1357 Plan For Personal Achievement (Napoleon Hill)
Check out this old study planner that I found from Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone called: “1357 Plan For Personal Achievement.” I wasn’t sure what 1357 meant, but it was something published from my favorite author, Napoleon Hill, that I had never seen before, so I had to have it. After I got it home, I found that it was a system they had created for studying and applying personal development books! The premise is that you need to spend 13 minutes and 57 seconds per day reading a personal development book, and then use this form inside of the binder to help you to apply what you learned! Here is the introduction from the front section of the binder: WHAT IS THE 1357 PLAN? It is the dedication and discipline of spending a minimum of thirteen minutes and fifty-seven seconds, each day, alone with a self-help book. Read it as though the author were writing you a personal letter in response to a letter you wrote him, asking for his advice and help. It will be like receiving a letter from him every day, for the next two months. As the book is read you will search for principles, ideas and techniques which will move you closer to your goal. A goal which will help fulfill your dream. WHO IS THE 1357 PLAN FOR? Anyone who has goals in life not yet attained. Anyone who wants to experience the true riches of life. WHY USE THE 1357 PLAN? To discover the power of a self-help book. A self-help book has changed the lives of countless numbers of people. It has motivated them to establish and achieve goals beyond what they previously imagined! The 1357 Plan is a practical way to read a self-help book. It is a way to "keep score" of the things you RECOGNIZED, RELATED, ASSIMILATED, and put into ACTION! HOW TO USE THE 1357 PLAN: 1. Select a time and place for spending a minimum of thirteen minutes and fifty-seven seconds alone with a self-help book. It is important that you eliminate distractions and concentrate. Make your mind more receptive and retentive. 2. Read the pages for the day, as if the author were speaking to you and you alone. Underline key phrases. Make notes in the margin. Search for success principles, ideas and techniques.