Business Traits Part #3 Napoleon Hill
Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by Kelly Brown in Personal Development
This, in my opinion, is the weakest chapter of Hill’s book. He speaks of the need for organized planning, but skirts around the issue; instead offering suggestions about how to get a job and writes some useless paragraphs extolling the American way, which, in any case, no longer exists as he describes it. Every noteworthy or great accomplishment came about because there was a plan. What Hill should have done (and does do in other chapters) is point out the need to have concrete written goals that are in harmony with one’s chosen purpose and/or ideals. Goals are not vague aspirations like, ‘I want to be rich.’ They are concrete, defined steps in the fulfillment of your personal vision or purpose. They are a specific plan. I am always amazed by how many people continue to refuse (through laziness or a lack of belief in the necessity) to have clear, concise, written goals, despite being presented again and again with the evidence that those who do have written goals succeed and those who do not…do not. There have been many studies about the effectiveness of having written goals. They invariably show the same results. 95% of people who have (and daily refer to) written goals end up accomplishing them. 95% of people who do not have written goals, do not accomplish much of anything. If you can read this paragraph and not have begun the process of having written goals by the time you go to bed tonight, you should know that you are choosing failure. Businesses that succeed have a business plan. The business of life also requires a plan. When you have a plan, you know what you are about; you know when you are on (or off) track; you can measure your progress; you can tell others who might enroll in your vision what it is that needs doing; you can provide leadership to all those who enroll in your plan.
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