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20
Oct 10

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill (Part 5)

Who are the four men in this article? An oil-magnate (John D. Rockefeller), the world’s greatest inventor (Thomas A. Edison), a banker (Frank A. Vanderlip), the “world’s worst salesman” (F. W. Woolworth) and, of course, the author of “Think and Grow Rich” (Napoleon Hill) – check the sidebar for your free ebook.

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In the author’s preface of “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill lists almost 50 entrepreneurs, politicians, self-made millionaires who knew and applied the eternal laws of success. This is the fifth part of the series Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich”.


Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 1

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 2

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 3

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 4

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 5

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 6

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 7


John D. Rockefeller, 1885

John D. Rockefeller, 1885

JOHN DAVISON ROCKEFELLER (* July 8, 1839 in Richford, New York; † May 23, 1937 in Ormond Beach, Florida) was an American entrepreneur, oil-magnate and major philanthropist.  He was co-founder of an oil refinery, predecessor of the Standard Oil Company that was founded in 1870. Standard Oil Company was one of the world’s largest oil refiner. It also was one of the world’s first and largest multinational corporations. By 1911 the trust  was broken up by the United States Supreme Court and split into 34 companies. John D. Rockefeller was the richest man of his time and perhaps the richest man in history. His net worth in 2007 numbers was 663.4 billion US$. John D. Rockefeller was a major philanthropist. He mainly used his vast fortune to establish several foundations (“to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world”), colleges, universities (University of Chicago, Rockefeller Universitiy), museums, hospitals and to support national parks, educational institutes and churches.

Napoleon Hill mentions John D. Rockefeller two times in “Think and Grow Rich”. In the list and in chapter 9 “Persistence”.

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
John D. Rockefeller


Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison

THOMAS ALVA EDISON (* February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio; † October 1931 in West Orange, New Jersey) was an American inventor and businessman. He can be considered as the greatest inventor in human history. His inventions have influenced life around the world in many aspects. Thomas A. Edison has made several groundbreaking inventions in the fields of electricity, electrical engineering, telecommunications and audio-visual media. Among Edison’s multitudinous inventions (1.093 patents in his name in the United States alone)  were the phonograph, a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures and the motion picture camera.  Edison and his companies Edison Electric Light Co and Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York (By 1901: New York Edison Company) managed the electrification of New York City.  He also was co-founder of the General Electric Company.

Thomas A. Edison is being mentioned several times in “Think and Grow Rich”. One amazing passage in the text is: “Mr. Edison tried out more than 10,000 different combinations of ideas through the synthetic faculty of his imagination before he “tuned in” through the creative faculty, and got the answer which perfected the incandescent light.”

“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.”
Thomas A. Edison


Frank Arthur Vanderlip

Frank A. Vanderlip

FRANK ARTHUR VANDERLIP (* November 17, 1864 in Aurora, Illinois; † June 30, 1937) was an American financier. From 1897 to1901 he was Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury in President McKinley’s administration. Frank A. Vanderlip was director, trustee, founder or player of the following corporations or institutions: National City Bank (vice president and president), Nation Bank of Commerce, Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company of New York, Riggs National Bank of Washington, Union Pacific Railroad, United States Realty and Improvement Co.,  Consolidated Gas Company, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Trustee). Frank A. Vanderlip was is active in the work of the Chamber of Commerce, The Merchants Association, the Economic Club and the Academy of Political Science. He was the president of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club at Scarborough and was a member of the Metropolitan, The Century, the City and Union League clubs of New York, and other organizations in New York, Washington, and Chicago.

Frank A. Vanderlip is part of the list of wealthy men in the author’s preface of Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich”.

“I want no men around me who have not the knack of making friends.”
Frank A. Vanderlip


Frank Winfield Woolworth

F. W. Woolworth

FRANK WINFIELD WOOLWORTH (* April 13, 1852 in Rodman, New York; April 8, 1919 in Glen Cove, New York) was an American entrepreneur and founder of F. W. Woolworth Company (now Foot Locker). At the age of  21, F. W. Woolworth started working as a merchant. By 1879, Woolworth founded his first five-cent store in Utica, New York with US$ 300.- he had borrowed. The shop was no success and failed within weeks. But F. W. Woolworth did not give up and established his second store only two months later, which was a great success. During the next years F. W. Woolworth and his brother Charles Sumner Woolworth established hundreds of five-and-ten-cent stores all over the country. In 1911, 586 Woolworth stores were united in the F. W. Woolworth Company. When Frank W. Woolworth died 8 years later in 1919, the F. W. Woolworth Company owned more than 1,000 stores in the United States and other countries.

