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LAWS OF SUCCESS
When asked about great books I always mention "Law of Success" as the number one book for success minded people. The book is a sizable collection based on Napoleon Hill's research into what made the successful people of the turn of the century great. The book details fifteen laws of success:
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
o THOUGHTS ARE THINGS
POWERFUL WHEN MIXED WITH DEFINITENESS OF PURPOSE, PERSISTENCE, AND BURNING DESIRE
THOUGHTS HAVE AN EFFECT
MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO SUCCEED
HAVE A DEFINITE MAJOR PURPOSE ( NOT VAGUE)
BE DETERMINED AND PERSISTENT
OPPORTUNITY HAS THE HABIT OF SLIPPING IN THE BACK DOOR
COMMON CAUSE OF FAILURE IS HABIT OF QUITTING WHEN TEMPORARILY DEFEATED
DON’T STOP “THREE FEET” BEFORE YOU STRIKE GOLD
NEVER STOP BECAUSE PEOPLE SAY “NO”
YOU WILL MEET WITH DEFEAT JUST BEFORE SUCCESS
SUCCESS IS JUST “ONE STEP BEYOND” DEFEAT
MOST SALES ARE MADE AFTER SOMEONE SAYS “NO”
THIRTEEN PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS:
2)BURNING DESIRE
3) FAITH
4) AUTOSUGGESTION
5) SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
6) IMAGINATION
7) ORGANIZED PLANNING
8) DECISION MAKING
9) PERSISTENCE
10) POWER OF THE MASTER MIND
11) MYSTERY OF SEX TRANSMUTATION
12) SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
13) THE BRAIN
14) THE SIXTH SENSE
15) CONQUER THE SIX GHOSTS OF FEAR
SUCCESS COMES TO THOSE WHO BECOME SUCCESS CONSCIOUS ( AND VISA VERSA)
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CONTROL YOUR THOUGHTS
o BURNING DESIRE(STEP 1)
WHATEVER THE MIND OF A PERSON CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE, IT CAN ACHIEVE
DESIRE IS THE STARTING POINT OF ALL ACHIEVEMENT, THE FIRST STEP TOWARD RICHES
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, CREATE A PLAN, AND COMMIT TO ACTION
BURN YOUR BRIDGES BEHIND YOU (SUCCEED OR PERISH)
LEAVE NO POSSIBLE WAY OF RETREAT
WISHING WILL NOT BRING SUCCESS, DESIRE WITH BACKING A PLAN OF ACTION WILL
SIX WAYS TO TURN DESIRE INTO SUCCESS (GOLD):
1) FIX IN YOUR MIND EXACT GOAL (NOT VAGUE GENERALITY)
2) DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT YOU INTEND TO SACRIFICE
3) SET SPECIFIC DATES
4) CREATE A DEFINITE PLAN OF ACTION, AND BEGIN AT ONCE
5) WRITE OUT STEPS 1 through 4
6) READ YOUR WRITTEN STATEMENT OUT LOUD TWICE DAILY
(MORNING AND NIGHT)
PEOPLE WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL HAVE DONE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DREAMING, HOPING,
WISHING, DESIRING, AND PLANNING BEFORE THEY BECAME SUCCESSFUL
o BURNING DESIRE (CONT’D)
CATCH THE SPIRIT OF THE GREAT PIONEERS
DEVELOP AND MARKET YOUR TALENTS
PRACTICAL DREAMERS DO NOT QUIT
DREAMS ARE NOT BORN OF INDIFFERENCE, LAZINESS, OR LACK OF AMBITION
TURNING POINTS OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE USUALLY COME AT POINT OF CRISIS
NO ONE IS READY FOR A THING UNTIL HE BELIEVES HE CAN ACQUIRE IT
FAITH IN YOURSELF IS IMPORTANT
PLANT IDEAS OF SUCCESS IN YOUR CHILD’S MIND
o FAITH (STEP 2)
VISUALIZATION OF, AND BELIEF IN ATTAINMENT OF DESIRE
THERE ARE NO LIMITATIONS TO THE MIND EXCEPT THOSE WE ACKNOWLEDGE
BOTH POVERTY AND RICHES ARE THE OFFSPRING OF THOUGHT
FAITH IS THE HEAD CHEMIST OF THE MIND
THE EMOTIONS OF FAITH, LOVE AND SEX ARE THE MOST POWERFUL AO ALL THE MAJOR POSITIVE EMOTIONS
HOW TO DEVELOP FAITH:
INDUCE OR CREATE FAITH BY AFFIRMATIONS OR REPEATED INSTRUCTIONS TO THE
SUBCONSCIOUS MIND THROUGH THE PRINCIPLE OF AUTOSUGGESTION
FAITH IS A STATE OF MIND WHICH YOU MAY DEVELOP
REPETITION OF AFFIRMATION OF ORDERS TO YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND IS THE
ONLY KNOWN METHOD OF VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMOTION
OF FAITH
PEOPLE BECOME CRIMINALS BECAUSE OF THEIR EXPOSURE AND EVENTUAL ACCEPTANCE
OF CRIMINAL ACTS
ANY IMPULSE OF THOUGHT WHICH IS REPEATEDLY PASSED ON THE SUBCONSCIOUS
MIND IS FINALLY ACCEPTED AND ACTED UPON BY THE SUBCONSCIOUS
NO ONE IS “DOOMED” TO BAD LUCK
SOME PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY ARE DOOMED TO BAD LUCK BECAUSE OF SOME STRANGE
