My name is Robert Jakobsen and I am a film/movie producer.

I have just completed a MOVIE of “Think And Grow Rich” produced directly from Napoleon Hill’s original book.

I have completed (3) Chapters so far. They are:
Chapter 1 “Thoughts Are Things” - Chapter 2 “Desire” - Chapter 3 “Faith.”

Giving away 20 FREE TGR MOVIE scenes for 10-days to get some feedback. Check it out!

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I have yet to read this book, but now I am intrigued I will definitely pick it up.

To “Think” and to “Grow”…what logically comes to mind is how can we do these most efficiently? This reminds me of a quote by Ben Franklin, who said “to become wealthy is simple, all we have to do is live an efficient life.”

I interpret this statement to mean that in order to become wealthy we must be efficient with our scarce resources namely we must (1) be efficient with our time. Once our goals are formed, we must begin by taking action. Each day we should do something, no matter how small the task is, to bring these goals closer into being. Rome wasn’t built and no other tremendous accomplishment was achieved in a single day. Do not waste time, it never repeats itself.

(2) we must be efficient with our money. Money should not be wasted. It should be spent efficiently. Money left over after paying for basic needs and an occasional treat, should be invested. When considering the purchase of a particular item we should ask ourselves (a) do we NEED it (absolutely required for survival)? If the answer is yes, then it should be purchased. If the answer is NO, and we do not need it to survive, we should as (b) how bad do we desire it? If we desire it tremendously and think it can be purchase at a good price, we might occasionally purchase it, with the understanding that this is not a required item, but something that is a temporary and occasional treat. To occasionally treat ourselves is not bad, but we must understand that it is “a treat” and not a NEEDED item.

To “Grow” is most interesting to me. How can we Grow most efficiently? To grow most efficiently we must constantly form challenging goals for ourselves, commit to achieving them, and take action each day. Jack Welch called this “stretch”. How much we “stretch” ourselves will have a direct relation to the amount of growth we achieve. The cycle of forming challenging goals, breaking these larger goals into component sub-goals, and taking action each day until these sub-goals and eventually larger goals are achieved is a never ending process. After a while, achieving goals will become a habit. We will become successful at achieving goals. The habit of achieving goals is learned, just as the habit of failure is learned. This is what separates the successful from the unsuccessful. They have mastered the art of achieving challenging goals.

Think, Grow, and master the habit of achieving goals.

If you have questions/comments on my thoughts, please contact me.

Best,

Jon Strishak
jon_strishak@yahoo.com