“Golden Rule” Jones

Samuel Milton Jones, often referred to as “Golden Rule” Jones, was born August 3, 1846 in North Wales. He and his family emigrated to Lewis County, New York, when he was three years old. He grew up in New York State until he moved to Titusville, Pennsylvania. When he was eighteen years old he worked […]

Wallace D. Wattle’s, Science Of Getting Rich

I hope you folks who have been following this blog have enjoyed the Wattle’s book series presented here in 18 parts over these last months. This book was the basis of the wildly successful “The Secret” movie. Perhaps you didn’t know it was the entire book? If not, back track to the beginning and you […]

Wattle’s Book Part 18 Final Part

Chapter 17 A Summary of The Science of Getting Rich There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made, and which, in its original state, permeates, penetrates, and fills the interspaces of the universe. A thought in this substance produces the thing that is imaged by the thought. A person can form things […]

Wattle’s Book Part 17

Chapter 16 Some Cautions and Concluding Observations Many people will scoff at the idea that there is an exact sci- ence of getting rich. Holding the impression that the sup- ply of wealth is limited, they will insist that social and governmental institutions must be changed before even any con- siderable number of people can […]

Wattle’s Book Part 16

Chapter 15 The Advancing Person What I have said in the last chapter applies as well to the professional person and the wage-earner as to the person who is engaged in selling or any other form of business. No matter whether you are a physician, a teacher, or a clergy- man, if you can give […]

Wattle’s Book Part 15

Chapter 14 The Impression of Increase Whether you change your vocation or not, your actions for the present must be those pertaining to the business in which you are now engaged. You can get into the business you want by making construc- tive use of the business you are already established in – by do- […]

Wattle’s Book Part 14

Chapter 13 Getting into The Right Business Success, in any particular business, depends for one thing upon your possessing, in a well-developed state, the facul- ties required in that business. Without good musical faculty no one can succeed as a teacher of music. Without well-developed mechanical faculties no one can achieve great success in any […]

Wattle’s Book Part 13

Chapter 12 Efficient Action You must use your thought as directed in previous chapters and begin to do what you can do where you are, and you must do ALL that you can do where you are. You can advance only by being larger than your present place, and no one is larger than his […]

Wattle’s Book Part 12

Chapter 11 Acting in The Certain Way Thought is the creative power or the impelling force which causes the creative power to act. Thinking in a certain way will bring riches to you, but you must not rely upon thought alone, paying no attention to personal action. That is the rock upon which many otherwise […]

Wattle’s Book Part 11

Chapter 10 Further Use of The Will You cannot retain a true and clear vision of wealth if you are constantly turning your attention to opposing pictures, whether they be external or imaginary. Do not tell of your past troubles of a financial nature, if you have had them. Do not think of them at […]