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The Science of Getting Rich is a book written by the New Thought Movement writer Wallace D. Wattles. The book is still in print after almost 100 years. According to USA Today, the text is "divided into 17 short, straight-to-the-point chapters that explain how to overcome mental barriers, and how creation, not competition, is the hidden key to wealth attraction."

"The Formula for Getting Rich..." People don't get rich by accident. There is a science of getting rich, and it is an exact science, like algebra or arithmetic. There are certain laws which allow (or prevent) the accumulation of wealth. Once you know how to use these laws, you will get rich with mathematical certainty. Yes, you can learn how to get rich. In this book, you'll discover... • The exact, step-by-step formula you can use to attract money and wealth • The secret known by elite, very wealthy people, which leads to... "mega-wealth!" • A scientifically-proven, extremely-powerful "money mindset" which sends your ability to manifest wealth into white-hot overdrive! • The single most important thing you can do to attract big money! • What rich people know about money. This book was the inspiration for the worldwide best-seller, The Secret, and contains everything you need to know about attracting money into your life.

This book is pragmatical, not philosophical; a practical manual, not a treatise upon theories. It is intended for the men and women whose most pressing need is for money; who wish to get rich first, and philosophise afterward. It is for those who have, so far, found neither the time, the means, nor the opportunity to go deeply into the study of metaphysics, but who want results and who are willing to take the conclusions of science as a basis for action, without going into all the processes by which those conclusions were reached.

In order to get what you want, you must act; and in order to act, you must apply force. And it is a self-evident proposition that the force to be applied is one within yourself... whether you seek health, wealth, development, position or happiness, you must apply your own inward force... you cannot get it in any other way. ~ Walter D. Wattles. Why do some people seem to be born winners while others, in the same circumstances, struggle and fail? It really isn't a mystery. They have learned how to use the special power within themselves to get what they want... and you can too! It s already yours. The question is... how have you been using it? Used constructively, it will bring you everything you want health, wealth, success, happiness, and loving relationships. Used negatively, it'll bring poor health, financial hardship, failure, unhappiness, and broken relationships. It's the same power... it just depends on how you use it!

The Right to Be Rich WHATEVER may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless one is rich. No man can rise to his greatest possible height in talent or soul development unless he has plenty of money; for to unfold the soul and to develop talent he must have many things to use, and he cannot have these things unless he has money to buy them with. A man develops in mind, soul, and body by making use of things, and society is so organized that man must have money in order to become the possessor of things; therefore, the basis of all advancement for man must be the science of getting rich. The object of all life is development; and everything that lives has an inalienable right to all the development it is capable of attaining. Man’s right to life means his right to have the free and unrestricted use of all the things which may be necessary to his fullest mental, spiritual, and physical unfoldment; or, in other words, his right to be rich. In this book, I shall not speak of riches in a figurative way; to be really rich does not mean to be satisfied or contented with a little. No man ought to be satisfied with a little if he is capable of using and enjoying more. The purpose of Nature is the advancement and unfoldment of life; and every man should have all that can contribute to the power; elegance, beauty, and richness of life; to be content with less is sinful. The man who owns all he wants for the living of all the life he is capable of living is rich; and no man who has not plenty of money can have all he wants. Life has advanced so far, and become so complex, that even the most ordinary man or woman requires a great amount of wealth in order to live in a manner that even approaches completeness. Every person naturally wants to become all that they are capable of becoming; this desire to realize innate possibilities is inherent in human nature; we cannot help wanting to be all that we can be. Success in life is becoming what you want to be; you can become what you want to be only by making use of things, and you can have the free use of things only as you become rich enough to buy them. To understand the science of getting rich is therefore the most essential of all knowledge. There is nothing wrong in wanting to get rich. The desire for riches is really the desire for a richer, fuller, and more abundant life; and that desire is praiseworthy. The man who does not desire to live more abundantly is abnormal, and so the man who does not desire to have money enough to buy all he wants is abnormal. There are three motives for which we live; we live for the body, we live for the mind, we live for the soul. No one of these is better or holier than the other; all are alike desirable, and no one of the three--body, mind, or soul--can live fully if either of the others is cut short of full life and expression. It is not right or noble to live only for the soul and deny mind or body; and it is wrong to live for the intellect and deny body or soul. We are all acquainted with the loathsome consequences of living for the body and denying both mind and soul; and we see that real life means the complete expression of all that man can give forth through body, mind, and soul. Whatever he can say, no man can be really happy or satisfied unless his body is living fully in every function, and unless the same is true of his mind and his soul. Wherever there is unexpressed possibility, or function not performed, there is unsatisfied desire. Desire is possibility seeking expression, or function seeking performance.

First published in 1910, The Science of Getting Rich has never been out of print. In his short but powerful book, Wallace Wattles outlines a simple formula for self-actualization, following his profound belief that, "Whatever may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless one is rich."

The Science of Getting Rich is the classic guide to creating wealth through the Law of Attraction. First published in 1910, a hundred years later it inspired Rhonda Byrne's bestselling book and movie, The Secret. According to Wallace D. Wattles, ''There is a science of getting rich, and it is an exact science, like algebra or arithmetic. There are certain laws which govern the process of acquiring riches; once these laws are learned and obeyed by any man, he will get rich with mathematical certainty.'' The Science of Getting Rich will guide you in developing a vision, strengthening willpower, cultivating gratitude, and receiving life's abundant gifts.

Wallace Delois Wattles (1860–1911) was an American author. A New Thought writer, he remains personally somewhat obscure, but his writing has been widely quoted and remains in print in the New Thought and self-help movements. Wattles' best known work is a 1910 book called The Science of Getting Rich in which he explained how to become wealthy. "This revolutionary primer on prosperity consciousness has been enriching millions since it was first published in 1910. It was, in fact, the inspiration for The Secret. The way to prosperity is no longer a mystery. You too can prosper from the "exact science" of achieving financial success as you learn to: Change your life by changing your thoughts Attract the prosperity you deserve Appreciate the opportunities that await you Live true to the values most precious to you Manage stress and self-defeating impulses that hold you back Make the contribution to the world that only you can make, and enjoy the abundance you'll receive in return"