"Think and Grow Rich" is a self-help book written by Napoleon Hill in 1937. It was commissioned by businessman Andrew Carnegie who was intrigued by the process of success. The book is based on Hill's interviews with over 500 successful men and women, including Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan, and John D. Rockefeller.
The book outlines 13 principles for success, including desire, faith, specialized knowledge, imagination, organized planning, decision, persistence, the power of the master mind, the mystery of sex transmutation, the subconscious mind, the brain, the sixth sense, and the fear of poverty, criticism, ill health, loss of love, old age, and death.
The central idea of the book is that our thoughts create our reality, and by actively controlling our thoughts, we can control our reality. It's a classic in the personal development genre and has influenced many subsequent books and authors.
All-time best-seller that lays out the steps needed to unleash one's potential, focusing on building...
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