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First published January 1, 1937

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Napoleon Hill

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Oliver Napoleon Hill was an American self-help author and conman. He is best known for his book Think and Grow Rich (1937), which is among the best-selling self-help books of all time. Hill's works insisted that fervid expectations are essential to improving one's life. Most of his books were promoted as expounding principles to achieve "success".
Hill is a controversial figure. Accused of fraud, modern historians also doubt many of his claims, such as that he met Andrew Carnegie and that he was an attorney.

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Author听17 books216 followers
January 14, 2013
Let's be honest to ourselves and face the truth: success in business depends on a complex equation with a lot of variants, such as 1) how well your business idea adapts to the powers of supply and demand, which govern (and oppress) contemporary society, 2) where you come from economically to begin with (I've seen aromatherapy businesses run by middle-class sons of bitches grow and be more "successful" than neighborhood food establishments run by poor honest people), 3) how much investing capital you have at the time of creating your business, 4) your race, and 5) sheer dumb luck.

Quotes like 鈥淭he starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat鈥� are ludicrous, absolutely ridiculous and delve into the worst kind of new-agey, self-help bullshitting bullying: victim-blaming. So, if your business is not successful, you are to blame, because you simply failed to desire it enough? Fuck that shit. This book is a perfect example of everything that is wrong in today's first-world-white-heterosexual-male-dominated economic culture. Tell me that such ideas as "desiring it enough" would work in Somalia, hell, even in Egypt, and then we'll talk.

Don't waste your time with this codswallop. Read real literature instead: you'll definitely increase your IQ this way.
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206 reviews49 followers
March 8, 2016
I was looking through some of the reviews and see that some people gave it five stars and some gave it only one. I think if the people who gave it one star would practice the principles given in this book they would quickly upgrade their rating.

This book was published in 1937, during the Great Depression, and if the people who suffered during that time had read this book their lives might have been better.

It is really about convincing yourself to become wealthy. It outlines the steps you need to take and the steps you need to avoid.

There are also a lot of interesting ideas in this book. For example, sex transmutation is where you transfer the energy of your libido into other purposes. Great people have done this. Also, 99% of the public has no goal in life that is why they are stuck in jobs they do not want.

Most people do not succeed until they are older. In fact, most success does not come until after you are 40 years old. Edison & Carnegie were past the age of 40 when they made their fortune. He forgot to mention that George Washington was 43 when he took on the greatest military on earth.

His roundtable idea is very intriguing.

I do not see why anyone would not want to read this book.
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70 reviews
August 13, 2012
About his deaf son on page 37: "We would not permit him to learn sign language. We were determined that he should live a normal life and associate with normal children, and we stood by that decision, although it cost us many heated debates with school officials."

That stupid statement immediately made me dislike Napoleon Hill. As someone who is hard-of-hearing and can function well in "normal society", yet, knows sign language, I take offense to this. I take offense that he thinks knowing sign language isn't "normal" and that he wanted his son hanging out with "normal" children. Ugh.

By the end of Chapter 2, I didn't want to read anymore.

Not only did I dislike his opinion about deaf children, but this entire book is about making money. Lots of it. And how to do so. And while his methods may work, I don't want to make a lot of money -- just enough to pay the bills. Life is about much more than getting rich.

Perfect book for you if all you care about is getting rich.
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5 reviews58 followers
April 16, 2019
Timeless information, great words of wisdom, and excellent advice from, perhaps, the greatest personal development book ever published. The principles can be used for anything that you desire. I bought this bestseller from:
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Author听3 books1,279 followers
August 17, 2007
Want to get rich?

Don't waste your hard earned money on "Get Rich Quick" books.
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156 reviews82 followers
May 5, 2012
Overview: 60% brilliant, 30% obvious, 10% batshit crazy - and 100% worth reading

Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich" is about more than getting rich: it's about getting what you want. And while his no-bullshit insights come with a liberal dose of craziness and 鈥� well 鈥� bullshit, his overarching philosophy is spot-on. Hill's recipe boils down to this: to get what you want you must 1) desire, 2) believe, 3) act, and 4) persist.

First, the battiness
Hill's advice is always useful, even if not always completely truthful. For instance, he repeatedly claims that "thoughts can affect mother nature." I don't think this is true, and Hill doesn't provide any evidence to support his claim, but his reader might be better off believing it. Because thoughts do profoundly affect you. And if you think you can affect nature by thought alone, and "think" accordingly, the impact this will have on your beliefs and your actions can be profound.

"Lack of evidence" is a common theme through "Think and Grow Rich." Some of the claims Hill makes are pretty crazy, though they're presented as if they were glaringly obvious and unquestionably true. He often states that a claim has been "proved" where it's simply been stated. You'll read about the transmutation of the subconscious, about how thought vibrations travel through the ether, and how to plant creativity in your subconscious via communication with the infinite intelligence. The book is heavy on mystical musings and light on facts. That said, I don't think these bits of battiness detract from Hill's core message, and if anything, my occasional outrage kept me engaged.

Onto practical matters: The first step towards riches is DESIRE
On first glance, this statement might seem banal, or even tautological: if you want riches, the first step is to鈥� want riches. But Hill's advice cuts much deeper than this. It is not enough to want riches, or to wish you had them. Hill means something more radical: you must have a burning desire to be rich. If you fail in this regard, you will fail to achieve your (vaguely) desired goal.

