In this post: a steel-magnate (Elbert Henry Gary), an inventor (Alexander Graham Bell), a clothier and philanthropist (Julius Rosenwald), a lawyer, lecturer and writer (Stuart Austin Wier) and an author of a million-seller (Napoleon Hill and “Think and Grow Rich”)

Elbert Henry Gary

ELBERT HENRY GARY (* October 8, 1846 in Wheaton, Illinois; † August 15, 1927 in New York City) was an American lawyer, county judge and businessman. He was key founder and chief organizer of the U.S. Steel Corporation. Elbert H. Gary was an authority on corporate law and became president of Federal Steel Co., Chicago, in 1898. By 1901, Federal Steel Co. merged with other companies to become America’s first billion-dollar corporation, U.S. Steel Corp.. Elbert H. Gary became chairman of the board of directors and remained in this position for 26 years until his death at the age of 82. Even though he was a strict opponent of unions, he promoted profit sharing, higher wages and better working conditions.

Elbert H. Gary is being mentioned four times by Napoleon Hill in “Think and Grow Rich”. This is an interesting text-passage: “So Carnegie had his millions, and the Morgan syndicate had $62,000,000 for all its `trouble,’ and all the `boys,’ from Gates to Gary, had their millions.”

Alexander Graham Bell

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL (March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland; † August 2, 1922 in Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada) was an Scottish-American inventor, engineer and scientist. He invented the first practical telephone and founded the Bell Telephone Company. Bell had a very personal relation to elocution and speech, since his grandfather, father and brother worked in that field and both his wife and his mother were deaf. Alexander Graham Bell made several inventions, among them an audiometer, a metal detector and the hydrofoil boat. Alexander Graham Bell became part oft the eugenics movement when his research showed that congenitally deaf parents were more likely to produce deaf children. Bel (B), a unit of ratio used in acoustics and electronics (mostly used as the derived decibel (dB) = 0.1 B) is named in honor of telecommunication pioneer Alexander Graham Bell.

Dr. Alexander Graham Bell is being mentioned two times in “Think and Grow Rich”. Napoleon Hill puts him on the list in the author’s preface and mentions him in chapter 13 “The Brain”.

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
Alexander Graham Bell

Julius Rosenwald

JULIUS ROSENWALD (* August 12, 1862 in Springfield, Illinois; † January 6, 1932 in Highland Park, Illinois) was a German-American clothier, manufacturer and philanthropist. Since 1895, he was part-owner and president (1908) of Sears, Roebuck and Company, an American chain of department stores, which merged with Kmart to form Sears Holdings Corporation in 2005. Julius Rosenwald also was a major philanthropist. In 1917, he and his family established the Rosenwald Fund for “the well-being of mankind”. The Rosenwald Fund donated over $70 million to public schools, colleges, universities, museums, Jewish charities and black institutions until 1948, when the Julius Rosenwald Fund was completely depleted.

Julius Rosenwald is part Napoleon Hill’s list of 47 wealthy men in “Think and Grow Rich”.

“Early in my business career I learned the folly of worrying about anything. I have always worked as hard as I could, but when a thing went wrong and could not be righted, I dismissed it from my mind.”
Julius Rosenwald

Stuart Austin Wier

STUART AUSTIN WIER (* August 21, 1894 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana; † April 23, 1959 in Dallas, Texas) was an American lawyer, lecturer and writer. What does Napoleon Hill write about Stuart Austin Wier in “Think and Grow Rich”?
“The secret was passed on to Stuart Austin Wier, of Dallas, Texas. He was ready for it–so ready that he gave up his profession and studied law. Did he succeed? That story is told too.” (Author’s Preface). Later, in Chapter 5, Napoleon Hill writes: “Stuart Austin Wier prepared himself as a Construction Engineer and followed this line of work until the depression limited his market to where it did not give him the income he required. He took inventory of himself, decided to change his profession to law, went back to school and took special courses by which he prepared himself as a corporation lawyer. despite the fact the depression had not ended, he completed his training, passed the Bar Examination, and quickly built a lucrative law practice, in Dallas, Texas; in fact he is turning away clients. Just to keep the record straight, and to anticipate the alibis of those who will say, “I couldn’t go to school because I have a family to support,” or “I’m too old,” I will add the information that Mr. Wier was past forty, and married when he went back to school. Moreover, by carefully selecting highly specialized courses, in colleges best prepared to teach the subjects chosen, Mr. Wier completed in two years the work for which the majority of law students require four years. IT PAYS TO
KNOW HOW TO PURCHASE KNOWLEDGE!”

