Extracts from Napoleon Hill

The major attributes of Leadership:-

Unwavering Courage
Self Control
A keen sense of justice
Definiteness of Decision
Definiteness of Plans
The habit of doing more than paid for
A Pleasing PErsonality
Sympathy and Understanding
Mastery of Detail
Willingness to Assume Full Responsibility
Cooperation

The 10 major causes of Failure in Leadership:-

Inability to organize details
Unwillingness to Render humble services
Expectation of pay for what they "know" instead of what they do with that which they know
Fear of competition from followers
Lack of imagination
Selfishness
Intemperance
Disloyalty
Emphasis of the "Authority" of LEadership
Emphasis of Title


The 30 major causes of Failure:-

Unfavorable hereditary background
Lack of a well defined purpose in life
Lack of ambition to aim above mediocrity
Insufficient education
Lack of self discipline
Ill health
Unfavorable environmental influences during childhood
Procastination
Lack of persistence
Negative Personality
Lack of controlled sexual urge
Uncontrolled desire for "something for nothing"
Lack of a well defined power of decision
One or more of the Six Basic Fears:-Fear of Poverty,Criticism,Ill Health,Old age,Death,Loss of Love of someone
Wrong selection of a mate in marriage
Over-caution
Wrong selection of associates in business
Superstition ond Prejudice
Wrong selection of a vocation
Lack of Concentration of Effort
The habit of indiscriminate spending
Lack of Enthusiasm
Intolerance
Intemperance
Inability to cooperate with others
Possession of power that was not acquired through self effort
Intentional dishonesty
Egotism and vanity
Guessing instead of thinking
Lack of Capital


The 10 Mind Stimuli:-

The desire for sex expression
Love
A burning desire for fame,power or financial gain
Music
Freidnship betweene ither thise if the same sex or those of the opposite sex
A master mind alliance based upon the harmony of two or mor epeople who ally themsekves for spiritual or temporal advancement
Mutual suffering,such as that experienced by people who are persecuted
Auto-suggestion
Fear
Narcotics and Alcohol

The 7 major positive emotions:-

The emotion of DESIRE
The emotion of FAITH
The emotion of LOVE
The emotion of SEX
The emotion of ENTHUSIASM
The emotion of ROMANCE
The emotion of HOPE

The 7 major negative emotions:-

The emotion of FEAR
The emotion of JEALOUSY
The emotion of HATRED
The emotion of REVENGE
The emotion of GREED
The emotion of SUPERSTITION
The emotion of ANGER