Hill gives some concrete advice for nurturing desire. First, you must define your purpose. Only then can you become consumed by it. Hill's recipe for making desire concrete is this: decide exactly how much money you desire; establish a definite date by which you intend to possess it; create a definite plan; write it down; and read your written statement aloud - twice when you wake up, and twice before you go to bed. Become so obsessed with desire that you already see yourself in possession of the money

But don't kid yourself into thinking desire will be enough: "wishing will not bring riches... [only] planning definite ways... and backing those plans with persistence" will. Take, then, this burning desire, and put all your effort behind it. I love Hill's emphasis on action: you are instructed to be a practical dreamer. It's not enough to 'decide' you're totally committed: act accordingly. Cut off all sources of retreat, Hill tells us. Burn all bridges behind you, so that you win or perish. The tone here might be a little extreme, but his message carries crisp and clear: don't half-ass it.

Include liberal doses of FAITH
It is impossible to translate burning desire into action without belief. You must have faith: you must believe in your plan, and more importantly, believe in yourself. Of course, this is easier said than done. One concrete way to foster faith is through autosuggestion. The idea here is that you can come to believe something by repeating it to yourself sufficiently. Repetition of thought is powerful, and Hill claims it's the best way to influence your subconscious mind 鈥� the presumed bastion of belief.

This might come off as a little crazy, but Hill elaborates: repetition alone isn't enough. The mere reading of words is of no consequence unless you mix in strong emotions. Desire is one such emotion. Thus, if we've followed Hill's first step and developed a burning desire, it will be that much easier to apply autosuggestion to foster a sense of faith. And believing in yourself, and in your plan, is absolutely crucial. This might all be getting a little speculative, but so far, I'm inclined to agree with Hill.

A short aside on transmutation: the mystical powers of sex and the subconscious
It's only when Hill starts discussing the power of belief that I find myself getting incredulous. Hill claims that belief is "picked up by the subconscious mind and transmuted to its physical equivalent." If by this Hill means 'your beliefs will affect your own actions,' then I agree. If instead he means 'your beliefs themselves can influence physical reality,' then I disagree - or at least I would love to be presented with evidence.

And indeed, you soon discover that Hill does mean the latter. He explains that our brains are connected by vibrations of thought, and that these vibrations connect us to the "infinite intelligence" 鈥� whatever that is. Hill confidently states that there is an undiscovered organ in the brain that receives 'vibrations of thought' 鈥� called hunches 鈥� from this infinite intelligence. Once these hunches have been captured, our subconscious mind will hand them over to our conscious mind in a flash of inspiration. And this, he claims, is how to get your plan for riches. As best I could tell, this is what Hill means by "transmutation of thought."

It's my opinion that Hill here is liberally dipping into craziness 鈥� and he doesn't stop there. "Sex transmutation" comes next. We're told that "sex energy" is "creative energy," and you're implored to "harness and transmute" your desire for sex to lift yourself to a "higher sphere of thought." Harnessing sexual energy, it seems, will help you capture those aforementioned hunches. Here, at least, Hill offers some circumstantial evidence: apparently, many of the highly successfully men he studied were "highly sexed." Again, I'm not quite sure what this means, and I'm not quite sure how he was able to ascertain the sexual nature of so many strangers, but there you have it.

There is no substitute for PERSISTENCE
Back to practical matters: we've discussed desire and belief, and the need to "act" has been referred to throughout. The final ingredient is persistence. Without persistence, you will fail. Unfortunately, lack of persistence is a "weakness common to the majority of men." Fortunately, it can be overcome, and the ease with which it may be conquered "depends entirely on the intensity of one's desire." Of course, it's hard to 'learn persistence,' since you need to be persistent in the first place to be able to successfully employ a 'persistence enhancing technique.'

That said, Hill does give some good 'persistence enhancing' advice, which amounts to restating the advice that鈥檚 been given thus far. The key, again, is to have a definite purpose and a burning desire for its fulfillment. You must then transform that purpose into a definite plan, and immediately act. Consciously conquer procrastination and indecision. Throughout, guard your mind against negative and discouraging influences. And finally, form a "master mind alliance" 鈥� a coordination of knowledge and effort, for the attainment of a definite purpose 鈥� consisting of people who will encourage you to follow through with your plan and your purpose.

Conclusion
Hill might be a little crazy, and his writing style is a bit over the top. He tends to take on the tone of a late night infomercial ("I have never known anyone who was inspired to use the secret, who did not achieve noteworthy success in his chosen calling") and he has an troll-like propensity to go into all-caps mode ("ALL ACHIEVEMENT, ALL EARNED RICHES, HAVE THEIR BEGINNING IN AN IDEA!"). More critically, some of the particular things he says are at odds with his philosophy as a whole ("these steps call for no hard labor. They call for no sacrifice"). The danger is that these are the statements readers latch on to, and lose the forest for the trees.

And this would be a shame, for when all is said and done, "Think and Grow Rich" is terrific book. Hill is passionate, and his advice is refreshingly practical. The above caveat aside, Hill tells it like it is. He decries the "universal weakness of lack of ambition" and our "national pastime of trying to get without giving". He explains that people mistake their wants for their just dues, and is explicit on the fact that you can't get something for nothing: "there is but one dependable method for accumulating, and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service."

Mystical musings aside, Hill's philosophy makes sense, and not in the vague "no shit, Sherlock" sense. He believes that "riches begin in the form of thought," and he makes this claim concrete. Desire, believe, act, and persist, he advises. If you do these things, you cannot fail 鈥� and never forget that "a quitter never wins-and-a winner never quits."
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November 14, 2024
3 "fascinating, ridiculous but well-meaning" stars !!!

2016 MOST AVERAGE OF AVERAGE AWARD

Let me start with a childhood story:

As some of you know, I have an aunt that I love to bits. She has been my anchor in childhood chaos, my wise teacher, my introduction to literature and opera, my favorite playmate and a believer in "Jaidee" through all my trials, challenges and tribulations.

Anyways back to the story. I am about six and I am spending the day with her. We went to Woolworth's for grill cheese and coke, walked in the park and came to the second hand bookstore where each week we would each choose a book. I look up and lo and behold I see this book "Think and Grow Rich" (I learned to read when I was four or so). I said "Auntie what is that book about?"

