The Law of Success In Sixteen Lessons

The Law of Success

by Napoleon Hill

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The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons includes what Hill describes as the True Philosophy upon which all Personal Success is Built. From Self Confidence to Imagination and all aspects of personality and habits in between Hill spells out the steps to success.

Napoleon Hill was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. Hill's works examined the power of personal beliefs, and the role they play in personal success. He became the adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933-36. "What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve" is one of Hill's hallmark expressions. How achievement actually occurs, and a formula for it that puts success in reach for the average person, were the focal points of Hill's books.

The turning point in the writing career of Napoleon Hill is considered to have occurred in 1908 with his assignment, as part of a series of articles about famous men, to interview the industrialist Andrew Carnegie, one of the most powerful men in the world. Hill discovered that Carnegie believed that the process of success could be elaborated in a simple formula that could be duplicated by the average person. Impressed with Hill, Carnegie asked him if he was up to the task of putting together this information with only reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses to interview or analyze over 500 successful men and women, many of them millionaires, in order to discover and publish this formula for success.

As part of his research, Hill interviewed many of the most famous people of the time, including Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, George Eastman, Henry Ford, Elmer Gates, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Charles M. Schwab, F.W. Woolworth, William Wrigley Jr., John Wanamaker, William Jennings Bryan, Joseph Stalin, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Jennings Randolph. Hill was also an advisor to two presidents of the United States of America, Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

As a result of Hill's studies via Carnegie's introductions, the Philosophy of Achievement was offered as a formula for rags-to-riches success by Hill and Carnegie, published initially in 1928 as a study course called The Law of Success. ---From Wikipedia

Genres: Self Help, Business, Personal Development, Nonfiction, Psychology, Philosophy, Leadership

311 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1925

About the author

Oliver Napoleon Hill was an American self-help author and conman. He is best known for his book Think and Grow Rich (1937), which is among the best-selling self-help books of all time. Hill's works insisted that fervid expectations are essential to improving one's life. Most of his books were promoted as expounding principles to achieve "success".
Hill is a controversial figure. Accused of fraud, modern historians also doubt many of his claims, such as that he met Andrew Carnegie and that he was an attorney.

Reviews

[Tharindu Dissanayake · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Few people are willing to hear the truth when it shows up their own weaknesses."

Hill's Think and Grow Rich is one of my favorite self-development books, and I had purchased The Law of Success immediately after reading it. However, with an impossible 1000+ pages length (especially for a self-help book), it had always kept me away from starting the book. It took me more than five months to make it to the end!

The book is actually much similar to Think and Grow Rich, presenting the same ideas, but through much much more elaboration. The author never lets the repetition bother him, and in fact quite adamant in repeating the same lesson many times until the point is properly driven home. This is something I used to love about Think and Grow Rich, but here it somewhat lessened my motivation to continue the book at a steady pace.

Still, compared to many self-development books nowadays, it is refreshing to books from Hill, Carnegie, Covey and the likes. When you read a book from one of these authors, you can feel the enthusiasm behind their words, and depth they dive into even with small principles to help the reader gain most out the book.

"Nearly all forms of lower animals have instinct but appear not to have the power to reason and think; therefore, they prey upon one another physically. Man, with his superior sense of intuition, thought and reason, does no eat his fellow men bodily; he gets more satisfaction out of eating them FINANCIALLY!"

[Jeffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This or some form of this book should be a part of every child's curriculum, beginning at least freshman year in high school. Why?

As an educator with over ten years experience (K-12 two years, college / university eight years) I can tell you that if a student comes to class with all the talent in the world WITHOUT an understanding (a very specific understanding) of his / her definite purpose (Hill calls it "chief aim"), self-confidence, a habit of saving, imagination, self-control, accurate thought, tolerance, etc. then that child will fail. And most already do.

According to Hill, roughly 95% of the people in this country--and probably the world--fail. Why? Most have no idea why they are on a particular path or to what specific end. Why is this important? Because those who do what they know they were put here to do not only will have a greater propensity to enjoy life, emit joy, spread joy, but will help lift those around them in the hundreds, thousands, millions. All the uber successful I know--millionaires, billionaires--have 85 to 95% of what Hill speaks to.

