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Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude Paperback – April 23, 2013
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- Print length276 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherIshi Press
- Publication dateApril 23, 2013
- Dimensions6 x 0.63 x 9 inches
- ISBN-104871879658
- ISBN-13978-4871879651
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- Publisher : Ishi Press
- Publication date : April 23, 2013
- Language : English
- Print length : 276 pages
- ISBN-10 : 4871879658
- ISBN-13 : 978-4871879651
- Item Weight : 14.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.63 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,849,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #299 in Success Self-Help
- #997 in Motivational Self-Help (Books)
- #1,453 in Motivational Management & Leadership
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Napoleon Hill was born 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. His work stands as a monument to individual achievement and is the cornerstone of modern motivation. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. Hill established the Foundation as a nonprofit educational institution whose mission is to perpetuate his philosophy of leadership, self-motivation, and individual achievement.
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Customers find this book to be a great read that guides readers with wisdom, particularly praising its focus on positive thinking. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its mindset approach, with one customer noting how it provides a blueprint for life transformation. However, some customers find the book boring.
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Customers find the book highly readable and consider it a classic, with one customer noting it's particularly suitable for reading to children and teens.
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Customers find the book motivating, with parts that are inspiring and guide readers with wisdom. They appreciate its focus on positive thinking and consider it a great self-motivator, with one customer noting it provides the blueprint to change their life.
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Customers appreciate the book's focus on positive mental attitude (PMA), with several mentioning "Think and Grow Rich" as a key theme, and one customer highlighting how it describes the importance of maintaining this mindset.
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2010SUCCESS THROUGH A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE is simply the very best book that I've ever read on personal and professional self development. This is a classic book and should be in every achiever's library. It's a distillation of all the great principles of higher achievement in one easy access reference book that is cram packed with positive ideas that will lift your thought process to a higher vibrational level. Thoughts, ideas, and action are what make up the sum total of an individuals life. The 17 principles as outlined in this book have helped me to focus my "attention on the things that I want and off the things that I don't want." Thought control is the ultimate discipline...and this book shows the student exactly how to "direct your thoughts, control your emotions, and ordain your destiny!" The authors discovered the secrets to success after interviews with over 500 men and women of accomplishment and than gave those principles to future generations to access in this powerful book. Take advantage of this book and I mean really become a student of this material, and if you APPLY what you learn you will have a new life!
The origin of this book is fascinating and dates back to Andrew Carnegie's meeting in 1908 with Napoleon Hill and Carnegie's subsequent sponsorhip of the young Napoleon Hill to write a thesis on American Achievement....Carnegie then introduced Napoleon Hill to Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and many other individuals of accomplishment as the young author catalogued the elements and principles that these great American achievers used to accomplish so much. His first great work LAW OF SUCCESS was published in 1926 and then in 1937 THINK AND GROW RICH was published while Hill was an advisor to then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and both books were considered instant classics in the self development field.
W. Clement Stone read THINK AND GROW RICH in 1937 the year that it was published and was so impressed with the principles that he applied them with vigor and built (with an initial investment of $100.00!) the Combined Registry Insurance Company which later became AON Insurance Company. Aon was built by W. Clement Stone and his team and became one of the greatest insurance companies in the world. You will see the AON skyscrapers in Hong Kong, Chicago, and many great cities. W. Clement Stone was listed on the Forbes 400 and attributed his success to the principles he applied from THINK AND GROW RICH. Now that's a fantastic story of what can happen when these principles are applied consistently and aggressively.
