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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

This is one of the only principles that I have the hardest time putting into my own words. I understand the concept and information contained in this principle, but lack the wisdom to accurately explain it to you.
So, instead of trying to give my thoughts and opinions on this principle, I’m just going to repeat it here:

Applied Faith
Faith is a state of mind which may develop by conditioning your mind to receive Infinite Intelligence. Applied faith is the adaptation of the power received from Infinite Intelligence to a definite major …