FORCE WHICH THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER
YOUR BELIEF OR FAITH IS THE ELEMENT WHICH DETERMINES THE ACTION OF YOUR
SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
PERFECTION WILL COME THROUGH PRACTICE, IT CANNOT COME BY MERELY
READING INSTRUCTIONS
IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR YOU TO ENCOURAGE THE POSITIVE EMOTIONS AS DOMINATING
FORCES OF YOUR MIND, AND DISCOURAGE -- AND ELIMINATE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
A MIND DOMINATED BY POSITIVE EMOTIONS BECOMES A FAVORABLE ABODE FOR THE
STATE OF MIND KNOWN AS FAITH
FAITH IS THE ONLY KNOWN ANTIDOTE FOR FAILURE
YOU BELIEVE WHAT YOU REPEAT TO YOURSELF, WHETHER IT IS TRUE OR NOT
EVERY PERSON IS WHO HE/SHE IS BECAUSE OF THE DOMINATING THOUGHTS
WHICH OCCUPY HIS/HER MIND
“THOUGHTS WHICH ARE MIXED WITH ANY OF THE FEELINGS OF EMOTIONS CONSTITUTE A
“MAGNETIC” FORCE WHICH ATTRACTS OTHER SIMILAR OR RELATED THOUGHTS”
(REFER TO THE SELF-CONFIDENCE FORMULA ON PAGE 54, A LOT OF MATERIAL NOT EASY
TO SUMMARIZE OR COPY ON THIS DOCUMENT)
LAW OF NATURE IS “WORKS” FOR THE GLORY AND SUCCESS OF MANKIND
THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MAKES NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN CONSTRUCTIVE
AND DESTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS
THE MIND WILL TRANSLATE INTO REALITY A THOUGHT DRIVEN BY FEAR JUST AS READILY
AS IT WILL ONE DRIVEN BY COURAGE OR FAITH
AUTOSUGGESTION WILL DRIVE PROSPERITY AS WELL AS FAILURE
ALTHOUGH THE WIND MAY BLOW THE SAME DIRECTION, A SHIP WILL GO THE DIRECTION
IT’S SAIL IS SET
o FAITH (CONT’D)
(SEE POEM ON PAGE 56/57)
THE SEED OF ACHIEVEMENT LIES SLEEPING SOMEWHERE INSIDE YOU
STUDY LIVES OF GREAT ACHIEVERS FOR EVIDENCE OF POWER OF FAITH
MIRACLES ARE PRODUCED BY FAITH
GREAT BUSINESSMEN ACCUMULATED GREAT FORTUNES BY GIVING BEFORE THEY
TRIED TO GET
FAITH REMOVES LIMITATIONS
o AUTOSUGGESTION (STEP 3)
AUTOSUGGESTION IS THE MEDIUM FOR INFLUENCING THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
AUTOSUGGESTION APPLIES TO ALL SUGGESTIONS
AUTOSUGGESTION IS SELF-SUGGESTION
DOMINATING THOUGHTS ARE ONES YOU PERMIT TO DOMINATE
THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND IS A FERTILE GARDEN WHICH WEEDS WILL GROW IF
LEFT UNCARED FOR
YOU MUST PLANT GOOD SEEDS
DESTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS WILL DEVELOP IF YOU NEGLECT TO PLANT AND NURTURE
CONSTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS
YOU CAN VOLUNTARILY CREATE THOUGHTS ( AND THOUGHT HABITS) THROUGH REPETITION
TAKE NOTE OF THE FOUR INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF YOUR
“MASTER MIND “GROUP
MERE READING OF WORDS IS OF NO CONSEQUENCE---UNLESS YOU MIX EMOTION,
OR FEELING WITH YOUR WORDS
(LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PRINCIPLE IS MAIN REASON MAJORITY OF
PEOPLE GET NO DESIRABLE RESULTS)
DO NOT BECOME DISCOURAGED IF YOU CANNOT CONTROL AND DIRECT YOUR EMOTIONS
ON THE FIRST TRY
USE PRINCIPLE OF CONCENTRATION ( EYES CLOSED, ETC. P69)
MOST SIGNIFICANT FACT: THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND TAKES ANY ORDERS GIVEN IT IN A
SPIRIT OF ABSOLUTE FAITH, AND ACTS UPON THOSE ORDERS
DO NOT WAIT FOR A DEFINITE PLAN BEFORE ACTING
ACT ON INSPIRATION
DO NOT TRUST YOUR REASON WHEN CREATING YOUR PLAN, YOUR REASON FACULTY
MAY BE LAZY
SIX (6) STEPS TO STIMULATE YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND ( SEE PAGE 71)
SUBCONSCIOUS MIND WILL ACT ONLY UPON INSTRUCTIONS WHICH ARE EMOTIONALIZED
SKEPTICISM OF NEW IDEAS IS CHARACTERISTIC OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS
IF YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS, SKEPTICISM WILL BE REPLACED BY BELIEF,
THEN FAITH
o SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE (STEP 4)
EVERY ADVERSITY, EVERY FAILURE, AND EVERY HEARTACHE CARRIES WITH IT THE SEED
OF AN EQUIVALENT OR A GREATER BENEFIT
SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE = PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OR OBSERVATIONS
TWO KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE
- GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
