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think and grow rich napoleon hill think and grow rich by napoleon hill 2 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill table of contents publisher s preface error bookmark not defined about millionaire mindset secrets error bookmark not defined about think and grow rich 5 author s preface 6 chapter 1 11 the man who thought his way into partnership with 11 thomas a edison 11 chapter 2 27 desire the starting point of all achievement 27 the first step toward riches 27 chapter 3 46 faith visualization of and belief in attainment of desire 46 chapter 4 66 auto-suggestion the medium for influencing the 66 subconscious mind 66 the third step toward riches 66 chapter 5 73 specialized knowledge personal experience or 73 observations 73 the fourth step toward riches 73 chapter 6 87 imagination the workshop of the mind 87 the fifth step toward riches 87 chapter 7 101 organized planning the crystallization of desire into 101 action 101 the sixth step toward riches 101 chapter 8 144 decision the mastery of procrastination 144 the seventh step toward riches 144 chapter 9 156 persistence the sustained effort necessary to induce 156 faith 156 the eighth step toward riches 156 chapter 10 178 power of the master mind the driving force 178 3 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill the ninth step toward riches 178 chapter 11 188 the mystery of sex transmutation 188 the tenth step toward riches 188 chapter 12 215 the subconscious mind the connecting link 215 the eleventh step toward riches 215 chapter 13 225 the brain a broadcasting and receiving station for 225 thought 225 the twelfth step toward riches 225 chapter 14 233 the sixth sense the door to the temple of wisdom 233 the thirteenth step toward riches 233 chapter 15 245 how to outwit the six ghosts of fear 245 4 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill about think and grow rich the original text of the book think and grow rich is now in public domain you can freely share the book with other by directing them to http www.millionairemindsetsecrets.com/think-and-grow-richebook.html this is the original and complete book written in 1937 by napoleon hill that more millionaires attribute their wealth to than any other cause it has become the success guide for world s wealthiest and most successful men and women napoleon hill studied some of the most affluent men and women of his day and created his famous formula for moneymaking you can learn to acquire vast amounts of wealth by learning to think like the men and women who have already achieved wealth and success with think and grow rich you will learn to · · · · · · · · · achieve your goals and ambitions using as 13-step powerful proven strategy develop a meaningful purpose in life that you re genuinely excited about think like someone who has already achieved wealth and success reach your goals and fulfill your highest potential live happily by using the power of your mind harness the awesome mental magic of your mind and transform your dreams into reality gain confidence in everything you do at work or home eliminate any fear that may be holding you back stimulate your mind to create and attract success to you read it digest it and let it work its wisdom leading you to your success on the road to real wealth creation 5 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill author s preface in every chapter of this book mention has been made of the money-making secret which has made fortunes for more than five hundred exceedingly wealthy men whom i have carefully analyzed over a long period of years the secret was brought to my attention by andrew carnegie more than a quarter of a century ago the canny lovable old scotsman carelessly tossed it into my mind when i was but a boy then he sat back in his chair with a merry twinkle in his eyes and watched carefully to see if i had brains enough to understand the full significance of what he had said to me when he saw that i had grasped the idea he asked if i would be willing to spend twenty years or more preparing myself to take it to the world to men and women who without the secret might go through life as failures i said i would and with mr carnegie s cooperation i have kept my promise this book contains the secret after having been put to a practical test by thousands of people in almost every walk of life it was mr carnegie s idea 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 and it was his hope that i might test and demonstrate the soundness of the formula through the experience of men and women in every calling he believed the formula should be taught in all public schools and colleges and expressed the opinion that if it were properly taught it would so revolutionize the entire educational system that the time spent in school could be reduced to less than half his experience with charles m schwab and other young men of mr schwab s type convinced mr carnegie that much of that which is taught in the schools is of no value whatsoever in connection with the business of earning a living or accumulating riches he had arrived at this decision because he had taken into his business one young man after another many of them with but little schooling and by coaching them in the use of this formula developed in them rare leadership moreover his coaching made fortunes for everyone of them who followed his instructions 6 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill in the chapter on faith you will read the astounding story of the organization of the giant united states steel corporation as it was conceived and carried out by one of the young men through whom mr carnegie proved that his formula will work for all who are ready for it this single application of the secret by that young man charles m schwab made him a huge fortune in both money and opportunity roughly speaking this particular application of the formula was worth six hundred million dollars these facts and they are facts well known to almost