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Do not expect something for nothing. Be willing to give an equivalent value for all that you desire, and include in your plans a definite provision for doing so. –Napoleon Hill
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Dear Readers:
At times you may wonder how people withstand what they are going through in life. Seeing others experience suffering causes you to reflect on how blessed your life may really be. Many people are “in pain” emotionally, mentally, socially, spiritually, and/or physically and manage not to show it. In remembering this fact, the saying: “There but for the grace of God go I,” is a good way to bring it all into perspective. At times, my plate is full of concerns and issues that I deal with in life, and at other times I am not as busy or preoccupied. When I have a moment to reflect on what someone else may be experiencing, I find that I become more compassionate as I relate to where they are coming from in life. Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes truly does enable you to become more caring and understanding.
One of my goals this year is not to jump to conclusions or pre-judge anyone. If I feel like not talking to someone or not listening to someone’s problems, I try to remind myself that I may be in similar circumstances myself in the future. Then, how would I feel if no one listened or even tried to understand what I was telling them? I would feel neglected and marginalized at best. At the worst, I would feel discounted or not worthy of their personal attention – in a word, dehumanized.
It is important to treat everyone with respect. If we model that behavior it will come back around to serve us. As you give respect you will receive it. Many perfectly capable people request special considerations because they feel that they have “earned” those privileges. In reality, they have not but are just asking for more because they can. Others who are truly in need soldier through and never request assistance. Entitlement is not an active word in their vocabulary.
I admire people who cause you to take a second look because of something they have not done. For example, 1) They do not request an exemption to the rules. 2) They do not look for pity. 3) They focus on others rather than themselves. 4) They give before they get. 5) They refrain from complaining. 6) They press on even when not feeling 100%. 7) They seldom talk about themselves, but rather ask you how you are doing.  They also inquire about persons significant to you. 9) They model positive behavior. And, 10) They acknowledge a Higher Power.
So, given the characteristics of those who walk the talk, isn’t it time you ask yourself if you are on the pain free program? Take the above ten step prescription and check your results in a week!
Be Your Very Best Always,
Judy Williamson
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The Benefit of Pain
By Napoleon Hill
The greatest woman I have ever known, my stepmother, spent a large portion of her later life suffering almost unbearable pain from arthritis; yet she put into motion and undertaking which has already benefitted many millions of people and is destined to benefit yet untold millions, some of them as yet unborn. She was responsible for my early training which led eventually to my being commissioned by Andrew Carnegie to give the world its first practical philosophy of personal achievement.
Had my stepmother not been confined to a wheelchair, no one would have suspected she was in constant physical pain. Her voice was always pleasant and she conversed only in a positive trend of thought. She never complained, but always had a word of encouragement for all of us who lived close to her. I am sure that anyone who knew her, and understood the extent to which she had mastered physical pain, would have been utterly ashamed to have expressed fear of any form of dentistry or surgery. My stepmother’s mental attitude toward physical pain was one of the major factors which made her a truly great person, loved by all who knew her, envied by some because of her profound self-discipline.
Thus we see, once again, that one’s mental attitude toward physical pain is the determining factor which makes pain the master, or merely something to be transmuted into some form of beneficial service. Instead of thinking of her own physical pain and complaining about it, my stepmother directed her mind to helping others – particularly members of our family; and in that way minimized the effects of her suffering. This might prove a beneficial suggestion for all who allow their minds to dwell upon their own troubles.
Source: You Can Work Your Own Miracles. Fawcett Columbine Book. 1971. Pgs. 58 & 59.
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Dealing with Chronic Pain
A Video Discussion with Ray Stendall & Judy Williamson
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Living Positively With Difficult Circumstances
by Tom Cunningham
It is impossible to get through life without experiencing pain and loss. Pain and loss come in all forms and can affect us mentally, physically and spiritually. It can be caused by an event like the death of a loved one that means the world to us. It can be caused by divorce, chronic illness, retirement or a broken friendship. How you deal with these situations can have lifelong consequences for yourself and the ones you love.