MOST PROFESSORS ( WITH LITTLE MONEY) SPECIALIZE IN TEACHING KNOWLEDGE,
BUT NOT HOW TO USE KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE WILL NOT ATTRACT MONEY UNLESS IS IT ORGANIZED, AND
INTELLIGENTLY DIRECTED, THROUGH PRACTICAL PLANS OF ACTION
TO THE DEFINITE END OF ACCUMULATION OF MONEY
KNOWLEDGE IS NOT POWER, IT IS ONLY POTENTIAL POWER
THIS IS WHY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FAIL
o SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE (CONT’D)
AN EDUCATED PERSON IS ONE WHO HAS SO DEVELOPED THE FACULTIES OF HIS/HER MIND
THAT HE/SHE MAY ACQUIRE ANYTHING HE/SHE WANTS, OR ITS EQUIVALENT,
WITHOUT VIOLATING THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS
IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL THAT YOU HAVE SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE IN YOUR OWN MIND,
BUT THAT YOU HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE through OTHERS
(“MASTER MIND” GROUP)
IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU MUST HAVE SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE OF THE
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES YOU INTEND TO OFFER
HOW TO PURCHASE KNOWLEDGE
1) DECIDE THE SORT OF SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE YOU REQUIRE
2) GET ACCURATE INFORMATION CONCERNING DEPENDABLE SOURCES
OF KNOWLEDGE (REFER TO P 78/79)
ANYTHING ACQUIRED WITHOUT EFFORT, AND WITHOUT COST IS GENERALLY
UNAPPRECIATED, OFTEN DISCREDITED
BEING ASKED TO PAY FOR EDUCATION CAUSES ONE TO FOLLOW THROUGH
FREE SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN AMERICA DO NOT IMPRESS PEOPLE
BECAUSE ARE FREE ( DO NOT COST ANYTHING)
IN GENERAL, PEOPLE LACK AMBITION
IT IS NOT ALWAYS BEST TO “START AT THE BOTTOM” OF A BUSINESS
ONE MUST STICK HIS HEAD ABOVE THE BOTTOM SO THAT OPPORTUNITY WILL BE NOTICED
SUCCESS AND FAILURE ARE A RESULT OF HABITS
YOUR ASSOCIATES EFFECT YOUR SUCCESS (WATCH WHO YOU GO OUT WITH!)
o IMAGINATION (STEP 5)
IMAGINATION IS THE WORKSHOP OF THE MIND
IMAGINATION IS LITERALLY THE WORKSHOP WHERE ALL PLANS ARE FASHIONED
( ALL CREATIONS OF MANKIND)
TWO FORMS OF IMAGINATION:
1) SYNTHETIC
2) CREATIVE
SYNTHETIC IMAGINATION:
- ARRANGE OLD CONCEPTS AND IDEAS INTO NEW ONES
- CREATES NOTHING
- PART OF IMAGINATION USED MOST
- PART OF IMAGINATION THAT WILL MAKE MOST MONEY
- FACULTY USED MOST BY THE INVENTOR (WITH EXCEPTION OF GENIUS)
CREATIVE IMAGINATION:
- DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH GOD
- HUNCHES AND INSPIRATION
- ALL NEW IDEAS ARE HANDED TO MAN
- CAN COMMUNICATE WITH MINDS OF OTHER MEN
- WORKS AUTOMATICALLY
- ONLY WORKS WHEN MIND IS WORKING A RAPID RATE WHEN STIMULATED
THROUGH EMOTIONS OF A STRONG DESIRE
CENTER YOUR ATTENTION INITIALLY ON THE USE OF THE SYNTHETIC IMAGINATION SINCE
IT THE FACULTY THAT YOU WILL USE THE MOST TO CREATE MONEY (SUCCESS)
START USING YOUR IMAGINATION TO BUILD PLANS FOR YOUR SUCCESS
IDEAS CAN BE TRANSMUTED INTO CASH THROUGH THE POWER OF DEFINITE PURPOSE,
PLUS DEFINITE PLANS
AN IDEA IS AN IMPULSE OF THOUGHT THAT IMPELS ACTION BY AN APPEAL TO
THE IMAGINATION
ALL MASTER SALESMEN KNOW THAT IDEAS CAN BE SOLD WHERE MERCHANDISE CANNOT
IDEAS ARE INTANGIBLE FORCES BUT HAVE MORE POWER THAN THE BRAIN THAT
GIVES BIRTH TO THEM
o ORGANIZED PLANNING (STEP 6)
ORGANIZED PLANNING = THE CRYSTALLIZATION OF DESIRE INTO ACTION
EVERYTHING MAN CREATES OR ACQUIRES BEGINS IN THE FORM OF DESIRE
HOW TO BUILD PLANS
(A) ALLY YOURSELF WITH A MASTER MIND GROUP
(B) DECIDE WHAT YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROUP
(C) MEET WITH THE GROUP TWICE A WEEK
(D) MAINTAIN PERFECT HARMONY WITHIN THE GROUP
TO BE SURE OF SUCCESS, YOUR PLANS MUST BE FAULTLESS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER MINDS
NO INDIVIDUAL HAS SUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL ( YOU NEED OTHERS)
EVERY PLAN SHOULD BE A JOINT CREATION
IF YOUR FIRST PLAN FAILS, TRY ANOTHER
MOST PEOPLE FAIL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT PERSIST IN CREATING NEW PLANS
PLANS SHOULD BE PRACTICAL AND WORKABLE
TEMPORARY DEFEAT MEANS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR PLAN
( SO FIX IT!)