She winked. O how I loved her winks, with her long dark blonde hair, bright red lipstick and brightly colored polyester dresses she looked like a movie star. She whispered, "Jaidee, if you close your eyes hard enough and wish hard enough and if you are good enough- money will appear".
My brown eyes must have grown huge because she said- "but only when you are with me." Well now not only was she a movie star but like a tooth fairy.

That whole day my eyes were closed so tightly and at the end of the day I found a quarter in my pocket. This game went on for two years until I found out the truth and I mist over thinking of the magic that wonderful woman made for me and that is only one example.

Now enough sentimentality and onto the book:

I have wanted to read that book since then and finally I have. I read the 2015 updated edition and it was absolutely fascinating in a scary kind of way.

Napoleon Hill was a motivational speaker who was friends with Edison, Ford and some other wealthy people and he "studied" them and came up with thirteen steps to riches. The book is engaging and full of "convenient" examples.

The book is a real slice of Americanah with many examples taken from the depression and it is infused with common sense, populist thought, pseudo-mysticism, quasi psychology and philosophy and a lot of silly little exercises that if somebody tries hard enough will lead to untold riches. Of course if you don't- you didn't try hard enough and there are fears tied in your subconscious that you have not yet overcome.

There was an interesting chapter on sex transmutation. In short- turn your horniness into money- read the chapter and you will found out how.

This positive thinking book is really well meaning but I just cannot give it any more than three stars despite its interesting nature due to the fact that it blames a complex problem of poverty right on the poor rather than the greed of capitalism or the myth of socialism.

Sociologists, Economists and Psychologists must cringe when they read this.

It was however very interesting, lures you with its common sense, feeds on your sense of greed and if you are middle class is no more dangerous than a lottery ticket or small trip to the casino.

For the millions of poor however , I think this is a harsh and dangerous slap in the face. Read it with a grain of salt, no make it a shaker of salt and for entertainment value only.
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Author听1 book43 followers
July 26, 2017
When my dad introduced me to this book he made it sound like every second I wasn't reading it was wasted. I was skeptical. After all, the book was written in 1960, and I hadn't ever heard of it. But I gave it a try, just so my dad would drop it.
What I discovered is that rich people are rich because they're eccentric. Well, maybe not eccentric, but definitely obsessed with the idea of making money. I guess the one good thing this book did for me was help me realize what it would take for me to become rich. I'd have to forget distractions, such as my family, my church, and my health, and develop an all-consuming lust for wealth. The bottom line is that if I want money I have to love it and hunger after it and dream about it every waking minute of my life. I think Napoleon is right. Anyone that obsessed with money probably will get rich sooner or later. But I read another good book recently that took a slightly different view. "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
Admittedly, the principals of "tunnel-vision" and psychotic-level tenacity can work with other goals in your life. But the only healthy obsession I can think of is one of reaching out to those around you, lifting up the downtrodden, and in fact laying up treasures in heaven. Why would I need this book to tell me how to do that when we've already got one that does its job pretty well.
I think the sequel to this book should be entitled, I'M FINALLY RICH: SO WHY AM I NOT HAPPY?
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408 reviews115k followers
July 25, 2012
This is the best self help book any entrepreneur could ever read. Perhaps the only one they need to. Truly transformative. I have it on audio too and listen to it at the gym often.

Napoleon Hill was tasked by Andrew Carnegie to write a book on what made a successful person succeed, and he spent 20 years researching and interviewing every great name of the day (Ford, Woolworth, Edison, etc), plus lots of people who failed (because you have to know what doesn't work too). This book is the result.

It basically hammers home a single point, over and over again. Success comes from knowing what you want to achieve and having a burning desire to achieve it.

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101 reviews54 followers
October 2, 2016
A lot of people I know speak very highly of this book. I disagree. It was so terrible I couldn't stomach finishing it. This is the early predecessor to the contemporary fantasy called "The Secret" - just think hard enough about what you want and it will happen. Sorry to burst your bubble, but that's bullshit. Regardless of what Napoleon Hill supposedly researched, desire alone is not a determinant of success.

Don't waste your time and energy on this book. Instead, go read "I Will Teach You To Be Rich" from Ramit Sethi for actionable advice on how to build your financial success, or "The Personal MBA" by Josh Kaufman for a real primer on how business works.
8 reviews17 followers
January 27, 2008
Ted, my old boss at KWE (Kintetsu World Express) first recommended this book to me and told me that it very much changed his way of thinking. He said it might do the same to my own thinking.

I was skeptical and after forgetting that age old phrase of "never judge a book by its cover" (and not reading it for two months even after I bought it...I bought it only to appease Ted because I knew he was going to ask me if I had bought it...which he did)I finally sat down to read it and couldn't put it down.

I thought it would be about making money and "growing rich" as the cover leads one to beleive...and which only half-heartedly interests me. I was wrong, however, and came to learn that the book was more about setting an "envisioned desired outcome" for ourselves each day or for each activity instead of passively going through life. What one may learn from this book is that life will only give you what you ask of it...whether it is joy, happiness, money, friendship, love, family, a dog ;) or anything in between.

To my great benefit, Ted actually worked with me in analyzing the book to help me pull out meaning from it. We could spend 1-2 hours at a time after work just talking about it and trying to figure out what the book was saying.

I am very thankful now that Ted had the patience he did with me then. In fact, ha, because of this book, Ted has become a mentor of sorts to me...even though I am an ocean away in Europe at the moment...I still keep in touch with him frequently.
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1,201 reviews1,024 followers
April 21, 2010
In this oft-referenced self-help classic, Napoleon Hill promises to share the secret of the wealthiest people of his time (this book was published in 1937). At Andrew Carnegie's bidding, he spent 20 years interviewing and studying over 500 people, including Henry Ford, John Rockefeller, Thomas Edison, Marshall Field, Charles Schwab, and Alexander Graham Bell.

