The Secret Door to Success (eBook)
Florence Scovel Shinn was an American artist and book illustrator who became a New Thought spiritual teacher and metaphysical writer in her middle years. Scovel Shinn was one of the best-loved early twentieth-century self-help writers. ‘The Secret Door to Success’ was the third of her metaphysical works; it was published after The Game of Life and How to Play It, and Your Word is Your Wand.
In this, Shinn opens up our understanding of the law of attraction, the law of preparation, and the law of plenty, among other essential prosperity tenets and teachings. The text includes affirmations for health, wealth, and success, as well as strategies to try as we work toward our success: expectation, active faith, enhanced powers of perception, development of imaginative powers, and intuition.
Within each of us, there is a door to success. The difference between people who succeed and people who do not is the knowledge of how to succeed. Let this classic book show you how to find and unlock the door to the secret knowledge of success. In a simple manner, Shinn shows you exactly how to remove the barriers that keep you from love, money, purpose, and personal power.
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About the Author
Florence Scovel Shinn was a woman ahead of her time. To many, she is considered to be among the likes of James Allen, Wallace D. Wattles and Napoleon Hill. She had the ability to explain her success principles and how they work in an entertaining and easy-to-read style. She can be considered one of last century's most popular success teachers.
Florence Scovel Shinn was born on September 24, 1871, in Camden, New Jersey to Alden Cortland Scovel and Emily Hopkinson. She had an older sister and a younger brother. She was educated at Friends Central School in Philadelphia. She later studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1889 to 1897. While there, she met Everett Shinn, a painter of impressionistic canvases and realistic murals. They married shortly after Florence graduated from the art academy. The Shinns moved to New York where both pursued their separate careers, Everett in the theatre while Florence did illustrations for children's literature in magazines and books.
In 1925, Florence decided to publish her first book 'The Game of Life and How to Play It'. After unsuccessfully finding a publisher for her work, she published it herself. Her second book, 'Your Word is Your Wand' followed in 1928 and her final book 'The Secret Door to Success' was published in 1940 shortly before her death on October 17, 1940. A fourth book, 'The Power of the Spoken Word' is a compendium of her notes, gathered by one of her students and published posthumously in 1945.