I'm currently on the Second Chapter of this amazingly brilliant book of all time authored by Napoleon Hill.Why did I read this book at the first place? It's because prior to reading this book, I was reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Koyasaki. Robert recommended his readers to read this book , Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Robert has since becomes my 'guru' in 'seeking wealth and financial freedom' and I am taking all his recommendations very seriously and I kid you not when I say 'seriously'. At 25 nearing 26 y.o, I got nothing to lose in this race for 'financial freedom'.
Here's a gist of what's up on Chapter One of Think & Grow Rich :
1. All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.2. Think and grow rich.3. Have a
burning desire -
desire so deeply, he's willing to stake his future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it.4.
Have a definite purpose, until it had time to become an all consuming obsession.5.
Recognize opportunity - opportunity usually slips by the back door, comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.6. Know what he wanted and the determination to stand by that desire until he realized it.7. Have initiatives, faith and the will to WIN.8. Common causes of failure: the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.8." It taught me to keep going, no matter how hard the going may be".9. When riches begin to come, the come so quickly, in such great abundance, that one wonders where they have been hiding during all those lean years.10. You need only ONE SOUND IDEA to achieve success.11. My personal fav :
" Success comes to those who become SUCCESS CONSCIOUS" and "Failure comes to those who indifferently allow to become FAILURE CONSCIOUS"12. Another weakness - habit of measuring everything by their own impression and belief.13. DETERMINATION IS THE KEY!14."You are the master of your fate, the captain of your soul, because we have the power to control our thoughts" - Another personal fav of mine.
15. Our brains become magnetized with the dominating thoughts which we hold in our minds.16. We must magnetize our minds with intense DESIRE for RICHES, that we must become MONEY conscious until the DESIRE for money drives us to create definite plans for acquiring it.* italics are taken verbatim from Think & Grow Rich.
That's pretty much it for Chapter One. Chapter Two shall follow with the main subject being, "Desire".
** It's best for you readers to search more about Napoleon's writing and check out his book reviews before taking word by word on the list that I've listed out. You may have not understood the brief listing and yes, reading the book shall obviously help in your better understanding. If you are not keen to grow and earn money, or not keen on achieving your 'financial freedom', this book is not the best guide or source of motivation for you.