Before I get into the work of renowned Psychologist, Edwin Locke I have to state that I'm a notorious critic of Napoleon Hill. The only success he had in life seems to be writing TGR, and before that we know that he was arrested many many many times for various scams. I wrote about it here:
Napoleon Hill Was A Notorious Scam Artist Before Writing Think And Grow Rich, Arrested Many Times.
Napoleon's story that he 'knew' Andrew Carnegie is suspect at best and the Carnegie estate says there's no evidence that the two have never even met, and Carnegie never spoke of Hill. It seems that Hill is the only one who actually recalled this alleged meeting. Also, not sure why Andrew Carnegie, one of the wealthiest men in the world, would pick a random man to go interview the world most wealthy men to find their secret, especially given Hill's criminal record.
The reason I say this is that eminent psychologist and professor Edwin A Locke actually did the research Hill claimed to have done, and wrote a book and several research papers about it. Locke is one of the most cited researchers in the field.
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Napoleon Hill Was A Notorious Scam Artist Before Writing Think And Grow Rich, Arrested Many Times.
Napoleon's story that he 'knew' Andrew Carnegie is suspect at best and the Carnegie estate says there's no evidence that the two have never even met, and Carnegie never spoke of Hill. It seems that Hill is the only one who actually recalled this alleged meeting. Also, not sure why Andrew Carnegie, one of the wealthiest men in the world, would pick a random man to go interview the world most wealthy men to find their secret, especially given Hill's criminal record.
The reason I say this is that eminent psychologist and professor Edwin A Locke actually did the research Hill claimed to have done, and wrote a book and several research papers about it. Locke is one of the most cited researchers in the field.
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