YOU CANNOT FAIL, YOU CAN ONLY QUIT
TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU MUST EXPECT TEMPORARY DEFEAT
A QUITTER NEVER WINS, AND A WINNER NEVER QUITS
TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE
LEADERS
FOLLOWERS
ATTRIBUTES OF LEADERSHIP
1) UNWAVERING COURAGE
2) SELF-CONTROL
3) A KEEN SENSE OF JUSTICE
4) DEFINITENESS OF DECISION
5) DEFINITENESS OF PLANS
6) HABIT OF DOING MORE THAN PAID FOR
7) PLEASING PERSONALITY
8) SYMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING
9) MASTERY OF DETAIL
10) WILLINGNESS TO ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY
11) COOPERATION
TWO FORMS OF LEADERSHIP
CONSENT
FORCE
TEN MAJOR CAUSES OF FAILURE IN LEADERSHIP
1) INABILITY TO ORGANIZE DETAILS
2) UNWILLINGNESS TO RENDER HUMBLE SERVICE
3) EXPECTATION OF PAY FOR WHAT THEY KNOW INSTEAD OF WHAT THEY DO
WITH THAT WHICH THEY KNOW
4) FEAR OF COMPETITION FROM FOLLOWERS
5) LACK OF IMAGINATION
6) SELFISHNESS
7) INTEMPERANCE
8) DISLOYALTY
9) EMPHASIS OF THE AUTHORITY OF LEADERSHIP
10)EMPHASIS OF TITLE
FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES WILL BE MORE
IN THE NATURE OF A PARTNERSHIP
CHECK YOUR “QQS” RATING: QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND SPIRIT
SPIRIT IS MOST IMPORTANT
HARMONY IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE
o ORGANIZED PLANNING (CONT’D)
NOTHING CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY SUBSTITUTED FOR PLEASING CONDUCT
DAY OF “GO GETTER” HAS PASSED, NOW IS THE DAY OF THE “GO GIVER”
THIRTY ONE (31) MAJOR CAUSES OF FAILURE:
1) UNFAVORABLE HEREDITY BACKGROUND
2) LACK OF A WELL-DEFINED PURPOSE IN LIFE
3) LACK OF AMBITION TO AIM ABOVE MEDIOCRITY
4) INSUFFICIENT EDUCATION
5) LACK OF SELF-DISCIPLINE
6) ILL HEALTH
7) UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES DURING CHILDHOOD
8) PROCRASTINATION
9) LACK OF PERSISTENCE
10) NEGATIVE PERSONALITY
11) LACK OF CONTROLLED SEXUAL URGE
12) UNCONTROLLED DESIRE FOR “SOMETHING FOR NOTHING”
13) LACK OF A WELL DEFINED POWER OF DECISION
14) ONE OR MORE OF THE SIX BASIC FEARS
15) WRONG SELECTION OF A MATE IN MARRIAGE
16) OVER-CAUTION
17) WRONG SELECTION OF ASSOCIATES IN BUSINESS
18) SUPERSTITION AND PREJUDICE
19) WRONG SELECTION OF A VOCATION
20) LACK OF CONCENTRATION OF EFFORT
21) THE HABIT OF INDISCRIMINATE SPENDING
22) LACK OF ENTHUSIASM
23) INTOLERANCE
24) INTEMPERANCE (ADDICTION, GLUTTONY)
25) INABILITY TO COOPERATE WITH OTHERS
26) POSSESSION OF POWER THAT WAS NOT ACQUIRED THROUGH SELF EFFORT
27) INTENTIONAL DISHONESTY
28) EGOTISM AND VANITY
29) GUESSING INSTEAD OF THINKING
30) LACK OF CAPITAL
31) OTHER...........
