17 success principles by napoleon hill

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Taken from Napoleon Hill's PMA Science of Success Course The 17Principles

Principle No.1 - De elop De!ni"eness of Purpose Your springboard for personal achievement . . . shows you how to set your major objectiveand make speci c plans for obtaining that objective.

Principle No.# - $s"a%lish a Mas"ermin& AllianceExplains how anyone can succeed even with a limited education by using the knowledgeand experience of others.

Principle No. - (se Applie& )ai"h The principle that keeps you on the right track for success - shows how to apply this faith inachieving your objective . . . explains the seven basic fears and how to master them.

Principle No.* - +o "he $,"ra Milen unfailing rule for making others recogni!e your outstanding abilities . . . points out the

bene t of doing more than you are called upon to do in your daily life.

Principle No. - Assem%le an A""rac"i e Personali""eveloping this principle can be your greatest asset in the years ahead . . . explains themental# spiritual# and physical traits that make up your personality and how to developthem.

Principle No./ - Crea"e Personal 0ni"ia"i e The principle that is necessary for leadership in any walk of life . . . describes the ten roadsto individual achievement# how to plan ahead and turn your turn your plans into action.

Principle No.7 - uil& a Posi"i e Men"al A""i"u&e This principle presents the means by which the entire $cience of %ersonal chievementcourse can best be used . . .&$hows you how to develop the right mental attitude forsuccess..&

Principle No.2 - Con"rol 3our $n"husiasm The mainspring or dynamo of all individual achievement . . . 'ow it automatically developsself-con dence and eliminates negative thoughts# fear# and worry.

Principle No.4 - $nforce Self DisciplineExplains your fourteen major emotions and the importance of controlling them . . . showsyou how to balance your heart and head for perfect coordination of reason and emotion.

Principle No.15 - Think Accura"el(ecoming an accurate thinker by getting all the facts available# weighing their importance#and using your own judgment to think a matter through and make the right decision.

Principle No.11 - Con"rol 3our A""en"ion)sing organi!ed mind power to concentrate on success . . . explains how to coordinate and


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control all the powers of your mind . . . describes the tool of autosuggestion.

Principle No.1# - 0nspire Team6ork'ow to coordinate your e*orts with others by working together for a common bene t . . .shows you how teamwork can best be used to your advantage in your home or businesslife.

Principle No.1 - earn from A& ersi" an& Defea" The major causes of personal failure and how to overcome them . . . anticipating failure intime to avoid it . . . how to turn temporary defeats into permanent success.

Principle No.1* - Cul"i a"e Crea"i e 8ision%oints out the importance of +reative ,ision in every phase of life and explains how todevelop it . . . shows how to weave old ideas# plans# and concepts into new combinations

Principle No.1 - Main"ain Soun& Heal"hne of the essentials of continued success . . .presents a balanced program of nutrition#

exercise# and relaxation that can help you maintain a healthy# happy# outlook.

Principle No.1/ - u&9e" 3our Time an& Mone"escribes the major time-wasters most people are guilty of . . . shows you how to take apersonal inventory . . . explains how to get the most out of your time and money.

Principle No.17 - (se Cosmic Ha%i" force The dynamic climax of "r. apoleon 'ill/s entire success philosophy . . . describes thenatural law that controls all human relationships and how it can assure continued success.

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Instruction #1: Get a notebook. On page one, write down a clear description of your major desire in life.Before you begin writing, however, remember that your only limitations in life are the ones that you have

set up for yourself or have permitted others to set up for you .Instruction #2: On page two of your notebook, write down precisely what you intend to give in return for that which you desire from life and then start right where you stand right now and begin giving .

Instruction #3: Memorize both of your statements, what you desire and what you intend to give in returnfor it, and repeat them at least a dozen times daily .

The 17 principles of success ! " poleon Hill$

%rinciple #1: &efiniteness of purpose$ ou need to know

precisely what you want from life.!f you don"t know where you aregoing, you"ll most likely end upnowhere. ! think this principle is themost crucial out of all the

principles. #o wonder it comes thevery first in the list of principles.


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%rinciple #2: The ' ster(in&%rinciple$ $ccording to #apoleon %ill, the definition of mastermind is simple& 'two or more people whowork in perfect harmony for the attainment of a definite purpose(. !n simple terms, to be successful in lifeyou need to learn how to cooperate with others and use their skills, knowledge and abilities to help youachieve your own goals. )his principle is important because it is the principle through which you may

borrow and use the education, e*perience, influence and, perhaps, the capital of other people.


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%rinciple #3: The H it of Goin)The E*tr 'ile$ )his principle means doing more than what you are e*pected to do and doing it in a

positive mental attitude. #apoleon %ill puts this habit in the ++'A formula& + uality of service yourender, + uantity of service you render, ' ental Attitude in which you render the service + your success inyour chosen occupation. !"m sure this principle can apply to anything else that you do in life. atch thevideo below to find out the - payoffs this habit will give you.


