What I would do if I have a Million Dollars#3
By Blue Rose on Sunday, 19 of July , 2009 at 9:05 am
“When I had finished and sat down, a man slowly arose from his seat, about three rows from the rear, and made his way toward the pulpit, extended his hand, and said, ‘Reverend, I liked your sermon. I believed you can do everything you said you would, if you had a million dollars. To prove that I believe in you and your sermon, if you will come to my office tomorrow morning, I will give you the million dollars. My name is Phillip D. Armour.’”
Young Gunsaulus went to Mr. Armour’s office and the million dollars was presented to him. With the money he founded the Armour Institute of Technology, now known as Illinois Institute of Technology.
The necessary million dollars came as a result of an idea back of an idea was a desire which young Gunsaulus had been nursing in his mind for almost two years.
Observe this important fact … he got the money within thirty-six hours after he reached a definite decision in his own mind to get it, and decide upon a definite plan for getting it!
There was nothing new or unique about young Gunsaulus vague thinking about a million dollars, and weakly hoping for it. Moreover, the principle through which Dr. Gunsaulus got his million dollars is still alive! It is available to you! This universal law is a workable today as it was when the young preacher made use of it so successfully.
He knew the astounding truth that ideas can be transmuted into cash through the power of definite purpose, plus definite plan.
If you are one of those who believe that hard work and honesty, alone, will bring riches, perish the thought! It is not true! Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of hard work alone! Riches come, if they come at all, in response to definite demands, based upon the application of definite principles, and not by chance or luck.
Generally speaking, an idea is an impulse of thought that impels action, by an appeal to the imagination. All master salesmen know that ideas can be sold where merchandise cannot. Ordinary salesmen do not know this-that is why they are “ordinary.”
There is no standard price on ideas. The creator of ideas makes his own price, and if he is smart, he gets it. Thinking and speaking will not work alone; you need to do some action and an intensive planning, if you want to fulfill whatever ideas that comes in to you.
“Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
