Think and Grow Rich (Think and Grow Rich Series)

Could be the most critically important book you read in this lifetime, regardless of your concept of “Rich”
Simply brilliant reading from the first page through the last. Imagine every high school student in America (or the world for that matter) learning life lessons from some of the most powerful spiritual leaders, wealthiest capitalists, and productive men and women who have achieved great things throughout history! My advice is to purchase the eBook for 99 cents and download it onto your phone so you have it with you everywhere you go. I chose to add the audio option for when I’m traveling in the car or going on long trips. This is a no-brainer people. For $1 you are given a key to change your life, and the life of your future generations to come. No it’s not some magic wand and you most likely won’t be a billionaire by the time you finish reading it. But every page is loaded with thought provoking concepts and real world application that apply just as much today as they did at the time the author wrote the book nearly 80 years ago. This is no accident folks…the exact same tools have been available to all mankind since we were able to think independently.I’ve seen some comments from others that say this version is abridged. At least with the eBook this is not the case as from what I recognized it was the original, unedited script. I was aware that the initial publication was pulled and stripped due to censorship, removing the vital parts and leaving everything that was mundane and relatively useless so was particularly careful in choosing this particular version. While the censored version keeps you grounded in what “the church” or “the government” would force feed you to believe (remember when the earth was flat and the center of the universe, and the only way to receive forgiveness from God was to pay a dowry to the church?), the uncensored version forces you to walk away from the status quo and stop thinking like the masses while providing a new reality that opens up a world a possibilities that YOU control.Concepts like ‘vibrational energy’ and ‘universal knowledge’ permeate the entire text and are truly the foundation for creating one’s destiny. I’m no expert, but I have studied these concepts consistently over the past 5 years and have seen remarkable changes in my own life and many of my like minded colleagues. It was refreshing to read “Think and Grow Rich” and learn that my experiences are not unique and that virtually identical ways of thinking were present around the turn of the 20th century and earlier. After reading this book, the next 5 years will show more persistence in applying these concepts to everyday life…in fact I have already started a men’s group that will meet weekly to discuss this book in great detail over the course of an entire year and track how the life of each member has changed.

Classic Advice, Still Relevant
It is a classic for a reason. I’ve heard about that book for years, and finally decided to read it. It shares a lot of ideas about mindset and achieving success. I think it’s still relevant today.It talks about having a strong desire and being persistent. Those are good lessons for anyone. I found some of the advice inspiring. That book made me think about my own goals. It made me consider how I think about success.It’s a bit old-fashioned in some ways, but the core ideas are still powerful. I think that anyone who wants to improve their life can learn something from it. It’s a good book to read.

Well worth my time
On many levels, I enjoyed and learned very much from the reading of this book. Despite the book’s age, there are many relevant lessons that apply today just as much as when the book was written. There are many applicable lessons to be learned from Think and Grow Rich. I loved the style of writing from the era, and even certain words that are not commonly used as much these days. There is a good chance that I will be reading this again one day.I am particularly pleased that I read the unedited original version. I can’t fathom someone who would want to read the newer “politically correct version.” Part of the learning benefit from this book comes from reading it as it was originally intended, so as to compare the great and profound ways that we have changed as a society and as people on so many levels. In contrast, there are ways of humanity that have endured consistently with the human experience overall.This book is not without aspects that I disagree with though, one for instance has Napoleon stating a most preposterous reason for why men become bald:”Baldheaded men, for example, are bald for no other reason than their fear of criticism. Heads become bald because of the tight fitting bands of hats which cut off the circulation from the roots of the hair.”Despite such a silly statement, I appreciated reading it for the main reason that he, as we all do in our respective era, have imperfections that we cannot help. This era no doubt predated the discovery that male pattern baldness is in fact genetic. He goes on to say that men also lose their hair because their hats are “too tight.”A passage shortly after boasts a huge stereotype about women by saying:”But it must not be supposed that women are free from the fear of criticism. If any woman claims to be superior to man with reference to this fear, ask her to walk down the street wearing a hat of the vintage of 1890.”I am certainly not offended by this, but in fact appreciated reading it in the unedited version because we get a real sense of where people and society were at in this day. On one hand, many women of today still care very much about fashion, on the other, some would be repulsed by what here is a massive generalization, as if women only would care about fashion and nothing else. Furthermore that women evidently couldn’t be imagined as fearing criticism of things more commonly known to men in the day like differing politics, or equality in the workplace etc. just as a few examples.It’s obvious that Napoleon intended to be speaking predominantly to men with this book even though the lessons are surely potentially relevant and empowering to women for all the same reasons that they are good for men. It’s also for sure that some women will not be able to get through this book because of it, but as I said, such social distinctions and observations are riveting for me to realize, and I would suggest that enlightened women read it and appreciate it for the same reasons.Despite these two silly aspects that stood out like sore thumbs, I really did get very much profound meaning out of this reading. It is certainly catered more to men than women, and the sexism is readily apparent in this way. However, this is not a reason not to read this book. It could be seen as a reason to read it indeed because I get a strong sense that we have progressed as a society. This philosophy book of success shouldn’t merely be about success, but we should also be able to measure our own progress as a society by reflecting upon some of the obviously sillier things that are written here, of which there are few to be sure.I otherwise loved so much of the writing. There were many inspirational stories and ideas about how to succeed that are as valid today as they were in 1936.I’m not going to summarize the whole book, except to reiterate once more that there are many insightful and powerful life lessons within that can help both men and women succeed.If I thought this book were boring or inherently for the most part dogmatic, I would not be able to finish it. It easily sparked and kept my interest which made it easy to get through. No problem. It was well worth the money. I wouldn’t spend a penny on the edited version.4.5 Stars might be just about right, but nonetheless, this was different, special and memorable for me to read.

I was directed to this book by a former colleague of mine. We were both in Real Estate Sales; I, a newcomer, and my colleague, a seasoned veteran of the industry. My colleague had told me that this book was one that “should be read by everybody in the industry.” I jumped onto Google to suss it out a little more before I made the purchase. The books has high reviews by some of the most successful people on the planet. Jordan Belfort himself recommends this book as if it were an offshoot to the Bible.I soon purchased this book and began reading. Following the instructions given by the author, I completed each chapter with admiration. There is a stage, midway through, where I think the author starts to drift off from his initial direction but soon seems to recollect it all back together. It is filled with insightful, legitimate stories of people who made it big by following the principles contained within this book. It does not seem to imply that these actual successful people used the actual book to become who there were -since the book was published after some of these events- but more so that the book itself is a collection of the way these successful people thought and acted to achieve their successes.I truly believe anyone, of all ages, of any industry can benefit greatly from reading this book and more so if they read it in the way that the author initially directs them to. A great and entertaining read but even more of a greatly inspiring and motivating lesson.

A standard story about tangible richness. Well written, quite easy reading but nothing new if you follow economic developments in the world environment.