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Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

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  • Author：Napoleon Hill
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Reviews

Larry ，

Fantastic book。 People often either misinterpret or make assumptions that he is going to spout wisdom as shallow as The Secret。 Hill， while similar， acknowledges that achieving your dreams will take a lot of determination and persistence。 Modern cognitive science supports the claims made in the book。 It is a classic for a reason。

Lena ，

Quotes I liked: “The only thing you can control is a state of mind。 A state of mind is something that is up to you。 It cannot be purchased， it must be created。” “You have absolute control over only one thing， and that is your thoughts。 This is the most significant and inspiring of all facts known to humans。 It reflects our divine nature。 This ability to control your thoughts is the sole means by which you may control your destiny。 If you fail to control your mind you may be sure you will control Quotes I liked: “The only thing you can control is a state of mind。 A state of mind is something that is up to you。 It cannot be purchased， it must be created。” “You have absolute control over only one thing， and that is your thoughts。 This is the most significant and inspiring of all facts known to humans。 It reflects our divine nature。 This ability to control your thoughts is the sole means by which you may control your destiny。 If you fail to control your mind you may be sure you will control nothing else。 Your mind is your spiritual estate。 Protects and use it with the care to which divine royalty is entitled。 You were given your willpower for this purpose。” “Mind control is the result of self discipline and habit。 You either control your mind or it controls you。 There is no halfway compromise。 The most practical method for controlling your mind us the habit of keeping it busy with the definite plan。” 。。。more

Shanette Mattision ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is the definition of oldie but goodie。 I feel as if this is a timeless book。 The information in it is still very pertinent。 One thing that stuck out to me was towards the end when he mentioned the influenza outbreak of his time， comparable to the Coronavirus outbreak that we have been facing for over a year now， and how once the news stopped headlining it， it went away。 Could that be our solution？

Tommy Adeoye ，

If you want to shift the way you think ， pick it up。

Alpkan Çakıcı ，

A cornerstone of a book for any person that wants something out of life。 Definitely top shelf material on my home library。

Lindsey Mansfield ，

MIND BLOWNHonestly， I feel everyone in this day and age should read this book。 It talks a lot about mindset。 While it is targeted to help you increase your income， the information shared can be utilized in your day to day life。

Vitor ，

Dropei。 Muita historinha e não é o tipo de autoajuda legal。 Tem até conselhos bons， como persistência， esse tipo de coisa， mas eu posso ver isso em livros melhores。 A vida é curta pra ficar lendo coisa ruim。

Paolina Jacobi ，

There is a lot written about this book but if one reads chapter 8 over and over for a month it will change your will power

Antonio ，

Once you read this book and “The key Master System”， you understand where this LAW of Attraction thing came into place。 The book it’s not bad considering the period it was written， and at least it has some decency in giving advices， rather than the “sit down and wait the universe” thing like the books written today。 The story of his kid sounds fake to me， or at least exaggerated。Overall is a good book， you can learn a few useful things and get some inspiration。I haven’t made my statement as sugg Once you read this book and “The key Master System”， you understand where this LAW of Attraction thing came into place。 The book it’s not bad considering the period it was written， and at least it has some decency in giving advices， rather than the “sit down and wait the universe” thing like the books written today。 The story of his kid sounds fake to me， or at least exaggerated。Overall is a good book， you can learn a few useful things and get some inspiration。I haven’t made my statement as suggested in chapter 6 since I already have my plans :） 。。。more

