This will definitely not be the last time this subject is undertaken in this book, but for anyone doubting that they have the ability to create wealth because of a lack of formal education or college, this passage from Napoleon Hill’s forward will keep you reading. For those of you with education in excess, take heart that utilizing the secret to building wealth should be all the easier for you.
The Secret
“The secret serves equally well, all who are ready for it. Education has nothing to do with it. Long before I was born, the secret had found its way into the possession of Thomas A. Edison, and he used it so intelligently that he became the world’s leading inventor, although he had but three months of schooling.
“The secret was passed on to a business associate of Thomas Edison. He used it so effectively that, although he was then making only $12,000 a year, he accumulated a great fortune, and retired from active business while still a young man. You will find his story at the beginning of the first chapter. It should convince you that riches are not beyond your reach, that you can still be what you wish to be, that money, fame, recognition and happiness can be had by all who are ready and determined to have these blessings.”
No Education Doesn’t Mean Failure
This fact parallels what we teach at Universal Wealth Creation; your past educational experience does not predispose you to a life of poverty. All you have to do to build wealth of your own is to gain access now to the tools you need, and implement what you learn about investing and wealth creation to live better, richer, and freer. Past education is likely a moot point, anyway, because so much of what we learn in school and college is mis-directed; you just don’t learn in school the ways to create wealth that we teach here.
I will see you back here Monday and Thursday every week for the continuation of the Mindset Mastery series.
Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
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Can An Undereducated Person Learn The Secret? If you mean lack of formal qualifications then the answer is yes. But if we take education more broadly to cover a persons experience and his training and combined with his natural talents then the answer is a resounding no. A person has to be ready to grasp the meaning of the secret. to see it and no amount of formal education is going to make that happen. I know people with multiple university degrees and less than average common sense. Only when a person is in the right frame of open and postive mind can they understand the secret. A person who has never been to schooll can have it and a University graduate might not have a clue.
Hi Sean,
When you consider that learning the principles of success and wealth creation is not generally a priority for schools, I’m not surprised that education is not essential for harnessing the secret. I think the only thing that is necessary is an open mind, a willingness to learn and apply the success principles and a burning desire to create the life of your dreams.
Hi Sean,
When you consider that learning the principles of success and wealth creation is not generally a priority for schools, I’m not surprised that education is not essential for harnessing the secret. I think the only thing that is necessary is an open mind, a willingness to learn and apply the success principles and a burning desire to improve one’s life.
Hi Sean,
O.K. I think I am getting the idea now. When you mentioned Thomas Edison I can see a quality he had that was special. He had to have this quality to be able to do what he did. He needed it to succeed. Now I don’t want to say it either. Also I could be wrong at this point.
I’m waiting for more hints in the next post.