Desire means knowing what you want, and is the first principle of success in "Think and Grow Rich". You need to focus your attention and your minds energy like a laser beam onto what you desire the most, and the universe will respond in kind, with people, opportunities and seemingly random events that allow you to bring your desire to fruition-you just have to pay attention and catch it when it happens.
Here is where I'd like to make a clarification, or a caveat on what Hill is saying. Throughout this chapter, and the book, the desire for money is held up as being the most important thing, to the point of necessary obsession. And while I think that this is necessary, you must not lose sight of the reason why you want the money. If your intentions are good and pure, God and the universe will make this work for you, giving you what resources you need and want in such abundance, that all you can do is share them with others.
If your intentions are greed and avarice, you will get only the money, if that, and none of the happiness that it brings, and your life will remain empty. Money is not the ultimate goal, but merely a tool for achieving your ultimate goal...your definite major purpose. Think of money as fuel for driving your definite major purpose, be that with providing for your needs so you can pursue your purpose, or if your purpose requires a lot of capital to execute.
Also, merely wishing, hoping, or halfheartedly praying will not bring you riches, but merely diffuse your working energy into a thousand directions, reducing its impact. You have to have the desire, and your mind will work out a plan to achieve it through setting goals, and achieving these goals one at a time, ceaselessly, until you succeed.
Hill's formula for success is 6 parts, and this is very, very important, so don't skip this step:
1. Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire.
2. Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire.
3. Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.
4. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.
5. Write out a clear, concise statement of steps 1-4.
6. Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once after arising in the morning. As you read, see, feel, and believe yourself already in possession of the money.
At the end of the chapter, Hill describes a real world occurrence of success in his own son, who was born without ears. Hill desired to teach the boy to succeed none-the-less, and did, and filled the boy's heart with desire to succeed himself, and to hear. Eventually he did both, never believing that it wasn't possible. Thanks to the invention of a new type of hearing aid, and the boy's intelligence, he became a major success in life, and fulfilled his definite major purpose of helping others who could not hear to hear.
So with that inspiring story, I'm left wondering what my excuse has been this whole time, and I ask you, what is your excuse? We should use this example as fuel to get off our butts and do something important in our lives...not just for ourselves, but for others too.
Sean Michael Ryan is the host of the Bring Your Own Brain Podcast which can be found on iTunes, or on the website: http://www.byobpodcast.com/. His interests include self improvement and personal development learning and application, podcasting, small business creation, improving marriage, cat care, cooking and long term food storage, gardening, and a host of other interests.
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