Think and Grow Rich!. Napoleon Hill

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      Table of Contents

       Think And Grow Rich Napoleon Hill

       Author's Preface

       Introduction

       Three Feet From Gold

       A Fifty-Cent Lesson In Persistence

       Desire - The First Step toward Riches

       Desire Outwits Mother Nature

       Faith - The Second Step toward Riches

       Self-Confidence Formula

       The Power of an Idea

       Auto-Suggestion - The Third Step toward Riches

       Summary of Instructions

       Specialized Knowledge - The Fourth Step Toward Riches

       Lack of Ambition

       Imagination - The Fifth Step toward Riches

       How To Make Practical Use Of Imagination

       What Would I Do If I Had A Million Dollars

       Organized Planning - The Sixth Step Toward Riches

       When And How To Apply For A Position

       The Capital Value Of Your Services

       Take Inventory Of Yourself

       The "Miracle" That Has Provided These Blessings

       Decision - The Seventh Step Toward Riches

       Power

       The Sustained Effort Necessary To Induce Faith

       Symptoms Of Lack Of Persistence

       How To Develop Persistence

       Power - The Ninth Step toward Riches

       Transmutation - The Tenth Step Toward Riches

       Why Men Seldom Succeed Before Forty

       The Subconscious Mind - The Eleventh Step Toward Riches

       Emotion

       The Brain - The Twelfth Step Toward Riches

       The Dramatic Story Of The Brain

       The Sixth Sense - The Thirteenth Step Toward Riches

       Building Character Through Auto-Suggestion

       How To Outwit The Six Ghosts Of Fear

       The Fear Of Criticism

       Old Man Worry

       Self-Analysis Test Questions

       "Fifty-Seven" Famous Alibis

      Author's 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