Napoleon Hill mentions Stuart Austin Wier half a dozen times in “Think and Grow Rich” (see above for some quotes).

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Oct 10

Why Napoleon Hill went to work for 20 years without any pay for the richest man in the world?

“Think and Grow Rich” was Napoleon Hill’s biggest success, but not his first one. 20 years after Andrew Carnegie had commissioned Napoleon Hill with the task of a lifetime, the first practical philosophy of success was published: “The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons”

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There are a lot of rumors in circulation concerning the first meeting of Napoleon Hill with Andrew Carnegie. This is what Napoleon Hill tells about this historical day that led to “The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons” and “Think and Grow Rich”

The following is a transcript of a speech that Napoleon Hill held before a live audience. He is telling the story of his first meeting with Andrew Carnegie in 1908 and how Mr. Carnegie commissioned him to write the first practical philosophy of success and achievement.

>> My brother and I had matriculated of Georgetown University Law school intending to become lawyers. We didn’t have any money but I did have ability to write and I promised that I would write stories about successful men, sell them to a magazine and pay our way through. And my first assignment fortunately was with Andrew Carnegie in Pittsburgh.

He gave me 3 hours. And when the 3 hours were over, he said: “Now, this interview is just beginning. Come on of the house, stay all night and after the dinner we’ll take up the interview again.” He kept me there three days and nights. And believe you me, I was more than flattered. I wondered what it was all about.

He kept talking to me about the need for a new philosophy. He said: “We’ve had many philosophies with days of Socrates and Plato on down to the days of William James and Emerson, but most of them dealt with the moral laws of life. What we need is an economic philosophy for the man on the streets that will enable him to make use of the know-how gained by men like myself over a lifetime of experience.” Well, it sounded (…) very nice to me except for one thing: I didn’t know exactly what that word philosophy meant. And finally, at the end of the third day, he said:

“Now, look here! I have been talking to you for three days about the need for a new philosophy. I’m gonna ask you a question about it: If I commission you to become the author of this philosophy, give you letters of introduction to men, whose experiences you will need in collaboration with yourself. Are you willing to put in 20 years of research, because that’s how long it will take, paying your own way as you go along without any subsidy from me – yes or no?”

Ladies and Gentlemen, there been many times in my life when I faced difficult problems and difficult decisions. And I don’t think I ever faced one more embarrassing than that. Because when Mr. Carnegie put that proposition to me (…), my hand was down in my pocket and I was fiddling with the money that I had there just about enough to get back to Washington and if I would have had to stay in a hotel instead of Mr. Carnegie’s house I wouldn’t have that much. I didn’t even know the meaning of the word Philosophy. And yeah, the richest men in the world wanted me to go to work for him for 20 years without pay.

Wasn’t that a situation for you? I started to tell Mr. Carnegie, I started to do exactly what you or the most of the people would have done under the same circumstances. Now, what do you think that was? What would you have done, if you would have faced that sort of proposition: going to work for 20 years without any pay for the richest man in the world? Well, yes that’s what I was about to do.

But something inside of me wouldn’t let me open my mouth until I got a hunch that if Mr. Carnegie kept me there for three days, it must have been for a purpose. That he must have seen something in me that I didn’t know was there. Also, that man, a man with Mr. Carnegie’s reputation for picking men, certainly didn’t pick me to do a job like that unless he knew I had the ability to do it.

And whatever this something was, this silent invisible person, who was standing, looking over my shoulder and whispering into my ear, said: Go ahead and tell him “Yes”.

