Napoleon Hill Foundation's Don Green to appear

on ‘Oprah and Friends’ radio show

Don Green, the executive director of the Napoleon Hill Foundation and a 1961 alumnus of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, will be featured on Jean Chatzky’s “Oprah and Friends” radio show today, Feb. 22, at 11 am.

Green will offer advice on how to achieve success, derived from Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich,” often called one of the most important motivational books ever written. Among his tips for success, Green advises listeners to find something they love to do, develop a plan of action, involve other people and never forget to give back.

The program will air on “Oprah and Friends,” channel 156 on XM Satellite Radio. XM subscribers may listen in on any XM-enabled radio or via their Internet browser by visiting www.xmradio.com.

Green’s appearance on Chatzky’s show will also air at 11 pm tonight and throughout the weekend. An audio clip from the program may be found at www.oprah.com/xm/jchatzky/200802/jchatzky_20080222.jhtml.

On her XM show, Jean Chatzky brings listeners life-changing financial pointers. Chatzky is an award-winning journalist, best-selling author and motivational speaker. Chatzky has appeared as an expert on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as part of the popular “Debt Diet” series and is the financial editor for NBC's “Today” show, a contributing editor for “Money” and a columnist for The New York Daily News.

Headquartered on the UVa-Wise campus, the Napoleon Hill Foundation is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to promoting Hill’s philosophy.

Napoleon Hill was born in poverty in a one-room cabin on the Pound River on Oct. 26, 1883. From these humble beginnings, the Wise County native became an advisor to presidents and a best-selling author. During the early 20th century, Hill interviewed the nation's most successful business leaders, including Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford. Hill compiled his eight-volume set, “The Law of Success,” a collection of the philosophy of individual achievement. He later condensed his research to compile “Think and Grow Rich.”

First published in 1937, “Think and Grow Rich” has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide and continues to appear on the list of top business books. In this classic on personal achievement, Hill introduced the concept “whatever the mind can conceive and believe the mind can achieve.” Thirteen principles from Hill's philosophy of personal achievement include cultivating a burning desire, faith, and persistence in the attainment of goals.

Hill's writings are still must-reads for business professionals. His volumes have influenced many successful individuals including Mary Kay Ash, Wally "Famous" Amos, Bruce Jenner, Paul Harvey and Senator Jennings Randolph. Hill's works are licensed for publication in a host of other counties, including China, Japan, South Korea, Nigeria, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Croatia, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Other works by Hill, which are also still widely distributed, include “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude,” “How to Raise Your Own Salary,” “How to Sell Your Way Through Life” and “The Magic Ladder to Success.”

Posted February 22, 2008