How can you become successful by adopting 6 common qualities of 700 successful people?

This article has been taken from the book published by Napoleon Hill in 1937 named "Think and Grow Rich". He interviewed 700 people and search similarities among them.

Visualization

The first thing he saw in all of them is visualization. In other terms you can say that everyone had believed that we can do something. You must believe that your efforts will be fruitful one day. If you have no good perception of your efforts, you will not do hard work. Always hope for the best and do your efforts.

“Visualization and belief in a pattern of reality activate the creative power of realization.” - A. L. Linall Jr

Specialized Knowledge

All of them were specialized in specific field. Thomas Alva Edison was a scientist, Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, and philanthropist etc.

“One science only will one genius fit” - Alexander Pope,An Essay On Criticism

Organized

He saw all successful people were highly organized. They all used their time with planned and in an organized way. Planning is not just for big things, but also for small things. Planning or organizing in short line is use of given resources with best.

“An organized, trained and focused mind has perfect control over its thoughts and emotions. Such control over thoughts and emotions further channelizes our energies in the right direction.” - Dr Prem Jagyasi

Self Control

One of the quality is they all know how to control their self. They know how to cope up with their modes. They all know how to control their laziness. Laziness is the enemy of successful people.

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” - Marcus Aurelius,Meditations

Emotions

You should have high emotions to become successful. There are two emotions in human who have the power to destroy and create. One is anger and second is love.

“I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” - Oscar Wilde,The Picture of Dorian Gray

Fear

The last quality he discuss in his book is that fear. He say that they all know how to manage the ghost of fear. If someone want to be successful then he must be fearless.

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” - Paulo Coelho,The Alchemist