So, if your business is not successful, you are to blame, because you simply failed to desire it enough? Fuck that shit.

Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat” are ludicrous, absolutely ridiculous and delve into the worst kind of new-agey, self-help bullshitting bullying: victim-blaming. Quotes like “The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. You can identify these materials by the Foundation logo and by looking inside for the Napoleon Hill Foundation copyright.Let's be honest to ourselves and face the truth: success in business depends on a complex equation with a lot of variants, such as 1) how well your business idea adapts to the powers of supply and demand, which govern (and oppress) contemporary society, 2) where you come from economically to begin with (I've seen aromatherapy businesses run by middle-class sons of bitches grow and be more 'successful' than neighborhood food establishments run by poor honest people), 3) how much investing capital you have at the time of creating your business, 4) your race, and 5) sheer dumb luck. The Foundation deeply appreciates the support of those of you who only purchase Napoleon Hill authorized books. The entire philosophy of Napoleon Hill is based on the Golden Rule. Hill died in 1970.īy purchasing this edition of Think and Grow Rich (or the e-book edition), you will be supporting the nonprofit Napoleon Hill Foundation. In fact, Think and Grow Rich sells more copies today than before Dr. Hill’s works are highly recognizable and have had long lasting influence worldwide. I believe that these “authors” should be able to write something themselves instead of merely copying the work of Napoleon Hill. Today there are many so called authors who publish Think and Grow Rich and some even add their name alongside Dr. Hill made the editing remarks in his own handwriting, and the resulting 1960 edited edition has sold over 100 million copies, making it the most read self-help book of all time. This did not lessen the book’s value in Hill’s judgment. For example, the Foundation owns a 1958 edition that Hill edited personally.

In later years, the existing document was again edited by Dr. The original 1937 manuscript was written and edited with the assistance of Annie Lou Hill.

The book has the notation, “not to be loaned,” and signed: Annie Lou Hill (Dr. This edition is a reproduction of Napoleon Hill’s personal copy of the first edition, printed in March of 1937. The only version of the book we at the Napoleon Hill Foundation currently recommend is Think and Grow Rich: The Original 1937 Unedited Edition. Think and Grow Rich is Napoleon Hill’s most popular book, summarizing his Philosophy of Success and explaining it for the general public.

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