To become wealthy and rich is not the result of saving, or "thrift"; many very penurious people are poor, while free spenders often become wealthy. Nor is becoming wealthy and rich due to doing things which others fail to do; for two people in the same business often do almost exactly the same things, and one gets wealthy and rich while the other remains poor or becomes bankrupt. From all these things, we must come to the conclusion that becoming wealthy and rich is the result of doing things such as thinking and acting in a Certain Way.

If becoming wealthy and rich is the result of thinking and acting in a certain way, and if like causes always produce like effects, then any man or woman who can do things in that way can become wealthy and rich, and the whole matter is brought within the domain of a science.

The question arises here, whether this certain way may not be so difficult that only a few may follow it. This cannot be true, as we have seen, so far as natural ability is concerned. Talented people become wealthy, and doltish people get wealthy; intellectually brilliant people become wealthy, and very stupid people become wealthy; physically strong people become wealthy, and weak and sickly people become wealthy.

Some degree of ability to think and understand is essential; but in so far natural ability is concerned, any man or woman who has sense enough to read and understand these words
can certainly become wealthy and rich. Also, we have seen that it is not a matter of environment. Location counts for something; one would not go to the heart of a Desert and expect to do successful business unless you all ready have the money, the enterprise and vision to set up a Las Vegas.

Becoming wealthy and rich does involve the necessity of dealing with people, and of being where there are people to deal with; and if these people are inclined to deal in the way you want to deal, so much the better. But that is about as far as environment goes.

If anybody else in your town can become wealthy, so can you; and if anybody else in your state can become wealthy, so can you. Again, it is not a matter of choosing some particular business or profession. People become wealthy in every business, and in every profession; while their next-door neighbors in the same vocation remain in poverty. It is true that you will do best in a business that you like, and which is congenial to you; and if you have certain talents that are well developed, you will do best in a business that calls for the exercise of those talents. Becoming wealthy and rich is not dependent upon your engaging in some particular business, but upon your learning to think in a certain way. If you are now in business, and anybody else in your locality is becoming wealthy and rich in the same business, while you are not, it is because you are not doing things in the same Way that the other person is acting and thinking.

No one is prevented from becoming wealthy by lack of capital. True, as you get capital the increase becomes more easy and rapid; but one who has capital is already wealthy, and does not need to consider how to become so. No matter how poor you may be, if you begin to programming yourself in the certain way you will begin to become wealthy; and you will begin to have capital. The getting of capital is a part of the process of becomingwealthy; and it is a part of the result that invariably follows the doing of things in the certain way. You may be the poorest man on the continent, and be deeply in debt; you may have neither friends, influence, nor resources; but if you begin to think in this certain way, you must infallibly begin to become wealthy, for like causes must produce like effects. If you have no capital, you can get capital; if you are in the wrong business, you can get into the right business; if you are in the wrong location, you can go to the right location; and you can do so by beginning in your present business and in your present location to act and think in the certain way which causes success.

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches". Napoleon Hill

The universal law of cause and effect is visible everywhere. The effects, or the evidence, is mostly what we can see and what we experience, while the cause is often more far reaching and indirect. Nevertheless, we can always trace the effect back to a cause.  Most people end
up blaming circumstances on ‘coincidence’ or ‘luck’ or ‘chance’, but in reality all these effects are nothing but a natural law asserting itself.

On a very practical level we are all very familiar with the concept of action and reaction. For every action there is an equal, but opposite re-action. This is one of the laws that Isacc Newton uncovered and is still one of the most fundamental laws by which this universe we live in is governed. On a much more metaphysical level the law of action and reaction, or cause and effect, also holds true. In the ancient eastern philosophy it was referred to as the law of Karma, where every single action will come back to you in like kind. Like a boomerang, what you put
out will come right back at you, although it’s often disguised as something else.

A lot of the ‘effects’ in your life are caused by this strange human phenomenon called procrastination. Although it’s quite obvious that every action has a reaction, it’s a little less obvious that every in-action also has a re-action. It is not just what you do that makes the difference in your life, but also what you fail to do. Procrastination is that strange behaviour where you want to do something, but still you don’t. The question that arises is ‘what are the causes and effects of procrastination?’ Well, there are many. Let’s look at three of the most common causes and effects of procrastination, keeping in mind that for every cause there is an effect.

Cause and Effect #1: The Fear Of Failure
The fear of failure is a major cause for procrastination. In fact, all forms of procrastination has some kind of fear at it’s roots. The fear of failure  is a common fear that we all share. As human beings, we are not designed to fail. We are designed to consistently progress and improve. This fear then keeps you locked up in procrastination as a way of keeping your from failing. The effect of this form of procrastination then is quite obvious: failure to utilize opportunities. If you don’t act on opportunities they aren’t really opportunities are they? It is never a case of whether opportunity is knocking, but rather a case of whether you are acting on this opportunity and utilizing it.

Cause And Effect #2: Feeling Overwhelmed
We all have a limited mental and emotional capacity. Just like your physical capacity, you
have a limit to what you can take on at any given time, and only you know what that limit is. When you overload yourself physically, your body usually breaks down in some form or
another. When you overload yourself mentally and emotionally, your mind will intervene,
usually in the form of procrastination, to keep you from a ‘mental overload’.The effects of
this form of procrastination is that you start to avoid tasks, especially the important ones
that you know you ‘must’ do.

Cause And Effect #3: Postponing Important Tasks
Procrastinators are actively seeking out diversions, not because they are lazy, but because
at some level they fear the task that they are avoiding. By postponing a task you actually ‘lie’
to yourself. Instead of giving up or quitting – all you are doing is to make yourself feel a little better by saying ‘I’ll do it tomorrow’. By postponing important tasks, you postpone important results. Remember that for every cause there is an effect and when you postpone the actions you also postpone the results.

The are no definitive answers to what are the causes and effects of procrastination, as the effects are often far reaching. The simple fact is that without positive and constructive action
on a consistent basis, you will rarely produce any significant results. Procrastination is what keeps you immobilized and locked up in where you are. To get to where you want to be, you have to break free and break out of this mould. You can overcome procrastination and you
can learn to develop both your mental and emotional capacity to take your life to a whole
new level you never thought possible before.

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