Keep your major purpose strictly to yourself, and that is a quote of the day.

Welcome back to the quote of the day show. I'm your host, Sean Croxson of Sean Croxson.com.

It is our flashback Friday episode. We go way back. I think this one's from the 1940s

with Napoleon Hill, who's the author of Think and Grow Rich, probably the most famous personal

development book of all time. And I love this clip because I have learned over time to

keep my goals to myself. I don't think anybody knows my goals. It's just me. I have it

like written on a card and written in a blue book. And if somebody comes to my house,

like I hide those things, I just keep them to myself. Nobody needs to know. Why is that?

Because when you have goals and you reveal your goals to people, it just opens up the invitation

for people to hate on you. It took kind of like inject their doubts and their fears into

your mind. And honestly, I don't want anything to do with it. I just want to know what my goal

is. I want to move toward it. I want to overcome the obstacles. And eventually, I'm going to get

it. And I don't need any outside interference. And so Napoleon Hill talks about his best

tips on carrying out your major purpose in life and not sharing your goals is absolutely

one of them. And so here's Napoleon Hill. Your whole life should be devoted to carrying out

your major purpose in life. Find out what it is you want. And incidentally, it's all

right to be modest like I am when you go to asking for what you want. But don't be too modest.

Reach out and ask for a bounty. Ask for the things that you are sure you're entitled to.

But in asking, be sure that you don't overlook the subsequent instructions I'm going to give

you about what it is you are going to give and return what you expect. Second, write out a clear

definite outline of the plan or plans by which you intend to achieve the objective of your

purpose and state the maximum of time within which you intend to attain it. And describe it in detail

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