In my study of success and successful people, I have noticed that most of them have strong faith in God and study the Bible

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Comment by Joe Riggs on November 14, 2009 at 1:03am

Ah, nice quote, and how great W Clement Stone was, I actually just moved to the dallas area to study with pastor/author Dr. Thomas Michael Ph.D, to work on new ways to use what i do to help people.

Comment by Tad Wolfe on September 29, 2009 at 8:22pm

You go Mike-Thanks for your tweets and this site.

Comment by Mike Hanes on August 21, 2009 at 2:18pm

This site was built on the premise of R C Allen's book, "The Secret of Success". The basic principle is being in harmony with God's will by being of service to others. He shows how God rewards those who follows this path. I have benefited greatly by this book.

Following is a short snippet from the first chapter of the book:

"The Secret of Success is not something new. It is not, in any way, reserved for a few. It has been with us since time began. And, the more you understand and accept it, the more easily it will help you. New opportunities will open up and they will lead you to more successful achievements.

If you will carefully read each page in this book, then have persistent faith, follow through and believe—

you will learn how to use more of the tremendous power within you to achieve greater self-confidence, move ahead in your job, find new health, increase your earnings, improve your relations with others—and achieve any form of success you strongly desire—more easily.

Many books attempt to show the way to success but they fail to show how success can be made both permanent and complete.

Some of the books you read will explain how to make more money. But they neglect to point out why it is also important to have peace of mind. Other books illustrate how you can secure peace of mind but they make no effort to show you how to increase your income.

For those reasons, a need arose and this book was written to give you the ever-lasting Secret of Success that will never fail you—once you learn it and apply it. It is the answer everyone wants—regardless of age, environment or circ-um­stances.

The Truth is—anyone who knows how can succeed.

Why, then are there so many people who are frustrated? Why do so many people fail? Why do so many others worry and complain about their "problems?"

The reason is—they have not learned how to work in harmony with the Secret of Success which is—

"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all good things shall be added unto you."

This Secret of Success never fails. It is the one thing you can always depend upon to bring harmony, peace of mind, order and justice into your life—more easily.

When you understand it, believe it and follow it, all of your problems, worries and frustrations fade away. Your life improves and you begin to enjoy a greater amount of security, personal satisfaction, good health and friends."

Comment by Pine Baran on August 13, 2009 at 8:21pm

I agree with your ideas on different perceptions of success but I don't agree with your exclusion of 3/4 of the world's population that haven't been indoctrinated by Christianity and the Christian bible.

Comment by Mike Hanes on August 13, 2009 at 10:59am

I maintain that success is not just monetary. Financial success, success with relationships, mentally, spiritually, every area of life... I personally know millionaires that have very little success relationally or socially, no peace or joy, no happiness though they are considered rich monetarily. They are miserable failures in every area of life except money. Money is NOT a measure of success.

I agree with Darren Hardy, Publisher and Editorial Director of Success Magazine, on the definition of success:

"At SUCCESS we believe that true personal success is not solely financial accumulation. Creating financial freedom and abundance for your family is an aspect of success, but not the whole story. SUCCESS magazine will bring you rarely discovered strategies and tactics to increasing your wealth, as well as guidance in how to be a leader in business, develop more passionate and loving relationships, revitalize your health and vitality and help you make a difference in the world. "

I also agree with Earl Nightingale:

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.”

Comment by Pine Baran on August 13, 2009 at 3:00am

You should extend your study outside of the US Bible Belt. You might find successful heathens such as Richard Branson, Rupert Murdoch, Donald Trump, Ted Turner etc. And who is the most successful businessman we can think of off the top of our heads?? Bill Gates: confirmed atheist.Or in a different vane, Ghandi??? There goes the success & God theory!!