Something else to keep in mind. A well-known multi-millionaire marketer / motivational guru, Dan Kennedy, states that even if a person is talented, creative, smart, hard working, little of that matters if one desires to achieve. Achieving here means going further than just being an employee--taking on one's own dreams and making them reality flying solo without a net. Kennedy states that few have what it takes to gut it out.

To succeed at the highest level where the greatest rewards and satisfaction reside, takes great courage and much of the training Hill offers in his lessons. But also keep in mind that this book is not just for high achievers, it's for everyone, as Hill states.

But why is this book important? Needed? Necessary? Essential?

Consider the following. Within 10 years of graduation, 70% of college grads will be working in a field unrelated to their major. There are variables here, but the main reason for this stat is lack of goal setting or understanding why a major is chosen, what job that major can get the student, and what the job actually entails. Student after student after student after student goes into a particular major because it's what they think they should do based on what parents have said, peers, what they've read, etc. Taking hearsay as hard evidence, having little to no idea whatsoever whether they are mentally or emotionally prepared for what they'll encounter day after day, month after month, year after year in their "chosen" field.

I have a lawyer friend who after 13 years of study--he began without a family, now he has a wife and three kids--told me that he NEVER WANTED A JOB WITH LOTS OF PAPER WORK. He told me a few months ago, "That's all I do."

I have another friend who spent 6 years going to chiropractic school garnering over $100,000 in debt, moved to Colorado to start a practice (with NO EXPERIENCE and a belief that alternative medicine would go over better in Colorado than Los Angeles) and can't get work. He's piling up the debt with no income, a wife and three children. After 6 years and 6 figures of debt, he's thinking of giving it all up and doing something else.

I have another friend who began a commercial real estate business who was living high on the hog spending, spending, spending. $2000 for a Lakers game. $10,000 for a resort vacation. $100,000 for a trip to Colombia. His business is failing and he has little money saved "for a rainy day." He's lost his office, all his employees, and because he's neglected her, soon, his wife.

This is sloppy, unprepared, unimaginative, unplanned, undisciplined thinking, acting, being. All that Hill talks AGAINST. . . and more.

Let's look at why most college students will fail. Guaranteed!

Most choose a major because of a desire to "get respect," for the cash (of course), parent's advice, the world says so. Believe me, I know. I've heard hundreds of students mimic what they've been told or believe is true based on incomplete or faulty thinking. There is just WAAAAAAAY too much bad or sloppy thinking going on in the world and it's the main reason people run into financial, relationship, and career trouble . . . and more.

Hill must be read.

Of course there are problems with Hill's lessons, some of his thinking is archaic and eccentric but WHO CARES! 90% of what he preaches needs to be studied and studied carefully by people of all ages. Especially the young. Hill's words of wisdom are priceless and can't be ignored.

His lessons come from the secrets of success of the uber successful (Ford, Carnegie, etc.), so his methods are proven before he had to prove them, if he ever did. And they fall upon one's reason or intuitive sense of right without a thud. The lessons and the logic behind them go down pretty smooth. Hill is quite the guru. Also, I just love the quotes dispensed throughout the book. Very inspiring, insightful, and deep. They stay with you; they last. Just like Hill's ideas. First published in 1928, why do you think this book is still so popular?

But there's one thing I know, and it's that this book should be taught to our children in high school. Learning HOW to be successful, what type of things can trip them up IS ESSENTIAL FOR THEM AND EVERYONE.

I'm amazed that this stuff (like relationships and what type of responsibility / mindset / attitude is required for marriage--the most serious of relationships) is NOT taught in high school, college, anywhere formally . . . EVER! THAT IS SO WRONG. No wonder so many marriages fail, why in 10 years 70% of college grads no longer work in jobs related to their major, why most struggle financially, on and on and on and on. Anyway . . .

Get the book. Read it. Make it a part of your life. Now!

Outside of that, I really don't have an opionion, nevermind a strong one. ;=)

[Anton Klink · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having finished the short "Napoleon Hill's Keys to Success", the medium sized "Think and Grow Rich" and the massive "The Law of Success" all back to back, and having found them all fairly similar, I will discuss them all at once.

