THINK AND GROW RICH – ‘Thoughts are real, important things that can be manifested into physical existence.’ This thought-provoking quote instils in you a strong urge to dream big and work relentlessly to achieve it. Achieving your dreams requires an apt strategy to explore your potential and exploit it in your favour. And, if you have ever wondered I about how to use the potential of your subconscious mind, I one book that can serve as a beacon of light for you is ‘Think And Grow Rich’ in which the author, Napoleon Hill (a1 1 world-famous American author in the area of the new thought movement) explains what you have to do in order 1 to earn money, become rich and get the life that you want. He outlines everything you need to do in step-by-step I instructions. I Unveiled to the world in 1937, this groundbreaking work remains the gold standard for countless readers worldwide, seeking guidance on wealth, success, and personal growth. It is all about the thirteen principles that can change the course of your mindset. Byapplying these thirteen steps, you can begin to notice positive changes. It takes you by the hand in thirteen chapters and gives you a comprehensive work plan. Follow this plan and put it into action and you will be taking your first positive steps to finally earning as much money as you want.
This is a comprehensive ‘what-to-do and how- to-do-it’ book that reveals the secret to a happy, successful and rich life. Many famous successful people, such as Henry Ford, Graham Bell and Woodrow Wilson, used this secret and lived fulfilling and inspiring lives. This secret is picked by those who have an extreme urge for it or are searching for it already. This book defines richness as inclusive, saying that great riches not only include money but also relations, understanding, mental peace, the ability to enjoy happiness and harmony. When riches begin to come, they come so quickly, in such great abundance that one wonders where they have been hiding during all those lean years.
Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
Introduction to the author Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) – is an American self-help writer who is best known for his magnum opus Think and Grow Rich, which was published in 1937. Other books authored by him are as under: The Law of Success (1928) The Magic Ladder to Success (1930) The Master-Key to Riches (1945) Grow Rich! With Peace of Mind (1967) You Can Work Your Own Miracles Some reflections 1. Desire (1971) All achievements and earned riches have their origins in an idea. If you are ready for the secret, you already possess half of it. There must be a burning desire to have and apply that secret. Desires, if stronger than the hurdles in the way, lead to destinations. Strong desires survive disappointment, discouragement, temporary defeat, criticism and the constant reminding of a waste of time. Opportunity comes in the disguise of misfortune or temporary defeat. Perhaps, for this reason, so many people fail to recognize it. An intangible impulse of thought can be transmuted into material rewards by the application of known principles.
First of all, one must know what one wants. Then, one should stand by the desire until it is realized. The most common cause of failure is the habit of quitting. Success may be a few inches away. Never quit. Success is just ‘one more attempt’ away. A sense of failure is a trickster; it comes when success is nearby. Success is a state of mind that attracts further success. The secret of riches will strike you if you keep on trying to achieve your goal. Our thoughts or dreams make our minds attract ways to materialize them. Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it canachieve! Desire is thestarting point of all achievements. When you have a burning desire for a goal, it makes you insensitive to the pain of struggle.
Six Steps to Getting Rich
Six steps to getting rich 1. Fix your goal; it must be specific. 2. Determine tradeoff. What are you willing to give in return for what you want to have? It may be your time, skill or some kind of investment. 3. Fix a date when you want to have achieved your goal. 4. Create a definite plan and begin at once. . Have a mission statement. 6. Read this statement aloud twice daily, believe that you have already materialized your goal. Every failure brings with it the seeds of an equivalent success. Have a dream and then put it into practice. Thomas Edison invented the electric bulb after more than 10,000 failures. Marconi’s friends took him to a psychopathic hospital when he announced that he had discovered a principle through which he could send messages through the air. When you have a burning desire for a certain purpose, it will enable you to attract or catch the ways to fulfil it. A burning desire is a great asset. It can transmute itself into its physical equivalent. Both poverty and riches are mental conditions. Ground realities just follow them.
