Greatest Mystery in the World by Og Mandino

Author:Og Mandino [Mandino, Og]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-78475-9
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2011-02-01T16:00:00+00:00

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THE FOURTH RUNG OF

LIFE’S LADDER

(Several decades before Norman Vincent Peale was writing and talking about “the power of positive thinking” and W. Clement Stone was promoting the benefits of a “positive mental attitude,” a brilliant man named Albert Lewis Pelton, in a book entitled The Creed of the Conquering Chief, was teaching the nation how to deal with failure and achieve astounding success through the use of their mental powers.

In his tiny but powerful volume, Pelton carefully explained a code of thought and conduct, based on natural law, necessary for one to rise above the masses and achieve the great status of success common to all leaders or “chiefs.”

Ponder well and long the wise suggestions that follow. Learn to apply them in your daily activities and you will achieve goals you never dreamed possible. S. P.)

For many years I have been an investigator in the field of phenomena known as psychology—the study of the human mind. Our minds have two levels, the conscious and the subconscious. The mind-life of which we are aware, in our daily duties, is the conscious phase. However, deep down below the surface there exists a vast mental life of which we are not aware, the subconscious realm, containing a powerful reservoir of thought-energy.

This special reservoir is constantly receiving supplies of thought material from the upper mind, storing, combining, mixing, and multiplying it all into a potential mass of energy for those who have learned the secret of tapping this powerful source.

Behold! This special message is for you if you have a burning desire to improve the conditions of your life. I call you fearlessly to look upon the inner shrine wherein you hold dear your ambition of ambitions—that guarded secret which is nothing less than your desire to succeed, to be supreme in your daily efforts. In short, it is yourself calling for conquest.

Accompany me with an open mind and the spirit of investigation. Pay close attention to my words. I am to speak to you of The Creed of the Conquering Chief.

There is nothing novel or new in the idea of conquest. From the moment you first call your vital powers into action in a gasp for breath at birth, on through the years until you again gasp for breath before passing into the next state of being, you are confronted with the constant necessity of conquest. It is instinctive and incessant.

Before going any further it is important that you have a clear understanding of the exact meaning of this subject. Note these definitions:

Creed—a summary of what is believed

Conquering—the act of subduing or overcoming by mental power in order to achieve success

Chief—a truly successful individual, prominent in any quality or undertaking

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