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Ability, 60–61
accurate thinking
and advice, 258–60
applying caution, 271–72
balancing head and heart, 273–74
and budgeting time and money, 381–82
and controlled attention, 243–44
and desired answers, 272–73
and emotions, 277–80
enemies of, 274–75
and facts, 278–79
forms of thinking, 255–57
and gossip, 263–65
and heredity, 276–77
and important facts, 257–58
and independence, 260–62
and obligations, 279
and opinions vs. facts, 258, 281–82
and principles of success, 3
and questioning, 275–76
and scientific process, 273
and scrutinizing information, 269–71
and self-discipline, 280–81
and sources of information, 262–63
and wishes vs. facts, 265–69
actions, 52–54, 68–69, 168–72, 408–9
advancement, personal, 381
adversity, 5, 70–73, 244–45, 283–84
advice, 258–60
aggressiveness, 25
alibis, 149, 161, 281, 289, 310–11
alliances. See mastermind principle
American way of life, 344, 363–64
applied faith
and controlled attention, 239
and Declaration of Independence, 344
described, 67–68
elements of, 70–78
and enthusiasm, 222–23
fixations of, 404
and the mastermind principle, 61
and positive mental attitude, 166
and principles of success, 3, 69–70
and self-discipline, 212
See also faith
Arthur Nash Clothing Company, 323–24
attention. See controlled attention
attitude, 293. See also positive mental attitude
attractiveness. See pleasing personality
autosuggestion, 195–96
balance, 200–201
bankruptcy, 301
Birch, Barney, 264
Bok, Edward, 331–32
bonuses as motive, 329–30
brain as thought transmitter, 18–20
budgeting, 5, 41, 301–2, 373, 376, 381–82
Burroughs, John, 180
Carnegie, Andrew
and applied faith, 74–75
and consciousness of success, 27–28
and controlled attention, 242–43
and controlled enthusiasm, 120–21
and cooperation, 329–31
and going the extra mile, 99
and harmonious relationships, 43, 53
and Hill, 346
and imagination and initiative, 345
and the mastermind principle, 48–52
on negativity, 398
and peace of mind, 180–81
and steel industry, 345
carriage (posture), 126–27
“A Challenge to Life” (Hill), 192, 194–95
chaos, 44–45
childhood environment, 289–90
church attendance, 380
Clarke, Arthur, 336
close-mindedness, 303
compassion, 73
compensation, 62, 83–84, 87, 95–97, 295, 386
complaining, 354
concentration. See controlled attention
conscious mind
about, 393–94
and applied faith, 73
and brain as thought transmitter, 18
and causes of failure, 293–94
consciousness of success, 26–28
and creative imagination, 337, 344
and definiteness of purpose, 34–35
and law of cosmic habit force, 393–95, 402
and learning from adversity, 293, 313–14
and major purpose, 34
and mental walls of protection, 208
and note-taking, 3
and planning or new ideas, 337
and positive mental attitude, 177
and repetition, 34–35
and time management, 380
controlled attention (concentration)
and accurate thinking, 243–44
and applied faith, 239
and definiteness of purpose, 21
described, 246–50
and financial motives, 242–43
and going the extra mile, 242
and imagination, 241–42
and initiative, 239
and learning from defeat, 244–45
and the mastermind principle, 240
and motives, 236–38
and obsessional desire, 238
and personal initiative, 157–58
and principles of success, 4
and self-discipline, 241
and sources of information, 262–63
Coolidge, Calvin, 108
cooperation
and brain as thought transmitter, 19
building, 329–31
and decision making, 331–33
of employees, 320–21
forced, 320–21
and harmony, 53–54
importance of, 319–20
and the mastermind principle, 47–49, 54–59, 321–26
and motive, 326–29
and Nash Clothing Company, 323–26
and principles of success, 5
and purpose, 26
voluntary cooperation, 321
coordination of efforts, 59
corruption, 159
cosmic habit force
creating powerful habits, 387–89
creating success with, 389–90
and eating habits, 395–96
and economic/financial benefits, 400
