Napoleon Hill's 17
Principles of Personal Achievement
Whatever the mind can
conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.
Lesson 1:
Definiteness of Purpose
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point
of all achievement. Without a purpose and a plan, people drift aimlessly
through life.
Lesson 2: Mastermind
Alliance
The Mastermind principle consists of an
alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of
a common definite objective. Success does not come without the cooperation of
others.
Lesson 3: Applied
Faith
Faith is a state of mind through which your
aims, desires, plans and purposes may be translated into their physical or
financial equivalent.
Lesson 4: Going the
Extra Mile
Going the extra mile is the action of
rendering more and better service than that for which you are presently paid.
When you go the extra mile, the Law of Compensation comes into play.
Lesson 5: Pleasing
Personality
Personality is the sum total of one’s mental,
spiritual and physical traits and habits that distinguish one from all others.
It is the factor that determines whether one is liked or disliked by others.
Lesson 6: Personal
Initiative
Personal initiative is the power that inspires
the completion of that which one begins. It is the power that starts all
action. No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the
courage to act on his own.
Lesson 7: Positive
Mental Attitude
Positive mental attitude is the right mental
attitude in all circumstances. Success attracts more success while failure
attracts more failure.
Lesson 8: Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is faith in action. It is the
intense emotion known as burning desire. It comes from within, although it
radiates outwardly in the expression of one’s voice and countenance.
Lesson 9:
Self-Discipline
Self-discipline begins with the mastery of
thought. If you do not control your thoughts, you cannot control your needs.
Self-discipline calls for a balancing of the emotions of your heart with the
reasoning faculty of your head.
Lesson 10: Accurate
Thinking
The power of thought is the most dangerous or
the most beneficial power available to man, depending on how it is used.
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Separate
fact from fictions. Separate important fact from unimportant fact. An important
fact will aid you to attend to your vision in life.
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Never
accept the opinion from anyone as fact until you have verified to be accurate.
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Never
give your opinion when you’re asking how do you know?
Lesson 11: Controlled
Attention
Controlled attention leads to mastery in any
type of human endeavor, because it enables one to focus the powers of his mind
upon the attainment of a definite objective and to keep it so directed at will.
Lesson 12: Teamwork
Teamwork is harmonious cooperation that is
willing, voluntary and free. Whenever the spirit of teamwork is the dominating
influence in business or industry, success is inevitable. Harmonious
cooperation is a priceless asset that you can acquire in proportion to your
giving.
Lesson 13: Adversity
& Defeat
Individual success usually is in exact
proportion of the scope of the defeat the individual has experienced and
mastered. Many so-called failures represent only a temporary defeat that may
prove to be a blessing in disguise.
Lesson 14: Creative
Vision
Creative vision is developed by the free and
fearless use of one’s imagination. It is not a miraculous quality with which
one is gifted or is not gifted at birth.
Lesson 15: Health
Sound health begins with a sound health
consciousness, just as financial success begins with a prosperity
consciousness.
Lesson 16: Budgeting
Time & Money
Time and money are precious resources, and few
people striving for success ever believe they possess either one in excess.
Lesson 17: Habits
Developing and establishing positive habits
leads to peace of mind, health and financial security. You are where you are
because of your established habits and thoughts and deeds.