I got a package in the mail from Amazon this morning, the Law of Success books that I ordered late last week. I ended up getting Law of Success and Positive Action Plan, both by Napoleon Hill.
The Law of Success book is HUGE. This revised edition that I ordered is all in one large book, instead of broken down into two volumes like the original. I did a quick flip-through and landed on a page in the middle of Lesson Four (page 286) that simply has a quote from Napoleon Hill:
Think well before you speak because your words may plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of some other person.
Simple, yet profound. And strangely ironic, because I was just having a conversation with a friend last night on this very topic. We were discussing “the power of words”. I wont bore you with the details of our talk, but I did want to post the quote from Hill - and hope you find it as thought-provoking as I did…
Best,
P.S. My ‘Meditation for the day’ from PAP is:
(page 91) Many successful people have found opportunities in failure and adversity that they could not recognize in more favorable circumstances.
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9 responses so far ↓
Dan Reinhold // Jun 27, 2006 at 8:53 am
Leave it to ol’ Nappie to come up with something like that!
I have a horrible confessionto make - and no, I am NOT responsible for sinking the Titanic, will you people give it a rest already?? - and it is this:
I have read “Think And Grow Rich”
Actually, it was an audio set.
I’m starting a complete reorganization to focus on what I most feel I should, and experiencing the works of Mr. Hill are at the top of the list.
I wonder if the library has all that…
Lynn Terry // Jun 27, 2006 at 10:40 am
Check it out - they probably do!
I would have done the same, but these were books I wanted to add to my bookshelf. They are classics, with a lifetime value, and I knew that I would want to refer to them again and again.
Plus, I wrote all through my copy of Think and Grow Rich, and figured I might want to do the same with the others
Lynn
Kirk // Jun 27, 2006 at 6:23 pm
This is really true. This is misquote from the Bible has always bothered me:
when it’s really:
IMHO, this misquote has fueled a lot of the money hangups and poverty-consciousness that is so pervasive in our society. I worked at an asset management firm for several years and I can guarantee you that there is absolutely, positively *no* shortage of money in the world. That scarcity silliness is the biggest lie going…
Lynn Terry // Jun 27, 2006 at 8:15 pm
I agree, Kirk
Dan Reinhold // Jun 27, 2006 at 8:47 pm
There is, however, a shortage of courtesy.
Scott Gaines // Jul 8, 2006 at 10:17 pm
Lynn,
Great minds think alike! I just picked up my copy of the Law of Success a couple of weeks ago. Now all I need is time to plow through it! :):)):):)
I feel all of Napoleon Hill’s works are must reads.
I prefer to read the classics like Napoleon, Dale Carnegie etc instead of today’s authors….
We’ll have to compare notes someday!
Scott
Lynn Terry // Jul 10, 2006 at 11:09 am
I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am!
Obviously it’s not a book to sit down and read in one sitting, but I am keeping it close and find that I pick it up often. This was definitely a good addition to my collection!
Scott Gaines // Jul 12, 2006 at 8:54 pm
Lynn,
I haven’t gotten into it as much as I had hoped by now, but I’ve read several of Napoleon’s books and I know this one will be just as good as all the others.
How far along are you?
Lynn Terry // Jul 13, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Well, at the moment I am reading four books
so also not as far along as I would like to be. But summer is a great time for casual reading and I am enjoying all of the books I am into at the moment. And I have three more on the way - which should be here any day now. 
I have skipped around in The Law of Success quite a bit, but as far as reading straight through I have read all of the notes, statement & introduction and am into Lesson One. I am also reading the daily meditations out of the Positive Action Plan and referring back to TAGR (specifically my notes in the margins).
I can already tell that this is going to be a favorite that I refer back to often…
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