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[18 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 536 views]
What’s your excuse for failing?

So tell me, why are you not successful? If things were different, would you be already successful? Is there something in your life that is the main reason for your failure? I bet that you have at least one or more of these alibis. Which one are you hiding behind?
IF I didn’t have a wife and family . . .
IF I had enough “pull” . . .
IF I had money . . .
IF I had a good education . . .
IF I could get a job …

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[25 May 2009 | No Comment | 636 views]
Napoleon Hill’s 17 Principles of Success: Going the Extra Mile

Going the Extra Mile
Render more and better service than that for which you are paid, and sooner or later you will receive compound interest on compound interest from your investment. For it is inevitable that every seed of useful service you sow will multiply itself and come back to you in overwhelming abundance.The most successful people are those who serve the greatest number of people.
I am a firm believer in this principle. If you want to succeed in anything you have to give more and do more than …

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[5 May 2009 | 2 Comments | 1,306 views]
Once Poor Always Poor

On page 110 of The Law of Success, Napoleon talked about the curse of poverty. Here’s a snippet of what he said:
… Here is a man who was born of poor parents. Since the first day that he can remember he has seen evidence of poverty. He has hard talk of poverty. He has felt the icy hand of poverty on his shoulders and it has so impressed him that he fixes it in his mind as a curse to which “he must submit”. Quite …

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[21 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 591 views]
Was Napoleon Hill a Liar?

Was Napoleon Hill a Liar? That’s a strong statement isn’t it? Do I believe that he was a liar? Of course not, I’m a huge fan of Napoleon and admire his work greatly.
Sometimes, however, I come across things that seem to be a bit of a stretch, maybe a little exaggeration of the truth by Napoleon. Today was one of those days. Earlier I was reading The Law of Success when I came across this paragraph:
… For more than twenty years I have been …

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[18 Apr 2009 | 2 Comments | 1,126 views]
I have a dream…

I have a dream… to instill the principles of success into children through fun and games.
Since discovering the teachings of Napoleon Hill I have begun to change my life for the better. It amazes me that for most of my life I have never heard of Mr. Hill. From my parents, school, family, friends, neighbors, college, etc, I don’t recall anyone ever mentioning Think and Grow Rich or Napoleon.
Millions of copies of his book Think and Grow Rich has been sold and is …