Book review:think and grow rich

 Think and grow rich

Author: Napoleon Hill.

An American author Napoleon Hill who is a self help author is famous for his book 'Think and grow rich'. Some ideas in this novel are that the starting point of all achievements is desire,you are the master of your destiny,when defeat comes,accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound,rebuild those plans and set sail once more towards your coveted goal, your greatest success will often come just one step beyond the point at which defeat has overtaken you, set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.

It's a self help book which wants its reader to build their will power as strong so that no bad thoughts could defeat them. In this book the author tell about the six ghosts of fear that are the fear of poverty,the fear of criticism, the fear of I'll health,the fear of loss of love of someone,the fear of old age,the fear of death. The author gives a questionnaire to be answered truly so that the reader could identify his fears and to protect himself from negative influences after which he writes that 75 percent of patients come to doctors not because they have the disease but they have made their minds that thay have all symptoms of disease and the fear to die. The author gives us some tips to overcome these fears. He then writes 55 famous Alibis which he defines Alibis as the child of one's own imagination. Author quotes words of Plato when he said,'The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things ,the most shameful and vile'.

The author basically emphasizes on the desires which is the starting point of all achievements and it's all our will ,mind the way we think which has huge impact on our status.