Napoleon Hill's books are legendary in their message and this one is no exception and W. Clement Stone was one of most successful salesmen in entire Insurance industry. Together they weave a rich tapestry of ideas, formulas and principles by which to achieve exactly what it is you want out of Life.

The main thread running through book is one of changing your mind from a predominantly negative attitude to a positive one. They say that we all have an invisible talisman that hangs around our necks, with a side for PMA and a side for NMA (positive and negative mental attitude). It is our choice, throughout our lives, to use either side of talisman.

I sat and really thought about this. In my ruminations, I discovered that this is a principle which we basically all know about, but we don't have an idea how far reaching this premise really is.

The first thing to realize is that Fear is all in mind. We are a product of our perception of reality. Why is it that some people faint at sight of a cockroach and others consider it a delicacy and eat it?

How is it that we see people being cured of their phobias in a matter of hours? I mean it took an entire lifetime to build that fear and people can be rid of it in an hour or two?

Consider circumstances of fear. Why is it that a person will do something, in a moment of instinctively protecting a loved one that they would never even contemplate in cold light of day?

The reason for all of these 'miracles' is that automatic pattern of our fear is overridden either by a stronger instinct or by conscious reasoning. Therefore we see that we CAN overcome our fears!

It is a matter of breaking down different components of your fear, into bite size chunks (excuse pun).

-Feel emotional response to your fear. In other words, feel your heart pounding, your stomach churning, your hair standing on end and concentrate on physical feeling. It is said that body cannot experience emotional feelings of fear while concentrating on physical effects.

-Concentrate on reversing physical events. Calm your heartbeat, watch your hairs lie back down and relax your screwed up stomach.