KNOW YOUR OWN WORTH (ACCURATE ANALYSIS, P127)
YOUR VALUE IS ESTABLISHED ENTIRELY BY YOUR ABILITY TO RENDER USEFUL SERVICE
OR YOUR CAPACITY TO INDUCE OTHERS TO RENDER SUCH SERVICE
THE MIRACLE THAT HAS PROVIDED BLESSINGS IN AMERICA IS “CAPITAL”
MONEY WITHOUT BRAINS IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS
o DECISION (STEP 7)
SUCCESS REQUIRES NO EXPLANATIONS
FAILURE PERMITS NO ALIBIS
DECISION: THE MASTERY OF PROCRASTINATION
LACK OF DECISION IS NEAR THE HEAD OF THE LIST OF THE 31 CAUSES OF FAILURE
PROCRASTINATION IS THE OPPOSITE OF DECISION
PROCRASTINATION IS A COMMON ENEMY EVERYONE MUST CONQUER
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE MAKE PROMPT DECISIONS, AND CHANGE THEM SLOWLY
MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO FAIL ARE EASILY INFLUENCED BY THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS
IF YOU ARE INFLUENCED BY THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS, YOU WILL HAVE NO DESIRE
OF YOUR OWN
REACH DECISIONS ON YOUR OWN AND FOLLOW THEM
o ORGANIZED PLANNING (CONT’D)
CLOSE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES, WHILE NOT MEANING TO DO SO, OFTEN HANDICAP ONE
BY THEIR OPINIONS AND SOMETIMES THROUGH RIDICULE, WHICH IS MEANT TO BE
HUMOROUS
WELL MEANING BUT IGNORANT PEOPLE DESTROY YOUR CONFIDENCE THROUGH
“OPINION”
USE YOUR OWN BRAIN TO REACH DECISIONS
ACQUIRE FACTS AND INFORMATION YOU NEED QUIETLY WITHOUT DISCLOSING YOUR
PURPOSE
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND YOUR MOUTH CLOSED (TWO EARS, ONE MOUTH)
IF YOU DISCLOSE YOUR PLANS AND PURPOSES TO PEOPLE , THEY MAY DELIGHT IN
DEFEATING YOU OUT OF ENVY
GENUINE WISDOM IS USUALLY CONSPICUOUS THROUGH MODESTY AND SILENCE
SHOW THE WORLD WHAT YOU WANT ( DON’T TELL)
DEEDS, NOT WORDS ARE WHAT COUNT MOST
THE VALUE OF DECISIONS DEPENDS UPON THE COURAGE REQUIRED TO RENDER THEM
GREAT DECISIONS WERE REACHED BY ASSUMING GREAT RISKS
THOSE WHO REACH DECISIONS PROMPTLY AND DEFINITELY KNOW WHAT THEY WANT
AND GENERALLY GET IT
THE WORLD MAKES ROOM FOR THE PERSON WHOSE WORDS AND ACTIONS SHOW THAT
HE KNOWS WHERE HE IS GOING
MOST PEOPLE ARE WHERE THEY ARE TODAY BECAUSE OF INDECISION
DEFINITENESS OF DECISION ALWAYS REQUIRES GREAT COURAGE
o PERSISTENCE (STEP 8)
PERSISTENCE: THE SUSTAINED EFFORT NECESSARY TO INDUCE FAITH
THE BASIS OF PERSISTENCE IS THE POWER OF THE WILL
WILL-POWER AND DESIRE, WHEN PROPERLY COMBINED, MAKE AN IRRESISTIBLE PAIR
THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE READY TO THROW THEIR AIMS AND PURPOSES OVERBOARD
AND GIVE UP AT THE FIRST SIGN OF OPPOSITION OF MISFORTUNE
LACK OF PERSISTENCE IS COMMON TO MOST PEOPLE
LACK OF PERSISTENCE CAN BE CONQUERED ENTIRELY UPON THE INTENSITY OF
ONE’S DESIRE
SPASMODIC OR OCCASIONAL EFFORT TO APPLY THE RULES WILL BE OF NO VALUE TO YOU
THE STARTING POINT OF ALL ACHIEVEMENT IS DESIRE
POVERTY IS ATTRACTED TO THE ONE WHOSE MIND IS FAVORABLE TO IT
POVERTY CONSCIOUSNESS DEVELOPS WITHOUT CONSCIOUS APPLICATION OF HABITS
YOU MAY FIND IT NECESSARY TO “SNAP OUT” OF YOUR MENTAL INERTIA
THERE IS A HIDDEN GUIDE WHOSE DUTY IS TO TEST PEOPLE AND THEIR PERSISTENCE
THE HIDDEN GUIDE LETS NO ONE ENJOY GREAT ACHIEVEMENT WITHOUT PASSING
THE PERSISTENCE TEST
CLIMB OVER YOUR FAILURES
THERE IS A SILENT POWER THAT COMES TO THE RESCUE OF THOSE WHO FIGHT ON IN THE
FACE OF DISCOURAGEMENT
YOU CAN TRAIN YOURSELF TO BE PERSISTENT ( SEE P 157)
MEASURE YOUR OWN PERSISTENCE (P158/159)
FEAR OF CRITICISM IS MAIN CAUSE OF FAILURE TO CREATE PLANS AND TO PUT THEM
INTO ACTION
PEOPLE FAIL BECAUSE THE FEAR OF CRITICISM IS GREATER THAT THE DESIRE TO
SUCCEED
“BREAKS” MUST BE SELF MADE
98% OF PEOPLE CANNOT TELL YOU WHAT THEY WANT IN LIFE
RICHES DO NOT RESPOND TO WISHES, ONLY TO DEFINITE PLANS, BACKED BY DESIRE
AND CONSTANT PERSISTENCE
o PERSISTENCE (CONT’D)
HOW TO DEVELOP PERSISTENCE ( SEE P 162)
PURPOSE
PLAN
MIND CLOSED AGAINST NEGATIVE INFLUENCES
FRIENDLY ALLIANCE WHIT ONE OR MORE WHO SUPPORT YOU
YOU MASTER DIFFICULTIES THROUGH PERSISTENCE
