As a Man Thinketh Chapter 6

As a Man Thinketh Chapter 6

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Welcome back to The Daily Mastermind. My name is George Wright III with your daily dose of inspiration, motivation, and education so that you can create your ultimate destiny. Wow, what a great day for a great day. Today’s Monday, and I’m excited about completing our reading of As A Man Thinketh by James Allen.

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Recap of the Millionaire Conference

We just got back from San Diego, where we hosted an incredible Millionaire Conference featuring seven-figure mentors like Alex Morton, Brandon Boyd, and Rashard Duncan. It was a phenomenal event with hundreds of people attending, and the insights shared were powerful. I’m super excited to be working with these leaders in the future. Hopefully, we’ll be able to release some of those recordings on social media over the coming week so you can benefit from the value that was shared there.

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Introduction to Chapter Five of As A Man Thinketh

For today, let’s get back into chapter five of James Allen’s As A Man Thinketh. I’m really looking forward to finishing this book with you and moving into new topics afterward. I hope you’ve been taking these audiobook sessions seriously—going through them, reflecting on them, and re-listening to them. These truths have been around for hundreds of years, and if you apply them, they can absolutely elevate your life.

So here we go with chapter five: The Thought Factor in Achievement.

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Reading: The Thought Factor in Achievement

All that a man achieves, and all that he fails to achieve, is the direct result of his own thoughts. In a justly ordered universe, where loss of balance would mean total destruction, individual responsibility must be absolute.

A man’s weakness and strength, purity and impurity, are his own and not another’s. They are brought about by himself, and they can only be altered by himself—never by another. His condition is also his own and not another man’s. His suffering and his happiness are evolved from within. As he thinks, so he is. As he continues to think, so he remains.

A strong man cannot help a weaker one unless the weaker is willing to be helped. And even then, the weak man must become strong of himself. He must, by his own effort, develop the strength he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition.

It has been usual for men to say: “Many are slaves because one is an oppressor. Let us hate the oppressor.” But now there is a growing realization that, in truth, “One man is an oppressor because many are slaves. Let us despise the slaves.”

The truth is this: oppressor and slave are co-operators in ignorance, and while seeming to afflict each other, they are in reality afflicting themselves. A perfect knowledge perceives the law at work in both the weakness of the oppressed and the misapplied power of the oppressor. Perfect love condemns neither. Perfect compassion embraces both.

He who has conquered weakness and put away all selfish thoughts belongs neither to oppressor nor oppressed. He is free.

A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts. He can only remain weak, abject, and miserable by refusing to lift his thoughts.

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Lifting Thoughts Toward Achievement

Before a man can achieve anything—even in worldly pursuits—he must lift his thoughts above slavish, animal indulgence. He may not, in order to succeed, give up all morality and selfishness completely, but a portion of it must at least be sacrificed.

A man whose first thought is selfish indulgence cannot think clearly nor plan methodically. He will fail in any undertaking because he has not begun to control his thoughts. Without mastery of his mind, he cannot control affairs or shoulder responsibilities. He is not fit to act independently or stand alone.

But here is the truth: he is limited only by the thoughts he chooses. There can be no progress or achievement without sacrifice. A man’s success will be measured by how much of his lower, confused thoughts he sacrifices for higher, more disciplined ones. The more he fixes his mind on the development of his plans, his resolution, and his self-reliance, the more he rises.

And the higher he lifts his thoughts—the more manly, upright, and righteous he becomes—the greater his success. The more blessed and enduring his achievements.

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The Law of Success and Sacrifice

The universe does not favor the greedy, dishonest, or vicious. Although on the surface it may sometimes seem that way, the truth is that the universe supports the honest, virtuous, and magnanimous.

All the great teachers throughout history have declared this truth in different forms. And to prove it, a man has only to persist in becoming more virtuous by lifting his thoughts higher and higher.

Intellectual achievements are the result of thought dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, truth, and beauty. They may sometimes be connected with vanity or ambition, but at their core, they are born out of effort, patience, and unselfish thought.

Spiritual achievements are the consummation of holy aspirations. He who lives constantly in the conception of noble and lofty thoughts—who dwells on purity and selflessness—will inevitably become wise and noble in character. As surely as the sun rises to its zenith and the moon becomes full, he will rise into influence, strength, and blessedness.

Achievement, whatever its kind, is the crown of effort—the diadem of thought. By self-control, resolution, purity, righteousness, and well-directed thought, a man ascends. By indulgence, impurity, and confusion of thought, a man descends.

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Victories and Watchfulness

A man may rise to great success in the world—even to lofty altitudes in the spiritual realm—and then descend again into weakness and misery if he allows arrogant, selfish, or corrupt thoughts to overtake him. Victories gained through right thinking can only be maintained by constant watchfulness.

Many people give way when success feels certain, and they quickly slide back into failure. All achievements, whether in business, intellectual pursuits, or spiritual growth, are the result of deliberately directed thought. They are governed by the same universal law and achieved by the same method.

The only difference lies in the object of attainment. He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little. He who would achieve much must sacrifice much. And he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.

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Conclusion and Final Thoughts

That concludes Chapter Five of As A Man Thinketh—“The Thought Factor in Achievement.” This chapter is a powerful reminder that our success, fulfillment, and growth are rooted in the quality of our thoughts and the sacrifices we are willing to make.

Your achievements will always mirror the level of discipline, self-control, and elevation in your thinking. The higher you lift your thoughts, the greater and more enduring your achievements will be. Conversely, when your thoughts descend into selfishness, indulgence, or corruption, your results will inevitably reflect that decline.

Remember: achievement is the crown of effort and the product of thought. By mastering your inner world, you create mastery in every other area of life.

I hope you revisit this chapter, apply its lessons, and see what insights rise within you. It’s time to unleash your greatness.

That’s my message for today—have an amazing day, and I’ll talk with you tomorrow.

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