and habit of thinking what you can do, 400–402
and health, 393–95
and negative fixations, 404
and principles of success, 5
and repetition, 405–6
and thinking what you want, 402–3
and work, 396–400
Crane, Frank, 111–12
creativity, 5. See also imagination
Creator
and accurate thinking, 261
and applied faith, 75–76
and brain physiology, 263
and conscience, 313
and creative imagination, 347
and definiteness of purpose, 29
and enemies of sound thinking, 274
and faith in Infinite Intelligence, 118
and first cause, 266–67
and harnessing Infinite Intelligence, 21
and law of cosmic habit force, 388–89
and mental walls of protection, 208
and natural law, 81
and obstacles to positive thinking, 187
and self-discipline, 194–95, 200, 202, 216
See also Infinite Intelligence
Crosby, Bing, 178
Curie, Marie, 341–42
Curtis, Iris H., 331–32
cynicism, 261, 264, 275–76, 406
decisiveness
and accurate thinking, 254
and cooperation, 331–32
decision making for employees, 331
and directed imagination, 139–40
and learning from adversity, 295–96
and personal initiative, 140
and pleasing personality, 117–18
Declaration of Independence, 252, 344–45
deductive reasoning, 253, 255–56
defeat
and applied faith, 75–76
and controlled attention, 244–45
and enthusiasm, 230–33
and failure, 283–84
definiteness of purpose
and applied faith, 69
benefits of, 20–21
and brain as thought transmitter, 18–20
and budgeting time and money, 381
and consciousness of success, 26–28
and controlled attention, 238, 246, 249
and cooperation, 321
and creative imagination, 344
and Declaration of Independence, 344
and desire, 168
and economic/financial benefits, 400
and enemies of sound thinking, 275
and going the extra mile, 90
and harmonious relationships, 40–43
and Infinite Intelligence, 16–18, 21–24, 251
and inspiring confidence, 25–26
and law of cosmic habit force, 400
and learning from adversity, 300
and motivation of actions, 10–11
and obstacles to positive thinking, 188
and opportunity, 24–25
and personal initiative, 133–34
and plan of action, 9–10
and positive mental attitude, 166, 188–89
and power of faith, 12–15
and power of the subconscious, 11–12
and power of thought, 15–16
and purpose in nature, 43–46
and self-discipline, 195–96, 212
and self-reliance, 136–37
steps for creating, 29–40
See also major purpose
desire
and accurate thinking, 254, 265, 272, 278
and causes of failure, 294–95
choosing, 198–200
and focus, 162
and positive mental attitude, 167–68
and self-discipline, 196–98
detail orientation, 102
determination, 28. See also persistence
dictatorships, 322
digestion, 354
dignity, 91
diplomacy, 146–50
discipline
and accurate thinking, 279–81
and autosuggestion, 195–96
and balance and peace, 200–201
Carnegie’s discipline system, 330
and causes of failure, 288
and controlled attention, 241
and definiteness of purpose, 21
and desire, 198–200
and finding good, 204–5
and focused mind, 202–4
and going the extra mile, 100–101
and improvement, 209–11
and mastery over mind and body, 217–19
and mental walls of protection, 205–8
and obsessional desire, 196–98
and personal initiative, 137–38
and positive mental attitude, 190
and positive reaction, 194–95
and principles of success, 4
and right action, 201–2
and taking a stand, 212–14
and taking control, 214–17
and thought control, 211–12
See also controlled attention
dishonesty, 149
divorce, 217
domestic relations, 217. See also marriage
domination, 59
Donne, John, 319
eating habits and diet, 289, 357–59, 395–96
economic success. See financial goals and security
Edison, Thomas A., 48, 74, 180, 249–50, 337–39, 345
effort, 4. See also going the extra mile
egotism, 307–8
Eisenhower, Dwight, 306
emotions
and accurate thinking, 254–55, 267–68, 273–74, 277–79
and causes of failure, 294–95
emotionalizing plans, 12
and enthusiasm, 232
and frustration, 187
employment
budgeting time for, 376
enjoying, 366–67