I said: “Mr. Carnegie, I not only will accept the commission, Sir, but you may depend upon it that I will complete it.” He said: “I like the way you enter that (…) and I think you will do it. You have the job.” <<

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Oct 10

Who’s Who in Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich” (Part 7)

Four gentlemen at your service: An U.S. President (WM. H. Taft), a plant wizard (Luther Burbank), a publisher (Edward W. Bok), another publisher (Frank A. Munsey) and, of course, Napoleon Hill, author of “Think and Grow Rich” on the right in the sidebar

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William Howard Taft

WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (* September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio; † March 8, 1930 in Washington D.C.) was the 27th President of the United States of America and later the 10th Chief Justice of the United States. WM H. Taft graduated from college and law school and then worked in several legal positions. By 1887 he was appointed an Ohio Supreme Court judge, later served under President William McKinley and President Theodore Roosevelt, who appointed Taft Secretary of War in 1904. According to Wikipedia, “President Taft’s domestic agenda emphasized trust-busting, civil service reform, strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission, improving the performance of the postal service, and passage of the Sixteenth Amendment. Abroad, Taft sought to further the economic development of undeveloped nations in Latin America and Asia through the method he termed “Dollar Diplomacy”. However, Taft often alienated his own key constituencies, and was overwhelmingly defeated in his bid for a second term in the presidential election of 1912.”

Napoleon Hill mentions WM. Howard Taft in the list of the author’s preface of “Think and Grow Rich”

“Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood.”
William Howard Taft

Portrait of Luther Burbank (1902)

LUTHER BURBANK (* March 7, 1849 in Lancaster, Massachusetts; † April 11, 1926 in Santa Rosa, California) was an American botanist, horticulturist and agricultural scientist. He was also known as the “Wizard of Horticulture” and “Plant Wizard of California”. Luther Burbank had only received an elementary formal education, but he revolutionized agriculture and food production. Charles Darwin’s book “The Variations of Animals and Plants under Domestication” was his inspirational guide to change agriculture and food production forever. His time was the late 19th and early 20th century, when he created hundreds of useful varieties of flowers, grains, fruits, grasses and vegetables. He is still known for his Russet Burbank Potato and his Burbank Cactus, which was spineless and useful for cattle feed.

Luther Burbank is being mentioned a couple of times by Napoleon Hill in “Think and Grow Rich”.

“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.”
Luther Burbank

Edward William Bok

EDWARD WILLIAM BOK (* October 9, 1863 in Den Helder, The Netherlands; † January 9, 1930 in Lake Wales, Florida) was a Dutch-American editor and publisher. Edward W. Bok had immigrated to the United States at the age of six. He worked as an office boy and worked his way up to becoming an advertising manager and eventually editor of The Brooklyn Magazine. In 1886, he founded The Bok Syndicated Press. From 1889 until 1919, Edward W. Bok was the longtime editor of Cyrus Curtis’ influential magazine “The Ladies’ Home Journal”, which he built into one of the most successful publications of its era. Bok used his influence to initiate lively discussions and reforms concerning topics like civic beautification, sex education, Americanization programs for immigrants, a limited role for women in the nation’s political life, free enterprise and the problems of poverty. In 1921, Edward William Bok won the Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography “The Americanization of Edward Bok”. The term “living room” instead of “parlor” or “drawing room” can be traced back to him.

Napoleon Hill mentions Edward W. Bok in “Think and Grow Rich” on the list of rich men.

“A young person, to achieve, must first get out of his mind any notion either of the ease or rapidity of success. Nothing ever just happens in this world.”
Edward William Bok

