Ezine 518 | 23 December 2016 | Napoleon Hill Foundation

SUCCESS INFORMATION WITH A DEFINITE MAJOR AIM December 23, 2016 ISSUE 518

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A couple of months ago, I took a popular book from my library and found a newspaper clipping my wife had saved from my daughter, Donna, when she was in the first grade. It was a letter to Santa.

Donna had asked for gifts for the boys and girls in her first grade class. She also requested something nice for Mrs. Johnson, her teacher, and she told Santa that she was a very nice teacher.

Each of us should approach each day expecting a positive outcome, just as a small child approaches Christmas. Each child that makes requests for gifts expects a positive outcome, and without a doubt, expects positive results.

One could say that what happens when we do not get a positive result—fact is, when positive results don’t come when expected it could be positive results delayed. In life, we do not always get positive results in our time frame, but that does not mean we should change our expectations, but simply change our approach to put into place the needed effort to achieve positive expectations that we wanted.

It is easy to let life beat up on us because we are not told that adversity would not reach us. Each adversity will produce the seed of an equal or greater benefit. Each of us needs to expect positive outcomes also. But consider the opposite, which is it is always better to expect positive outcomes or negative outcomes. The choice is ours and only ours. Positive expectations should be our aim in life and the choice we make will determine whether we have a great life or whether we live on of mediocrity.

I wish you the best at whatever you do!

~ Don Green
Executive Director

“There is a silent, unseen witness to every act in which we indulge. It is called Conscience.”
~Napoleon Hill

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“The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good.
~ Catherine Ponder

Dear Readers:

The holiday season is traditionally a time for giving gifts. This year why not consider giving yourself the gift of forgiveness? When you decide to bring peace and love into your life through the process of letting go of the hurts others may have caused, you provide more space for the good things in life. In our mental storehouse, negative thoughts take up as much or more space than positive thoughts. By purging past regrets, memories, hurts, and things others may have brought into our lives, we are telling the Universe that we do not want more of the same. By forgiving you move forward and relinquish the hold that the distant and immediate past can have on you. Space is now created for goodness to be attracted into your life because you have followed the Golden Rule.

Whenever a person holds hatred in their hearts, the focus is negative. By making a decision to release and to forgive, thoughts can be directed towards something else. By training our minds to remain positive, positive results can be drawn into our lives. When we expect good things to happen, more often than not good things begin to show up. Possibly, it is because we are on the lookout for good things and recognize them now when we see them. At least we are more alert to what is coming our way.

Our minds can be colorized by events we witness and movies we watch. Consider watching something positive and uplifting rather than something harmful and violent. Good choices can be made that uplift our spirits and give us a higher perspective of life. It is well known that the choices we make determine most of our outcomes in life. Choosing to have a positive focus in spite of what happens in life determines our next results. Either way, what we allow ourselves to think about brings harm or healing into our lives.

Harboring grudges, hatred, and ill-will towards others ultimately only harms ourselves. Unload the baggage and pick up a positive backpack of hope, joy, and love. Consider Santa and his positive mental attitude. Everyone wants to please Santa and be on the “good” side of his list. Why? Because there is joy in giving and receiving. First we give our effort, dedication, persistence and personal initiative in being the best we can be, and second if we succeed we know that there will be a reward of some sort waiting for us on Christmas Day. In order to receive we must first give. Just knowing that there is a formula that will help us with achieving the right results, we are moving forward. Be inspired and be the person who is under construction. Continual improvement should be the aim of each of us. Rest assured that Santa will be watching..

Be Your Very Best Always,
Judy Williamson

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Forgiveness
by Napoleon Hill

Your chances of material success in life depend in great measure on your spiritual outlook.

The more positive your thinking, the greater your chances of success. Time and thought expended on yearning for vengeance are wasted.