Nick ，

Written in 1937 and still sets a standard in terms of personal development books。 In short， I think the overall message of this book can be summarized best by Hill’s quote: “The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE。 Keep this constantly in mind。 Weak desire brings weak results， just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat。” Throughout reading the book， this quote kept coming back to me， reinforced by a lot of Hill’s other ideas。 The breakdown of the chapters is: Chapter 1 – Thoughts Written in 1937 and still sets a standard in terms of personal development books。 In short， I think the overall message of this book can be summarized best by Hill’s quote: “The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE。 Keep this constantly in mind。 Weak desire brings weak results， just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat。” Throughout reading the book， this quote kept coming back to me， reinforced by a lot of Hill’s other ideas。 The breakdown of the chapters is: Chapter 1 – Thoughts Are Things13 Principles * Chapter 2 – Desire* Chapter 3 – Faith* Chapter 4 – Autosuggestion* Chapter 5 – Specialized Knowledge* Chapter 6 – Imagination* Chapter 7 – Organized Planning* Chapter 8 – Decision* Chapter 9 – Persistence* Chapter 10 – Power of The Mastermind* Chapter 11 – The Mystery of Sex Transmutation* Chapter 12 – The Subconscious Mind* Chapter 13 – The Brain* Chapter 14 – The Sixth Sense* Chapter 15 – The Six Ghosts of FearWhat I most enjoyed and found most helpful was Hill’s connection between a goal/dream/desire and the mindset needed to get there。 Being the first time reading this book， I was quite overwhelmed by the amount of great content。 I felt as though every page there was something worth highlighting or remembering。 Some of my our favorite quotes: -He stood by his DESIRE until it became the dominating obsession of his life， and finally， a fact。-Remember that your real wealth can be measured not by what you have， but by what you are。-A quitter never wins and a winner never wins。At the time of writing this， it was the right book at the right time for me with many changes。 It was uplifting and I have felt a difference in mindset when thinking deeply about some of the chapters。 Without going too far into specifics， there’s a reason why this book has stayed relevant over the last century。 It’s highly motivational and inspiring。 Belief， desire， a will to win and positivity were points I really used this book to reinforce in my head。 The “secret” Hill touches on is also something I’ll remember as well as the six step template。 So much more that can be discussed and I’m sure I’d learn something new the next time I read it。 But as for now， I walk away knowing the much of our potential is right there for the taking。 。。。more

Bhavin Prajapati ，

Unreal book。 Great aggregation of knowledge from the modern and ancient writings。 I'll be reading this book multiple times year after year。 Sometimes you just need nudges and reminders， lots of great nuggets to keep revisiting here。 Unreal book。 Great aggregation of knowledge from the modern and ancient writings。 I'll be reading this book multiple times year after year。 Sometimes you just need nudges and reminders， lots of great nuggets to keep revisiting here。 。。。more

Merijn ，

Napoleon Hill attempts to shed light on the power of will and intention。 A surprising twist， while the conventional image of this book is business oriented。 Personally I enjoy the esotheric deepdive which is featured in the book， but it has to be your cup of tea。

Brendan Hughes ，

This book is motivational and would be eye opening to most in realizing how much success is driven by one's own mind。I think it is very useful to read about successful individuals from this era to have a better understanding of how we got to where we are today and also to be successful。 This book is motivational and would be eye opening to most in realizing how much success is driven by one's own mind。I think it is very useful to read about successful individuals from this era to have a better understanding of how we got to where we are today and also to be successful。 。。。more

Anne ，

To be honest， I haven’t finished the book。 Having a desire is great and money is thoroughly helpful， not just for your own good， but also for the good of the community， for helping and aiding others。 BUT money is also the source of all evil。 It divides people， it makes people selfish。 So to read a book just about getting rich was a bit too much of a stretch。 Of course， I did start reading it because my money mindset could use some working on， but just to place my entire emphasis on money。。。 no。 To be honest， I haven’t finished the book。 Having a desire is great and money is thoroughly helpful， not just for your own good， but also for the good of the community， for helping and aiding others。 BUT money is also the source of all evil。 It divides people， it makes people selfish。 So to read a book just about getting rich was a bit too much of a stretch。 Of course， I did start reading it because my money mindset could use some working on， but just to place my entire emphasis on money。。。 no。 Thank you。 On another note， it was well written。 As in， it is very HELPFUL if you want to skip through this book， you can just read the CAPITALS。 But also the use of rhetorical elements was bountiful。 If only the content was better。 。。。more

