Think and Grow Rich

QHB's 10 Points of Focus and Summaries

Think and Grow Rich 10 Points:

1. The Power of Thought: Success begins with a clear, focused idea. All achievements and earned riches start with an idea.

2. Definiteness of Purpose: A burning desire and clear goal are essential for success. One must have a definite purpose and unwavering determination.

3. Persistence and Resilience: Temporary defeats and failures are part of the journey to success. Persistence is crucial; those who keep going despite setbacks are more likely to achieve their goals.

4. Faith and Positive Thinking: Positive emotions and faith play a vital role in manifesting desires. A mind dominated by positive emotions fosters faith, which is essential for success.

5. Auto-Suggestion: The practice of auto-suggestion involves influencing the subconscious mind by repeatedly affirming and visualizing one's goals and desires.

6. Specialized Knowledge: Practical and organized knowledge, directed towards a specific goal, is necessary for accumulating wealth. Continuous learning and application of knowledge are key to success.

7. Imagination: Creative imagination and the ability to generate innovative ideas are critical. These ideas must be transmuted into reality through definite plans and actions.

8. Organized Planning: Success requires detailed planning and the cooperation of others. Temporary defeats should be seen as signals to revise and improve plans.

9. Decision Making: Prompt and definite decision-making is essential. Procrastination is a major cause of failure, and decisive individuals are more likely to achieve their goals.

10. Master Mind Principle: The coordination of knowledge and effort between two or more people, in a spirit of harmony, creates a powerful force for achieving success. This collective effort amplifies individual capabilities and resources.

QHB's Selected Book Quotes and Summaries

*** NH = Napoleon Hill (The Author)

=== Author’s Preface to Original Edition ===

# “All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea!” - NH

=== Preface to Current Edition ===

# “Together with Dale Carnegies’s How to Win Friends and Influence People and Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking, it became essential reading for men and women who pursued success in their lives and careers.” - Dr Arthur R. Pell

=== CHAPTER 1 THE POWER OF THOUGHT ===

# “ when a man really desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win.” - Thomas Edison

# “He had nothing to start with, except the capacity to know what he wanted, and the determination to stand by that desire until he realized it.” - NH

# “One of the common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat. … Before success comes to most people, they are sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and perhaps some failure.” - NH

# “Riches begin with a state of mind, with definiteness of purpose, with little or no hard work.” - NH

# “Success comes to those who become success conscious. Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 2 DESIRE: The Starting Point of All Achievement (The First Step to Riches) ===

# “Edwin C. Barnes desires was not a hope. It was not a wish. It was a keen, pulsating desire, which transcended everything else. It was definite. … Barnes succeeded because he chose a definite goal, and placed all his energy, all his willpower and all of his effort into achieving that goal. - NH

# “Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all source of retreat.” - NH

# “The method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent consists of six definite, practical steps: 1. Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. … 2. Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. … 3. Establish a definite data when you intend to possess the money you desire. … 4. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, … 5. Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire. … 6. Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, “ - NH

# “Behind this demand for new and better things there is one quality one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.” - NH

# “A burning desire to be and to do is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off.” - NH

# “Beethoven was deaf, Milton was blind, but their names will last as long as time endures because they dreamer and translated their dreams into organised thought.” - NH

# “In setting goals you are not limited to any one area. Schwarzenegger could have limited his future to body building and become quite successful, but he dreamed of much more, set higher goals and strove to achieve them. He learned from his successes and adapted this knowledge in other aspects of his life.” - Dr Arthur R. Pell

# “Here are some of her (Mary Kay Ash) suggestions: Imagine yourself successful. … Reflect on your own past successes. … Set definite goals. … Respond positively to life. “ - Dr Arthur R. Pell

# “Desire backed by faith pushed reason aside, and inspired me to carry on.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 3 FAITH: Visualizing and Believing in the Attainment of Desire (The Second Step to Riches ===

