Have you read Think And Grow Rich yet?
Think and Grow Rich is quite possibly the most famous and influential business philosophy book ever written.
It is literally the bible of the business world, and many a business person owes their success to this groundbreaking book.
The story behind the book is fascinating, and since I can’t tell it any better than legendary marketing guru Dan Kennedy, I’ll let him tell it.
On a dark and stormy night in 1917, a young man was invited to the mansion of America’s first billionaire, Andrew Carnegie. In front of a flickering fire, the young, ambitious reporter, at the time contributing to a tiny, obscure magazine, quizzed Carnegie about his ‘principles of success’. The crusty Carnegie was impressed by the earnest young fellow, and suddenly offered him a shocking proposition:
“On your behalf, I will use my considerable influence to arrange opportunities for you, Mr. Hill, to personally spend time with over 500 of the greatest achievers of our time. These will include my fellow industrialists, inventors, entrepreneurs, merchants, as well as statesmen, artists, and others. You will have as much time as you desire to interview and observe them. Your mission will be to validate my belief that success is a matter of principles, of universal laws, which can be enumerated, taught, learned and adhered to, then used as skills to deliver predictable results, just as man might learn the laws and skills of making steel. You will accomplish this mission by identifying the beliefs and behaviors that all these great achievers share in common. No money or stipend shall be paid to you by me. You must find ways to support yourself while working on this project. Your goal will be the publication of some sort of ’success encyclopedia’ enumerating the laws. Whatever the financial rewards arise from that are yours. You now have just 60 seconds to accept or reject my offer…” And Carnegie opened his pocket watch, held it face up, and waited.
Napoleon Hill said yes, with a second to spare.
–20 years later, the no-longer-young Napoleon Hill had his book, THINK AND GROW RICH, published, summarizing his interviews and investigations into the lives of over 500 of these extraordinary achievers and leaders”
In this short, 7 minute video, Hill talks about his fateful meeting with Carnegie, and some of the most important principles of success he discovered as a result.
If you haven’t read Think and Grow Rich, I’d recommend going to Amazon right now and ordering it.
The principles of success are waiting for you.
-James D. Lee
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