It Works – Rh Jarrett

IT WORKS – RH JARRETT

Roy Herber Jarrett was a sales executive in Chicago. Not much is known about him. In fact, he even wanted to publish “It works” anonymously, due to his belief that greatest good comes from helping people without expecting praise.

“It works” is a very short self-help book first published as a multi-page pamphlet in 1926 and later marketed as “The little red book that makes your dreams come true”. The book title is borrowed from the reaction on its very first review.

The book lays out a very simple and well-defined, yet very effective way to achieve one’s goals. The author advices to harness the potential of the subjective mind, which the he believes is the Great Power. The core idea in the book is to know what you want and belief in our subjective mind. Thus, the first step is to prepare a list of our desires, which should be reviewed and updated on a daily basis. This will give clarity to our wishes and their priority.

Once the list seems ready, it is time to apply the 3 rules of accomplishment. Read it three times a day – morning, afternoon and night, every day. Think about your goals as much as possible. Talk about them to your subjective mind. One should not worry about any goal – how unachievable it may seem – and trust the great power within one to chalk out a plan for us to achieve one’s goals.

The author concludes it with a word of caution not to have goals which can cause harm to anybody, but to work on common good.

I liked the author’s way of sharing his idea in an easy to understand yet very effective manner. Keeping the book short and clear focus on the central idea keeps the reader’s interest alive.