accumulated experience, 182
Adams, Samuel, 153-157, 161, 180
age 50—tendency to slow down at, 257
Age of Reason, The, 232
alcohol/narcotics intemperance destroys body organs, 204
one of 10 Mind Stimuli, 192
Allen, James, 329
ambition, lack of, 251
American Bridge Company, 61
American Revolution, 152-153
American Steel and Wire Company, 61
Andrews, A. M., 87
Aristotle, 234
Armour Institute of Technology, 100, 343
Arthur Nash Company, 314
As a Man Thinketh, 329
Atchley, Bill L., 326
Atchley, Pat, 326
Atlas Shrugged, xvii
autosuggestion, 67-74
Autosuggestion, Law of, 53
building character through, 229
defined, 67
inappropriate, 253
one of 10 Mind Stimuli, 192
Bacon, Robert, 63
association with Thomas Edison, 9-12, 25-26
Beethoven, Ludwig von, 34
Bell, Alexander Graham, 5, 219, 291
Bey, Essad, 177
Bismarck, Otto von, 236
Bob Taylor’s Magazine, 313
Bok, Edward W., 5, 283, 291, 320-21
Bonaparte, Napoleon, 111 (leadership
by force), 198, 229, 230, 232, 236, 297
Boston, 153
brain, the, 219-225
absorbs energy from the universe, 184
broadcasting/receiving station for thought impulses, 219-20
chemistry of the mind, 206-7
geniuses stimulate their minds, 197
intemperance (alcohol/narcotics) destroys, 204
like an electric battery, 184
sex transmutation, effect of, 220
Sixth Sense, 193-197
The 10 Mind Stimuli, 191-95
brainstorming
Master Mind, practical application of, 225, 363
breaks (luck)
rely only on self-made ones, 173, 353
Brinkley, David, 358
Broadway, recognizes persistence, 167
Bryan, William Jennings, 5, 318
Bryant, Paul “Bear,” 346
Buddha, 236
Bunyan, John, 33
Burbank, Luther, 5, 185, 282, 291, 320, 356
“Invisible Counselor” of Hill’s, 229, 230, 232
burning bridges (ships) behind you, 26-27
BusinessWeek best-seller list, xvii
Cantor, Eddie, persistence, 173, 353
capital value of services, 125-26
capitalism, 139-142
Carnegie, Andrew, 1, 3, 5, 102-3, 172, 179, 287-88, 291, 313-14, 345, 368
humble beginnings, 29
“Invisible Counselor” of Hill’s, 229, 231
magic (secret) formula, 1, 3, 5-7
millionaires as bees comment, 350
U. S. Steel, creation of, 59-66
Catalogue of the Gods, A, 258
chemistry of the mind, 206-7
Cheney, Boo, 336
clairvoyance, 223-24
Clemson University, 326, 365 (1918 Spanish flu)
Clinton, S. C., 325
Coca-Cola, story of, 95-98
Colliers’ Weekly Magazine, 253, 367
Columbus, Christopher, 31
Coronet magazine, success book poll, xvi
Correspondence Committee
Coué, Emile, 335
Crane, Frank, 5
Creative Imagination, 92, 191, 195-6, 204, 219
effect of sex transmutation on, 220
Infinite Intelligence, direct communication with, 92
songwriter Lionel Ritchie on, 341
part of the subconscious mind, 227
“receiving set” for subconscious mind’s “broadcasting,” 220
Criticism, Fear of, 171-73, 248
Hill’s, when Carnegie suggested his research, 172
Symptoms of, 250-51
Cubbage, Leighton, 336
Curtis, Cyrus H. K., 5, 291, 317
Czar Nicholas II of Russia, 111
(leadership by force), 345
stops digging three feet from gold, 13
beaten by a little child, 14-16
Darwin, Charles, 229, 231, 232
David Copperfield, 34
Death, Fear of, 257
symptoms of, 259
courage required for, 160
educational systems neither teach nor encourage, 160
keep eyes, ears open, mouth closed, 151
most momentous ever placed on paper, 158-159
reach promptly, change slowly, 149
Declaration of Independence, 157-60
Definite Chief Aim, 51, 52, 71, 290
Bruce Lee’s, 333
Definiteness of purpose, 9-11, 30, 99, 101, 103, 142, 164, 173, 177, 212, 229, 243
DeGaulle, Charles, 277
Depression, The Great, 17, 143, 148, 351, 304, 366
“Desert of Lost Hope,” 3