First of all, "Napoleon Hill's Keys to Success" is not by Napolen Hill at all. It is a fairly short book by modern authors outlining the main principles of success found in Hill's other books, especially "Law of Success" and "Think and Grow Rich". Although renamed and reworded, the principles are the same as in Hill's original books and as such are sound, but "Keys to Success" reads like an abridged version of the aforementioned books and like all abridged books, it suffers from too much condensation and a lack of examples and elaborations. For those, who have read Hill's original books, it serves as a nice refresher but for those who haven't, it may remain too obscure.

Secondly, Hill's "Think and Grow Rich" from 1933 is actually a rewrite of sorts of his much larger "Law of Succcess" from 1928. Unfortunately it doesn't follow the same coherent structure as "Law of Success", introduces even more spiritual new age ideas than the former and his train of thought is all over the place. Although I have now read it a total of three times - once a bad translation more than 10 years ago and the second and third times just last month, one being a revised and updated 21st century edition and the other the original unmodified version - I still have a hard time understanding parts of it. As for the differences between the two versions, the revisions of the modern version consisted mainly of removing racial or sexist sounding language and adding modern commentary. I appreciated some of the modern commentary, since many of the people or concepts referred to in Hill's original version from 1933 are no longer familiar to the modern reader. However, I found that the direct tampering with the original text had altered some of the meaning and message of Hill's writing more than I could find justifiable. Overall though I found the added commentary more helpful than I found the tampering of the original text unjustified, so I give the modern version a slight recommendation over the original one.

Third comes Hill's "Law of Success", a monster of a book with a total of 1035 pages to it. The principles of success outlined by Hill are all sound and true and the work he seems to have done to amass these principles into one book seems to have been enormous. However, the book didn't really need to be 1035 pages long since much of the supporting framework built around the principles is of questionable value. Let me elaborate.

Although the book is filled to the brim with golden nuggets of wisdom, the constant barrage of Hill's personal pseudo-scientific ideas makes it a much harder read than it needs to be. This becomes especially evident in the very first chapter ("The Mastermind"), which by its very obscurity defends the whole book against the risk of being read by the more pragmatic and scientifically minded reader. Some of Hill's ideas and suggestions about what he calls "mind energy" and "mind chemistry" and his constant referring to telepathy and mind vibrations are in fact quite ridiculous. Having read the revised and updated 21st century version of this book, I wonder why none of that nonsense was removed. The multitudes of pseudo-scientific theories, most of which seem to have been conjured up in the mind of Hill himself, were highly speculative at the time of writing (in the 1920s) and are just plain silly today.

Interestingly enough, Hill claims that his only truly original contribution to all the laws and principles of success is the principle of that very same mastermind alliance, yet here is exactly where he steers off course the most. Although seemingly starting out as touting the positives of teamwork, Hill then goes downhill by attributing ethereal attributes to it and claiming things like vibrations of the mind moving through the ether from the thoughts of one person to another, telepathic abilities manifesting themselves in a collective mastermind of harmonious unity and similar nonsense.

It feels like Hill read a few sensationalist pseudo-scientific articles during his day and then, without even trying to confirm whether any of it was even remotely true, went on a tangent, extending and elaborating on these completely nonsensical theories and writing pages upon pages about them. Especially smitten is Hill with the ideas of "telepathy" and "ether" - he rolls them out every time he gets a chance and whenever he feels like it would give credibility to some of his other conjectures. In reality, "ether" was a speculative theory at the start of the 20th century about the nature of the universe and was considered to be the substance, through which all energy flowed (including radio waves and light). It was disproved and debunked fairly quickly, so the way Hill hangs on to it to "prove" the vailidity of many of his pseudo-scientific theories about how the mind works is highly regrettable.

In addition to a lot of quackery about ether and telepathy, we also find examples of the power of auto-suggestion to fend off pneumonia, cancer and even the bubonic plague. Knowing what we know about medicine and biology these days, some of the examples given are just plain silly - like the story of a woman, whose cancer tumour kept disappearing and reappearing depending on whether she was conscious or unconscious and thus whether she "believed" she had cancer or not. The principle of auto-suggestion is sound, but when such examples are used to seemingly illustrate its power, in really they only serve to undermine it.

