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21 Principles of Success
1 - Desire It.
Desire is the first rule of success. Continuous, unquenchable, single purpose,self sacrificing
DESIRE
. In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill outlines six very simple but practical steps through which desire can be translated into itsfinancial equivalent and I summarize the steps as follows: (1) Be definite as tothe amount of money you want to make. (2) What will it cost you to make thatexact amount of money? What price are you willing to pay? What are you willing to give today in other to get that value in naira sum tomorrow? (3)Establish a definite date when you intend to acquire this sum (4) Create adefinite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once to put the plan intoaction. (5) Write down all of the above and place it where you’ll continuously see it. (6) Finally, read aloud to yourself twice daily (morning & evening) every thing you wrote down…remember, faith comes by hearing! Desire it and stake your life on its ability to come true, and then go for it. Christopher Columbusdreamed of an unknown world, staked his life on the existence of such a worldand discovered it! Marconi dreamed of a system for harnessing the intangibleforces of the ether. Evidence that he did not dream in vain could be seen inevery wireless and radio gadget. Thomas Edison dreamed of a lamp that could be operated with electricity. The Wright brothers dreamed of a machine that would fly in the air. What’s the lesson here? Every great achievement begins with a seed of thought and a desire to see it come to pass. What’s your dream? What’s your desire? It is never too late to start. Why not challenge yourself toan honest dream that seems larger than you and see what you’re truly capableof.
There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dreamof things that never were, and ask why not.
Robert F. Kennedy 
2 Adopt a definite Purpose
If ever there is only one lesson to be deeply grasped and entrenched in thesubconscious by anyone who seeks to succeed, it'll be knowing that the answer you may be seeking to the questions that has astounded you and made yourise up early and go to bed late may just be found in your own mind, through athought, an idea, a plan or a purpose. In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill wrote “What different story men would have to tell if only they would adopt adefinite purpose, and stand by that purpose until it had time to become an allconsuming obsession”. One of the tricks of opportunity is that it has a sly habitof slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the formof misfortune, temporary defeat or even something nobody wants. Edward CBarnes picked up a dictating machine that was invented by Thomas Edison(but rejected by every single salesman on the grounds that it can never sell)and sold it so much that Edison gave him a contract to market anddistribute it all over the world. Keep at your purpose against all odds. Bedirected by your conscience to drive yourself towards excellence in everything
 
 you do. Decide to create a remarkable place for yourself no matter how many difficulties you'll have to surmount. Realize it is selfish to be docile or give upon your success. Be willing to stake every other thing on the rules that willmake you succeed. How much actual cash Edward Barnes made selling a tooleveryone else rejected I cannot tell but the amount, whatever it is becomesinsignificant when compared to the lesson he learned, that an intangibleimpulse of thought can be transmuted into a physical asset by the applicationof certain principles. Over the next few days, I’ll walk you through theseprinciples as I’ve gleaned them from the same book, think and grow rich. Graba copy for yourself. Whatever happens, keep at it if you believe in it – George obi
3 – Have Faith
 According to the New Living Translation of the bible, "Faith is the confidencethat what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Mr. Hill noted that " Faith is a state of mind which may beinduced, or created, by affirmation or repeated instructions to thesubconscious mind". Incredible. Faith therefore comes through as thatconfident assurance which you reveal when you consistently inform yoursenses that you will achieve what you seek no matter the obstacle. Faith can beseen (when you passionately follow after your chief aim), it can disappear where there is fear, prolonged fatigue or laziness, it's the opposite of doubt,and above all, it's a gift. Yes, FAITH IS A GIFT! from God to us to enable usarchieve every purpose he put in our hearts. The bible says each man hasreceived from God a measure of faith... but guess what, it could be dormantor nurtured to grow and then applied. As Napoleon Hill suggested, faith can be developed through the principle of auto-suggestion, in other words, by  voluntarily and consciously repeating positive, affirmative instructions to yourmind, the instructions converge in your subconsciousness to form a magneticforce which your mind releases into the ether to go and attract what you need.Faith comes by hearing...Watch what you say, you also hear what yousay! - George obi
4: Auto-Suggest it
This simply means talking to yourself with passion and with faith. Over half acentury ago, Dr. Emil Coue' (1857-1926) of France taught the principle of autosuggestion. His favourite phrase was, "Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better”. This principle teaches us to communicate the object of ourdesire directly to our subconscious mind in the spirit of absolute faith. Havingclearly articulated and written down the statement of your desire, go to aquiet place (preferably your bed at night and early in the mornings), close your eyes and repeat the words of your statement aloud to yourself so you canhear your own words and visualize yourself already achieving the object of  your desire. Your ability to use the principle of auto-suggestion will depend on your capacity to concentrate exclusively on a given object of desireconsistently for a period of time until that desire becomes a burningobsession. Listen carefully, this may sound absurd, even outrageous and you
 
may take it with a pint of scepticism but guess what, it works! You are voluntarily placing a demand on your subconscious mind to adopt the objectof your desire and transmute them into their physical equivalent. Whenthe subconscious mind has received the letters of your statement, and mixes itup with the ingredients of faith and emotion (passion), it comes up with an"idea" or a "plan" and flashes it into your mind in the form of an"inspiration". Treat this message or inspiration with respect, act upon itimmediately. Napoleon Hill suggests that plain, unemotional words do notinfluence the mind. Even if you repeat the statement of your desire a milliontimes to yourself, you'll get no appreciable result if it's not mixed with emotionand faith. To practice this requires childlike obedience and rock solidpersistence. You’ll enter your next level.
"Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory." --General George S. Patton
5
Know one thing.
 Your ability to hold tight your own end and then form a network of likeminded but diversely specialized acquaintances is the one single factor thatdeeply guarantees your success. “Don’t try to know everything”, a wise manonce counselled his son. Any man will be successful if he follows hard to know everything about one thing and in addition, knows where to find “who knows what” anytime he needs to. True knowledge lies not in knowing everything butin knowing all you can about one thing and then knowing how to reach andaccess the knowledge of the man who’s got it in the areas you are not versed.There is no such thing as “Knowledge is power”; it is the organization and useof knowledge to achieve a predefined purpose that is power. A lot of peopleknow so much but the inability to accurately organize what they know andintelligently direct it towards an end through a practical plan of action is the bane of many unsuccessful but honest people. Success has got to beanticipated, planned for and followed through. Practice is the key. Go back through the 4 rules so far and determine for yourself what you ought to bedoing because the great end of all knowledge is action. Learn all there is toknow about one area of business and then align your self with people who arealso well versed in their areas, and then will you see that our world, even ourdear country Nigeria, is full of magical things. Order your copy of “Think andGrow Rich” and many other motivational books from us now!
 Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looksoutside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens - Carl JungSome people drink deeply from the fountain of knowledge. Others justgargle- Grant M. Bright
6 – Creative Imagination
Creativity is to think more efficiently. Ralph Waldo Emerson said that mostpeople would rather die than think because creative thinking is the mostdifficult task in the world. The truth remains that great necessities call out
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