Napoleon Hill's book Think and Grow Rich is one of my favorites, and I have been rereading the sections that impacted me the most. (Check out my previous posts on the Power and the Knowledge of the Master Mind.)

Today, I want to focus on Hill's six principles to turn desires into gold:

1. Picture in your mind the exact amount of money you desire.

2. Decide what you will give in exchange for that money.

3. Determine a date when you will have that money.

4. Create a plan and immediately begin to follow it.

5. Write a single statement that includes all of the above.

6. Read your statement out loud when you first wake up and right before you go to bed.

We all have financial goals regarding our debt, retirement savings and annual income. To achieve these goals, Hill says we must "see and feel and believe yourself already in possession of the money."

These simple steps could be applied to more than just our finances. We should visualize our ideal relationships, health and fitness levels, careers and more, and create plans to achieve those goals.

Success starts with desire.