PERSISTENCE, CONCENTRATION OF EFFORT (FOCUS) AND DEFINITENESS
OF PURPOSE
o POWER OF THE MASTER MIND (STEP 9)
POWER OF THE MASTER MIND = THE DRIVING FORCE
POWER IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS
PLANS ARE INERT AND USELESS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT POWER TO PUT THEM INTO ACTION
POWER IS DEFINED = ORGANIZED AND INTELLIGENTLY DIRECTED KNOWLEDGE
POWER IS NECESSARY FOR THE RETENTION OF MONEY AFTER IT HAS BEEN ACCUMULATED
SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE:
INFINITE INTELLIGENCE (GOD)
ACCUMULATED EXPERIENCE (LIBRARIES, SCHOOL)
EXPERIMENT AND RESEARCH
“MASTER MIND” DEFINED AS “COORDINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EFFORT, IN SPIRIT
OF HARMONY BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE, FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF A
DEFINITE PURPOSE
MASTER MIND PRINCIPLE HAS TWO CHARACTERISTICS: ECONOMIC, PSYCHIC
YOU ARE WHO YOU ASSOCIATE WITH
“NO TWO MINDS EVER COME TOGETHER WITHOUT, THEREBY, CREATING A THIRD,
INVISIBLE, INTANGIBLE FORCE WHICH MAY BE LIKENED TO A THIRD MIND
CARNEGIES MASTER MIND GROUP CONSISTED OF APPROX. 50 MEN
A GROUP OF BRAINS (PEOPLE) IN A SPIRIT OF HARMONY WILL PROVIDE MORE
THOUGHT-ENERGY THAN ONE
POSITIVE EMOTIONS HAVE POWER
POVERTY NEEDS NO PLANS
RICHES TAKE THE PLACE OF POVERTY BY WELL CONCEIVED AND EXECUTED PLANS
o THE MYSTERY OF SEX TRANSMUTATION (STEP 10)
TRANSMUTE = THE CHANGING OR TRANSFERRING OF ONE ELEMENT OR FORM OF
ENERGY INTO ANOTHER
HAPPINESS IS FOUND IN DOING NOT MERELY IN POSSESSING
SEX HAS THREE (3) CONSTRUCTIVE POTENTIALITIES:
PERPETUATION OF MANKIND
MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH
TRANSFORMATION OF MEDIOCRITY INTO GENIUS THROUGH TRANSMUTATION
SEX DESIRE IS THE MOST POWERFUL OF HUMAN DESIRES
THE DESIRE FOR SEXUAL EXPRESSION IS INBORN AND NATURAL. IT SHOULD NOT BE
SUBMERGED OR ELIMINATED
MEN WHO HAVE ACCUMULATED GREAT FORTUNES WERE MOTIVATED BY THE INFLUENCE
OF A WOMAN
THE TEN STIMULI OF THE MIND ( SEE P 177)
GENIUS IS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE SIXTH SENSE (CREATIVE IMAGINATION)
WHERE “HUNCHES” COME FROM (P179)
CLOSING YOUR EYES HELPS TO MAKE DECISIONS
THE REASONING FACULTY IS OFTEN FAULTY, BECAUSE IT IS LARGELY GUIDED BY ONE’S
ACCUMULATED EXPERIENCE
GENIUSES USE THEIR CREATIVE FACULTY IN TWO WAYS (P182)
o THE MYSTERY OF SEX TRANSMUTATION (CONT’D)
MOST MEN SELDOM SUCCEED BEFORE AGE 40
PERSONAL MAGNETIC ENERGY CAN BE COMMUNICATED TO OTHERS BY;
THE HAND SHAKE
TONE OF VOICE
POSTURE AND CARRIAGE OF THE BODY
VIBRATIONS OF THOUGHT
BODY ADORNMENT
OVER INDULGENCE IN THE SEX EXPRESSION MAY BECOME A HABIT AS DESTRUCTIVE
AS DRUG ADDICTION
THE AVERAGE MAN REACHES THE PERIOD OF HIS GREATEST CAPACITY TO CREATE
BETWEEN 40 AND 60
IT IS BEST TO HAVE THE EMOTION OF LOVE MIXED WITH THE EMOTION OF SEX
LOVE IS THE EMOTION WHICH SERVES AS A SAFETY VALVE, AND INSURES BALANCE, POISE,
AND CONSTRUCTIVE EFFORT
THE MIND IS A CREATURE OF HABIT. IT THRIVES UPON THE DOMINATING THOUGHTS FED IT.
CONTROL OF THE MIND COMES FROM PERSISTENCE AND HABIT
MAN’S GREATEST MOTIVATING FORCE IS HIS DESIRE TO PLEASE WOMAN
IT IS THIS INHERENT DESIRE OF MAN TO PLEASE WOMAN WHICH GIVES WOMAN THE
POWER TO MAKE OR BREAK A MAN
o THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND (STEP 11)
SUBCONSCIOUS MIND = THE CONNECTING LINK
IT RECEIVES AND FILES SENSE IMPRESSIONS OR THOUGHTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR NATURE
THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND CAN BE VOLUNTARILY DIRECTED ONLY THROUGH HABIT
YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND FUNCTIONS VOLUNTARILY, WHETHER YOU MAKE ANY EFFORT
TO INFLUENCE IT OR NOT
NEGATIVE THOUGHTS WILL PREVAIL UNLESS YOU WILLINGLY CHANGE YOUR HABITS AND
THINKING
THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND WILL NOT REMAIN IDLE. IF YOU FAIL TO PLANT POSITIVE
THOUGHTS IN YOUR MIND, NEGATIVE ONES WILL GROW AS A RESULT OF NEGLECT.
(THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE)
YOU CAN SHUT OFF NEGATIVE IMPULSES BY INFLUENCING YOUR MIND THROUGH POSITIVE
IMPULSES
ONLY EMOTIONALIZED THOUGHTS HAVE ANY ACTION INFLUENCE UPON THE
SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
THERE ARE SEVEN MAJOR POSITIVE EMOTIONS, AND SEVEN MAJOR NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
SEVEN MAJOR POSITIVE EMOTIONS:
DESIRE
FAITH
LOVE
SEX
ENTHUSIASM
ROMANCE
HOPE
THESE CAN ONLY BE MASTERED BY USE
SEVEN MAJOR POSITIVE EMOTIONS:
FEAR
JEALOUSY
HATRED
REVENGE
GREED
SUPERSTITION
ANGER
o THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND (CONT’D)
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EMOTIONS CANNOT OCCUPY THE MIND AT THE SAME TIME
PUSH OUT THE NEGATIVE BY INPUTTING THE POSITIVE
o THE BRAIN (STEP 12)
ANYBODY CAN WISH FOR RICHES, AND MOST PEOPLE DO, BY ONLY A FEW KNOW THAT A
DEFINITE PLAN, PLUS A BURNING DESIRE FOR WEALTH , ARE THE ONLY
DEPENDABLE MEANS OF ACCUMULATING WEALTH
THE BRAIN: A BROADCASTING AND RECEIVING STATION FOR THOUGHT
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Lesson 1 -
The Master Mind
- The ten weaknesses that block your success.
- The ONE thing without which you will never enjoy outstanding success.
- The two classes of thought...and why listening to one of them will
guarantee your success.
- The principle of Organized Knowledge - and how you can use its power to your
advantage.
- The truth about your education...and why it makes no difference to your
success.
- What you need to influence other people to co-operate with you.
- The six qualities that are essential for you to become a leader.
- The secret of turning your knowledge into
power.
Lesson 2 - A Definite Chief Aim
- The simple nightly routine that will change your life...without
any effort on your part.
- The three steps that are essential to insuring your success.
- What you are constantly making use of...to your disadvantage.
- The reasons why you literally attract what you wish for.
- The four-step formula that will focus you on
what's really important in your life.
- The one statement that another person MUST tell YOU every day.
- Why you need to change your friends regularly.
- The one word that you should remind yourself every single day without fail.
- The desire that you definitely have...yet is completely the opposite of what
you should have.
Lesson 3 - Self Confidence
- The deadly enemy of your progress...which I guarantee that you are feeling
right now.
- Your six basic fears...and how you can
extinguish them from your life for good.
- The two Laws of your heredity...and how they affect your confidence.
- Why you have no grounds whatsoever for fearing poverty.
- How your life will be plagued by uncertainty if you let these two things
'die'.
- Why the worst thing you can do for your children is give them an 'easy' life.
- The amazing five-point confidence formula that
will guarantee you unbreakable self-confidence.
- The hidden force inside you that, once unleashed, will give you unlimited
belief in your abilities.
- The law of mental telepathy...and how you can use it to your advantage.
Lesson 4 - The Habit of Saving
- The Law of Habit...and how you automatically apply it.
- The simple two-step process to increase your
earning power.
- How to think and talk your way to success.
- The two classes of debt...and which one you should avoid like the plague.
- Why a poverty consciousness will affect your health.
- The two-step process that will get rid of poverty for good.
- Why you think the wrong way around when you have some money.
- How saving can lead to success in other areas of your life.
- The shocking truth about the savings of 98% of people.
- How to assure your financial independence.
Lesson 5 - Initiative and Leadership
- The three assets that all great leaders possess.
- A surprising way that you can get ideas off of the ground when you don't have
any money.
- The three keys to banishing procrastination
from your life for good.
- The secret of why you remain underpaid...no matter what you do.
- The two brands of leadership...and which one leads to absolute failure.
- The most important word in the English language.
- How a great soldier's amazing 17-page analysis will change your views on how
to become a leader.
- The only way for you to achieve lasting
happiness.
- The chief reason why you don't reach decisions.
- The four Laws that will allow you to build plans for anything that will
guarantee their success.
Lesson 6 - Imagination
- The greatest and most profitable thing that you can do with your imagination.
- Why you need imagination to guarantee your
success.
- The two natures of imagination and how you can use them to create your future.
- Why your thoughts 'give you away'...and what you can do about it.
- The two main causes of failure.
- "Mob psychology"...and why you should be aware of it.
- Why being an employee can be more profitable than being a leader.
- Why you will never sell yourself to others unless you do this one thing.
- How to use the power of "planting the seed" to your advantage.
- How you can turn your great ideas into
reality.
- The secret of getting what you want from other people.
- Why the battle for your success is only half-won unless you do this.
Lesson 7 - Enthusiasm
- The simple procedure that will guarantee you unlimited enthusiasm.
- How you can harness your enthusiasm...and use
it for profit.
- The principle of Suggestion...and how you can use it to your advantage.
- Why how you say something is more important than what you say.
- The three things that you need to harmonize in order to influence somebody.
- How the dangerous law of association can make matters worse for you than they
really are.
- The one thing in the world that gives you
real and enduring power.
- A simple three-step process to develop your enthusiasm.
- Why knowledge alone is not enough for you to be a success.
- How the secret of what you wear has a dramatic impact on your success.
- Why your day-to-day routine can doom you to failure.
