About the book
New Thought writer Wallace D. Wattles describes a mental method, which he called thinking in the Certain Way, for directing the mind toward financial success. The Elizabeth Towne Company first issued it in 1910, as a companion to his book on health. Wattles presents it as a practical manual rather than a work of philosophy, meant for people whose most pressing need is money. Across 17 short chapters it treats creation, rather than competition, as the key to wealth. Its content is widely seen as pseudoscientific, and critics have called it a positive thinking text without proven strategies. Rhonda Byrne credited it as one of the inspirations for The Secret.
Grant Cardone named it one of his top four business books for 2017, calling it a practical route to riches rather than philosophy and praising its view that wanting to be rich is a noble desire.
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This book has 2 recommendations
Recommended by Chelsea Frank (Founder/Life and Limb Gel)
Source: Chelsea Frank, Founder of Life and Limb Gel, on How Books Revealed the Path to Self-Improvement
Grant Cardone (Investor, Entrepreneur, Author)
This isn’t philosophy—it’s the pragmatic way to riches. I loved how Wallace talked about how becoming rich is a noble desire. Too many people start saying things like “money isn’t everything” when you claim you want to be rich. You need money to access things in your environment. Your potential can only be reached when you are in full possession of wealth.
This book gives a method for success that is just as certain as mathematical equations. Things come to you when you make them come to you. Some important takeaways from this great read include:
- It’s is a misconception that wealth is limited.
- The world is rich, and individuals are only poor because they do not act.
- Thoughts always find a way into reality.
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