Frank A. Munsey

FRANK ANDREW MUNSEY (* August 21, 1854 in Mercer, Maine; † December 22, 1925 in New York City) was an American newspaper / magazine publisher and author. He built a newspaper empire in the early 20th century and owned up to 17 newspapers at the same time. Among them were the Washington Times, the New York Daily News, The Boston Journal, Baltimore News-American, the Philadelphia Evening Times, the New York Herald, The Sun, the New York Press, The Mail and The Globe. Frank A. Munsey became known for bringing financial rigor the business and for merging several of his newspapers, e.g. New York Press merged with the New York Herald in 1916, the Evening Sun with the New York Press. Frank A. Munsey was criticized for the extinction of many newspapers, since he shut down unprofitable papers, even though he often started new ones in their place. Economical thinking Frank A. Munsey introduced high-speed rotary printing presses into the newspaper industry. This allowed him to dramatically increase the number of printed copies and to print on inexpensive pulp paper, which made magazines and newspapers cheaper and affordable even for the working class. “Munsey’s Magazine” (formerly “Munsey’s Weekly”, founded in 1889) had the largest circulation of any magazine in the world: 700,000 copies per month at its peak in 1897.

Frank A. Munsey is being mentioned by Napoleon Hill in “Think ad Grow Rich” in the author’s preface on the list of those who understand and use the Carnegie secret.

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Oct 10

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill (Part 6)

In this post you are going to meet four men that are mentioned in “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill: A retail genius (Edward A. Filene), a man with definite desire (Edwin C. Barnes), an influential newspaper editor (Arthur Brisbane) and a Nobel Peace Price awarded U.S. President (Woodrow Wilson)

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Edward Albert Filene

EDWARD ALBERT FILENE (September 3, 1860 in Salem, Massachusetts; † September 26, 1937 in Paris, France) was an American businessman, author and philanthropist. Due to his father’s ill health he had to give up his Harvard ambitions (he had already passed the entrance exams) to take over his family’s clothing business at the age of 19. Even though Edward A. Filene had only little formal education, he became a retail genius and successfully developed the Filene’s department store chain. Filene also was a spiritual leader in the credit union movement, which he supported by public speeches and money. He planned and helped organize the Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and served in World War I as chairman of the War Shipping Committee. Edward A. Filene corresponded with many leaders in economy, politics and culture. Among them were Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Mahatma Gandhi and Lenin.

Napoleon Hill mentions Edward A. Filene in the list of millionaires in “Think and Grow Rich”.

“What is needed is that the American masses shall learn the art of constructive self-government in this machine age (…)”
Edward A. Filene

Edwin C. Barnes

EDWIN C. BARNES (* 1878 in Wisonsin, † September 23, 1952 in Bradenton, Florida) was an American inventor and electronic engineering specialist. He was Thomas A. Edison’s business partner from 1905 to Edison’s death in 1931. Edwin C. Barnes is “The Man Who “Thought” His Way Into Partnership With Thomas A. Edison”. Napoleon Hill tells Barnes’ story in the first chapter of “Think and Grow Rich”. It is the story of a man with a big burning and definite desire to become a business associate of Thomas Alva Edison. He had travelled by “blind baggage” on a freight train, because he did not have enough money to pay the fare. Edison gave him a chance and let him work in the office at first. Barnes saw his opportunity when Edison’s salesmen disregarded the Edison Dictating Machine (later: Ediphone). Barnes knew he could sell the machine and he did it so successfully that eventually Edison made him his business partner.

In “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill tells Edwin C. Barnes’ story in chapter 1 as “The man who “thought” his way into partnership with Thomas A. Edison”

“I came here to go into business with Edison, and I’ll accomplish this end if it takes the remainder of my life.”

Arthur Brisbane

ARTHUR BRISBANE (* December 12, 1864 in Buffalo, New York; † December 25, 1936 in New York City) was an American newspaper editor, writer and real estate investor. Arthur Brisbane started his career as a newspaper reporter in and editor in New York. He worked at The New York Sun and The New York World before he became editor of the New York Journal and the Evening Journal, owned by William Randolph Hearst. Arthur Brisbane was one of the most influential newspaper editors ever, since his syndicated editorial column reached a daily readership of over 20 million.

Arthur Brisbane is being mentioned by Napoleon Hill in “Think and Grow Rich” in the list of the author’s preface.

