But you who are reading these lines can't sit on the outside looking in and expect to experience the explosive force of this tremendous power in your consciousness.You've got to open up your inner mind and make it receptive，so the T N T you've hidden away there，through wrong thinking and perhaps ignorance of its existence，can come out and start banging away at your self-made obstacles and drawbacks and difficulties and problems.
You lick whatever you're up against in life…not from without in—but from within out！
Things first happen in the mind before they can happen in the world without！
This is a wallop，the first time you realize it.You don't make a move，except through your free will choose so to do.You can't lay this book down unless you make up your mind to do it first.And you can't enlist the aid of "that something" within until you remove the restrictions you have placed upon it through your wrong thinking.
Don't be discouraged
A good friend of mine，named Jones，had not been getting anywhere in his chosen field of advertising.He was just a run-of-the-mill operator.He decided，one day，that he would have to change all this.He hadn't known what he really wanted in his line or where he was going，so he looked around him.
Was there an advertising position that he felt he was especially qualified to fill？ Yes，there was.The advertising manager ship of a national publication similar to the National Geographic—let's call it the World Travel Monthly.
My friend had been a world traveler.He had a "feeling" for this position，he began to "see himself" acting as advertising manager.He could put real enthusiasm into such a visualization.As his interest grew in the possible landing of this job，he made inquiries of the magazine's owner.
"Sorry.We are well satisfied with our present advertising manager，Mr.Haley.He has been with us many years and is doing fine work.As far as we are concerned，he has a life-time position with us."
Such information would have been enough to discourage nine out of ten men—but not Mr.Jones.He felt himself impelled to say： "That's all right，but I'm so tremendously interested in your publication，and it would give me so much personal satisfaction to be associated with it，even in an unofficial capacity，would you mind if I sat in on your editorial and advertising conferences whenever I can，and made my recommendations from time to time，as though I were a member of your staff，but without pay？"
The proposal was so unusual that it caught the interest of the magazine owner.
“I，personally，would have no objection，if you are that much interested，" he told Mr.Jones.“However，you would have to sell this idea to Mr.Haley.He might not like to have a man who is interested in his position associating with him in this manner.But if he is willing to have you devote such spare time as you have to our interests，without any obligation on our part，you are welcome to do so."
Mr.Jones called upon Mr.Haley.The two men took an immediate liking to each other.A warm friendship sprang up，which continued through eight years，during which time Mr.Jones made himself of great value to the World Travel Monthly and became conversant with every phase of its operation while he occupied himself with other advertising interests which made him a living.
Finally，there came a day when Mr.Haley was offered a position in California and decided for health and personal reasons，having always wished to reside in this state in his later life，that he would resign from the World Travel Monthly and go West.
Mr.Jones is today the advertising manager of the World Travel Monthly，having stepped into Mr.Haley's position with full knowledge of it—a position he pictured himself occupying for eight years and worked at all that time！
You still think that inner power can't bring you what you want？
What inspiration can do
Do you feel despondent，hopeless，like ending it all？ That's how H.C.Mattern felt，some years ago.He had come to New York City from his home in Pennsylvania which he had left because of family and economic troubles.He had hoped to get back on his feet in New York but things，as they often do，when you are upset，mentally and emotionally，had gone from bad to worse.
Mattern finally decided，since he owed seven weeks' room rent，was down to his last couple of dollars，and had exhausted prospects and resources，that the only way out was suicide.But there were several little errands he was intent on doing first，and one of them led him through the book department on the ground floor of Macy's department store.As he passed a booktable the title of a book caught his eye and challenged him.The title was Your Key to Happiness，by Harold Sherman.
In Mattern's disturbed state of mind，this title acted as a red rag is supposed to react upon a bull.Mattern raged to himself： "There's no such thing as a key to happiness！" But the title stayed with him as he reached the sidewalk，like the lance of a bullfighter stuck in his side .On impulse，he wheeled about，retraced his steps，went back to the booktable，took up the book.and bought it with his last remaining dollars.
Returning to his room，with the poison he had also purchased to take his life，Mattern thumbed through the book in a defiant mood.One of the first passages he came across spoke to him in these words：
"Whether you realize it or not，you are directly or indirectly responsible for everything that happens to you！”
Mattern almost threw the book out the window.He had been blaming his unhappy experiences in life upon others，telling himself that circumstances beyond his control had brought these desperate conditions upon him.The last person he wanted to face was himself，least of all to have to admit that he may have been the cause of any of his shortcomings or problems.
To prove that the author of Your Key to Happiness didn't know what he was talking about，Mattern read further.But，the further he read，the harder he found himself being hit.
