Part II, Chapter 7 Summary and Analysis

Chapter Seven, Part Two covers how to put Power into your Desire.

Recalling the Master Formula, an individual must not only identify exactly what he wants, he must also be willing to do whatever it takes to attain it. The mistake that most people make is not evaluating the degree or depth of their "want" or Desire. The fact is that very few individuals actually know how to feel Desire to the degree necessary to become infinitely successful. Collier uses an old Oriental fable to illustrate his point.

A teacher takes his student out in a boat in the middle of a lake. Without warning, the student is thrown overboard and goes underwater. Gasping for air, the student breaks the surface of the water only to be forced underwater again before successfully filling his lungs with air...