“If you don’t hit the reader between the eyes in your first sentence of your news column, there’s no need to write any more.”
Arthur Brisbane

Woodrow Wilson

THOMAS WOODROW WILSON (* December 28, 1856 in Staunton, Virginia; † February 3, 1924 in Washington D.C.) was the 28th President of the United States of America from 1913 to 1921. President Wilson was the second democratic president since 1861. In the spirit of the progressive era, he established several social and economic reforms, e. g. the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, the Federal Farm Loan Act and America’s first-ever federal progressive income tax in the Revenue Act of 1913. Woodrow Wilson tried to keep the United States out of WW I, but had to declare war to Germany due to a threatening military alliance of Germany and Mexico and due to Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare. At the end of the war, President Wilson personally controlled negotiations with Germany and was mainly responsible for shaping the Treaty of Versailles. Based on this treaty, the League of Nations, predecessor of the United Nations, was created in 1919 and for this accomplishment, President Wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919. President Woodrow Wilson is considered as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.

Woodrow Wilson is being mentioned by Napoleon Hill in “Think and Grow Rich” as part of the list of users of the Carnegie secret.

“America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to work out his destiny as he chooses.”
Woodrow Wilson

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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”.

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 (* 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 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

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

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Sep 10

Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill (Part 3)

What is in this post? A lawyer (John W. Davis), an author (Elbert Hubbard), an aircraft pioneer (Wilbur Wright), a politician (William Jennings Bryan), a zoologist (David Starr Jordan) and a free ebook edition of “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill (on the right)

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This is Part 3 of the Who’s Who in “Think and Grow Rich” series. All of the men below are on the list in the author’s preface of Napoleon Hill’s most famous book

John William Davis

JOHN WILLIAM DAVIS (* April 13, 1873 in Clarksburg, West Virginia; March 24, 1955 in Charleston, South Carolina) was an American lawyer, diplomat and presidential nominee. John W. Davis is regarded as the last conservative nominated by the Democratic Party for president, but lost the 1924 presidential election to Calvin Coolidge. John W. Davis was one of the most successful and best-known lawyers at the time and has argued 140 cases before U.S. Supreme Court during his legal career.

Napoleon Hill mentions John W. Davis in the list of wealthy men of “Think and Grow Rich”.

“(…) by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
John W. Davis

Elbert Green Hubbard

ELBERT GREEN HUBBARD (* June 19, 1856 in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois ; † May 7, 1915 while at sea offshore the island of Ireland) was an American author, essayist, philosopher and publisher. He was the originator of the Roycroft Movement, an American branch of the English Arts and Crafts Movement. One of his most famous essays is “A Message to Garcia”. It was published in Hubbard’s Philistine magazine in March 1899. “A Message to Garcia” was very popular at that time and reached a total circulation of 40 million copies.

Elbert Hubbard is mentioned by Napoleon Hill in the author’s preface of “Think and Grow Rich” only.

“A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.”
Elbert Hubbard

Wilbur Wright

WILBUR WRIGHT (* April 16, 1867 in Melville, Indiana; † May 30, 1912 in Dayton, Ohio) was an American inventor and airplane constructor. Wilbur Wright and his younger brother Orville. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, piloted by Orville Wright. Wilbur Wright invented a three-axis control system which is still standard on fixed-wing aircrafts.

Wilbur Wright is being mentioned several times in Napoleon Hill’s book “Think and Grow Rich”. Dr. Hill writes: “The Wright brothers dreamed of a machine that would fly through the air. Now one may see evidence all over the world, that they dreamed soundly.”

“She encouraged us to follow our dreams.”
Wilbur Wright

William Jennings Bryan

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, called “The Great Commoner”, (* March19, 1860 in Salem, Illinois; † July 26, 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee) was an American politician. William Jennings Bryan was standing three times as the Democratic Party’s candidate for President of the United States. He lost 1896 and 1900 to William McKinley, 1908 to William Howard Taft. From 1913 to 1916, he was the 41st United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson. Bryan fought against imperialism, the big corporations (trustbusting) and big banks. He was a Presbyterian and supported Prohibition. Bryan was a popular speaker, member of the Chautauqua Circle.

William Jennings Bryan is being mentioned by Napoleon Hill in the author’s preface of “Think and Grow Rich” only.