and going the extra mile, 81–84
and recognition, 327–28
thought habits about, 396–400
enemies, 392
energy, 365
enthusiasm
active and passive, 142, 222–24
and applied faith, 68
and belief, 224–25
and creating definiteness of purpose, 34
and defeat, 230–33
and definiteness of purpose, 21
and desire, 222
and imagination, 337
and learning from adversity, 302–3
and physical fitness, 353
and principles of success, 4
sharing, 229–30
and sincerity, 225–27
and transmutation of obstacles, 224
environmental influences, 289–90
errors, 311
evidence, 260–62
excuses, 281
facial expression, 113–14, 143
facts
and accurate thinking, 256, 260–62, 281–82
fact-based opinions, 141, 271, 278–79
and unsound opinions, 306–7
failure
defeat contrasted with, 284
and law of cosmic habit force, 390
and learning from adversity, 314, 316
major causes of, 285
and persistence, 290–91
See also adversity; defeat
fairness, 103
faith
and accurate thinking, 266
building, 367
and common goals, 49
defined, 67
fixations of, 404
and harmonious relationships, 43
and imagination, 337
and Infinite Intelligence, 118
and physiology, 22–23
and positive mental attitude, 168, 174–75, 182, 190
power of, 12–15
and the subconscious, 17
See also applied faith
family relations, 312, 372. See also marriage
fear, 7, 174–75, 185, 190, 355–56, 404
financial goals and security
and benefits of habit thinking, 400
and budgeting, 5, 41, 301–2, 373, 376, 381–82
and can-do thinking, 377
and controlled attention, 242–43
and creating definiteness of purpose, 38
and enduring riches, 190
and frugality, 374
and going the extra mile, 80
and gratitude, 378–79
and health, 380
and improvement/advancement, 381
and investments, 374–76
and life insurance, 372
and the mastermind principle, 58
and occupation, 376
and peace of mind, 178–79
and the principles, 381–83
and prosperity consciousness, 402
and relationships, 379
and religion, 380–81
requirements for, 370–71
and thinking what you can do, 401
and thinking what you want, 402–3
and time management, 370
first cause, 76–77, 81, 216, 250, 266–67
flexibility, 31, 33–34, 107–9, 315
focus, 162, 202–4. See also controlled attention
Ford, Henry
and applied faith, 74
and controlled attention, 249
and creative imagination, 340, 345
and law of cosmic habit force, 400–401
and passive enthusiasm, 222–23
and positive mental attitude, 169
forgiveness, 205
formality, 206
frankness, 112–13
free advice, 258–60
free enterprise system, 59, 332
friendship, 260
frugality, 374. See also financial goals and security
frustration, 187
Fuller, Buckminster, 369
Gandhi, Mahatma, 186, 195, 212–13, 401
goal-setting, 31–32
God, 266–67. See also Creator; Infinite Intelligence
going the extra mile
and budgeting time and money, 383
and charity, 84–85
and controlled attention, 242
and Declaration of Independence, 344
described, 80–82
and health, 398
and law of compensation, 83–84, 95–97
and law of increasing returns, 82–83
and managing obligations, 279
and the mastermind principle, 61
mental and physical benefits, 85–88
and nature, 93–95
and obligation, 93
and peace of mind, 98–103
and personal initiative, 89–93, 132, 145–46
and pleasing personality, 125
and principles of success, 4
and self-discipline, 212
and self-promotion, 84
unlimited benefits of, 88–89
The Golden Rule magazine, 324
goodwill, 309
government officials, 322, 323
gracefulness, 126–27
gravitation, 44–45
Great Depression, 56–57, 121–22, 237–38, 292, 323
greatness, 28
habits
and accurate thinking, 276
and choice of associates, 300
and controlled attention, 235
controlling, 390–403
and cosmic habit force, 367–68, 387–89
economic/financial benefits of, 400
and flexibility, 316–17
of health consciousness, 393–95
and managing obligations, 279
and positivity, 407
and principles of success, 5
and self-discipline, 218
and thinking what you can do, 400–402
and time management, 302