There are no limitations to the potential of your mind. We set these limitations arbitrarily. 2. Faith In your quest for any goal, faith should follow your burning desire. Faith can be developed through autosuggestion. When desire is passed on to your subconscious with faith, the subconscious mind will get it materialized through the most direct and practical media available. Thoughts attract like kinds of thoughts; thus, after accumulation, the very kind of thought becomes powerful in one’s mind. Desire and faith stimulate physical actions and strategies. Ideas have power. All the man-made developments on this planet started with an idea in the mind of an individual. Autosuggestion The principle of autosuggestion implies that one should pick the thoughts that inspire one to achieve one’s goals. Autosuggestion regulates the thoughts that reach the subconscious mind. It works when it is well-mixed with emotions and feelings.
When we convince our subconscious mind with the help of autosuggestion and belief, then it offers us physical plans to achieve our goals. Do not wait for a plan. Concentrate on your desire. Your subconscious mind will give you the plans. Plans will flash in the form of an inspiration into your mind through the sixth sense. Put them into action immediately. Do not follow reasons; follow your obsessions while creating or implementing your plans. Man is the master of his destiny because he has the power to influence his own subconscious mind. 3. Specialized Knowledge General knowledge is of little use in the accumulation of money. Knowledge attracts money when it is organized and intelligently directed through practical plans of action to the definite end of the accumulation of money An educated man is the one who has so developed his mental faculties that he can acquire anything he wants without violating the rights of others. You do not need to keep all the knowledge in your mind. You should know only the source from which any specialized knowledge or the answer to your question can be obtained. Ideas work only when they are supported by relevant specialized knowledge.
Following are the sources of extraordinary knowledge: A man who has discovered how to increase the intensity of thought to the point where he can freely communicate with sources of knowledge not available through ordinary rate of thought is called a genius. Genius status is acquired only when mind is stimulated to draw the forces available through creative imagination. 4. Imagination Through the faculty of imagination, the finite mind of man has direct communication with infinite intelligence. The more it is used, the more it develops. The purpose must be definite. The riches are not the product of hard work alone. Definite demands and the application of definite principles work. They do not come by chance or luck. Never depend on luck alone. Ideas are intangible but more powerful than the tangible brain that gives birth to them. They have the power to live on after the brain has returned to dust. 5. Organized planning Plans must be practical and workable. If your first plan fails, try another one. Do not get discouraged by temporary defeat.
This only means that there is something wrong with your plan. A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits. Do not take defeat seriously. Major attributes of leadership Courage based upon knowledge of one’s self and of one’s occupation Self-control > A keen sense of justice The habit of doing more than paid for A pleasing personality Sympathy and understanding Mastery of details A Responsibility Cooperation Delegation of powers to capable subordinates Ability to make others perform Give credit to the deserving Leading by encouraging, not by fear ➤ Advertising your authority not by words, but by your conduct Our inability to exploit our true potential in life is a breach of trust with nature that has blessed us with it. Everyone enjoys the kind of work for which they are best suited. First, decide exactly what kind of job you want. If the job does not already exist, then create it. QQS principle of selling your services Q-Quality of service Q-Quantity of service S-Spirit of service Deficiency in service can be covered by a pleasing personality, but nothing covers the vacuum created by the lack of a pleasing conduct. A question Would you take your own services if you are put in the shoes of the purchaser of your services?
Major Causes of Failure
Lack of a well-defined purpose in life ➤ Lack of an ambition to aim above mediocrity Lack of self-discipline Failure to take due care of one’s health ➤ Procrastination (Waiting for the time to be right) ➤ Lack of persistence > Repulsive personality ➤ Lack of the power of decision- making A Fear of failure ➤ Fear to take calculated risks Wrong selection of team ➤ Failure to have an open mind ➤ Lack of concentration of efforts ➤ Failure to save money ➤ Lack of enthusiasm ➤ Inability to cooperate with others ➤ Intentional dishonesty You must have enough capital to absorb the shock of your cautiousne mistakes. Over- ss is as harmful for under-cautiousness. Self-analysis is a must for improvement in your personality and personal services. 6. Decision Never procrastinate. Don’t get influenced easily by the opinions of others when you make decisions. Don’t let your confidence be shattered by the opinions or ridicule of others. Keep your own counsel. Do it before you tell the world that you intend to do it. The value of decisions depends on the courage required to make them. 7. Persistence Persistence is directly proportional to the intensity of desire. An invisible power tests your persistence by offering temporary defeat or resistance. Foundations of persistence A Definiteness of purpose ➤ Intense desire Belief in one’s ability Definite plan of action Accurate knowledge Cooperation ➤ Will power Relevant habit(s) ➤ A mind closed against all discouraging influences
- BEWARE OF THE FOLLOWING
- Failure of define what you want
- Procrastination
- Lack of interest in acquiring specialized knowledge
- Blaming the circumstances
- Quitting on seeing the signs of defeat
- Lack of desire
- Searching for shortcuts
Fear of Criticism
The reasoning faculty is often faulty because it is guided by one’s own accumulated experience which varies from person to person. Ideas received through one’s creative faculty are reliable. For this reason, your reasoning faculty will not allow you to set targets higher than your already tapped potential. When you are stuck in a problem and are desperately searching for its solution, then do the following things: > Use one or more mind stimulants. Examples of mind stimulants are music, getting mentally relaxed and being in the company of charming people. ➤ Have a clear picture of known and unknown factors. ➤ Let the subconscious mind play its role.
