IT WORKS

by R. H. J.
(1926)

The author sent the manuscript of this book for criticism to a friend who returned it with the
notation, it works. This judgment born of experience was adopted
as the title of the book.
The man who wrote this book is highly successful and widely known for his generosity and
helpful spirit. He gives full credit for all that he has accomplished in mastering circumstances,
accumulating wealth and winning friends to the silent working out of the simple, powerful
truth which he tells of in his work. He shows you here an easy, open road to a larger, happier
life. Knowing that the greatest good comes from helping others without expecting praise, the
author of this work has requested that his name be omitted.

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What is the Real Secret
of Obtaining Desirable Possessions?
Are some people born under a lucky star or other charm which enables them to have all that
which seems so desirable, and if not, what is the cause of the difference in conditions under
which men live?
Many years ago, feeling that there must be a logical answer to this question, I decided to find
out, if possible, what it was. I found the answer to my own satisfaction, and for years, have
given the information to others who have used it successfully.
From a scientific, psychological or theological viewpoint, some of the following statements
may be interpreted as incorrect, but nevertheless, the plan has brought the results desired to
those who have followed the simple instructions, and it is my sincere belief that I am now
presenting it in a way which will bring happiness and possessions to many more.
“If wishes were horses, beggars would ride,” is the attitude taken by the average man
and woman in regard to possessions. They are not aware of apow e r so near that it is
overlooked;
so simple in operation that it is difficult to conceive; and so sure in results that it is not made
use of consciously, or recognized as the cause of failure or success.
“Gee, I wish that were mine,” is the outburst of Jimmy, the office boy, as a new red roadster
goes by; and Florence, the telephone operator, expresses the same thought regarding a ring in
the jeweler’s window; while poor old Jones, the bookkeeper, during the Sunday stroll, replies
to his wife, “Yes, dear, it would be nice to have a home like that, but it is out of the question.
We will have to continue to rent.” Landem, the salesman, protests that he does all the work,
gets the short end of the money and will some day quit his job and find a real one, and
President Bondum, in his private sanctorum, voices a bitter tirade against the annual attack of
hay-fever.
At home it is much the same. Last evening, father declared that daughter Mabel was headed
straight for disaster, and today, mother’s allowance problem and other trying affairs fade into
insignificance as she exclaims, “This is the last straw. Robert’s school teacher wants to see me
this afternoon. His reports are terrible, I know, but I’m late for Bridge now. She’ll have to wait
until tomorrow.” So goes the endless stream of expressions like these from millions of people in
all classes who give no thought to what they really want, and who are getting all they are
entitled to or expect.
If you are one of these millions of thoughtless talkers or wishers and would like a decided
change from your present condition, you can have it, but first of all you must know what you
want and this is no easy task. When you can train your objective mind (the mind you use
every day) to decide definitely upon the things or conditions you desire, you will have taken
your first big step in accomplishing or securing what you know you want.
To get what you want is no more mysterious or uncertain than the radio waves all around you.
Tune in correctly and you get a perfect result, but to do this, it is, of course, necessary to know something
of your equipment and have a plan of operation.

You have within you a mighty power, anxious and willing to serve you, a power capable of
giving you that which you earnestly desire. This power is described by Thomson Jay Hudson,
Ph.D., LL.D., author of “The Law of Psychic Phenomena,” as your subjective mind. Other
learned writers use different names and terms, but all agree that it is omnipotent. Therefore,
I call this Power “Emmanuel” (God in us).
Regardless of the name of this Great Power, or the conscious admission of a God, the Power is
capable and willing to carry to a complete and perfect conclusion every earnest desire of your
objective mind, but you must be really in earnest about what you want.
Occasional wishing or half-hearted wanting does not form a perfect connection or
communication with your omnipotent power. You must be in earnest,s in ce re ly and
truthfully desiring certain conditions or things -- mental, physical or spiritual.
Your objective mind and will are so vacillating that you usually only WISH for things and
the wonderful, capable power within you does not function.
Most wishes are simply vocal expressions. Jimmy, the office boy, gave no thought of
possessing the red roadster. Landem, the salesman, was not thinking of any other job or even
thinking at all. President Bondum knew he had hay fever and was expecting it. Father’s
business was quite likely successful, and mother no doubt brought home first prize from the
Bridge party that day, but they had no fixed idea of what they really wanted their children to
accomplish and were actually helping to bring about the unhappy conditions which existed.
If you are in earnest about changing your present condition, here is a concise, definite,
resultful plan, with rules, explanations and suggestions.

The Plan
Write down on paper in order of their importance the things and conditions you really want.
Do not be afraid of wanting too much. Go the limit in writing down your wants. Change the
list daily, adding to or taking from it, until you have it about right. Do not be discouraged on
account of changes, as this is natural. There will always be changes and additions with
accomplishments and increasing desires.
Three Positive Rules Of Accomplishment

