Think And Grow Rich Mindset Mastery
In the mid 1930′s, at about the time that Napoleon Hill was writing his book Think and Grow Rich, someone coined the term “mindset”. Until this time there was no such word in the English language. Mindset is your habitual mental state, your default state. Mindset plays a big part in how you respond to life’s experiences. Mindset is a big factor in the future you create for yourself. Mindset mastery is therefore a useful goal to have if you want to think and grow rich.
What You Think You Create
Our thoughts create our reality. This is probably the most important message that Napoleon Hill gives us in Think and Grow Rich and his other books including, Laws of Success, and Master Key to Riches. Our mindset has a big influence on the thoughts we create. If our mindset is heavy then we will tend to create a constant flow of negative thinking. If our mindset is lighthearted then we will tend to create a constant flow of positive thinking.
Mindset and Health
In a recent article, Dr. Mercola M.D. talks about how important mindset is. He says that there is a lot of research from many studies that say that a positive mindset will improve the health of the body. He says, for instance, a positive mindset can
- boost the immune system
- help protect the body from stressors
- increase lifespan
- reduce the risk of stroke
- reduce the risk of heart attack
- give better recovery after surgery
- give better general health and well being
- increased cell-mediated immunity
So maybe we can not only think and grow rich but also think and grow healthy.
Andrew Carnegie
The man who inspired Napoleon Hill to write Think and Grow Rich was immensely wealthy. Andrew Carnegie made his money from the steel production industry. In today’s dollars he was worth about $300 billion, much richer than Bill Gates. He was a philanthropist and donated most of his money to worthy causes such as public halls and libraries. Influenced by Carnegie, Hill threaded a “hidden secret” through Think and Grow Rich, the secret that will make anyone rich.
Wallace Wattles and Charles F. Haanel
The books of two men are known to have influenced Napoleon Hill in the writing of Think and Grow Rich and his other books. One of these was Wallace Wattles who wrote the book The Science of Getting Rich. Rhonda Byrne, the producer of the movie, The Secret, is also thought to have been influenced by Wallace’s book. The other man to influence Think and Grow Rich was Charles F. Haanel in his book, The Master Key System.
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill was born in poverty in Virginia, USA, in 1883. He probably would have spent his life in relative poverty, too, had he not come into contact with Andrew Carnegie. Napoleon Hill was a living example of how anyone can turn their life from poverty to wealth by applying the mindset mastery secret contained within Think and Grow Rich.
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Interesting article Wal. I knew of some linkage between mindset and health, however did not actually know that there were studies performed on it.
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Fantastic article Wal and great books you are recommending to boot.
Your author is a true master and mentor of mine too. Great minds think alike hey Wal! These books are worthy to be on everyones bookshelf and are on mine. Totally recommend them and the power of positive thinking strengthens our lives and our life experiences.
Thank you for your reminder Wal and off to start reading them again.
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There is power in your words, Cherie. Positive Power. When it comes to power, there is always more.
Yes you are right Cherie, Wal has certainly found some great information here.
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Wow Wal, what a great post. I had not given Mindset a great deal of thought (pardon the pun) until the last few years since Cade and i started our journey to build a lifestyle of choice. Still have a long way to go but Rome was’nt built in a Day : )
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I find that some aspects of Mindset Mastery are easy to master. Some are very difficult. A long way to go, Belinda? Maybe, but you can be nearly there and not realize it.
Wal,
Great list and many I have, another great one to read is “As a man thinketh” which is free at the domain http://asamanthinketh.net a fantastic old classic by James Allen.
He lived not to far from where I grew up. A good book well worth the read.
Amazing how the old ones just summed it all perfectly for us, make you wonder what they would make of it all now.
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Thanks for the tip, Rob.
Welcome, surprised many have not heard of it, such a good classic.
Anyone who reads it, I’d be keen to know what you think of it.
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This inspired me to dig my copy out and read it again…
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I read it many years ago. Thanks, Rob, you have inspired me to pull it out of the bookshelf, dust it off, and read it again. In fact, I might even do a post about it when I have finished.
Look forward to reading that
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You have given me something to think about here, you touch on some very gifted teachers in your post thanks for this and the information have given.
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Great article Wal. I think you can put anything after “Think and ….” …and it can happen. Think and be healthy – be happy – grow rich… it all starts with thought. Of course, thought alone wont win the prize, you’ve got to take action and totally believe that the thing is already yours.
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That’s it, Jan.
Hello All,
I love this forum also, it covers so many areas of interest to everyone such as Hill’s best seller, Think and Grow Rich.
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Keep up the wonderful community we have on here.
Blessings,
Nick BARON
Hi Wal,
as a matter of fact, thoughts are things. They shape our reality and they shape how we view our reality. That means, if we harbour negative thoughts they may or may not manifest themselves in our physical reality. However, with negative thoughts we will look even at opportunity with feelings like “I’m not worth it, it’s too good to be true.” etc.
You are right that these rules not only apply to becoming rich, but also to maintaining health and becoming healthy.
Thanks for sharing your insights.
Take care
Oliver
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Yes, Oliver, thoughts are definitely ‘things’. When I was a teenager I proved this to myself after reading a book ‘Magic and Mystery in Tibet’ by Alexandra David-Neel. In this book she describes how she ‘thought’ a companion into existence. This was a thought-form that materialized. I tried the same technique with near-disastrous results. As it became denser it tried to dominate me. In my day to day work I sometimes help people to dissolve their unwanted thought-forms.
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