The subconscious mind comes into play when you take a break from your work, get mentally relaxed or sleep. Why men seldom succeed before forty? The most productive years of one’s life are between 40 and 60. High achievers start learning the art of transmuting their sexual urges in their 30s. Transmutation is possible by just redirecting your thoughts. For this, you have to identify which thought is positive and which is negative. Voluntary self-effort is the key to transmutation. Love stimulates the human mind to tap its potential. A failed love is a greater asset than a successful love. Media of personal magnetism > Handshake > Tone of voice ➤ Posture and carriage of the body ➤ The vibration of thought ➤ Body adornment 8. The Subconscious Mind It works day and night. It connects finite mind with infinite intelligence. One should feed it with desires and positive emotions. Let no undesirable thought reach Only emotionalized thoughts influence it. It understands the language of emotions. Examples of positive emotions > Desire ➤ Faith > Love and affection ➤ Enthusiasm ➤ Hope ➤ Happiness Seven major negative emotions to be avoided ➤ Fear ➤ Jealousy ➤ Hatred and revenge.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the quote “Thoughts are real, important things that can be manifested into physical existence” encapsulates the power of our thoughts and their ability to shape our reality. This profound statement ignites within us a strong desire to dream big and tirelessly pursue those dreams. Achieving our aspirations necessitates not only ambition but also a strategic approach to unlock and harness our potential.
If you’ve ever pondered how to tap into the potential of your subconscious mind, one invaluable resource is Napoleon Hill’s seminal work, “Think And Grow Rich.” Published in 1937, this timeless masterpiece by the world-renowned American author delves into the principles essential for attaining wealth, success, and the life you desire. Hill lays out a comprehensive blueprint, detailing thirteen principles that can revolutionize your mindset and pave the path to prosperity.
Drawing from the wisdom of successful individuals like Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, and Woodrow Wilson, “Think And Grow Rich” emphasizes that true riches extend beyond mere monetary wealth. It encompasses fulfilling relationships, understanding, mental peace, and the capacity to enjoy happiness and harmony. The book unveils the secrets to unlocking abundance, emphasizing the transformative power of desire, faith, and specialized knowledge.
Central to Hill’s philosophy is the concept of desire as the starting point of all achievements. He stresses the importance of maintaining a burning desire for your goals, persisting even in the face of setbacks and challenges. Hill’s six-step approach to wealth creation provides a practical framework, urging readers to set specific goals, determine sacrifices, establish deadlines, devise plans, maintain focus, and cultivate faith.
Moreover, Hill highlights the significance of specialized knowledge, imagination, organized planning, decision-making, persistence, and the subconscious mind in the pursuit of success. He underscores the role of faith in materializing desires and the power of autosuggestion in programming the subconscious for success.
The book also delves into the major causes of failure, cautioning against common pitfalls such as lack of purpose, procrastination, lack of self-discipline, and fear of criticism. Hill advocates for self-analysis, continuous improvement, and unwavering persistence as antidotes to failure.
Ultimately, “Think And Grow Rich” serves as a beacon of inspiration and guidance for those aspiring to realize their full potential and achieve their dreams. By applying the principles outlined in this seminal work, readers can embark on a transformative journey towards wealth, success, and personal fulfillment.