The bestselling self-help classic that has helped millions--promoting positive mental attitude as a key to personal success.
Your mind has a secret invisible talisman. On one side is emblazoned the letters PMA (positive mental attitude) and on the other the letters NMA (negative mental attitude). A positive attitude will naturally attract the good and the beautiful. The negative attitude will rob you of all that makes life worth living.
Your success, health, happiness, and wealth depend on how you make up your mind
When motivational pioneer Napoleon Hill and millionaire CEO W. Clement Stone teamed up to form one of the most remarkable partnerships of all time, the result was Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude, the phenomenon that proposed to the world that with the right attitude, anyone can achieve his or her dreams.
Now this remarkable book is available for the twenty-first century. You, too, can take advantage of the program that has brought success to generations of people seeking -- and finding -- a better way to live.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Where the Road to Achievement Begins Chapter One: Meet the Most Important Living Person
"We are poor -- not because of God" -- Search for the light -- Let's explore his secret of success -- Every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit -- A truly great man -- How the force of NMA repels -- He developed inspirational dissatisfaction -- Don't let your mental attitude make you a has-been -- Meet the most important living person -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Two: You Can Change Your World
success principles -- Has the world given you a raw deal? -- A lesson learned from a child -- You were born a champion -- How a frightened boy developed PMA -- Identify yourself with a successful image -- What will your picture say to you? -- Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement -- You have success born in you -- Everyone has many talents for surmounting his special problems -- PMA attracts wealth -- A formula to help you change your world -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Three: Clear the Cobwebs from Your Thinking
But we don't act from reason alone -- Are you seeing only the mote in the other fellow's eye? -- He restored happiness to his home -- One word can cause an argument -- Let's start with a meeting of the minds -- Frog legs taught him logic -- Necessity plus PMA can motivate you to succeed -- Necessity, NMA, and crime -- He was a teen-age problem child -- You don't try to interfere with God -- Ignorance is the result of inertia -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Four: Will You Dare to Explore the Powers of Your Mind?
Day by day in every way I'm getting richer and richer! -- Day by day in every way I am getting better and better! -- When death's door is about to open -- Hidden persuaders -- Why did the SS Andrea Doria and the SS Valchem sink? -- A little knowledge becomes a dangerous thing -- Westinghouse invests in ESP communication -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Five:...And Something More
It's easy when you learn the something more and experience the know-how! -- Orville and Wilbur Wright succeeded in flying because they added something more! -- Why did the Supreme Court decide that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone? -- His silent senior partner inspired him to success -- Learn creative thinking from the creative thinker! -- He did his creative thinking by "sitting for ideas" -- You don't need to be ashamed to be a failure like Christopher Columbus! -- And something more! How can you apply it? -- Thoughts to steer by
Part II: Five Mental Bombshells for Attacking Success Chapter Six: You've Got a Problem? That's Good!
How do you meet a problem with PMA? -- He met his challenge to change with PMA at Leavenworth Penitentiary -- You can transmute sex into virtue or vice -- And what are the seven virtues? -- How can you transmute the power of sex into the good and the beautiful? -- It takes only one idea, followed by action, to succeed when others fail -- Make a fortune or achieve your aims by understanding cycles and trends -- He anticipated a downward cycle and prepared to go upward -- They met the challenge with new life, new blood, new ideas, new activity -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Seven: Learn to See
Seeing is a learned process -- They looked and recognized what they saw -- See another person's abilities, capacities, and viewpoint -- Ask yourself questions -- He became wealthy because he accepted advice -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Eight: The Secret of Getting Things Done
What the self-starter meant to a war prisoner -- The day that might have been wasted -- Are you scared of your own best ideas? -- Are you ready to double your income? -- You can mix business and pleasure -- Write yourself a letter -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Nine: How to Motivate Yourself
Motivating yourself and others -- Motivate yourself and others with the magic ingredient -- The ten basic motives which inspire all human action -- Are negative emotions good? -- What can you do about it? -- A success formula that always succeeds when applied -- A formula in action -- Now for some bread for your sandwich -- Seven came through -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Ten: How to Motivate Others
How a child motivated his father -- A letter can change a life for the better -- One way to motivate a college student to write -- Motivate by example -- When you want to motivate, say it with an inspirational, self-help action book -- If you know what motivates a person, you can motivate him -- How to motivate another person -- Use Franklin's method to achieve results! -- See how the plan works -- Do it now! -- Thoughts to steer by
Part III: Your Key to the Citadel of Wealth Chapter Eleven: Is There a Shortcut to Riches?