everyone who knew mr carnegie give you a fair idea of what the reading of this book may bring to you provided you know what it is that you want even before it had undergone twenty years of think and grow rich practical testing the secret was passed on to more than one hundred thousand men and women who have used it for their personal benefit as mr carnegie planned that they should some have made fortunes with it others have used it successfully in creating harmony in their homes a clergyman used it so effectively that it brought him an income of upwards of $75,000.00 a year arthur nash a cincinnati tailor used his near bankrupt business as a guinea pig on which to test the formula the business came to life and made a fortune for its owners it is still thriving although mr nash has gone the experiment was so unique that newspapers and magazines gave it more than a million dollars worth of laudatory publicity the secret was passed on to stuart austin wier of dallas texas he was ready for it so ready that he gave up his profession and studied law did he succeed that story is told too i gave the secret to jennings randolph the day he graduated from college and he has used it so successfully that he is now serving his third term as a member of congress with an excellent opportunity to keep on using it until it carries him to the white house while serving as advertising manager of the lasalle extension university when it was little more than a name i had the privilege of seeing j g chapline president of the university use the formula so effectively that he has since made the lasalle one of the great extension schools of the country 7 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill the secret to which i refer has been mentioned no fewer than a hundred times throughout this book it has not been directly named for it seems to work more successfully when it is merely uncovered and left in sight where those who are ready and searching for it may pick it up that is why mr carnegie tossed it to me so quietly without giving me its specific name if you are ready to put it to use you will recognize this secret at least once in every chapter i wish i might feel privileged to tell you how you will know if you are ready but that would deprive you of much of the benefit you will receive when you make the discovery in your own way while this book was being written my own son who was then finishing the last year of his college work picked up the manuscript of chapter two read it and discovered the secret for himself he used the information so effectively that he went directly into a responsible position at a beginning salary greater than the average man ever earns his story has been briefly described in chapter two when you read it perhaps you will dismiss any feeling you may have had at the beginning of the book that it promised too much and too if you have ever been discouraged if you have had difficulties to surmount which took the very soul out of you if you have tried and failed if you were ever handicapped by illness or physical affliction this story of my son s discovery and use of the carnegie formula may prove to be the oasis in the desert of lost hope for which you have been searching this secret was extensively used by president woodrow wilson during the world war it was passed on to every soldier who fought in the war carefully wrapped in the training received before going to the front president wilson told me it was a strong factor in raising the funds needed for the war more than twenty years ago hon manuel l quezon then resident commissioner of the philippine islands was inspired by the secret to gain freedom for his people he has gained freedom for the philippines and is the first president of the free state a peculiar thing about this secret is that those who once acquire it and use it find themselves literally swept on to success with but little effort and they never again submit to failure if you doubt this study the names of those who have used it wherever they have been mentioned check their records for yourself and be convinced 8 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill there is no such thing as something for nothing the secret to which i refer cannot be had without a price although the price is far less than its value it cannot be had at any price by those who are not intentionally searching for it it cannot be given away it cannot be purchased for money for the reason that it comes in two parts one part is already in possession of those who are ready for it the secret serves equally well all who are ready for it education has nothing to do with it long before i was born the secret had found its way into the possession of thomas a edison and he used it so intelligently that he became the world s leading inventor although he had but three months of schooling the secret was passed on to a business associate of mr edison he used it so effectively that although he was then making only $12,000 a year he accumulated a great fortune and retired from active business while still a young man you will find his story at the beginning of the first chapter it should convince you that riches are not beyond you reach that you can still be what you wish to be that money fame recognition and happiness can be had by all who are ready and determined to have these blessings how do i know these things you should have the answer before you finish this book you may find it in the very first chapter or on the last page while i was performing the twenty year task of research which i had undertaken at mr carnegie s request i analyzed hundreds of well known men many of whom admitted that they had accumulated their vast fortunes through the aid of the carnegie secret among these men were henry ford john wanamaker george s parker henry l doherty george eastman john w davis wilbur wright dr david starr jordan charles m schwab dr frank gunsaulus william wrigle jr james j hill e m statler cyrus h k curtis theodore roosevelt elbert hubbard