Did I discover the "secret" that will launch me to world-renowned success? Unfortunately, not that I'm aware. Do I have a better understanding of the psychology behind success or failure? Yes. I also realize how important it is to set a high goal, review it daily, and constantly work toward it.

Quick summary: "Anybody can wish for riches, and most people do, but only a few know that a definite plan plus a burning desire for wealth are the only dependable means of accumulating it."

The book contains a lot of practical advice on being successful, but it's mainly focused on the psychological motivation behind it. Although most of it's sound, there are some sections that are of questionable scientific validity, and some pure pseudoscience. For example, Hill believes that all human brains are connected by the "vibrating energy of thought", and that people can connect to the "Infinite Intelligence" - a cosmic force permeating all matter and energy.

Other nonsense presented as fact: telepathy, clairvoyance, ESP, precognition. These parts reminded me of some of the pseudoscience in . At first I was concerned about Hill's mental state and ability to separate fact from fantasy when he described his imaginary meetings with a group of notable dead and living men he called his "Invisible Counselors". On second thought, however, I can see how imagining the advice that great people might give could help you make better decisions.

Here are the 13 Steps to Riches presented in the book, supposedly containing the great secret to wealth:

13 Steps to Riches
1. Desire
Have a burning desire for something definite (money, etc.).
Create a plan to obtain a definite amount of money through the sale of specific goods and services by a set date.
"See and feel and believe yourself already in possession of the money."

2. Faith
Believe in your idea.
Your self-confidence will influence your thoughts and actions.

3. Autosuggestion
Concentrate on your desire and faith, and your subconscious will create practical plans for obtaining your desire/money.

4. Specialized knowledge
Use your expertise and imagination to come up with ideas that earn far more than any job.

5. Imagination
Hard work and honesty alone won't make you rich.
Ideas become money through a definite purpose plus a definite plan.
Form definite plans to turn your ideas into money.

6. Organized planning
Create a practical plan for acquiring money.
Provide great service and convince others that you're worth the money you demand.
Follow the QQS Formula for service:
- Quality: be efficient, and increase in efficiency
- Quantity: give all the service you can, and improve through practice and experience
- Spirit: be agreeable and harmonious with others

7. Decision
Make decisions quickly and definitely; change them slowly.
Base decisions on your desire and your own opinions (not others').

8. Persistence
Have the willpower to follow your desire and plans despite obstacles and criticism.

9. Master Mind
Surround yourself with like-minded, intelligent people. This is your brain trust or think tank.
With your Master Mind group, coordinate your knowledge and effort to attain your desire.

10. Sex transmutation
Channel your sexual energy into creative energy.
Limit yourself to a moderate amount of sex and use your remaining energy to drive creativity and enthusiasm.

11. Subconscious mind
Plant your desires in your subconscious for it to work toward 24/7.
Fill your mind with positive emotions so that negative ones can't enter.

12. The brain
Send thoughts with your subconscious, receive thoughts with your creative imagination, and use autosuggestion.

13. Sixth Sense
Meditate to become attuned to inspiration and creative imagination.

Other notes
Don't expect poverty; demand riches.
The only thing you can absolutely control in life is your thoughts. Control your mind through self-discipline and habit.
Don't use the basic fears as excuses; overcome them through positive thinking - fears of poverty, criticism, illness, loss of love, old age, and death. Don't worry and don't be susceptible to negative influences.

My favorite part of the book was the poem in the Desire chapter: "My Wage" by Jessie Belle Rittenhouse:


I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;

For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.

I worked for a menial鈥檚 hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid.

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270 reviews479 followers
October 19, 2022
One of the best classical self-help books I ever read.

I will read this book from time to time and review my habits and action.

I asked my friend to buy this book when he went to Canada for holidays around the year 1997.

It was not sold in my country at that time and I didn鈥檛 know why.
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October 7, 2018
袛邪 斜械褕械 卸懈胁 袨谢懈胁褗褉 袧邪锌芯谢械芯薪 啸懈谢, 斜懈褏 屑褍 褋褌懈褋薪邪谢邪 褉褗泻邪褌邪. 袧械 蟹邪 写褉褍谐芯, 邪 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 械 薪邪写褍褕懈谢 胁 薪械屑芯褌懈褟褌邪 懈 薪械褖邪褋褌懈械褌芯 薪邪 褏芯褉邪褌邪 薪懈褕邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 薪械谐芯胁懈 写邪谢薪芯胁懈写薪懈 鈥炐盒拘恍敌承糕€� 懈 写芯 写械薪-写薪械褕械薪 褉邪蟹褉邪斜芯褌胁邪褌 写芯褋褌邪 褍褋锌械褕薪芯. 袘懈褏 泻邪蟹邪谢邪, 褔械 鈥炐溞秆佇恍� 懈 蟹邪斜芯谐邪褌褟胁邪泄鈥� 械 薪械褖芯 泻邪褌芯 锌褗谢薪芯屑械褌褉邪卸薪邪 胁械褉褋懈褟 薪邪 胁械谢懈泻芯谢械锌薪芯褌芯 褋褌懈褏芯褌胁芯褉械薪懈械 薪邪 袛卸邪薪懈 袪芯写邪褉懈 鈥炐熝€芯写邪胁邪褔 薪邪 薪邪写械卸写邪鈥�, 薪芯 斜械蟹 写芯斜褉芯褌芯 锌懈褋邪薪械 懈 薪械泻芯褉懈褋褌芯谢褞斜懈胁懈褟 蟹邪屑懈褋褗谢.

