The Book in Three Sentences
- Napoleon Hill researched more than forty millionaires to find out what made them the men that they were.
- In Think and Grow Rich, he imparts that knowledge to you.
- Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.
The Five Big Ideas
- The starting point of all achievement is desire.
- You are the master of your destiny.
- When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
- Your greatest success will often come just one step beyond the point at which defeat has overtaken you.
- Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.
Think and Grow Rich Summary
Bob Proctor has formed the habit of reading a few lines from Think and Grow Rich every day and has arrived at the conclusion that whatever challenge he may face, his solution will be found in the pages of Think and Grow Rich. Another habit Proctor has formed that he would urge the reader to follow is to read the chapter on “Persistence” every day for 30 days at least twice a year.
“Don’t wait. The time will never be right.”
“Thoughts are things — and powerful things at that when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire for their translation into riches or other material objects.”
Hill learned from years of experience with men that when a man really desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win.
Before success comes into your life, you are sure to be met with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failure. More than 500 of the most successful individuals this country has ever known told Hill that their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them.
“When riches begin to come, they come so quickly, in such great abundance, that one wonders where they have been hiding all those years.”
One of the main weaknesses of the human race is the average person’s familiarity with the word “impossible.” A great many years ago Hill purchased a dictionary. The first thing he did with it was turn to the word “impossible” and neatly clip it out of the book. Hill advises you to do the same. Another weakness found in many people is the habit of measuring everything and everyone by their own impressions and beliefs.
“A burning desire to be and to do is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off. Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness, or lack of ambition.”
The method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent consists of six definite, practical actions.
- Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say, “I want plenty of money.” Be definite as to the amount.”
- Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no such reality as “something for nothing.”)
- Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.
- Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.
- Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.
- Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night and once after arising in the morning. As you read, see and feel and believe yourself already in possession of the money.
“Nothing is impossible to the person who backs desire with enduring faith.”
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