{"product_id":"2940014014793","title":"Wisdom of the Ages","description":"Summary\u003cbr\u003eAre you ready to actualize your goals?\u003cbr\u003eMaybe you'd like to run your own business, expand your material possessions, or\u003cbr\u003esucceed in the arts.\u003cbr\u003eThere is no one path to your “pot of gold”, but many people of all backgrounds\u003cbr\u003ehave successfully found it.\u003cbr\u003eWhether you want to follow the ways of the great financiers, the famous\u003cbr\u003epoliticians, or the dynamic movie stars, there are common modes of behavior\u003cbr\u003eeach of them followed.\u003cbr\u003eAnd in many cases, they have shared their secrets so now YOU can follow in their\u003cbr\u003efootsteps.\u003cbr\u003e\"If you wish to know the road up the mountain, ask the person who goes back\u003cbr\u003eand forth on it\" said the ancient sage, Zenrin.\u003cbr\u003eWhat better way is there to know the secrets than to ask those who made it?\u003cbr\u003eConsider this:\u003cbr\u003e What goals do you want to achieve?\u003cbr\u003e And what amount of effort can you commit?\u003cbr\u003eYou may want money for the extra things in life, money to build a corporate\u003cbr\u003eempire, or money to support yourself while you pursue the fine arts.\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps you'd like to take the risk to start something new in your life.\u003cbr\u003eYou may want to open your own business, devote your energies to an artistic\u003cbr\u003ecareer such as acting, or reap the benefits of your yearly endeavors with fabulous\u003cbr\u003evacations several times a year...\u003cbr\u003e What will bring you happiness?\u003cbr\u003eThe satisfaction of success takes many forms. Not only are people seeking\u003cbr\u003efinancial fortunes, but also the ancient goal of peace of mind.\u003cbr\u003e Do you excessively worry?\u003cbr\u003e4\u003cbr\u003eYou might be concerned about your health or your family's well-being. You may\u003cbr\u003ebe anxious about the added expenses of education, medical bills, or the steady\u003cbr\u003eincrease of cost of living.\u003cbr\u003eThere are ways out of the endless cycles of worry, stress and anxiety.\u003cbr\u003eRight now, you can rise above the whirl of survival to achieve the real\u003cbr\u003eaccomplishments you dream of!\u003cbr\u003eWhen you're for-real ready to put your whole effort into realizing your goals-\u003cbr\u003eYOU will succeed.\u003cbr\u003e5\u003cbr\u003eRiches\u003cbr\u003e\"Had I but plenty of money, money enough to spare\", wrote Robert Browning.\u003cbr\u003eAnd money is the greatest attribute of riches. A universal desire, money is the\u003cbr\u003ematerialization of riches, the stuff that makes the rest possible.\u003cbr\u003eAre you looking for financial security?\u003cbr\u003eFor retirement, for education or perhaps leisure?\u003cbr\u003eRiches are the overflowing abundance of health and wealth, hich naturally\u003cbr\u003eincludes material possessions- houses, cars, boats, furnishings...everything you\u003cbr\u003eever wanted.\u003cbr\u003eCenturies ago, Horace wrote, \"By right means, if you can, but by any means,\u003cbr\u003emake money.\"\u003cbr\u003eFor many people it is a path towards happiness, a cure-all for worry and peace of\u003cbr\u003emind. For others, riches come in the form of satisfaction and personal\u003cbr\u003eindependence.\u003cbr\u003eSatisfaction comes from accomplishment in employment or attaining goals. It is\u003cbr\u003ethat feeling of contentment and confidence from a good task well done. Riches\u003cbr\u003eare closely linked with success.\u003cbr\u003eAnd with that comes fame and acknowledgment of position. Success might be the\u003cbr\u003efeeling of well-being from the rewards of good effort.\u003cbr\u003eOr the enthusiasm and vitality triggered by recognition. \"Success is how well I\u003cbr\u003eenjoy the minutes,\" said producer Norman Lear. How well do you typically enjoy\u003cbr\u003eyours?\u003cbr\u003eThroughout history, the people who lived with riches often achieved them by hard\u003cbr\u003ework, diligence and a belief in themselves. For some people, it took courage,\u003cbr\u003egenius and stamina.\u003cbr\u003eBut for many others, it took nothing special but the desire to turn dreams into\u003cbr\u003ereality.\u003cbr\u003eWhether you want millions of dollars, recognition as an artist, or personal\u003cbr\u003efreedom, you have the ability to make your life as rich as you want.\u003cbr\u003eThink about what you most desire.\u003cbr\u003eIt may not be hard cash, but what it can buy.\u003cbr\u003eOr, it may be those feelings of inner satisfaction, from creating something\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful or strong...\u003cbr\u003eMaybe personal independence from the work week, or freedom to live anywhere\u003cbr\u003eyou want...even something meaningful and significant in life- something other\u003cbr\u003ethan things money can buy.\u003cbr\u003eWhatever your goals, and however difficult they seem to be to accomplish, you\u003cbr\u003ehave the inherent ability to become who you want.\u003cbr\u003eTake a look- can you actually lucidly see yourself surrounded by riches?\u003cbr\u003ePicture the world open and in front of you, ready to become the form of your\u003cbr\u003edreams, ready to stage your desires.\u003cbr\u003e\"Why then, the world's mine oyster,\" wrote Shakespeare, \"which I with sword will\u003cbr\u003eopen.\"...","brand":"Northern Border eBook Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073863303408,"sku":"2940014014793","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014014793_p0.jpg?v=1763599058","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014014793","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}