些械 斜褗写邪 锌芯-泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪邪, 写芯褉懈 屑芯谐邪 写邪 胁懈 薪邪锌褉邪胁褟 褍褋谢褍谐邪 懈 写邪 胁懈 褋锌械褋褌褟 褔械褌械薪械褌芯 薪邪 250 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑懈. 笑褟谢邪褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 屑懈 薪邪锌芯屑薪褟褕械 锌芯褉械写懈褑邪 薪械写芯褌邪屑 褍屑械谢懈 斜邪褉邪斜邪薪薪懈 褌褍褕芯胁械, 褋谢械写 胁褋械泻懈 芯褌 泻芯泄褌芯 邪褏邪, 写邪 褋械 褉邪蟹泻褉懈械 薪褟泻芯褟 锌芯-褌褉械蟹胁邪 懈 蟹邪蟹械屑械薪邪 屑懈褋褗谢, 薪芯 薪械 斜懈. 袧邪泻褉邪褟 褋懈 懈蟹谢褟蟹芯褏 芯褌 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁谢械薪懈械褌芯, 褍屑芯褉械薪邪 芯褌 写褗谢谐芯褌芯 薪邪谐薪械褌褟胁邪薪械 薪邪 薪邪锌褉械卸械薪懈械褌芯 写邪 锌褉芯褔械褌邪 薪械褖芯 褋屑懈褋谢械薪芯 懈 薪械褍写芯胁谢械褌胁芯褉械薪懈械褌芯 屑褍. 袧械 屑械 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪泄褌械 锌芯谐褉械褕薪芯, 薪械 褋褗屑 褋懈 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁褟谢邪 薪褟泻芯泄 褔邪褉芯写械械薪 褎芯泻褍褋 芯褌 胁懈写邪 鈥炐椥把佈傂靶叫笛傂� 锌芯 锌褗谢薪芯谢褍薪懈械 薪邪 袝薪褜芯胁 写械薪 薪邪 胁褗褉褏邪 薪邪 褋泻邪谢邪, 懈蟹锌懈泄褌械 写胁械 褕械锌懈 屑褗谢褔邪薪邪 胁芯写邪 懈 褖械 蟹邪斜芯谐邪褌械械褌械鈥�, 薪芯 锌褗泻 薪褟泻邪泻 芯褔邪泻胁邪褏 屑邪谢泻芯 锌芯胁械褔械 芯褌 褌邪褟 薪邪斜械写械薪邪 袘懈斜谢懈褟 薪邪 泻薪懈谐懈褌械 蟹邪 褋邪屑芯锌芯屑芯褖.

袧械 蟹薪邪屑 写邪谢懈 褌褍泻 械 屑芯屑械薪褌褗褌, 薪芯 褖械 褋锌芯屑械薪邪, 褔械 泻褗写械褌芯 懈 写邪 锌褉芯褔械褌邪 泻芯谢泻芯 胁械谢懈泻邪 写褗褉卸邪胁邪 械 小袗些, 泻邪泻 薪褟屑邪 锌芯 蟹械屑薪芯褌芯 泻褗谢斜芯 写褉褍谐邪 泻邪褌芯 薪械褟 懈 懈屑械薪薪芯 褌邪屑 褏芯褉邪褌邪 褋邪 褋胁芯斜芯写薪懈 写邪 锌芯褋褌懈谐薪邪褌 写械 褖芯 斜谢邪谐邪 懈屑邪 薪邪 褌芯蟹懈 褋胁褟褌, 锌芯谢褍褔邪胁邪屑 薪械褖芯 泻邪褌芯 邪薪邪褎懈谢邪泻褌懈褔械薪 褕芯泻. 袗泻芯 褋褌械 蟹邪懈薪褌械褉械褋褍胁邪薪懈, 褖械 锌褉芯褔械褌械褌械 写芯褉懈 褋斜懈褌邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟 薪邪 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 小褗械写懈薪械薪懈褌械 褖邪褌懈, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋邪屑芯 写芯泻邪蟹胁邪 胁械谢懈褔懈械褌芯 薪邪 胁褗锌褉芯褋薪邪褌邪 写褗褉卸邪胁邪 懈 褏芯褉邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 褟 芯褋薪芯胁邪谢懈 (邪泻芯 褋褗屑 锌褉芯锌褍褋薪邪谢邪 写邪 芯褌斜械谢械卸邪, 小袗些 械 薪邪泄-锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪邪褌邪 褋褌褉邪薪邪 胁 褋胁械褌邪. 袧械, 屑邪泄 褌芯胁邪 谐芯 泻邪蟹邪褏). 袨褋胁械薪 褌芯胁邪, 邪泻芯 褋褗褖芯 薪械 蟹薪邪械褌械, 蟹邪写 胁褋械泻懈 褍褋锌褟谢 屑褗卸 褋褌芯懈 锌芯 械写薪邪 褋泻褉芯屑薪邪 懈 薪械芯褋芯斜械薪芯 懈蟹胁械褋褌薪邪 胁 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯褌芯 卸械薪邪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 泻褗写械 写邪 褋褌芯懈 卸械薪邪褌邪 懈薪邪褔械, 邪泻芯 薪械 袟袗袛 屑褗卸邪? 袟邪褖芯 卸懈胁械械 卸械薪邪褌邪, 邪泻芯 薪械 写邪 锌芯屑邪谐邪 薪邪 屑褗卸邪 写邪 褋械 懈蟹写懈谐薪械 写芯 薪械锌芯写芯蟹懈褉邪薪懈 胁懈褋芯褌懈? 袨褔械胁懈写薪芯 卸械薪懈 泻邪褌芯 袚褗褉褌褉褍写 袘械谢, 袗屑械谢懈褟 袝褗褉褏邪褉褌 懈 袗写邪 袥邪胁谢械泄褋 薪械 褋邪 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈谢懈 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈械 薪邪 袧邪锌芯谢械芯薪 啸懈谢, 褌邪 写邪 写邪写械 薪褟泻芯褟 芯褌 褌褟褏 蟹邪 锌褉懈屑械褉. 袧械 褋懈 锌邪写邪屑 锌芯 褉邪写懈泻邪谢薪懈褟 褎械屑懈薪懈蟹褗屑 懈 泻芯褋屑懈褌械 锌芯 泻褉邪泻邪褌邪, 薪芯 胁 泻褉邪褟 薪邪 褌褉懈写械褋械褌褌械 谐芯写懈薪懈 薪邪 写胁邪写械褋械褌懈 胁械泻 胁 褌械蟹懈 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 薪邪锌褉械写薪懈褔邪胁懈 些邪褌懈 薪褟泻芯懈 邪褋锌械泻褌懈 薪邪 屑懈褋褗谢褌邪 褋邪 斜懈谢懈 薪邪 褉褍写懈屑械薪褌邪褉薪芯 薪懈胁芯. 袧械 胁懈卸写邪屑 蟹邪褖芯 谐-薪 啸懈谢, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋褔懈褌邪 褋械斜械 褋懈 蟹邪 芯褌泻褉懈谢 袚褉邪邪谢邪 胁 锌械褔械谢械薪械褌芯 薪邪 锌邪褉懈, 薪械 械 屑芯谐褗谢 写邪 锌褉械褉邪蟹谐谢械写邪 懈谢懈 锌芯薪械 锌褉械屑褗谢褔懈 褌械蟹懈 褋懈 胁褗蟹谐谢械写懈.

