The New Think & Grow Rich for the 21st Century

The New Think & Grow Rich for Hard-nosed Realists

Being the adventurous type, I will occasionally pick up a book that I normally wouldn't read as a matter of course. It all hinges on whether or not I trust the party making the recommendation. This happened recently when an associate suggested a book that I hadn't heard of as a quality read for a business flight. To be honest, I was resistant and not expecting all that much despite being familiar with one of the co-authors. Long story short, the book turned out to be an amazing discovery. It's the Think & Grow Rich for hard-nosed realists.

I read Napoleon Hill's Think & Grow Rich long ago in my twenties. My reaction to it was basically, "Well, that was nice, think positive, ho-hum, but what next?" That's the original's failing. It doesn't give you any direction after telling you to just "think positive." Since then I have met many people who swear by Napoleon Hill's advice to think positive, but have little to show for it. Over the same period I have also met many who didn't have a positive or negative attitude. Basically, they had a neutral attitude on average. Some days it was positive; some days it was negative. Over the long run it was simply neutral because they were focusing on action instead of on their thoughts. Based on all the tens of thousands of data points I have collected over the decades, if you want to succeed focus on what needs to be done next and then do it immediately, instead of wasting time monitoring and trying to control your thoughts. The great thing about action is that you can make something happen even when you're in a crappy mood.

The new Think & Grow Rich does that. It focuses on the critical importance of taking action. However, it also addresses the reasons behind why most people prefer to try to think positively over taking action. The reason is fear. Yes, the great taboo topic that no one wants to admit to. Everyone has it but few are willing to admit it. The new Think & Grow Rich deals will fear very effectively and shows you how to move past it into the action phase.

So, what is the Think & Grow Rich for the 21st century? It's Robert Greene's collaboration with Gangsta rapper 50 Cent, The 50th Law. You may recognize Robert Greene's name from his other books, The 48 Laws of Power and The 33 Strategies of War. 

An Amazon-UK reviewer sums the book up well:

The most interesting thing about the book is the radical new model of power. Traditionally, power is about material assets. However, 50 Cent and Greene present power as a mindset. For an image, think of a martial artist using the weight of the opponent to advantage. This is in contrast to people in positions of authority and riches who are dependent on those assets. Of course, material riches tend to accrue to those who master Greene's fluid power.

Read more on The 50th Law.

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
- Karl Von Clausewitz

One step forward is worth more than 100 years of thinking about it. - Anon

Comments

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

Napoleon Hill was a great fraud. It's one of the great secrets of the last century.

[Vivien]

I strongly disagree to the saying that Nap HILL's book tells how to think positevely but nothing else. I stoutly disagree to that.

I read it twice and found inspiratio to take action. I still revert to it today to balance myself and move ahead everytime I find myself trapped in hesitancy and analysis-paralysis.

[Dave Phillipson]

Did you actually read Napoleon Hill's TAGR?

It shows you exactly how to focus on what needs to be done next and then do it immediately.

The comments you make are so far off, they lend one to believe that you did not actually read the book.

Dave Phillipson
CEO Space
http://www.GlobalCEOspace.com

[G-man]

What fraud? What do you mean by that statement?

[Peter]

I wouldn't call him a fraud but if you look at his life, you discover that his think positive philosophy wasn't all that effective.

[Jason W.]

While I was able to gain a small handful of key points from TaGR that were very beneficial to me aside from just "thinking positive", I can definitely agree that the book did have some short-comings in the 'taking action' department (although I wouldn't say that area was completely non-existant).

Taking action has certainly been the key to the success of nearly every person in every major field without fail therefore it is well worth the time of anyone looking for similar success to read a book specifically focused on this key aspect.

Because of this and your personal recommendation I have ordered the book and am excitedly waiting to pour through its pages and learn from what it has to teach.

[David]

I disagree with "Napoleon Hill is a fraud" stuff. On myself. I've always been an excellency-oriented guy, but with mood flactuations. I can say that when I felt really bad, I simply was paralized by negative thoughts, I spent hours or days doing nothing until my mood would improve. Since applying Napoleon's advice, I've been 500% more effective. By the way, it's not positivity he's talking about, but DESIRE to want something to get really bad. As I see it, positivity is merely a basis you are due to very hard progress if you don't have it - like a motor working with no oil to lower friction, but you need DESIRE to move you. So both are effective.

So I disagree with this DIS of Napoleon Hill.