Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success

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Nothing within reason is impossible to the man who knows and relies upon his “other self.” Whatever man believes to be true has a way of becoming true. The first duty of every human being is to himself. Every person owes himself the duty of finding how to live a full and happy life. Beyond this, if one has time and energy not needed in the fulfillment of his own desires, one may assume responsibility for helping others. Harmonious relationship with the law consists entirely of the individual changing his habits so they represent the circumstances and the things the individual wants and is willing to accept.

We all go through struggles, but Hill explains that failure comes with opportunities. It's up to us to reevaluate our goals and strategies when we fail so that we can improve. Being resilient is all about the power of positive thinking, and so we need to continuously strive towards moving forward. When we hit a slump it's up to us to change our direction and shift focus. hypnotic rhythm is something to be studied, understood, and voluntarily applied to attain definite desired ends. Ever sinc Despite thousands of unsuccessful attempts, Edison persisted, ultimately achieving his goal and revolutionizing the world.A drifter is the antithesis of a Stoic. Drifters let themselves be tossed around in life and allow externals to dominate their minds. They go nowhere because they’re not using their brains to think. Yes, nature uses hypnotic rhythm to make one’s dominating thoughts and one’s thought-habits permanent. That is why poverty is disease. Nature makes it so by fixing permanently the thought-habits of all who accept poverty as an unavoidable circumstance. The content written by Napoleon Hill was read by a fantastic actor and was enjoyable to listen to. The content written by the editor was not read by a professional actor - or at least it did not seem like a professional. I can't remember - it might have been the editor herself reading those portions. Either way it was not enjoyable. Statements were read as questions and her regular interjections really broke-up the continuity of the book. Hypnotic Rhythm: The Devil explains that once people are caught in a pattern of thought or behavior (whether positive or negative), it develops into a hypnotic rhythm. Changing this rhythm requires conscious effort and determination.

Success isn't just about the self. We need to do things for other people. It's essential to serve our community and help those who are in need. Hill explains that true fulfillment comes from helping others because happiness isn't a solitary pursuit. Humans are social beings, and therefore we find meaning from connections. What “secret code” forced this so-called devil to confess? I’d like to think it was the name of Jesus, which has authority. For without it, I don’t see how such a confession could have been made. If the devil were conversing with him, it is probably more likely that he outwitted Hill. Hill does not give us any convincing reason why or how he has compelled the Father of Lies to tell the truth. The good news is the law of hypnotic rhythm can work in our favor if we encourage good habits. And, as we know from the creation of habits, we can replace bad habits with positive ones.Hello, thank you for your post. I really enjoyed the part where you connected Hill’s description of the “otherself” with the Holy Spirit which dwells in the lives of Christians. I too felt the same when I read the chapter that contained that description. While I am still reading the book, I do not think Hill’s conception of the biblical salvation is a heresy. As you have said in this post that to ensure a greater accessibility for the general public, we could presume that Hill replaced “the God of Israel” with “Infinite intelligence”. I think the same approach should be applied to Hill’s conception of the biblical salvation. When I read about his statements which suggested drifters are headed to the hell and non-drifters are headed to the heaven, I understood them with one criterion in mind. That is to ask whether an individual is in Christ or not. If an individual is with Christ, then that person cannot be considered as a drifter for HE leads the saved people who are still dwelling in the flesh and battling with their carnal sins. Conversely, if there is another individual who is really success driven but without Christ, then in a spiritual sense, he is a drifter. Such a person is indubiously a drifter for his wealth or power cannot save him from the eternal damnation. To save such a drifter, as we all know it is through the personal salvation through Jesus Christ. Hill’s conversation with the devil reveals that this is a prime way for individuals to be led astray. He encourages readers to develop their critical thinking skills, question everything, and make their own informed decisions. Also claiming he is equivalent to God but just the negative insted of the positive… is also a lie. Hes putting himself equal to God when he knows damn well he is below God… certain truth to him being the negative and dualities have to exists for there is night there is day ect good there is evil…. i guess thats why God throws all demons satan and evil people into hell forever… because they still will exist the negative still has to exist it always will, but it will be seperated from the good as god intended right from the start…. your ‘other self’ will not do your work for you; it will only guide you intelligently in achieving for yourself the objects of your desires. the seasons come and go precisely as they did before the 1929 depression began; that, in reality, only men’s minds have ceased to function normally, and this, because men have filled their minds with fear.

I am beginning to understand what was meant by the writer of that passage in the Bible which says substantially, “When two or more meet together and ask for anything in My name, it shall be granted.” It is true, then, that two minds are better than one. Is Positive thinking really the key to Godliness? Probably not in those terms, but having FAITH is! Just what is the object of your faith? If it’s only faith in yourself, then you have a problem. I have observed also that one’s state of mind is the determining factor when prayer works, as well as when it does not. This new book wasn’t published till long after Hill’s death because of its “controversial content.” In it, Hill tells of his battle with depression and a breakthrough of faith he experienced after having published his first book, Think and Grow Rich. After his breakthrough, he gets into a Q&A interview with the Devil, whether real or imagined, and “forces” him to confess his strategies. Before I critique a number of problems I have with it from a Biblical perspective, I would like to start with a number of things I like about it.Hill took on the persona of the wealthy man he wanted to be. We strongly agree that to be wealthy you need to think wealthy. Life gives no one immunity against adversity, but life gives to everyone the power of positive thought, which is sufficient to master all circumstances of adversity and convert them into benefits.” completeness of mind can be attained only by harmony of purpose and deed between two or more minds.