Think and Grow Rich Deluxe Edition: The Complete Classic Text (Think and Grow Rich Series). Napoleon Hill

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      Contents

       Preface

       Introduction

      1. Three Feet From Gold

      2. A Fifty-Cent Lesson In Persistence

      3. Desire - The First Step toward Riches

      4. Desire Outwits Mother Nature

      5. Faith - The Second Step toward Riches

      6. Self-Confidence Formula

      7. The Power of an Idea

      8. Auto-Suggestion - The Third Step toward Riches

      9. Summary of Instructions

      10. Specialized Knowledge - The Fourth Step Toward Riches

      11. Lack of Ambition

      12. Imagination - The Fifth Step toward Riches

      13. How To Make Practical Use Of Imagination

      14. What Would I Do If I Had A Million Dollars

      15. Organized Planning - The Sixth Step Toward Riches

      16. When And How To Apply For A Position

      17. The Capital Value Of Your Services

      18. Take Inventory Of Yourself

      19. The "Miracle" That Has Provided These Blessings

      20. Decision - The Seventh Step Toward Riches

      21. Power

      22. The Sustained Effort Necessary To Induce Faith

      23. Symptoms Of Lack Of Persistence

      24. How To Develop Persistence

      25. Power - The Ninth Step toward Riches

      26. Transmutation - The Tenth Step Toward Riches

      27. Why Men Seldom Succeed Before Forty

      28. The Subconscious Mind - The Eleventh Step Toward Riches

      29. Emotion

      30. The Brain - The Twelfth Step Toward Riches

      31. The Dramatic Story Of The Brain

      32. The Sixth Sense - The Thirteenth Step Toward Riches

      33. Building Character Through Auto-Suggestion

      34. How To Outwit The Six Ghosts Of Fear

      35. The Fear Of Criticism

      36. Old Man Worry

      37. Self-Analysis Test Questions

      38. "Fifty-Seven" Famous Alibis

      Preface

      IN EVERY chapter of this book, mention has been made of the money-making secret which has made fortunes for more than five hundred exceedingly wealthy men whom I have carefully analyzed over a long period of years.

      The secret was brought to my attention by Andrew Carnegie, more than a quarter of a century ago. The canny, lovable old Scotsman carelessly tossed it into my mind, when I was but a boy. Then he sat back in his chair, with a merry twinkle in his eyes, and watched carefully to see if I had brains enough to understand the full significance of what he had said to me.

      When he saw that I had grasped the idea, he asked if I would be willing to spend twenty years or more, preparing myself to take it to the world, to men and women who, without the secret, might go through life as failures. I said I would, and with Mr. Carnegie's cooperation, I have kept my promise.

      This book contains the secret, after having been put to a practical test by thousands of people, in almost every walk of life. It was Mr. Carnegie's idea that the magic formula, which gave him a stupendous fortune, ought to be placed within reach of people who do not have time to investigate how men make money, and it was his hope that I might test and demonstrate the soundness of the formula through the experience of men and women in every calling.

      He believed the formula should be taught in all public schools and colleges, and expressed the opinion that if it were properly taught it would so revolutionize the entire educational system that the time spent in school could be reduced to less than half.

      His experience with Charles M. Schwab, and other young men of Mr. Schwab's type, convinced Mr. Carnegie that much of that which is taught in the schools is of no value whatsoever in connection with the business of earning a living or accumulating riches. He had arrived at this decision, because he had taken into his business one young man after another, many of them with but little schooling, and by coaching them in the use of this formula, developed in them rare leadership. Moreover, his coaching made fortunes for everyone of them who followed his instructions. In the chapter on Faith, you will read the astounding story of the organization of the giant United States Steel Corporation, as it was conceived and carried out by one of the young men through whom Mr. Carnegie proved that his formula will work for all who are ready for it. This single application of the secret, by that young man-Charles M. Schwab-made him a huge fortune in both money and OPPORTUNITY. Roughly speaking, this particular application of the formula was worth six hundred million dollars. These facts-and they are facts well known to almost everyone who knew Mr. Carnegie-give you a fair idea of what the reading of this book may bring to you, provided you KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT.

      Even before it had undergone twenty years of practical testing, the secret was passed on to more than one hundred thousand men and women who have used it for their personal benefit, as Mr. Carnegie planned that they should. Some have made fortunes with it. Others have used it successfully in creating harmony in their homes. A clergyman used it so effectively that