I sent out a twitter this afternoon that said…
Whip the fear of poverty by reaching a decision to get along with whatever wealth you can accumulate without worry - Napoleon Hill 1937
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is one of the greatest instruction manuals for handling the economic conditions we face as individuals. It was written in the throes of second half of the Great Depression.
To move forward and create the future we want, we must re-frame our perceptions of our current situation from an outlook of fear and uncertainty, to one of opportunity and hope. As human beings, we can choose to view the journey ahead with anxiety or with excitement. It is a choice. (If you are sleeping on a park bench right now, I’m not talking about you. I understand you’ve given everything you have. I’m talking to those of us that still have something to give. I’m asking my readers to reach out to you.)
This is an opportunity to help our fellow man. This is an opportunity rebuild our world. This is a chance for renewal.
This is your opportunity to shine.
We are all in this together and we can’t escape it by throwing our brothers under the bus. That will only make it worse.
I know some of you will have to make difficult choices just to save your businesses, but when you do, remember to make them with the utmost ethics and integrity. Never make your decision in fear. Make the decision that is right for the largest number of people.
True security is found helping others. True freedom is found in the willingness to do it voluntarily.
Our current problems were created by ignorance, greed, selfishness, and shortsightedness. They will be solved with intelligence, generosity, selflessness, and long-term thinking.
Act with courage.
译文:
一个你发光发热的机会
今天下午我很有兴致地跟朋友谈论了一个话题……
要摆脱贫困的纠缠，就要决心获得任何可通过正当手段积累起来的财富。 – 拿破仑·希尔
以拿破仑·希尔的这句名言作为思考和致富的最佳行动指南之一可以帮助我们应付眼下的经济状况。这句名言是在大萧条的苦况中诞生的。
为了继续前进并创出我们想要的将来，我们必须更新对目前经济形势的观念，对前景要从充满恐惧和不确定到充满机会和希望。作为人类，我们可以选择展望前景的方式：带着焦虑或带着兴奋。这是一个选择。（如果你正在公园的长凳上睡觉，那我这话不是对你说的。我明白你已一无所有了。我是在跟我们中那些还能给予一些东西的人说话。我是在呼吁我的读者来帮助你。）
这是一个帮助我们同胞的机会，是让世界回复原状的机会，是一个重生的机会。
与此同时，这是一个你发光发热的机会。
我们如今都在同一艘船上，我们不能借把同船的人推下水来逃过这一劫。那样只会让情况变得更糟糕。
我明白我们中的一些人为了挽救自己的事业将不得不做一些艰难的选择。但当你真要这么做时，记住要在最大限度的道德和正直下做选择。千万不要在恐惧担忧中做决定。要做对尽可能多的人心安理得的决定。
真正的安全感产生于帮助别人时；真正的自由产生于自愿奉献的意愿。
愚昧、贪婪、自私和短视导致我们现在面临问题的出现，它们将要由智慧、慷慨、无私和远见来解决。
勇敢地行动起来吧！