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
William Jennings Bryan

David Starr Jordan

DAVID STARR JORDAN, M.D., Ph.D., (* January 19, 1851 in Wyoming County, New York; † September 19, 1931 in Stanford, California) was an American zoologist, ichthyologist, botanist, eugenicist and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University. From 1892 to 1903 he was member of the Sierra Club’s Board of directors (the Sierra Club is the oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization in the United States). David Starr Jordan was a peace activist and president of the World Peace Foundation from1910 to 1914.

Napoleon Hill mentions Dr. David Starr Jordan in the list of the author’s preface of “Think and Grow Rich”.

“The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows whither he is going.”
David Starr Jordan

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Sep 10

Napoleon Hill and “Think and Grow Rich” FAQ

Yes, you are right. I am mentioning this fact at the end of this post, too. But anyway: You can get a free ebook copy of “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill on the right.

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What do you want to know about a man, whose book is selling millions during 7 decades?

These FAQ on Napoleon Hill and “Think and Grow Rich” with some interesting questions and answers to his professional and private life will be complemented in the future.

When did Napoleon Hill live?
Napoleon Hill was born on October 26, 1883 and died on November 8, 1970 at the age of 87.

Where was Napoleon Hill born, where did he die?
Napoleon Hill was born in Pound in Southwest Virginia and died in South Carolina.

What was Napoleon Hill’s profession?
Napoleon Hill was an author, journalist, lecturer and attorney. At the age of 13 he started as a mountain reporter for local newspapers. Later he worked for Bob Taylor’s Magazine, was an advertising writer, a teacher and owned a candy store.

What was the title of Napoleon Hill’s first book?
His first book was entitled “The Law of Success in 16 Lessons”. It was published in 1928.

Why did Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich” become so successful?

Napoleon Hill’s book “Think and Grow Rich” was published in 1937 during the Great Depression. It contained Napoleon Hill’s philosophy of personal success as described in “The Law of Success in 16 Lessons”, but in a condensed form.

It must have hit the nerve at a time when many were without jobs and had a poor perspective in life. The sound footing of Napoleon Hill’s philosophy were interviews with more than 500 millionaires and billionaires. So Napoleon Hill and his book “Think and Grow Rich” gained a great amount of credibility.

Napoleon Hill’s philosophy was simple and easy to understand, too. That made it possible for the average man and woman to read, understand and apply Napoleon Hill’s success principles for their own personal success.

Did Napoleon Hill walk his talk?
You bet. He had a major purpose in life, namely to make a philosophy of personal success accessible to everybody. Napoleon Hill worked 20 years, that was the time he led the 500+ interviews without compensation, to publish his first book “The Law of Success in 16 Lessons”.

And, of course, he had to overcome a lot of obstacles in his personal and professional life. He even survived an assassination attempt in 1926. Napoleon Hill wrote 12 books and published several magazines.

Was Napoleon Hill married?
Yes, he was married three times. First with Florence Elisabeth Hornor, then Rosa Lee Beeland and last Annie Lou Norman.

Did Napoleon Hill have kids?
Yes, he had 3 sons (James, Napoleon Jr. and David) with his first wife Florence Elisabeth Hornor.

What is Napoleon Hill’s heritage?
Napoleon Hill has left his books and his comprehensively developed philosophy of personal success to the world. His heritage is being conducted by the Napoleon Hill Foundation, “a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to making the world a better place in which to live.“
http://www.naphill.org

Is “Think and Grow Rich” still up to date?
Napoleon Hill has always considered success being a developable personal habit. In his book “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill teaches how to develop this habit of success. So it is, aside from some details, still up to date.

Where can I get Napoleon Hill’s books?
Napoleon Hill’s books are, except “Mental Dynamite”, “How to Raise Your Own Salary” and “PMA Science of Success Course”, still being published. You can buy them at any bookstore. But wait! You can get a free ebook copy of Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich” on this website up on the right.

Sorry, but just to keep the symmetry: Napoleon Hill, “Think and Grow Rich”, ebook, pdf, free, top right. That was short and sweet, wasn’t it?