william jennings bryan j odgen armour harris f williams daniel willard 9 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill king gillette judge daniel t wright john d rockefeller thomas a edison frank a vanderlip f w woolworth wm howard taft edward w bok elbert h gary john h patterson stuart austin george m alexander hon jennings clarence darrow ralph a weeks col robert a dollar edward a filene edwin c barnes arthur brisbane woodrow wilson luther burbank frank a munsey dr alexander graham bell julius rosenwald wier dr frank crane j.g chapline randolph arthur nash these names represent but a small fraction of the hundreds of well known americans whose achievements financially and otherwise prove that those who understand and apply the carnegie secret reach high stations in life i have never known anyone who was inspired to use the secret who did not achieve noteworthy success in his chosen calling i have never known any person to distinguish himself or to accumulate riches of any consequence without possession of the secret from these two facts i draw the conclusion that the secret is more important as a part of the knowledge essential for self-determination than any which one receives through what is popularly known as education what is education anyway this has been answered in full detail as far as schooling is concerned many of these men had very little john wanamaker once told me that what little schooling he had he acquired in very much the same manner as a modern locomotive takes on water by scooping it up as it runs henry ford never reached high school let alone college i am not attempting to minimize the value of schooling but i am trying to express my earnest belief that those who master and apply the secret will reach high stations accumulate riches and bargain with life on their own terms even if their schooling has been meager somewhere as you read the secret to which i refer will jump from the page and stand boldly before you if you are ready for it when it appears you will recognize it whether you receive the sign in the first or the last chapter stop for a 10 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill moment when it presents itself and turn down a glass for that occasion will mark the most important turning-point of your life we pass now to chapter one and to the story of my very dear friend who has generously acknowledged having seen the mystic sign and whose business achievements are evidence enough that he turned down a glass as you read his story and the others remember that they deal with the important problems of life such as all men experience the problems arising from one s endeavor to earn a living to find hope courage contentment and peace of mind to accumulate riches and to enjoy freedom of body and spirit remember too as you go through the book that it deals with facts and not with fiction its purpose being to convey a great universal truth through which all who are ready may learn not only what to do but also how to do it and receive as well the needed stimulus to make a start as a final word of preparation before you begin the first chapter may i offer one brief suggestion which may provide a clue by which the carnegie secret may be recognized it is this-all achievement all earned riches have their beginning in an idea if you are ready for the secret you already possess one half of it therefore you will readily recognize the other half the moment it reaches your mind the author chapter 1 the man who thought his way into partnership with thomas a edison truly 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 11 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill a little more than thirty years ago edwin c barnes discovered how true it is that men really do think and grow rich his discovery did not come about at one sitting it came little by little beginning with a burning desire to become a business associate of the great edison one of the chief characteristics of barnes desire was that it was definite he wanted to work with edison not for him observe carefully the description of how he went about translating his desire into reality and you will have a better understanding of the thirteen principles which lead to riches when this desire or impulse of thought first flashed into his mind he was in no position to act upon it two difficulties stood in his way he did not know mr edison and he did not have enough money to pay his railroad fare to orange new jersey these difficulties were sufficient to have discouraged the majority of men from making any attempt to carry out the desire but his was no ordinary desire he was so determined to find a way to carry out his desire that he finally decided to travel by blind baggage rather than be defeated to the uninitiated this means that he went to east orange on a freight train he presented himself at mr edison s laboratory and announced he had come to go into business with the inventor in speaking of the first meeting between barnes and edison years later mr edison said he stood there before me looking like an ordinary tramp but there was something in the expression of his face which conveyed the impression that he was determined to get what he had come after i had 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 i gave him the opportunity he asked for because i saw he had made up his mind to stand by until he succeeded subsequent events proved that no mistake was made just what young barnes said to mr edison on that occasion was far less important than that which he thought edison himself said so it could not have been the young man s appearance which got him his start in the edison office for that was definitely against him it was what he thought that counted 12 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill if the significance of this statement could be conveyed to every person who reads it there would be no need for the remainder of this book barnes did not get his partnership with edison on his first interview he did get a chance