich”. The story behind the man is just as intriguing as the book itself. Hill was born on October 26, 1883 18 years after the end of the Civil War. The two room cabin in the town of Pound, a rural area of Wise County, Virgina would not have offered him many “luxuries”, as the State of Virginia would still have been recovering from the aftermath of the Fall of the Confederacy in 1865.

Hill began writing at the age of 13 as a “Mountain Reporter” for different small town newspapers, using his wages to enter Law School, but was forced to withdraw. The turning point in Hill’s career was in 1908 with his assignment ( part of a series of articles about famous men ) to interview industrialist Andrew Carnegie, at that time, one of the most powerful men in the world.

Carnegie’s belief that the “Process of Success” could be clarified and expanded into a simple formula that could easily be duplicated by the average person, intrigued Hill and he accepted Carnegie’s commission ( no pay and only supplied with letters of reference ) to interview more than 500 successful men and women, many of them millionaires, to discover and publish this “Formula For Success” . This undertaking would span the next 20 years, in which Hill would interview people such as Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, George Eastman, Henry Ford, and many other prominent and successful individuals of his time.

Hill and Carnegie initially published the results of Hill’s findings called “the Philosophy of Achievement” as a study course called “The Law of Success” in 1928. This series, including the “Mental Dynamite” series came to be known as the “Mastermind Series” and stayed in print until 1941. Below you will see just a few of the letters written by some of the people interviewed. These are just a small portion of what you will find within “Think And Grow Rich.”

“Supreme Court of the United States Washington D.C.“

“Dear Mr. Hill: – I have now had an opportunity to finish reading your Law of Success textbooks and I wish to express my appreciation of the splendid work you have done in the organization of this philosophy. It would be helpful if every politician in the country would assimilate and apply the 17 principles upon which your lessons are based. It contains some very fine material which every leader in every walk of life should understand. I am happy to have had the privilege of rendering you some slight measure of help in the organization of this splendid course of ‘common sense’ philosophy.

Sincerely yours’

(Former President and former Chief Justice of the United States)

“King of the 5 and 10 Cent Stores”

“By applying many of the fundamentals of the Law of Success philosophy we have built a great chain of successful stores. I presume it would be no exaggeration of fact if I said that the Woolworth Building might be properly be called a monument to the soundness of these principles”

F.W. Woolworth

A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

“May I not congratulate you on your persistence. Any man who devotes that much time . . . must of necessity make discoveries of great value to others. I am deeply impressed by your interpretation oF the ‘Master Mind’ principles which you have so clearly described.’

WOODROW WILSON

WORLD’S LARGEST MAKER OF CAMERAS

“I know that you are doing a world of good with your Law of Success. I would not care to set a monetary value on this training because it brings to the student qualities which cannot be measured by money, alone.”

George Eastman

A NATIONALLY KNOWN BUSINESS CHIEF“

“Whatever success I may have obtained I owe, entirely, to the application of your 17 fundamental principles of the Law of Success. I believe I have the honor of being your first Student”

W.M. Wrigley, JR.

First Alert

There is an old saying, “If you build it, They will come.” Sadly this is not always true. The Inter-Net has seen “Many” cases where sites and companies have been built; many hours have been spent trying to get everything up and running ‘just right’ and then…
Nothing happens!

Every so often though, something does surface that is so simple and yet so solidly structured, that it sets a precedent for all present and future endeavors.

The Concept of Success Patrol has literally been in the developing stages for years. With the tools, training, and materials Success Patrol has accumulated during the developing stages, it is now poised and ready to bring a Totally New and Better Way to Market on the Internet.

The Reality of Success Patrol is simple:

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2.Show them How to Benefit from a New Way to Market.

3.Instead of letting them “Stumble Through” all those musty e-books, Walk them step by step through the proper ways to Succeed in Marketing on the New Internet!

Now here is the “First Alert” I mentioned earlier. Success Patrol is now in a Soft Launch! Everything is set in place and they are “Testing” the system. What better time to join then now? You can join as a Free member now and take advantage of an already fantastic amount of materials and tools in place, but for an even greater experience, I would recommend your looking very closely at the Upgrade special that is currently going on.

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You get:

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Steven G. Reid

Depression

 

 

Depression

An Equal Opportunity Affliction

 

“What is this guy trying to say here?” I can just hear everyone thinking, “This guy must be completely off his rocker!” If you really take a step back and look at “Who” Depression hits, you will have a clearer understanding of what I mean by this statement.

 

Depression is:

• No respecter of age: it hits young and old alike.
• Does not recognize an individuals Social Position: Rich or Poor makes no difference.
• It recognizes no boundaries: Cases of one form or another are found world wide.
• Not selective: It can affect anyone at any time.

The Mayo Clinic describes some signs and symptoms of Depression below:

 

* Loss of interest in normal daily activities. You lose interest in or pleasure from activities that you used to enjoy.

 

 

* Depressed mood. You feel sad, helpless or hopeless, and may have crying spells.

 

In addition, for a doctor or other health professional to diagnose depression, most of the following signs and symptoms also must be present for at least two weeks.

 

* Sleep disturbances. Sleeping too much or having problems sleeping can be a sign you’re depressed. Waking in the middle of the night or early in the morning and not being able to get back to sleep are typical.

