The Infinite Intelligence: The Ladder of Success

By Afoma Eguh-Okafor MD.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 7, 2008
• ISBN: 9781469102733

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INTRODUCTION

Everyone dreams of success. It is their goal, or destination, in life. Some see success as making a lot of money, living comfortably, and retiring early. Others dream of becoming proficient in their field, making money, and having folks look up to them as important and wise. Still others see success as accumulation of material things without debt. Owning your own house, driving an expensive car, or being able to walk into the store and buy anything you want—that’s success. Then there are those who equate success with having a happy family: a loving wife or husband and obedient children. To others, success is long life, free from disease and heartache. Everyone has a dream of success!

But while the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease. The order is simple: from natural point of view, there is no fruit without the seed. It is first the seed and then the harvest. If you want grape, you do not sow apple; if you want apple, you do not sow grape. Therefore, the fruit you desire determines the seed you sow. If someone is successful, it then means he did something in a certain way—he sowed the right seeds of success. What happens to us outwardly is determined by what is on the inside of us. No one argues about what he planted in his field. He may choose to call it whatever he wants, but the fruit will definitely manifest accordingly!

The knowledge you have creates your thought life. Your knowledge of the infinite intelligence opens doors unimaginable. When you think the thought of the INFINITE INTELLIGENCE, your life will be extraordinary. Your thoughts are the building blocks on which you construct your life and future. Your thoughts set the cornerstone of your life, and you live within the confines of the boundary you create with your own thoughts. Situations, circumstances, and conditions are all subject to change if you establish the right kind of thought.

Every thought you dwell on even creates a stronger image inside you. The laws of attraction work every time it is applied. These are the eternal laws of the universe and the key to all that is happening to you. Everything in your life and the lives of those around you is affected by these laws. How much you know determines the kind of thought you have. And since the power of thought is the only thing which you have control over, you are getting what you are thinking whether you want it or not! The law works even in your ignorance. It doesn’t matter where you picked up your thoughts, whether from your friends, the newspaper, television, or the Internet. The eternal laws of the universe works.

Wise farmers should know where to plant their seed. They plant the seeds at the appropriate place and under appropriate conditions. For instance, every seed requires water, and wise men plant by the rivers. Similarly, you have to choose your thoughts carefully. Your thoughts cause your feeling, so eliminate the thoughts of failure, fear, depression, anger, and resentment and start planting thoughts of success, riches, good, health, joy, passion, and excitement!

When you celebrate good feeling, you draw to yourself good feeling. If you are feeling good, you are creating the future worth living. Remember, we are living in the universe where there are laws. For instance, law of gravity says if you fall off the building whether you are good or bad, YOU SHALL TOUCH THE GROUND!

You are one with the INFINITE INTELLIGENCE. That means that everything in the world is yours for the asking—the all-sufficiency, the abundance, the riches are all yours. It is not—and never-ENDING RESOURCES. It is not your job to change the world; it is your job to go with the flow. You are a mind that is aware of its infinite nature. Embrace everything you want so that you can get more! Choose your life carefully today!

You can start with nothing, and out of nothing, out of no way, a way will be made.

—Dr. Michael Beckwith

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole STAIRCASE. Just take the first step.

—Dr. Martin Luther King

The LADDER Of SUCCESS is never crowded at the top.

—Napoleon Hill

The elevator of SUCCESS is out of order today. You’re going to take THE LADDER OF SUCCESS, one step at a time.

—Jim Ryun

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.

—William James

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

—William James

Success is not an accident. You are made rich with choice.

—Afoma Okafor

My soul can find no staircase to heaven unless it be through earth’s loveliness.

—Michelangelo

My work is a game a very serious game.

—M. C. Escher

Virtue herself is her own reward.

—Silius Italicus

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

—Thomas Edison

And I am adored that I have a great generous spirit. That’s the best thing about me. Everything that I get, gets better when I share it and I know it does.

—Oprah Winfrey

We all work with one infinite power. We all guide ourselves by exactly the same laws. The natural laws of the universe are so precise.

—Bob Proctor

ALL POWER IS WITHIN

I am talking about each individual having her or his own INNER REVOLUTION. I am talking about each individual coming to the awareness that, I am Creation’s son. I am Creation’s daughter. I am more than my physical self. I am more than this job that I do. I am more than the external definitions that I have given myself.

—Oprah Winfrey

For Plato, anything worth knowing is already known, and must be remembered and reclaimed by the soul.

It has been said that man can be anything, can do anything, and can have anything in this world if he can first believe it is possible of attainment. It’s up to you. By following basic, never-changing laws, you can put order into your present-life pattern. You can look within and have your own inner revolution. Nothing can take the place of action motivated from an inner conviction of certainty. Nothing can stand in the way of the will, drenched with flaming conviction that the deed is as good as done and the goal as good as attained.

