Formula for Self–Confidence by Napoleon Hill

Hi to all,

Hope everyone is enjoying the crisp air and the crisp leaves and eagerly anticipating the crisp snow. According to the news reports, we should all be getting our flu shots to stay well.

I thought I would share a little booster too to help keep up the optimism. Keeping up confidence and keeping up optimism go hand in hand and both help us to stay well and even to get better. For any of you who do not already have a copy in hand or in mind, I'm posting Napoleon Hill's "Formula for Self Confidence" from the 1937 publication Think and Grow Rich.

"Formula for Self–Confidence"
from
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, 1937

1. I know I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life; therefore, I DEMAND of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment. I here and now promise to take such action.
   
2. I realize the dominating thoughts of my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward, physical action, and gradually transform themselves into physical reality; therefore, I will concentrate my thoughts for thirty minutes daily, upon the task of thinking of the person I intend to become, thereby creating in my mind a clear mental picture of this person.
   
3. I know though the principle of auto-suggestion, any desire that I persistently hold in my mind will eventually seek expression though some practical means of attaining the object; therefore, I will devote ten minutes daily to demanding of myself the development of SELF-CONFIDENCE.
   
4. I have clearly written down a description of my DEFINITE CHIEF AIM in life. I will never stop trying, until I have developed sufficient self-confidence for its attainment.
   
5. I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure unless built upon truth and justice; therefore, I will engage in no transaction that does not benefit all whom it affects. I will succeed by attracting to myself the forces I wish to use, and the cooperation of other people. I will induce others to serve me, because of my willingness to serve others. I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.
   I will sign my name to this formula, commit it to memory, and repeat it aloud once a day with full FAITH that it will gradually influence my THOUGHTS and ACTIONS so that I will become a self-reliant, and successful person.
   
   Name: _____________________
   
   
   Signature: _____________________
   
   
   Napoleon Hill’s Formula for Self-Confidence has been copied here with the consent and approval of the Napoleon Hill Foundation. Please visit the website at www.naphill.org.

I hope you will find this inspiring and helpful and maybe even life-changing.

Take care.

Ardently,

Kathleen