DESIRE (burning), 21, 29, 30, 33, 40, 42, 70, 93, 99, 103, 150, 159, 164-65, 187-88, 206, 212-13, 228, 236, 237, 242, 273
backed by FAITH, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43
build a stronger fire under, 164
Charles M. Schwab’s, 58
Edwin C. Barnes’ with Thomas
Edison, 25-26
Fear of Death, remedy for, 259
Henry Ford and V-8 engine, 20
is thought impulse, 94
Napoleon and Blair Hill’s, 36
Notre Dame football, 88
one of 10 mind stimuli, 192
Synthetic Imagination converts into money, 93
to translate thoughts into riches, 9, 12
“Devil’s Workshop, The,” 262
Dickens, Charles, 34
tragedy of first love, 330-331
Dictograph Products Co., 87
Dollar, Robert A., 5, 283, 319
doubt, 245
Duke of Windsor (King Edward of England), 175-76, 180, 353-54, 355
Dumore, Lord, 157
Eastman, George, 5, 284, 317-18
Economics, Law of, 146-48
Edison, Thomas A., 4, 5, 29, 33, 179, 196-97, 269, 282, 290, 293, 323-24
association with Edwin C. Barnes, 9-12, 25-26
Edison Dictating Machine (Ediphone), 11
approves Six-Step Success Formula, 29
electric light, 10,000 failures, 32, 107
was tramp telegraph operator, 33
Master Mind Group, 78
his persistence, 177
was one of Henry Ford’s Master Mind Group, 185
one of Hill’s Invisible Counselors, 229, 231-33
discusses “secret of life,” 332-33
uses Sixth Sense, 235
discusses “life forces,” 364
Edward, King of England (Duke of Windsor), 175-76, 180, 353-54, 355
Eight Factors of Persistence, 169-70
Einstein, Albert, on Gandhi, 334
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 199, 229, 230, 232, 273, 331
“Enchanted Kettle, The,” 95
exercise, lack of, 254
experience, accumulated, 182
experiment and research (source of knowledge), 182
extravagance, 251
failure
contains the seed of an equivalent benefit, 31, 37, 86, 108, 166
price for not using Master Key, 273
30 Major Causes of, 126-133
FAILURE CONSCIOUSNESS, 18, 165, 187-88
FAITH (belief), 35, 37, 45-66, 73, 142, 187, 217, 229, 237
autosuggestion, 45
behind Declaration of Independence, 159
blended with love and sex, 45
blended with “vibration of thought,” 45
Charles Schwab’s, 66
created by persistence, 181
dominating desire mixed with emotion, 211
in various religions, 55-56
Mahatma Gandhi, 56
only antidote to failure, 180
power derived from, 181
starting point of all accumulation of riches, 180
fault-finding, 255
Fear of Criticism, 171-73, 248
Hill’s, when Carnegie suggested his research, 172
symptoms of, 250-51
Fear of Death, 257
symptoms of, 259
Fear of Ill Health, 251
symptoms of, 253-54
Fear of Loss of Love, 254-55
symptoms of, 255-56
Fear of Old Age, 256
symptoms of, 257
Fear of Poverty, 242-44
symptoms of, 245-46
Fears, Six Basic, 240
Federal Steel Company, 61
Fields, W. C., persistence, 173, 180, 352
57 Famous Alibis, 270-72
First Cause (Infinite Intelligence), 228
First Continental Congress, 157
Fleming, Horace, 326
Ford, Henry, 5, 6, 23, 31, 76, 107, 177, 179, 269-70, 324
decision-making process described, 149-50
develops V-8 engine, 19-20
“Invisible Counselor,” one of Hill’s, 229, 231
takes charge in lawsuit, 76-77
persistence, 163
Sixth Sense, uses, 235
fortunes
gravitate to those whose minds are prepared, 164
Frederick Memorial Gardens (grave site), 278
Gaffney, S. C., 278
Gage, Thomas, 155
Galileo, 234
gambling, 255
Gary, Elbert H., 5, 60, 199, 291, 358
Gates, Elmer R., 195-96, 219, 358
genius-level performance, 192, 195-97, 206
Nature creates through love, sex, romance, 209
road to is self-effort, 207
sexual energy is creative energy of the genius, 199
Golden Rule Magazine, 346
Golden Rule of Business, The, 314
Gompers, Samuel, 284
Great Depression, The, 17, 143, 148, 351, 304, 366