to work in the edison offices at a very nominal wage doing work that was unimportant to edison but most important to barnes because it gave him an opportunity to display his merchandise where his intended partner could see it months went by apparently nothing happened to bring the coveted goal which barnes had set up in his mind as his definite major purpose but something important was happening in barnes mind he was constantly intensifying his desire to become the business associate of edison psychologists have correctly said that when one is truly ready for a thing it puts in its appearance barnes was ready for a business association with edison moreover he was determined to remain ready until he got what which he was seeking he did not say to himself ah well what s the use i guess i ll change my mind and try for a salesman s job but he did say i came here to go into business with edison and i ll accomplish this end if it takes the remainder of my life he meant it what a different story men would have to tell if only they would adopt a definite purpose and stand by that purpose until it had time to become an all consuming obsession maybe young barnes did not know it at the time but his bulldog determination his persistence in standing back of a single desire was destined to mow down all opposition and bring him the opportunity he was seeking when the opportunity came it appeared in a different form and from a different direction than barnes had expected that is one of the tricks of opportunity it has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity 13 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill mr edison had just perfected a new office device known at that time as the edison dictating machine now the ediphone his salesmen were not enthusiastic over the machine they did not believe it could be sold without great effort barnes saw his opportunity it had crawled in quietly hidden in a queer looking machine which interested no one but barnes and the inventor barnes knew he could sell the edison dictating machine he suggested this to edison and promptly got his chance he did sell the machine in fact he sold it so successfully that edison gave him a contract to distribute and market it all over the nation out of that business association grew the slogan made by edison and installed by barnes the business alliance has been in operation for more than thirty years out of it barnes has made himself rich in money but he has done something infinitely greater he has proved that one really may think and grow rich how much actual cash that original desire of barnes has been worth to him i have no way of knowing perhaps it has brought him two or three million dollars but the amount whatever it is becomes insignificant when compared with the greater asset he acquired in the form of definite knowledge that an intangible impulse of thought can be transmuted into its physical counterpart by the application of known principles barnes literally thought himself into a partnership with the great edison he thought himself into a fortune he had nothing to start with except the capacity to know what he wanted and the determination to stand by that desire until he realized it he had no money to begin with he had but little education he had no influence but he did have initiative faith and the will to win with these intangible forces he made himself number one man with the greatest inventor who ever lived now let us look at a different situation and study a man who had plenty of tangible evidence of riches but lost it because he stopped three feet short of the goal he was seeking three feet from gold 14 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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think and grow rich napoleon hill one of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat every person is guilty of this mistake at one time or another an uncle of r u darby was caught by the gold fever in the gold-rush days and went west to dig and grow rich he had never heard that more gold has been mined from the brains of men than has ever been taken from the earth he staked a claim and went to work with pick and shovel the going was hard but his lust for gold was definite after weeks of labor he was rewarded by the discovery of the shining ore he needed machinery to bring the ore to the surface quietly he covered up the mine retraced his footsteps to his home in williamsburg maryland told his relatives and a few neighbors of the strike they got together money for the needed machinery had it shipped the uncle and darby went back to work the mine the first car of ore was mined and shipped to a smelter the returns proved they had one of the richest mines in colorado a few more cars of that ore would clear the debts then would come the big killing in profits down went the drills up went the hopes of darby and uncle then something happened the vein of gold ore disappeared they had come to the end of the rainbow and the pot of gold was no longer there they drilled on desperately trying to pick up the vein again-all to no avail finally they decided to quit they sold the machinery to a junk man for a few hundred dollars and took the train back home some junk men are dumb but not this one he called in a mining engineer to look at the mine and do a little calculating the engineer advised that the project had failed because the owners were not familiar with fault lines his calculations showed that the vein would be found just three feet from where the darbys had stopped drilling that is exactly where it was found the junk man took millions of dollars in ore from the mine because he knew enough to seek expert counsel before giving up most of the money which went into the machinery was procured through the efforts of r u darby who was then a very young man the money came from his relatives and neighbors because of 15 this edition millionaire mindset secrets.com 2010 reserved tm all rights

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