Business Traits Part #4 Napoleon Hill
Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by Kelly Brown in Personal Development
Decision is another one of the ten ‘Ds’ of super-success that I describe in the Library. Napoleon Hill says this, “Analysis of several hundred people who had accumulated fortunes well beyond the million dollar mark, disclosed the fact that every one of them had the habit of reaching decisions promptly, and changing these decisions slowly, if and when they were changed at all. People who fail to accumulate money, without exception, have the habit of reaching decisions, if at all, very slowly, and of changing these decisions quickly and often.” Another Napoleon, Bonaparte, says this: “Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.” The ability to make clear, firm resolute decisions is as precious a gift as life itself. It is what enables human beings to take control of their lives, to rise above chance and circumstance and to chart a destiny. Those who fail to make conscious choices may as well not have any free will, for they squander the gift of decisiveness. The successful and happy human being is the one in whom choice is intentional and purposeful. Decision produces results. It can, also be said that the failure to decide is, in itself, a decision, a decision to let your life be governed by event and circumstance. Decision can be called choice by design. Lack of decisiveness is choice by default. It is also a choice. It is the decision to choose unhappiness, mediocrity and commonality. “There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.” – William James Those who make decisions are the masters of their fate. Those who don’t are the servants of fate. Those who decide to become, to enact and to have, according to their own design, are assisted by the laws of creation. There is enormous power unleashed by a simple decision. “Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Unfortunately, many people miss the importance of the last phrase in Napoleon Hill’s first sentence in the second paragraph above, and they treat their decisions like men treat a TV remote control, constantly changing from one expectation to another. Decisions should be firm; as in the following example: “I resolve this date of ________________ to do such and such and to stay the course until it is done.” Which brings us to Hill’s eighth secret of success… persistence. I will talk about this tomorrow.
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