袠褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 械, 褔械 袧邪锌芯谢械芯薪 啸懈谢 薪械 褍褋锌褟胁邪 褌胁褗褉写械 锌芯褋谢械写芯胁邪褌械谢薪芯 写邪 锌褉懈谢芯卸懈 写邪 锌褉邪泻褌懈泻邪 斜械蟹褑械薪薪懈褌械 褋褗胁械褌懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌褉械写谢邪谐邪. 袘懈褏 泻邪蟹邪谢邪, 褔械 械 褋胁褗褉褕懈谢 写芯褋褌邪 锌芯胁褌芯褉褟械屑邪 懈 薪械芯褋芯斜械薪芯 懈薪芯胁邪褌懈胁薪邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪 蟹邪 褌械蟹懈 20 谐芯写懈薪懈, 锌褉械蟹 泻芯懈褌芯 褍卸 褋懈薪褌械蟹懈褉邪 芯锌懈褌邪 薪邪 褋褌芯褌懈褑懈 锌褉械褍褋锌械谢懈 褏芯褉邪 胁 鈥炐溞秆佇恍� 懈 蟹邪斜芯谐邪褌褟胁邪泄鈥�. 袠屑邪 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 锌褉芯胁邪谢械薪懈 斜懈蟹薪械褋 薪邪褔懈薪邪薪懈褟 懈 写褉褍谐邪 薪械褍褋锌械褕薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪 蟹邪 褋邪屑芯锌芯屑芯褖. 袚芯谢褟屑邪褌邪 写械锌褉械褋懈褟 谐芯 褍写褉褟 薪械锌褉懈褟褌薪芯 褋谢械写 锌褗褉胁懈褟 屑褍 屑邪褋芯胁 褍褋锌械褏, 褋 泻芯械褌芯 薪械 褋械 芯褌谢懈褔邪胁邪 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 芯褌 写芯褋褌邪 写褉褍谐懈 褏芯褉邪 胁 小袗些. 袩褉械写锌芯谢邪谐邪屑, 褔械 薪械褖芯 褋械 芯斜褗褉泻邪谢芯 懈 薪械 械 懈褋泻邪谢 写芯褋褌邪褌褗褔薪芯 褋懈谢薪芯 写邪 斜褗写械 斜芯谐邪褌 胁 褌芯蟹懈 锌械褉懈芯写. 袩褉懈褏芯写懈褌械 芯褌 鈥炐溞秆佇恍� 懈 蟹邪斜芯谐邪褌褟胁邪泄鈥�, 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 锌褉械蟹 1937 谐., 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褏芯褉邪褌邪 锌芯谢械泻懈褔泻邪 褋械 芯泻芯锌懈褌胁邪褌 芯褌 袚芯谢褟屑邪褌邪 写械锌褉械褋懈褟, 锌褗泻 锌芯褔褌懈 懈蟹褑褟谢芯 褋械 芯蟹芯胁邪胁邪褌 锌褉懈 胁械褔械 斜懈胁褕邪褌邪 屑褍 褋褗锌褉褍谐邪 (写芯 谐芯谢褟屑邪 褋褌械锌械薪 锌芯屑芯谐薪邪谢邪 蟹邪 薪邪锌懈褋胁邪薪械褌芯 懈 褉械写邪泻褑懈褟褌邪 薪邪 胁褗锌褉芯褋薪邪褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪). 袧邪 斜褉邪褔薪懈褟 褎褉芯薪褌 啸懈谢 懈屑邪 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 锌褉芯胁邪谢械薪懈 斜褉邪泻邪, 锌褗褉胁懈褟褌 芯褌 泻芯懈褌芯 褋泻谢褞褔械薪 锌褉懈 写芯褋褌邪 褋褗屑薪懈褌械谢薪懈 芯斜褋褌芯褟褌械谢褋褌胁邪. 小懈谐褍褉薪芯 械 褌褉褍写薪芯 褔芯胁械泻 械写薪芯胁褉械屑械薪薪芯 写邪 锌懈褕械 泻邪泻 褋械 褋褌邪胁邪 斜芯谐邪褌 懈 械 褏褍斜邪胁芯 写邪 褋械 锌芯写写褗褉卸邪褌 褏邪褉屑芯薪懈褔薪懈 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟 褋 芯泻芯谢薪懈褌械, 褔械 懈 写邪 褋懈 懈蟹锌褗谢薪褟胁邪 薪邪锌褗褌褋褌胁懈褟褌邪. 袩褉械锌芯褉褗褔胁邪屑 蟹邪 褔械褌械薪械, 邪泻芯 懈褋泻邪褌械 写邪 褉邪蟹斜械褉械褌械 芯褌 锌褗褉胁邪 褉褗泻邪 蟹邪褖芯 薪褟屑邪 泻邪泻胁芯 写邪 胁懈 写邪写邪褌 褌邪泻懈胁邪 泻薪懈谐懈.
Profile Image for Gregory Eakins.
931 reviews25 followers
October 21, 2019
Napoleon Hill presents each part of this book as a "definite plan" with "definite steps towards obtaining riches." Instead, what he presents is line after line of trite motivation intermixed with pure gold nuggets of jaw dropping wisdom.