Mixed with his pseudo-scientific ramblings is his ambivalent stance on religion. Although the editors of the revised edition keep commending him for never invoking any religion in his works, Hill's "infinite intelligence" as the creator of all the universe and an entity to pray to, the need to have "faith" and his constant professing of "christian values" is quite indistinguishable from referring to religion as I understand it. He even uses the creationist "blind watchmaker" argument in one of the chapters as proof, that the universe simply had to be created by intelligent design and a creator with a plan. On the other hand, he also invokes evolution and darwinism to back up some of his other theories. I don't really mind, whether the author is a religious creationist or a darwinist and atheist. What I do mind however, is when the author can't make up his mind and keeps switching sides whenever it suits his argument. Quoting both revivalist ministers and atheist humanists, I don't see this as being flexible and open-minded - I see this as the author being confused and not really knowing, what he himself really believes or thinks. It's a shame really, that so many of Hill's universally true principles of success, human psychology and self mastery are drowned out by tedious pseudo-scientific quasi-religious prose, which can make for a very frustrating read at times.

Additionally, instead of removing all that nonsense from the 21st century edition of the book, the editors have decided to dress it all up as magnificent foresight on Hill's part by claiming it to mean all kinds of other things instead of what Hill actually wrote. I remain thoroughly unconvinced though and so will any discerning reader.

Another puzzling aspect of the book is its constant redundancy. Some examples are not repeated just twice, but three, four or even five times in various chapters (sometimes almost word for word). I can understand, how redundancy can creep in, if you write a book over a number of years, however that same redundancy should get thrown out, if not during the editing stage, then in later editions by the very latest.

A matter of taste is the huge scattering of poems throughout the book. I am not a big fan of poetry myself, since my mind tends to wander the moment I stumble upon an artificially re-arranged word order (as so often happens in poetry to achieve a rhyme) and I don't think poems really address the modern reader like they might have a century ago, but I concede that this is a matter of opinion.

Even though I hardly touched upon the actual principles of success in this book, those are the ones that actually garner a four star rating from me. In spite of all the surrounding hogwash, the principles themselves are so true, that they outshine everything else. Without Hill's pseudo-scientific ramblings, this would in fact have been a five star book but since the golden nuggets of information are buried among too much "ether" and "mind vibrations", four stars is the best I can award this book or any its derivatives.

[Baxter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful book for those who want to become successful in life. Highly recommended for all. Amazing write up by Napoleon Hill. I bought this book at special price from here:
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[Zain · Rating 4 out of 5]

15 Timeless Principles of Success:

1. Having a Definite Chief Aim
2. Self Confidence
3. The Habit of Saving
4. Initiative & Leadership
5. Imagination
6. Enthusiasm
7. Self-Control
8. The Habit of Doing More than Paid For
9. Pleasing Personality
10. Accurate Thought
11. Concentrate
12. Cooperation
13. Profiting by Failure
14. Tolerance
15. Practicing the Golden Rule

[Rubi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review to come.

[Lucas Carmo · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Read in moderation" would be my tip for this book. Much as it was written long ago, many previously absolute truths are no longer applied to the twenty-first century. In addition, the author often demonstrates an arrogant attitude, which is another position not applied to the present day. I believe that in an updated version, the book could contain 100 pages (instead 1035), summarizing the 16 lessons for success.

[Peter Parrish]

A friend of mine gave me this book "The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons" to read as a gift. We both were looking to take our businesses to greater height. We told each other that we would read this book through its entirety. The book shows how the wealthy create success.

Napoleon Hill was born in 1883 and living his life in poverty. In 1908 Hill was hired by Andrew Carnegie. At that time Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world. Hill had studied over 500 of Americas most successful business men. This book was first published in 1928. It took Mr. Hill 20 years to write this book.

"The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons" discuses everything about what it takes to be successful. During the 20 years of writing, Hill had to study people such as John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and many others. The book is about 536 pages long. It has a total of 16 lessons. Have you ever read or saw the movie/dvd "The Secret"? It talks about the laws of attraction. Napoleon Hill also talks about it in this book.

This is a real powerful book. If you want to be successful in life regarding your business, health, and wealth, I would suggest that you find this book and buy it. It can lead you in the right direction in success.

Mr. Hill says that the purpose of the Law of Success course is to enable you to find out how you may become more capable in your chosen field of work. He also says, "To this end you will be analyzed and all of your qualities classified so you may organize them and make the best possible use of them."

[Kelly Murray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Napoleon Hill was definitely ahead of his time. I learned so much from this. Just like there are indisputable laws of the Universe, there are also indisputable laws of success that any one must learn and accept if they wish to attain any sort of achievement.

