41That one thought eased itself into my mind at that
moment and never left it. It is not an “original” thought,
but Dyer’s gentle presentation, so filled with serene joy
and so effortlessly spoken, changed me in a way that no
ancient volume of wisdom ever could have. That’s one
of the powers of the audiobook form of learning: It simu-
lates an extremely intimate one-on-one experience.
Wayne Dyer, Marianne Williamson, Caroline Myss,
Barbara Sher, Tom Peters, Nathaniel Branden, Earl
Nightingale, Alan Watts, and Anthony Robbins are just
a few motivators whose tapes have changed my life.
You’ll find your own favorites.
You don’t have to find time to go read at the library.
Forget the library. You are already driving in one.
13. Definitely plan your work
Some of us may think we’re too depressed right now
to start on a new course of personal motivation. Or we’re
too angry. Or we’re too upset about certain problems.
But Napoleon Hill insisted that that’s the perfect
time to learn one of life’s most unusual rules: “There is
one unbeatable rule for the mastery of sorrows and dis-
appointments, and that is the transmutation of those
emotional frustrations through definitely planned work.
It is a rule which has no equal.”
Once we get the picture of who we want to be, “defi-
nitely planned work” is the next step on the path. Defi-
nitely planned work inspires the energy of purpose.
Without it, we suffer from a weird kind of intention
deficit disorder. We’re short on intention. We don’t
know where we’re going or what we’re up to.
When I was a training instructor at a time-man-
agement company many years ago, we taught people
in business how to maximize time spent on the job. The
Definitely plan your work