Chapter 15. The Advancing Man
WHAT I have said. In the last chapter. Applies. As well. To the professional man. And the wage-earner. As to the man. Who is engaged. In mercantile business.
No matter whether you are. A physician. A teacher. Or a clergyman. If you can give increase. Of life. To others. And make them sensible. Of the fact. They will be attracted. To you. And you will get rich. The physician. Who holds. The vision. Of himself. As a great and successful healer. And who works. Toward the complete realization. Of that vision. With faith and purpose. As described. In former chapters. Will come into such close touch with the Source of Life. He will be phenomenally successful. Patients will come to him in throngs.
No one has a greater opportunity. To carry. Into effect. The teaching. Of this book. Than the practitioner. Of medicine. It does not matter.
To which. Of the various schools. He may belong. For the principle. Of healing. Is common. To all of them. And may be reached. By all alike. The Advancing Man. In medicine. Who holds. To a clear mental image. Of himself. As successful. And who obeys. The laws. Of faith. Purpose. And gratitude. Will cure every curable case. He undertakes. No matter. What remedies. He may use.
In the field. Of religion. The world cries out.
For the clergyman. Who can teach. His hearers.
The true science. Of abundant life. He who masters the details. Of the science of getting rich. Together with the allied sciences. Of being well. Of being great. And of. Winning love. And who teaches these details. From the pulpit. Will never lack. For a congregation. This is the gospel. The world needs. It will give increase of life. And men will hear it gladly.
And will give liberal support. To the man. Who brings it to them.
What is now needed. Is a demonstration. Of the science. Of life from the pulpit. We want preachers. Who can not only tell us how. But who in their own persons. Will show us how. We need the preacher. Who will himself. Be rich. Healthy. Great. And beloved. To teach us. How to attain. To these things. And when he comes. He will find a numerous and loyal following.
The same is true. Of the teacher. Who can inspire the children. With the faith. And purpose. Of the advancing life. He will never be "out of a job." And any teacher who has this faith. And purpose. Can give it. To his pupils.
He cannot help. Giving it. To them. If it is part. Of his own life. And practice.
What is true. Of the teacher. Preacher. And physician. Is true of the lawyer. Dentist. Real estate man. Insurance agent -- of everybody.
The combined mental. And personal action. I have described is infallible. It cannot fail. Every man and woman. Who follows. These instructions steadily. Perseveringly. And to the letter. Will get rich. The law. Of the Increase of Life. Is as mathematically certain. In its operation. As the law. Of gravitation. Getting rich. Is an exact science.
The wage-earner. Will find this as true. Of his case. As of any. Of the others mentioned. Do not feel. You have no chance to get rich. Because you are working where there is no visible opportunity for advancement. Where wages are small. And the cost. Of living high. Form your clear mental vision. Of what you want. And begin. To act with faith. And purpose.
Do all the work. You can do. Every day. And do each piece. Of work. In a perfectly successful manner. Put the power. Of success. And the purpose. To get rich. Into everything you do.
But do not do this. Merely with the idea. Of currying favor. With your employer. In the hope. He. Or those above you. Will see your good work. And advance you. It is not likely. They will do so.
The man who is merely a "good" workman. Filling his place. To the very best. Of his ability. And satisfied with that. Is valuable. To his employer. And it is not. To the employer's interest. To promote him. He is worth more. Where he is.
To secure advancement. Something more is necessary. Than to be too large. For your place.
The person who is certain. To advance. Is the one. Who is too big. For his place. And who has a clear concept. Of what he wants to be. Who knows. He can become. What he wants to be. And who is determined. To BE. What he wants. To be.
Do not try. To more than fill. Your present place. With a view. To pleasing your employer. Do it with the idea. Of advancing yourself. Hold the faith. And purpose. Of increase during work hours. After work hours. And before work hours. Hold it in such a way. Every person. Who comes in contact with you. Whether foreman. Fellow workman. Or social acquaintance. Will feel the power. Of purpose. Radiating from you. So every one. Will. Get the sense. Of advancement. And increase from you. Men will be attracted to you. And if there is no possibility for advancement. In your present job. You will very soon. See an opportunity. To take another job.
There is a Power. Which never fails. To present opportunity. To the Advancing Man. Who is moving in obedience to law.
God cannot help helping you. If you act. In a Certain Way. He must do so in order to help Himself.
There is nothing. In your circumstances. Or in the industrial situation. That can keep you. Down. If you cannot get rich working. For the car manufacturer. You can get rich. On a ten- acre farm. And if you begin. To move. In the Certain Way. You will certainly escape from the "clutches" of the assembly line. And get on to the farm. Or wherever else you wish to be.
If a few thousands employees would enter upon. The Certain Way. The steel trust would soon be in a bad plight. It would have. To give. Its workingmen. More opportunity. Or go out of business. Nobody has to work for a trust. The trusts can keep men. In so-called hopeless conditions. Only so long. As there are men. Who are too ignorant. To know. Of the science. Of getting rich. Or too intellectually slothful. To practice it.
Begin this way. Of thinking. And acting. And your faith. And purpose. Will make you. Quick to see. Any opportunity. To better your condition.
Such opportunities will speedily come. For the Supreme. Working in All. And working. For you. Will bring them. Before you.
Do not wait for an opportunity. To be all. That you want to be. When an opportunity. To be more than you are now. Is presented. And you feel impelled toward it. Take it. It will be the first step. Toward. A greater opportunity.
There is no such thing possible. In this universe. As a lack. Of opportunities. For the man. Who is living. The advancing life.
It is inherent. In the constitution. Of the cosmos. All things. Shall be for him. And work together for his good. And he must certainly get rich. If he acts. And thinks. In the Certain Way. So let wage-earning. Men and women. Study this book with great care. And enter with confidence. Upon the course. Of action. It prescribes. It will not fail.