The common thoughts amongst today’s youth is that in order to be rich and wealthy you must work hard and have specialized knowledge. Those who really buy into this belief attend universities and colleges and study towards a specific subject living with the hope that their new found knowledge will support them for life by providing jobs for them.

In my opinion, this is the worst way to make money. Nothing could be more boring, uninteresting and flawed than this way of thinking.

• Thomas A. Edison had only three months of formal education
• Henry Ford had less than a sixth grade schooling
• Gary Evans left college after his first year and went on to setup successful online businesses

The truth is, you do not require specialized knowledge in order to attain riches. There will always be others who have the passion and drive to learn as much as they can about certain subjects. You can call upon these individuals to answer any questions you may need answering.

Knowledge is power

Knowledge is only potential power, consider your school teachers and professors for a moment. They often consider themselves underpaid and overworked and yet they hold specialized knowledge. This is true for most people who hold specialized knowledge in any given field. They feel overworked and underpaid.

Do not miss-understand me here, specialized knowledge is essential for any accumulation of riches. Napoleon Hill recommends that if you don’t have the interest and desire to learn such specialized knowledge that will be required to create riches then you should consult your master mind group to help assist you with this process. We’ll speak more on master mind groups in a subsequent chapter.

Before you can be sure of your ability to transmute DESIRE into its monetary equivalent, you will require SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE of the service, merchandise, or profession which you intend to offer in return for fortune. Perhaps you may need much more specialized knowledge than you have the ability or the inclination to acquire, and if this should be true, you may bridge your weakness through the aid of your Master Mind Group.