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Sep 10

Napoleon Hill’s “12 Things Which Constitute Real Riches!”

This list is just a brief extract from Napoleon Hill’s book “Think and Grow Rich”. Discover how this book can make a change in your life and get the ebook edition (pdf) free today!

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What will constitute enduring riches?

Everyone desires to be rich. But it is right to believe riches to consist only in material things that money can buy?

Here is Napoleon Hill’s list of the 12 things which constitute real riches. Every single point is mentioned and discussed in “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill’s classic book.

1. A positive mental attitude. (Observe that it heads the list.)

2. Sound physical health.

3. Harmony in human relations.

4. Freedom from fear.

5. The hope of future achievement.

6. The capacity for applied faith.

7. Willingness to share ones blessings with others.

8. To be engaged in the labour of love.

9. An open mind on all subjects toward all people.

10. Complete self discipline.

11. Wisdom with which to understand people.

12. Financial security.

Are you surprised that money comes at the end of the list? Guess what surprises you may find in Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich” (which you can download free on the right)?

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Apr 10

Napoleon Hill’s Master Key to Success Video Series

In this overview, you find all 13 parts of Napoleon Hill’s Master Key series. In “Think And Grow Rich”, he describes most of the topics in more detail. Get your free copy on the right.

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Overview of the 13 parts of the Master Key to Success series, a.k.a Master Key to Get Rich and Master Key to Riches by Napoleon Hill

1. Definiteness of Purpose (Review)

2. The Master Mind Principle (Review)

4. Applied Faith (Review)

5. Pleasing Personality (Review)

6. Self-Discipline (Review)

7. A Positive Mental Attitude (Review)

8. Enthusiasm (Review)

9. Personal Initiative (Review)

10. Learning From Adversity (Review)

11. Creative Vision (Review)

12. Accurate Thinking (Review)

13. Cosmic Habit Force (Review)

There is so much more information about these topics in Napoleon Hill’s book “Think And Grow Rich” (which you can get on top right, did I mention that before?)

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Apr 10

Video: Cosmic Habit Force – The Master Key to Success Part 13

Wow! Cosmic Habit Force sounds great, like super heroes. That was what I first thought. Now I know the video and must say: Napoleon Hill is right. P.S.: Super-Force “Think And Grow Rich” ebook (look right). Free.

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How Cosmic Habit Force gives definiteness of action to everything which moves throughout the entire universe

“Napoleon Hill and his Philosophy of Success have helped me to develop, maintain and advance this goal.“

W. Clement Stone

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This is the 13th and final video of Napoleon Hill’s Master-Key-to-Success-series. Napoleon Hill talks about something which “keeps the stars and planets in their accustomed places and it fixes the life patterns of every living thing from the smallest insects to the largest animal (…)”. He has named it Cosmic Habit Force. It is a law of nature “which is the basis of all of our habits, both of good habits and the bad.”, says Dr. Hill.

And he comes back to a previous visit as he remembers that everybody can take possession of his own mind.
Cosmic Habit Force has two sides, a positive and a negative potential application. That is why a burning desire for one’s definite major purpose is necessary. Neglecting this desire leads to the fixation of thoughts to undesirable experiences or circumstances and to the attraction of those negative experiences or circumstances.

Napoleon Hill calls Cosmic Habit Force a watchdog and recalls the 2 sealed envelopes from previous visits.
He says: “Perhaps you now see, why I warned you in a previous visit, that the 2 sealed envelopes were not imaginary but real.” Mr. Hill mentions Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay “Compensation” as “nearest to a description of the law of Cosmic Habit Force” he has seen.

The following variety of illustrations explain Cosmic Habit Form in more detail. And it shows, that Cosmic Habit Force is the center and indispensable basis on which found all of the success principles of the Master Key to Success.
It is not about money, getting rich, becoming a millionaire and so on. It is a way to live one’s life and definite major purpose in life. When this ground is laid, the money will follow almost automatically.

Another law of nature is: when a book sells 30 million copies you shall get yourself a free copy if you find one, i.e. top right.

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