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Free Success Ebook: “The Law of Success – Lesson Twelve: Concentration” by Napoleon Hill

Lesson 12 of the Sixteen Laws of Success occupies a keystone position in this course, for the reason that the psychological law upon which it is based is of vital importance to every other lesson of the course. Lesson 12 is on Concentration – the act of focusing the mind upon a given desire until ways and means for its realization have been worked out and successfully put into operation. Stating it in another way, Concentration is the ability to think as you wish to think; the ability to control your thoughts and direct them to a definite end; and the ability to organize your knowledge into a plan of action that is sound and workable.

Free Success Ebook: “The Law of Success – Lesson Ten: Pleasing Personality” by Napoleon Hill

What is an ATTRACTIVE personality? Of course, the answer is: A personality that attracts. But what causes a personality to attract? By far the most important part of your personality is that which is represented by your character . . . Even the manner in which you shake hands forms an important part of your personality, and goes a very long way toward attracting or repelling those with whom you shake hands. The vitality of your body – sometimes called personal magnetism – also constitutes an important part of your personality . . . Now let us proceed to arrange these outward mediums through which the nature of our personality is expressed, so that it will attract and not repel.

Free Success Ebook: “The Law of Success – Lesson Eight: Self-Control” by Napoleon Hill

Self-control becomes an important factor in this Course on the Law of Success, not so much because lack of it works hardships on those who become its victims, as for the reason that those who do not exercise it suffer the loss of a great power which they need in their struggle for achievement of [...]