Think & Grow Rich
There Are No Limits To Human Thinking Other Than Those Set By Us
Principle 1: Aspiration
“Whatever a man can conceive and believe, he can achieve.” Success always begins with desire and belief in his goals. This is demonstrated by the story of Barnes, who not only wanted to work with Edison but also set a specific goal of collaborating with him, not doing menial jobs. It was thanks to this strong desire that Barnes succeeded. He focused on a single goal, did not allow himself to retreat, and had only one choice: success.
Below is a summary of the book Think and Grow Rich with six steps to help turn your desire into reality:
Step 1: Clearly define the amount of money you want to have (the more detailed the better).
Step 2: Determine what you will trade to achieve that amount of money.
Step 3: Set a specific deadline by which you want to achieve this goal.
Step 4: Make a specific plan to achieve your goal and take action immediately.
Step 5: Write a short, clear statement of the amount of money, time and price you have to pay to implement the plan.
Step 6: Read this statement aloud twice a day, in the morning when you wake up and in the evening before going to bed.
The above steps do not require you to be a genius or work hard. Success is not the result of luck or fate but comes from perseverance with the desire to get rich. Every success starts with a big dream and a strong belief in those dreams. Desire is the driving force that helps dreams take off, no one can succeed without desire or fall into a state of indifference and laziness. Failure is also a part of success, it helps people change and realize a better version of themselves.
Principle 2: Trust
Faith is likened to the scientist of the soul because it is faith that transforms desire into spiritual power. The reason why there are no limits to the mind is because faith has the ability to break those limits within each person. How to build and nurture faith? The subconscious will perceive that what you believe is true, thereby turning that belief into a belief that helps you shape a specific plan to achieve what you desire.
However, if you constantly infuse your mind with negative thoughts, the subconscious will also form equivalent values that we often call “bad luck.” Therefore, your faith should be directed toward positive thoughts and desires, believing that those thoughts will lead to “luck” or opportunities in life.
Summary of the book Think and Grow Rich, the second principle: The author emphasizes perseverance and desire. In this principle, he wants readers to understand the power of believing in the things they desire. If we have chosen success, why not choose positive beliefs that give us the right mindset?
As Napoleon Hill once said: “Quitters never win, and winners never quit.”
Principle 3: Autosuggestion
Autosuggestion is the process by which a person, through the influence of hypnosis or the activity of the subconscious mind, involuntarily changes his or her behavior and conduct. This is the central control tool where each individual can cultivate creative thoughts in his or her subconscious mind.
However, if you simply repeat your slogans without specific actions, nothing will change. Thinking and action must always go hand in hand because they appear and exist constantly in our brains. The principle of autosuggestion requires the ability to concentrate, so that your desire becomes a deep and permanent obsession in your mind.
Summary of the book Think and Grow Rich Principle 3: To achieve success quickly, you need to always think about success and cultivate positive thoughts. Then, make a specific plan to realize those thoughts. By following these instructions, you will become the master of your own destiny, not someone else.
Principle 4: Expertise
There are two types of knowledge: basic knowledge and specialized knowledge. Basic knowledge is general knowledge, although rich and diverse, but rarely used directly in creating money. More importantly, before you can turn your desires into reality and achieve your dream amount of money, you need to have specialized knowledge in the field of goods, services or careers you are pursuing to achieve wealth. If your knowledge is not enough, you need to supplement it by cooperating with the Intelligence Group – a group of people with specialized knowledge that is tightly organized and intelligently oriented, giving you great power and advantage.
For example, Henry Ford, although he only studied until grade 6, he built a powerful industrial empire. Or like Thomas Edison, who only sat in school for less than 3 months but was still not uneducated and not poor. Both became the richest people in the world with the help of the Wisdom Group, which provided them with the specialized knowledge needed to succeed.
In today’s world, we are living in a rapidly changing era and the educational requirements are also changing significantly. The current era requires specialization, so if you want to achieve wealth, you cannot ignore the accumulation of specialized knowledge on the path to success.
Principle 5: Imagination
Imagination is the birthplace of human desires and the source of all plans to realize those desires. It is through imagination that strong thoughts and burning desires are formed and turned into actions. There are two main types of imagination: synthetic imagination and creative imagination.
Synthetic imagination: Works based on available experience, education and observation. This is the type of imagination often used by inventors.
Creative imagination: Works automatically, allowing us to receive “thought vibrations” or influences from our own and other people’s intelligence. This is clearly seen in geniuses.