1. Read the list of what you want three times each day: morning, noon and night.

2. Think of what you want as often as possible.

3. Do not talk to any one about your plan except to the Great Power within you which will
unfold to your Objective Mind the method of accomplishment.
It is obvious that you cannot acquire faith at the start. Some of your desires, from all practical
reasoning, may seem positively unattainable, but, nevertheless, write them down on your list in
their proper place of importance to you.
There is no need to analyze how this Power within you is going to accomplish your
desires.
Such a procedure is as unnecessary as trying to figure out why a grain of corn placed in
fertile soil shoots up a green stalk, blossoms and produces an ear of corn containing hundreds
of
grains, each capable of doing what the one grain did. If you will follow this definite plan and
carry out the three simple rules, the method of accomplishment will unfold quite as
mysteriously as the ear of corn appears on the stalk, and in most cases much sooner than you
expect.
When new desires, deserving position at or about the top of your list, come to you, then you
may rest assured you are progressing correctly.
Removing from your list items which at first you thought you wanted, is another sure
indication of progress.
It is natural to be skeptical and have doubts, distrust and questionings, but when these
thoughts arise, get out your list. Read it over; or if you have it memorized, talk to your inner
self about your desires until the doubts that interfere with your progress are gone.Rem em be r,
nothing can prevent your having that which you earnestly desire. Others have these things.
Why not you?
The Omnipotent Power within YOU does not enter into any controversial argument. It is
waiting and willing to serve when you are ready, but your objective mind is so susceptible to
suggestion that it is almost impossible to make any satisfactory progress when surrounded by
skeptics. Therefore, choose your friends carefully and associate with people who now have
some of the things you really want, but do not discuss your method of accomplishment with them.

Put down on your list of wants such material things as money, home, automobile, or whatever
it may be, but do not stop there. Be more definite. If you want an automobile, decidew ha t
kind, style, price, color, and all the other details, including when you want it. If you want a
home, plan the structure, grounds and furnishings.
Decide on location and cost. If you want money, write down the amount. If you want to break
a record in your business, put it down. It may be sales record. If so, write out the total, the
date required, then the number of items you must sell to make it, also list your prospects and
put after each name the sum expected. This may seem very foolish at first, but you can never
realize your desires if you do not know positively and in detail what you want and when you
want it. If you cannot decide this, you are not in earnest, You must be definite, and when you
are, results will be surprising and almost unbelievable.
A natural and ancient enemy will no doubt appear when you get your first taste of
accomplishment. This enemy is Discredit, in form of such thoughts as: “It can’t be possible; it
just happened to be. What a remarkable coincidence!”
When such thoughts occur give thanks and assert credit to your Omnipotent Power for the
accomplishment. By doing this, you gain assurance and more accomplishment, and in time,
prove to yourself that there is a law, which actually works -- at all times -- when you are in tune with
it.
Sincere and earnest thanks cannot be given without gratitude and it is impossible to be
thankful and grateful without being happy. Therefore, when you are thanking your greatest
and best friend, your Omnipotent Power for the gifts received, do so with all your soul, and
let it be reflected in your face. The Power and what it does is beyond understanding. Do not
try to understand it, but accept the accomplishment with thankfulness, happiness, and
strengthened faith.

Caution
It is possible to want and obtain that which will make you miserable; that which will wreck the
happiness of others; that which will cause sickness and death; that which will rob you of eternal
life. You can have what you want, but you must take all that goes with it: so in
planning your wants, plan that which you are sure will give to you and your fellow man the
greatest good here on earth; thus paving the way to that future hope beyond the pale of
human understanding.
This method of securing what you want applies to everything you are capable of desiring and
the scope being so great it is suggested that your first list consist only of those things with
which you are quite familiar, such as an amount of money or accomplishment, or the
possession of material things. Such desires as these are more easily and quickly obtained than
the discontinuance of fixed habits, the welfare of others, and the healing of mental or bodily
ills.
Accomplish the lesser things first. Then take the next step, and when that is accomplished,
you will seek the higher and really important objectives in life, but long before you reach this
stage of your progress, many worthwhile desires will find their place on your list. One will be
to help others as you have been helped.
Great is the reward to those who help and give without thought of self, as it is impossible to
be unselfish without gain.

In Conclusion
A short while ago, Dr. Emil Coué came to this country and showed thousands of people how to
help themselves. Thousands of others spoofed at the idea, refused his assistance and are today
where they were before his visit.
So with the statements and plan presented to you now. You can reject or accept. You can
remain as you are or have anything you want. The choice is yours, but God grant that you
may find in this short volume the inspiration to choose aright, follow the plan and thereby
obtain, as so many others have, all things, whatever they may be, that you desire.
Read the entire book over again, and again, AND THEN AGAIN.
Memorize the Three Positive Rules of Accomplishment.
Test them now on what you want most this minute.
This book could have extended easily over 350 pages, but it has been deliberately shortened to
make it as easy as possible for you to read, understand and use. Will you try it? Thousands of
bettered lives will testify to the fact that It Works.

A Letter to You From the Author

Dear Reader:
The great possessions of life are all GIFTS mysteriously bestowed: sight, hearing, aspiration,
love or life itself.
The same is true of ideas -- the richest of them are given to us, as for instance, the powerful
idea which this book has given you. What are you going to do with it? Are you surprised when
I tell you the most profitable thing you can do is to give it away?
You can do this in an easy and practical way by having this book sent to those you know who
NEED IT. In this way, you can help in the distribution of this worthwhile effort to make the lives
of others better and happier.
You know people who are standing still or who are worried or discouraged. This is your
chance to HELP THEM HELP THEMSELVES.
If you withhold this book from them you will lose the conscious satisfaction that comes from
doing good. If you see that they get to read this book, then you put yourself in line with the
Law of Life which says, “You get by giving,” and you may rightly expect prosperity and
achievement.
At the very least you will have the inner sense of having done a good deed with no hope of
being openly thanked and your reward will come secretly in added power and larger life.
The Author