[Lars Andersson · Rating 5 out of 5]

All books of Napolion Hill is very good! I have read many of the and several times.

[Henrik Haapala]

“Far from being a disadvantage, struggle is a decided advantage, because it develops those qualities which would forever lie dormant without it. Many a man has found his place in the world because of having been forced to struggle for existence early in life.” p.133

Mirror: “There stands the man to whom I promised to introduce you. There is the only man in this world who can put you back on your feet again, and unless you sit down and become acquainted with that man, as you never became acquainted with him before, you might just as well go on over and ‘punch a hole’ in Lake Michigan, because you will be of no value to yourself or to the world until you know this man better.” 147

“I was coming to tell you that one of these days, when you are least expecting me, I will pay you another visit, and when I do I will be a successful man. I will bring me a check, signed in blank and made payable to you, and you may fill in the amount because you have saved me from myself by introducing me to myself - that self which I never knew until you stood me in front of that looking-glass and pointed out the real me.” 148

“Do not worry because the grass looks sweeter on the other side of the fence. Nature intended it so. Thus does she allure us and groom us for the life-long task of GROWTH THROUGH STRUGGLE.” 159

The STORIES in this book are GOLD!
• This is old school success lessons that are timeless.
• The tramp who meets hill and is shown a mirror story.
Importance of salesmanship!
• Lesson 1: a definite chief aim. Focus like a lens focuses light into one spot and burns it. Constantly remind yourself of your short term and long term goals including your definite chief aim. You must actually believe you can achieve and not merely wish.
• "From the very moment that you make this choice, this purpose becomes the dominating thought in your consciousness, and you are constantly on the alert for facts, information and knowledge with which to achieve that purpose." 103
• Lesson 2: self-confidence. Autosuggestion.
• Self confidence formula: 1. I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my definite purpose, therefore I demand of myself persistent, aggressive and continuous action toward its attainment. 2. I realize that the dominating thoughts of my mind eventually reproduce themselves in outward, bodily action, and gradually transform themselves into physical reality, therefore I will concentrate my mind for thirty minutes daily upon the task of thinking of the person I intend to be, by creating a mental picture of this person and then transforming that picture into reality through practical service. 3. I know that through the principle of auto-suggestion, any desire that i persistently hold in my mind will eventually seek expression through some practical means of realizing it, therefore I shall devote ten minutes daily to demanding of myself the development of the factors named in the fifteen lessons of this trading course on the law of success. 4. I have clearly mapped out and written down a description of my definite purpose in life, for the coming five years. I have set a price on my services for each of those five years; a price I intend to earn and receive, through strict application of the principle of efficient, satisfactory service which I will render in advance. 5. I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure unless built upon truth and justice, therefore I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects. I will succeed by attracting to me the forces I wish to use, and the co-operation of other people. I will induce others to serve me because I will first serve them. I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness and cynicism by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me because I will believe in them and in myself. I will sign my name to this formula, commit it to memory and repeat it aloud once a day with full faith that it will gradually influence my entire life so that I will become a successful and happy worker in my chosen field of endeavor. Signed ………
• Success = the development of the power with which to get whatever one wants in life without interfering with the rights of others.
• The world was never so resplendent with opportunity as it is today. P.105
• Know what you want, when you want it, why you want it and how you intend to get it. WWWH formula.
• P.146-149: the tramp who overcame adversity and became a millionaire
• "What an immeasurable loss to civilization that young men and women are not taught this known method of developing Self-confidence before they complete their schooling, for no one who lacks faith in himself is really educated in the proper sense of the word." p.149
• Lesson 3: habit of saving. "it is literally true that man, through the law of habit, shapes his own personality. Through repetition, any act indulged in a few times becomes a habit, and the mind appears to be nothing more than a mass of motivating forces growing out of our daily habits."
• Savings can help you create character to make more money and creating opportunities to make more money and can make you think in abundance terms
• Becoming financially independent as a goal with systematic saving and investing for example 20% of income
• Lesson 4: initiative and leadership.
