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Bob Proctor

Born: July 05, 1934 – Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Bob Proctor was a Canadian self-help author, speaker, and coach focused on personal development, prosperity thinking, and the law of attraction. He was best known for You Were Born Rich and his appearance in The Secret, and he influenced a global audience through books, seminars, and the Proctor Gallagher Institute.

Biography & Author's Journey

Bob Proctor was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1934, and his early life gave little indication that he would become one of the best-known figures in modern personal development. He left formal schooling early and worked a series of manual and service jobs; by his own account, he was serving on a Toronto-area fire department at age twenty-six when a mentor introduced him to Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich. Proctor later described that encounter as the decisive turning point in his life, because it shifted his attention from debt and frustration toward goals, self-education, and the disciplined study of success. ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Proctor_%28author%29?utm_source=openai))

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If you know WHAT you WANT you can HAVE it
-Let This Be Your Turning Point
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The problem with most people is that they’re not really thinking; they’re just creating mental activity
-The Real Secret to Living the Life You Want
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But I don’t just read a book; I really study it
-Bob Proctor’s Study Habits
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Search for meaning in what you do every day
-Search for Meaning in Your Life
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You don’t have to know how to do it. You just have to know two things—where you’re going and that you will get there
-How to Achieve Your Perfect Weight
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If you can see it in your mind—and believe it, you can achieve it
-The Secret
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And for the first time in my life, I realized that I’m not only okay, but I have much to offer the world
-What Is Self-Love?
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I KNOW that you are capable of earning as much money as you want
-You and Money
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You don’t need anyone’s approval or more credentials to do what you’ve been called to do
-On Your Mark… GO!
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A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you
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