In my case, I have had rheumatoid arthritis from my jaw to my toes since age 5, forty three years now. I have been hospitalized about 40 times and have had 4 hips, 4 knees and 2 shoulders replaced, along with other joint surgeries. This has also caused many, actually most, of my joints to fuse so they do not bend. There are many daily life activities that are very difficult for me, besides living with pain 24/7 in various parts of my body in various degrees. Just picking something up off the ground is extremely difficult, if not at times impossible. If I fall I cannot get up myself. I used to make fun of the “I’ve fallen and can’t get up” commercial when I was young, and now I am that person. When you have daily chronic pain, it is also natural to have periods of depression and to have extreme fatigue.
Even though I have a handicap, it does not have me. Everyone who knows me will tell you that the topic of my arthritis or my pain rarely comes up in conversation. I almost never bring it up. I also always answer “Amazing” when asked how I am doing. I have developed some strategies and thought processes to deal with my pain and physical and mental challenges and I would like to share some of them with you.
One of the greatest strategies I have learned to deal with mental and physical pain is to think globally. What I mean by that is to think about the 6 billion people in the world and the various challenges people live with. When you think about that, you can come up with many extremely difficult challenges that people live with. People around the world live with starvation, without shelter and without clean drinking water on a daily basis. Some people suffer terrible physical abuse. Some people experience the death of a child, often after suffering from horrible disease for a period of time. Also, many people have experienced the same thing you are experiencing. Some are going through it better than you and some worse. They have gone through what you are experiencing and came out the other side and survived. That means you can get through it as well. You are not alone in your specific suffering and many people around the world suffer much worse than you are with worse challenges than you will ever go through.
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Outwitting the Devil
By: Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, Think and Grow Rich. This powerful tale has never been published, considered too controversial by his family and friends.
Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching personal goals: fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy, as tools of the Devil. These hidden methods of control can lead us to ruin, and Hill reveals the seven principles of good that will allow us to triumph over them and succeed. Annotated and edited for a contemporary audience by Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Three Feet from Gold co-author Sharon Lechter, this book is profound, powerful, resonant, and rich with insight.
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Napoleon Hill‘s Road to Success
By: Napoleon Hill
Hill wrote a series of fifteen articles he titled Billboards on the Road to Success. The articles in Napoleon Hill‘s Road to Success are exactly as Hill typed them on his old manual typewriter. The articles written more than ninety years ago are as relevant today as when Hill penned them.
The book you are about to read will provide you with valuable writings on success before Hill published his first book. Remember it was 1908 when Hill interviewed Andrew Carnegie, but twenty years before he published his first book. During this twenty year period Hill was writing, speaking, teaching classes on the principles, and publishing his own magazine. Hill published Napoleon Hill‘s Magazine and Napoleon Hill‘s Golden Rule Magazine. Articles from these magazines compose the book you are holding and give valuable insight to some of Hill‘s earliest writings, whether you are a reader of Hill‘s famous works or this is your first time of reading Hill‘s writings, you will gain valuable insight that will help you in life.
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Do It Now
By: Napoleon Hill
W. Clement Stone had a favorite saying and it was simply and profoundly Do It Now! Our newest book entitled Do It Now! lives up to Stone’s first commandment of success. This book features a compilation of a year’s worth of short essays by Judith Williamson together with an archival essay by Dr. Napoleon Hill. Look at it as a discussion week by week that reaches across time to consider in hindsight what Dr. Hill has discovered and with foresight in Williamson’s commentary. And, now as you read to comprehend the message you supply the insight or inner wisdom to activate the message for your life today. Take the challenge and Do It Now because Today will be Yesterday Tomorrow!
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The Little Book of Leadership
By: Jeffrey Gitomer
This comprehensive book will help you understand your situation, identify your opportunities, create your objectives, execute by action and delegation, and establish a leadership position through enthusiasm, brilliance, action, collaboration, resilience, and achievement.
The time for real-world leadership is NOW. This is a leadership book that transcends theory and philosophy, and gets right down to brass tacks and brass tactics, and adds a few brass balls.It’s full of practical, pragmatic, actionable ideas and strategies that when implemented assure respect and loyalty – and ensure long-term success and legacy.
The 12.5 Leadership Strengths revealed in this book will challenge you, admonish you, guide you, and create new success opportunities for you.
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