“Think and Grow Rich” ek aisi duniya ki maqbool tareen self-help kitaab hai jo sirf maal-o-daulat kamane ka tareeqa nahi batati, balke insani zehan, iradon aur jazbaat ke zariye kamyabi hasil karne ka falsafa paish karti hai. Isay 1937 mein Napoleon Hill ne likha tha, aur yeh aaj bhi duniya bhar mein har age group ke logon ko mutasir karti hai.
Napoleon Hill ne yeh kitaab steel king Andrew Carnegie ke kehne par 25 saal ke research ke baad likhi. Unhone duniya ke 500 se zyada sab se kamyab logon ka tajziya kiya — jaise Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell — aur unki kamyabi ka raaz ek nizaam ki soorat mein paish kiya.
Kitaab Ka Asal Peghaam
Is kitaab ka central idea yeh hai:
“Agar aap kisi cheez ko soch sakte hain, us par yaqeen kar sakte hain, to aap use haasil bhi kar sakte hain.”
Napoleon Hill ke mutabiq, soch (thought) aur yaqeen (belief) aise asar rakhte hain jo kisi bhi shakhs ko kamyabi aur daulat tak le ja sakte hain — chahe us ke paas awal mein kuch na ho.
13 Usoolon Par Mabni Nizaam
Hill ne kamyabi hasil karne ke liye 13 bunyadi usool paish kiye hain. Har usool ek building block hai jo shakhsiyat, faislay aur zehniyat banata hai.
1. Desire (Shiddat-e-Khwahish)
Kamyabi ki sab se pehli shart yeh hai ke aap ke andar kisi maqsad ke liye purjosh, waazeh aur likhi hui khwahish ho. Napoleon Hill kehta hai:
“Khaali umeed nahi — buland iradon wali khwahish hi aap ko ameer bana sakti hai.”
2. Faith (Yaqeen)
Aapko apne maqsad par poora yaqeen hona chahiye. Hill kehta hai ke agar aap bar bar positive affirmation dein aur apni soch ko yaqeen mein badlein, to aap ka zehan naye tareeqe dhoondhne lagta hai.
3. Autosuggestion (Khud Se Mukalama)
Ye ek technique hai jisme aap roz apne goals ko padhte hain, bolte hain aur zehni tor par unhein tasleem karte hain. Is se subconscious mind activate hota hai.
4. Specialized Knowledge (Mukhtasir Magar Gahri Maloomat)
General knowledge se zyada zaroori hai ke aap kisi aik field mein expert hon. Hill kehta hai: Ameer log specialist hote hain, generalist nahi.
5. Imagination (Tasawwur)
Har kamyab insan pehle apne zehan mein tasawwur karta hai ke usne kya hasil karna hai. Tasawwur nayi sochon aur ideas ka darwaza hai.
6. Organized Planning (Munazzam Mansooba Bandi)
Sirf khwahish aur tasawwur se kaam nahi chalega — aap ko ek practical plan banana hoga aur us par amal karna hoga. Agar plan fail ho, to naye plan banaiye — lekin maqsad na chhodiye.
7. Decision (Faislay Karne Ki Salahiyat)
Aksar log indecision ka shikar rehte hain. Kamyab log tezi se faislay karte hain aur un par qaim rehte hain. Napoleon Hill kehta hai ke doobne wale log aksar mashwaron mein ulajh jaate hain.
8. Persistence (Istiqamat)
Aam log chhoti si rukawat par ruk jaate hain. Kamyab log baar baar koshish karte hain — chaahe das dafa nakami ho. Hill kehta hai ke aik waqfay se pehle hamesha sab se badi kamyabi chhupi hoti hai.
9. Power of the Mastermind (Humsoch Logon Ka Group)
Aapke aas paas aise log hone chahiyein jo aap ke maqsad mein madad kar sakein. Hill kehta hai: “Akele insaan ki taqat mehdood hai, magar aik mastermind group ki soch mein asar hai.”
10. The Mystery of Sex Transmutation (Jinsi Tawanai Ka Rukh Tabdeel Karna)
Is usool mein Napoleon Hill kehta hai ke agar aap apni jazbaati aur jismi energy ko productive kaam mein lagayen (jaise creativity, leadership, business), to aap mein nayi taqat paida hoti hai.
11. The Subconscious Mind (Zehn-e-Nashoor)
Subconscious mind aap ki sochon ka ghaza se barh kar amal karta hai. Achi soch, positive emotions, aur daily affirmations isay tameer karte hain.
12. The Brain (Dimagh Aik Receiver Hai)
Dimagh ek receiver aur transmitter ki tarah kaam karta hai — yeh universe se ideas, intuition aur inspiration hasil karta hai. Aap jitna focused aur receptive honge, utni nayi soch aaye gi.
13. The Sixth Sense (Chhatti Hiss)
Jab aap pehle 12 usool par amal karte hain, to ek waqt aata hai jab aapke andar aik instinct, ya inner voice kaam karne lagti hai. Hill isay “sixth sense” kehta hai — jahan aapka zehan aap ko raasta dikhata hai.
Rich Ka Matlab Sirf Paisa Nahi
Hill bar bar kehta hai ke “Rich” ka matlab sirf paisa nahi. Wo kehta hai:
“Daulat, sehat, khushi, sukoon, rishte — sab mil kar asal daulat banti hai.”
Yani agar aap sirf paisa kamaa lein magar sehat, izzat ya sukoon na ho — to aap asal mein ameer nahi hain.
Ahem Paigham: Fear Vs Faith
Napoleon Hill ne 6 mukhtalif kisam ke khauf ka bhi zikar kiya hai jo insan ko kamyabi se rokta hai:
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Mout ka khauf
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Garibi ka khauf
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Naqami ka khauf
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Tanhaai ka khauf
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Badnaam hone ka khauf
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Burhapay ka khauf
Wo kehta hai ke in khawf se nijaat ka tareeqa sirf ek hai: Yaqeen aur Amal.
Real-Life Misalein
Hill ne Henry Ford ka zikar kiya jo sirf 8th grade tak taleem yafta tha, magar uska yaqeen aur lagataar koshish usay duniya ka sab se baray industrialist bana gaya.
Usi tarah Thomas Edison, jinhon ne 10,000 dafa fail hone ke baad bulb banaya. Hill kehta hai:
“Edison ne nakami ko seekhne ka zariya banaya.”
Tanqeedi Jaiza
Kuch tanqeedein yeh kehti hain ke kitab mein spiritual ya metaphysical baatein zyada hain, aur yeh har shakhs ke liye practical nahi.
Magar kai logon ke liye yeh kitaab mindset aur attitude mein zabardast tabdeeli laayi hai.
Yeh kitab logon ko soch badalne, self-confidence barhane aur kamyabi ke liye planning sikhane mein madad deti hai — jiska asar daulat se zyada zindagi ke har pehlu par hota hai.
Aakhri Alfaaz
“Think and Grow Rich” sirf ek kitab nahi, balke aik school of thought hai. Yeh aapko sikhaati hai ke:
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Khwahish, faith, aur lagataar amal se koi bhi insan apni taqdeer likh sakta hai
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Soch badalne se halat badalte hain
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Nakami sirf tab hoti hai jab aap koshish karna chhod dete hain
Napoleon Hill ka aik mashhoor quote:
“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
Agar aap asal mein zindagi mein kuch kar dikhana chahte hain — to is kitab ko sirf parhiye nahi, is par amal bhi kijiye.