Napoleon Hill was an American writer, known for his personal-success literature. He wrote one of the greatest self-improvement books of all time: “Think and Grow Rich!”. He lost his mother when he was ten years old, and his father was inept in taking care of him. A rebellious young Napoleon Hill was encouraged by his step-mother to take to writing. He became a freelance reporter. During the course of his work, he came to meet Andrew Carnegie. He challenged Hill to dedicate his life to find the formula of success of achievers, which he believed to be the same for all. This changed the course of Hill’s life. He dedicated two decades of his life interviewing successful men from different walks of life. He compiled his results in a number of books which won him name, fame and money. He considered freedom, democracy, capitalism, and peace to be important contributing elements to the philosophy of achievement. Emotions such as fear and selfishness were a deterrent to success. Further, people who held no firm beliefs could never achieve success. He coined the concept of Master Mind, which he defined as “coordination of knowledge and effort in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose”. After his death, his legacy was carried forward by the Napoleon Hill Foundation.