Wallace Wattles - The Man Who Can

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Childhood

Wallace D. Wattles was born in Illinois somewhere around the year 1860.

During his childhood Wallace lived and worked on the family farm in Nunda Township of McHenry County.

The early years of his life used to consist of hard labor while helping his father as a gardener.

Education

There is little known from which schools Wallace attended during childhood.

What we do know is, Wallace received a small amount of formal education and found himself excluded from the world of business, commerce and wealth. Nevertheless this didn't stop Wallace from believing in a higher purpose for himself and to eventually achieve a status of success.

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Faith

In 1896 Wallace attended a convention of reformers and met George D. Herron, who was a well known Christian socialist.

Wallace became inspired by the message George brought forward and became a social visionary himself, preaching the gospel of Christ.

During these years Wallace also developed a passion for writing and earned himself a living doing so.

The first books of Wallace were heavily influenced by his Christian belief;

'A New Christ'

'Jesus: The Man and His Work'

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Moving to Chicago

Being a simple Midwesterner, Wallace decided to further spread his message he would need to move to Chicago, where the new-thought leadership movement was spreading throughout the country. 

During these times, Wallace became heavily inspired by the writings of Friedrich Hegel and Ralph Waldo Emerson. 

New-Thought

Wallace claimed to have discovered the truth of new-thought and practiced these truths in his own life.

He frequently applied his own books in his life such as 'Health Through New Thought and Fasting' and 'The Science of Being Great'.

During these times Wallace also thought of his own kind of method for visualisation and became very familiar with the law of attraction.

Fasting

Wallace was a really strong advocate for fasting and believed it opened the door to the possibility of spiritual immorality.

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The Science of Getting Rich

Undoubtedly the most popular book Wallace ever wrote was 'The Science of Getting Rich' which was published only one year before his death in 1910. 

The book became an instant best-seller and followed up to become an inspiration for many great leaders in the field of personal development such as, Napoleon Hill, Bob Proctor and Rhonda Byrne. 

Rhonda Byrne even claimed the book was her main reason to write her own best-seller book and movie; The Secret.

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The Man Who Can

During his life Wallace wrote around 9-10 books and managed to inspire millions of people doing so.

Wallace was a happily married man and became the father of 3 children.

Unfortunately he died at the early age of 51 years old on February 7th 1911.