F.W. Woolworth is being mentioned three times by Napoleon Hill in “Think and Grow Rich”. For example: “Woolworth’s Five and Ten Cent Store idea, for example, had far less merit, but it piled up a fortune for its creator.” (in chapter 5 – Specialized Knowledge)

“I am the world’s worst salesman, therefore, I must make it easy for people to buy.”
F. W. Woolworth

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 1

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 2

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 3

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 4

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 5

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 6

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” Part 7


Napoleon Hill has interviewed over 500 men like the ones above for his books “The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons” and “Think and Grow Rich”. Read “Think and Grow Rich” now and get your free ebook edition in the sidebar on the right.
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"Think And Grow Rich" / 11. Creative Vision / Media / Napoleon Hill / Video — 18 Comments
6
Apr 10

Video: Creative Vision – The Master Key to Riches Part 11

Have you been creative today, yet? Why not apply some synthetic imagination? Get your free copy of Napoleon Hill’s “Think And Grow Rich”, add your own ideas and create a useful service to mankind that makes you money and brings you riches.

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How you can use Creative Imagination, the 11th principle of success, for the building of all of your plans, aims and purposes?

“Very seldom does anyone create an idea or anything else absolutely new. Nearly everything known to civilisation is but a combination of something that is old.”

Napoleon Hill

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In this video, Napoleon Hill talks about Imagination. Imagination occurs in 2 forms: Synthetic Imagination and Creative Imagination.

Mr. Hill gives both examples of synthetic imagination and creative imagination. He describes synthetic imagination to come into action when:

  • Thomas A. Edison invented the incandescent electric lamp
  • Clarence Saunders built the Piggly Wiggly Store System
  • Henry Ford invented his first automobile
  • Eskimo Pie, a chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar was invented
  • F.W. Woolworth set up his 5 and 10 cents retail stores

The results and products of creative imagination, introduced by Napoleon Hill:

  • Thomas A. Edison’s invention of the phonograph
  • Guglielmo Marconi’s invention of wireless communication
  • Marie Curie’s discovery of the radioactive chemical element radium
  • Wilbur and Orville Wright’s perfection of the modern airplane
  • Robert G. LeTourneau’s  building of heavy earthmoving machinery

Mr. Hill points out that still there are plenty of opportunities to make money or even a fortune and get rich. Good ideas have not been used up. Just think and you can grow rich.

To get you started, look top right and get your free copy of Napoleon Hill’s masterpiece “Think And Grow Rich”. It is very inpiring to everybody who is willing to get rich in life.
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"Think And Grow Rich" / 10. Learning from Adversity / Media / Napoleon Hill / Video — 18 Comments
6
Apr 10

Video: Learning from Adversity – The Master Key to Success Part 10

What is in the tenth visit? The strangest of Napoleon Hill’s 17 Principles of Success. What is in the eBook? Napoleon Hill’s “Think And Grow Rich” as a free gift for you. (see on the right)

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How the 10th principle of success helps to convert every adversity, disappointment, defeat and failure into an asset?

“Yes, the principle of learning from adversity makes it possible for you to transmute all your past failures and mistakes into an asset which will help you achieve outstanding success in the future.”


Napoleon Hill


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Everybody experiences adversity and failure, disappointment and defeat in life sometimes. But there is a seed of an equivalent benefit even in the biggest adversities.

In his video, Napoleon Hill gives several illustrations of men, who experienced adversities of different kinds and converted them into an equivalent benefit.

  • Milo C. Jones, who lost control over his entire body except the brain. He found a new meaning in life, produced pig sausage and made a lot of money.
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt, who lost the use of his legs due to polio (maybe Guillain-Barré-Syndrome), but became president of the United States and held that position longer than had every previous president.
  • Napoleon Hill lost his mother when he was 8 years old. Can there ever be a seed of an equivalent benefit in that?

Napoleon Hill near the end of the video says:

“In this visit, I have brought you what may be a surprise or even a shock by introducing this great principle of profiting by adversity. If you are ready for this principle, you will embrace it at once and never again, as long as you live, will you brute over unpleasant experiences without knowing for well, that your efforts could be better employed by searching for that seed of an equivalent benefit, which is available in those experiences.”

And of course: a positive mental attitude is needed to convert unpleasant experiences into assets.

What does Napoleon Hill write in “Think And Grow Rich”, his world famous success-bestseller about…

…Adversities?

Napoleon Hill says:

“(…) clearly indicated that every adversity brings with it the seed of an equivalent advantage, (…)”  (in chapter DESIRE)

“(…) when  the  depression  forced  upon him a temporary adversity which proved to be a blessing in disguise.” (in SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE)

“Adversity will develop it.” (in THE SIXTH SENSE)

…Misfortune?

