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Just How to Get What You Want
Elizabeth Towne
About the Author
Elizabeth Towne (1865–1960) was a publisher, author, and New Thought leader known for her teachings on success, positive thinking, and personal development. As the founder of "Nautilus Magazine," she played a crucial role in popularizing self-improvement and success philosophy. Her work influenced later thought leaders such as Napoleon Hill and Wallace D. Wattles.
About the Book
"Just How to Get What You Want" is a practical self-help guide that explores the principles of success, the power of thought, and the role of action in achieving goals. Towne explains how desire, belief, and persistence lay the foundation for success and how anyone can manifest their dreams through conscious effort and mental discipline.
Summary
Towne's "Just How to Get What You Want" provides a straightforward, actionable approach to achieving success by aligning thoughts, emotions, and actions toward a specific goal. Central lessons from the book include:
- Desire as the Starting Point: Success begins with a strong, definite desire. Progress is next to impossible if you don't know what you want.
- The Power of Belief: Your self-belief and goals determine your ability to achieve. Doubt weakens effort, while belief fuels success.
- Thoughts Shape Reality: Focused, consistent thinking about your desires makes them possible.
- The Law of Attraction and Mental Magnetism: You attract what you focus on. Maintaining positive thoughts and emotional energy draws opportunities and success into your life.
- The Role of Visualization: Seeing yourself achieving your goal in your mind makes it more likely to happen in real life.
- Overcoming Obstacles Through Persistence: Success rarely happens instantly. Persistence and adaptation despite challenges lead to success.
- Taking Inspired Action: While thoughts create possibilities, action turns them into reality. Plan and execute to achieve goals.
- The Importance of Gratitude: Being grateful for what you already have creates a prosperity mindset that attracts more abundance.
- Mastering Emotional Control: Fear, doubt, and worry block success, while confidence, enthusiasm, and determination fuel achievement.
- Maintain Success Once You Get It: Success is not just about reaching a goal but about maintaining a mindset that continues to create more opportunities.
"Just How to Get What You Want" is an applicable guide for anyone seeking personal or professional success. Towne teaches success as a science. Anyone can accomplish their dreams by following the right mental and practical steps.
Frequently Asked Questions
"Just How to Get What You Want" is a self-help and success guide for using thought power, belief, and action to achieve goals and fulfill desires.
The book is a concise and dynamic read at approximately 100–150 pages.
"Success is a habit—cultivate it daily."
"What you expect, you create."
"Dream it, believe it, act upon it, and it will come to pass."
"Just How to Get What You Want" was published in the early 20th century, likely around 1917.
The book was republished in modern, digital, and audiobook editions.
This book about success psychology, personal development, the law of attraction, and self-improvement is in the Online Success Book Club Membership.
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If you appreciated "Just How to Get What You Want" by Elizabeth Towne, you're likely drawn to books that empower you through:
- Inner transformation
- Belief in yourself or your Higher Power
- Intentional thought
Here's a curated list that also factors in Towne's classic New Thought and self-help style:
"The Secret of the Ages" by Robert Collier: Teaching you to align with universal forces to manifest your desires, similar to Towne's blend of metaphysical optimism and practical thinking.
"The Master Key System" by Charles F. Haanel: A step-by-step framework for using thought to shape reality. Matches Towne's core teaching of "mind creates conditions."
"Riches Within Your Reach" by Robert Collier: Like Towne, Collier emphasizes desire, belief, and the subconscious mind as tools for success.
"Mental Chemistry" by Charles F. Haanel: A deep dive into how thought "reacts" with your environment to attract success, paralleling Towne's tone.
"How To Get Anything You Want" by Elsie Lincoln Benedict: A natural pair with Towne's "Just How to…" approach. Straightforward and empowering.
"Happiness and Marriage" by Elizabeth Towne: Towne expands her philosophy into relationships, joy, and well-being.
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“Thoughts are things; they have tremendous power. Thoughts of doubt and fear are pathways to failure. When you conquer negative attitudes of doubt and fear you conquer failure. Thoughts crystallize into habit and habit solidifies into circumstances.”
Elizabeth Towne
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