THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC WORK DISTRIBUTED BY THE FAMILY OF ROBERT COLLIER. BE SURE THE NEW TRADEMARK RC LOGO WITH "AUTHENTIC ROBERT COLLIER WORK" APPEARS ON THE COVER. Other publishers are distributing similar versions and may not be true and accurate. Robert Collier cared deeply about the quality of content, presentation, artwork, etc. that went into every single book he wrote and published. In Secret of the Ages, Robert Collier offers us the opportunity to become the masters of our own lives; he stresses the unlimited power of the subconscious mind within us. It is a sleeping giant that exists but is unknown to most of us. It is our Aladdin's genie-of-the-lamp. If we can awaken this giant, it can bring us happiness, fame, and fortune.
Collier plots for us the course that is necessary to follow in order to reach that success which we all desire. Desire? What is it really? If it is a vague longing for something we think we might like to have, it will get us nowhere. We must examine our minds and decide exactly what our goal is, and then direct all of our energy toward that end.
It is essential to adopt a positive mental attitude, and then draw on the great creative power that is within us. We all have the ability to do this. Collier instructs us in how to tap this great force that is waiting to be used and to serve our needs. Leave behind the limitations of the conscious mind and enter the universal realm of the subconscious.
There is no doubt this gifted author developed and communicated ideas which provide the key to unlocking the potential for success in anyone who is willing to follow his principles. Riches, success, happiness -- all can be yours. To obtain them, you must understand how to use the power that you already possess. Reach out for it with the help of The Secret of the Ages.
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Robert "Bob" Collier was born April 19, 1885, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Mary Ferguson and John Collier. His mother died when he and his older brother were quite young, and his father traveled widely for
Collier's Magazine, which was founded and published by his uncle, Peter F. Collier. Bob was expected to become a priest, but before taking his vows he decided against the life of a clergyman and headed off to seek his fortune.
Because of an earlier, seemingly undiagnosable illness which he finally cured through Christian Science, he started investigating how the Mind could so quickly and surely cure an illness which doctors had been working on for months. Clearly there must be powers in the Mind he'd never suspected -- and if it had dominion over his physical self, why could it not cure any financial lack? Why could it not bring him anything of good he might wish?
For long months, Bob studied hundreds of books and courses on everything relating to metaphysics and success in life. Whole religions seemed to be built on it. It was a long time before he began to find parts that were really workable in everyday life; a long time before he realized tangible results from his efforts -- but when results began, they came quickly.
For some time Robert Collier had had the idea for a set of books on practical psychology. He put this idea into action, working night and day writing the books. Within six months of publication of these books he received more than one million dollars-worth of orders for them. The books were later combined into a single volume entitled The Secret of the Ages. He sold over 300,000 sets of them -- and received thousands of letters telling of wonderful results obtained from the books. He wrote four more courses, and this excellent material was later combined into one book: Riches Within Your Reach. It has been translated into German, Italian, French, and Spanish, and sold all over the world.
Robert Collier was a devoted husband and the father of six children. He died of cancer in 1950, but his books endure. Robert Collier Publications, Inc. still exists through the efforts of his widow, and now his children and grandchildren. The messages he wrote for us remain still relevant -- still needed.
