Hill also incorporates a lot of good, practical business advice, like finding new opportunities created by what we would call today as disruptive technologies.The reader will be amazed at some of Hills brilliant and at the same time, common sense ideas of obtaining wealth.As Christians, we are instructed to seek first the Kingdom of God Matthew 6:33.
In case there is any confusion at this point, I do not equate money as being evil. The distinction I see is stated by the apostle Paul when he tells us, For the Love of Money is the root of all evil 1Timothy 6:10. Have you been influenced by the ways of this world Consider this: For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his soul Mark 8:36. The Bible gives us instructions on life, if followed will not lead to poverty. Negatively, we are neither to be a sluggard Proverbs 20:4 nor to love sleep Proverbs 20:13. Positively: diligent hands bring wealth Proverbs 10:4 The plans of the diligent lead to profit Proverbs 21:5. Finally, from Proverbs 31:10-31, is the praise given to the noble or virtuous woman. Conversely, there are sections and material in Hills book that are antithetical to Christian beliefs and practice that the reader should be aware of. In the concluding section, I will point out some of the biblically speaking problematic areas of Hills theories. This review is limited to Hills book Think Grow Rich and not to his work in future years, although I will comment on it. Napoleon Hill is the father of what can be described as personal success or motivational literature. Hills biographer, Michael J. Ritt, Jr., tells us that he was born in poverty in a one-room cabin in the town of Pound Virginia, a rural area. At the age of 13, he began writing for small-town newspapers. He used his earnings as a reporter to enter law school but had to drop out for monetary reasons. Hill learned that Carnegie believed the process of success could be explained in a simple formula that could be learned and put into practice by the average person. Carnegie was impressed with Hill and subsequently commissioned him and provided him with letters of reference so that he could interview over 500 successful men and women to discover and publish this formula for success. This project went on for 20 years and culminated in Hill becoming an advisor to Carnegie and the publication of Think Grow Rich. The knowledge obtained from the interviews with the leaders of industry is where you find the value of Hills book. ![]() ![]() Hill believed in personal honesty and in not cheating your fellow man or employees. The cheat or dishonest person would eventually be seen for what he is.
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