In Nigeria, there are three separate
Arms of Government.
First: Legislative Arm. Second:
Judicial Arm. Third: Executive Arm.
First: The Legislative Arm. The
function of this arm of government is to prepare bills for legislation. After
debate and consideration, the bills proposed are either passed upon or shelved.
Those passed upon become laws.
Second: The Judicial Arm. The
function of this arm of government is to interpret laws, render judgment and to
determine the validity of any law passed by the Legislative Arm. Is the law in
harmony with the Constitution? Does it conform? Does it meet a need? These are
questions which the Judicial Arm may ask concerning any law. The Judicial Arm
can declare any law passed by the Legislative Arm null and void.
Third: The Executive Arm. The
function of this arm of government is to execute, and to put into action all
laws that have been passed upon by the Legislative Arm, and that have not been
disapproved by the Judicial Arm. The Executive Arm of government makes the law
a reality.
Now, you are like a nation, Nigeria
for example and your Mind is the government, while your ideas are like laws,
and they MUST be obeyed.
There are three separate Arms of the
Mind which deal with ideas. The function of these Three Arms of the Mind bears
a striking similarity to the three Arms of Government. There is the Emotion
(Legislative Arm of the Mind), the Judgment (Judicial Arm of the Mind) and the
Desire (Executive Arm of the Mind)
First: The Emotion is the Legislative
Arm of the Mind. Emotion comes from the Latin word "emovere," which
means to "move out." It is a vibratory thought moving out of the
mind, which is attracted by an outside influence expressed or manifested either
in another idea, suggestion, symbol or thing. It is to be aware of something
instinctively or intellectually. The Emotion is the antenna of the Mind
radiating and emitting thoughts into space, and also receiving them from space.
All ideas, thoughts, suggestions or impulses that come to the Mind are received
by the way of the Emotion. An idea of quality and merit is given consideration
and passed upon by the Emotion, which is the Legislative Arm of the Mind.
Second: The Judgment is the Judicial
Arm of the Mind. Judgment is the act of judging the operation of the Mind,
involving comparison and dis-crimination by which knowledge of values and
relations are mentally formulated. To analyze, to reason, to discern and to
interpret ideas is the power of the Judicial Arm of the Mind.
After the idea has been passed upon
by the Legislative Arm of the Mind, the Emotion, it is turned over to the
Judicial Arm of the Mind, the Judgment. The Judgment weighs every detail of the
idea to determine its quality, its usefulness viz-a-viz the environment,
usually to ascertain whether it meet a need and also to establish its validity.
The Judgment also acts as the supreme arbiter and can declare any idea or
impulse null and void, even though it has been passed upon by the Legislative
Arm of your Mind, your Emotion.
After the Judgment establishes the
validity of an idea, it is then ready for enforcement and action.
Third: The Desire is the Executive
Arm of the Mind.
Desire is the ardor of feeling. A
longing to see your idea in action. The Desire executes and puts the idea in
operation. The Desire transforms the idea into a Reality.
It takes all three Arms of the
Government to make a law a Reality, and likewise it takes all three Arms of
your Mind to turn an idea into a Reality. The Emotion passes upon the idea, the
Judgment interprets and establishes the validity of the idea, and the Desire
executes the idea into a Reality.
An understanding of these three Arms
of our Mind will help us to make our dreams come true, qualify us to have an
abundance of everything, and enable us to turn our ideas into money.
A knowledge of all three Arms of our Mind is
essential, but the ultimate and complete fulfillment of an idea is dependent
upon our Desire. Desire is a combination of feeling, passion and action, and
brings into force all the qualities, attributes and powers of the Mind.
What is an Idea? An Idea is an image
formed in the Mind. It is a mental picture of something seen, heard or thought.
The formation of a pattern by which something is developed or created.
Ideas are constantly and incessantly
striking the Emotion, the Legislative Arm. Some are declared null and void by
the Judgment, the Judicial Arm. Others are consumed in daydreaming, and passed
off as fleeting notions. Others take wings and fly away. Ideas come and go, and
are usually dropped with a wish. Thus the old saying goes: "If wishes were
horses, then beggars would ride."
A wish is all right in its place,
but seldom does it turn into money. On the other hand, some of our ideas are
good, and can be turned into money. On these we want to concentrate, and
convert into money. And this can be achieved by our Desire, the Executive Arm
of our Mind
How can you turn your idea into
money?
This is a simple and fascinating
process, and one to enjoy.
It matters not whether you work with
people, words or things. It is very essential to have a vehicle in which to
convey your Idea to others. The best vehicle to convey an Idea is a Plan. A
Plan gives to the Idea a Body. A Plan transforms the Idea (concept) into an
Ideal. An Ideal is a perfect image, and establishes a true conception of the
thing you want to create, or the event you want to bring about in your
experience or reality. Someone said, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”
Everything you observe in nature is
an Idea of God, and is manifested in a Plan. This Plan gives to the Idea a Body
expressed in form, size and color. If this were not so, it would be impossible
to identify and classify the different varieties and species as they appear in
nature. This is a definite clue as to why all ideas to influence people or to
create things must have a Plan.