• Initiative = do that which ought to be done without being told to do it. Formula: do one definite thing each day that ought to be done without anyone telling me to do it. Look for one thing you can do systematically each day without getting payed extra. Telling one person each day about training to take initiative.
• Lesson 5: imagination.
• Lesson 6: enthusiasm.
• "Happiness, the final object of all human effort, is a state of mind that can be maintained only through the hope of future achievement. Happiness lies always in the future and never in the past. The happy person is the one who dreams of heights of achievement that are yet unattained. The home you intend to own, the money you intend to earn and place in the bank, the trip you intend to take when you can afford it, the position in life you intend to fill when you have prepared yourself, and the preparation, itself - these are the things that produce happiness. Likewise, these are the materials out of which your definite chief aim is formed; these are the things over which you may become enthusiastic, no matter what your present station in life may be." 300
• "Write into the description of your definite chief aim a statement of the qualities that you intend to develop in yourself, and the station in life that you intend to attain, and have faith, as you read this description each night, that you can transform this purpose into reality." 323
• Importance of salesmanship! Importance of clothes for your own self-confidence!
• "It is not so much what you say as it is the tone and manner in which you say it that makes a lasting impression."318
• Lesson 7: self-control. Controlling you emotions. Controlling the job. Saving.
• "This is a speed-mad, money-spending age in which we are living, and the uppermost thought in the minds of most of us is to live faster than our neighbors." 357
• The spending habit is turning America into a nation of paupers!
• You have the power to control your thoughts and make the do your bidding!
• Importance of desire!
• Become determined about what you want!
• Lesson 8. Doing more than paid for.
• Love --> doing more
• "A man is most efficient and will more quickly and easily succeed when engaged I work that he loves, or work that he performs in behalf of some person whom he loves." 390
• Loving your work --> happiness
• For a time sowing seeds and investing and later reaping rewards
• Better service --> promotion
• Be at hand to perform service
• It is your privilege!
• Not being blinded by money
• Lesson 9: pleasing personality
• Taking a keen interest in the other fellows "game" in life
• Have the ambition to "run the risk" of making a big income
• "The word educate has its roots in the Latin word "educo", which means to educe, to draw out, to develop from within. The best educated man is the one whose mind has been the most highly developed."
• Being agreeable and pleasant and understanding the bother person first
• Lesson 10: accurate thought.
• Evolution
• Failure is only temporary with persistence you achieve success
• Lesson 11: concentration
• "Remember that every word spoken within your hearing, every sight that reaches your eyes, and every sense impression that you receive through any of the five senses, influences your thought as surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. This being true, can you not see the importance of controlling, as far as possible, the environment in which you live and work? Can you not see the importance of reading books that deal with subjects which are directly related to your definite chief aim. Can you not see the importance of talking with people who are in sympathy with your aims, and, who will encourage you and spur you on toward their attainment?" 527
• Lesson 12: Co-operation
• "Success in life cannot be attained except through peaceful, harmonious, co-operative effort. Nor can success be atttained single-handed or independently. Even though a man lived as a hermit in the wilderness, he is, nevertheless, dependent upon forces outside of himself for an existence. The more he becomes a part of civilization the more dependent upon co-operative effort he becomes." 579
• "One of the advantages of a business college training is that it prepares you for action! " 580
• "Lack of action has caused them to slip backward until they got into a "rut", where they will remain unless, through accident, they are forced out into the open road of struggle where unusual action will become necessary. " 582
• Lesson 13: failure
• Learning from feedback there is only temporary setbacks and pain
• John d rockerfeller thought it was fortunate that he had hardships early on
• Lesson 14: tolerance
• Lesson 15: the golden rule
• My three most important laws: a definite chief aim, concentration and initiative/leadership
• Books mentioned: Emerson "compensation"
• How life changed: I became more positive day by day. I thought more things possible than before. The book keeps you on track and positive and is better than 90% of self help and better than think and grow rich
• Summary: by following the principles of successful people you can become successful. This means to know what you want, believe it and take action towards it. Developing character and grit are proven to make you more successful. There ARE more opportunities in life than you think. No ability is fixed unless you believe so, learn the skills to reach your goals. And set your goals high.