See also cosmic habit force
half-truths, 269
harmony
and cooperation, 321–23
and definiteness of purpose, 39–43
and home environment, 399
and learning from adversity, 291–94
and the mastermind principle, 53–54, 59, 61
and positive mental attitude, 189
in relationships, 40–43
and spouses, 297–98
Harris, Paul, 326
hatred, 354
health
and alcohol, 360
budgeting time for, 380
and causes of failure, 289
and controlling fear, 355–56
and controlling stress, 354–55
and cosmic habit force, 393–95
and eating habits, 357–59, 395–96
and enjoying one’s work, 366–67
and faith, 367
and good habits, 367–68
and gossip, 355
health consciousness, 353–56, 402
and hopelessness, 363–64
and natural resistance, 356
and negative thinking, 395
and obstacles to positive thinking, 187
and overweight individuals, 365
and pain, 364–66
and physical heredity, 409
and positivity, 394
and principles of success, 5
and relaxation, 361
role of moderation in, 352
and sleep, 361
and worry, 362–63
helpfulness, 88–89, 91, 102, 309, 328. See also going the extra mile
heredity, 276–77, 286–87, 409–10
Hitler, Adolf, 251
home environment, 399
Hoover, Herbert, 108
hope, 167–68, 174, 182, 190, 363–64
humility, 92, 100, 117, 123, 127–28
humor, 111–12
ignorance, 303
imagination
and applied faith, 68
and controlled attention, 241–42
creative imagination, 337, 340–49
and Declaration of Independence, 344
and definiteness of purpose, 21
directed, 139–40
and learning from adversity, 308
and personal initiative, 139–40
and positive mental attitude, 174
and principles of success, 5
synthetic imagination, 336–40
immunity, 208
increasing returns, law of, 82–83
inductive reasoning, 253, 255–56
industrial system of America, 345
Infinite Intelligence
and controlled attention, 250–52
and creating definiteness of
purpose, 35
and creative imagination, 342–43
and faith, 67, 72, 74, 76–77, 118, 367
and first cause, 267
and flexibility, 31
and going the extra mile, 88
and law of cosmic habit force, 403
and major purpose, 32
and negativity, 405–6
and power of prayer, 24
and power of thought, 15
and self-possession, 215
and the subconscious, 16–18
tapping into, 21–24
See also Creator
initiative, personal
and accepting criticism, 152–53
and accepting responsibility, 158–59
and adequate motive, 134–35
and attractiveness of personality, 155–57
and controlled attention, 157–58
and controlled enthusiasm, 141–43
and decisiveness, 140
and Declaration of Independence, 344
and directed imagination, 139–40
and doing more than expected, 145–46
and fact-based opinions, 141
and focusing on desires, 162
and giving others credit, 159–60
and going the extra mile, 89–93
and the golden rule, 160
and learning from mistakes, 158
and listening, 150
and loyalty, 153–55
and the mastermind principle, 135–36
and observation, 150–52
and persistence, 138–39
and positive attitude, 160
and principles of success, 4
products of, 347
and self-discipline, 137–38
and self-reliance, 136–37
and tactful diplomacy, 146–50
and taking responsibility, 161
and tolerance, 143–45
instincts, 388
intelligence, 134–35, 244, 267–68
intentions, 86
intuition, 267–68
investments, 374–76
invisible guides
and financial prosperity, 177–79
and hope and faith, 182
and love and romance, 182–84
and peace of mind, 179–82
and physical health, 176–77
and wisdom, 184–85
Jefferson, Thomas, 252
Jesus, 251
justice, sense of, 114–15
knowledge, 266
Kubrick, Stanley, 336
language skills, 63–64, 118–19, 157–58
laws of nature, 43–46
leading by example, 42
lies, 11–12
life after death, 7
life purpose, 36–37. See also definiteness of purpose
Lincoln, Abraham, 252
liquor, 360
love, 7, 85, 182–84, 187, 260, 274
loyalty
and learning from adversity, 305–6
and the mastermind principle, 50–52, 60–61
and personal initiative, 153–55
and spouses, 297–98
and tactfulness, 147
major purpose
and accepting criticism, 152–53
