Aditya NS's Key Ideas from Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill

The starting point of all achievement. You must have a burning desire to succeed.

• "The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat."

Belief in yourself and your goals. Faith is a state of mind that can be developed through positive affirmation.

• "Faith is the 'eternal elixir' which gives life, power, and action to the impulse of thought."

The practice of feeding your subconscious mind with positive thoughts and affirmations.

• "Auto-suggestion is the agency of control through which an individual may voluntarily feed his subconscious mind on thoughts of a creative nature, or, by neglect, permit thoughts of a destructive nature to find their way into this rich garden of the mind."

Specific knowledge is more valuable than general knowledge. Acquiring expertise is essential for success.

• "Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action and directed to a definite end."

The ability to visualize your goals and create plans to achieve them.

• "The imagination is literally the workshop wherein are fashioned all plans created by man."

Creating and executing a concrete plan to achieve your goals.

• "You must have a definite plan for success, backed by the burning desire for its achievement."

The ability to make firm decisions promptly and to act on them.

• "Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely know what they want, and generally get it. The leaders in every walk of life decide quickly, and firmly. That is the major reason why they are leaders."

The sustained effort necessary to induce faith and overcome obstacles.

• "Will-power and desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair."

Forming a group of individuals who support and collaborate with you towards a common goal.

• "No individual may have great power without availing himself of the Master Mind."

Training your subconscious mind through repetitive positive thoughts to achieve your goals.

• "The subconscious mind will translate into its physical equivalent, by the most direct and practical method available, any order that is given to it in a state of belief or faith that the order will be carried out."