# “Faith, love and sex are the most powerful of all the major positive emotions.” - NH

# “A mind dominated by positive emotions becomes a favorable abode for the state of mind known as faith.” - NJ

# “There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge. Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 4 AUTO SUGGESTION: The Medium for Influencing the Subconscious Mind (The Third Step to Riches) ===

# “Do not trust to your “reason” when creating your plan. Your reason is faulty. Moreover, your reasoning faculty may be lazy, and, if you depend entirely upon it to serve you, it may disappoint you.” - NH

# “Faith is the most strongest and most productive of the emotions.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 5 SPECIALISED KNOWLEDGE: Personal Experiences or Observations (The Fourth Step to Riches) ===

# “Knowledge will not attract money unless it is organised and intelligently directed through practical plans of action to the definitive end of accumulation of money.” - NH

# “Any person who is educated knows where to get knowledge when needed, and how to organise that knowledge into definite plans of action.” - NH

# “The person who stops studying merely because they have finished school is forever hopelessly doomed to mediocrity, no matter what their calling.” - NH

# “The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.” - NH

# “Determination is only the first step. It must be followed by hard work, a regime of physical and mental exercise and whatever it takes to bring us to peak performance.” - Dr Arthur R. Pell

=== CHAPTER 5 IMAGINATION: The Workshop of the Mind (The Fifth Step to Riches) ===

# “Ideas can be transmuted into cash through the power of definite purpose, plus definite plans.” - NH

# “Herb Kelleher gives his advice to success-minded people: Stick to your ideas. … Think of what the customers want and give it to them. Overcome obstacles put in your path and taking positive step to break them down … keep open to mew Opportunities … .” - Dr Arthur R. Pell

# “Success requires no explanation. Failure permits no alibis. - NH

=== CHAPTER 7 ORGANIZED PLANNING: The Crystallisation Of Desire into Action (The Sixth Step to Riches) ===

# “No individual has sufficient experience, education, natural ability and knowledge to ensure the accumulation of a great fortune without the cooperation of other people.” - NH

# “Temporary defeat should only mean one thing - the certain knowledge that there is something wrong with your plan.” - NH

# “When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans and set sail once more towards your coveted goal.” - NH

# “If you give up before your goal has been reached, you are a “Quitter. A Quitter Never Wins - And a Winner never Quits.” - NH

# “The following are important factors of Leadership: 1. Unwavering Courage … 2. Self Control. … 3. A keen sense of Justice. … 4. Definiteness of Decision. … 5. Definiteness of Plans. … 6. The Habit of doing more than Paid. … 7. A pleasing personality. … 8. Sympathy and Understanding. … 9. Mastery of Detail. … 10. Willingness to assume full responsibility. … 11. Cooperation.” - NH

# “Successful salespeople groom themselves with care.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 8 DECISION: The Mastery of Procrastination (The Seventh Step to Riches) ===

# “Lack of decision was near the head of the list of the 30 major causes of failure. … Procrastination, the opposite of decision, is a common enemy that practically everybody must conquer.” - NH

# “Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence.” - NH

# “Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it. … Deeds, and not words, are what count most.” - NH

# “Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely know what they want, generally get it.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 9 PERSISTENCE: The Sustained Effort Necessary to Induce Faith (The Eighth Step to Riches) ===

# “Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.” - NH

# “Without persistence, you will be defeated, even before you start. With persistence, you will win.” - NH

# “Be persistent no matter how slowly you may, at first, have to move. With persistence will come success.” - NH

# “Most ideas are stillborn and need the breath of life injected into them through definite plans of immediate action.” - NH

# “Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.” - NH

# “How to develop Persistence … The necessary steps are: 1. A definite purpose backed by a burning desire for its fulfilment. 2. A definite plan, expressed in continuous action. 3. A mind closed tightly against all negative and discouraged influences… 4. A friendly alliance with one or more persons who will encourage you to follow through with both plan purpose. … These four steps are essential for success in all walks of life.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 10 POWER OF THE MASTER MIND: The Driving Force (The Ninth Step to Riches) ===

