How to become rich

Who is Napoleon Hill!

At the turn of the 20th century, Andrew Carnegie was one of the wealthiest men the world has ever seen. In today’s

value (2015), Carnegie would have been worth a whopping $310 billion dollars. In an effort to document the
elements of his success, Carnegie solicited the help from an ambitious journalist, Napoleon Hill. Carnegie promised to
open the doors to America’s 500 wealthiest people if Hill was up to the challenge. Lucky for us, Hill was up for the
challenge and he actually spent 20 years of his life conduct the research Carnegie charged him with conducting. In the
end, Hill’s research was simplified to the 250 page book we have today: Think and Grow Rich. This book has gone on
to be the #1 selling success book ever written.



Preston and Stig’s General Thoughts on the Book

Albert Einstein has an amazing quote: "There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; or you can
live as if everything is a miracle.” We find this quote very accommodating for the way you might receive this book. If
you buy into the main premise of Hill’s argument that success and material wealth can be accomplished through
constant and consistent thought – harnessed with faith and desire, then this book will hold limitless power. If you
don’t subscribe to this idea, then you might as well move on to something else. As for Preston and Stig, they whole
heartedly agree with Hill’s premise. This book has had a dramatic impact on Preston’s life since reading it for the first
time and he hopes you’ll be open to the potential it might have on you.

Chapter 1: THE POWER OF THOUGHT
In this section, Napoleon Hill talks about how your thoughts can truly help you achieve whatever you want. He
describes the story of Edwin Barnes, a man who had an immense desire to partner with Thomas Edison and just work
under him. Of course, he faced many obstacles in his path and although he didn’t even know Edison in person and
lacked resources and money to meet Edison in New Jersey, he never gave up. After he conquered all hurdles, he
finally met Edison and went to become a rich, successful man since he became the major distributor of Edison’s
dictating machine.



Hill also stresses on the importance of learning through failures by sharing the story of Mr. Darby who quit because he
failed to mine gold. Darby was convinced that he could make money and though he struck gold, he realized that it had
simply vanished. After several unsuccessful attempts, he finally gave up and sold all his equipment to a man who

collected junk. Unfortunately for Darby, the man he sold the equipment to found gold only after digging about 3 feet
more into the ground! Many people taste failure because they quit as soon as they experience temporary defeats.
Since we are all guilty of this at one time or another, it’s imperative to understand that one should be determined and
try harder, no matter how many times he/she experiences adversities

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