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Dear Readers,
Going the Extra Mile is one of Napoleon Hill’s principles of success and he had a lot to say about this important principle. Basically, going the extra mile means that we perform better service than we are paid for. Going the extra mile is not a formula consisting of step one, step two, step three, and so forth. Instead, it is a state of mind that should be developed in everything we do.
Napoleon Hill tells us that the best recommendation we can give ourselves is the one we obtain by rendering more service and giving better service with the right mental attitude.
In Napoleon Hill’s many writings and speeches, he gave us many firsthand examples of people who went the extra mile and the results that each obtained:
Edwin C. Barnes portrays going the extra mile in his determination to work for Thomas Edison. Barnes was ridiculed because of his poor appearance and because he showed up without an appointment and announced that he had come to become Thomas Edison’s partner. In spite of this, Mr. Edison saw potential in Barnes and gave him menial jobs to do. Barnes accomplished these tasks with a positive attitude and went the extra mile for his employer. As a result, Edwin Barnes achieved his goal of becoming Thomas Edison’s partner.
Additionally, Napoleon Hill often told the story about the salesman and going the extra mile. A young salesman was working in a store when an elderly lady stopped by the store to escape the rain. Other salesmen knew the woman was not likely to buy anything, so they generally ignored her. However, one young man offered the woman a chair to rest her tired feet, simply out of kindness. He was not making any money from this generous act, but he still wanted to help. The act did not go unrewarded. A few days later, the woman called the store and wanted the salesman to help her with a very large order. It turns out, the woman was Andrew Carnegie’s mother.
The rewards of going the extra mile are numerous and range from creating opportunities to giving you an advantage over other employees.
I wish you the best,
Don Green
Executive Director Napoleon Hill Foundation
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Going the Extra Mile
by Napoleon Hill
The third of the five essentials of success is the habit of Going the Extra Mile. In the Sermon on the Mount, we are told: “If any man requires you to go with him one mile, go with him twain.”
The habit of going the extra mile merely means the practice of rendering more and better service than you are paid to render—and doing it in a positive, pleasing attitude.
I have never known a single person to achieve outstanding success without following the habit of rendering more service than was expected of him.
And I wish to cite you the record of a man whom I first met here at Salem College when I delivered the commencement address thirty-five years ago. He is a man who is well known to all of you. Of course, I’m speaking of Jennings Randolph, who, I should add, is known affectionately in my organization as “Mr. Courtesy.”
After completing his work at Salem College, Jennings was elected to Congress, where he served the people of West Virginia for fourteen years. And I wish to tell you just one of the ways in which he followed the habit of going the extra mile.
During the summer, after Congress adjourned and most other congressmen had returned to their homes to attend to private affairs, Jennings remained at his office in Washington, maintaining his staff as usual in order to be of continuous service to his constituents.
He didn’t have to do this. It wasn’t expected of him. Nor did he get extra pay for doing it—that is, no pay that came in his government paycheck.
All successful achievement starts with definiteness of purpose. No man may hope to succeed unless he knows precisely what he wants and conditions his mind to complete the action necessary to attain it.
But there came a day when this habit of going beyond the letter of responsibility began to pay off handsomely. This habit brought him to the attention of the president of Capital Airlines, who appointed him as assistant to the president and director of public relations for Capital.
Thirty-five years ago, Jennings Randolph heard me describe the benefits one may receive by going the extra mile when I delivered my first Salem College commencement address. He was impressed by what he heard. He was ready for the message. Then and there he declared his intention of embracing this principle and applying it in all of his human relationships.
Jennings Randolph has prospered and his friends are legion throughout this nation because he recognized that whatever we do to or for another, we do to or for ourselves—that no useful service can be rendered without its just reward, albeit the reward may not come back from the source to which we delivered the service.
“Men suffer all their life long,” said Emerson, “under the foolish superstition that they can be cheated. But it is as impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself, as for a thing to be, and not to be, at the same time. There is a third silent party to all our bargains. The nature and soul of things take on itself the guaranty of the fulfillment of every contract so that honest service cannot come to loss. If you serve an ungrateful master, serve him the more. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the payment is withholding, the better for you; for compound interest on compound interest is the rate and usage of this exchequer.”
When Paul Harris graduated from law school, he was confronted with the problem of building a clientele.
He had never heard of the principle of Going the Extra Mile, as such. But he put the principle to work so effectively that he lived to see the day when he turned away more prospective clients he could not serve than those he accepted.
His plan was simple. He invited a group of business and professional men to meet with him at luncheon weekly in what he called the Rotary Club. The original purpose of the club was to inspire its members to patronize one another and to induce outsiders to patronize members of the club.
The plan worked so successfully that Rotary is now an international institution with influences for the betterment of mankind all over the world. There is nothing to hinder you young men who contemplate entering a profession from adopting Paul Harris’s principle and giving it an application that can increase your acquaintanceship and build goodwill for you as it did for him.
