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Think and grow rich Napoleon Hill researched more than forty millionaires to find out what made them the men that they were In Think and Grow Rich, he imparts that knowledge to you Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve The Five Big Ideas The starting point of all achievement 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 toward 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 Think and Grow Rich Summary Bob Proctor has formed the habit of reading a few lines from Think and Grow Rich every day and has arrived at the conclusion that whatever challenge he may face, his solution will be found in the pages of Think and Grow Rich. Another habit Proctor has formed that he would urge the r

Rich dad poor dad Rich Dad Poor Dad is about Robert Kiyosaki and his two dads—his real father (poor dad) and the father of his best friend (rich dad)—and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. You don’t need to earn a high income to be rich. Rich people make money work  for  them. The Five Big Ideas The poor and the middle-class work for money. The rich have money work for them. It’s not how much money you make that matters. It’s how much money you keep. Rich people acquire assets. The poor and middle class acquire liabilities that they think are assets. Financial aptitude is what you do with money once you make it, how you keep people from taking it from you, how to keep it longer, and how you make money work hard for you. The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. Rich Dad Poor Dad Lessons Lesson 1: The Rich Don’t Work for Money Lesson 2: Why Teach Financial Literacy? Lesson 3: Mind Your Own Business Lesson 4: The History of Taxes and T

Habits are around 40% of your life. They have 3 parts: cue, routine and reward You can change your habit more easily by just changing the action part: the routine Willpower is a habit you can grow. And it will change your life. About The Author : Charles Duhigg is a report, so technically not a scientist or psychologist himself. Howeer, he makes a good job here at condensing lots of science in a way which is accessible and practical. Introduction Charles Duhigg opens the book with the example of Lisa. Lisa changed her smoking habit when she felt she  had to change to accomplish her goals  When she switched smoking with jogging a cascade of positive changes started, including eating healthier. The change of one single major pattern -known as keystone habit- taught Lisa how to change the other habits as well. Lisa still has powerful cravings to overeat when she sees images of food, but there’s new brain activity in what’s supposedly the region of inhibition and self control. Charles Duhi