Apr 26, 2006 02:47 PM
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In a way, Napoleon Hills books, based on more than 40 years of his lifetime research into the principles of success by observing and interviewing the famous and successful people of his time has been the originators or the myriad of self-help and motivational books we see today.
I believe that Napoleon Hill is one of the very best self development writer of all time!
This is a classic, and hence the examples are old (not to be confused with outdated). But they are as relevant today as they were in the early twentieth century.
There are thousands of self-help books out in the market and hundreds of self proclaimed ''gurus'' who have made a living by copying the wisdom in Hill's books. As I went through some of those books I realized that there was not much in them that Hill had not already written about.
I just think it's important to know that knowing these principles will - obviously - not ensure your success. One must know and live them
Finally all a self-help book can do is give you the road map. It's up to you to APPLY what you read. And if you apply what the book says, you WILL become rich & successful.