Napoleon Hill's Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success

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I can best define the word “drift” by saying that people who think for themselves never drift, while those who do little or no thinking for themselves are drifters.”

We all go through struggles, but Hill explains that failure comes with opportunities. It's up to us to reevaluate our goals and strategies when we fail so that we can improve. Being resilient is all about the power of positive thinking, and so we need to continuously strive towards moving forward. When we hit a slump it's up to us to change our direction and shift focus. My “other self” has taught me to concentrate upon my purpose and to forget about the plan by which it is to be attained when I go to prayer. Time can be our biggest friend or our biggest foe. We have the choice to use time wisely and grow, or we can squander time and stagnate. What we do with the time we're given is crucial, and the devil often tempts us into drifting and becoming aimless. Most importantly Jesus loves us all, he truely is the way the truth and the life..in him alone u can do all things, when you get to busy and put him on the shelf, this drifting can slowly start and how slowly it starts. So slow you don’t see it until, if fortunate enough you come out the other side and can see.Sharon Lechter's interruption every 5 minutes is very distracting so I deleted them (see below). She just repeats what Hill said, added her opinion and then asked a question that made you feel like you were in a primary school classroom. Sharon may have had good intentions with her commentary but it does not add value. Finally, to outwit the devil, we need to live a conscious and disciplined life, and realize that we're the ones who can alter the course of our destiny. Again the germ of discontentment began to make itself felt in my blood. Again I knew that I could not find happiness in that sort of endeavor. so-called failure usually is nothing more than a signal to re-arm himself with a new plan or purpose.

They are inspired by some form of defeat, failure, or neglect by human beings to adapt themselves to nature’s laws in a positive way. A drifter is one who permits himself to be influenced and controlled by circumstances outside of his own mind. The core of the book is a fictionalized conversation between Hill and the Devil. Through this dialogue, Hill aims to uncover the secrets behind failure and success. The Devil, who represents the self-imposed limitations and societal norms that keep people from reaching their full potential, openly shares his strategies for controlling individuals. Key ConceptsAlso claiming he is equivalent to God but just the negative insted of the positive… is also a lie. Hes putting himself equal to God when he knows damn well he is below God… certain truth to him being the negative and dualities have to exists for there is night there is day ect good there is evil…. i guess thats why God throws all demons satan and evil people into hell forever… because they still will exist the negative still has to exist it always will, but it will be seperated from the good as god intended right from the start…. However, this ‘other self’ is exactly what the devil tries to undermine at every turn of our lives. He does so by dividing mankind into drifters and non-drifters. Lesson 2: The devil seeks to make us permanent drifters, never getting around to what we’re meant to do in life. Instead, they are stepping stones on the path to success that can be leveraged to learn and grow. This lesson is exemplified by Thomas Edison’s journey to invent the light bulb. The first duty of every human being is to himself. Every person owes himself the duty of finding how to live a full and happy life. Beyond this, if one has time and energy not needed in the fulfillment of his own desires, one may assume responsibility for helping others.