Marc Reflects

  By Marc Reflects, August 2025 Book Information Title: Think and Grow Rich Author: Napoleon Hill Publication Year: 1937 Introduction When I first read Think and Grow Rich 2 years ago , I approached it not just as a personal development book, but as a lens to understand ambition, wealth, and growth in the African context. Hill’s principles of desire, persistence, and clarity of purpose remain relevant today, especially for young Africans navigating opportunities and challenges in modern economies . Summary Hill argues that success begins in the " mind" . Clear goals, unwavering focus, and a burning desire can create the conditions for wealth and personal achievement. Key principles include: Developing a definite purpose Building persistence Cultivating a mastermind network Using faith and imagination to overcome obstacles One quote that struck me deeply: "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve." This idea is powerfu...

  I had to restart during the Pandemic:  Here’s How Writing Became My Way Forward From suspended work to broken tools — how I turned uncertainty into a new path through words. In 2020, when the world was shutting down, so was my income. I had been working with a company that, like many others, couldn’t survive the economic stillness of the COVID-19 lockdown. They suspended our contracts, not out of malice, but survival. Products weren’t moving, sales were flat, and paying staff had become a luxury. Suddenly, I found myself at home, no salary, no structure, just uncertainty and too much silence. However, I wasn’t completely empty-handed. 1. I Had Nothing Stable, Except My Words Before the pandemic, I had already begun exploring my passion for writing children’s picture books. My goal was simple: publish stories that touched young minds and wait for publishers to buy them. But waiting became too long. When the pandemic hit, I realized maybe I didn’t need to wait. I...