Napoleon Hill took 29 seconds to accept Andrew Carnegie's offer to work for him for free. Carnegie had made the same offer to 250 men before, but Hill was the only one who said yes immediately, turning a split-second decision into a life-changing opportunity.
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And Napoleon Hill, when he was a young guy, he was like 20 something years old. He was a magazine reporter and gave access to the richest dude. His name was Andrew Carnegie. And at the end of the interview, Carnegie says, here's an offer. Work for me for free for 20 years and I'll send you on a mission to meet my friends and write the first ever formula for success. When Napoleon Hill said yes, Carnegie pulled out a stopwatch and gave his guests 60 seconds to make up his mind to work for free. And when he agreed to it, there was 31 seconds left on the clock. He made a major life changing decision in 29 seconds. But what's cool is that Carnegie made the Same offer to 250 men before Napoleon Hill. He was the only person to say yes. Most people don't take action when a golden opportunity comes their way. They have something called the bad case of the once eyes. It means I'll take action once I get the kids out, once I get the big break. And it's the people that take that action. Like we talked about when we began this conversation, they're the ones that we tell the stories about.