The accumulation of great fortunes calls for POWER, and power is acquired through highly organized and intelligently directed specialized knowledge, but that knowledge does not, necessarily, have to be in the possession of the man who accumulates the fortune.

Napoleon lays out 5 clear definite ways of acquiring specialized knowledge and throughout this chapter he tells of many stories where specialized knowledge was essential in the acquiring of great fortunes.

Read the quote above once more and really understand the message. Regardless of your background and education you can put together a team who has all of the knowledge you would ever need to acquire riches. Personally, I feel the major factor that stops people from moving forward with their ideas is a lack of self confidence and belief that they can do it.

It is very easy to find excuses as to why you cannot do something, and yet, it is also just as easy to start working towards the goal in hand.

Here’s a quote out of Think and Grow Rich which discusses the 5 ways of acquiring specialized knowledge:

It Pays to Know How to Purchase Knowledge

First of all, decide the sort of specialized knowledge you require, and the purpose for which it is needed. To a large extent your major purpose in life, the goal toward which you are working, will help determine what knowledge you need.

With this question settled, your next move requires that you have accurate information concerning dependable sources of knowledge. The more important of these are:

(a) One’s own experience and education
(b) Experience and education available through cooperation of others (Master Mind Alliance)
(c) Colleges and Universities
(d) Public Libraries (Through books and periodicals in which may be found all the knowledge organized by civilization)
(e) Special Training Courses (Through night schools and home study schools in particular.)

As knowledge is acquired it must be organized and put into use, for a definite purpose, through practical plans. Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end. This is one reason why college degrees are not valued more highly. They represent nothing but miscellaneous knowledge.

The list above is perfect if you intend on developing your own knowledge on the subject, however what should you do if you have no interest in acquiring the knowledge needed? In my last post I spoke about consulting your master mind group to help assist you with acquiring the specialized knowledge. Hopefully you’ve got someone in your master mind group who already has the knowledge you need.

I believe that if you are positively focussing on your goal at hand then the Law of Attraction will bring to you the people needed to help you in working towards your desires. However, to show the universe you are serious about acquiring a master mind group here are some social networking suggestions to help get you started:

Online forums (If you go to Google.com and type in: “keyword +forum” without the quotations and change “keyword” with a keyword that represents your niche you will be presented with a list of online forums available to participate in and join)

Ecademy is a social network for business people that now have over 150,000 member profiles worldwide. It enables business people to connect both online on the web site and offline at networking events and at 1-2-1 meetings. Ecademy can help you get more business, more relationships & more knowledge. If you’d like a free 1 month trial as a Power Networker, please send me a message and I will send you a free 1 month invitation.

Ryze is similar to Ecademy, however Ryze is a free platform that helps you expand your business network. They help you:

• Get a FREE networking-oriented homepage
• Make quality business contacts
• Re-connect with friends
• Help your company make deals through Ryze members

With the use of the Internet, we can now connect with people in all parts of the world. If you are strapped for time and require the use of someone else’s expertise, you can always hire them from one of the many freelance websites available.

I know of several autopilot business owners who outsource all of the work to freelancers and make money by marketing the service as their own. Here’s a couple of the most popular freelancing websites:

Elance – http://www.elance.com
Rent A Coder - http://www.rentacoder.com

Have a think about the areas where you require specialized knowledge and make a decision about how you will acquire it.