Napoleon Hill
"Thoughts mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire are powerful things."
| Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883–November 8, 1970) was an American
author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of
personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich,
is one of the best-selling books of all time. In America, Hill stated in
his writings, people are free to believe what they want to believe, and
this is what sets the United States apart from all other countries in
the world. Hill's works examined the power of personal beliefs, and the
role they play in personal success. "What the mind of man [humankind]
can conceive and believe, it can achieve" is one of Hill's hallmark
expressions. How achievement actually occurs, and a formula for it that
puts success in reach for the average person, were the promise of Hill's
books. Hill called his success teachings "The Philosophy of Achievement" and he considered freedom, democracy, capitalism, and harmony to be important contributing elements. For without these, Hill demonstrated throughout his writings, personal beliefs are not possible. He contrasted his philosophy with others, and thought Achievement was superior and responsible for the success Americans enjoyed for the better part of two centuries. Fear and selfishness had no part to play in his philosophy, and Hill considered them to be the source of failure for unsuccessful people. The secret of Achievement was tantalizingly offered to readers of Think and Grow Rich, and was never named directly as Hill felt discovering it for themselves would provide readers with the most benefit. Hill presented the idea of a "Definite Major Purpose" as a challenge to his readers, to make them ask of themselves "in what do you truly believe?". For according to Hill, 98% of people had no firm beliefs, putting true success firmly out of reach. Hill's numerous books have sold millions of copies, proving that the secret of Achievement is still highly sought-after by modern Americans. Hill dealt with many controversial subjects through his writings including racism, slavery, oppression, failure, revolution, war and poverty. Persevering and then succeeding in spite of these obstacles using the philosophy of Achievement, Hill stated, was the responsibility of every American. |
How You Can Discover What The Hidden Secret In Think and Grow Rich Is And Apply It To Naturally Achieve The Goals You Desire
To quote the author: "Throughout this philosophy will be found the suggestion that thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent." - Napoleon Hill Napoleon Hill did not directly state what the Hidden Secret
was in his book but did leave several clues in the
introduction of his book in order to help the reader discover what
it was. (I left a clue as well when I used the word "Desire" in the
title of this page - and no, the Hidden Secret is not just to really
desire the achievement of your goal and it's not the law of
attraction either. There's a lot more to it than that as you'll soon
see. |
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) Books written by Napoleon Hill
Think and Grow Rich (ISBN 1-59330-200-2)
How to Sell Your Way through Life (ISBN 0-910882-11-8)
The Law of Success (ISBN 0-87980-447-5)
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude (ISBN 1-55525-270-2)
You Can Work Your Own Miracles (ISBN 0-449-91177-2)
Napoleon Hill's keys to success (ISBN 0-452-27281-5)
Grow Rich!: With Peace of Mind (ISBN 0449911578)
The Master-Key to Riches (ISBN 0449001113)
Succeed and Grow Rich Through Persuasion (ISBN 0-451-17412-7)