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We proudly present this collection of classic self-help works on how to attract success and money in your life.
CONTENTS:
1. Napoleon Hill – Think and Grow Rich
2. Benjamin Franklin – The Way to Wealth
3. Charles F. Haanel – The Master Key System
4. Florence Scovel Shinn – The Game of Life and How to Play it
5. Wallace D. Wattles – How to Get What You Want
6. Wallace D. Wattles – The Science of Getting Rich
7. Wallace D. Wattles – The Science of Being Well
8. Wallace D. Wattles – The Science of Being Great
9. P.T. Barnum – The Art of Money Getting
10. Dale Carnegie – The Art of Public Speaking
11. James Allen – As A Man Thinketh
12. James Allen – From Poverty to Power
13. James Allen – Eight Pillars of Prosperity
14. James Allen – Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success
15. James Allen – Men and Systems
16. James Allen – Above Life's Turmoil
17. James Allen – The Life Triumphant
18. Lao Tzu – Tao Te Ching
19. Khalil Gibran – The Prophet
20. Orison Swett Marden & Abner Bayley – An Iron Will
21. Orison Swett Marden – Ambition and Success
22. Orison Swett Marden – The Victorious Attitude
23. Orison Swett Marden – Architects of Fate; Or, Steps to Success and Power
24. Orison Swett Marden – Pushing to the Front
25. Orison Swett Marden – How to Succeed
26. Orison Swett Marden – Cheerfulness As a Life Power
27. Marcus Aurelius – Meditations
28. Henry Thomas Hamblin – Within You is the Power
29. William Crosbie Hunter – Dollars and Sense
30. William Crosbie Hunter – Evening Round-Up
31. Joseph Murphy – The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
32. Ralph Waldo Emerson – Self-Reliance
33. Ralph Waldo Emerson – Compensation
34. Henry H. Brown – Concentration: The Road to Success
35. Henry H. Brown – Dollars Want Me
36. Russell H. Conwell – Acres of Diamonds
37. Russell H. Conwell – The Key to Success
38. Russell H. Conwell – What You Can Do With Your Will Power
39. Russell H. Conwell – Every Man is Own University
40. William Atkinson – The Art of Logical Thinking
41. William Atkinson – The Psychology of Salesmanship
42. B.F. Austin – How to Make Money
43. H.A. Lewis – Hidden Treasure
44. L.W. Rogers – Self-Development and the Way to Power
45. Douglas Fairbanks – Laugh and Live
46. Douglas Fairbanks – Making Life Worth While
47. Sun Tzu – The Art of War
48. Samuel Smiles – Character
49. Samuel Smiles – Thrift
50. Samuel Smiles – Self-Help

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THE FEAR OF CRITICISM

Just how man originally came by this fear, no one can state definitely, but one thing is certain – he has it in a highly developed form. Some believe that this fear made its appearance about the time that politics became a "profession." Others believe it can be traced to the age when women first began to concern themselves with "styles" in wearing apparel.

This author, being neither a humorist nor a prophet, is inclined to attribute the basic fear of criticism to that part of man's inherited nature which prompts him not only to take away his fellowman's goods and wares, but to justify his action by CRITICISM of his fellowman's character. It is a well known fact that a thief will criticise the man from whom he steals-that politicians seek office, not by displaying their own virtues and qualifications, but by attempting to besmirch their opponents.

The fear of criticism takes on many forms, the majority of which are petty and trivial. Bald-headed men, for example, are bald for no other reason than their fear of criticism. Heads become bald because of the tight fitting bands of hats which cut off the circulation from the roots of the hair. Men wear hats, not because they actually need them, but mainly because "everyone is doing it."

The individual falls into line and does likewise, lest some other individual CRITICISE him. Women seldom have bald heads, or even thin hair, because they wear hats which fit their heads loosely, the only purpose of the hats being adornment.

But, it must not be supposed that women are free from the fear of criticism. If any woman claims to be superior to man with reference to this fear, ask her to walk down the street wearing a hat of the vintage of 1890.

The astute manufacturers of clothing have not been slow to capitalize this basic fear of criticism, with which all mankind has been cursed. Every season the styles in many articles of wearing apparel change. Who establishes the styles? Certainly not the purchaser of clothing, but the manufacturer. Why does he change the styles so often? The answer is obvious. He changes the styles so he can sell more clothes.

