No I don’t mean the little French dude, but Napoleon Hill. I first read about Napoleon Hill in a book by Paul McKenna. Napoleon Hill was born in 1833 in Virginia USA and died in 1970 following a long and successful career as a consultant to business leaders, lecturer and author. Napoleon Hill’s story is remarkable in itself. Hill was a reporter who was sent to interview Andrew Carnegie the Scottish steel magnate who had made his fortune after emmigrating to the United States. Carnegie saw in Hill some of the qualities that had made him successful in business. He challenged Napoleon Hill to interview the top 500 most successful business men and women in the United States and to write a book on his findings, and find out the “secrets” behind their success. This took hill over 20 years to complete.
He published his findings in the most inspirational book I have ever read “Think and Grow Rich” published in 1937. The people interviewed are a roll call of American business at that time and include 3 presidents. “Think and Grow Rich” has been re-published many times since 1937. The current updated edition was first published 2003 and includes more modern examples of the Carnegie secret in action. However for me it is the 1937 version that is the definitive version and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. You can download a free copy of “Think and Grow Rich” by clicking HERE. Enjoy the video of some of Hills quotes.
See you soon
Rob
Hi Robert,
I love Napolean’s writings. Great post, and brilliant video clip. I’ve been away for a few days ‘saving the herd’ – see if you can spot me – http://www.worldofwhispers.com. There’s some brilliant photos from the few days I was there. If you have joined as a friend we may meet up at the open day next year!
Enjoy the journey.
Mandy
Hi Robert,
Yeh i briefly came across Napolean Hill not too long ago actually , and as you say his wisdom in the world of the business mindset is second to none!
Great post Robert….Ed.
Robert,
I had never heard of Napolean until now. That being said I will be downloading and reading the book as it definitely sounds inspiring. Thank you for sharing 🙂
Hey Robert, I think Napoleon is a classic in the how to be successful field. His book “Think and Grow Rich” is still one of my favorites, despite hundreds of similar writings. His style is to the point, full of “meat”, but sharing inspirational examples at the same time…
Hi Lynda,
it is an amazing book, a little dated in parts there was a revison in 2003 with more upto date examples, but the origional is far better.
Rob