This great principle is manifested
all about us. Everything created by man had its origin in the Mind. It is first
an invisible idea before it becomes a visible thing. It is a thought, then a
product. All successful ideas for accomplishment must have a Plan. A Plan not
only identifies your Idea, but it also distinguishes it and gives it the
momentum to operate.
Three definite Principles are
essential to create a Plan for your Idea.
First: Create a Plan for the thing
you desire. Second: Develop a Process to put the Plan in Action.
Third: Produce an act or strategy to
make the Plan a Reality. A plan for the thing you desire entails a very
definite and specific idea of the thing, position or situation you want. After
a definite decision has been reached, then proceed to build a Plan around this
Idea.
It is a very simple process to build
a Plan, and do it scientifically with your ORIGINALITY or UNIQUENESS in mind.
It must be planned. A mass of material thrown together will not build a house.
Every brick or block, every plank and every nail must have its place. The same
is true in building a Plan. Every word, every thought and every sentence must
have its place. A Plan is organized knowledge for portraying the reasons why
the thing or position desired should become a Reality. It is the art of
creating in the mind of someone else a belief in the Idea you wish that person
to accept.
The most scientific way to build a
Plan is to get all your material together, get all the facts, and find out
everything you can about the thing you desire. Get its history, background,
economic relation and the part it plays in life. Analyze these data, catalogue
them, classify them, organize them, define them, refine them and take the best
parts of them and translate them into your Plan. Include in this Plan anything
that will improve business, anything that will contribute to the welfare of
others, anything that will add peace of mind to people, anything that will
enrich the happiness of others, or anything you can find that will help you to
turn your Idea into Money.
Present this Plan in sequence,
enumerate each point step by step, and try to use meaty and inspiring words
with a picture meaning. Speak or write your Plan in concrete terms, not in
abstract phrases. Make it brief, concise, direct, definite, forceful and by all
means understandable. Season the Plan with the savor of personal interest…flavour
it with the spice of enthusiasm…and sweeten it with the sugar of kindness.
Second: Develop a Process to put the
Plan into Action.
By inaugurating the Plan for the
thing you desire you have decided definitely what you want. The Plan to accomplish
this is now established. What is the next step? To develop a Process, to put
the Plan for the thing you desire into action. A Process is the act of
proceeding to put the Plan in operation. This is brought about by the
application of Four Definite Laws, and each one is essential to the fulfillment
of the Plan. These Laws are:
1. THE LAW OF FAITH
Paul in the bible gave to the world
the greatest definition of Faith: "Now faith is the substance of things
hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Faith is believing and
trusting wholeheartedly in the invisible forces of God which are the substance
of things hoped for; and by adhering strictly to this Faith, the substance of
these things will become the evidence of those forces, and make their
appearance in your experience or reality.
Someone asked an American named Andrew
Carnegie what he considered the greatest thing in his phenomenal success. He
answered: "Faith in myself, Faith in others and Faith in my
business." The world always makes way for the man who knows what he is
doing, and where he is going.
Faith is a belief in the favorable
outcome of anything undertaken. Faith gives life, power and action to your
Plan. Faith inspires you with absolute confidence to demonstrate your Plan, and
qualifies you to turn your ideas into money. By all means practice Faith.
2. THE LAW OF REPETITION
In nature the Law of Repetition is
continuously and regularly repeating the same things. Every day the sun rises
in the east, and sets in the west, with absolute precision. The night follows
the day with immutable certainty. The four seasons are consecutively repeating
themselves one after the other with inexorable accuracy. The astronomer sets
his clock by this undeviating law.
The Law of Repetition has been one
of the contributing factors in teaching you most of the things you know
thoroughly in life. For example: When you were little, it took you quite a long
time to learn how to walk. Then you finally learned by the Law of Repetition.
You kept repeating the same movements every day in every way. Finally, through
your own experience you acquired sufficient knowledge, poise, and confidence to
qualify and perfect you in the Art of Walking. In the beginning it was a very
difficult task, but once you acquired the knowledge and experience of how to
walk, it became very easy.
You learned to talk by the same law.
As time went on, to school you must go, and again the Law of Repetition became
your teacher. Over and over, it drilled you in memorizing the A, B, C's, the
multiplication table, and that first poem you recited before the class. The
things the Law of Repetition has taught you are embedded into your
consciousness. They are a part of you and the application of them is natural and
easy.
The trick of the magician looks
easy. It is easy for him. He has made it easy by the Law of Repetition.
As applied to the Process to put
your Plan in Action, the Law of Repetition is the act of perfecting your Plan.
