Napoleon Hill built these sixteen lessons from years spent studying people who had achieved sustained success, and the result is a course rather than a collection of maxims. Each lesson isolates one habit or principle and works it through.
Definite purpose, self-confidence, initiative, imagination, disciplined thought and cooperation are among the subjects treated, with the lessons arranged so that later ones assume the earlier. Hill favours drill over inspiration: a reader is expected to examine their own conduct, set written aims and practise. The length reflects that ambition, making the book something to work through slowly rather than finish in a sitting.
The essentials:
• Sixteen structured lessons in personal and professional development
• Coverage of goal-setting, leadership, persistence and cooperation
• Emphasis on repeated practice instead of quick correction
• A foundational text behind much later self-improvement writing
Suited to students, entrepreneurs and professionals who want a systematic approach to self-development, available at Boipoka.