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About David J Schwartzhttps://geni.us/david-schwartz (David J. Schwartz) (1927-1987) was a professor of marketing and chairman of the department at Georgia State University, Atlanta. He was considered a leading American authority on motivation. Starting from a one-room house in rural Indiana, David J. Schwartz became the president of his own company, Creative Educational Services, a consulting firm specializing in leadership development. On top of this, he became a lecturer to more than three thousand trade associations and sales groups.

Introduction

https://geni.us/magic-free-audiobook (The Magic of Thinking Big) is a powerful, practical, and uplifting book to help get you out of a rut. Building from this, this book can invigorate your goals and empower you towards success. Most people go through life with small ambitions, small goals, and small thoughts, and they only rise to the size of their dreams. That said, by thinking big, you can start achieving larger goals.

Chapter 1: Believe you can succeed, and you will

“Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to a solution.� - David Schwartz

The size of your success is limited by the size of your thinking. If you do not believe you can achieve, this will further decrease your chances of success. Small thinking is characterized by searching for reasons for failure rather than ways you can succeed. You want to reconstruct your mind to have an expanded capacity so you can think bigger. It is within this expanded capacity that you can figure out the best actions to take.

Schwartz provides a question that readers should ask themselves to determine the level of belief they have.

“Do you believe you will have positive relationships, partners, and friendships?�

If you do not believe you will have positive relationships, partners, and friendships, then you are wrong. You are letting your belief system limit your potential success. To start challenging these beliefs and acquire the power of belief, you should follow these three tips:

Think Success, Don’t Think Failure

When you face a difficult situation, replace your automatic negative thinking with positive thoughts. Let success dominate your thought processes. Adopting these thoughts will allow you to create plans that produce success. Conversely, maintaining negative thoughts will encourage plans that produce failure.

Remind Yourself Regularly that You Are Better than You Think You Are

Successful people are not superhuman. On top of that, success isn’t based on luck. Successful people are just ordinary people who have developed a belief in themselves and what they do. So, never sell yourself short.

Believe Big

The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. If you want to think of great ideas or ways of doing things, you first have to believe it’s possible. If you don’t believe that you can be successful, it is unlikely you will think of all the ways to achieve success.

Think little goals and...