This book is a gift. You give it to yourself first. Become a believer by taking action, and seeing the results. Then begin to share the gift with others. Napoleon Hill s success principles are timeless, and there is a reason. Actually there are a dozen reasons and all of them create an atmosphere and environment conducive to learning, and succeeding: 1. He's gentle, and his words are gentle. 2. He's insightful, and his principles are sound and time-tested. 3. He's easy to ready, understand, and apply. 4. He's on target with what is wrong and what is weak. 5. He's on target with how to make it right and strong. 6. His wisdom is right on the money. 7. His ethics ring true and genuine. 8. He reinforces his advice with real-world examples. 9. He encourages you to do it. 10. He has faith that you can achieve. 11. He warns you of outside influences that will be jealous of your endeavors. 12. He has a track record that includes tens of millions of success stories. I owe my positive attitude to Napoleon Hill. I realized that by adopting the fundamental Hill principles, and adapting them to my life and family, I could achieve and maintain a positive mental attitude. I became an achiever and a believer and have never lost that belief. -Jeffrey Gitomer, Author The Little Red Book of Selling and The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude Napoleon Hill was born in 1883 in a one-room cabin on the Pound River in Wise County, Virginia. He began his writing career at age 13 as a mountain reporter for small town newspapers and went on to become America's most beloved motivational author. Hill passed away in November 1970 after a long and successful career writing, teaching, and lecturing about the principles of success. Dr. Hill's work stands as a monument to individual achievement and is the cornerstone of modern motivation. His book, Think and Grow Rich , is the all-time bestseller in the field. Hill established the Foundation as a nonprofit educational institution whose mission is to perpetuate his philosophy of leadership, self-motivation, and individual achievement. His books, audio cassettes, videotapes, and other motivational products are made available to you as a service of the Foundation so that you may build your own library of personal achievement materials...and help you acquire financial wealth and the true riches of life.