Robert Collier (author)

Robert Collier (April 19, 1885 – 1950) was an author of self help, and New Thought metaphysical books in the 20th century.

Collier was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 19, 1885. 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". Moreover, Robert Collier's books have been popular with self help and New thought.

After overcoming an illness he became facinated with the power of the mind and how to use it to create success in every area.

Selected books written by Collier

Copywriting & Direct Marketing
*"The Robert Collier Letter Book"
*"How To Make Money At Home In Spare Time By Mail"

Metaphysics
*"The God in You"
*"The Magic Word"
*"The Secret of the Ages"
*"The Secret Power"
*"Riches Within Your Reach: The Law of the Higher Potential"
*"Be Rich! The Science of Getting What You Want"

Quotes

* "You must intensify and render continuous by repeatedly presenting with suggestive ideas and mental pictures of the feast of good things, and the flowing fountain, which awaits the successful achievement or attainment of the desires."
* "The first principle of success is desire--knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed. Very few persons, comparatively, know how to Desire with sufficient intensity. They do not know what it is to feel and manifest that intense, eager, longing, craving, insistent, demanding, ravenous Desire which is akin to the persistent, insistent, ardent, overwhelming desire of the drowning man for a breath of air; of the shipwrecked or desert-lost man for a drink of water; of the famished man for bread and meat… "
* "See things as you would have them be instead of as they are"

* A phrase he would often tell his children was that if you truly think you can do something, and your think yourself your can your will achieve.

See also

*New Thought
*Thomas Troward
*Charles Haanel
*Wallace Wattles

References

* [http://www.robertcollierpublications.com/bio.cgh Official biography]

External links

* [http://robertcollierpublications.com Official Collier Family Publications]
* [http://robertcollier.wwwhubs.com/ Biography]
* [http://sric-canada.org/newthought.html History of New Thought in America]