Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hillwas an American author and impresario who cribbed freely from the new thought tradition of the previous century to become an early producer of personal-success literature. At the time of Hill's death in 1970, his best-known work, Think and Grow Richhad sold 20 million copies. Hill's works insisted that fervid expectations are essential to increasing one's income. Most of his books were promoted as expositing principles to achieve "success". Hill was an advisor to two presidents of the United...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth26 October 1883
CityPound, VA
CountryUnited States of America
Every problem comes with an equal or greater opportunity
Seek the counsel of men who will tell you the truth about yourself, even if it hurts you to hear it. Mere commendation will not bring the improvement you need.
Nothing is more tragic - or more common - than mental inertia.
If you have a strong belief in yourself, in what you are doing and what you want to do, no adversity is too difficult to overcome.
Definiteness of purpose with positive mental attitude is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement.
You can't change where you started, but you can change the direction you are going. It's not what you are going to do, but it's what you are doing now that counts.
Yesterday is gone forever. Make the most of today and tomorrow if you wish to make up for lost time.
Who told you it couldn't be done? And what great achievement has he to his credit that entitles him to use the word 'impossible' so freely?
The greatest achievement was, at first, and for a time, but a dream.
The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help.
One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the word 'impossible.
Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.
ALL IMPULSES OF THOUGHT HAVE A TENDENCY TO CLOTHE THEMSELVES IN THEIR PHYSICAL EQUIVALENT.
Both success and failure are largely the results of HABIT!