The Law of Success, Volume II The Principles of Personal Power

by Hill, Napoleon; Morey, Arthur; Hartley, Bill; Sartwell, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9781580632249
• ISBN10: 1580632246
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-06
• Publisher: High Roads Media

Summary

Here, in an updated edition with commentaries, is volume 2 of The Law of Success, the masterwork of motivational genius Napoleon Hill. In The Principles of Personal Power we get to know Hill the psychologist, who carefully balances values of creativity and energy against the necessity for restraint. This program is anything but theoretical, however. Along the way, Hill teaches us how to avoid procrastination, how to make decisions quickly, how to develop imaginative gifts, and how to acquire and use enthusiasm. Ever a practical thinker, Hill even explains how to neutralize one's enemies and how to dress. Hill's principles include: -- Initiative and leadership. Hill shows you how to become a leader in your field; how to develop an instinct for leadership and display it.-- Imagination. Hill explains how to conceive and develop new plans to attain the object of your Definite Chief Aim.-- Enthusiasm. Hill helps you gain an appreciation for and means to achieve the ability to infatuate everyone you meet with your personality and your ideas.-- Self-control. Hill demonstrates the value of and approach to this essential quality. He gives you practical ways to direct your enthusiasm where you wish it to carry you -- ever closer to success.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note	vii
Preface to the Revised Edition: Volume II	viii
The Author's Acknowledgment	x
The Seventeen Laws of Success	xiii
Initiative and Leadership	15	(66)
The Power of Initiative	18	(8)
Eliminate Procrastination	26	(5)
Inspire Others	31	(2)
Leadership and Teamwork	33	(2)
The Price of Leadership	35	(2)
Cooperation	37	(5)
The Character of a Great Leader	42	(15)
Make Bold Decisions Quickly	57	(14)
Intolerance---An After-the-Lesson Visit with the Author	71	(10)
Imagination	81	(68)
Imagination Can Be Developed	84	(5)
The Power of Imagination	89	(2)
Put Imagination to Work	91	(12)
Imagination Does the Impossible	103	(7)
Imagination and Persuasion	110	(13)
Imagination and Action	123	(13)
Imagination and Salesmanship	136	(13)
Enthusiasm	149	(54)
How Enthusiasm Will Affect You	152	(2)
How Your Enthusiasm Will Affect Others	154	(21)
Enthusiasm and Suggestion	175	(10)
The Psychology of Good Clothes	185	(10)
The Seven Deadly Horsemen---An After-the-Lesson Visit with the Author	195	(8)
Self-Control	203	(48)
Thought	223	(14)
Poverty	237	(5)
The Law of Retaliation	242	(9)
The Evolution of Transportation---An After-the-Lesson Visit with the Author	251