Source: Napoleon Hill’s Greatest Speeches Pages 164 – 167
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The U.S. Open Comes to a Close
by Jim Stovall
Millions of people around the world spent the middle part of June totally focused on the U.S. Open Golf Tournament. As the various stories unfolded, there were many lessons to be learned. People who thought that Tiger Woods was unbeatable learned that, while he may be the best in the world at what he does, no one is ever invincible.
Thousands who were present and millions watching on TV saw three elite, professional golfers at the top of their game miss short putts on the final hole that would have won the tournament. I have heard many people in the media and in person say, “I could have made any of those three putts.” In reality, if you took away the pressure, the tension, and everything that was at stake, any of us probably could have made those putts. But life doesn’t work that way.
Those three players each made in excess of 275 shots during the week that virtually no one else in the world could have made. Their high level of skill brought them to the last hole on the last day where they each missed the most simple shot of the week. This points out the old adage “You’re only as strong as your weakest link.”
Often in business and in life, it is the little, mundane details that are overlooked which cause us to experience a poor performance. Think of the people you know or the companies you do business with that impress you. Chances are if you’ll really explore what makes the difference, it is the little things. A courteous greeting, a polite thank you note, or simply going the extra mile as a normal course of business could make all the difference.
Many of us fly with the airlines as a normal part of our routine. Travelers often speak of good flights and bad flights. If you ask them to define the difference, generally it will come down to a warm smile, a polite greeting, or a standard of professionalism just slightly above average. As you go through your day today, remember that the big things are important and they are what we focus on, but quite often, like the three golfers in the U.S. Open, you will be remembered for and live and die based on the little things.
Today’s the day!!
Jim Stovall
Jim Stovall is the president of Narrative Television Network as well as a published author of many books including The Ultimate Gift. He is also a columnist and motivational speaker. He may be reached at 5840 South Memorial Drive, Suite 312, Tulsa, OK 74145-9082; by email at Jim@JimStovall.com; on Twitter at www.twitter.com/stovallauthor; or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jimstovallauthor.
Source: Wisdom for Winners, A Millionaire’s Mindset by Jim Stovall
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WISHES WON’T BRING RICHES
by Napoleon Hill
In this lost classic, the pioneering motivational coach teaches how to make the crucial leap from faith to action in bringing your dreams to life.
Believe in yourself…Have faith. We often hear these expressions. But faith is not enough. We need Applied Faith. In three hard-hitting chapters, motivational master Napoleon Hill teaches you how to transform belief to action, and faith into real-life plans.
Application. Enthusiasm. Action. These are the three keys required to do more than just “believe in yourself”–but to actually BE the person you want to be.
Wishes Won’t Bring Riches provides you with the missing link necessary to go from visualizing your dreams to living them.
Now available for
pre-order on Amazon.com
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How to Own Your Own Mind
by Napoleon Hill
Locked in a vault since 1941, here is Napoleon Hill’s definitive lesson on how to organize your thinking to attain success!
In How to Own Your Mind, you receive a one-of-a-kind master class in how to think for success from motivational pioneer and author of Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill. In three compelling chapters, Hill demonstrates how to organize, prioritize, and act on information so that it translates into opportunity.
Knowledge is not power. Only applied knowledge is power. This book teaches you how to use what you know, and how to know what’s worth knowing.
“The name Napoleon Hill is synonymous with practical advice on how to get ahead.”—Mitch Horowitz, CNBC.com
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The Path to Personal Power
by Napoleon Hill
This true lost manuscript from the “grandfather of self-help,” Napoleon Hill provides timeless wisdom on how to attain a more successful and wealthy life using simple principles.
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 its own chapter: Definiteness of Purpose; the Master Mind; and Going the Extra Mile.
This concise book is a powerful road map that leads to a single discovery–you already have the power to attain whatever wealth, success, and prosperity you desire in life. All you need to do is walk the path without straying, and the rest will follow.
Using these lessons, you have principles to live by that will help you stay on your own personal path to power, and achieve success that you never thought possible.
Now available on Amazon.com
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The Little Book of Leadership
By: Jeffrey Gitomer
This comprehensive book will help you understand your situation, identify your opportunities, create your objectives, execute by action and delegation, and establish a leadership position through enthusiasm, brilliance, action, collaboration, resilience, and achievement.
The time for real-world leadership is NOW. This is a leadership book that transcends theory and philosophy, and gets right down to brass tacks and brass tactics, and adds a few brass balls.It’s full of practical, pragmatic, actionable ideas and strategies that when implemented assure respect and loyalty – and ensure long-term success and legacy.
The 12.5 Leadership Strengths revealed in this book will challenge you, admonish you, guide you, and create new success opportunities for you.
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May 18, 2018 