Each time you forgive someone, you broaden the space your own soul occupies because that space is filled with the deed of generosity you perform. The universal law of compensation applies here more than ever, for even in our prayers we dare ask Divine forgiveness we bestow on our fellowmen.

Forgiveness isn’t mere acquiescence to the behavior of others. It’s more positive and active than that. In forgiving, we assume some of the contrition our offenders should feel.

Forgiveness is a spiritual medicine that works two ways, healing the psychic wound of the offended person who grants it as well as relieving the penitence of the offender.

Forgiveness is the major tenet of Christianity, ordained to us in the Sermon on the Mount — “Blessed are the merciful . . .” and “Judge not, that ye be not judged; for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged.”

These injunctions are fully as applicable to our material, as well as our spiritual, lives. The best rule of business is The Golden Rule.

Source: Success Unlimited. December 1965. Vol. 12. No 12. Pgs. 33-34.

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North Pole
Dec 2016

Dear Napoleon Hill Foundation Readers:

Last night Mrs. Claus and I were sitting in our comfy recliners by the living room fireplace, drinking hot cocoa and reading the many “Wish List” letters that we’ve received this year from children of all ages. To my surprise, Mrs. Claus removed her reading glasses, set her mug down and said to me, “Santa, what is on your Wish List?” For a moment I sat as frozen as the ground outside because that question had never been posed to me before. I got up from my chair and walked towards the window and as I looked out at the snow falling and clinging to the tree branches, I realized I did in fact have a Wish List circling in my mind and in my heart. I walked back towards Mrs. Claus, kissed her on the cheek and said, “I need to write one dear.”

And so…

I wish people would think more before they spoke (or got on social media).

I wish people would stop worrying about things they can’t control and start taking action on things they can control.

I wish PBS News anchor Gwen Ifill had not died of cancer.

I wish food stamps could not be used to buy soda, candy, chips and ice cream.

I wish every person, at least twice a day, would say to another person they encounter but do not know personally, “I hope you have a nice day.”

I wish children would watch more Sesame Street.

I wish adults would read more books.

I wish people would understand the value of the Golden Rule and know that what goes around comes around.

I wish CEOs who make millions of dollars in compensation would find it reasonable to compensate each and every one of their employees fairly.

I wish I wasn’t dreaming – did the Chicago Cubs really win the World Series?

I wish Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton had shown more character, humility, tolerance and grace in the Presidential campaign.

I wish the penalties for texting while driving were as severe as the penalties for drinking while driving.

I wish chocolate chip cookies had no calories.

I wish the NCAA and every entity and individual who makes money from college football and basketball would stop being naive, admit that it’s a professional business and find a way to reward the players with financial compensation, lifelong health insurance as well as educational opportunities.

I wish men would open car doors for women all the time.

I wish public education started for children at age 3 which is more than old enough to learn formally and interact socially. It would truly give them a proper head start and lessen the financial burden of child care on parents.

I wish Republicans and Democrats in Congress would work together to do the work the voters elected them to do.

I wish zoos did a better job of preserving the natural habitat of all animals.

I wish people who spend money on cigarettes, alcohol and junk food would not complain about the costs of health care and health insurance.

I wish more young people would do internships and volunteering to gain knowledge and experience and realize that pay and rewards will come after they gain the knowledge and experience, not before.

I wish racism and intolerance would subside.

I wish people would put their phones away when eating a meal with others.

I wish movie theatre companies would change their ticket policies for children. Why is it that at age 12 a child must pay the adult price but they’re not old enough to see an adult movie until age 17? Wouldn’t a child’s price up to age 17 be more reasonable?

I wish people with a positive mental attitude will always stay that way.

I wish you’ll take the time to tell a loved one how much they mean to you before you no longer have the opportunity to do so.

I wish everyone would realize that achieving the items on our Wish Lists comes not from a man in a red suit, not from a government hand out and not by sitting on a sofa eating chips and daydreaming, but rather it comes from desire backed by action fueled with faith.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

Fondly,
Santa

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