Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill (29th of 2023 Feb 4th)

Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

Have written about this book even before, and in much more detail, this is an abridged version as I reread the book to create my video. This indeed is one of the greatest Success self help book of all times, undoubtedly for individuals who are interested in furthering their lives and achieving their goals. Most of the self help classes - cover points from this book. Drawing inspiration from lives of millionaires of his generation, Napoleon Hill reveals the life-changing secret to securing exceptional wealth and success. 

Simple basic techniques are suggested in the book. 

All Achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea! If you are ready for the secret, you already possess one half of it, therefore, you will readily recognize the other half the moment it reaches your mind.

A person who cannot make decision quickly cannot be relied in making decisions.

Chapter 2 - Introduction (Thoughts are Things). Dont quit, know that you are the captain of your soul. 

Chapter 3 - Desire: Step 1

Starting point of all achievement. The first step towards riches.  Intense and not just wish. Your sight will always be on it.

Dreams - Failures - Lessons Learned - Success

Chapter 4 - Faith: Step 2

Visualization and believe in the attainment of your dreams, Faith translates thoughts in subconscious mind into infinite intelligence which will help you achieve your dreams.

Two books recommended: In search of Excellence and Break through. - Importance of faith.

Chapter 5 - Auto-Suggestion- Step 3

Autosuggestion is the medium to influence the subconscious mind. No thought can enter without the aid of autosuggestion. It comes from repetition.

Chapter 6 - Specialized Knowledge - Step4

Knowledge are of two types - General and Specialized. Education gives general knowledge. We need to have specialized knowledge.

Chapter 7 - Imagination - Step 5

We can create anything that we can imagine. Two forms of imagination are Synthetic or creative. Today synthetic is  considered negative, but it is not. Synthetic is using others with modifications. It do not create anything new and Creative is a new one created

Whether we are informed or not, But there are three biggest enemies in our lives. Who always fights with us. They just don’t want us to complete or achieve our goals and dreams. who are these Three Enemies? Amongst all three, the First and the biggest one is Fear, second is Indecision and the third one is doubt.

All three Enemies are very dangerous for us because of two reasons. The first reason is they are very much connected to each other. Because of which they help each other to grow more and trap the person under a Downward Spiral and is unable to grow.

SIX Basic FEARS: Fear Of Poverty; Fear Of Criticism:The Fear Of ill Health:Fear Of Loss Of Love:Fear Of Old Age:Fear Of Death:

Determination, definiteness of purpose and the burning desire to attain the goal and the persistent effort to bring your imagination into light, will help you succeed.

Chapter 8 - Organized Planning - Step 6 this speak about how to build a plan,  leadership, the does and donts, 

Chapter 9 - Decision - Step 7 The mastery of Procrastination

Lack of decision is the major cause of failure and why do we not make decisions? Because of Fear. People mostly fail, because they keep thinking and never do, and the time fleets.

Chapter 10 - Persistence

Be persistent till your goals are fulfilled. The basis of persistence is the power of will. Will power and desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair.  Lack of persistence, is the major cause of failure. It can be overcome by efforts. Starting point of all achievement is desire. A will. Master mind will help develop this.

Chapter 11 - Power of the Master Mind - 9th Step towards riches, the driving force.

Power - organized and intelligently directed effort. Coordination of two or more people. Plans are inert and useless, without sufficient Power to translate them into action. The sources of knowledge are i) infinite intelligence, ii) accumulated experience, iii) experiment and iv) research.

Our life will depend on the five people around us. Unsuccessful people are surrounded with negative people, while successful people are surrounded by positive people. Habits too are derived from the five people around us.

Chapter 12 - The Mystery of Sex Transmutation (Sexuality)  Charisma and creativity. 10th Step.

It means switching of the mind from thoughts of physical expression, to thoughts of some other nature. Sexuality, passion or Charisma is what is meant here. People are influenced by feelings and emotions more than reasons. Stimuli to which minds responds are sex, love, fame/power/financial gain, music,  mutual suffering, auto suggestion, fear, alcohol and drugs and master minds.

Courage, creativity, increases with this.

Chapter 13 - The Subconscious Mind  The connecting Link, 11th Step.

You cannot completely control, but can handover the plans. Formulate and write out desire, positive affirmation, visualization, act as though goal is already yours.

Th seven major positive emotions are: Desire, faith, love, sex, enthusiasm, romance, hope.

7 negative emotions to avoid are: fear, jealousy, hatred, revenge, greed, superstition and anger.

One emotion will dominate other. Through faith and habit - affirm , visualize everyday.

Faith and fear make poor bedfellows. Where one is found, the other cannot exist.

Subconscious mind is the intermediary, that translates prayers and desires, answers come back by way of plan, with the help of intelligence. Do not accept trouble, as they have a tendency not to disappoint. 

Chapter 14 - The Brain:   A broadcasting and receiving station for thought. Every human brain has the ability to attract vibration, by way of intuition. Creative imagination is what helps to get information.

Chapter 15 - The Sixth Sense - The door to the temple of wisdom. 13th Step. 

Apex, of the philosophy of success. Creative imagination or the receiving sense.  As you develop 6th sense, a guardian angel will help open door to wisdom. Nature don't deviate from it's law. There is a power, or first cause, infinite intelligence each maintaining a proper relationship in nature - day and night, river flowing downwards.

Let great people shape your life, but do not hero worship. Have 'invisible councillors'. Sit in between them. Napoleon Hills were Emerson, Paline, Edison, Darwin, Lincon, Burban, Napoleon, Ford and Carnegie. He would speak to them. Building characters through Auto-suggestion.

The sixth sense is not something that one can take off and put on at will. It comes through application.

Chapter 16 - The Sixth Ghosts of Fear - How many are standing on your way?

Indecision, doubt and Fear - You have to clear your mind of these three.

The Six basic fears, not all suffer from are: Poverty, Criticism, Ill Health, Loss of Love, Old Age, Death.

All other fears are variation of these. Thought impulses translate into physical forms. Worry because of indecision. State of Mind, based on fear. Nothing is worth worrying. Vibration of fear passes from one mind to other. Destructive thoughts convert a person into an antagonist.

State of mind has to be created.

The seventh basic evil is Susceptibility to negative influences. Don't give up your right to be positive.

It strikes when you are not aware of its presence and is intangible. It comes in different forms. Both within and outside. It is deadly as poison.

Your will power is your defense. We are all susceptible to the basic fears.

Habits are difficult to break, especially when they provide justification for something we do. "The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile. "

Take Inventory of yourself.

"Patience, Persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success."

Develop your will power - and what you can do will be more than money, you will leave a legacy behind.

Life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is TIME. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by TIME. You are playing against a partner who will not tolerate INDECISION.

The Master Key is Burning Desire. Real wealth is measured not by what you have, but what you are.