[کافه ادبیات · Rating 4 out of 5]

ناپلئون هیل را در دنیا همه با نام استاد موفقیت می‌شناسند. او یک نویسنده امریکایی است که در طول تاریخ بیش از هرکسی بر موفقیت انسان‌ها تأثیر گذاشته است. کسی که خود می‌تواند نمونه بارز فرد موفقی باشد که از هیچ به همه چیز رسیده است. ناپلئون هیل از خبرنگاری به جایی رسید که گفت دیگر در زندگی آرزویی ندارد. او هم به ثروت رسید، هم به شهرت و هم آرزوهای خود را یک به یک تحقق بخشید. هیل اعتقاد دارد برای موفق‌شدن اول باید بدانی چه می‌خواهی؛ سپس بدانی چگونه می‌خواهی به آن برسی. از نظر هیل داشتن یک هدف قطعی و مشخص مهم‌ترین شاه‌کلید موفقیت است. مفهومِ موفقیت باتوجه‌به ارزش‌ها و اهداف افراد، متفاوت است. بااین‌حال، روشِ کار و نحوه‌ٔ جست‌وجوی موفقیت، برای همه یکسان است. موانع و شکست‌ها در طول مسیر، جزئی اجتناب‌ناپذیر و اغلب موقت، از این فرایند هستند. راه‌های میان‌بر نیز کمکی نمی‌کنند، زیرا شکست‌ها جزئی از فرایند یادگیری و برای موفقیتِ حقیقی، ضروری هستند. موفقیت، با تعیین هدفی مشخص برای آینده شروع می‌شود. بهترین راه برای خلاص شدن از ترس‌ها این است که مستقیم با آن‌ها مواجه شویم و احساساتی را که القا می‌کنند و جایی را که از آن ریشه می‌گیرند، بررسی کنیم.

[Chris Ruby · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best self-help books I've ever read! I have to admit, the book is quite verbose and boring at times (particularly in the beginning), but if you can get through the 1st quarter of the book, the remainder is well worth it.

[David Ellis]

I've been studying Think and grow Rich since 1971 and have always seen reference made by Dr. Hill to the Law of Success, but never sought to find it. Last December it jumped off the shelf at Barnes and Noble in Seattle when I was looking for the Art of War. I devoured the book in about three weeks. It was truly the most transformational experience of my life and was the frosting on the cake for Think and Grow Rich. I really began to connect with the members of my master mind alliance and ultimately lost my wife because she thought I was worshipping money, even though I wasn't earning enough to support myself at the time. She finally just cracked up and left, a victim of Poverty consciousness. I pray for her and hope someday to be able to provide for her. She gave me all she had to give and when that was gone, she left. What a shock to me. Her faith was in the bank, and all this time I had been thinking she was a Christian.. It was Christ himself who said "go and sell all that though hast and come follow me". I am with you Jesus. I didn't know it was going to cost me the one's I love, but I'm so in love with you, for I know that you truly are Lord of the Universe, maker of Heaven and Earth. You are my redeemer. Thank you for taking upon yourself the sins of the world, that we might be forgiven of our sins and come to know you, the only true and living God.

[Lloyd Grady · Rating 4 out of 5]

I go about my life in a daze, each day indistinguishable from the dreams I have while sleeping. My greatest accomplishments are taking care of multiple cats, feeding myself, and making my bed. The idea of greater success seems unattainable.
For me this book provides concise and general guidance on managing how to function like a real human. For many, the advise in this small book will seem like common sense. It is a useful reference for me to attain a more lucid mental state. It is also a quick read that can be utilized everyday.

[Mr.oolongtea · Rating 3 out of 5]

เหมือนเป็นการนำเนื้อหาใน Think and Grow Rich มาขยายความให้เห็นภาพที่ละเอียดขึ้น แน่นอนด้วยเนื้อหาที่เยอะขึ้นทำให้ขาดความกระชับ การเขียนคำพูดวนซ้ำตลอดเล่ม กับบางบทที่สามารถยุบเป็นบทเดียวกันได้ แต่เข้าใจได้เพราะเนื้อหาในหนังสือค่อนข้างเก่าแล้ว ใครอยากอ่านหนังสือพัฒนาตัวเองระดับคลาสสิคที่ค่อนข้างเรียบง่าย (แต่ไม่กระชับ) ควรยืนลองอ่านที่ร้านหนังสือดูก่อนครับ

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about 600 pages. It is 15 laws of success while I have seen a photocopy version of the original printing at that has 16 laws. It seems that the introduction chapter in my version is actually the 1st law on forming a mastermind group. I have completed the book and this is a foundation book for everyone! This is a book you could study for quite some time. Some of the stories are a little dated especially when he talks about salaries but other than that it is loaded with great quotes, some poetry and many short stories about successful people.