For the same reason the manufacturers of automobiles (with a few rare and very sensible exceptions) change styles of models every season. No man wants to drive an automobile which is not of the latest style, although the older model may actually be the better car. We have been describing the manner in which people behave under the influence of fear of criticism as applied to the small and petty things of life. Let us now examine human behavior when this fear affects people in connection with the more important events of human relationship. Take for example practically any person who has reached the age of "mental maturity" (from 35 to 40 years of age, as a general average), and if you could read the secret thoughts of his mind, you would find a very decided disbelief in most of the fables taught by the majority of the dogmatists and theologians a few decades back.

Not often, however, will you find a person who has the courage to openly state his belief on this subject. Most people will, if pressed far enough, tell a lie rather than admit that they do not believe the stories associated with that form of religion which held people in bondage prior to the age of scientific discovery and education.

Why does the average person, even in this day of enlightenment, shy away from denying his belief in the fables which were the basis of most of the religions a few decades ago? The answer is, "because of the fear of criticism." Men and women have been burned at the stake for daring to express disbelief in ghosts. It is no wonder we have inherited a consciousness which makes us fear criticism. The time was, and not so far in the past, when criticism carried severe punishments – it still does in some countries.

The fear of criticism robs man of his initiative, destroys his power of imagination, limits his individuality, takes away his self-reliance, and does him damage in a hundred other ways. Parents often do their children irreparable injury by criticising them. The mother of one of my boyhood chums used to punish him with a switch almost daily, always completing the job with the statement, "You'll land in the penitentiary before you are twenty." He was sent to a Reformatory at the age of seventeen. Criticism is the one form of service, of which everyone has too much. Everyone has a stock of it which is handed out, gratis, whether called for or not. One's nearest relatives often are the worst offenders. It should be recognized as a crime (in reality it is a crime of the worst nature), for any parent to build inferiority complexes in the mind of a child, through unnecessary criticism. Employers who understand human nature, get the best there is in men, not by criticism, but by constructive suggestion. Parents may accomplish the same results with their children. Criticism will plant FEAR in the human heart, or resentment, but it will not build love or affection.

SYMPTOMS OF THE FEAR OF CRITICISM

This fear is almost as universal as the fear of poverty, and its effects are just as fatal to personal achievement, mainly because this fear destroys initiative, and discourages the use of imagination.

The major symptoms of the fear are:

SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS. Generally expressed through nervousness, timidity in conversation and in meeting strangers, awkward movement of the hands and limbs, shifting of the eyes.

LACK OF POISE. Expressed through lack of voice control, nervousness in the presence of others, poor posture of body, poor memory.

PERSONALITY. Lacking in firmness of decision, personal charm, and ability to express opinions definitely. The habit of side-stepping issues instead of meeting them squarely. Agreeing with others without careful examination of their opinions.

INFERIORITY COMPLEX. The habit of expressing self-approval by word of mouth and by actions, as a means of covering up a feeling of inferiority. Using "big words" to impress others, (often without knowing the real meaning of the words). Imitating others in dress, speech and manners. Boasting of imaginary achievements. This sometimes gives a surface appearance of a feeling of superiority.

EXTRAVAGANCE. The habit of trying to "keep up with the Joneses," spending beyond one's income.

LACK OF INITIATIVE. Failure to embrace opportunities for self-advancement, fear to express opinions, lack of confidence in one's own ideas, giving evasive answers to questions asked by superiors, hesitancy of manner and speech, deceit in both words and deeds.

LACK OF AMBITION. Mental and physical laziness, lack of self-assertion, slowness in reaching decisions, easily influenced by others, the habit of criticising others behind their backs and flattering them to their faces, the habit of accepting defeat without protest, quitting an undertaking when opposed by others, suspicious of other people without cause, lacking in tactfulness of manner and speech, unwillingness to accept the blame for mistakes.

THE FEAR OF ILL HEALTH

This fear may be traced to both physical and social heredity. It is closely associated, as to its origin, with the causes of fear of Old Age and the fear of Death, because it leads one closely to the border of "terrible worlds" of which man knows not, but concerning which he has been taught some discomforting stories. The opinion is somewhat general, also, that certain unethical people engaged in the business of "selling health" have had not a little to do with keeping alive the fear of ill health.

In the main, man fears ill health because of the terrible pictures which have been planted in his mind of what may happen if death should overtake him. He also fears it because of the economic toll which it may claim.

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