THINK & GROW RICH..

In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill outlines 13 steps to “Think and Grow Rich”. While almost all of them are common sense, never has there been a book that puts all the steps together in such a clear and concise manner.

If you take action and follow the 13 steps outlined in this book you will most certainly be on your way to untold riches. Here is a brief overview of those 13 steps for those of you looking for the “cliff notes”:

1. Desire – The is the starting point on which all riches are built. Without a burning desire for money none of the other steps would matter
2. Faith – The visualization and belief that you will attain your desire
3. Auto Suggestion – The repeating of your desire out loud, twice daily to imprint it into your subconscious mind
4. Specialized Knowledge – Specific knowledge of the service, merchandise, or profession that you intend to offer in return for the fortune you desire
5. Imagination – You must be able to tap into your creative imagination to come up with new ways or better ways of doing things
6. Organized Planning – You must have a clear and concise plan to obtain your burning desire
7. Decision – Leaders make decisions quickly and are very slow to change them. This step is the opposite of procrastination
8. Persistence – I am going to borrow a line from a different book at this point. “You must persist without exception” Andy Andrews, The Travelers Gift
9. Power of the Master Mind – You will never know everything, so you must find other people to “mastermind” with. This will help you to develop new and creative ideas.
10. The mystery of Sex Transmutation - Very simply put, sex is the strongest human desire. This step is the ability to transfer the desire for sex into other productive activities.
11. The Subconscious Mind - This step is really directly related to step 3. This is the process of controlling your subconscious mind through auto-suggestion and positive thinking.
12. The Brain – Kind of a “no brainer” (sorry, couldn’t resist). This is really a combination of steps 3,5, and 11. If you can control your thoughts and thus your brain, there is no limit to what you can achieve.
13. The Sixth Sense - The ability to recognize when great ideas flash into your head, if only for a moment, and the ability to act on those.

The whole point that Napoleon Hill is constantly trying to drive throughout the book is this:

Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, you can achieve.