"The starting point of all achievement is desire" Napolean Hill

Personal Growth and Network Marketing: What is the Secret Behind Success? by John Stuart Leslie
The number one reason people are successful is how they think and what they believe. Really its that simple. This may sound overly simplistic.
Certainly a secret cannot be revealed in just two words you say! Well,I was one of those who always had big plans, if you think about it. Secrets are often very simple "nuggets of truth" or "gems of wisdom".
I could probably write a whole book about the "secret" of this or that. In fact, writing a whole book creates the perception that the secret to be revealed is so incredibly valuable that is certainly must take a whole book to explain.
In fact,1875 Ugg Sheepskin Cuff Short Black Boots, the actual secret may not even be revealed as in the case with Napolean Hill's classic best seller Think and Grow Rich. In the beginning of his book, he alludes to the fact that there is an underlying secret revealed dozens of times throughout the book,EXERCISE ONE Six months to live, but never labels any of his concepts as being one of "the secrets".
He perhaps titled his book Think and Grow Rich instead of "secrets of growing rich" because there was already another book written before him in 1910, "The Secrets of Growing Rich" by (William Wattles)
Of course, Napolean Hill didn't want to be a copycat so he left "secret" out of the title, but alluded to it at the beginning of his book. So in his own way, he is saying that his book also reveals a secret to wealth and riches.
"The starting point of all achievement is desire" Napolean Hill
There are many other secrets contained in the book. Faith for instance, is a state of mind, a belief that gives rise to greater action than merely the thought itself.
Other concepts are persistence, having an organized plan, a mastermind group, the power of the subconscious mind, decision, imagination and others.
What I find interesting is that the recent revival of many of these ideas was resurrected in the movie "the Secret" which is based on the term "Law of Attraction" which actually can be traced back to the late 19th century.
Napolean Hill touches upon the concept of law of attraction when discussing the subconscious mind, the power of autosuggestion, desire and the mastermind principles.
In fact anyone who is an avid follower of the Law of Attraction "movement" should indeed read Think and Grow Rich and be amazed that many of the so called "secrets" are not really new or newly revealed as in the movie.
I find the term definiteness of purpose to be similar to the "power of intention" which is another term based on these principles, just packaged differently. Thought plays a key role here. Faith in circumstances beyond your apparent control gives rise to the "magic" of manifesting your intentions. Merely having good intentions do not guarantee results.
I hear a lot of people stating that the Law of Attraction "doesn't work" (for them). They should read Think and Grow Rich and then fully understand the theory behind the Power of Intention, (perhaps read Wayne Dywer's book, The Power of Intention).
It all starts with the mind, the thoughts and desire which creates the catalyst for manifestation. Of course it doesn't hurt to having a "burning" desire. Do you see the difference between simply having a desire (a form of wanting) and a burning desire? The burning denotes an emotional reason behind the purpose which gives rise to a higher vibration associated with the thought of desire.