Harsh Sharma ，

Repetative，but good

Dennis P Moore ，

3。

Cc ，

Simple to read。 Great information。 Inspiring ideas。

Sushant Naik ，

its a must read book for evetyone

Jack Ketteringham ，

I really wanted to enjoy Think and Grow Rich but unfortunately it was the least enjoyable read of the year for me。 It felt like a chore having to finish each chapter， I can understand entirely why people enjoy it so much but not for me

Rahul Srivastava ，

Wish I would have read this book earlier， it has a life changing impact。 The tips mentioned in earlier chapters look so easy and obvious to some extent， but didn't know they could have such impact。 The last few chapters are magical。 Wish I would have read this book earlier， it has a life changing impact。 The tips mentioned in earlier chapters look so easy and obvious to some extent， but didn't know they could have such impact。 The last few chapters are magical。 。。。more

Nader Hamada ，

One of the best books in the world

Mitko Andonov ，

Great book。 Basic things but reminds us of the rules to a better life。 I wish i took notes。Maybe I'll just read it again。 Great book。 Basic things but reminds us of the rules to a better life。 I wish i took notes。Maybe I'll just read it again。 。。。more

Cha ，

Inspiring！ A great read！ The book had practical principles to which I tried to apply while I read about it。 All I can say is the mind is a powerful tool and being conscious of the thoughts you create makes a huge difference in terms of the direction of your life （only if you have faith， desire， and everything else）。 Follows the law of attraction。

Lena ，

Listened to the audiobook for my bookclub。 While a lot info is timeless， I felt so much resistance and scepticism for the majority of the book。 Mainly because some things came across as a bit misogynistic。 Last couple of chapters were better。

Liz M。 ，

This was not the book I thought I picked up and for that， I am happy。 I thought I was in for a boring yet educational read， instead I was fascinated at Hill’s understanding of the power of one’s mind。 For someone who likes “homework”， I found the to-dos within each chapter to be very helpful; giving the reader tools to help strengthen their mental state to get them to a place where they want to be。 I will say， I don’t necessarily know that this needed to be marketed as a book for becoming rich a This was not the book I thought I picked up and for that， I am happy。 I thought I was in for a boring yet educational read， instead I was fascinated at Hill’s understanding of the power of one’s mind。 For someone who likes “homework”， I found the to-dos within each chapter to be very helpful; giving the reader tools to help strengthen their mental state to get them to a place where they want to be。 I will say， I don’t necessarily know that this needed to be marketed as a book for becoming rich and that’s why I give it 4 stars opposed to 5。 I think this is one of the reasons people frown upon the book。 But， if readers take the word “rich” in a broader sense， I believe their approach to the book would be different。 I will also add that it’s amazing how relevant the content is， proving how timeless of a piece the book is。 。。。more

Iliyana Parashkevova ，

I have been wanting to read this book for quite some time， considering all the praise it gets， and when I finally got the chance to do so I was quite disappointed with it。 I expected some sort of guidelines for how to manage personal finances but the book was the exact opposite of this。 It reminded me of that new-age pseudo science book everyone was talking about 10 years ago - The secret。 A definite waste of time， unfortunately。

Ehsanul ，

Most parts were meaningful and I related in many ways toward the end chapters。 However some parts were quite boring and a dull read。 All in all I have given this five stars for the author’s superb knowledge on wisdom， success， and Infinite Intelligence。

Aakash Gohil ，

Just like it is mentioned in the early chapters， you must read the book or certain chapters more than twice to truly learn from the book。

Yohan Lim-Apo ，

Um dos melhores livros que já li， recomendo que todos leiam。 Ótimo para te dar um propósito na vida e enriquecer com ele。

