The Sixth Sense, The Door To The Temple Of Wisdom - TAGR Chapter XlV

Can you believe that we all have a 6th Sense? Yes, this is the final lesson of Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich. The "Punch Line" after the previous chapter on the Brain was, "The Ladder Of Success Is Never Crowded At The Top!"

Our goal is to get to the top of our business. And the way to get there is to use our 6th sense. Mr. Hill teaches that unless we have completely understood the lessons preceding this chapter, we will not understand how it is possible to have a 6th sense.

Remember, our journey started with DESIRE which was the starting point of all achievement. That was the 1st Step towards riches, The 6th Sense is the 13th step. Do you remember what the other 11 steps were?

If you have forgotten, or want a refresher you can return to the original post in the link below:

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

Definition of the 6th Sense

The 6th Sense is defined as how Infinite Intelligence communicates with us without any effort. In simple terms - hunches.

When we get a hunch about something it is usually to warn us about danger, or to guide us of an opportunity staring at us in the face. This is nature's way to help us take advantage of the moment either to fend off impending disaster or to propel us towards our goals.

It is like our Guardian Angel opening our minds to the temple of wisdom. Often it is the closest thing we can experience to a miracle.

An intriguing passage in this chapter is when Napoleon Hill relates how he used to have imaginary discussions with his round table of his heroes. His purpose was to absorb the best qualities of each of them to provide him with almost super powers that he could use for his own benefit. Although imaginary, he used to freak out at how real they seemed to him.

Changing Behaviour

It was a way to build power through the use of Autosuggestion. His sole purpose was to rebuild his character This is the only way to change our behavior to take the actions we need to achieve our goals.

Knowing what we need to do is not good enough. We must take action on that knowledge we acquire. Napoleon Hill uses examples of entrepreneurs of his day who used the principles in this book. A century later we have a whole new group of tycoons who have achieved remarkable results by using these same principles, whether they read this book or not. The chances are they did read Think and Grow Rich before they achieved the success we see around them now.

Modern Day Tycoons

I am I referring to people like, Bill Gates of Microsoft, the late Steve Jobs of Apple, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Michael Dell of Dell Computers, Larry Page and Sergy Brin of Google, Richard Branson of Virgin, and Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and Space X - the list goes on.

I doubt that any of us are striving for that level of success. However, in our world of creating an Internet Business we still need to have the same desire they all had and still have.

Although we talk about money, in reality it is NOT about money. It is about using our passion to make a difference in our world through helping improve the lives of others in our own way. Riches becomes the by product when we succeed in doing that simple task.

One person at a time repeated over and over again.

Key Section In This Chapter

The words that summarize what we have learned to date can be crystallized in the following excerpt near the end of this chapter:

"The finishing point is that brand of knowledge which leads to the UNDERSTANDING - understanding of self, understanding of others, understanding the laws of nature, recognition and understanding happiness. This sort of understanding comes in its fullness only through familiarity with, and use of the principle of the sixth sense."

We need to operate at peak performance to be able to do what we have to do to meet our goals. To do that we must employ our 6th SENSE!

My 6th Sense Examples

In my life I have had that experience just a few times. They usually happened when I had to make a life changing decision. Here are some of my examples:

• After graduating, instead of starting a new job, I requested a three months break to travel overland from London to Delhi. A bold move that was granted.
• After 5 years I resigned this job in England to go to Canada to start a new life, virtually broke.
• I changed jobs again because a company in the US wanted to hire me for my expertise. I rejected their pay offer and negotiated a new, higher one. They met me three quarters of the way.
• I went against the accepted procedures at work because I saw opportunities for this company others didn't see. This was unthinkable for an engineer. It worked and I was rewarded by given a promotion to lead a new department to bring my ideas into reality.

Call To Action

It is now time to use the powers of my 6th Sense to help others achieve success and in the process contribute to my own.

Can you share some of your experiences where you felt the power of your 6th Sense in action? Also, share any comments about this chapter no matter what they are.

The next chapter will cover the topic of fear. It's title is The Six Ghosts Of Fear. That will make interesting reading. I look forward to seeing you there.

All the best to you in your affiliate marketing journey.

Edwin