- The seven deadly enemies inside your head...and why your success is measured
by how well you do battle with them.
Lesson 8 - Self-Control
- The reason why opportunities pass 9 out of 10 people by.
- The signs of a lack of self-control...and how
you can defeat them.
- Why self-sacrifice is the worse thing you can do for yourself.
- The spending habit prophecy from 1928 - and why it has come true.
- The most essential factor in the development of your personal power.
- The simple response you can use against criticism.
- The secret of your dominating thoughts.
- The ability that is the outstanding quality of all successful people.
- An amazingly simple method of controlling your anger.
- The Law of Retaliation...and the correct way to apply it.
- Why you are really a salesman...and how to use it to propel your success.
- The secret of converting your enemies into
friends.
Lesson 9 - Habit of Doing More Than Paid For
- The two astonishing reasons why you should do more than you are paid for.
- The secret of being able to work better and longer.
- How the power of the Law of Increasing Returns can literally
explode your success.
- Why the element of love is crucial to your success.
- The two rewards that come directly from doing unselfish work.
- The secret of establishing an outstanding
reputation.
- The surprising truth about being indispensable.
- The amazing Law of Compensation...and how you can use it to your advantage.
- The secret of the 'Pyramiding of Gains'.
Lesson 10 - Pleasing Personality
- The secret to using your personality to
attract the right people into your life.
- The two most important aspects of your personality.
- Why human nature all wants what it is always difficult to get.
- Why you should always make sure that your words fit the frame of mind of the
listener.
- The amazing value of 'you'...and the fatality of 'I'.
- The seven major factors to developing an attractive personality.
- Your most important step in building your
character.
- The two staggering benefits to self-suggestion.
- The single thing that you need to express your true personality.
- Why you can never hope to become a prominent leader...unless you have this one
thing.
Lesson 11 - Accurate Thought
- The Law of Evidence...and how you can use it to propel yourself forward.
- Why going against your own interest can work
to your advantage.
- Why a temporary penalty will turn into a greater reward.
- Why it is crucial to know which facts are important and relevant to your
success.
- The secret of the power of creative thought.
- The two outstanding characteristics of your subconscious mind.
- How you can tap into 'infinite intelligence'...and use it to change your life.
- The four major factors that will shape how successful you are.
- The secret of six key steps you can use to focus your thinking.
- The secret passageway to true knowledge...and how you can reach into it.
- How your thoughts magnetize your entire
personality.
Lesson 12 - Concentration
- The two important Laws that will enable you to fully concentrate your mind.
- The stunning effect that a change in environment can have on your success.
- The 'radio principle'...and how you can use it to
tap into abundance.
- The door to your success...and how to find "The Magic Key" to unlock it.
- The staggeringly simple pledge that will enable you to spend only ten minutes
a day focusing on your future.
- Why thought is organized energy...and how you use its amazing potential.
- The secret of concentrated attention...and how to use it to
manage your time more effectively.
- The simple visualization technique that trains your mind to concentrate.
- The startling hypnotic truth behind the psychology of crowds.
Lesson 13 - Co-operation
- How you can use the two forms of co-operation to
propel yourself to unbelievable new heights.
- Why you should aim for success through co-operation rather than competition.
- Why the curse of procrastination drives you towards failure...and how you can
get out of it.
- Why the 'psychology of inaction' is the chief reason of failure.
- Your six states of mind that are fatal to continuing action.
- The two forms of action...and why you are only doing one of them.
- Why you should put as much effort into preparation as execution.
- The three most important factors that give
you personal power.
- The four-step process to extinguish your procrastination for good.
- The three major motivating forces that compel you to act.
Lesson 14 - Failure
- Why failure is only really temporary defeat...and is usually a blessing in
disguise.
- The seven shocking turning points in Napoleon Hill's life...and the surprising
lessons that you can learn from them.
- The entire amazing six page introduction to "Hill's Golden Rule" magazine.
- Why your failures are just stepping stones on the road to
finding what you truly love.
- Why defeat is a destructive force only when you accept it as failure.
- Why you should love your enemies instead of hating them...by seeing the value
of what they are doing for you.
Lesson 15 - Tolerance
- Why you should be aware of the two significant features of intolerance.
- Why your life is built upon bias and prejudice...and how you need to re-learn
what you previously thought was the truth.
- Why children are more important to business than you think.
- The two things that are the foundation of
enduring success.
- Why you don't have the time to allow intolerance into your life.
- The lessons from a war built upon a lack of tolerance...and how you can profit
from them.
Lesson 16 - The Golden Rule
- The secret of the Golden Rule...and why it is widely misunderstood.
- The amazing power of your thoughts...and how they affect your life.
- Why you are undoubtedly using your thoughts in a way that is completely the
opposite way you need for success.
- Why you are wrong to believe that the success of a person should be measured
by money alone.
- The amazing 12-step 'Code of Ethics', which if you live by...will
guarantee your success.
- Why you can never achieve success without happiness.
- The reason why it is essential that you 'guard your thoughts'.
- Why it is critical for you not to hate or be jealous of someone else.
- Why it is impossible for you to be negative without having a corresponding
effect on your success.
- How you can directly benefit from the Law of Retaliation.
- The outstanding weakness of the vast majority of people...and how you can
overcome it.
- Why the Law of Compensation will change your
luck overnight.
SIXTEEN LAWS OF SUCCESS
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