What is the miracle formula for success? Does it even exist? If you ask Novak Djokovic, marriage and children lead to success. Of course, the puzzle of success also consists of other pieces, but before we reveal the big secret, it should be emphasized that overnight success does not exist. Of course, there are exceptions that prove the rule, but they should not be relied upon. Better to bet on the advice of journalist Napoleon Hill, who over 20 years studied over 500 millionaires who started from scratch and divided the path to wealth into 13 steps.
Wealth, that eternal human mantra. Journalist Napoleon Hill published a bestseller in some other time, in 1937 With an idea to riches (Think and Grow Rich), where he published a recipe for making money, for which we need 13 ingredients. A case of textbook on success in which, however, Hill does not mention by name either money, wealth, finance or stocks, but focuses on psychological moments, which stand in the way of success.
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His approach is still relevant even 78 years later, because, as financial expert Farnoosh Torabi said, it is money management and getting rich more related to psychology and mindset than other elements.
1. Desire: You must desire
All the super rich started with a dream, a hope, a plan and a wish before they became wealthy. They saw the zeros on the bank account even before they were actually there.
2. Faith: believe that you can achieve your goal
Creating wealth begins with the right mindset, with the belief that you can accumulate money, because the basic cell of success is precisely the thought, explains Hill.
3. Autosuggestion: use positive affirmations on the way to the goal
Transforming the desire for money and success into reality requires that you constantly send mental representations and mantras to your subconscious mind that support your goal. The power of thought is incredible. Repeat out loud how you want to achieve the goal to become obsessed with your intentions.
4. Specialized knowledge: gain experience and never stop learning
Knowledge is potential power. But education becomes powerful and leads to wealth only when we know how to put it into practice. Also, embrace the idea that you're never really done learning.
5. Imagination: come up with an idea and visualize your success
If you can visualize and envision success in your head, it's actually within your reach, says Hill. Ideas are the building blocks of wealth, and ideas themselves are the product of imagination. Man's only (rational) limitation therefore lies in his personal growth and use of imagination.
6. Planning: Take action
Once you have created a mental image of success, you need to take action and start pursuing what you want. But you have to be persistent and full of enthusiasm. Most of us are good at the start, but we are bad finishers. What's more, humans tend to give up at the first sign of defeat, so there is no substitute for a virtue called persistence on the road to success.
7. Determination: Overcome hesitation with determination
A key quality Hill identified in self-made people was determination. Those who make quick decisions know what they want and tend to get what they want. Decisiveness is not only a characteristic of the rich, but also one of the most important qualities that a leader must possess.
8. Persistence: Don't give up until you get what you want
Persistence is the cornerstone of wealth, yet only a handful of people have the willpower to turn their desire for money into real money. Wealth does not respond to desires, but to elaborate plans supported by crystallized desires and persistence.
9. The Power of a Thought Leader: Surround yourself with the best
Wealthy people surround themselves with talented friends and colleagues who share their vision. More heads know more, and just as more batteries will give more energy than a single one, more intellect in a heap will give better results. This also explains why the rich like to hang out with the rich and why winners attract winners. Being exposed to people who are more successful than you makes room for improvement and offers you the opportunity to further expand your potential and thereby increase your wealth.
10. Sex: choose a suitable partner
Sexual energy is an incredible force - it creates physical and emotional life, and if we know how to redirect it into something more than sex, it can add to our creativity, passion, enthusiasm and persistence, i.e. things that are crucial in accumulating wealth. Sexual desire is the strongest human desire, and history is full of proof, so choosing the right partner is one of the keys to success.
11. Subconscious: Be positive and suppress negative emotions
If you really want to be rich, you need to implant your desires and plan into your subconscious. The subconscious does not rest, and if you feed it with the right thoughts, it will help you succeed. If you don't shower her with your visions, she will feed on thoughts that are the result of your neglecting the idea of success.
12. Brains: Connect with and learn from smart people
There is no need to waste words here, let's just emphasize that it is important to connect with intelligent, creative and positive individuals who will inspire you and fuel your desire to succeed.
13. The Sixth Sense: Trust Your Instinct
The sixth sense is a slippery slope, so don't step on it until you've taken all the previous dozen steps. He will tell you what no one else can, but nevertheless use him with extreme caution, because this "skill" is not easy to master (in fact, you are born with it or not). The good news is that you will be able to climb very far even without it.