Aleš Pitín ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillWith Arthur R。 Pell’s commentaryRating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️See more of my reviews at: http://www。kaisersbook。review/Where I shall start this time？ The book was originally published in 1937 which makes it one of the oldest and greatest motivational books of all time。I live in the 21st century and the very first biography of a successful man I have read on my first trip to the USA was biography of Steve Jobs written by Walter Isaacson。 Naturally， his story influenced me an Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillWith Arthur R。 Pell’s commentaryRating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️See more of my reviews at: http://www。kaisersbook。review/Where I shall start this time？ The book was originally published in 1937 which makes it one of the oldest and greatest motivational books of all time。I live in the 21st century and the very first biography of a successful man I have read on my first trip to the USA was biography of Steve Jobs written by Walter Isaacson。 Naturally， his story influenced me and he has become one of my heroes。Nevertheless， in Think and grow rich， you would hardly look for such “modern” heroes of capitalism。 （Commentary mentions Bill Gates and Steve Jobs regardless of this fact。） But who where they？ Who were the heroes of 1937？ Would you be surprised if I mention people such as Thomas A。 Edison？ Henry Ford？ William Wrigley Jr。？ George S。 Parker？ John D。 Rockefeller？ Woodrow Wilson？ Theodore Roosevelt？ To me， they all sound like long dead historical figures。💀 ⚰️ But let’s presume that once those people were alive and got it right。 Would it be then interesting book to read？I think it would。 Let me say straight away that this book won’t give you any concrete example of how to become rich。 It gives you something more。 It gives you the principles behind becoming rich， the mindset。 It also explains you how to think and how to look for right opportunities。No wonder this book is considered to be a foundation stone of modern motivational speakers。 Napoleon Hill* was apparently one of them in the times we can hardly imagine。 In the other words， he was a motivational speaker long before Tony Robins， Brian Tracy， Jay Shetty and others… Many of those aforementioned have read and were inspired by this book。What I find interesting on the particular edition I have read （published by Penguin， 2005） is that there was a commentary for 21st century written by Arthur R。 Pell。 I have to articulate that even that commentary appears to be outdated in the era of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos， but it helps to bring some of the original thoughts of Napoleon Hill into modern perspective。I do admit that some of those principles written in this book will appear outdated even with the commentary。 But the way I’m going to harness this knowledges is simple。 In order to become successful， you have to surround yourself with successful people， books， thoughts， quotes， ideas and so on。 I see this book merely as a program， installing a right software for my mind。 The software of success。Are you ready to read what caught my attention？ Let’s go then！Thoughts 💭 are things T。 A。 EdisonAren’t they？ This quote reminds me that we are all perfectly capable of imagining and bringing things into reality。 We should not forget that and continue to do so every day。Failure is a tricksterEvery successful person was once a massive failure， but none of them was ever defeated。 Real life is not school。 In school， you fuck up one answer， one exam and you are fucking done for life。 Schools merely reflect the REAL creativity one is capable to bring over to the table。 To fail in school is not the same as to fail at life。 If you keep trying， you will eventually succeed。 Think about SpaceX and how many rockets they have to launch before they “figured it out” and they are still figuring it out as they continue to produce new types of rockets！PersistanceNo matter what， always persist！ By reading this book you are likely to discover that Henry Ford and Elon Musk have much in common in terms of their persistence。 Henry Ford continued to be told by his engineers that it would be impossible to build V8 engine， which would be casted out of one single piece of metal。 They failed and tried again until they built V8 engine。AutosuggestionNow， what I found extremely interesting are the references to human psychology。 1930’ are the era of Viennese School of Psychology including Sigmund Freud。 Freud discovers “unconscious mind” or “Unbewusste” as it is called in German。 This book suggest that you could employ autosuggestion to improve your performance by merely installing the right affirmations into your subconscious mind。E。g。: “Every day I’m getting better and better。”“Nothing can stop me， not even disgusting communists at Czech universities…” 😂😂😂Again， those affirmations are used in buddhism， yoga and meditation。 What I find amazing is that those principles were well known already in 1930，’ but did not penetrate mainstream society。Imagination is vital 🦄Malcolm Gladwell suggested in his Outliers that mere intellect is not enough to produce success。 Some people are smart， but not successful。 