Think & Grow Rich

I'm re-reading Napoleon Hill's "Think and grow rich" (audiobook on my ride to work).

I honestly forgot how inspirational this very old book is. More importantly, I forgot how relevant it is 90+ years later. The references to the depression are relevant in our economy and if you can tolerate the occasional outdated speech, the psychology, emotion and mindset are still incredibly powerful.

There's a story about how his son was born without ears. The chapter details his (Napoleon's) own overwhelming desire not to allow his son to accept his handicap or learn sign language. Rather, his son learns to act and behave like he is a normal part of society and eventually, at 22, is able to hear though a device without any ears or ear canals. Its fascinating and awe inspiring.

Anyone who has visited my extremely humble abode in the past year or so has seen 3 signs that I have posted all around my home:

Desire
Want it as bad as you want to breathe
Act as if...

Desire is from this book. Essentially it is the act of "willing" something to be true.

That's what I do. Part of this transition as a person for me is to fully accept that I am in complete control of my future.

Each day as I drive home, this book, more than any other, reminds me that we hold the power to be and do anything, in our own hands.

Anything truly is possible. Read this book. It'll change your whole way of thinking.

Meanwhile, I'm going to continue to act as if...