Have You Read "Think and Grow Rich"?

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Wow that's wonderful. I also learned to follow through. The one job that I got through a job agency, well it started out really crazy. I went to the wrong building, I didn't go to the interview. I called up ten hours after the interview. I explained myself. They gave me another chance & they had me wait two weeks because the job's training class hasn't started. I called then a few times to follow up--and I finally got the job. I don't think if I hadn't read the book about following up, and thought about calling back I wouldn't have gotten the job. Plus, I love the job now Pablo

I will share the story of when I first put the principles to work. I was in the insurance industry, and when I viewed the opportunity, I got so excited that I misread the paperwork when signing up, thinking the part that asked if I had any convictions was asking about felonies, and answered no. In fact I did have one charge on my record, and a non-conviction. Usually, to get your insurance sales license takes about two months; from taking the class to passing the exam. I had finished the class, and tried to register for the test, when I found out that the state Department of Insurance wasn't going to allow me to take it because of what they found in my background check versus what I had put on the application. I had been reading that book for a few months, and thought that it was time to put it to use. Most people would have given up, but I wasn't about to back down now. So instead of leaving things at that, I took a positive attitude and filed an appeal. I wrote them about the mistake I made on the application, and that there were extenuating circumstances behind each of those charges. I showed them my determination (one of the principles in the book) to take that test and pass it. They granted me an appeal hearing, but it wouldn't be for another five months. Still I kept going. While practicing every day on my skills for the test, I decided to take action by clearing my record. The charge that I had on file was a small charge, and the non-conviction was simply taken care of by paying a bill, which fortunately I had already paid before I started this process. The next step to get it off the record was for me to draw up a court date, and present the receipt for the bill. When I went down to get recited, they gave me a date that was way off, further than the hearing at the department of insurance. I wouldn't stand for it. I asked around to try and find a way to get the date sooner. They directed me to a room where they would know more about it. You should have seen the clerk's face when I asked for a sooner court date. Most people wanted to move it out. But they told me the only way to do it is to go to a police station, and get it recited again with a sooner date. It didn't discourage me though, I did that, got a date for the following week, and showed them the receipt. Getting my record expunged was a lot easier. All I had to do was go down to legal aid, sign papers for one of their attorneys, and show up at court when I needed to. During all of this time I was still visualizing myself (a technique I got from the book) taking and passing the test. I would study every night from the book, I would take the test on the internet once a day, which at the time I had to go to the library to do. Finally the date came where I went to the State board of Insurance to ask them to reconsider. I was very nervous when I told my story, but my determination must have shown through, because they agreed with my story. Still they made me wait for a whole month to tell me that they would let me take the test, along with a $250 fine for the trouble. Now came a new problem, where to get $250??? I found a job at a local restaurant, and tried to come up with the money, but life knocked me down and most of that money went to bills. Soon after came tax time, and I had an idea. I usually go to the same tax person every year, and we were good friends. I told him my situation, and said please just take it out of my Refund loan, but I need this money. Although I didn't have the necessary things like a checking account, he did a modified payday loan for me using HIS checking account!!! I was in there!!! Finally, nine months after I started this process, I was taking the Insurance Exam, and I passed with the highest score that anyone has ever had in the office I was in. If it weren't for me reading that book, if it weren't for the techniques I learned from Napoleon Hill, not only wouldn't I have not passed the test, I don't think I ever would have gotten the chance to take it.

callarse, it was indeed lucky you got a second chance. True, the principles are really simple. It's a wonder how many really can follow thru the principle, at least I know there are already 2 here who have the discipline. And yes, drknlvly, visualising is a good technique which I tried many times but failed :P I hope I can succeed eventually.

Thank you for such a great comment to the previous response. I saw it yesterday, but I didn't know how to put a response into words. I guess I need to read the book a couple more times, eh? Anyway, I can send it to you, but I have to send both, they are in a .zip file, and for some reason it messes it up and makes the e-mail too big if I send the unzipped copies. Just send me your e-mail, and I will get it out to you post haste.