How to outwit the 6 ghosts of fear – Napoleon Hill
In his book “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill talks about the 6 ghosts of fear and how we can outwit them. But before you run off scaring the ghosts, let’s take a closer look at it.
The first step in this process is to prepare your mind. It is not difficult, and it begins with study and analysis. You must understand the three enemies that must be eliminated: indecision, doubt and fear. These enemies are closely related. Usually where one lurks, the others are not far behind. Indecision crystallizes into doubt. When these two mix, they become scary. This is one of the reasons why these three enemies are so dangerous. They germinate and grow without you noticing.
Hill discusses a condition that has reduced large numbers of people to poverty. He speaks of a truth that must be understood by all who accumulate wealth, whether it is measured in terms of money or a state of mind that is of far more value than money.
Hill draws attention to the cause and cure of the six basic fears:
- poverty
- What
- bad health
- loss of someone’s love
- old age
- death
We all suffer from some combination of these fears at some point. In fact, most of us are lucky if we don’t suffer from all six. Before you can take on one of these enemies and overpower it, you must recognize it, know its name, its habits, and its place of residence. You need to analyze yourself carefully and determine which of the six common fears, if any, have stuck with you. Often these fears are hidden in the subconscious mind, where they are difficult to locate and even more difficult to eliminate.
Fear is a state of mind. The good news for us is that we can control our moods. As Hill reminds us, man cannot create anything that he does not first conceive in the form of a thought impulse. Our thoughts become our reality whether we know it or not. The thoughts could have been preprogrammed into our subconscious by others, and we may not even be aware of them. Because we can essentially control our own destiny through our thoughts, actions, and non-actions, this explains why some people seem lucky, even though sometimes people with greater ability, training, and experience seem destined for misfortune.
If you are aware that you can control your mind, which in turn will determine your outcome, you are close to mastering your fear. If you take this concept one step further, you will also realize that the thought impulses of fear and poverty cannot be translated into terms of courage and financial gain.