[Emil Nygård · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phenomenal book! If you can ignore his rants about the so called ether and telepathy, this book contains super useful and practical life advice to become successful. As the book says -One can not read The Law of Success without being better off on the way to success. Or something along those lines.

[Jeff Stockett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is amazing. It is filled with timeless principles. This book is the culmination of Napoleon Hill's more than 20 years of studying and interviewing successful people.

This book contains an in-depth look at the habits that are required to bring about success. I really liked that this book acknowledges that material wealth is the primary focus of many of its readers. But it also emphasizes the other aspects of success.

Some of my favorite lessons include the lessons on imagination, pleasing personality and The Golden Rule. I liked that this book was really about becoming a better person and realizing that when you are a better you, you will be more successful at everything you do.

There is one small negative to the book. (The reason it gets 4 stars instead of 5) There are a few places where he tries to give examples of the principles he is talking about. Some of these examples feel a little bit dated. The principles themselves are timeless, but the examples of application are not. When he got into those, it did feel like the book was just dragging as he went into intricate detail of those particular examples. That being said, I just tried to skim those parts to get to the next gem of wisdom.

This book is the extended philosophy on which Think and Grow Rich is based. It contains all of the principles taught in Think and Grow Rich as well as much more. For that reason, my suggestion is to study Think and Grow Rich first and then when you feel you are ready for more, study this book. Both books are incredible and life changing.

[Ayo Mj · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this title highly informative and motivating. The lessons and supportive arguments constantly remind you of the author's primary message.

The presentation is easy to follow. Overall, it is a great book.

The major challenge with this title is the level of repetition you may observe. Probably for emphasis, major points are repeated time and again. This may cause you to quickly flip through some of the pages. The repetitions also had the effect of making the points communicated rather diffuse.

These drawbacks however are unlikely to prevent assimilation of the valuable truths proffered in this book.Repositioned: The Journey

[Mark Peacock · Rating 3 out of 5]

1. have defined aim
2. cooperate with others to obtain aim
3. have a pleasant personality
4. don't waste time with thoughts or people who can support you
5. focus on aim
6. master mind. gather from team of co-contributors
7. don't procrastinate... be disciplined

[Martha Sweeney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a different version than this one (cover and internal format/information). Though it's older, there are so many truths that exist today in life and business. This is the second time reading this book in just a few years. DEFINITELY a must-read!

[Honoree · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my top 5 favorite books. I have read it now, in its entirety, 7 times.

[Steven Walle · Rating 5 out of 5]

An othergreat book by Napolian Hill who is my favorite self help author. A full review is on it's way.
Be Blessed.
Diamond

[Oto Bakradze · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Chris Munson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was written over 80 years ago, but still holds up well. I will issue a warning that much of the content is considered New Age, even by todays standards. I imagine back in the 1920s they must have thought that Napoleon Hill was a lunatic. The book is far superior to its sequel, Think and Grow Rich. The book is divided into 15 easy to digest lessons. Hill tends to meander within the lessons (e.g. he sometimes does not get to the actual topic of each lesson until about half-way through) and sometimes leaves you wondering why he titled the lessons the way he did, but the material is very useful. The lessons on Self-Control and Doing More Than What You Are Paid For are worth the price of the book. Recommended for anyone that wants to put together a personal plan for success.

[Sorilbran · Rating 4 out of 5]

I marvel at the simplicity of some of the principles and cringe a bit at the stretching in my character required to deliver on some of the other principles. Hill presents an arsenal of success tools that are pretty all-encompassing. These are methods by which one can govern her mind, mind, mood and attitudes. She who has the guts to cultivate all 17 principles will surely win the prize.

[Kajal Dhamija · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a no nonsense book. It is a commitment. A commitment that you make to yourself and insure yourself against failure in life. Just keep one thing in mind: do not pick this book if you are not ready to transform your life. You won't be able to sit lazily after reading this book. Also, if you don't want to actually try applying what is said in here, you better not pick up this book at all!

[Brad · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most important books you will ever read!

[Danessa Violette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Book!