CHAPTER 1

CRYSTALLIZE YOUR THINKING

The only way to begin anything worthwhile is with a crystal clearmind. If your mind is open, alert, and ready to accept new ideas, newconcepts, new ways of doing things AND a brand new lifestyle, thenyou are truly on your way to success. Your success may be somewhatminimal at first, but never fear, your dreams and aspirations will cometrue. It all begins and ends with you!

You will be absorbing a tremendous amount of information duringthe course of reading this book. Please make sure you're in the bestframe of mind you can be every time you pick up this book! Maybeyou just happen to be a person with one of the greatest attributes anentrepreneur can have.

THE INTENSITY FACTOR

You are focused, driven, you have a singleness of purpose and enormousstrength of character, and you have a determination not found inordinary people. You are very, very special, you have a tremendousamount of confidence yet you are unassuming and `down to earth',you have an ego but you are calm, cool and collective. Peoplerespect you. Moreover, they trust you. You are the envy of many butmost importantly, you are totally in control of your emotions, yourtemperament, your circumstances and your destiny.

Then again, this may not be you.... yet! You can become this personand develop these characteristics with dedication, determination,positive attitude and undying confidence and persistence. It may not beeasy; as a matter of fact it probably will be the biggest challenge of yourlife! Is it worth it? You bet, it's going to be the most wonderful amazingand enjoyable trips you'll ever take! It all starts with the attitude "I cando this", "I will do this", and "nothing will stop me no matter how longit takes". As you continue reading "SAS", remember how importantyour 'thinking' is. It's not only what you think, but how you think andwhat you do about it. There are specific things to do once you set yourgoals and make your plans to reach those goals. This must be the mostimportant thing in your life because it will enable you to help so manyothers in your family and your life. The enjoyment and pure satisfactionto achieve their goals will make you feel more special than you everthought possible – you will see!!

But first, it all begins with you. Think back to all the things youwished and hoped for ever since you were a kid. We all have "dreams" ofwhat we would like to do, to be, to have, to own, to enjoy – on and onand on. Well, you can have these things and more if you put in practicethe principles in "SAS". You can do it; you can make it happen, justdo "whatever it takes" to get there! As you proceed reading this book(which we will refer to as "SAS") please have a notebook and pen handyso you may write down any new thoughts, ideas, concepts, or plansyou may think of as you read on. You may be surprised how ingeniousand innovative you may become! Here's a good question for you, "howare you going to spend the rest of your life?" None of us know whatfate awaits us. However, most of us can enhance our futures greatly byfollowing the suggestions & ideas in "SAS". Wouldn't it be wonderfulto have all of the "things" you've always wanted? If there ever was a"secret" to success, wealth and happiness you will find it on the pages ofthis book. You must understand one thing and one thing only.

Within your mind and your being there is the power and the abilityto think and act differently than you have in the past. Only you candiscover "your way" of this new way to think and process "ideas" and"hunches". Once you have read all you can read and understand yourportion of that reading, it is simply up to you to chart your course andchange your life. Nobody else can help you or do this for you.

There are millions of really talented people in the world who for"some reason" never were, except for "occasionally" happy, successful,or wealthy but who always had or have that "dream". If you are oneof those people, be assured that when you finish reading, studying andapplying the principals of "SAS" you will be on your way to a happyand successful life that will include everything you want in materialpossessions and personal achievements. Regardless of your job status,mental attitude or position in life today, please understand that there isnobody else in the world like you. You are an individual with qualitiesthat no one else has. You have the power to make anything in the worldthat you want happen. You have always had that power. By applyingyour own special and personal feelings about life and what you wantout of it and by truly forgetting about all past failures and self-doubts,you can release the power inside you and really take command ofyour life. You must start now because as you know, you have alreadywasted enough time. NOW is the time to cast aside all but positive andenthusiastic thoughts and really concentrate on learning how to geteverything you want out of life.