and accurate thinking, 257–58
and controlled attention, 235, 249
creating definiteness of purpose, 29–40
and creative imagination, 349
and harmonious relationships, 40–43
and harnessing Infinite Intelligence, 24
and law of cosmic habit force, 407
and learning from adversity, 287, 300
and obstacles to positive thinking, 188
and personal initiative, 131, 133–34, 136–37
and self-discipline, 196
See also definiteness of purpose
marriage, 57–58, 63–65, 91, 297–98
mastermind principle
and applied faith, 67–70
and common goals, 49–50
and controlled attention, 240–42
and cooperation, 47–49, 54–59, 321–26
and creative imagination, 340, 346
and Declaration of Independence, 344
and enthusiasm, 233
formation and maintenance of mastermind alliance, 60–66
and harmonizing power of action, 52–54
and loyalty, 50–52
and personal initiative, 135–36
and the power of motive, 326
and self-discipline, 212
and tactfulness, 147–49
and tapping others, 47–49
mastery over mind and body, 217–19
material gain, 7. See also financial goals and security
meditation, 378
mental health and attitude, 121–22, 187–89, 205–8
mentorships, 180–82
military, 321–22
moderation, 178–79, 352, 357–58, 360
modesty, 127–28
money. See financial goals and security
monotone voice, 228
motives
and accurate thinking, 271
and actions, 10–11
building cooperation through, 329–31
friendly competition, 328
future benefit, 329
and the mastermind principle, 62, 326–29
and opportunity, 327
and persistence, 290–91
and personal initiative, 134–35
and personal interest and helpfulness, 328
and principles of success, 7
profit motive, 332
recognition, 327–28
ulterior motives, 270
Napoleon Bonaparte, 25
Napoleon Hill Associates, 17
Napoleon Hill Foundation, 1
Nash, Arthur, 323–26
negativity
and action, 169–70
Carnegie on, 398
and causes of failure, 294–95
and controlling stress, 354
and desire for revenge, 310
and enemies of sound thinking, 274–75
and enthusiasm, 227
and Infinite Intelligence, 405–6
and negative fixations, 404
and obstacles to positive attitude, 185
and positive-minded people, 409
and repetition, 405
observation, 150–52
obsessional desire, 168, 196–98, 238–39, 278
occupations, 40
open-mindedness, 21, 110, 143–45, 188, 190
opinions, 141, 258, 262, 278–79, 281–82, 306
orderliness of the universe, 43–46
overweight individuals, 365
pain, 364–66
parenthood, 372
partnerships, 40–43, 183–84. See also marriage; Mastermind principle
patience, 126
peace of mind, 98–103, 179–82, 200–201
persistence, 138–39, 290–91, 314–15
personality. See pleasing personality
planning, 9–10, 30–31, 65, 224, 286, 337
play, 361
pleasing personality
adornment, 124
courtesy, 122–23
discovering strengths and weaknesses, 128–29
enthusiasm, 119–21
facial expression, 113–14
faith in Infinite Intelligence, 118
flexibility, 107–9
frankness, 112–13
going the extra mile, 125
gracefulness, 126–27
humility and modesty, 127–28
humor, 111–12
justice, 114–15
language, 118–19
loyalty, 155–57
patience, 126
personal magnetism, 128
positive mental attitude, 107
and principles of success, 4
and prompt decision making, 117–18
seriousness, 121–22
showmanship, 124
sincerity of purpose, 115
tact, 116–17
temperance, 125
tolerance, 110–11
tone of voice, 109–10
versatility, 115–16
positive mental attitude
and action, 168–72
and budgeting for can-do thinking, 377
and Coué formula, 405
described, 163–66
and desire, 166–68
and enduring riches, 189–90
and finding good, 204–5
and going the extra mile, 79, 87
and health consciousness, 394
in Hill’s home, 399
and hope, 167
and invisible guides, 176–85
and learning from adversity, 291–92
and the mastermind principle, 61
and negative-minded people, 409
and obstacles to positive thinking, 185–89
and personal initiative, 160
and pleasing personality, 105, 107
and repetition, 405–6
and self-discipline, 194–95
and steps for transmutation, 172–75
and thinking what you can do, 400–402
