Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill Portrait Napoleon Hill, 1904 Born (1883-10-26)October 26, 1883 Pound, Virginia Died November 8, 1970(1970-11-08) (aged 87) South Carolina Occupation Author, Journalist, Salesman, Lecturer Citizenship American Period 1928–1970 Genre Non-fiction, Self-help Subject personal development, how-to, self-help, motivational, sales, finance, investment Literary movement Self-help, Law of attraction (New Thought), New Thought Notable works Think and Grow Rich The Law of Success Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude Outwitting the Devil Signature Website naphill.org Literature portal Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) was an American author in the area of the new thought movement who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. He is widely considered to be one of the great writers on success. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich (1937), is one of the best-selling books of all time (at the time of Hill's death in 1970, Think and Grow Rich had sold 20 million copies). Hill's works examined the power of personal beliefs, and the role they play in personal success. He became an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 to 1936. "Anything the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can be achieved," is one of Hill's hallmark expressions. How achievement actually occurs, and a formula for it that puts success in reach of the average person, were the focal points of Hill's books.