You know there are basically two kinds of people who are readingthis book. One is the person who, by many of his or her friends andrelatives was labeled a "can't miss" type of person who has talent, brains,and most other attributes of successful people but for some reason hasnever "made it". It could be this person has a serious problem that isholding him back or it could be a personal problem of attitude, badhabits, personality, or of course many others. And this person may noteven realize some of his personal problems. You can find, dramaticallyfind, a new purpose in your life and contentment in your mind whenyou apply the principals contained in "SAS". The other basic typeperson reading this book is a person who really has no problems. Doyou find that hard to imagine? Well, there are many people who haveno drinking or drug problems, who are very happily married, whoreally have no personal problems. Their problem is that all of their lifethey have "secretly" held a dream of a better life, a more successful life,a happier life and a more prosperous life. This person has some kind ofdrawbacks, some kind of self-limitation, some kind of self-doubt andpossibly a self-image that, even though there are literally millions ofsuccessful and rich people, "I'll never be one" or "It's just not in thecards for me" or " The only people that are rich and successful wereborn that way". Well BUNK, that's all a bunch of baloney! Take theattitude that if other people can be successful and wealthy, maybe youcan be too. You will never know unless you try! Somewhere in thisbook you will be "touched" and your life will immediately start tochange if you really want it to bad enough.

One of the most important definitions of success is "The totalenjoyment of what you are doing at any given time". This wouldinclude enjoying every minute of the day at your job. Now, that maybe difficult for most of you to believe but here are literally thousandsupon thousands of people who sincerely do enjoy every single minuteof the day doing their job. However, almost all of these people work forthemselves or have a definite financial interest in the company the workfor. There are so very many facets of success and just as many ways toachieve it. Please remember two things; first, success is anything youthink made you successful (what may appear to you to be a successfulperson may in fact consider himself a failure). Secondly, never equatesuccess strictly on a monetary basis. Remember, he who is truly happyis really successful. There are entirely too many people in the worldtoday who believe that in order to be successful one must have money.This is a falsehood. However, you can and should believe that personaland business success can definitely create wealth. It seems that in todaysworld most people are looking for either some measure of success or away to make more money. This may be consciously or unconsciouslytrue but it is a fact that almost everybody would like to better theirlife in some way. This book is intended to assist, aid, and show anundeniable method for people truly interested in finding purpose intheir lives and the true meaning of success, wealth and happiness.

God has a plan for everyone's life but sometimes life is more difficultfor some than others. In our society, god has given or will give eachone of us one or more chances to change or improve our lives for thebetter or for whatever we want to do with it. And speaking of change,that's exactly what this book is all about – change. Hopefully, you'rereading "SAS" because you are sincerely interested in changing yourlife into a better life for you. Well, you can do it if you really want toand are willing to apply the information in this book to your life. Readthis book with the idea in the back of your mind that you definitelyare going to change some things concerning your life. You may wantto change your job, your habits, your residence (if you don't like whereyou live – move) or any other aspect of your life including diet, exercise,drinking, smoking, social, religious, marriage, material and financialitems among many others of course. Please remember that success comesin many forms other than financial. What may be considered success forone person may be failure for another. Each individual, man or woman,boy or girl, must determine what in life they must accomplish to beconsidered successful to themselves. So if you feel like you have neverhad a chance to become successful or wealthy – think again. Success andwealth are out there, they always have been, but it's up to you to findYOUR own way there. If read religiously, "SAS" will show you theway to achieve anything you have ever wanted in life. Naturally, justreading this book will not bring you anything material, good health, oranything else in the "I wish category". But, it will show you the way;give you the opportunity to have a better existence in this world. Youknow that most everything desirable in life takes hard work more thanluck (you can make your own luck), chance or charm. Time and timeagain the successful and usually wealthy people in the world have toldtheir stories of poverty, broken homes, prejudice, handicaps, and manyother adversities only to overcome them and become happy, successful,and self-respecting human beings enjoying self-satisfying, prosperousand rewarding lives. Sure, some people are born rich or wealthy, butthat certainly doesn't make them happy or successful as individuals.As a matter of fact it is most probably that success is more difficult toobtain when one is born "with a silver spoon in his mouth". We areall individuals and to a great degree we all have the opportunity toobtain our own success and happiness. Success and wealth are availableto anyone who really wants it badly enough. That's all there is to it – you'vegot to want it badly enough and be willing to "pay the price".

