Think and Grow Rich for Women by Sharon Lechter
adapts Napoleon Hill’s timeless success principles for women, blending them with modern stories of Oprah, J.K. Rowling, Mary Kay Ash, and many others.
It’s about using your unique strengths to create wealth, confidence, and significance in a world where women increasingly drive economic power.
This book is for women who want to build success without apologizing for ambition.
Sharon Lechter takes Hill’s “13 steps to riches” and reframes them for women balancing careers, families, and societal expectations.
It’s not just about money—it’s about power, confidence, and impact.
This book is for women who want to build success without apologizing for ambition. Sharon Lechter takes Hill’s “13 steps to riches” and reframes them for women balancing careers, families, and societal expectations. It’s not just about money—it’s about power, confidence, and impact.
🔑 Key Takeaways 🔑
1. Desire
Define what you want and chase it relentlessly.
Example: Oprah’s burning desire to tell stories made her a global icon.
👉 Desire → Want it like oxygen.
2. Faith
Believe in yourself even when others don’t.
Example: J.K. Rowling kept faith in Harry Potter despite multiple rejections.
👉 Faith → Believe first, proof comes later.
3. Autosuggestion
Affirm your goals daily until your brain believes them.
Example: Mary Kay Ash repeated her mission until it became reality.
👉 Autosuggestion → Talk to your brain until it listens.
4. Specialized Knowledge
Leverage your expertise.
Example: Martha Stewart turned cooking knowledge into a lifestyle empire.
👉 Knowledge → Trivia is free, expertise pays.
5. Imagination
Dream big and act on it.
Example: Sara Blakely imagined Spanx before anyone else believed in it.
👉 Imagination → Ideas are the currency of empires.
6. Organized Planning
Success needs structure.
Example: Indra Nooyi mapped her career path to become PepsiCo’s CEO.
👉 Planning → A dream without a plan is just a nap.
7. Decision Stop hesitating—decide and move.
Example: Arianna Huffington decided to launch HuffPost when others doubted.
👉 Decision → Procrastination kills more dreams than failure.
8. Persistence
Keep going when it’s hard.
Example: Estee Lauder built her brand through relentless persistence.
👉 Persistence → Fail 1000 times, succeed once—it’s worth it.
9. Mastermind
Build a tribe of support.
Example: Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In circles empower women together.
👉 Mastermind → Success is rarely solo—find your tribe.
10. Subconscious Mind
Feed it positivity.
Example: Women leaders visualize success before stepping on stage.
👉 Subconscious → Feed it success, not fear.
11. The Brain
Your thoughts attract opportunities.
Example: Angela Merkel focused on solutions, attracting global respect.
👉 Brain → Tune your thoughts like a radio station.
12. Sixth Sense
Trust your intuition.
Example: Coco Chanel trusted her gut and revolutionised fashion.
👉 Sixth Sense → Trust your spidey sense—it’s richer than logic.
📚 Why It’s a Great Read
Because no, its not dry and boring theory—it’s stories of real women who turned ambition into achievement.
Sharon Lechter makes success principles relatable, funny, and empowering. You’ll laugh at your own habits (“Yep, that’s me procrastinating”) and walk away with a toolkit for confidence and wealth.
The Bottom Line:
Think and Grow Rich for Women book encourages you to stop apologizing for ambition and start using it to create success and significance.
My Message to All Women:
Dear woman…
for far too long, we were living in the shade—boxed into frames, told our place was in the background, our voices too soft, our dreams too big. That was the past.
If you want a role—go for it.
If you want to lead—go for it.
If you want to be a politician—go for it.
If you want to build a business—go for it.
Because you are not defined by limits, you are defined by your beliefs.
To us women… who can do everything—balancing between family and work life, between doing and leading, between nurturing and conquering.
Our strength is not in choosing a role, but in owning the ones we want.
We are no longer the background—we are the front lines.
Every time a woman steps forward, she doesn’t just break a barrier; she builds a bridge for others to cross.
And let us never forget:
every human alive today owes their life to a woman—a mum, a wife, a partner, a sister, a daughter. Women are the heartbeat of humanity, the foundation of families, and the architects of futures.
So let’s make the world where more women
are not just present, but leading.
are not just surviving, but thriving.
are not just included, but celebrated.
Because when women rise, the world doesn’t just move forward—it transforms.
Families heal, communities thrive, nations grow stronger.
Every heartbeat of humanity carries the rhythm of a woman’s courage, and when we rise, we lift generations with us.