You do this by practice. You learn to know it, you learn to time it. You know
when to speak and when to be quiet. You sense the proper pitch and inflection
to give each word. You have confidence in your Plan. You learn to feel your
lines and every thought in them becomes more inspiring and more invigorating.
It becomes a part of you. You can give it in perfect sequence and in perfect
co-ordination. You find it has magic in it, not only for you, but for those to
whom you present it. By practicing and demonstrating your Plan, it gathers its
own momentum, and throws out its own aura. Your thoughts become magnets and you
can make others feel the impulse of your Plan.
Every time you go over your Plan,
you learn something new. You learn to develop new inspiration, new interest,
new zest and new enthusiasm. By all means rehearse and try to perfect your Plan
by applying the Law of Repetition.
3. THE LAW OF IMAGINATION
Imagination is the power to think in
terms of images or pictures, words or things. It is the workshop of the mind.
Here the Plan is given shape, form, and made ready for action. This faculty of
the Mind is able to visualize and imagine an idea in action.
To illustrate the dynamic power of
the imagination to develop an idea, it will interest you to know this story.
About fifty years ago an old country doctor created a very wonderful formula.
He did not know what to do with it, yet he realized its great value. He took
this formula to a young drug clerk and explained its contents. This formula was
only an idea to the old doctor but the drug clerk paid him five hundred dollars
for the idea.
What did the young drug clerk do? He
turned the idea expressed in that formula over to his imagination. He
visualized its value. He discovered that the contents of that formula contained
all the essential elements to supply people with a cool and refreshing drink,
that would make them pause and give them a lift. The idea thrilled and urged
the drug clerk to formulate a Plan, to put the idea of that formula into
action. He wasted no time in creating a Plan for the distribution of a
world-famous drink. That drug clerk was Asa Candler. The drink was Coca-Cola.
Today the name Coca-Cola is on most billboards, and the taste of it on most
tongues. That little piece of paper, with an idea mixed with the imagination of
Asa Candler, turned into hundreds of millions of dollars.
A sequel to this story is that some
years later when the Coca-Cola Company was well on the road to prosperity, a
young man walked into Mr. Candler's office and suggested to him that he had a
Plan to double the business of the Coca-Cola Company. For this Plan he wanted
$25,000. The Board of Directors met and agreed to the offer. That Plan was
short and to the point, and possibly contained fewer words than any other Plan
ever offered to double a company's business. The Plan was: "Bottle
it."
Imagination is one of the most
valuable faculties --by all means develop it.
4. THE LAW OF PERSISTENCE
You can have Faith in an idea, you
can perfect an idea through the Law of Repetition, you can use the power of the
Imagination to visualize the idea; but with all these you must carry through.
You must demonstrate Persistence.
Persistence comes from two Latin
words, "per," meaning "to," and "sistere,"
meaning "stand." To stand or be fixed, and face all difficulties with
un-daunted courage. To go on resolutely with your Plan, in spite of all
opposition or adversity. To persevere with dogged determination until your Plan
is manifested, and your efforts are crowned with success. Persistence is an
attribute of character that guarantees the fulfillment of the Plan.
It is estimated that over twenty
million people have read the book or seen the moving picture, "Gone with
the Wind." Something accounts for this phenomenal popularity. What is it?
Scarlett, the heroine of the story, remained all through the play the master of
her fate, and never its victim. No obstacle, no tragedy, no disaster, no
adversity, no catastrophe, no circumstance, and no condition daunted her
unconquerable spirit. She met and conquered all of them with indomitable
Persistence. A demonstration of the Law of Persistence enabled her to conquer
fate, and to crown her efforts with personal triumph. This demonstration was a
challenge to others to emulate her. They were eager to find out how she did it.
Each year at Wake Forest, where I
went to college, Doctor Tom, the old colored janitor, was invited to address
the student body and to offer his words of wisdom.
Doctor Tom's great admonition was
repeated year after year. It was "Be sure you are right, and then be sure
to go ahead." This is a vivid illustration of Persistence.
The Plan is right, you are right and
Persistence will not fail to make the Plan work, and turn your ideas into
money.
Success of any Plan is like pressing
out cider with a cider press. You squeeze and squeeze and it seems as though
the cider will never come; and then one big squeeze and out it comes.
Persistence is the last big squeeze that makes the Plan successful. It has no
substitute and it is well to remember that a "quitter never wins, and a
winner never quits."
Third: Produce an act to make the
Plan a Reality.
"All the world's a stage, and
all the men and women merely players."
In the first Principle we acquired
the knowledge essential for the Plan. In the Second Principle we learned the
Laws necessary for its fulfillment. Now comes the Third Principle, the Act of
Making the Plan a reality. In the last role we become a Shakespearean player.
All the forces of character and all the attributes of personality must be generated
to put the Plan into action.