"SAS" is intended to be your personal guide to show you the wayto go, the steps to take, the procedure to follow, the orderly and sensibleideas that will work. Or in short, a book that when you read and finishwill give you the ability to plan and organize your life to be lived theway YOU want to live it. And if you're not 100% sure how you wantto live your life or what you really want out of live, you'll find a wayto go for your life too. After realizing you have the ability to plan andre-structure your life all that's left is your desire and dedication to doso and do it. The most important thing for you to realize right now isthat you must become aware of living your life on a day to day basis.Remember that you yourself should be the most important person inyour life. It just follows that if you are happy and successful your closestloved ones will feel happy and successful too. Just imagine waking upevery morning feeling refreshed and eager to go to work. Or beingfinancially able to afford most anything you desire. It is most importantto realize that you were put here on earth to live your life. God put youon this earth for a reason. You were not put here to have other peopletell you how or what way you should live your life. Free yourself fromwhatever is holding you back from attaining the objectives in your lifethat will make you happy and self-satisfied. That's success. Your numberone objective in life should be happiness. If you are truly happy, successand wealth will be just a degree of that happiness.

If someone, anyone asked you "what are you doing the rest ofyour life?" What would you say? Well, depending on your age andexperience in this, sometimes fantastic, sometimes disappointing thingcalled life; you might say "I don't know, I never really thought aboutit. I'm always too busy working. Gosh, I hardly have any time to relax,much less worry about the future". In truth there are as many answersto that question as there are people to ask it to and the answers will beas different as the individuals themselves. Unfortunately, a surprisingmajority of people fall in the last category. They are too busy workingor just existing day to day to even think about the future, much lesssuccess and wealth. This is one of the great tragedies of our timesimply because real happiness, genuine success, and immense wealthare available to anyone who really wants it, anyone who's willing tomake some sacrifices, but basically anyone who has an intense desire toaccomplish their goals in life. This book "SAS" will show you exactlyhow to accomplish and achieve everything you've ever wanted in lifeor life has to offer you. All you have to do is read carefully and thenact accordingly. You will be amazed how influential "SAS" will bein showing you the unfailing way to everlasting personal happiness,success and wealth.

Granted there are many people who are successful but not wealthyand many who are wealthy and not successful. Success and wealth, likebeauty, lie in the eyes of the beholder. Much of life's enjoyment andhappiness is lost to so many simply because they fail to grasp what is inthe reach of all; the ability to attain personal and business achievement,success and wealth.

Rarely has a book been written pertaining to success, motivation,riches, attainments, or whatever along those lines that wasn't in varyingdegrees interesting or informative. However, the largest majority ofpeople who read these books are unable to adapt to the principals orplug-in the information to the benefit of their own lives. Why? Well,basically they are people who have good intentions and think theywant to improve their lives in some way but in reality they are for themost part satisfied with their lies as they are. Most people don't reallyunderstand how to change their lives or what direction to follow. True,many success books are inspirational but most often the how-to is notthere. So, no wonder you read a book, put it down, pick it up and soonfinish it. You understand the book or most of it, and your intentionswere good but if you did everything the book told you to do youwould have to quit your job, take a memory course, and try to figureout how to find time to "repeat this x times a day", "understand yoursubconscious mind", "think positive and eliminate negative", etc. etc.Pretty soon, things don't change and you push what you intended todo back in your mind and it is soon forgotten.

Well, "SAS" is different and life is short! What are you going to doabout all the things in life you've always wanted or craved to do? Youcan make your decision now. You can take your share of what life has tooffer, go ahead. Now before you read any further, make your decisionto change and improve your life for the better FOREVER. Happiness,success, and wealth are yours by dedicating yourself to the followingten principals. Congratulations!

Before you even begin to read on, there is one thing you must doright now. Clear your mind of any thoughts of any kind as you read,and concentrate on the following statement:

"I AM THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN MY LIFE. IHAVE THE ABILITY AND THE RIGHT TO EXERCISEMY AUTHORITY OF MY OWN LIFE. I HAVE CHOSENTO USE THIS POWER TO CONTROL MY LIFE ANDDESTINY. I KNOW THAT I ALONE AM THE ONLYPERSON IN THE WORLD THAT CAN DO THAT".

Now that statement in itself is very powerful but is it ever oh so true.So many of us have lived our lives under the influence of such a varietyof things and people that we sometimes just feel lost or even helpless aswe pursue our day to day activities. So many times we look back in thepast and try to deal with our past mistakes and problems only to windup frustrated, remorseful, full of self-pity and angry. So many times weblame our misery on God. Like "Oh God, why did you let this happento me", or "Dear God please don't make me do this", and of coursethere are a variety of other "Oh God" statements. Why God? Why putthe blame on him? When you say, "Oh God, why did I do that", whatyou are trying to do is shift the blame for what you did to God insteadof where it really belongs, yourself.