The INFINITE INTELLIGENCE is the source of all power there is. This divine power is the stairway to success. It is the Source Energy that makes contact with your higher self. All power is within, they say. Harnessing this power within and advancing mankind is as essential as the air we breathe. This world is not hard and unyielding as you have supposed it to be. This world will bend to your will and flow before you as you take your mental stand through self development. You are a creature to be envied. You have been handed the keys to the great resources of the earth. It is a shame, however, to note that with so much potential, man is unaware of his value. Your brain or mind is a citadel of unsearchable treasures. In Genesis 11, something happened which brought to light the great potentials in the natural mind. Men invented brick and decided to build a city and a tower. These men put their brains to work and saw it was possible. They began to build and the Creator came down. The Creator was very much aware of the capabilities of the mind. He knew man could do anything he conceived in his mind to do.

In the essence, all I am saying is you have everything you need to be a genius within you. Everything is available to us, but we have to bring our inner vision to point were we can see it, where we can accept it. So many men and women have been wandering down the highways and byways of life, confused and disappointed, looking for the way out. When suddenly, it dawned; and from that moment, they began to move, and their entire life became a new and wonderful experience. The giant in them is awakened. The giant is within. It does not matter who you are or where you want to go in life. When you catch the vision of who you really are or what it is you can do—and do it well—you will move into a world as far removed from your present world as night from day.

Life is a game. The world is a playing field, and there are certain rules for playing this game. Our mental attitude is very important in playing the game of life. All through history, we see great examples of the products of the natural mind. The ancient pyramids of Egypt, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the computer and sophisticated war weapons all are products of the natural mind. The brain of man is terrific. Each human being has been decked with the potential to produce marvels on earth. This is, however, possible to the natural man who taxes his brain. The more he taxes his brain, the more it produces. But how much can a man tax his brain? There is a limit to which the brain of man can be pushed. But researchers have discovered that only a very minute percentage of the brain capacity has been put to use by man. All the wonderful inventions we see around make up only 0.05 percent of the brain capacity. My point is, we are only using the smallest fraction of the brainpower, and yet it looks like we have done so much. If we utilize at least 1 percent of the brain power, we will create wonders.

Go, therefore, and do that which is within you to do; take no heed of gestures which would beckon you aside; seize her, bind her, hold her, for she is yours; she belongs to you.

—Unknown

To do anything worthwhile, you must be someone worthwhile. Everything in your life issues forth from your inner man. It is all right to say you want a certain experience, but no matter what you say, if you unconsciously believe you have it, indeed you will have it. Once we learn to operate according to the rules of the game, we are free forever. Once we have the awareness of the power within us, life will be full of fun.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.

—Albert Einstein

I am writing this book that the world may know that all power is within. You have everything you need for success inside you right now. Start tonight; start now upon this new journey. You might never have another time but now!

I was introduced to my other self, my higher self, my inner being, my unseen self, the one that is in tune with the INFINITE. It was a one-moment-in-time experience. It was like I was waken from a long sleep. All of a sudden, I became aware of the power within me. Suddenly, my plans and purpose in life started lining up. I became determined to pursue my God’s given goals and desire. And I seized that divine opportunity. I cannot narrate exactly what happened. But after that night, my life was never the same. I knew something happened. I knew something touched me. I knew I had made contact with the DIVINE ORDER! Shortly, after the encounter, it was hard for me to remember who I was the day before. I started aligning my personality, my spirit, soul, and body to my NEW SELF.

I saw myself doing things differently, in a certain way. I started doing unimaginable things, thinking big thoughts, dreaming big dreams! I eventually realized there is nothing I CANNOT DO. And that is when SUCCESS came knocking at my door. The opportunity that comes ones in a lifetime came, and I embraced it with so much love in my heart. Now there is no mission I cannot undertake no matter how hard the task may be. I am not writing this book to gratify anybody; I am writing because it is the truth. It happened to me, and it can happen to you.

I never knew there was an intelligence out there trying to communicate with us, trying to teach us how to advance and make our world a better place. I never knew that every new invention we had was as a result of DIVINE INSPIRATION. And I never knew that the new inventors of TODAY could be you and me. This Intelligence is all out to show us how to do new things that will conform the livelihood of our WORLD today.

To be sincere with you, I didn’t really do anything BIG to have the encounter I had. The only thing I can say is, all my life I have always been desirous, and I am a voracious reader. I am always inquisitive. I want to know why things are the way it is. I love nature. I like beautiful things. I like to look good and feel good. I like to take care of my self. I like to decorate and beautify things. I have so much passion for BEAUTY. I always like to imagine great and beautiful things. Some nights when my husband is fast asleep, I will sneak out to my guest room and pull the window blind and look up the sky all night admiring nature. I like to look at the beautiful moon, the stars, the cloud. I like watching the cloud passing the moon. Normally, I usually think about how someone greater than us will put everything in place so beautifully just to make everyone to feel comfortable. I like the wind, the birds flying, the flowers. I love the running stream.

