Napoleon Hill’s Keys to Success

Carnegiestartedworkasa8)laborerinasteelmill.Becauseofhisdefinitemajorpurposetomakeandmarketbetterqualitysteelthananyoneelse,hebecameoneofthewealthiestmeninthecountryandwasableto9)endowlibrariesinsmalltownsallacrossAmerica.Hisdefinitemajorgoalwasmorethanawish.Itwasaburningdesire.Onlybyfindingyourownburningdesirewillyouachievesuccess.Thedifferencebetweenawishandaburningdesireiscrucial.Everyonewantsthebetterthingsinlife,money,fame,respect.Butmostpeoplenevergobeyondjustwishingforthem.Ifyouknowwhatyouwantfromlife,ifyouaredeterminedtogetittothepointthatitbecomesan10)obsession,andyoubackthatobsessionwithcontinuouseffortandsoundplanning,thenyouhaveawakenedanddevelopeddefinitenessofpurpose.
Onceyoulearnhowtoharnessthe11)tremendouspotentialofyourmind,howtoorganizetheknowledgeyoualreadyhave,youcanturnthemintothepowernecessaryforobtainingyourdefinitemajorpurpose.Definitenessofpurposedevelopsself-reliance,personalinitiative,imagination,enthusiasm,self-disciplineandconcentratedeffort.Allthesearerequiredforsuccess.Definitenessofpurposeencouragesyouto12)specializeand13)specializationleadstoperfection.Yoursuccessinlifewilldependagreatdealonyourabilitytoknowmuchaboutaspecificareaandtoperformexceptionallywithinit.Generaleducationisimportantbecausebypursuingit,youwilldiscoveryourbasic14)aptitudesanddesires.Onceyouhave15)discernedthemhowever,youshouldimmediatelybegintoacquirespecializedknowledgeinyourmajorinterest.
Definitenessofpurposewillactasa16)magnettoattracttoyouthespecializedknowledgenecessaryforsuccess.Onceyouhavedeterminedyourdefinitemajorpurpose,youwillbegintobudgetyourtimeandyourmoneyandallyourday-to-dayendeavorssothattheywillleadtotheattainmentofyourmajorpurpose.Timebudgetingalwayspayspidendsbecauseeachmomentismadetoprogresstowardyourgoal.Moneyisalsousedtoitsbestadvantage,ensuringthatyoupassthe17)milepostsalongtheroadtosuccess.Successfulpeoplemakedecisionsquicklyassoonasallthefactsareavailableandfirmly.Unsuccessfulpeoplemakedecisionsslowlyandtheychangethemoften.Rememberthat98outofahundredpeoplenevermakeuptheirmindabouttheirmajorpurposeinlife.Theysimplycan’tmakeadecisionandsticktoit.

Howcanyouovercomethehabitofavoidingdecisions?Startwiththeverynextproblemyoufaceandmakeadecision.Makeanydecision.Anydecisionisbetterthannone.Ifyoumakesomemistakesatfirst,takecourage.Your18)battingaveragewillimprove.Knowingwhatyouwantwillhelpindecision-makingofcourse,becauseyoucanalwaysjudgewheatherornot,itwillcontributetoyourgoals.
Thegreatestbenefitofdefinitenessofpurposeisthatitopensyourmindtothequalityknownasfaith.Itmakesyourmindpositiveandfreesitfromthelimitationsofdoubt,discouragement,19)indecisionand20)procrastination.CE <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />