Discussion★Napoleon Hill Affirmation or not? which is better and why?

Hi ALL

Napolean Hill in his book “Think and Grow Rich” explains how to write what we want, basically as an affirmation with a date of when we expect to reach or complete that goal/desire/want and to then read this in the morning and night. (this is the same information that we kindly get as a pdf on becoming new members here so im hoping all of you have read that)

In a nutshell its an affirmation with a date to be read morning and night.

The question is almost all i have read about affirmations clearly explain how we should say it in the NOW! so whats with napolean then?

thanks

I want to add to this…

An Affirmation is a statement of intent said in the present personal positive to create new beliefs in the subconscious. The reason is it present is because what is in the future will never get here as the subconscious will work at keeping it in the future, whereas by making it a present tense affirmation we are programming into our minds that its a reality now and thus causing the RAS (reticular activating system) as well as the automatic success mechanism (psycho-cybernetics) to cause the subconscious to bring to our reality that affirmation that we have impressed upon it.

A goal is just that a goal, however what napolean hill is suggesting is to make it into a future tense personal positive affirmation and then by reading it morning and night, to impress it like an affirmation or visualisation upon the subconscious at the 2 natural times that we are most suggestible, which are during the alpha/theta states

So my confusion is why would napolean ask us to add a future date to impress upon the subconscious which is clearly what he is asking us to do?

˚isn’t it wonderful?  

Posted on 25/08/2023.

Chapter 4

AUTO-SUGGESTION is a term which applies to all suggestions and all self-administered stimuli which reach one's mind through the five senses. Stated in another way, auto-suggestion is self-suggestion. It is the agency of communication between that part of the mind where conscious thought takes place, and that which serves as the seat of action for the subconscious mind.

There is a world within – a world of thought and feeling and power; of light and life and beauty and, although invisible, its forces are mighty.

~Charles Haanel

Statement Format

I am Grateful every day for the life I am creating, where:

• I have a steady income of ______________ (amount) by _______________ (date). I desire this abundance of money to _____________________.

• In exchange for this ___________ income, I provide _________________.

There is a world within – a world of thought and feeling and power; of light and life and beauty and, although invisible, its forces are mighty.

~Charles Haanel

˚isn’t it wonderful?  

Posted on 25/08/2023.

In response to jamesUK's post:

I understand what you are saying . 
I don’t follow the ‘greats’ 

I follow my spirit place . If it doesn’t feel right , it isn’t right .

Right isn’t just about being happy , it’s the peace that exceeds all understanding.

Pray about things / Surrender / see where you are led .Blessings