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ATTRACT PROSPERITY - 23. HOW TO BRING OUT THE MAN YOU CAN BE - Orison Swett Marden

ATTRACT PROSPERITY - 23. HOW TO BRING OUT THE MAN YOU CAN BE - Orison Swett Marden

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 PROSPERITY – How to Attract It - Chapter 23. HOW TO BRING OUT THE MAN YOU CAN BE - Orison Swett Marden - HQ Full Book.In Chapter 23 of Prosperity – How to Attract It, Orison Swett Marden offers a compelling and deeply motivating call to self-realization and inner greatness. Titled “How to Bring Out the Man You Can Be,” this chapter emphasizes that human potential is vast, powerful, and largely untapped. Marden challenges readers to stop measuring their worth by past accomplishments and instead to judge themselves by their inner potential and possibilities. The chapter begins with a powerful statement: “We should judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, not by what we have done.” This sets the stage for one of Marden’s core beliefs—that each individual possesses a divine seed of greatness within them, capable of transforming their life beyond imagination. The only barrier is often our own limited belief in ourselves. Marden asserts that we are not just human beings with limited power, but divine creations endowed with godlike possibilities. To think highly of ourselves is not arrogance but a recognition of the Creator’s intention for our lives. If the divine pronounced us "good" at creation, then self-respect and confidence are our spiritual obligations. The more we nurture a persistent belief in our own growth and progression, the more our lives begin to reflect that inner truth. He supports this idea with examples from nature, pointing out that just as a seed needs the right environment to grow into a towering tree, humans also require nurturing conditions—mental, emotional, and spiritual. However, unlike the tree, a human being can choose to alter their environment and rise above adversity. Marden insists that every “human acorn” can become a “grand man,” regardless of the soil they began in. This, he says, is the divine advantage of man over nature. Drawing from psychologist William James, Marden highlights the tragic underdevelopment of human capacity. He quotes James, who claimed that the average person develops less than ten percent of their brain and only thirty percent of their potential physical efficiency. The implication is clear: we are barely scratching the surface of what we are capable of. Marden points out that even history’s greatest minds—Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Beethoven—did not reach the absolute limits of their potential. The chapter flows into a deeply evocative metaphor where Marden recounts standing before a giant California tree, so vast that it once housed over a hundred soldiers. He imagines what might have become of that same tree had it been planted in poor soil—it would have been a scrub instead of a giant. This illustration speaks volumes: under the wrong conditions, greatness can be stunted; but unlike the tree, we have the conscious power to change our internal and external circumstances. One of the chapter’s most urgent messages is this: we limit ourselves through low self-ideals and a passive acceptance of mediocrity. Many people never go beyond the surface of their abilities because they have adopted weak mental images of themselves, stifled by society's standards or past failures. The analogy of artists avoiding bad art because it corrupts their standards becomes a call for readers to avoid internalizing small ideas of themselves. He warns that we become what we consistently think about. A constant sense of inferiority or inadequacy creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. “Our mental attitude fixes the limit of our development,” Marden writes. No force can lift a person who insists on believing they are small and powerless. Instead, success demands an internal revolution—an awakening of the sleeping giant within. To illustrate this, Marden recounts a real-life story of a man who stumbled through early failures but persisted. When he finally achieved a breakthrough in business, the success awakened a new sense of self-worth and capability in him. The confidence this generated transformed him, not only externally in his professional life but also internally in his posture, attitude, and vision. Marden insists this man was not an exception, but proof of what lies dormant in every human being. Marden insists that what truly matters is not what you are today, but what you believe you are capable of becoming. Others’ opinions of you are irrelevant compared to your own belief in your power. This belief, when strong and persistent, activates the deeper levels of your potential. He writes that the world’s greatest individuals—those immortalized in history—were not necessarily born with exceptional gifts, but rather realized and expressed themselves fully. One particularly memorable passage includes the example of miners abandoning rich claims too early, only for others to dig just a few feet deeper and strike wealth. This metaphor serves as a powerful reminder that most people give up on themselves too soon....
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