The Hall of Self-Believers – Volume 1

Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill began as a young reporter sent to interview the industrialist Andrew Carnegie. Legend says Carnegie gave him just sixty seconds to decide whether he would dedicate twenty years to studying the world’s most successful people—with no salary, no guarantee of recognition, and no roadmap beyond his own determination. Hill said yes, and that decision became the quiet spark behind Think and Grow Rich, one of the most influential personal development books ever written.

What inspires me is not just the success he achieved but the courage it took to accept an uncertain mission when he had every reason to play it safe. For two decades, he labored in obscurity, sitting across from icons—Edison, Ford, Rockefeller—gathering principles of achievement before anyone knew his name. He reminds me that believing in your vision often means working in the dark, trusting that clarity follows commitment.