Writing at the end of The Great Depression in 1937,  
Napoleon Hill stated (my paraphrasing) “Never has there
been so great an opportunity for practical dreamers as
now exists. The economic collapse has reduced all men,
substantially, to the same level. A new race is about to be
run. The real leaders of the world have always been men
who harnessed and put into practical use the intangible, unseen forces of unborn opportunity.. Every great leader, from the dawn of civilization was a dreamer – a practical dreamer with a definite purpose and a burning desire to turn dreams into reality. Tolerance and an open mind are practical necessities of the dreamer of today, there is a vast business, financial and industrial world to be remoulded and redirected along new and better lines.

Every human being who reaches the age of understanding of the PURPOSE OF MONEY, (i.e. as a means of exchange) wishes for it. The method by which this DESIRE is translated into its financial equivalent consists of six definite, practical steps:

1. Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient to say ‘plenty’ – you must be definite.
2. Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no such thing as something for nothing)
3. Establish a definite idea of when you intend to posses the money you desire.
4. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and, whether you are ready or not, begin at once to put this plan into action.
5. Write a clear, concise statement which says: The amount of money you intend to aquire, the time limit for its acquisition, what you intend to give in return and the plan by which you will aquire it.
6. Read this statement out ALOUD twice daily, just before going to bed and on getting up. As you read, see and feel and believe yourself already in possession of the money.