May 13 2007
Think and Grow Rich
There are some books that are worth reading over and over again because each time you do, something new is learned. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is one of them.
The Secret has recently received quite a bit of attention. This movie explains the Law of Attraction through a series of interviews and dramatizations. The law states that you will get whatever you think about. The universe will award you with what you focus on. This is not a new concept. It’s taught by many motivational speakers and believed by many successful people. It’s also the central theme of Think and Grow Rich.
Napoleon Hill’s book was the result of an agreement made with Andrew Carnegie. There is a secret which, if known, would lead to riches. Carnegie wanted to share this secret with others and asked Hill if he would be willing to spend the next 20 years of his life preparing it to take to the world. Carnegie was concerned that many people would otherwise go through their lives as failures without this knowledge.
Napoleon Hill interviewed over 40 millionaires to learn what they did to become rich and successful. Think and Grow Rich summarizes the major characteristics into 13 laws for personal achievement. He discusses the major causes of failure and how to overcome them.
The principles taught in Think and Grow Rich can bring wealth and can even be used to achieve any other goal. You can succeed by knowing what what you want and then making plans to attain it. Opportunities can be taken advantage of if you are looking for them and are in a state of mind (i.e. thinking positively) to accept them.
An important thing to remember is that money isn’t everything. Wealth and success is useless if it’s just used to make your life comfortable and not sharing it. Your truly rich if you make a positive impact on other people’s lives.
Every software developer should read Think and Grow Rich. This isn’t just for the purpose of becoming wealthy, but the principles learned can be used to build and complete successful applications. Most software projects fail and you have to wonder why. It obviously takes more than a good software engineering course to write good software.
May 14, 2007 @ 09:07:18
The version of “Think and Grow Rich” you mention on your web page (http://www.cyprich.com/2007/05/13/think-and-grow-rich/) is actually an abridged version of Dr. Hill’s original book (first published in 1937) that has been available since the early 1960s.
Instead of this abridged version, I hope you will consider mentioning and referring your readers to a new edition published by Aventine Press. It is “Think and Grow Rich!” (subtitled) “The Original Version, Restored and Revised” (ISBN 1593302002), edited by Ross Cornwell (me). This book consistently has a higher Amazon sales ranking than the version of TGR you now link to on your web page.
This new 412-page trade paperback edition (versus 250+ pages for other editions) has an appendix, extensive endnotes (more than 50 pages), and an index — features no other version of the book has ever had. The book has been restored to its complete original (1937) content, then “gently” edited and revised to eliminate errors, outdated terminology, and to change a few statements that today would be considered racially and otherwise offensive to most readers. The book retails for $19.95 but can be purchased online for under $13, plus shipping and handling.
The book is available on all the Amazon websites and most other online booksellers, can be ordered by any bookstore, and will soon appear in bookstores throughout the world.
If you would like to learn more about this project, a brief visit to http://www.tgr-restored-revised.com will give you some details. The “Editor’s Foreword” provides more complete information, and the “Testimonials” page will demonstrate how well-received this new book is around the world. Here is the book’s Amazon.com page:
http://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Original-Restored/dp/1593302002/
Our new edition of TGR! is superior in every way to other versions on the market. It looks better, feels better, reads better. If you examine “Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised,” I think you will see why we believe it will soon become the favorite version among Napoleon Hill devotees, entrepreneurs, and other students of success and high achievement.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Ross Cornwell, Editor
May 14, 2007 @ 12:22:31
Hi Ross. Thanks for the information. I’ve updated the link to your book in the post. I’ll have to buy a copy. Mine is getting worn out.
May 21, 2007 @ 11:19:56
Hi, Johan. If you will send me your mailing address, I would like to send you a complimentary review copy. Thanks again for the link.
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