New Thought · 1810–1891
P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum was an entrepreneur, showman, and author of The Art of Money Getting. His 20 rules for accumulating wealth emphasised mindset, persistence, right action, and the moral use of money — principles that align closely with prosperity consciousness teaching.
Key Works
- The Art of Money Getting
The Dream.Align.Rewire Perspective
The neuroscience behind Barnum's teaching
Barnum's 'Art of Money Getting' principles — save systematically, specialise, spend less than you earn, choose your environment deliberately — read as early financial psychology. His insight that the people you surround yourself with determine your outcomes predates Cialdini's social proof research and the modern understanding of social contagion in financial behaviour. His was a practical, evidence-from-observation approach to prosperity that holds up well because it was based on what he actually saw work, not metaphysical theory.
The Annotated Edition
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Christie L. Russell's annotated edition of P. T. Barnum's key works adds the neuroscience, NLP, and CBT commentary that places each passage in its modern context — making century-old wisdom immediately actionable.
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The Art of Money Getting — Quick-Start Cheat Sheets
Barnum's 20 money principles with a financial psychology commentary.
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