“Think and Grow Rich” was written by Napoleon Hill in 1937. He claims to have studied many wealthy and successful people and identified the factors that led to their success. The purpose of the book is to share these secrets with others.
Hill’s book reflects many of the principles of New Thought, a philosophy that was popular at the time. This philosophy taught that you can influence your destiny by training your mind to pursue and achieve your goals. Hill claims to have used these principles to achieve his own wealth and success.
“Think and Grow Rich” has both a spiritual and practical component. It does not conform to any particular religious doctrine, but it does presume the existence of an “Infinite Intelligence.” This is the power that you are able to tap into when you have properly trained your subconscious mind, and this is the power that will ultimately satisfy your desire for wealth.
Some of Hill’s psychological theories are very much in line with modern Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. For example, he discusses techniques to replace repetitive negative thoughts with positive narratives. Some of the principles in the book are less rooted in empiricism, like the notion that anything you demand of your subconscious will inevitably come into your life.
Some readers will find the spiritual and psychological aspects of “Think and Grow Rich” inspiring, and some will find them nonsensical. Most readers will probably think they are a mix of the two.
On the more practical side, Hill provides lists of characteristics that may be holding you back from success. Many of these are rather obvious, but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded of them. For example, you must have a clearly defined purpose before you can work toward it. Hill points out that many of us are not really clear on what we want, which makes it impossible to make a plan to get it.
Hill hammers relentlessly on the need for persistence and gives guidance on how to develop this trait. He lists major positive emotions to be cultivated and major negative emotions to be squelched. It is difficult to argue with these and other common sense lists in “Think and Grow Rich,” and they may provide a foundation for useful introspection.
“Think and Grow Rich” is, fundamentally, a self-help book that puts forth the idea that you can put your subconscious mind to work to bring wealth and success into your life. It is both a workbook and a textbook; it gives detailed instructions to follow as well as general theory and encouragement. Readers who believe that there are unseen forces with which they can connect to advance their personal goals may find this book useful and inspiring. Cold, hard realists will likely find it not to their taste.
I loved this book, I went through it twice. The step by step advice Napoleon Hill gives is mind-blowing, many people are skeptical of his philosophy but it is rare to find someone to follow his regime to the fine details. He even mentions many complain that after reading this book nothing happened, he said of course nothings going to happen if you just read it, you must act upon what I said and follow through with it. It truly is a life-changing book, I still have to implement eveyrthing he said to do.
You should check out his other two book too: The Law of Success, Outwitting the Devil
These three books in total all feel like one long book split into three parts, read outwitting the devil last and the law of success first. Thats the manner I see them to be ordered, in outwitting the devil he shows you how to implement the lessons into your life through a conversation he had with the devil, ahaha it sounds crazy but trust me its amazing!
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This book is still a must read even after almost a century.
Yes, of course
I've the boom and it is fantastic. It is basically the law of the Universe!
What's an example of his practical advice? I'm generally skeptical of ~prosperity gospel~ type books, but I'll consider a good argument :)
A practical advice would be Napoleon Hill’s Goal Setting Steps
And one of the most important part is "seeing, feeling, and believing that you already possess it.
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I tried to read this once, it felt too heavy then. Perhaps now id be ready.
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