Napoleon Hill first wrote the path to personal power in 1941, intending it as a handbook for people lifting themselves out of the great Depression. But upon the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America’s entrance into world War II, these lessons were put aside and largely forgotten—until today. Discovered in the archives of the Napoleon Hill foundation, this never-before-published work is made up of three easily digested lessons, each a Chapter in itself—Definteness of purpose; the master mind; and going the extra mile. 

Napoleon Hill was born in 1883 in Wise County, Virginia. He began his writing career at age 13 as a ‘mountain reporter’ for small town newspapers and went on to become America’s most beloved motivational author. His work stands as a monument to individual achievement and is the cornerstone of modern motivation. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. Hill established the Foundation as a nonprofit educational institution whose mission is to perpetuate his philosophy of leadership, self-motivation, and individual achievement.