How to Own Your Mind
Napolean Hill  

Summary

Lessons for how to conquer the self doubt inside you

Rating: 4/5

Notes

Majority of things that seem to be new are a re-arrangement of what is old

The subconscious has the power to create solutions for problems

Intensify desires until they become obsessional to change the subconscious

Definiteness of purpose backed with persistence bordering on obsession is the greatest stimulant to the synthetic and creative imagination

Rarely do men create new ideas, it’s usually old ideas re-imagined

‘When you pray, do not ask for more blessings. Ask for more wisdom that you may better understand and enjoy the blessings you already have/’

Self-expression is a never ending source of stimulation for the imagination, through writing or speaking. Push kids to do this.

Applied faith opens the wired to infinite intelligence and is the essence of creative ability

You need creative vision to be successful. Men w/ creative vision are the builders

Success is something in which a man has to give away in order to keep it

Principles of achievement

• Develop alertness of mind
• Move with definite purpose of embracing opportunities
• Plan every more through organized endeavour
• Use the master mind principle to learn and use others
• Remove limitations from your world through applied faith
• Go the extra mile to attract opportunities to you
• Tune into the present circumstances and understand current trends/problems
• Move at your own pace and for you
• Assume full responsibility for your actions and your own judgement
• Use synthetic and creative imagination

The most important thing in life is human relationships

When going gets tough, prepare yourself for battle and keep going no matter what

Sound principles will stand out, just like the truth does

Creative ideas from Napolean Hill

• Comic strips that are both fun and informative
• Programs in radio to educate and entertain
• Kids books that educate and entertain
• Better types of material for road building
• Reshape education to make it fun and informative, using radio (Khan academy)
• Rehabbing small businesses to streamline into the new world (Shopify)
• Redoing soft drinks into something healthy

Whatever you get from life depends on what you give to life through useful service

Definiteness of purpose - a sound plan - a master mind alliance with experienced helpers

Everything is the tool of thought. All man’s achievements begin as thoughts

The subconscious and conscious work in response to habits, whether good or bad

Separate facts into important and unimportant. Important fact is one which can be used to help one attain the object of major purpose. Ignore everything else

5 actions of the subconscious

• Faculty of will power - boss of the mind
• Faculty of reason - master of opinion and judgement
• Faculty of emotions - most of the active part of the mind
• Faculty of imagination - builder of all plans
• Faculty of conscience - moral guide of the word

The world belongs to those who believe

Power of organized thought offers the solution to all one’s problems

Most opinions are worth nothing. Get back to facts.

All 5 senses and emotions can be easily deceived

It is common tendency to see people mimic what they see others doing and this applies to thinking

Through controlled habit, place a picture of what you want so it can be understood by the subconscious

• Adopt a definite major purpose
• Create a plan to get that purpose
• Master mind alliance with those who can help you
• Immediate action in carrying out the plan

‘Day by day in every way I am becoming better and better’

Success is always a result of an ordered life. An ordered life comes through organized thinking and carefully controlled habits

Unless you become ‘action conscious’ you can never be an organized thinker

What you are, what you become, what you acquire is all the result of action

Human associations are much more responsible for one’s success or failure in life than most people believe them to be

The following principles produce miraculous mind power

• Definiteness of purpose
• Self-discipline through controlled emotions
• Controlled attention
• Auto suggestion applied to one’s purpose
• The power of will actively engaged

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is of all things the most shameful and vile - Plato

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