The Wisdom of Napoleon Hill

Book excerpt: The Portable Napoleon Hill! Here is an idea-packed collection of the greatest insights of the original success coach edited and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz. In The Wisdom of Napoleon Hill you will benefit from the master's insights on topics including: Finding a Definite Chief Aim Reciprocity and the Golden Rule Faith: Your Key to Courage and Confidence Overcoming Procrastination and Fear Real Leadership Sex Energy: Your Magic Elixir Rebounding from Failure How Cosmic Law Helps You Whether you are new to Napoleon Hill or a longtime reader, The Wisdom of Napoleon Hill serves as both the perfect introduction and refresher. Mitch's historical essay, "The Philosopher of Success," and his chapter commentaries highlight Hill's most vital and practical points. Mitch also provides a complete condensation of Think and Grow Rich for quick reference. What's more, his epilogue, "Napoleon Hill's Secret," supplies critical insight into the "secret" that runs throughout Think and Grow Rich-and Mitch names it. A Napoleon Hill timeline rounds out this collection to provide the vital journey through the life of the man who enriched millions. "I have never met anyone dedicated to Hill's ideas who was not changed by them in concrete, measurable ways," Mitch writes in his introduction. "Hill's success philosophy is not just for people who desire material wealth or wealth alone. It is for anyone possessed of any wish-whether student, soldier, teacher, artist, entrepreneur, or activist-that he or she hungers to actualize."