Great Laughter (novel), 168
Greenville, S. C. (retirement home), 277
“Guardian Angel” (comes from Sixth Sense), 228
Guest, Edgar, 305-06
Gunsaulus, Frank, 5, 98-101, 343
Hancock, John, 153-158
Harding, Warren G., 290
harmony (perfect; spirit of), 183
direct connection to Infinite
Intelligence, 186
Harper, William Rainey, 18, 324
Harper’s Magazine, 223
Henley, William Ernest, 20-21
Henry, Patrick, 157
Herrick, C. Judson, 222
Ill Health, Fear of, 251
symptoms of, 253-54
Hill, Annie Lou (Mrs. Napoleon Hill), 277, 305-6, 322
Hill, Blair H., (son) 35-42, 88, 277, 294, 331, 338
Hill, David (son), 277
Hill, James H. (son), 277
Hill, James J., 5, 107, 205, 360
Hill, James M. (father), 277
Hill, Napoleon, 277-79, 290, 291, 294, 297, 303, 305, 307, 308, 315, 316, 322, 323, 325, 327, 333, 334
Andrew Carnegie, meets, 313-14
anticipates modern management theory, 334
Bob Taylor’s Magazine, writes for, 313
book’s original title, 323
born in poverty in Virginia, 364
Carnegie opens doors, 316
lauds Coca-Cola, 346
Dan Halpin, mentioned often by, 338
his Definite Major Purpose, 365
Edwin Barnes, friendship with, 324
forced to use analogies, 356
Franklin D. Roosevelt, advises, 329
George Washington Institute, establishes, 325
Georgetown law school, attends briefly, 325
higher education, interest in, 325
honorary doctorate from Pacific International University, 325
International Publishing Corporation of America, establishes, 325
James Allen’s work, familiar with, 329
LaSalle Extension University, works for, 325
Master Mind Alliance with W.
Clement Stone, 365
Metropolitan Business College, plans to buy, 325
has mystical moment, 364
Napoleon Hill Foundation, establishes with Annie Lou, 325
Napoleon Hill’s Magazine, loses control of, 327
Presbyterian College, lectures at, 325
“religion bashing,” does not engage in, 333
has spiritual, altruistic approach, 346
Stuart Austin Wier, friendship with, 314
Success Magazine, starts, 325
suffers devastating fire, 327
not superstitious, 334-35
uses outdated term “ether,” 328
uses terms such as “vibrations of thought,” 332
Woodrow Wilson, advises, 315
Hill, Paul (brother), 277
Hill, Sara Sylvia Blair (mother), 277
Hill, Vivian O. (brother), 277
Homer, 234
How to Succeed: Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune, 298
Hubbard, Elbert, 5, 199, 234, 273, 358
hunches, 234
4 sources of, 193-94
Hurst, Fannie, 5, 167-68, 180, 352
Hutchinson, Miller Reese, 293
“If You Think You Are Beaten” (poem), 54
Ill Health, Fear of, 251
symptoms of, 253-54
illness, susceptibility to, 254
Imagination (see also Creative Imagination; Synthetic Imagination), 91-103
indifference, 245
inferiority complex, 250
Infinite Intelligence, 33, 73, 216, 217, 218, 228, 357
Creative Imagination, link to, 92, 193
Hill’s use of term, 330
Love, sex, romance remove
obstructions to, 209
major source of knowledge, 182
Master Mindpower, connection to, 186
Sixth Sense is medium of contact with, 227
subconscious mind, and the, 211-12
initiative, lack of, 251
intemperance, 254
International Publishing Corporation, 325
internships (co-op education, apprenticeships), 80
“It Couldn’t Be Done,” (poem) 305
Invisible Counselors (Hill’s), 229-35
Jackson, Andrew, 199
James, William, 234
jealousy, 255
Jefferson, Thomas, 157-59, 199
Joan of Arc, 236
Josephine, 198
jobs—getting the position you desire, 120-21
Jordan, David Starr, 5, 283, 318
Kaiser Wilhelm, leadership by force, 111, 345
Kant, Emanuel, 234
Keller, Helen, 34
King Edward of England (Duke of Windsor), 175-76, 180, 353-54, 355
King of Spain (leadership by force), 111, 345
Klopsch, Louis, 297