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%rinciple #,: Applie& - ith$ /Manytimes we think of all the bad things that might happen instead of focusing on our goals. $s 0teve 1obs has

put it at 233 0tanford 4ommencement $ddress , you have to have the faith that things will somehowwork out. !t"s the only way to clear out your mind and direct it towards the attainment of the things thatare truly important. e have to have the faith and believe that we can and will succeed, no matter howdaunting our goals might be.
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%rinciple #.: A %le sin)%erson lit!$ )his one is self5e*planatory. !f you don"t have a pleasing personality, you need to work on itto make it more pleasing. 0ome of the pleasing personality traits are positive mental attitude, enthusiasmand sincerity. )he list of some of the destructive personality traits goes as follows&

-. Breaking in and running away with a conversation when others are speaking.2. 0arcasm.

6. 7anity e*pressed by either words or actions.

8. !ndifference in listening while others are speaking.

. $ttempt to flatter when flattering is not deserved, usually with the purpose of getting something.

9. )he habit of finding fault with the world at large and people in general.

:. Openly and directly challenging those with whom one may not agree when there is no obviousreason for doing so e*cept the desire to be on the opposite side.


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;. )he habit of volunteering unsolicited advice to others who have not re


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6. >motions. @articularly the emotion of love, hate, fear and se*.

8. @ositive mental attitude.

. %ealthy diet.

9. ?eligion and politics.

:. T in) possession of !our o4n (in& n& &irectin) it to4 r& 4h te5er en&s !ou ( ! &esire

%rinciple #7: %ositi5e 'ent lAttitu&e$ $ccording to #apoleon %ill, positive mental attitude can clear out all obstacles which stand

between you and your major purpose in life. Below is the list of things that %ill recommends to do inorder to maintain a positive mental attitude&

-. Aearn to adjust yourself to other people s state of mind and difficulties so as to get along peacefullywith them and to refrain from taking notice of trivial circumstances in your relationships with other

people by refusing to allow them to become controversial incidents. Great people always avoid smallincidents of controversy when possible.


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2. >stablish for yourself a definite fi*ed system of conditioning your mind at the beginning of eachday, so you will keep it positive under all circumstances.

6. Aearn the art of selling yourself to other people by indirection, such as asking leading


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%rinciple #6: Enthusi s($>nthusiasm allows us to put our knowledge into action and make us more convincing to other people.>nthusiasm is always easily e*pressed when one is inspired by a burning desire for something or anymotive associated with one"s closest interest. )he three basic motives that has been said to practically rulethe world are -H the emotion of love 2H the emotion of se* 6H the desire for financial gains. )hecombination of all three of these motives has been claimed can convert a mediocre person into a genius.


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%rinciple # : %erson l Initi ti5e$ !f you aim for success above mediocrity, you will need to learn to act on your own personal initiative

because your success is something you must achieve for yourself without someone telling you what to door how to do it. Below is the outline of the most important attributes of a person who has sufficient personal initiative to give him leadership in his chosen occupation&

-. $ person who follows the habit of personal initiative has a definite major purpose in life and a plan for its attainment.

2. %e has a mastermind alliance with those whose help is essential in achieving his major purpose.

6. %e has necessary persistence and the will to win to carry him along when the going is hard andhe meets with obstacles.

8. %e makes decisions promptly when he gets the necessary fact on which to base them andchanges them slowly if at all.

. %e follows the habit of doing more than he is paid for and he does so with a pleasing, positivemental attitude.

9. %e accepts full responsibility for everything he undertakes.


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:. %e can take friendly criticism without resentment because he has learned to profit by it.

;. %e knows what the = basic motives are which inspire all human endeavours and never re


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%rinciple #18: Le rn -ro(

A&5ersit! An& efe t$ )his one is obvious. ou have to learn from your previous mistakes and failuresand use what you"ve learned to help you succeed in the future.


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%rinciple #11: 9ulti5 te 9re ti5eision$ %ill e*plains that everyone needs to use their imagination to come up with new ideas and create

new things. )here are two forms of imagination. Cirst, there is synthetic imagination, which consists of organizing and putting together recognized ideas, concepts and facts arranged in a new combination.$lmost always something that is new is a combination of something that is old. 0econdly, there is creativeimagination which operates through the 9th sense and has its base in the subconscious section of the brainand serves as the e*clusive medium through which basic and new ideas or facts are revealed. 4reativeimagination creates completely new ideas that are not based on old ideas and facts.


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. lert yourself immediately when you hear anyone speaking of others in a discourteous orslander spirit because this very fact should put you on notice that what you are hearing isbiased to say the very least about it# and it may be a misstatement.

*. Ahen asking others for information# do not disclose to them what you wish theinformation to because most people have a bad habit of trying to please under suchcircumstances.

. 6emember that anything which exists anywhere throughout the universe is capable of proof# and if no such proof is available it is safer to assume that nothing exists.

/. ne of the great unexplainable miracles consists in a fact that both truth and false to it#no matter by what means that may be expressed# carry with them a silent invisible meansof identifying themselves as such. Therefore# remember this truth and begin to develop thenecessary intuitive faculty that will enable you to sense what is false and what is truth.

7. :ollow the habit of asking@ &'ow do you knowB& - when anyone makes a statement you

cannot identify as true.

%rinciple #13: 9os(ic H it -orce$$ccording to %ill, this law is the vital part of the -: success principles because it is the means by whichyou and every other person can put into operation the irresistible power by which your aims and purposes


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%rinciple #1/: ' inten nce of 0oun& He lth$ 0ound health refers to both physical and mental well5being. ou need to establish goodhealth habits and maintaining a @ositive Mental $ttitude to remain physically and emotionally healthy.


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