Napoleon Hill says:

“That is one of the tricks of opportunity. It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.” (in INTRODUCTION)

“Despite her greatest misfortune, she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great.” (in DESIRE)

“They are the creators of their own “misfortunes,” because of this negative BELIEF, which is picked up by the subconscious mind, and translated into its physical equivalent. (in FAITH)

“The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune.” (in PERSISTENCE)

“O.  Henry  discovered  the  genius  which  slept  within  his  brain,  after  he  had  met with great misfortune, and was confined in a prison cell, in Columbus, Ohio.” (in DESIRE)

…Defeat?

Napoleon Hill says:

“Her entire life has served as evidence that no one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.” (in DESIRE)

“(…) temporary defeat is not permanent failure.” (in ORGANIZED PLANNING)

“Thomas A. Edison “failed” ten thousand times before he perfected the incandescent electric light bulb. That is-he met with temporary defeat ten thousand times, before his efforts were crowned with success.” (in ORGANIZED PLANNING)

“Temporary defeat should mean only one thing, the certain knowledge that there
is something wrong with your plan.” (in ORGANIZED PLANNING)

“(…) but he, too turned defeat into victory through new plans.” (in ORGANIZED PLANNING)

Now, what is the seed of an equivalent benefit in your misfortune not yet having read Napoleon Hill’s “Think And Grow Rich”? Surely, it is the magic of reading a phenomenal book for the first time. Head top right and get it free today
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"Think And Grow Rich" / 13 Steps Toward Riches / 13. The Sixth Sense — 2 Comments
25
Mar 10

13. The Sixth Sense

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The Sixth Sense: The Door to the Temple of Wisdom – The Thirteenth Step toward Riches


“On scores of occasions, when I have faced emergencies, some of them so grave that my life was in jeopardy, I have been miraculously guided past these difficulties through the influence of my ‘Invisible Counselors.’”

Napoleon Hill


This is the 13th and last Step toward Riches in Napoleon Hill’s famous world bestseller “Think And Grow Rich”. Though it is not the book’s last chapter. Napoleon Hill calls this 13th Step toward Riches the “apex of the philosophy. It can be assimilated, understood, and applied ONLY by first mastering the other twelve principles.”

I am not sure, if I already master the other12 principles to get rich. But I like the this chapter anyway. The most entertaining, partly funny part is Mr. Hill’s description of “an imaginary Council meeting with this group whom I called my ‘Invisible Counselors.’”

Every night, over a long period of years, Napoleon Hill meets 9 men for an imaginary council:

  • Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Luther Burbank
  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Andrew Carnegie
  • Henry Ford
  • Thomas A. Edison
  • Thomas Paine
  • Charles Darwin
  • Abraham Lincoln

Napoleon Hill reports: “My purpose was to rebuild my own character so it would represent a composite of the characters of my imaginary counselors.” He talked to his 9 imaginary guests naming their character traits and skills he would like to acquire by using his Sixth Sense.

For example: Mr. Hill wished “(…) the marvelous  understanding  of Nature which distinguished your life.” from Ralph Waldo Emerson, “(…) access to the knowledge which enabled you to make two blades of grass grow where but one grew before (…)” from Luther Burbank.

He asked from Abraham Lincoln “(…) the keen sense of justice, the untiring spirit of patience, the sense of humor, the human understanding, and the tolerance (…)” and addressed Andrew Carnegie “I wish to acquire a thorough understanding  of  the  principles  of  organized  effort,  which  you  used  so  effectively in the building of a great industrial enterprise.”

Over time, these 9 men developed individual characteristics.Abraham Lincoln was always late, walked slowly and rarely smiled, while Luther Burbank and Thomas Paine often seemed wanting to shock the other members of the cabinet , indulging in witty repartee.

Mr. Hill remembers: “On one occasion Burbank was late. When he came, he was excited with enthusiasm, and explained that he had been late, because of an experiment he was making, through which he hoped to be able to grow apples on any sort of tree.

“Paine chided him by reminding him that it was an apple which started all the trouble between man and woman. Darwin chuckled heartily as he suggested that Paine should watch out for little serpents, when he went into the forest to gather apples, as they had the habit of growing into big snakes. Emerson observed-”No serpents, no apples,” and Napoleon remarked, “No apples, no state!”

Napoleon Hill states, that he discontinued the meetings for several months. The Council had become so realistic, that he was afraid to lose sight of the imaginary Sixth Sense character of the meetings.

Later he added some new members to his Cabinet up to more than 50, among them Christ, St. Paul, Galileo, Copernicus, Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Homer, Voltaire, Bruno, Spinoza, Drummond, Kant, Schopenhauer,  Newton,  Confucius,  Elbert  Hubbard,  Brann,  Ingersol,  Wilson,  and  William James.

Napoleon Hill sees big advantages in this method of an imaginary Council. He says: “I now go to my imaginary counselors with every difficult problem which confronts me and my clients. The results are often astonishing, although I do not depend entirely on this Sixth Sense form of Counsel.”

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