The Sixth Sense is the last of 13 principles laid out by Napoleon Hill in his book, Think and Grow Rich. All of Hill’s principles help guide you to a successful life. In principle 13, Hill straddles the line between the scientifically provable and scientifically possible.

Welcome to this week’s brief discussion about the brain, which is also number 12 of Napoleon Hill’s 13 principles to help guide you to a successful life. Let’s begin with what sounds like a start to a riddle. How often do you think about your brain? While all of your organs are vital to keeping you alive, your brain is what makes you different from everyone else. Hill believed the brain to be the most spectacular creation in the history of the world and made sure to include some space in his book, Think and Grow Rich, to review its amazing functions.

This week, we examine the power of the subconscious mind, which is also the 11th principle detailed in Napoleon Hill’s book, Think and Grow Rich. The subconscious mind is something many people don’t understand. However, if you can learn to harness even a basic knowledge of how it works, it will help you immensely as you strive to become successful and make your life all it can be.

This week's blog is about transmutation and is number 10 of 13 principles covered in Napoleon Hill's book, Think and Grow Rich. Whereas the ninth principle — Power of the Mastermind — involves surrounding yourself with positive people to manifest positive, creative energy, transmutation deals specifically with energy and vibration. When you become aware of how transmutation works, you will understand how it affects your level of success.

The topic this week covers Napoleon Hill's ninth principle of 13, the Power of the Mastermind, as laid out in his book Think and Grow Rich. Hill's principles teach you how to live a successful life. To understand how the power of the mastermind affects your level of success, start by examining the productive and nonproductive energy in group dynamics.

Persistence is the eighth of Napoleon Hill's 13 principles to help guide us to a successful life. This week we discuss how persistence is essential to our success.We’d all like to think we can reach our goals or obtain a level of success greater than we have now with little effort. After all, we see overnight success stories in the media all the time, be it an actor, singer or athlete. First, we have never heard of those who "make it", and then BAM! They're everywhere.

Number 7 of Napoleon Hill's 13 principles for success in his book Think and Grow Rich is "Decision." How and why we make a decision or fail to take a chance, and how each affects our overall success is the theme of this blog. Hill narrows the focus by asserting that the speed with which we make decisions determines our overall financial success. In his book, he states the following:

Organized planning is the sixth of 13 principles laid out by Napoleon Hill in his book, Think and Grow Rich. Hall's principles help guide you to a successful life. To understand principal six, I want you to think about the tallest building you’ve ever seen or your favorite book. Imagine a road trip of thousands of miles or the best meal you’ve ever eaten. What do all of these things have in common? Each started with a plan.

Napoleon Hill lists imagination as the fifth principle of the 13 described in his book, Think and Grow Rich. Hill's principles help guide you to live a successful life, and he posits that imagination has two types to get you there:

1. Creative Imagination. Bringing a new idea into the world.

2. Synthetic Imagination. Improving or modifying an existing idea.

This week, I examine principle No. 4, specialized knowledge, as described in Napoleon Hill's book, Think and Grow Rich. Specialized knowledge can come from many places, and not necessarily from a formal education. However, I don’t want anybody to take what I say as an endorsement for not getting a formal education. I have two advanced degrees, and I’m working toward a doctorate, so I firmly believe schooling is one of the keys to a successful life.