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Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude
Discover the Secret of Making Your Dreams Come True
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude (1960) shows how to achieve the life of your dreams by developing a positive mental attitude. Near the turn of the twentieth century, at the behest of Andrew Carnegie – one of the wealthiest men of his time – Hill interviewed hundreds of famous and successful people in an attempt to uncover the secret to success. This book is one of the outcomes of his findings.
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Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) was an American author. In 1937, he published the landmark self-help book Think and Grow Rich (also available in blinks), which has sold over 60 million copies.
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Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude
Discover the Secret of Making Your Dreams Come True
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Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude (1960) shows how to achieve the life of your dreams by developing a positive mental attitude. Near the turn of the twentieth century, at the behest of Andrew Carnegie – one of the wealthiest men of his time – Hill interviewed hundreds of famous and successful people in an attempt to uncover the secret to success. This book is one of the outcomes of his findings.
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Reach your goals by developing a positive mental attitude.
To many of us, success is a mysterious thing. Is it the result of favorable conditions over which we have no real control? Does it come down to knowing the right people, or having the right timing? No, no and no. In fact, success is about having a positive mental attitude (PMA).
The level of your success directly corresponds to whether you nurture your PMA – or its rival, your negative mental attitude (NMA).
People with PMA are success magnets. They approach life with positivity, and they’re unfazed by failures or mistakes; in fact, they see missteps as opportunities. To someone with a PMA, each failure is a step that brings you closer to a solution.
Because they’re unafraid of failure, such people are unafraid of trying, even if success seems unlikely. They’re eager to try, and hungry for self-improvement. Those with a PMA achieve greatness because they burn to accomplish new goals and ascend to new heights.
Take Henry Ford, a prime example a man with a PMA. He wanted to develop a cheap V8 engine suitable for mass production. Hitherto, eight cylinder engines were only used in luxury cars, and Ford’s engineers criticized his dream, claiming it was impossible. Nevertheless, he continued to fight for his idea, and after a year, he achieved the unachievable: the mass production of the V8 prototype.
The V8 was a massive hit – the innovation that established Ford’s brand, making him one of the most successful businessmen in history. And all thanks to his PMA.
The great news is, it’s never too late to improve your mental outlook. Anyone who starts working at the age of 25 will work roughly 100,000 hours before retiring at around the age 67. This means you have plenty of time to start cultivating your PMA.
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- Reach your goals by developing a positive mental attitude.
- A PMA allows you to see problems as opportunities for success.
- You can only be successful if you avoid mental near- and farsightedness.
- Along with a PMA, you also need determination.
- Anchor your goals to your subconscious by using autosuggestion.
- Change your behavior by changing your habits.
- Never give up and always look out for any missing pieces that can help you on your path.
- Motivate others by motivating yourself.
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