(There is no such reality as “something for nothing.) “SUCCESS REQUIRES NO APOLOGIES, FAILURE PERMITS NO ALIBIS.” EVERY ADVERSITY BRINGS WITH IT THE SEED OF AN EQUIVALENT ADVANTAGE Chapter 3 FAITH is a state of mind which may be induced, or created, by affirmation or repeated instructions to the subconscious mind, through the principle of auto-suggestion. Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches. Every human being who reaches the age of understanding of the purpose of money, wishes for it. That means that we cannot leave these shores alive unless we win! We now have no choice-we win, or we perish! They won.

Chapter 2 “You see the boats going up in smoke. I spent twenty five years in research, analyzing more than 25,000 people, because I, too, wanted to know “how wealthy men become that way.” They cannot think in terms of riches, because their thought habits have been steeped in poverty, want, misery, failure, and defeat. You, and every other person, ought to be interested in knowing how to acquire that state of mind which will attract riches. The better portion of all sales I have made, were made after people had said ‘NO’.” When you begin to THINK AND GROW RICH, you will observe that riches begin with a state of mind, with definiteness of purpose, with little or no hard work. Most Important Keywords, Sentences, Quotes: Chapter 1 “Thoughts are things,” and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a BURNING DESIRE for their translation into riches, or other material objects. HOW TO OUTWIT THE SIX GHOSTS OF FEAR (conclusion, not part of the 13-step plan).THE BRAIN. Learn from people who are smarter than you.Become a beacon of positivity and remove negativity from life. THE MYSTERY OF SEX TRANSMUTATION. Find a partner who will uplift you.Be decisive and once it’s set, don’t think about it anymore. ORGANIZED PLANNING. Start with the intention of finishing.Limit your thinking to a single industry and you will come up with ideas.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE. When school stops, education begins.

AUTO-SUGGESTION. It can’t hurt to use affirmations to prime your subconscious mind.

Whatever you have to do, you need to believe in yourself and the process.

DESIRE. Don’t wish, but desire for your goal and make a plan on how to achieve it.

GENERAL INTRODUCTION (intro, not part of the 13-step plan).

The book has 15 chapters, with the first and last chapter serving as an intro and conclusion. Think and Grow Rich is a 13-part plan on how to think, act, and grow yourself into wealth.

Think and become rich