Think and grow rich

260 Pages·1960·26.035 MB·English

by  Napoleon Hill

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NAPOLEON
HILL
Co-author of
"Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude"
with W. CLEMENT STONE

He Ran $100 into Millions
With only $100, the desire to succeed and by em-
ploying the principles in Think and Grow Rich, W.
Clement Stone was able to build an organization
that now produces a gross annual income of over
thirty-six million dollars.
• As President of Combined Insurance Com-
pany of America and its subsidiaries, W.
Clement Stone says: "Ordinary salesman are
motivated to become super-salesmen through
Think and Grow Rich."
• As Publisher and Editor of the inspira-
tional magazine SUCCESS unlimited, he writes:
"More men and women have been motivated
to achieve success because of reading Think
and Grow Rich than by any other book written
by a living author."
As co-author of Success Through a Positive
Mental Attitude, he states: "Wealth, health and
happiness are yours. And something more:
. . .
you can make your world a better world to
live in by employing the thirteen steps in Na-
poleon Hill's great book Think and Grow Rich.'*
Fawcett Books
by Napoleon Hill:
THE MASTER-KEY TO RICHES
THINK AND GROW RICH
YOU CAN WORK YOUR OWN MIRACLES
GROW RICH WITH PEACE OF MIND
SUCCEED AND GROW RICH THROUGH
PERSUASION
THINK
THINK AND GROW RICH
THIS BOOK CONTAINS THE COMPLETE TEXT
OF THE HARDCOVER EDITION.
MCMXXXVn
Copyright by Napoleon Hill
©
Revised Edition Copyright 1960 by
Combined Registry Company.
Copyright under International and Pan-American Copyright
Conventions. All rights reserved and transferred,
January, 1963, to Napoleon Hill Foundation,
a South Carolina Corporation,
Box 437, Charleston, South Carolina.
Printed in the United States of America
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Publisher's Preface
Think and Grow Rich is one of the most influential bo—oks
of all time in pointing the way to personal achievement to
financial independence and to riches of the spirit beyond
measurement in money.
There has never been another book like it, nor ever can be.
It was inspired by Andrew Carnegie who disclosed his
formula of personal achievement to the author, Napoleon
Hill, many years ago. Carnegie not only made himself a
multi-millionaire, but he made millionaires of more than a
score of men to whom he taught his secret. Another 500
wealthy men revealed the source of their riches to Napoleon
Hill, who has spent a lifetime of research in bringing their
message to people in all walks of life who are willing to
give their thoughts, ideas, and organized plans in return for
riches.
Thousands of persons have applied the famous philosophy
of this book for their own enrichment. Its secrets are as
timeless and practical as when the first edition of Think and
Grow Rich was published. In this, the latest edition, the
philosophies and formulas which lead to success are made
available to all who greatly desire to make money and to
attain the rich spiritual satisfactions that achievement brings.
Think and Grow Rich is pre-eminently a "what-to-do and
how-to-do-it" book. In it you will find the magic of self-direc-
tion, organized planning, auto-suggestion, master-mind as-
sociation, an amazingly revealing system of self-analysis,
detailed plans for selling your personal services, and a wealth
of other specific helps from the experience of great men who
have proved their value.
The riches within your grasp cannot always be measured in
money.
There are great riches in lasting friendships, harmonious
family relationships, sympathy and understanding between
business associates, and inner harmony which brings peace of
mind measurable only in spiritual values.
The philosophy of Think and Grow Rich will prepare you
to attract and enjoy these higher estates which always have
been and always will be denied to all except those who are
ready for them.
Be prepared, when you begin to put the philosophy of
Think and Grow Rich into action, for a changed life which
will not only ease the trials and stresses of living but will also
prepare you for the accumulation of material riches in
abundance.
The Publisher
. .
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR
13
Chapter L THOUGHTS ARE THINGS 19
The Man Who "Thought" His Way into
Partnership with Thomas A. Edison
The Inventor and the "Tramp"
. . .
Sly Disguises of Opportunity Three
. . .
Feet From Gold ... "I Will Never Stop
Because Men Say No" ... A Fifty-Cent
Lesson in Persistence The Strange
. . .
Power of a Child One Sound Idea
. . .
Is All You Need . . . The "Impossible"
Ford V-8 Motor Why You are
. . .
"The Master of Your Fate" Prin-
. . .
ciples That Can Change Your Destiny . .
Chapter DESIRE 33
II.
The Starting Point of AH Achievement
The Man Who Burned Bridges The
. . .
Spur That Drives to Riches ... Six
Ways to Turn Desire Into Gold . . .
Can You Imagine Yourself a Millionaire?
. . . The Power of Great Dreams . . .
How to Get Dreams Off the Launching-
Pad Desire Outwits Mother Nature
. . .
An "Accident" That Changed a Life
• . .
... He won a New World with Six
Cents! The Little Deaf Boy Who
. . .
Heard Thought That Works Mira-
. . .
cles "Mental Chemistry" Works
. . .
Magic
. .
Chapter FAITH 49
III.
Visualization of, and Belief in Attainment
of Desire
How to Develop Faith ... No One Is
"Doomed" to Bad Luck Faith Is a
. . .
State of Mind Which May be Induced by
Autosuggestion The Magic of Self-
. . .
Suggestion Self-Confidence Formula
. . .
The Disaster of Negative Thinking
. . .
What Genius Lies Asleep in Your
. . .
How
Brain? an Idea Built a Fortune
. . .
Riches Begin with Thought
. . . . . .
AUTOSUGGESTION
Chapter IV. 67
The Medium for Influencing the
Subconscious Mind
See and Feel Money in Your Hands
. . .
How to Strengthen Your Powers of Con-
centration Six Steps to Stimulate
. . .
Your Subconscious Mind The Secret
. . .
of Mental Power
. . .
Chapter V. SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE 75
Personal Experiences or Observations
The "Ignorant" Man Who Made a For-
tune You Can Get All the Knowl-
. . .
edge You Need ... It Pays to Know
How to Purchase Knowledge ... A
Lesson From a Collection Agency
. . .
The Road to Specialized Knowledge
A
... Simple Idea That Paid Off
. . .
A
Tested Plan for Landing the Ideal Job
You Don't Have to Start at the
. . .
Bottom Make Dissatisfaction Work
. . .
For You Your Associates Can Be
. . .
Priceless Make Your Ideas Pay Off
. . .
Through Specialized Knowledge
. . .