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What’s the Secret in ‘Think & Grow Rich?’

If you’ve ever read Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich,” you know that he repeatedly alludes to “the secret” without ever stating exactly what the secret is.

Think and Grow Rich

A quick aside here – I wonder if his book would still be popular to this day if he had simply STATED the secret, rather than leaving it a bit of a mystery? I don’t think so.

Some have said the secret is to, “Conceive it, believe it and then achieve it.” That is, you need to decide what you want, believe with all your heart that you can and WILL achieve it, and then take the action necessary to make it happen.

Others have said the secret lies in Chapter 2, where even Napoleon’s own son said he was able to identify the secret. That chapter is about “Desire: The Starting Point Of All Achievement.”

Chapter 2 reads, “The method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent consists of six definite, practical steps…”

“First. Be definite as to the amount.” Desiring a lot of money or to be rich won’t work. Making a goal of $5,000 a month in income will.

“Second. Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire.” You don’t get something for nothing – if you did, you could simply make a wish and your desire would appear. You’ll need to exchange your efforts for the money you desire, so what is it you can do? How can you give tremendous value to others?

“Third. Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.” Never underestimate the power of a deadline, or the need to be accountable to someone. Tell the person you least want to disappoint of your deadline, and be sure they hold you to it.

“Fourth. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.” Decide what you’re going to do, and then just do it. Don’t wait – procrastination leads to excuses which leads to more procrastination. Begin immediately.

“Fifth. Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.” You’ve heard this before – Write it down. Make it concrete. Make it REAL.

“Sixth. Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once after arising in the morning. AS YOU READ – SEE AND FEEL AND BELIEVE YOURSELF ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF THE MONEY.” Twice a day? I would suggest several times a day. Keep your goal right in front of you so that it’s on your mind always, like a mantra. It should be the last thing you think about as you fall asleep, the first thing you think of upon waking, and your predominant thought throughout the day. As you think about it, BELIEVE it is already done – you are simply going through the formalities.

You’ll notice that these 6 steps assume one thing – that you will take ACTION and do whatever it is you need to do to make it happen.

Six steps, plus action.

If we were to boil this down to its essence, what would it be?

Conceive it
Believe it
Achieve it

And there you have it – Napoleon Hill’s secret to Thinking and Growing Rich.

Famous sales person Ben Gay tells the story of being on an ocean going fishing boat with a very successful friend. His friend hooked a whopper of a fish on his line. The crew went crazy with someone shouting out “slow down, speed up, hard to port, etc.” Crew members were running around doing whatever they do and the entire boat had a feeling of total chaos while his friend was working on landing this fish.

But his friend was as calm as could be. When Ben asked his friend how he could stay so calm amid all this frenzy, his friend replied, “While the fish and the crew don’t know the outcome of this struggle, I do.”

His friend had already conceived and believed he would catch a giant fish. All that was left was to calmly and serenely land him.

12 Responses to What’s the Secret in ‘Think & Grow Rich?’

  1. rod king March 24, 2019 at 3:30 pm #

    take action in the right direction and achieve your dreams. the writing down part
    was extremely difficult for me. i keep reworking my original plan.

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  7. Kathie Berry October 13, 2019 at 9:40 pm #

    I have always known about the statement if you think it and believe it it will happen. My brother reads Deepak Chropra (I think I got his name correct) once in awhile and met him once. I believe he is a proponent of that theory too. I am also but I have a problem that always interferes. I can start out with a one track mind and excited about the whole thing. All of sudden that thought trakes off on a tangent that is related and seems even more enticing. Pretty soon I’m off in 10 different direcions, wanting to run down each path and conquer them all. What gets completed to it’s full potential? You are right..none. 🙂 I do love the fish story at the end. And I am workiing hard on reining in my excitement to stay the course. Fortunately Stone helps with that by keeping me so busy my mind rarely has time to wander. 🙂

  8. Bryan Amason October 17, 2019 at 9:16 pm #

    Wow thank you. I definitely going to read this book now. I can’t believe I put it off for so long.

  9. Tommy Mapp February 17, 2020 at 5:24 am #

    This is a very good article. I will keep a copy of it so I can read it again if I feel like I am falling behind.

  10. Salia Hema February 20, 2020 at 5:31 am #

    What a great article! Thanks a lot Stones for sharing. I will definitively follow the <> process and read entirely the book.

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  12. Lissa Green December 19, 2020 at 4:12 am #

    i love it. the power of positivity is truly amazing.

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