An idea is an image. An idea with a
Plan is a perfect image. It is an ideal. An ideal is something real, whether it
be visible or invisible. It is a compound idea made up of many ideas. What
happens when a Plan becomes an Ideal? The idea in the Plan becomes real to you.
It is a part of you. The Plan is given a big reception in the Grand Ball Room
of Consciousness. Here it meets urge, spirit, motive, confidence, courage and
impulse of action. At this reception Faith embraces the Plan. Imagination
praises the Plan. Repetition repeats the Plan and Persistence guarantees the
fulfillment of the Plan. To visualize a Plan is to see it as a composite whole.
To idealize a Plan is to feel it in action. Idealize is putting the "I"
in the deal. You can feel yourself initiating the Plan with skill and
performing every step with alacrity and precision. You feel its influence, not
only on yourself but on all those with whom you come in contact. With this
power behind an idea, the Plan becomes so potent that soon it becomes a driving
force behind you.
To illustrate the theory on
"How to Turn Your Ideas into Money," I want to tell you how I
actually do it. Some years ago I had an idea of making Nigeria a better place
by writing inspirational poems to change the mindset of Nigerians. I had to carefully
arrange my ideas into a book form and strategically requested the minister for
Niger Delta, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe to write the foreword of the book, thereby
adding credibility and leverage to it. Today, the book is a resounding success,
daily fetching money for me. To accomplish this unparalleled record it was
necessary for me to know something about ideas, and how to get these ideas over
to people in order to get results. I liked the idea of personal development and
nation building. This was only an idea that struck my Emotion. The Judgment
passed on the idea and declared it sound. The Desire was aroused and convinced
me that the idea could be turned into money. The question was how to do it?
Selling is a good deal like farming.
The farmer has to plant the seed. In doing so, he has no assurance of a crop.
He does know that he must sow before he can reap. The Bible teaches him:
"Whatsoever ye sow, that shall ye also reap." The Mosaic Law tells
him that everything in nature increaseth after its own kind.
The farmer is like the salesman. The
farmer plants seed. The salesman plants ideas. The ideas of your product, like
seeds, will never grow a crop of sales unless they are planted. The salesman
reaps as he sows. The more ideas he sows, the more sales he will reap.
The idea of personal development and
nation building incorporated into a book plan of inspirational poems, put in
action by Faith, became a force. The National Orientation Agency and ministry
of the Niger Delta partnered with me to buy copies of the book for Nigeria both
at home and in the diaspora. It arrested attention, it incited interest, it
persuaded and convinced Nigerians and these government agencies to act. It
created sales, it produced results, it turned the idea of personal development
and nation building into money for me.
Ideas are inexhaustible, they are
limitless. Capture one, adopt it, create a Body for it, and make a real child
out of it. The child sometimes grows to be a giant.
John D. Rockefeller captured the
idea to furnish light to millions of people, by the use of oil. He gave the
idea a Body. At first it was a little, tiny baby, but twenty-five years later
it was a billion-dollar giant.
Adolph Ochs, the late publisher of
the New York Times, captured the idea to present the news truthfully and
impartially and around this idea built one of the finest publications in the
World.
Henry Ford captured an idea of
transportation. He gave the idea an automobile Body, painted it black, and
called it Model T, and turned it into a fortune of over a billion dollars.
Cyrus McCormick had an idea. Around
this idea, he evolved a reaper to cut and bind the wheat all in the same
operation. The International Harvester Corporation was the result.
Edison gave his idea a
body--"The Phonograph. His Master's Voice." He certainly had no
worries about where the next meal was coming from.
All those who have made
contributions in the form of services, inventions, discoveries and science,
have given their idea either a Body or a Plan. An idea can mean nothing until
it is incorporated into a Plan or built into a Body.
An idea takes form as it is
conceived in word, thought, thing or action, according to your belief in it.
Believe in your idea, concentrate on it, give it a Plan or a Body. The minute
you concentrate on your Idea, new thoughts, new ideas, new measures, new ways
and new methods are opened up to help make it a reality. Drop a pebble into a
pool of water. It starts a series of ripples that expand until they encompass
the whole pool. This is what happens when you give your idea a Plan. It seems
that you tap that great creative force within. It turns that dynamic hidden
something from within into a thousand friends all eager and willing to help
you. It makes others feel about your idea the way you feel. It gives you all
the power necessary to put your idea into action. You can persuade and
convince. It makes the idea a vital, living force, the most subtle and
irresistible force in the world. The idea strengthens your character and gives
form, color, essence and substance to that which you desire. You can outstrip
every unfavorable situation, solve all problems, and master every condition
that stands in the way between you and the accomplishment of your idea. You can
have anything you want--anything your heart desires. You can turn your Ideas
into Money. Try it.
Thanks a bunch and may God bless your
heart.
Regards,
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