One of the most noted ideas from Think and Grow Rich is the idea of the MASTERMIND. “A quitter never wins and a winner never quits” A defeat is only failure if you five you! As Napoleon said: You need to remember “ when your plans fail that temporary defeat is not permanent failure”. You aren’t going to achieve everything you want first time. It is important to realise that defeat is a part of life. Napoleon believes that “ One of the most common causes of defeat is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat”. The reason so many don’t achieve riches is because they quit. Furthermore, Napoleon focused on you needing to “ stand by that desire until you realise it”. The idea of burning your bridges and going all in, is on that lots of individuals support. One way to show your determination to an idea is to “ Have one clear desire, commit to it, burn all other bridges”. You will need to take action and you will need to be determined to achieve riches. In fact, Napoleon argues that the “creator of ideas makes his own price, and, if he is smart gets it”Īs mentioned previously, the title is misleading in the sense that becoming rich isn’t about thinking. The beauty of ideas is that “ There is no standard price on ideas”. Napoleon states that “ All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea”. Ideas play an important role in achieving wealth.

In fact, he feels that your financial situation, either way, is a result of thought – “poverty and riches are the offspring of thought”. However, he is clear that you wealth begins in your mind – “ If you do not see great riches in your imagination you will never see them in your bank balance”. He clearly says that “ wishing will not bring riches”. Some people mistakenly read the title and imagine that they can just think riches into their life. Think and Grow Rich suggests that “riches are not beyond your reach” and that by following the steps in the book anyone can accumulate wealth.Īs the title suggests Napoleon put an emphasis thinking and one’s mind. The idea originated from a discussion with Andrew Carnegie who believed that “ the magic formula, which gave him a stupendous fortune, ought to be placed within reach of people who do not have time to investigate how men make money”. I originally read the book because it is THE most recommended money making book by millionaires. Napoleon wrote the book after analysing over five hundred exceedingly wealthy men. I would say that makes it either a great book or just shows that there are a lot of people interested in making money. Originally written in 1937, this book has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. In the spirit of re-reading books, a book that was top of the list for a re-read was Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

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