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Think and Grow Rich, Especially “Right Now” by Phil Barlow

We’re in the midst of the worst global recession since the 1930s. It’s certainly the most challenging business climate I’ve experienced in my career. It seems like everywhere I go people are talking about “sustainability” or the ability to endure. I guess that’s to be expected, especially considering all the bad news we hear about those who are failing. What a shame! It doesn’t have to be that way. As a matter of fact, it shouldn’t be that way.

Most of what we’re hearing and seeing centers on how bad things are. I don’t dismiss the adversity we all face, however I also believe every adversity carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. Since there are so many people caught in the rut of distress, it’s easy to let down our guard and end up in the downward spiral with them. Don’t let that happen! Take charge of your life! Take action and exercise your privilege of choice. To a large degree, we control our destiny by shaping our thoughts. When mixed with a purpose, persistence and a burning desire we can transform our thoughts into reality.Now is the time to focus on possibilities.

Now is the time for action. Now is the time to get back to basics and exhaust all our energies on finding new and better ways to do things. It has been said that we can create anything we can imagine. Rather than dwelling on the negative influence of our environment, wouldn’t it serve us better to exhaust our efforts on new ideas?

Imagine what would happen if you focused your attention on the following question: “What fundamental problem that, if solved, would revolutionize the way things are done?” Wouldn’t that get the creative juices flowing? Better yet, consider how your world would change if you could find an answer to the question.

Never has there been a greater opportunity for someone willing and able to come up with new ideas and new ways of doing things. Just think about how the world has changed in the past few years. New leaders, new inventions, new ways of marketing products, new cures to diseases, new approaches to every aspect of business and personal lives.

Behind this demand for new and better things there is one quality one must possess to win. That is Definiteness of Purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. To accomplish this requires practical people who can, and will, put their thoughts into action. If the thing you wish to do is right, and you believe in it with a burning desire, don’t let anything stop you from doing it.

Those who succeed in life usually have their “aha” moment at a time when things appear to be the bleakest. It’s safe to say, we don’t have to look very far to see some kind of crisis. Don’t let that stop you from truly considering what is possible and appropriate for your life. Now is the time for new ideas. Now is the time for action. Now is the time to Think and Grow Rich.