# “Power may be defined as “organised and intelligently directed knowledge”. … Let us examine the sources of knowledge: 1. Infinite Intelligence. … 2. Accumulated Experience. … 3. Experiment and research.” - NH

# “Gaining power through the “Master Mind”. The Master Mind may be defined as “Coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.” “ - NH

# “Anybody can wish for riches, and most people do, but only a few know that a definite plan plus a burning desire for wealth are the only dependable means of accumulating it.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 11 THE MYSTERY OF SEX TRANS-MUTATION (The Tenth Step to Riches) ===

# “The human mind responds to stimulation! Among the greatest and most powerful of these stimuli is the urge of sex.” - NH

# “Love, romance and sex are all emotions capable of driving people to heights of super achievement.” - NH

# “The emotions of love, sex and romance are sides of the eternal triangle of achievement building genius. Nature creates geniusus through no other force.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 12 THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND: the Connecting Link (The Eleventh Step to Riches) ===

# “The Seven Major Positive Emotions: … Desire, Faith, Love, Sex, Enthusiasm, Romance & Hope. …” - NH

# “The Seven Major Negative Emotions (to be avoided) : … Fear, Jealousy, Hatred, Revenge, Greed, Superstition, Anger.” - NH

# “Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time. It is your responsibility to make sure that positive emotions constitute the dominating influence of your mind.” - NH

# “Faith and Fear make poor bedfellows. Where one is found, the other cannot exist.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 13 THE BRAIN: A Broadcasting and Receiving Station for Thought (The Twelfth Step to Riches) ===

# “You have 3 principles to bear in mind … - The subconscious mind, creative imagination and Autosuggestion. The stimuli through which you put these three principles into action have been described - The procedure begins with desire.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 14 THE SIXTH SENSE: The Door to the Temple of Wisdom (The Thirteenth Step to Riches) ===

# “I knew that self-suggestion is a powerful factor in building character, that it is, in fact, the sole principle through which character is built.” - NH

# “The fact remains that human beings do receive accurate knowledge through sources other than the physical senses.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 15 HOW TO OUTWIT THE SIX GHOSTS OF FEAR (Clearing the Brain for Riches) ===

# “Indecision is the seedling of fear! … Indecision crystallizes into doubt, the two blend and become fear!” - NH

# “The Six Basic Fears … they are: The Fear of Poverty, The Fear of Criticism, The Fear of Health, The Fear of Loss of Love or someone, The Fear of Old Age & The Fear of Death. The six basic fears become translated into a state of worry through indecision.” - NH

# “Fears are nothing more than states of mind.” - NH

# “The Fear of poverty is, without doubt, the most destructive of the six basic fears. …. Nothing brings so much suffering and humility as Poverty!” - NH

# “Worry is a form of sustained fear caused by indecision, therefore it is a state of mind which can be controlled”. - NH

# “To be successful, you must find peace of mind, acquire the material needs of life, and above all, attain happiness. All of these evidences of success begin in the form of thought impulses.” - NH

=== CHAPTER 16 THE DEVIL’S WORKSHOP (The Seventh Basic Evil) ===

# “Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.” - NH

# “He did not believe them. He knew he could do anything, within reason, if he backed his plans with faith.” - NH

# “Ford never had a chance either, but he created an opportunity and backed it with persistence until it made him richer than Croesus” - NH

# “Mind control is the result of self-discipline and habit. You either control your mind or it controls you.” - NH

# “The most practical of all methods for controlling the mind is the habit of keeping it busy with a definite purpose, backed by a definite plan.” - NH

# “If only -and this is the greatest of them all- I had the courage to see myself as I really am, I would find out what is wrong with me and correct it.” - NH

# “Why do people cling to their alibis? the answer is obvious. They defend their alibis because they create them!” - NH

# “The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.” - NH

# “It was a great surprise to me when I discovered that most of the ugliness I saw in others was but a reflection of my own nature.” - Philosopher

=== END OF BOOK ===