and thought habits, 407
posture, 126–27
potential, 47–49
poverty, 173, 175, 186, 402, 406
prayer
and applied faith, 69–70, 73–74, 171
and harnessing Infinite Intelligence, 23–24
and negative mental attitude, 26
and positive mental attitude, 168–69
and sound health, 363
and time management, 378
preachers, 120
prejudice, 303
promotions as motive, 329–30
propaganda, 55–57
protection, mental walls of, 205–9
pseudoscience, 273
psychology, 11
public speaking, 157
purpose. See definiteness of purpose; major purpose
questioning, 275
racial differences, 202
reason, 277–78. See also accurate thinking
relationships
and accurate thinking, 255
budgeting time for, 379, 382–83
and health, 354
neglect of, 65–66
and peace of mind, 100–102
and personal initiative, 91–93
See also marriage
relaxation, 361
repetition, 3, 20, 34–35, 196, 405–6, 408–9. See also habits
reprimanding employees, 330
reputation, 271
resentment, 153
responsibility, accepting, 158–59, 161, 312–13
right action, 201–2
R. J. Letourneau Company, 171
romance, 182–84
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 55–57, 107–8, 114, 292, 323, 409
Rotary Clubs, 326–27
rules, 282
salesmanship
and accurate thinking, 271–72
and applied faith, 73
and attractive personality, 156
and brain as thought transmitter, 18–20
and friendly competition, 328–29
and motives, 10–11
and persistence, 314–15
and personal initiative, 142–43
scandals, 263
Schwab, Charles, 242–43
secretaries, 147
security, 41
self-assessment
and causes of failure, 285–86
and confession, 311
and criticism, 149
and pleasing personality, 106, 128–29
and self-discipline, 209–10
and tactfulness, 148–49
self-expression, 7
self-imposed limits, 185
self-interest, 206–7, 270, 320
self-promotion, 84
self-reliance, 20–21, 79, 136–37, 189
self-talk, 394
seriousness, controlled, 112, 121–22
service, 80–84, 309. See also going the extra mile
Shakespeare, William, 208
showmanship, 124
sincerity, 115, 145, 225–27, 277, 326
skepticism, 261, 264, 275–76, 406
sleep, 361
smiling, 113–14
Spaceship Earth (Fuller), 369
specialists, 259
sportsmanship, 121
statements of purpose, 29–30
steel age, 345
strengths, discovering, 128–29
stress, controlling, 354–55, 362–63
subconscious mind
and causes of failure, 293–94
and creative imagination, 341
of Edison, 338
and going the extra mile, 96
and hunches, 31
and imagination, 338
and Infinite Intelligence, 16–18
and law of compensation, 96
and learning from adversity, 293–94
and note-taking, 3
and obsessional desire, 238
and planning or new ideas, 337
power of, 11–12
and purpose, 11–12, 21–23, 29–30, 34–36
and self-discipline, 195–96, 198
Success, Unlimited (Hill), 192
synergy, 6
teamwork. See cooperation
television, 348–49
testing, 75–76
Think and Grow Rich (Hill), 21–22, 165–68, 292
time management, 5, 302, 381–83
tolerance, 110–11, 143–45, 190, 303–5
transmutation
and applied faith, 73
and desires, 162
and enthusiasm, 121, 223–24, 230
and learning from adversity, 314
and persistence, 139
and personal magnetism, 128
and positive mental attitude, 167–68, 172–75, 186–87
and principles of success, 6
and sound health, 355
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 335–36
unearned riches, 305
Universal Intelligence/Mind, 15–16, 67. See also Infinite Intelligence
US Congress, 56
US Department of Justice, 139
vanity, 307–8
versatility, 115–16
vigilance, 185
vocation, 300
voice, 227–28
voting, 382
Washington, George, 252
weaknesses, 128–29, 149, 285–86
wealth, 103, 173, 199, 217, 278, 305, 329
wildlife, 93–95
willpower, 14–15, 303, 388, 391
Wilson, Woodrow, 108–9
worry
and going the extra mile, 103
and learning from adversity, 296–97, 314–16
and obstacles to positive thinking, 186–87
and sound health, 362–63
and subconscious link to infinite intelligence, 17
and time management, 377
Wrigley, William, 252
Wrigley, William, Jr., 252