I owe Napoleon Hill a beer.

Focus has to be one of the most important determinants that will decide your success or failure in life. Napoleon Hill said it best when he said you need to have a “definite of purpose”. I don’t have a definite of purpose, I have yet to figure out exactly what I want from life. I have many very specific ideas on what would make my life better and what things would give me peace and enjoyment in my life. One example of this is the purchase of a second hand 4×4 polaris quad that I can use to take my son fishing. I have a burning desire to make this a reality so much it gives me the fuel I need to continue night after night for little in return. I know in my mind that this will be a reality, it’s only a matter of time. I have already imagined what it would be like to take my son out for the day, just the two of us, spending time, bonding. I can see the excitement in his eyes as he shows his mom the fish that he caught that day and tells his story about what we did.

The point is you need to know why you’re doing what you’re doing and have a burning desire to obtain what it is you’re trying to obtain. You need to want it so badly that it’s not a question about if you’ll obtain it, it’s only a question about when you’ll obtain it. Take your desires, figure out a way to obtain it, make a plan to obtain it, and than work your plan.

Sounds simple enough, but this is no easy task. What are your desires, what do you want from life? Majority of people never figure this out. Mostly because they never take the time to think about it. They live their life and react to things that happen around them, usually blaming faith or others for all things negative in their life.

I used to think the same thing and in some ways I still do. I used to think that I would never be successful because I didn’t have what other successful people have. I used to think that life was unfair. I no longer think like this. I know that life is what I make of it and I’m working on changing my stars.

Who do I owe the honor of changing the way I think? Napoleon Hill of course. I am still amazed that the information he taught back in the early 1900s are just as applicable today as they were back then. Nothing has changed. Sure we live in a completely different world now but our minds are still the same. Our thoughts make our life and our thoughts are what we make of it. We control our thoughts, we have the power, we just rarely use it.

If there’s nothing else in this world that I can say, it’s this. Become obsessed with Napoleon Hill and his teachings and you’re guaranteed to succeed.

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