The Mystery of Sex Transmutation - Think and Grow Rich, Chapter Xl

I was dreading writing about this chapter wondering how could sex be connected with the business of accumulating wealth. And I don't mean using sex to generate money.

This chapter talks about the TRANSMUTATION of sex being critical in the pursuit of our money making goals.

Let me summarize what I learned from this chapter. Remember that it was written when society existed in a largely male dominated world. This is changing, but there are ways still to go.

Sexual feelings are the most powerful feelings any human can have. And those who created hugely successful enterprises had the capability of transmuting the powerful desires into high performing creative ability. When the sex drive is removed, the creative drive also suffers. Mr. Hill said this also applied to women.

Pierce De Resistance!

The following paragraph crystallized the fundamental message of this chapter:

"The emotion of sex is an irresistible force, against which there can be no such opposition as an 'immovable body'. When driven by this emotion, men become gifted with a super power for action. Understand this truth, and you will catch the significance of the statement that sex transmutation contains the secret of creative ability."

I found the following statement rang true: "The men who have accumulated great fortunes and achieved outstanding recognition in literature, art, industry, architecture and the professions, were motivated by the influence of a woman."

Mr. Hill also states that "Man's greatest motivating force is his desire to please women." Hence, this also gives women the power to make or break a man.

Would you say that the same could be said of successful women? That conclusion may be debatable. But the point is that the power of the creative mind was transmutated from a strong sexual nature.

This whole section on the interplay of men and women is fascinating reading.

A Burning Question

What does this all mean? That the same drive we have behind sexual pursuits must be raised in the pursuit of the goals we set out to accumulate wealth. And the corollary is if that sex drive is lacking, then it makes it much harder to muster that level of drive crucial to achieving our goals.

Many examples are given. As well as a cautionary tale that this same sex drive can be transmuted towards evil or negative pursuits too. And that we need to be mindful of this and take the high road instead.

This chapter gives a lot of food for thought and debate. Please dive in and share your thoughts.

We will be coming to the end of this book study in 4 weeks. But the project will live on through this link:

Think and Grow Rich - It Could Be Worth A Million Dollars To You!

Cheers!

Edwin