• My Listings
Expert Circle
  • Expert Panels
    Expert Panel: What is one change you recommend making to enhance culture and productivity

    Expert Panel: What is one change you recommend making to enhance culture and productivity

    Expert Panel: Hybrid working – What is the best model to move forward, how should time be split between home and office?

    Expert Panel: Hybrid working – What is the best model to move forward, how should time be split between home and office?

    Expert Panel: How to develop a content strategy

    Expert Panel: How to develop a content strategy

    Expert Panel: How to Reach Out to a Recruiter

    Expert Panel: How to Reach Out to a Recruiter

  • Get Featured
    Contribute to the panel: How do you deal with the negativity without letting it drag you down as the leader?

    Contribute to the panel: How do you deal with the negativity without letting it drag you down as the leader?

    Contribute to the panel: What are the benefits of coaching and mentoring?

    Contribute to the panel: What are the benefits of coaching and mentoring?

    Expert Panel

    Contribute to the Expert Panel: What are the important factors to consider before starting a business?

    Contribute to the panel: How do you market to two different audiences?

    Contribute to the panel: How do you market to two different audiences?

    Contribute to the Expert Panel: What is one change you recommend making to enhance culture and productivity?

    Contribute to the Expert Panel: What is one change you recommend making to enhance culture and productivity?

    Contribute to the Expert Panel: Hybrid working – What is the best model to move forward, how should time be split between home and office?

    Contribute to the Expert Panel: Hybrid working – What is the best model to move forward, how should time be split between home and office?

  • Join Expert Circle
  • Media Pack
    • Branded Content
No Result
View All Result
Expert Circle
No Result
View All Result
Home Book Club

Think and grow rich – book review

by James Chaplin
June 19, 2021
in Book Club
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
Think and grow rich – book review
8
SHARES
2.6k
VIEWS
Share on LinkedinShare on Twitter

The premise of ‘Think and grow rich’ has relevance regardless of age, gender or nationality. There is a secret to becoming rich, where this is explored through interviews with the leading tycoons of the era. Whilst it was based at a different time, the lessons it teaches are no less relevant today. The backstory was that one of the leading industrialists of the day, a Scotsman called Andrew Carnegie, commissioned a writer (Napoleon Hill) to conduct a series of interviews with the richest, most successful people of that age and, through that, look to tease out the commonalities to their stories. So with that, he spent two decades interviewing over five hundred of the richest, most successful people listening to their journeys to uncover the secret.

With this, he sets out a roadmap that, in principle, anyone can follow if they desire to become wealthy, using case studies to justify each step. Given the number of interviews he did, the book is rich in examples, and although the names are from another era, they are all ones we are familiar with. Ford, Barnes & Edison, Charles Schwab and more. As a result, in each chapter, he outlines key lessons for people to learn and explains each in full, where some of the points are more obvious than others. For example, the importance of ambition, knowledge or planning. However, it is chapter nine that stands out, which examines the importance of persistence. Take the following extract as an example:

“Symptons of Lack of Persistence

 Here you will find the real enemies which stand between you and noteworthy achievement. Here you will find not only the symptons indicating weakness of persistence, but also the deeply seated subconscious causes of this weakness. Study the list carefully, and face yourself squarely if you really wish to know who you are, and what you are capable of doing.”

He then lists the key weaknesses that must be mastered by all who accumulate riches, along with the steps you can take to develop persistence. Indeed, what makes the book unique is how the author understands that what prevents us from being successful isn’t necessarily a lack of ideas or vision, but ourselves and our inner demons, where whole segments of the book are dedicated to overcoming these. On that point, with many such books, the key insights are learned early on, but this is one where the best is saved for last, as in the final chapter, he gives us the lessons for overcoming fear, where he starts by defining the types of fears we have and their effect on us before proceeding to outline the philosophy for conquering them.

Factor this book can be tough reading, in part because stylistically it was written for a different generation and era, where because it is written so differently to equivalent books of today, it can be quite jarring. Nonetheless, don’t let that put you off if I list a top ten books for entrepreneurs, business managers and executives to read and re-read again. This would be on it.

Share54Tweet192Share306SendShareSend

James Chaplin

Related Posts

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight – book review
Book Club

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight – book review

May 11, 2021
14.1k
Start with why – book review
Book Club

Start with why – book review

May 3, 2021
13.1k
Getting Past No – book review
Book Club

Getting Past No – book review

April 23, 2021
18.2k
The Making of a Manager – Book Review
Book Club

The Making of a Manager – Book Review

April 3, 2021
14.6k
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy – book review
Book Club

Good Strategy, Bad Strategy – book review

April 2, 2021
15.4k
The Culture Map – Decoding how people think, lead, and get things done across cultures – Book Review
Book Club

The Culture Map – Decoding how people think, lead, and get things done across cultures – Book Review

March 27, 2021
8.2k
Art of War – book review
Book Club

Art of War – book review

March 25, 2021
7.4k
Never split the difference – Book Review
Book Club

Never split the difference – Book Review

March 19, 2021
7.8k
The Great CEO within – book review
Book Club

The Great CEO within – book review

March 18, 2021
6.3k
The One Minute Manager – book review
Book Club

The One Minute Manager – book review

March 12, 2021
9.1k
Next Post
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – book review

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - book review

Planning a new business? Answer these questions to help yourself succeed.

Planning a new business? Answer these questions to help yourself succeed.

The Chimp Paradox – book review

The Chimp Paradox - book review

Call to Action

Advertisement

Black Friday Week 2021 v2

Categories

  • Book Club (24)
  • Business Management (28)
    • Accounting (1)
    • Careers and Education (2)
    • HR & Recruitment (6)
    • Startup (6)
  • Current Affairs (10)
    • Notes From Ukraine (10)
  • Expert Panel (10)
  • Get Featured (9)
  • Leadership (32)
    • Motivational (12)
  • Lifestyle (9)
  • Marketing (57)
    • Blogging (15)
    • Design (1)
    • Digital Marketing (22)
    • Email Marketing (1)
    • Networking (4)
    • Podcast (2)
  • Sales (4)
    • Objection Handling (1)
  • Uncategorized (1)

An Award-winning Platform

Top categories on Expert Circle

  • Book Club
  • Business Management
  • Leadership
  • Marketing & Sales

Opportunities on Expert Circle

  • Branded Content
  • Promote Your Website
  • Media Pack
  • Get Featured
  • Expert Panels
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

© 2021 Expert Circle

No Result
View All Result
  • All posts by Experts
  • Get Featured
  • Expert Panels
  • Promote Your Website
  • Branded Content
  • Media Pack

© 2021 Expert Circle

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.