The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill (International Bestseller)
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required substances to build and keep the body in repair.
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literally built around, out of and upon the principle of HARMONY!
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Harmony is also the nucleus around which the principle of mind chemistry known as a “Master Mind” develops power.
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success, is very largely a matter of adaptation to environment in such a manner that there is harmony
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between the individual and his environment.
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Every well dressed man or woman is a living picture and a moving example of harmony.
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The human body is a complex organization of organs, glands, blood vessels, nerves, brain cells, muscles, etc. The mind energy which stimulates to action and co-ordinates the efforts of the component parts of the body is also a plurality of ever-varying and changing energies. From birth until death there is continuous struggle, often assuming the nature of open combat, between the forces of the mind.
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Every human being possesses at least two distinct mind powers or personalities,
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of man’s most delicate tasks is that of harmonizing these mind forces so that they may be organized and directed toward the orderly attainment of a given objective.
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The leader who successfully develops and directs the energies of a “Master Mind” must possess tact, patience, persistence, self-confidence, intimate knowledge of mind chemistry and the ability to adapt himself (in a state of perfect poise and harmony) to quickly changing circumstances, without showing the least sign of annoyance.
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successful leader must possess the ability to change the color of his mind, chameleon-like, to fit every circumstance that arises in connection with the object of his leadership.
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he must possess the ability to change from one mood to another without showing the slightest signs of anger or lack of self-control.
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knowledge becomes power only to the extent that it is organized, classified and put into action.
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true education means mind development;
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power with which to get everything one needs when he needs it,
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The man who can intelligently use the knowledge possessed by another is as much or more a man of education as the person who merely has the knowledge but does not know what to do with it.
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A man’s chief business in life is to succeed! The road to success may be, and generally is, obstructed by many influences which must be removed before the goal can be reached.
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A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins!
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You will resemble, tomorrow, the DOMINATING THOUGHTS that you keep alive in your mind today!
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“You Can Do It if You Believe You Can!”
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success,
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well organized, alert and energetic mind is produced by various and sundry stimuli,
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Do not be afraid of new ideas! They may mean to you the difference between success and failure.
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Power is organized energy or effort.
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imagination, lively intelligence and instinctive comprehension.
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a person’s acts are always in harmony with the dominating thoughts of his or her mind.
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Any definite chief aim that is deliberately fixed in the mind and held there, with the determination to realize it, finally saturates the entire subconscious mind until it automatically influences the physical action of the body toward the attainment of that purpose.
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impress this purpose upon your subconscious mind so strongly that it accepts that purpose as a pattern or blueprint that will eventually dominate your activities in life and lead you,
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step by step, toward the attainment of the object back of that purpose.
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The principle of psychology through which you can impress your definite chief aim upon your subconscious ...
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The subconscious mind may be likened to a magnet, and when it has been vitalized and thoroughly saturated with any definite purpose it has a decided tendency to attract all that is necessary for the fulfillment that purpose.
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you will attract to you people who harmonize with your own philosophy of life,
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No undesirable environment is strong enough to hold the man or woman who understands how to apply the principle of Auto-suggestion in the creation of a definite chief aim.
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Until a man selects a definite purpose in life he dissipates his energies and spreads his thoughts over so many subjects and in so many different directions that they lead not to power, but to indecision and weakness.
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Concentration of effort and the habit of working with a definite chief aim are two of the essential factors in success
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Every voluntary movement of the human body is caused, controlled and directed by thought, through the operation of the mind.
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any thought or idea in your consciousness tends to produce an associated feeling and to urge you to transform that feeling into appropriate muscular action that is in perfect harmony with the nature of the thought.
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definite chief aim in life should be backed up with a burning desire for its achievement.
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through the principle of Auto-suggestion any deeply rooted desire saturates the entire body and mind with the nature of the desire
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and literally transforms the mind into a powerful magnet that will attract the object of the desire,
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First the burning desire, then the crystallization of that desire into a definite purpose, then sufficient appropriate action to achieve that purpose.
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A definite purpose is something that you must create for yourself.
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Your personality is the sum total of your characteristics and appearances which distinguish you from all others. The clothes you wear, the lines in your face, the tone of your voice, the thoughts you think, the character you have developed by those thoughts, all constitute parts of your personality.
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the most important part of your personality is that which is represented by your character,
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the manner in which you shake hands forms an important part of your personality,
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expression of your eyes also forms an important part of your personality,
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vitality of your body-sometimes called personal magnetism-also constitutes an important part of your personality.
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“The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones;
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speech is the chief method of expressing your personality,
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cultivate a style that is both forceful and pleasing.