Others who were mentioned in this particular chapter were Thomas Edison, who did not have a formal education, and Andrew Carnegie, who knew nothing about the steel industry but was another who knew exactly what specialists to speak to when he needed to get things accomplished.Įverything revolves around how you can get your knowledge, but not just any knowledge. “If I should really want to answer the foolish question you have just asked or any of the other questions you have been asking me let me remind you that I have a row of electric push-buttons on my desk and by pushing the right button, I can summon to my aid men who can answer any question I desire to ask concerning the business to which I am devoting most of my efforts.”2
When asked one particularly offensive question, Ford’s response was: Ford also answered one question that particularly made him angry. He could use his ability to set goals, integrate teams of specialists and get his cars off the production line as he saw fit. In some respects this is a much greater gift than having all the book smarts of every library in the world. During the course of the trial it was brought out that although Ford did not possess a large amount of classical education, he was a man who knew how to put together the teams of specialists who could get to the desired result he envisioned. Hill relates the story that during the First World War, Henry Ford was labeled an “Ignorant Pacifist.” We are not told directly if Ford was more upset about being be called ignorant or a pacifist but he decided to take the Chicago paper that labeled him to court for libel. Napoleon Hill used as an example Henry Ford. Children need to be taught about money, about credit, about assets, and about liabilities and how all of these financial tools are used to build wealth. Robert Kiyosaki is the modern-day business maven who also calls for a revision of what is taught in schools and universities.
The knowledge that you need to be an effective businessman or woman in this particular day and age is not all that different from what you needed in 1937. They specialize on teaching knowledge but they do not specialize on the organization, or the use of knowledge.”1 “Most of the professors have but little or no money. When dealing directly with those who teach in universities and colleges, Hill had this to say:
Hill goes very far to say that book intelligence is general intelligence and is not necessarily what is needed when looking to start a business or begin an entrepreneurial venture. In chapter 5 we are confronted with a dilemma of what specific knowledge is necessary to the entrepreneurial mind. This is another blog post that is going to continue with my journey through the book Think and Grow Rich that was written by Napoleon Hill and published in 1937.
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