Here's a wonderful little snippet:

"Baldheaded men, for example, are bald for no other reason than their fear of criticism. Heads become bald because of the tight fitting bands of hats which cut off the circulation from the roots of the hair."

Hill repeatedly and confidently spews this kind of nonsense. Another similar case was explaining the reason doctors don't get sick (hint: it's because they aren't afraid of getting sick). Another testimonial to just "desiring" something and making it happen involved a preacher who wanted a million bucks, and sure enough, someone gave it to him. Sorry, but that's not how this world works.

I only finished this book due to the rave reviews it got elsewhere. If you want to get rich, start by saving your money and not buying this book.
Profile Image for Amit Mishra.
240 reviews692 followers
February 11, 2019
There are some books in your bookshelves which you can read many times and every time you will get some new ideas. Think and grow rich is a book like this. Whenever I read this book I find out some new ideas every time. The psychological techniques and dealing with cetain situaiton are delead in a pretty good manner. He is a time tested motivational author who wrote this immortal book. A child or a youth everybody needs motivation because it's a positive source of energy that keeps you going in full blaze.
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146 reviews18 followers
October 30, 2008
I bought this book just as the year 2008 is starting. What's odd about this is that I don't even have any inkling of what kind of a book this is when I bought it in downtown Recto (I eventually found that it belong to the self-help genre). The book's title, "Think and Grow Rich" by napoleon Hill just flashed in my mind and, finding no prospective book to read at that time, I plunged on. As of this writing, I had finished the second round of reading it with future plans of doing it the third, fourth, and fifth time as my time permits. But life is too short and there's too much of books I still got to read. ^_^
Anyway, I'd outlined here a summary of the book's philisophy of how to accumulate Huge Amounts of money. I also found fascinating the subjects on the Principle of Autosuggestion and (get this!!) The Mystery of Sex Transmutation! Getting curious what these are all about..?? Why don't you grab the book and be awakened by the eternal truths on how to "attract" the surging wave of riches.

* Find something you love to do. You have to love what you are doing; you have to be anxious to go to work in the morning. Until you find something that you really love to do, you are probably not going to be successful because just making money doesn't make you successful.
* Develop a plan of action. Developing a plan takes more than just thinking. You have to take action, too. Hill says you may not have all the details figured out in the beginning, but forming a plan is a good start. You can always alter your plan later on, he adds.
* Involve other people. Hill states that in addition to finding something we are passionate about, we need to align ourselves with other people to accomplish our goals. No matter how smart we are, we need others because we can't know everything about a particular thing.
* Don't forget to give back. The more success you have, the more you are in a position to give back and make a difference in the lives of others is the philosophy that I have imbibed by reading this book. Most people who have been successful are very willing to help someone else achieve their own goals.

I wish to state here the insights I've gained in reading this book, but I think it will deprive you of the fascination of knowing these things first hand. I envy you the journey of truly knowing yourself. Remember it's not the destination that matters, but how you've come to enjoy the journey and made the most out of it!
My warm regards and happy reading! ^_^
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68 reviews118 followers
April 7, 2020
Of all the self-help books I've read in the recent times, this is the only one I dare to rate it 5 stars. It is indeed powerful enough to knock-out a boxer.

To make the most out of this book, one time reading is not enough, time to time you need to revisit and pick the chapter you're lacking in your personal life and re-read it. I'm planning to read this book every year at least one time. After reading this one, it's no surprise why most of the youtube channels and blogposts return this book in top search results when typed "list of best self-help books of all time".

This books strongly emphasises on principles which bring money conscious and transform your strong desire to it's monetary equivalent. Principles that point-out your weaknesses, helps you in correcting them and brings you money awareness.

I found few chapters to be complex in understanding, example: Mystery of Sex Transmutation. I'm not intelligent or matured enough to understand the meaning and philosophy tucked in it. But thanks to google and few youtube channels which gave me proper and clear explanation and I felt much better for making an effort to find out the meaning which is definitely essential to grow rich.

If you've come this far and pick-up a book with bold title then you should be definitely having a burning desire to live upto your potential and grow rich, I give you a resounding affirmation that this book will help you.
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20 reviews13 followers
October 19, 2009
Do I have to give this a star? This is a self help book that has some good ideas, most of which people already know they should be doing to be successful. He takes on such controversial issues as "never giving up," "planning ahead," and the ever progressive and edgy idea "talk with smart people to get good ideas." The only real problem with the book is he studied hundreds of successful people and that is his research. All of the people had their own individual ways of becoming successful, and yet he boils down everything to one specific plan on how to be successful. So even though everyone he studied didn't do everything in his book, he makes the logical leap that to be successful you need to do everything in the book. Oh, and if there is something you don't like (talking to yourself in the mirror for example) you're just not ready for it yet.

