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Acres of Diamonds
Written by Russell H. Conwell
Narrated by Don Allen
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"Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them."
One of the most popular self-help speeches of all time teaches you to seek for the riches within and close to home.
Russell Conwell's famous Acres of Diamonds speech was the inspiration for Temple University's mission.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5it was short and to the point, whatever you do keep a P.M A positive mind attitude, keep trying & trying again.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed this book very much and recomend it to others
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was an Excellent book. A must read for those who want to build wealth.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great inspirational classic book encouraging self improvement, service to neighbors, and good work.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Acres of DiamondsAcres of Diamonds could be best summarized by its subtitle: all good things are possible, right where you are, and now. The book is peppered with many anecdotes to entertain, as well as, make the reader think. Although the author does not attempt to organize the book into topics, these various stories could be categorized in three groups: money, place (time an location), and character.MoneyThe love of money and seeking vast riches will not make you happy. Money is power, you can do more good with it than you could without it. Money is not evil, only the love of money is. However, he who tries to attain it too quickly, or dishonestly, will fall into many traps.It is best to grow wealth slowly on your own so that you appreciate what you have and do not become greedy. It pays to be modest. You can not get rich on capital. The moment a young man or woman gets more money than he or she has grown to by practical experience, that moment he has gotten a curse. Do not attempt to send anyone enough for all their expenses, but just enough to save them from the bitterness. Even a small gesture or donation can lead to great results.You can not trust a man with your money who cannot take care of his own. You can not trust a man in the world that does not begin with his own heart, his own character, and his own life. The majority of rich people are honest. They have to be honest if they are to control of great companies and find plenty of people to work with.PlaceIt is possible to find vast riches in your own backyard if you look for them. You can measure the good you have done by what the city has paid you, because a man can judge very well what he is worth by what he receives; that is, in what he is to the world at this time. Do not leave one job before you have another, nor engage in a business you know nothing about. Find out what the customer wants before spending money on making something. If you care about your customers, enough to take interest in his affairs, to find out what he needs, it is possible to become rich. Acres of Diamonds offered a great example that location is not the only factor of success."Records taken in 1889 of 107 millionaires of New York. If you read the account you will see that out of the 107 ten millionaires only seven made their money in New York. Out of the 107 millionaires worth ten million dollars in real estate then, 67 of them made their money in towns less than 3,500 inhabitants. It makes not so much difference where you are as who you are. But if you cannot get rich in Philadelphia you certainly cannot do it in New York."It is the attitude of the person, not the place that drives success. The author suggest we should "talk up our own city".CharacterDon't think you are going to be made great by an office, but remember that if you are not great before you get the office, you won't be great when you secure it. Greatness consists in doing great deeds with little means and the accomplishment of vast purposes from the private ranks of life. To be great at all one must be great here and now. True greatness is often unrecognized. We are taught that generals do all the fighting, but this is not true. Many of the great victories in war were won because of the great things done by the common soldier.A characteristic that creates success is a dreamer that visualizes his dreams and can plan great things that to other men would seem impossibilities. Intense efficiency, prowness, patience, fine earnestness, and mastery over others allow for development of dreams into realities. Dreams, dreams, and see visions - visions that are never visionary and then dreams will become facts.Be intensely earnest. Always remember, as you preach, that you are striving to save at least one soul with every sermon. Faith can move mountains; but it is better not to wait for the mountains to be moved, but to go right out and get to work at moving them. Think big things, then do them. Let patience have her perfect work. Things turn your way because you are on the job.Lincoln's principle for greatness can be adopted by nearly all. This was his rule: whatever he had to do at all, he put his whole mind into it and held it all there until that was all done. Another similar maxim of efficiency mentioned in the book was: "This one thing I do". Whatever the thing may be which he is doing he lets himself think of nothing else until it is done.