Good Morning Team – Hill’s self talk after losing everything he owned due to a bank failure.<\/p>\n
“The world had staged an unprecendented depression over which no human being had control. With that depression had come to me an opportunity to test the philosophy of self-determination, to the organization of which I had devoted the better portion of my adult life. Once more I had the opportunity to learn whether my philosophy was practical or mere theory. What, if any, I asked my Self were the advantages to me of a world depression<\/em>.”<\/p>\n Pretty gutsy question for a guy that was sleeping in his car at the time.<\/p>\n Often when we start a new project – like a new business – “life” will throw a few curve balls – obstacles – challenges in our way. I believe that at such times my creator is testing my commitment to my new venture. In those moments, the questions we ask ourSelves determines our focus, and the decisions we make determine our destiny and the actions we then take create our future.<\/p>\n OutWitting the Devil – The Secret to Freedom an Success<\/strong> by Napoleon Hill<\/p>\n Napoleon Hill wrote this one year after he wrote “Think and Grow Rich” because he had learned just as much from the 25,000 failures he had interviewed over the years and he felt that people should be made aware of the things that would trip them up on the way to their goals. He had noted that failures never give seminars, only criticism, skepticism and sarcasm.<\/p>\n Whether you believe the “Devil” is real or a metaphor is irrelevant. You’ll very likely meet your “devils” as you read the book. <\/p>\n