The bottom line is, I love nature, and I think a lot. I have a lot of friends and relatives, most of them are not too happy with me because I like to be left alone. Even in my house, my husband and children know I like to be left alone. I like locking myself up in my room. The only reason is because I want to imagine, think, and daydream! Where your treasure is, there your heart is. My treasure is in quietness and confidence, and that is my stepping-stone.

I graduated with BSC in BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY, went to MEDICAL SCHOOL, and graduated with MD degree. I was never close to being in one of the HONOR role students. But I know enough physics, calculus, chemistry, psychology, and other science courses. With my little background in science, I think a lot about why people like Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, Newton, Faraday, Graham Bell, Pythagoras, and the rest of the great men did what they did. And I concluded that may be they were born a GENIUS.

Little did I know, the genius could be you or me; the genius is within. I never knew everybody is born a genius. Simply harnessing the power within is all it takes to manifest the genius within! The ACRES OF DIAMONDS is found in you! Start digging within yourself, and you shall find it. Many have found it. And what man has done before, man can do again. Just follow the blueprint and do what other people did. Learn to accept and harness the power within. Focus on using your great inner resources to make this world a better place to live and accept that the universe is abundant enough to provide all your needs.

My prayer is for anyone at all reading this BOOK to make a contact with DIVINE INTELLIGENCE. I don’t care where you are from, your nationality, your gender, your race, your color, your background, your religion, your country, and your genetic makeup. Just embrace the truth in this book and be transformed inside out. It happened to me and it could happen to you. Remember, there was no special preparation for my transformation. So you don’t need anything to start. The only tool I used is my MIND and my love for God. I was a thinking machine! My thought life brought this to me. If you can think, you can do and be anything. Start enlarging your thought life. Start thinking for AS A MAN THINKETH, SO IS HE!

The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible.

—Albert Einstein

Truth is what stands the test of experience.

—Albert Einstein

RECIPE OF SUCCESS

God himself is so INFINITE, so incomprehensible, He is not limited. He is omnipresent. Behold the heaven of the heavens cannot contain HIM!

—1 Kings 8:27

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.

—Albert Einstein

The life of the INFINITE is the life of abundance, rest, favors, creativity, empowerment—name it. Remember, the infinite power resides in every human being! He is the all in all. The infinite power is the guiding light to all there is. Embrace this divine guidance, and you will see there is no mountain too high, no valley too deep.

Henry Ford is a success because he understands, and applies the principles of success. One of these is DESIRE: knowing what one wants, and thinking through it.

Success is always the answer to any advancement. You can be anything you wish to be just by tapping into this divine force through thoughts. Thought are things, they say. Thoughts with connection to the INFINITE POWER is the only LADDER you need for success. This is your only Success button. The great men of old, the inventors, philosophers, scientists, ministers tapped into this same divine intelligence, and they were able to do things unimaginable! Look at how their life changed the whole world. These men were in tune with infinite intelligence. They were the greatest people ever lived; the men of witty inventions: Beethoven, Edison, Einstein, Faraday, Ford Lincoln, Newton, Plato, and Shakespeare. Today, you can tap into the same divine energy, and your name will never be forgotten. As long as there is the universe, your name will forever be written on the Clouds of Glory alongside with these Heroes of FATE.

Seek comrades among the industrious, for those who are idle will sap your energies from you.

—Unknown

Remember, too, that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start, and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they ‘arrive.’ The turning point in the lives of those who succeed, usually comes at the moment of some crisis, through which they are introduced to their ‘other selves.

—Napoleon Hill

Your other self is your real and better self. The part of you that makes contact with the INFINITE. Your higher self if you may call it. Your intelligent self. Why do you want to toil through life when you have another you smarter? Why not embrace the leading of your divine inner man and be effortless. Surely, he will guide you to places unimaginable. He will guide you into a successful adventure. Your life will be life of BLISS. Just let Him take you and walk you through this life. Let Him pour out the wisdom that will bring a change to this world. We need more great men for today, and that could be you and me. Just a closer walk with the INFINITE can change the entire destiny of the whole world. And that change can come from you. He will show you great and mighty things, which you know nothing about. You are listening to a woman who really knows what it is like to tap into this Divine Power. I knew Him, and my life have never been the same!

To the plus-entity of a man, all things are possible. The world belongs to him, is his estate. He fears nothing, stops at nothing; he asks no privileges, but demands them, he