Mindset Mastery 15 - What Was The Key Element To Barnes’ Success?
Have you figured it out? What was it that guaranteed Barnes’ ultimate success with Thomas Edison? Was it his credentials? He didn’t have any. Was it his professional appearance? He’d just traveled as a stow-away on a freight train. Hill learned the key element from Thomas Edison himself.
“Just what the young Edwin Barnes said to Thomas Edison at that first meeting was far less important than what he thought. Edison, himself, said so! It couldn’t have been the young man’s appearance that earned him his start in the Edison office; that was definitely against him. It was what he thought that counted.
“If the significance of this statement could be conveyed to every person who reads it, there would be no need for the remainder of this book.”
The Power Of Barnes’ Thoughts
Edison recognized that something more was going on in the mind of Barnes other than simply earning a paycheck. Edison recognized that a thoughtful determination drove the young man, and that was what set him apart from all others who came knocking on Edison’s door looking for a job. As Napoleon Hill says here, the significance of the power of Barnes’ thoughts cannot be underestimated in the quest for wealth.
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Tags: Communication, Determination, Edwin Barnes, Mindset, Napoleon Hill, Sean, Success, Thomas Edison, Wealth
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 am
It’s very inspirational.
Actually, the key element is to convince us that anything is not beyond your reach; we can still be what we wish to be.