Great examples are legal lectures at Czech universities。 Unfortunately， many of them lie on the autistic spectrum regardless the fact they are smart。 They lack imagination and they are not capable of transferring their knowledge on their students。 Their lectures are boring and imagination lacking。 If student follows through， he or she is likely to become an automatised robot， without much imagination。 As the consequence， I believe， that these students cannot be simply successful in the game of life。Now， the book mentions two types of creative minds:（a） Synthetic imaginationThis one is based on actual knowledge acquired through learning， listening， reading， observing etc。 The book uses example of Edison and how he invented a light bulb。 💡It is said that Edison tired 10。000 different ways to create a light bulb。 Finally， he employed an idea with vacuum， because he has read about somewhere。 Bang！ 💥 The light bulb was born and the thread lasted for 8 hours。（b） Creative imagination Here Napoleon Hill refers to the “Infinite intelligence。” Again， this area is overlapping with spirituality， buddhism， yoga nad meditation。 It represents something which is created by our mind。 It also could be called as premonition， hunches， 6th sense or simply gut feeling。 It is the purest way of creation。Which form of creation is better？ None， they are equal。 The only thing that counts is creation itself。 Desire“In the beginning was the Word， and the Word was with God， and the Word was God。”As I’m always saying， I’m agnostic， I believe in no God。 But I’m trying to show that everything starts with desire， which then translates in ambition and then into action。 Hill often refers to desire in relation of money and to where it all stems from。Three feet from goldSimply refers to a picture we all have seen on the internet。 For me it is a proof of how timeless this book is。 The original story includes goldmines。 A man from Maryland goes on his search of gold in the gold rush。 He finds a vain of gold and puts enough capital to mine it。 But before the investment is paid for the vein of gold runs out。 He then sells all expensive equipment and retires back to Maryland with massive losses。 But the original mine is examined by one of his employees。 The employee calls for mine expert who says that the vain of gold will continue 3 feet from the place where it was lost。 He is right and mine is reopened， but not by the original owners。 The story is timeless and it simply says: NEVER EVER DARE TO GIVE UP！Lucky 🍀 vs Unlucky People ☘️The book refers to a survey carried a long time ago。 In the survey were people asked if they see themselves as lucky or unlucky。 The result was 50/50。 With only difference: Lucky tended to remember good things in their life。 Lesson: The choice is yours。 You could see yourself as lucky or unlucky， but it has nothing to do with actual luck。 😂Psychological resilienceI found this point particularly interesting。 Hill mentions a condemned man who is about to be electrified in two hours。 Hill asks how he feels。 He says he is at peace with himself as he has nothing but troubles in his life。 Soon he will be asleep and have no more troubles。 The condemned man has made a conscious decision to accept the reality。“Do not worry over conditions， once you have reached a decision to follow a definite line of action。”We all know these stories。 Usually， it is something what went wrong or to be more precise something what went differently than we imagined。 Boyfriends/Girlfriends， businesses… Events of all kinds in general。 The important fact is that you could preclude it from happening。 By your conscious decision and finally let it go…Set of principles I’m acquiring from this book:（1） Reach your decisions quicklystory of american idependence。（2） Once you reach them， do not change them and persist。（3） Burn the bridges so there won’t be a way back。 It will help you to succeed。（4） Be brave。 The book refers to stories of American independence and people like Thomas Jefferson， General Lee， Samuel Adams etc。 I did enjoyed this part of the book very much。 😁（5） Experience is tricky。 What work for one might not work for another。 Never be therefore be afraid to try new things or apply new ways just because it did not work for somebody older。Conclusion:This book is the ultimate celebration of capitalism。 I bet it would have been proclaimed as dangerous and forbidden in communist states。 People would be thrown in jails for reading it and their minds would have to be corrected with “Red books。” I loved it。 For anybody who wants to “Think and grow rich” is this book a Great Leap forward。 For somebody who has already read a bunch of books on success， I would recommend them， to employ this book as a “sustainer of a great and rich mindset” with the benefit of reminding themselves what is important。 Therefore 4 stars and not 5。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Feel free to like， share and comment or recommend books you find inspirational yourself。 I’m keen to hear about them。Peace 🧘‍♂️✌️🌱________________________________________* Napoleon Hill apparently wrote more books about success （e。g The Law of Success - his first bestseller）。 He organised seminars where he taught people how to get rich。 。。。more