Think and Grow Rich was written by Napoleon Hill in 1937.
The teachings of the book are as relevant today as they were then.
The book has inspired many business owners, it has effectively spawned an industry based on self improvement and development.
This series of articles applying the teaching of Thing and Grow Rich to business have been written specifically for owners of small businesses.
Each article is accompanied by a supporting video.
It's 2010 and the world is gradually recovering from a recession.
While the recession has hit everyone hard, small business owners have felt the impact probably more than most.
Many businesses have closed and many businesses have had to reduce their headcount.
Most business owner became focussed on cost reduction at all costs.
Most forgot that they had to sell to survive.
Not all people behaved in the same way and in some cases, business began to prosper.
We have witnessed it first hand.
The question is why.
Having read Think and Grow rich, it has become abundantly clear why some people thrive while others struggle.
Working with business owners every day, we find them asking for strategies to boost sales, to improve their team, to improve their customer service or to improve how their business works generally.
Very occasionally, they ask for help with how they run their business, they ask for help with their mindset.
They understand that, for the business to run better and for the team to work better, they themselves must be better.
To quote Jim Rohn, they must "work harder on themselves than they do on their business".
It is refreshing when a client like this comes along.
Napoleon Hill wrote the book having studied some of the greatest leaders of the industrialised world.
He began to study their why and began to understand why they were different.
He began to explore the power of a positive mindset, the power of focus and the impact that this can have over a period of time.
Small Business Owners day commonly suffer from cash flow challenges.
This one challenge causes business to become myopic in their approach which is like driving in a think fog.
Our role as their business coach is to help them through the fog by making the destination clearer, by removing obstacles that may emerge and by giving them constant feedback on progress.
We teach them to remain goal focussed, asking how can we rather than listening to naysayers and negative voices.
The philosophies discussed in Think and Grow Rich support our work and are backed by success story after success story down through the years