In the early 50's Stone went to hear Napoleon Hill speak in Chicago and they instantly hit it off and worked together for years thereafter helping others to achieve their dreams. They taught the PMA Science of Success Course, went to prisons, held seminars, went on T.V. and radio, and passionately communicated the 17 HABITS of high achievers and brought this message to all that wanted a better life. This book adds to what was so brilliantly layed out in the books LAW OF SUCCESS and THINK AND GROW RICH and combines additional principles like the COSMIC HABIT FORCE and PMA. These 17 principles are just pure magic if applied with continuous action. I read the book often as a kind of mental vitamin and it helps me to keep my attitude tuned up. I highly recommend this book as you can well see. Read it with an open mind and re-read it to keep the principles fresh. Memorize the self motivators, and the 17 principles and keep at it. Great events will come to pass if you persist, and remember that ANYTHING THE HUMAN MIND CAN CONCIEVE AND BELIEVE THE HUMAND MIND CAN ACHIEVE WITH A POSTIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE. Onward and Upward! All the best, Gerald Chamales
- Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2024This is an excellent book in teaching you being successful in life and dealing with others and being a good human being. It is very inspirational and full of valuable advice not to taken lightly or ignored.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023If you actually take the time to understand - not just simply read - what is written in this book, you will achieve new greatness. Simple as that. Most won't because the conform - DON'T CONFORM!! That's the biggest issue in the world these days - everyone is doing it because someone else is doing it. Really brings back the whole "if they jump off a bridge, are you going to jump too? The ONLY time this can ever be something I'd do now, is if at the bottom of the bridge was the path to riches. The funny part though, is that it isn't. Your riches are in your own mind - IF you believe...
- Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2024Very good book.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2024Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI love the book, very similar to think and grow rich but I got the kindle version and the format has a mistake because the number of the page appear at random positions, isn’t coordinated.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2022I'm a firm believer that the first person one must learn to lead is themselves; the skill to control your internal world is a skill everyone must master to have any control of their destiny.
This book provides principles, philosophies, ideas, and examples of people who've learned how to master their thought and attitudes to achieve success. I recommend this book for everyone. In fact, I've been teaching what I learned in this book to my children. To take it a step further, I think this is a great book for reading aged children/teens to learn ideas that is not taught nowhere else, especially in school.
I'm a fan of Napoleon Hill and his work. I think the ideas he talks about in the early 1900s still applies today in the modern world.
You can not go wrong from having this book in your library.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2008I'm a busy venture capitalist who normally would not take the time to write a review about a book that I bought for someone else. But, that's precisely the point. I read "Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude" 30 years ago and it has made all the difference in my life. It can in yours, too, but you have to apply it and constantly monitor your thinking. Everything starts as a thought. The Golden Gate bridge started as an idea in an architect's mind. He then put it on paper and showed it to others in a positive manner and with an enthusiasm that persuaded others to believe in the idea and to take action.
There is one other book that can also make quite a difference and will guide you with wisdom, hope and faith that can fuel the positive energy that comes from PMA. That is the good old fashioned Bible. I'm not religious or a "Bible thumper;" just a guy who wishes he'd read it 30 years ago as well. The two books will arm you for a great life. And, you would like to do something collectively as well (but it is not necessary in order to benefit from these two books), then I encourage you to read my book, "ResoNation." Resonation: Enlightened Government for We the People[
- Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2023Great classic book about how to maintain a sense of PMA! Long read with some insightful questions and assignments at the end of each chapter.
The book was written 1960 and revised in 1977 so some of the stories, language, and references are a bit dated. But, don’t let the age of this book eclipse the wisdom found within!
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- MarReviewed in Spain on September 23, 2020
3.0 out of 5 stars Unclear printing
I like the content as the book has inspired me when I was young. I just read it in a library and would want a copy of my own but the copy I got has a poor print quality. The fonts have unclear tint of black that contrasts with the gray colour of the paper. It makes reading stressful.
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ZoKweZoReviewed in France on January 2, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Super
Un des meilleurs livres de développement personnel.
- Paul PriceReviewed in Mexico on April 28, 2018
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- HTReviewed in Japan on December 24, 2007
4.0 out of 5 stars INTRODUCTION
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude instructs you on exactly what to do and
how to do it in order to tap the powers of your subconscious mind and put them to work for you. Think for a moment: have you ever been taught how to constructively use, neutralize control, or harmonize with your passions, emotions, instincts, tendencies, feelings, moods, and habits of thought and action? Have you ever been taught exactly how to aim high and achieve your goals regardless of the obstacles? If your answer is no, congratulations, for you are on the verge of self discovery. You will be taught these things if you read and apply the principles in this book.
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in Italy on February 10, 2025
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseA good book.