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Think and Grow Rich Success Stories:
Charles Stanley
'I began to apply the principles of the book in my daily endeavors and I discovered that they work' Charles Stanley
It was 1971!
Charles Stanley had been called to preach at a church miles away from his home. He was a very young Pastor at that time. After he had finished his sermon at the church, a fellow Stanley gave him copy of a book called Think and Grow Rich. Now, Charles pastor was fully interested in his ministry and had no financial interest but still a fellow pastor was giving him a book labeled ‘Think and Grow Rich’- Charles Stanley thought that perhaps the book pertains to financial wealth only. It really looks odd.
Now, Charles Stanley started reading the book and once he started, he could hardly put it down. He found that he could also apply the principles described therein in building of his own church.
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He took a paper and wrote his statement of definite purpose on that paper. He also started to apply the principles of Think and Grow Rich in his daily activities. Years after successfully building his own church, he wrote in his book How to Reach Your Full Potential for God: Never Settle for Less Than His Best that "I began to apply the principles of that book to my daily endeavors as a pastor, and I discovered they worked!” From then onward he started reading Think and Grow Rich every year to remind himself that the rules of God is not only for one profession, career field or ministry. The testimony of the great pastor that the principles of Think and Grow Rich work has motivated many people on earth to work towards converting their dreams into reality.
When people call self-help books as ‘motivational books’, many people perceive these books as full of entertaining stories to pump up a person for short time. The true essence of these books is that they work! The amazing experience with Think and Grow Rich changed Charles Stanley’s perception about self help books. Now, he advises others to read and use self help books.
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Book Review: How to Reach Your Full Potential for God by Charles Stanley
It was worth noting that Stanley refers to a book (p. 224) that he read annually because of the wisdom in the book. Perhaps you will be as surprised as I at which book that is. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Not exactly the book that coincides with the distinction to have the mind of Christ instead of the wisdom of the world.
In fact, Stanley goes further in promoting self-help books in general:
I do not at all criticize the category of books that people call self-help. We all need help…These books can provide practical advice and inspiration for pursuing one’s God-given potential (p. 225).
He spends more time relating these principles to the teachings of Jesus. However, when Stanley gives his practical steps to reaching your full potential for God, he provides only cursory notes of key aspects while spending a great deal of time on less than biblical concepts.
For example, we should avoid touching our face with our hands. We should wash our hands often and long enough (sing Happy Birthday through twice to make sure your hands are clean.
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Think and Grow Rich is a motivational personal development and self-help book by Napoleon Hill and inspired by a suggestion from Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie. While the title implies that this book deals with how to get rich, the author explains that the philosophy taught in the book can be used to help people succeed in all lines of work and to do or be almost anything they want. Jim Murray (sportswriter) wrote that Think and Grow Rich was credited for Ken Norton’s boxing upset of Muhammad Ali in 1973. The Reverend Charles Stanley writes, “I began to apply the principles of (Think and Grow Rich) to my endeavors as a pastor, and I discovered they worked!” The book was first published during the Great Depression. At the time of Hill’s death in 1970, Think and Grow Rich had sold more than 20 million copies and by 2011 over 70 million copies had been sold worldwide. It remains the biggest seller of Napoleon Hill’s books.
