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W. Clement Stone was just 3 when his father died, leaving nothing but gambling debts and a widow and son in poverty. At age 6, he was selling newspapers on the street to help support his family. He thought of himself as a “self-builder” and ultimately became a pioneer in personal development, publishing Success Unlimited in 1954, the predecessor to SUCCESS magazine.

Stone documented his philosophies in the personal development classic he co-authored with Napoleon Hill in 1960, Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude. Here are some of his core principles:

Seek clarity of purpose.
“All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.”

Develop a positive attitude.
“There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.”

Embrace failure.
“With a positive mental attitude failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.”

Look for the opportunity.
“Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.”

Know the secret to happiness.
“To be happy, make other people happy.”

Personal Development

To attract attractive people, you must be attractive. To attract powerful people, you must be powerful. To attract committed people, you must be committed. Instead of going to work on them, you go to work on yourself. If you become, you can attract.

We can have more than we’ve got because we can become more than we are.

The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit.

Pity the man who inherits a million dollars and who isn’t a millionaire. Here’s what would be pitiful: If your income grew and you didn’t.

The most important question to ask on the job is not “What am I getting?” The most important question to ask on the job is “What am I becoming?”

It is hard to keep that which has not been obtained through personal development.

After you become a millionaire, you can give all of your money away because what’s important is not the million dollars; what’s important is the person you have become in the process of becoming a millionaire.

Income seldom exceeds personal development.

What you become directly influences what you get.

It’s a one-year game plan covering the 12 pillars of success and created to help you achieve a 10%-40% increase in the following:

Month 1

Personal Development - Become the person you truly desire to be by engaging in a life-long strategy of skills, knowledge and self-improvement (which will also place you in the upper echelon of your particular industry).

Month 2

Goal-setting – Achieve a sense of purpose behind every action as well as multiply your long-term success quotient by having a set of clearly defined 10-year goals.

Month 3

Health – Spiritual/Physical/Emotional – Improve your looks, confidence, energy, quality and length of life by having a consistent health/fitness philosophy and maintaining a health plan.

Month 4

Money – Financial Independence/Getting Out of Debt/Saving/Giving – Place yourself ahead of 85% of the population and increase by 90% your odds of achieving financial independence by retirement age simply by having a sound financial philosophy and proven investment plan.

Month 5

Relationships – Improve your ability to be a more effective and loving parent, spouse and friend by improving your relational skills.

Month 6

Time Management - Gain between 10 and 15 additional forty-hour work weeks per year (multiply one to two hours a day by 365 days a year) by applying more productive time management methods each day.

Month 7

Networking/Referrals – Tap into one of the greatest resources we possess and have a greater, more positive influence in the marketplace by utilizing your current relationships and networking base.

Month 8

Selling/Negotiating – Increase your production by 10%-50% without investing more time or effort by improving your selling, networking and negotiation skills.

Month 9

Communication/Presentation – Increase every level of performance related to your company, staff and individual performance, as well as all your personal relationships, by mastering the art of communication.
Month 10 Leadership – Multiply your efforts and have a positive influence over a larger sphere of people by learning effective leadership and management skills.

Month 11

Accelerated Learning – Quickly improve your skills and aptitude to gain and retain knowledge in any area (communication, time management, leadership, etc.) through Memory and Speed Reading techniques and more.

Month 12

Legacy/Contribution – Take the time to apply your skills in making a difference in your community and world; something that will have an impact on future generations.

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