The Science of Becoming Wealthy

Becoming wealthy comes as a result of doing things in a certain way; those who do things in this Certain Way, whether on purpose or accidentally, get wealthy; while those who do not do things in this Certain Way, no matter how hard they work or how able they are, remain unwealthy.

It is a natural law that like causes always produce like effects; and, therefore, any man or woman who learns to do things in this certain way will infallibly become wealthy.

Becoming wealthy is not a matter of environment, for, if it were, all the people in certain neighborhoods would become wealthy; the people of one city would all be wealthy, while those of other towns would all be poor; or the inhabitants of one state would roll in wealth, while those of an adjoining state would be in poverty.

But everywhere we see wealthy and poor living side by side, in the same environment, and often engaged in the same vocations. When two men are in the same locality, and in the same business, and one gets wealthy while the other remains poor, it shows that becoming wealthy is not, primarily, a matter of environment. Some environments may be more favorable than others, but when two men in the same business are in the same neighborhood, and one gets wealthy while the other fails, it indicates that getting wealthy is the result of doing things in a Certain Way.

And further, the ability to do things in this certain way is not due solely to the possession of talent, for many people who have great talent remain poor, while other who have very little talent become wealthy.

By studying the people who have become wealthy, we find that they are an average lot in all respects, having no greater talents and abilities than other men. It is evident that they do not become wealthy because they possess talents and abilities that other men have not, but because they happen to do things in a Certain Way.

Becoming wealthy is not the result of saving, or "thrift"; many very penurious people are poor, while free spenders often become wealthy.

Nor is becoming wealthy due to doing things which others fail to do; for two men in the same business often do almost exactly the same things, and one becomes wealthy, while the other remains poor or becomes bankrupt.

If becoming wealthy is the result of doing things in a Certain Way, and if like causes always produce like effects, then any man or woman who can do things in that way can become wealthy, and the whole matter is brought within the domain of exact science.

The question arises here, whether this Certain Way may not be so difficult that only a few may follow it. This cannot be true, as we have seen, so far as natural ability is concerned. Talented people become wealthy, and blockheads become wealthy; intellectually brilliant people become wealthy, and very stupid people become wealthy; physically strong people become wealthy, and weak and sickly people become wealthy.

Some degree of ability to think and understand is, of course, essential; but in so far natural ability is concerned, any man or woman who has sense enough to read and understand these words can certainly become wealthy.

Also, we have seen that it is not a matter of environment. Location counts for something; one would not go to the heart of the Sahara and expect to do successful business. Becoming wealthy involves the necessity of dealing with men, and of being where there are people to deal with; and if these people are inclined to deal in the way you want to deal, so much the better. But that is about as far as environment goes.

Again, it is not a matter of choosing some particular business or profession. People become wealthy in every business, and in every profession; while their next door neighbors in the same vocation remain in poverty.

It is true that you will do best in a business which you like, and which is congenial to you; and if you have certain talents which are well developed, you will do best in a business which calls for the exercise of those talents.

Becoming wealthy is not dependent upon your engaging in some particular business, but upon your learning to do things in a Certain Way. If you are now in business, and anybody else in your locality is becoming wealthy in the same business, while you are not becoming wealthy, it is because you are not doing things in the same Way that the other person is doing them.

No one is prevented from becoming wealthy by lack of capital. True, as you get capital the increase becomes more easy and rapid; but one who has capital is already wealthy, and does not need to consider how to become so. No matter how poor you may be, if you begin to do things in the Certain Way you will begin to become wealthy ; and you will begin to have capital. The getting of capital is a part of the process of becoming wealthy; and it is a part of the result which invariably follows the doing of things in the Certain Way. You may be the poorest man on the continent, and be deeply in debt; you may have neither friends, influence, nor resources; but if you begin to do things in this way, you must infallibly begin to become wealthy, for like causes must produce like effects. If you have no capital, you can get capital; if you are in the wrong business, you can get into the right business; if you are in the wrong location, you can go to the right location; and you can do so by beginning in your present business and in your present location to do things in the Certain Way which causes success.

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