Bottom line, he has good yet not novel ideas that he got from successful people along with inspiring stories of success but he takes too much liberty with his research drawing definite conclusions for the secret formula for success without sufficient data. If you like this book I can point you to a thousand other self help books along these lines, but it wasn't for me.
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Author听2 books191 followers
May 28, 2017
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61 reviews33 followers
March 7, 2009
I have read hundreds of books over the past many years in my quest for success. "Think and Grow Rich" truly stands right near the top. It has made a positive impact on my life in many ways.

Frankly, as with many wonderful books, I have applied the principles in this book and have reaped incredible results.
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2,268 reviews1,802 followers
January 25, 2018
I eat up self-improvement books on a pretty regular basis and age or popularity ordinarily does nothing to persuade my interest. Given the longevity of this one I, however, relented. This was a pretty quick read, gave clear suggestions to improve success, and was full of interesting and inspirational anecdotes.

As I continued to read through this book, I found it to become a little samey. Like many books of this type there are only a few core elements that the book is structured around. The 'filler' often lay in the convincing stories that allow the reader to believe they can emulate the success. This occurred but I appreciated the positivity and was, initially, convinced on its brilliance. I soon began to question how the seemingly simple suggestions could relate the real-world, however. There were some inspiring elements but I found others to be beyond the range of my belief and could not believe that success and riches could be so easily garnered.

This was a solid self-improvement book but I have read others, in the same vein, that gave me a more solid foundation on which to go ahead and achieve all promised, in my own life.
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Author听13 books44 followers
July 13, 2012
The mind cannot differentiate between truth and falsehood, we simply need to instruct or manipulate it toward a certain mode!


'Think and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill, takes an in depth look at the power of the mind and personal belief and how these influence our success. Hill uses examples of past success such as Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison to show how factors such as desire, the subconscious mind, faith and goals can interweave to create favorable condition for success.

The title of this book can be quite deceiving. I thought it would be a get rich quick book but was pleasantly surprised. Hill used timeless principles to illustrate the power of the mind, visualization and channeling our desires to attaining financial greatness. While the book was written many years ago, the principles demonstrated here in fact serve as guides to modern day self-help programs and books. The chapter on autosuggestion showing how we have the power to direct our minds toward achieving a certain goal fascinated me. Hill shows how the mind cannot differentiate between truth and falsehood, we simply need to instruct or manipulate it toward a certain mode.

This is a must read for everyone, regardless of your professional background. The insight you receive here will help you move from procrastination and fear to actualizing your goals.
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66 reviews11 followers
March 20, 2015
I'm amazed that this book continues to be so popular. The fact that was popular at the time is not surprising, but for a modern reader to enjoy wading through so much superstition and pseudoscience simply to get at a handful of actionable ideas baffles me.


What Hill got right: becoming successful in business (as in anything) requires desire and focus. He understood this and did a good job of summarizing the overall idea. Unfortunately, he spends the rest of the book hammering away at that idea to the point of annoying many readers. He also offers a few valuable suggestions such as to practically brainstorm about goals or how to review them.


What he gets wrong (just to mention a few points): 1. Desire does not guarantee that something will happen. Hill describes the outcome of desire as a certainty, rather than a likelihood. 2. Refusing to let his mute son to learn sign language did not cure the boy's hearing loss (seriously?). 3. Tearing the word "impossible" out of a dictionary doesn't change the nature of reality. 4. Appealing to science and research is hearsay without citation 5. Writing every other word in CAPS is not CONVINCING.


So many other books can inspire entrepreneurs without the nonsense in this work. I suggest reading something else, maybe Seth Godin or Michael Gerber.
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Author听14 books10.1k followers
November 20, 2017
Unlike Good to Great I don't necessarily see this book as a must-read for business. I thoroughly enjoyed it myself and found a lot of the advice useful for life and self-belief, but as far as a business bible I wouldn't swear on it. What I did find enjoyable was sdespite some of the outdated advice, most of the "self worth" and envisioning/thinking goals into existence are still relevant and while people may disagree with the actual effectiveness of them they do help bolster one's self esteem, which is always important.

It was a fun little exploration into business books but I do not base my decisions on it.
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23 reviews2 followers
November 26, 2012
One of the best books I've ever read. It kept me thinking the whole time about the ideas that I've encountered in this book. It talks about the new philosophy of enlightenment with practical applications of it.
The book talks mainly about accumulating riches, but it could be replaced by any other gaol that one desires.
This book will probably affect your life greatly if you're not already familiar with the new age of enlightenment.
If I have to criticize it, it'll be about one thing only: that the author used too many stories of famous, successful people; when he could maximally use two to prove the same point. Other than that; it's a great book on all levels and I highly recommend it.

P.S. it's a super positive book; hence, not recommended for sad people.
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308 reviews876 followers
July 1, 2020
"A QUITTER NEVER WINS 鈥� AND 鈥� A WINNER NEVER QUITS."

Think and Grow Rich, in my opinion, is a one of a kind book, and offers readers a completely new paradigm for achieving one's life desires, whatever they may be.

When I picked up this book, I did not expect it to differ much from the other self-help books in terms of principles to follow. But how amazingly the author had organized this guide? what an incredible amount of information he had analyzed in presenting these principles?

I don't imagine there are many other books which required and carried out more thorough research than this book. The time you invest on reading this incredible guide will no doubt open your mind to a brand new reality of thinking. It is no wonder that this books is at top of almost all the 'best ever self-help books.' I will not miss re-reading this at least once a year.

"SUCCESS REQUIRES NO EXPLANATIONS. FAILURES PERMITS NO ALIBIS."
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Author听1 book65 followers
November 11, 2012
The success of this book proves, once and for all, that human beings are stupid, gullible and easy to make money out of.

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495 reviews412 followers
November 21, 2024

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