Knowledge, The Three Major Sources of, 182
LaSalle Extension University, 3, 315, 325
Law of Autosuggestion, 53
Law of Economics, 146-48
leadership
by consent, 110-11
by force, 110
11 Major Factors of, 109-10
10 Major Causes of Failure in, 112-14
fertile fields for, 114-15
“personal soldier,” 290
Lee, Bill, 336
Lee, Richard Henry, 154, 157-58
Library of Congress book survey, xvii
Limbaugh, Rush, 326
courage in Emancipation Proclamation, 152
Creative Imagination and love, 197
“Invisible Counselor” of Hill’s, 229, 231-34
Loss of Love, Fear of, 254-55
love (romantic), value of, 208, 361
symptoms of, 255-56
Master Key, The, 273
Master Mind Group (Alliance; Principle), 78, 105-6, 181-88, 290, 294, 308, 355
Andrew Carnegie’s, 77
behind Declaration of Independence, 159
brainstorming, 225
confide in and choose only those in harmony with your purpose, 150
defined, 182
Infinite Intelligence, connection to, 186
1 of 10 mind stimuli, 192
persistence, helps develop, 165-66
relation to power and knowledge, 181
Sam Adams, Richard Henry Lee, and John Hancock’s, 154-56, 159
“third mind,” 183
“Master of My Fate, Captain of My Soul,” 20, 73
“Message to Garcia, A,” 358
Metropolitan Business College, 325
Milton, John, 34
Mindpower Press, The, 307-08
Marden, Orison Swett, 298
mental inertia, snapping out of, 166
MONEY CONSCIOUSNESS, 29, 165, 187-88
Moore, Robert P., 79
Morgan, John Pierpoint, 335
U. S. Steel, creation of, 59-66
“My Wage” (poem), 35
Napoleon (see Bonaparte, Napoleon)
Napoleon Hill Foundation, xvii, 322
Napoleon Hill’s Magazine, 346, 347
Nash Plan, 314
National Steel Company, 61
National Tube Company, 61
Negative Mental Attitude (negativity), 261-62, 263
protecting against, 263-64
Seven Major Negative Emotions, The, 216
stress, negative effects of, 368
New York Herald-Tribune, 177
New York World-Telegram
U. S. Steel story, 58-65
Westbrook Pegler column, 246-48
Newton, Isaac, 234
Nicklaus, Jack (visualization), 336
objectives, written, 28, 52, 71, 72, 336
Old Age, Fear of, 256
symptoms of, 257
opinions of others, 150
Organized Planning, 105-48
behind Declaration of Independence, 154
by American colonists, 154
over-caution, 245
Palmer, Arnold, on “lucky breaks,” 353
Patterson, John H., 5, 199, 358-59
Peale, Norman Vincent, 333
Pelton, Andrew, 323
PERSISTENCE (determination), 9, 11, 12, 69, 73, 103, 142, 146, 161, 163-80, 183, 187, 212
apply to each of 13 principles of success, 163-64
behind Declaration of Independence, 159
Charles M. Schwab’s, 58
creates Faith, 181
developing (4 steps), 174-75
Eight Factors of, 169-70
Henry Ford’s with V-8 engine, 20
16 Symptoms of Lack of, 170-73
Personal Inventory, 133-36
personal services, marketing, 116-17
personality, pleasing, 290
Philadelphia (First Continental Congress), 157
Philip Morris & Company, Inc., 328
“Philosophy of American Achievement, The,” 325
Pilgrim’s Progress, The, 33
Poe, Edgar Allen, 200
poise, lack of, 250
poorhouse (concept), 368
Positive Mental Attitude, 48, 187-88, 207, 213, 187-88, 207, 213, 216, 262, 356-57, 360
Seven Major Positive Emotions, The, 215
sex and, 190
technique to overcome physical effects of negative emotions, 361-62
POVERTY CONSCIOUSNESS, 165, 187-88
Poverty, Fear of, 242-44
symptoms of, 245-46
power, defined, 181
required for accumulation, retention of money, 181
The Three Major Sources of Knowledge, 182
Presbyterian College, 325
professional development (self-study) programs, 80-83
Provincial Assembly, meets to take definite action, 153
QQS Formula, 123-25
Ramsay, John Erwin, 278
radio, future of, 343-45
Rand, Ayn, xvii
introduces Hill to Franklin D.