 

* Impaired thinking or concentration. You may have trouble concentrating or making decisions and have problems with memory.

 

* Changes in weight. An increased or reduced appetite and unexplained weight gain or loss may indicate depression.

 

* Agitation. You may seem restless, agitated, irritable and easily annoyed.

 

* Fatigue or slowing of body movements. You feel weariness and lack of energy nearly every day. You may feel as tired in the morning as you did when you went to bed the night before. You may feel like you’re doing everything in slow motion, or you may speak in a slow, monotonous tone.

 

* Low self-esteem. You feel worthless and have excessive guilt.”

 

These are just a few of the examples found on the Mayo Clinic Website. While this is a fantastic informational site, you should by no means use what you find there to treat the symptoms of depression yourself. That’s what the Professionals are there for.

 

 

 

For many, Many years this was a subject “ No one wanted to talk about. Especially if it involved a family member. ” While there have been a great many advances in Psychiatry and Psychology in just the last century, there is still evidence of how these conditions used to be treated all over the world. While most of the older “Institutions” have been shut down and or demolished, some of the more “Infamous” ones have been turned into museums showing the sick, depraved methods being used in the name of “Medical Science”.

 

 

Early treatments of Depression, often confused with Insanity, were nothing short of Barbaric, and in some cases, were Prosecuted as War Crimes in the last century. People with severe cases of Depression, often termed “Manic Depression,” were often as not locked away in Asylums or “Institutions” and used for experimental surgery or as test subjects for military weapons as evidenced by the Nazi Party in World War II.

 

Thankfully we have come a very long way from what those “Early” treatments were. As the fields of Psychology and Psychiatry continue to grow and evolve, more humane and better forms of treatment are being discovered. One day Depression may even be totally eliminated.

 

Read how a friend has learned to deal with Depression in his life.

 

 

Congestive Heart Failure

Emmylou Harris – MAKING BELIEVE

Just because you may be diagnosed with “Congestive Heart Failure”, doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy a healthy, Productive Life! You just have to take it a little different than you were used to.

This diagnosis is NOT an immediate death sentence by a long shot! No, you won’t be doing the “Marathon Runs” anymore, but some exercise IS good for you and your heart. The main thing is to “Not over do your exercising”. Remember taking those long, leisurely walks through the park with your parents or Grand Parents? That’s perfect for you now. It will keep the blood circulating, without increasing the heart rate to much.

Some of the things you WILL want to avoid doing is Heavy lifting, ( no more carrying firewood, changing flat tires, finishing that re-modling project you started years ago.) All that just puts more exertion on your heart than is needed now.

Your diet also plays a critical part in your continuing recovery. Actually you would be surprised at exactly what you CAN eat. There is a very wide variety of “Heart Smart” foods on the market now.

Steven G. Reid

 

 

Living With Congestive Heart Failure

Wayfaring Stranger

On the night of December 15,2007 this condition became a pain filled reality for  this writer.I had been fighting flu symptoms most of the week, (having had pace maker implantation 3 years earlier) and just thought I was having a harder than usual time of fighting it off. As the evening progressed, it became more and more difficult to breath, yet I managed to contact the local Fire/Rescue squad in my area for assistance. Earlier on I was able to sit cross-legged with my elbows on my knees and was at least able to draw in short breaths of air.

By the time the Squad arrived, even that short effort was no longer working very well.I owe a great deal of thanks to the crew of the Claysville Fire and Rescue Squad for all they did for me, in spite of my crying, fighting and begging them to stop. “It just hurt so much lying down and fighting for air.” Even with all my protests, they DID NOT GIVE UP.By the time we arrived at the hospital, I just wanted everything to be over with so I could at least breath a little easier.There was still quite a ways to go yet though.

By this time, in the Emergency Room of the Washington Hospital, the doctors continued the treatment started by the paramedics. Pneumonia had set in and my lungs were filling with fluids my body was not getting rid of. A catheter was inserted to drain these fluids away, so further treatment could continue. Diagnosis at this point: “Congestive Heart Failure.”

I was kept on Oxygen to help my breathing, put on a diuretic to help reduce the fluids building up in my lungs, and monitored for any other problems that might be occurring within my heart. After the x-rays, blood work, Electro-Cardiogram and other tests were completed, it was decided that additional heart catheterization would be used to check the current condition of the stents I already had in place and see if this would relieve the stress on my heart.

During this procedure, it was determined that the stents I already had were clogged, and (now this is the part that really has me amazed) the heart had “blocked off the affected areas and had opened new channels for the blood flow!”

That sounded like something an Amoebia would do, and I had no idea that the heart, another part of the body, could do something like that! The Doctors came in to visit me after this surgery; explained how weakened my heart actually was, and how the heart valves had also been weakened. They told me the next step would be to “Upgrade” my existing pace maker with a third lead that would be responsible for making sure the valves opened and closed in the proper order. For the car enthusiast, that would be the equivalent of giving your automobile a tune up and setting the timing.

All this took place over an 8 day period. I was released for a few days, in time for Christmas, then went back in for this “upgrade” on an over nite basis. I’m home now, but there’s still a long road ahead of me. Things will have to change again, and I must learn to adapt right along with these changes.