Napoleon Hill: Habits of Success
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Two important laws enter into the act of concentrating the mind on a given desire. One is the law of Auto-suggestion and the other is the law of habit.
It was the late 19th century, during the industrial revolution, a time when some men made riches well beyond the average American, that Andrew Carnegie made his great wealth in the steel industry. A philanthropist he funded an important and influential project that would take 20 years to complete.
The 1908 Carnegie funded project was conducted by Napoleon Hill. Napoleon interviewed hundreds of men based on their common defining factor of great power and success in the world. He compiled his data and extrapolated from it a list of common core principles. He proposed that if you follow the laws of success that great men held to, you too could succeed in a significantly large scale manner. Napoleon Hill’s book “The Law of Success” was published in 1928. Below is a list of those principles.
The 17 Principles of Success by Napoleon Hill
1.Definiteness of Purpose – The habit of focusing your actions and thoughts on one high and desirable goal in life
2.Mastermind Alliance – The habit of working in complete harmony with others for the attainment of a specific objective
3.Going the Extra Mile – The habit of doing more than is required of you with the expectation of receiving greater compensation from direct or vicarious sources
4.Applied Faith – The habit of acting as if you already have what you want in life
5.Pleasing Personality – The habit of being generally agreeable and friendly with people
6.Personal Initiative – The habit of starting tasks that are important to you and seeing them through to completion
7.Positive Mental Attitude – The habit of looking for the positive side of every situation in life—especially during times of turmoil and adversity
8.Enthusiasm – The habit of keeping yourself energized by focusing your life on what you love most
9.Self-Discipline – The habit of choosing not to make negative choices that will cost you more than you gain
10.Accurate Thinking – The habit of making decisions and forming opinions that are based on factual information and tangible evidence
11.Controlled Attention – The habit of prioritizing your time and energy to stay focused on what is most important and beneficial
12.Teamwork – [Basically the same as the Mastermind Alliance principle]
13.Learning from Adversity and Defeat – The habit of learning from adversity and defeat and making gradual improvements because of those experiences
14.Creative Vision – The habit of visualizing the things that you want most and the actions that will help you to acquire them
15.Maintenance of Sound Health – The habit of keeping your energy level up by eating healthy food and participating in physical exercise
16.Budgeting of Time and Money – The habit of taking time everyday to move closer to your definite major purpose and saving money to ensure steady financial growth
17.Cosmic Habit force – The habit of repeating desirable thought patterns and behaviors until they become effortless and self-moving
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