Roosevelt, 329
letter to Hill, 22-24
“Raven, The,” 200
resumés, 117-20
Rhine, Dr. J. B., 223-24
Riley, James Whitcomb, 200, 360
Ritchie, Lionel (on Creative Imagination), 341
Rittenhouse, Jessie B., 35
Rockefeller, John D., 5, 283, 318-19
Rockne, Knute, 86-88, 337, 338, 339
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 17
“dreamer” president and TVA, 33, 329
Roosevelt, Theodore, 5, 282, 290
Rumel, Beardsley (“dispersed attention”), 358
St. Helena, 198
St. Paul, 234
Salem College commencement address, 22
sales enthusiasm (transmuted sex energy), 202
Saturday Evening Post, The, 168
Savant, Marilyn vos (on attitude), 352
saving, habit of, 290
Schopenhauer, Arthur, 234
Schumann-Heink, Ernestine, 5, 42-43, 332
U. S. Steel Corp., creation of, 59-65
Self-Analysis Test, 264-68
self-coddling, 254
self-confidence, 290
Self-Confidence Formula, 51
self-consciousness, 250
self-control, 290
self-study programs (professional development), 80-83
Seven Major Positive Emotions, The, 215
Seven Major Negative Emotions, The, 216
17 Success Principles, The, 363
sex appeal (energy) (5 ways to communicate charisma), 202
Sex Transmutation, 189-209, 220
best salespeople, 201
defined, 189
personal magnetism, charisma, 201
3 constructive potentialities, 189
virtue of sexual energy, 203
sexual intemperance, 204
Shakespeare, William, 199
sickness, susceptibility to, 254
Simpson, Wallace 175-76, 180, 353-54, 355
Six Basic Fears, The, 240
Six-Step Success Formula, 28
16 Symptoms of Lack of Persistence, 170-73
Sixth Sense, 193-97, 224, 227-37
apex of Think and Grow Rich Philosophy, 227
indecision, doubt, and fear, won’t function in presence of, 239
Infinite Intelligence communicates through, 227
subconscious mind, part of, 227
Skibo Castle, 61
Socrates, 234
courage in decision-making, 152
Spanish flu epidemic (1918), 365
Specialized Knowledge, 75-89
five sources of, 78
Master Mind Group, 77
night schools, correspondence schools, 80
Spinoza, Benedict De, 234
Statler, E. M., 5, 282, 291, 317
Stimuli, The 10 Mind, 191-92
Stone, W. Clement, 333, 364-65, 369
Stream of Power, 187-88
String Theory, 362
subconscious mind, 211-18
consists of, 211
negative thought, feeling destroys
aid from, 216
“sending station” of the brain, 220
Sixth Sense is part of, 227
SUCCESS CONCIOUSNESS, 18, 165, 187-88
Success Formula, Six-Step, 28
Success Magazine, 325
Success Principles, The 17, 363
Success through a Positive Mental Attitude, 333
Sugrue, Thomas (reviews Mohammed book), 177-79
Summary View of the Rights of British America, 157
Synthetic Imagination, 92-3
Taft, William Howard, 5, 281, 290
telepathy, 223-24
Temple of Wisdom, 228
10 Mind Stimuli, The, 191-92
tendency to slow down (around age 50), 257
The Think and Grow Rich Philosophy, 73, 163, 228, 239, 279, 305, 307, 334, 364
apex of, 227
bedrock concept of, 369
first mention of, 21
Think & Grow Rich Newsletter, xvii, 310
The 13 Steps to Riches, 58, 98, 136, 212, 288, 293, 323
first mention of, 21
transmutation, 65, 101, 150, 159, 187, 211, 213, 230, 237, 323
negative thoughts into positive, 207
sales enthusiasm, 202
sexual transmutation, 189-209, 220
Turner, John R., 294
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority), 33, 329
Unholy Trio, The, (indecision, doubt, fear), 239
United Cigar Stores, 327
U. S. Patent Office, 196
United States Steel Corporation, 2, 58, 59-66, 159, 335
University of Chicago, 18
USA Today (top 10 books), xvii
Use Your Noodle to Win More Boodle, 323
Valley Forge, 152
visualization, 70-71, 72, 100, 336
Voltaire, 234
Wanamaker, John, 5, 6, 282, 316
Washington, Booker T., 34
Washington, George, 152-53, 159, 198, 269
Washington Goes to War (David Brinkley), 358
Weeks, Ralph A., 5
Whelan, George, 327
Wier, Stuart Austin, 3, 5, 314-15, 355
Associate Editor, Napoleon Hill’s Magazine, 346
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, 5, 214, 361
Wilde, Oscar, 199
willpower (power of will), 268
basis of persistence, 163
Transmutation of Sex Energy, and, 203
Wilson, Woodrow, 4, 5, 199, 234, 284, 290, 315
uses Carnegie’s secret, 4
Wise, Willie (Hill’s sister)
Woolworth, F. W., 5, 88, 269, 283, 319
Wright Brothers, 32
Wright, Daniel T., 5
Wright, E. H., 223-24
Wrigley, William W., 5, 284, 291, 316
written objectives, 28, 52, 71, 72, 336
Yorktown, 152