A thought to steer by
Chapter Twelve: Attract -- Don't Repel -- Wealth
In a hospital bed -- think! -- Learn how to set your goals -- Take that first step -- Wealth repelled with NMA -- Wealth can be acquired on a modest salary -- "The home of my dreams" -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Thirteen: If You Don't Have Money -- Use OPM!
Good advice -- Make investments with OPM -- Your banker is your friend -- A plan and OPM developed a $40,000,000 volume -- How W. Clement Stone bought a $1,600,000 company with the seller's own money -- Warning -- credit can hurt you -- Warning -- OPM and cycles -- The missing number -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Fourteen: How to Find Satisfaction in Your Job
"I feel healthy! I feel happy! I feel terrific!" -- Mental attitude makes the difference -- A definite goal made her enthusiastic -- Use the step-stone theory -- Develop inspirational dissatisfaction! -- Inspirational dissatisfaction can motivate you to succeed -- Was it worth it? -- Are you a square peg in a round hole? -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Fifteen: Your Magnificent Obsession
No matter who you are, you can have a Magnificent Obsession -- Be a part of a great cause -- The seeds of thought in a book grew into a Magnificent Obsession -- A Magnificent Obsession will conquer in spite of the obstacles that stand in its way! -- Is money good? -- A simple philosophy grew into a Magnificent Obsession! -- You live longer with a Magnificent Obsession -- They're all in jail but my brother and me! -- Thoughts to steer by
Part IV: Get Ready to Succeed! Chapter Sixteen: How to Raise Your Energy Level
Is it time to recharge your battery? -- How to tell when your battery needs recharging -- PMA demands a good energy level, and vice versa! -- Vitamins -- necessary for a healthy mind and body! -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Seventeen: You Can Enjoy Good Health and Live Longer
How PMA aids you -- An eventful night -- Use a book as a catalyst -- "I'd rather have my health than his money!" -- Can money buy physical and mental health, a longer life -- and the esteem of your fellowmen? -- The price of ignorance is sin, sickness, and death! -- What happens to excessive drinkers? -- There's always a cure! -- Take the guesswork out of your health! -- There is always a cure -- find it -- Be sure you're not driving to your own funeral -- Safety first saves lives with PMA -- When tragedy strikes! -- High school girl gets pains before examinations! -- Religion and psychiatry -- The minister to millions helps the sick! -- What lies ahead? -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Eighteen: Can you Attract Happiness?
"I want to be happy...." -- Handicaps are no barrier to happiness -- Happiness begins at home -- When parents don't understand their children -- "I don't understand her!" the father said -- To have a happy home, be understanding -- Attract and repel through verbal communications -- A letter can bring happiness -- You are what you think -- Contentment -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Nineteen: Get Rid of That Guilt Feeling
A guilt feeling can teach you consideration for others -- To get rid of that guilt feeling, make amends -- To get rid of that guilt feeling, get into action! -- A recommended formula for getting rid of guilt -- Catch -- What makes a delinquent? -- When one virtue is in conflict with another -- Thoughts to steer by
Part V: Action Please! Chapter Twenty: Now It's Time to Test Your Own Success Quotient
Success quotient analysis -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Twenty-one: Awaken the Sleeping Giant Within You
What wouldst thou have? -- You are launched on a great journey -- This book will now go with you on your journey to success -- Thoughts to steer by
Chapter Twenty-two: The Amazing Power of a Bibliography
Say it with a book -- How to read a book -- The Bible -- Books for further reading -- Thoughts to steer by
Index