Robert Collier Author
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Apr 19, 1885
- Died: Jan 1, 1950
Robert Collier was an American author of self-help, and New Thought metaphysical books in the 20th century. He was the nephew of Peter Fenelon Collier, founder of Collier's Weekly. He was involved in writing, editing, and research for most of his life. His book The Secret of the Ages sold over 300,000 copies during his life. Collier wrote about the practical psychology of abundance, desire, faith, visualization, confident action, and becoming your best.
Robert Collier Publications, Inc., still exists through the efforts of his widow and now his children and grandchildren and now even his great grandchildren. Collier's Books have recently been brought back to prominence from being referenced in the popular metaphysical movie The Secret. In the book "The Secret" Rhonda Byrne writes: The glimpse came in a hundred-year-old book, given to me by my daughter Hayley". Moreover, Robert Collier's books have been popular with self-help and New Thought.
The source and center of all man's creative power... is his power of making images, or the power of imagination.
imagination
Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.
power
People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame - and only one - themselves.
environmental
Faith is the confidence, the assurance, the enforcing truth, the knowing.
faith
All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas - not money.
money
In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.
time
Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.
success
Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out.
success
The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.
success