Better With You

I want frappe.
I want macchiato.
But ginger tea
is better with you.

I want Mac and Cheese.
I want Pesto.
But pancit canton
is better with you.

I want sorbet.
I want gelato.
But ice scramble
is better with you.

I want PS5.
I want Nintendo.
But Truth and Consequence
is better with you.*

I want Ruffles.
I want Doritos.
But Piattos
is better with you.

I want Greenbelt.
I want Solenad.
But Shopee and Lazada
is better with you.

I want Bali.
I want Morocco.
But Silang, Cavite
is better with you.

* c/o Vinz

Before You Sleep

Before you sleep
I can recommend
These suggestions
On how your day will end

Before you sleep
Would you prefer
A luxurious massage
A soft skin to pet and pamper

Before you sleep
What will it be
Listening to love in poetry
Or rhymes in a symphony

Before you sleep
Perhaps a movie
Of romance or comedy
Chips will be ready

Before you sleep
Will you fancy a dance
We’ll make up the steps
I’ll take that chance

Before you sleep
You can choose
My arms wrapped around you
Or my hands on the loose

Before you sleep
My last offer is a kiss
For only five minutes
That’s a promise

Before you sleep
The lights are now dim
Make a choice
Even in a whim

Before you sleep
Before you sleep
Before
I
slee
Zzzz…

Lost and Found

An article in The Atlantic calls 2020 as The Lost Year. It is rightly so. It is not just due to the aspect of time that was lost.

Lost plans.
Lost projects.
Lost oppurtunities.
Lost connections.
Lost lives.

I lost a gem a few years ago. But before the year 2020 ended, I found it again.

It was a long search but it has been found.
I still fear it will be lost again. This is the trouble of such gem.
But I will take care of it much better that it may not need to be lost again.

2020 is the year of many losses.
It is also the year that the lost have been found.

Think and Grow Rich Book Summary Part 5

Think and Grow Rich Quotes

To end my summary of the book, below are 20 of the notable quotes lifted from Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich. These quotes will help me remember the strong messages on how to turn my desires into riches.

1

One sound idea is all that one needs to achieve success.

2

Wishing will not bring riches. But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.

3

Remember that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start, and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they “arrive”.

4

Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end.

5

Successful men, in all calling, never stop acquiring specialized knowledge related to their major purpose, business, or profession.

6

It has been said that man can create anything which he can imagine.

7

Temporary defeat is not permanent failure.

8

Quick riches are more dangerous than poverty.

9

It is one thing to want money – everyone wants more – but it is something entirely different to be worth more!

10

If you are influenced by the opinion of others, you will have no desire of your own.

11

Deeds, and not words, are what counts most.

12

Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely, know what they want, and generally get it.

13

The basis of persistence is the power of will.

14

If one does not possess persistence, one does not achieve noteworthy success in any calling.

15

People refuse to take chances in business because they fear the criticisms which may follow if they fail. The fear of criticism in such case is stronger than the desire for success.

16

Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.

17

The effect of love endures, because love is spiritual in nature. The man who cannot be stimulated to great heights of achievement by love is hopeless – he is dead, though he may seem alive.

18

If you believe yourself unfortunate, because you have loved and lost, perish the thought. One how has loved truly can never lose entirely. Love is whimsical and temperamental. It comes when it pleases, and goes away without warning. Accept and enjoy it while it remains, but spend no time worrying about its departure. Worry will never bring it back.

19

If you pray for a thing, but have fear as you pray that you may not receive it, or that your prayer will not be acted upon by Infinite Intelligence, your prayer will have been in vain.

20

My experience has taught me that the next best thing to being truly great is to emulate the great, by feeling and action, as nearly as possible.

Act Now

Apply what you have learned from the book Think and Grow Rich with these suggestions:

  1. Think positively. Remove negative thoughts that stops you from achieving your goals.
  2. Create a plan. Have an idea? It can be your ticket to riches. Create a definite plan to transform that idea into reality. If the plan fails, don’t quit. Create a new one.
  3. Gain friends into your Master Mind group. Build a group of like-minded people who can help you in formulating the idea and in putting the plan into action.

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Napoleon Hill always emphasize the power of positive thinking. If negative thoughts will lead to failure, then positive thinking will lead to success.

Harnessing the Power of Thought

In the book, Think and Grow Rich, Hill has several advice in developing positive thoughts in order to attain riches.

Keep on having positive thoughts. Any positive thoughts will be passed on to your subconsious mind and will eventually translate into its physical equivalent. The person will finally come to believe whatever is being repeated, whether the statement is true or not. Thus, having repeated thoughts about riches will bring riches to the person, while repeated thoughts about poverty will also bring poverty.

Perfection will come through practice. It cannot come by merely reading the instructions.

Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill

Use the Imagination (Chapter 6). “Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes. Ideas are products of the imagination.” Any idea can be turned into products. The idea can be entirely new and original. Or the idea can be just old concepts, ideas or plans that were combined into something new.

Organized Planning (Chapter 7). Create a definite plan and put it into action right away. If the plan fails, don’t quit. Replace it with a new plan, and another and still another, until the plan succeeds.

A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.

Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill

Use the Master Mind Principle (Chapter 10). Increase your brain power by connecting with other people who can help in the creation of ideas and in carrying out the plan. Having more people involved will multiply the knowledge and capability compared to doing it alone.

Be persistent (Chapter 9). Don’t give up at the first signs of defeat. The lack of persistence is a weakness common to many. If you find yourself lacking in persistence, this can be fixed by making your desire for riches (or other goals) stronger.

Broadway will give any begger a cup of coffee and sandwich, but it demands persistence of those who go after the big stakes.

Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill

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