No matter what type of imagination, if not used, it will weaken and wither. To avoid this, awaken and nourish your imagination by using it regularly. The ability to imagine never dies, it only temporarily “falls asleep” if not trained. And remember, in the process of turning desires into money, you should develop more synthetic imagination!
Principle 6: Planning
You cannot succeed with passion and imagination alone. Consciousness is the factor that guides you to act and plan your life. The plan is built to turn dreams into reality. However, no one can affirm that a good idea will guarantee the success of the plan because the plan depends on many different factors.
The important thing to remember is that when a plan fails, it only means that the plan is not feasible. Be ready to rebuild a new plan and start over.
Summary of the book Think and Grow Rich Principle 6: Successful people are not only those who know how to set goals but also those who dare to eliminate goals that are no longer suitable or do not bring any value to them. The important thing is to be flexible and constantly adjust to achieve the best results.
Principle 7: Assertiveness
Hesitation is one of the main causes of failure. If you want to succeed, you must break the hesitation. You have your own mind and thinking, so be confident in making decisions for yourself. Many times, hesitation does not necessarily come from ourselves but from external “forces”, due to habits formed from childhood that everyone experiences.
When summarizing the book Think and Grow Rich in this chapter, Tram Sach realized that decisiveness is extremely necessary and that requires courage from us. Ask yourself, is your desire strong enough to push yourself to overcome hesitation and act decisively?
Principle 8: Consistency
Determination is the key to turning desire into wealth. It can be said that willpower is the foundation of determination. When willpower is properly combined with passion, it will bring about amazing results. However, many people often have a wrong view of those who have accumulated great wealth, thinking that they are cold, cruel and unkind. But in fact, what these people have is determination and strong willpower, which allows them to persistently pursue their goals and achieve success, something that many people cannot understand.
Principle 9: The Power of Master Minds
“Persistence builds trust. Trust builds power.” Power is the key to success in accumulating wealth. No matter how good your plans are, they will be meaningless if you don’t have the power to put them into action. When you study the success of anyone who has accumulated a large amount of wealth, you will find that they all consciously or unconsciously use the power of the “master mind” principle.
Think and Grow Rich book summary principle 9: When multiple brains work together in harmony, each individual in the group can take advantage of the additional energy created by the collective intelligence. This harmonious coordination not only increases efficiency but also increases the power of the group, helping each member go further in achieving the common goal.
Principle 10: Sexual Transformation
Sexual feelings are one of the most powerful human emotions. When used properly and in harmony with other aspects of life, they can bring about great positive results. Those who master this emotion have the ability to explore imagination, courage, will, perseverance and creativity that they have never discovered before. This emotion is so powerful that it can control people, sometimes making them recklessly sacrifice their honor and even their lives to achieve it. However, if we know how to control and direct this emotion towards necessary goals, strong qualities such as imagination, courage, etc. will become stronger and be exploited more effectively, contributing greatly to success in life.
Principle 11: Subconscious
The subconscious is the source of all human thoughts and gradually these thoughts will be transformed into consciousness, and then into action. The subconscious reacts quickly and dominates your perception. People often have difficulty in completely controlling the subconscious. Instead of trying to control, you can transmit to the subconscious any plan or goal that you want to achieve.
Summary of the book Think and Grow Rich Principle 11: Use the subconscious actively, develop it into specific actions to realize your desires.
Principle 12: The Brain
Just like the principle of broadcasting and receiving of a radio, the human brain has the ability to receive vibrations of thoughts transmitted from other minds. Creative imagination acts as the “receiver” of the brain, helping to process and receive thoughts emitted from others. When leaders and members of a mastermind group sit together to discuss a problem, each individual can bring up any idea that arises in their mind.
The magic is that when participating in this process, each person will have the ability to access new knowledge, ideas that go beyond their previous personal experience. The brain allows us to connect and expand our vision, helping to discover knowledge that we have never known, creating more creative solutions and ideas.
Principle 13: The Sixth Sense
The sixth sense can be simply understood as the sudden thoughts that flash through your mind, often called inspiration or intuition. This information appears when our mind is influenced by strong stimuli. Anything that can stir your emotions and make your heart beat faster can awaken and activate the sixth sense. Most great leaders such as Napoleon, Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed all understood and regularly used this sixth sense.
To fully understand and use the principle of the sixth sense, you need to master and practice the previous 12 principles mentioned in the book.
Finally, do not let fear control you. Be strong and courageous to face and eliminate the 6 big fears that can block your path:
Fear of poverty
Fear of criticism
Fear of illness
Fear of losing love
Fear of aging
Fear of death