Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude

DETAILS : 

• Author : Napoleon Hill 
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fingerprint! Publishing
  
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 December 2018
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9388369742
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9388369749
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 300  g

ABOUT THE BOOK

Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude, co-authored by the legendary success philosopher Napoleon Hill and the billionaire philanthropist W. Clement Stone, is an absolute titan in the self-help and personal development genres. First published in 1959 and kept continuously in print by major publishing houses like Pocket Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster), this classic volume serves as the definitive practical blueprint for operationalizing the concept of PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) to achieve financial independence, professional triumph, and physical well-being.

The primary objective of the book is to show that success is not a product of luck or raw privilege, but a mathematically reproducible result of how one regulates their mind. The authors introduce the concept that the mind is a invisible, two-sided coin: one side is stamped with PMA (Positive Mental Attitude), which acts as a magnet for constructive, prosperous circumstances, while the reverse side is stamped with NMA (Negative Mental Attitude), which repels opportunity and breeds failure. The book is structured into highly organized, actionable components:

• The 17 Principles of Success: Systematizes the core observations from Napoleon Hill’s multi-decade research into America's greatest self-made tycoons (including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison), translating them into an everyday mental framework.
• Clearing the Mental Cobwebs: Teaches readers how to identify and purge deep-seated self-limiting beliefs, negative biases, and emotional blockages using precise autosuggestion techniques and habit-breaking algorithms.
• The Art of Creative Vision: Explores how to convert vague daydreams into a "Definite Major Purpose" backed by an obsessively detailed, time-bound execution strategy.
• Navigating Defeat and Tragedy: Offers powerful, real-world case studies demonstrating how a positive lens allows a person to extract the "seed of an equivalent advantage" from every sorrow, disappointment, or business bankruptcy.

Richly illustrated with anecdotal success stories from the lives of historical figures, corporate executives, and everyday salesmen, this book acts as a manual that turns passive inspiration into a series of structured, daily mental habits.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) was an iconic American author and a founding pioneer of the modern personal development movement. Born in a one-room cabin in Virginia, his life permanently changed when industrialist Andrew Carnegie commissioned him to interview over 500 multi-millionaires to distill their shared traits into a universal philosophy of achievement. This effort culminated in his timeless masterwork, Think and Grow Rich, making him one of the most widely read motivational philosophers in global history.

W. Clement Stone (1902–2002) was a legendary American businessman, philanthropist, and author who built the Combined Insurance Company of America into a multi-billion-dollar empire starting with a mere $100 investment. Stone attributed his staggering business success entirely to the principles of PMA, which he taught to thousands of his corporate employees.

The collaboration between Hill and Stone produced a unique authorial style that balances Hill’s deep, philosophical mysticism with Stone’s aggressive, hard-nosed, and highly practical corporate execution strategies.