Napoleon Hill and The Law of Success

In 1928, the infamous self help book, The Law of Success, was published for the very first time. Its author, Napoleon Hill, interviewed some of the greatest business leaders, politicians, scientists, and religious leaders from those days. The book contains a series of sixteen lessons, and each lesson is dozens of pages long. It spent many years out of print, but recently Melvin Powers, who is associated with the Wilshire Book Company, have published it into two volumes for this generation to enjoy.

It is considered one of the greatest books about goal setting and self confidence of all time. What are goals? How does one achieve more self confidence in order to attract wealth and success? Law of Success answers those types of questions. The lessons are designed to teach the principles and ideologies of successful living to us all. Truly, Napoleon hill wrote the road map to success so that it can be studied forever.

So who all did Napoleon Hill interview? Alexander Graham Bell, for starters. He helped Hill write the first chapter, "Master Mind", and while some his views on chemistry are now outdated, much of the material is just as important today as it was 80 years ago. Other important people that Napoleon Hill interviewed in the Law of Success include: Thomas Edison, George Eastman, Elmer Gates, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, Charles M. Schwab, William Wrigley Jr., F.W. Woolworth, John Wanamaker, William Wrigley Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, William H. Taft, William Jennings Bryan, and Jennings Randolph.

Wow! So many great thinkers, scientists, and presidents all in one place. Napoleon Hill grew up in poverty himself, and had many misfortunes befall him as a young boy. Yet he still grew up to become a successful writer and had connections with great scientists and presidents. His own personal idea of success wasn’t so much as the accomplishment of all of life’s goals, but rather the accomplishment of something meaningful---something wonderful.

While The Law of Success does give insight as to how to build wealth in one’s life, it also encourages the act of saving money and being frugal. Because of his wise advice about obtaining and saving wealth, Napoleon Hill is considered a "father" of sorts toward the modern "law of attraction" movement. He also made the golden rule philosophy — "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"— popular and memorable.

If you’re interested in learning how to attract wealth, improving your self confidence, and figuring out what goals are most important to you, then you need to read Law of Success by Napoleon Hill. Not only will this be the perfect book for you, but Hill’s other famous book, Think and Grow Rich, is also a great read about attracting wealth and success.

Of course, you won’t find all the success and self confidence you want out of life by reading these Napoleon Hill books, but you will learn important steps on how to obtain such things. It’s up to you whether you take what you read seriously or not. If you do, then you’ll be on your way to knowing why even US presidents have endorsed these books.

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Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
The Success Principles by Jack Canfield

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