Self confidence is crucial to success and belongs at the beginning of this list of lessons on success because it is foundational. According to Hill, there are six basic fears faced by all people: These fears exist inside us, and at the end of the day, the main thing that holds us back is our […]
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A Definite Chief Aim: Lesson 1 of The Law of Success in 16 Lessons by Napoleon Hill
A Definite Chief Aim – Articulate Your Most Important Goal The whole concept of success depends on there being something to succeed at. This lesson goes over what a Definite Chief Aim is and the reasons why having a Definite Chief Aim matters. The term “goal” gets thrown around a lot. I prefer the phrase […]
The Master Mind: Introductory Chapter to The Law of Success in 16 Lessons
The Master Mind –Don’t do it alone Hill defines a Master Mind as: …a mind that is developed through the harmonious co-operation [sic] of two or more people who ally themselves for the purpose of accomplishing any given task Before we go on, I think it’s important to call out something Hill neglects in the […]
The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill – Overview
Introduction I first encountered the Law of Success in 2011. It was one of the first audio-books I ever listened to. At the time I was doing a lot of introspection and professional development. I’m not entirely sure how I stumbled onto it, but I’ve re-read the book several times over the last 13 years, […]
My Grandfather’s Last Gift To Me
From the time I was in college, I was very close to my grandfather. I went to school 5 hours away, yet I would see him on my frequent trips home. He and my grandmother had a large library that filled 12 full-sized bookshelves and took up an entire room in their house. There was […]
Are Great Leaders Born or Made?
Are great leaders born or made? I’ve been exploring that question my entire adult life. Growing up, I was always told I was a natural leader; and so I was put in leadership positions. But what made me a “natural” leader? How much of it was how I was born vs. how I was raised? […]
Effective Organizations
This post is part of a series covering topics from QSource: the F3 Manual of Virtuous Leadership. You can find the entirety of this text here: https://f3nation.com/q/, or pick up a hard copy at your favorite book retailer. Introduction What type of organization do you want to work for? What inspires you to join a […]
Eisenhower Matrix
I first learned about the Eisenhower Matrix when I read the book The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen Covey when I was starting my first real job as an actuary back in 2004. I highly recommend this book, by the way. Despite having learned it and studied it, I haven’t always made […]
The Powerful Habit of Memorizing Passages
TLDR; In the spring of my Freshman year in college (March 1998) I had a leveling up of my faith. I graduated from my childhood-like faith into a more mature understanding of what God did in Jesus, and why it matters. The group of guys I ended up hanging out with had a profound impact […]