THINK AND GROW RICH is, arguably, the best self-help or, more accurately, “philosophy of personal development” book ever published, with more than 60 million copies sold worldwide. As a result of the success of THINK AND GROW RICH (and it’s companion LAW OF SUCCESS), Napoleon Hill is said to have made more millionaires and inspired more success than any other person in history.

THINK AND GROW RICH was Napoleon Hill’s second presentation of the material comprising his personal philosophy of success based on almost 30 years of research into the characteristics of many of America’s wealthiest and successful entrepreneurs, inventors, businessmen, industrialists and political leaders.

The following represents the Table of Contents from THINK AND GROW RICH, consisting of Chapter headings and sub-headings.

Chapter 1: Introduction

The Man Who “Thought” His Way into Partnership with Thomas A. Edison
Three Feet from Gold
A Fifty-cent Lesson in Persistence

Chapter 2: Desire

The Starting Point of All Achievement (The First Step Toward Riches)
Desire Outwits Mother Nature.

Chapter 3: Faith

Visualization Of, and Belief in Attainment of Desire (The Second Step Toward Riches)
How to Develop Faith
Faith Is a State of Mind Which May Be Induced by Autosuggestion
Self-confidence Formula
“A Pretty After-dinner Speech for a Billion Dollars

Chapter 4: Auto-Suggestion

The Medium for Influencing the Subconscious Mind (The Third Step Toward Riches)
Summary of Instructions

Chapter 5: Specialized Knowledge

Personal Experiences or Observations (The Fourth Step Toward Riches)

Chapter 6: Imagination

The Workshop of the Mind (The Fifth Step Toward Riches)
Two Forms of Imagination
How to Make Practical Use of Imagination
The Enchanted Kettle
What I Would Do If I Had a Million Dollars

Chapter 7: Organized Planning

The Crystallization of Desire into Action (The Sixth Step Toward Riches)
The 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership
When and How to Apply for a Position
How to Get the Exact Position You Desire
The New Way of Marketing Services “Jobs” Are Now “Partnerships”
The Thirty Major Causes of Failure
Take Inventory of Yourself
Where and How One May Find Opportunities to Accumulate Riches

Chapter 8: Decision

The Mastery of Procrastination (The Seventh Step Toward Riches)

Chapter 9: Persistence

The Sustained Effort Necessary to Induce Faith (The Eighth Step Toward Riches)
Intensity of One’s Desire
How to Develop Persistence
The Last Great Prophet

Chapter 10: Power Of The Master Mind

The Driving Force (The Ninth Step Toward Riches)

Chapter 11: The Mystery Of Sex: Transmutation

The Mystery Of Sex: Transmutation (The Tenth Step Toward Riches
The Ten Mind Stimuli
Why Men Seldom Succeed Before Forty

Chapter 12. The Subconscious Mind

The Connecting Link (The Eleventh Step Toward Riches)

Chapter 13: The Brain

A Broadcasting and Receiving Station for Thought (The Twelfth Step Toward Riches)
The Greatest Forces Are “Intangible”
The Dramatic Story of the Brain

Chapter 14: The Sixth Sense

The Door to the Temple of Wisdom (The Thirteenth Step Toward Riches)
Building Character Through Auto-suggestion
Faith Vs. Fear!

Chapter 15. How to Outwit the Six Ghosts of Fear

The Six Basic Fears
The Fear of Poverty
The Fear of Criticism
The Fear of Ill Health
The Fear of Loss of Love
The Fear of Old Age
The Fear of Death
The Devil’s Workshop
How to Protect Yourself Against Negative Influences
Self-analysis Test Questions
“Fifty-seven” Famous Alibis

A comparison of the material contained in LAW OF SUCCESS and the subsequently released THINK AND GROW RICH (above), reveals the similarity of the material in these two separate and distinct versions of Napoleon Hill’s personal philosophy of success (or achievement). Although much of the material in THINK AND GROW RICH is similar to that contained in LAW OF SUCCESS, the presentation and, in particular, emphasis does differ, as evidenced by Chapter Headings and sub-headings reproduced above.

Whichever of Napoleon Hill’s books you choose to study initially, the other makes a valuable, perhaps mandatory, companion to ensure your complete understanding of his personal philosophy of success.

This and many other classic books in the “Personal Development” genre are available on the Integrated Success Program web-site.

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