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First published in 1959, The Magic of Thinking Big is one of the most influential self-help books of all-times. The writer provides schemes and strategies for ... Goodreadshelpsyoukeeptrackofbooksyouwanttoread. Startbymarking“TheMagicofThinkingBig”asWanttoRead: WanttoRead saving… WanttoRead CurrentlyReading Read Othereditions Enlargecover WanttoRead saving… Errorratingbook.Refreshandtryagain. Ratethisbook Clearrating 1of5stars2of5stars3of5stars4of5stars5of5stars OpenPreview SeeaProblem? We’dloveyourhelp. Letusknowwhat’swrongwiththispreviewof TheMagicofThinkingBigbyDavidJ.Schwartz. Problem: It’sthewrongbook It’sthewrongedition Other Details(ifother):   Cancel Thanksfortellingusabouttheproblem. ReturntoBookPage Notthebookyou’relookingfor? Preview—TheMagicofThinkingBig byDavidJ.Schwartz TheMagicofThinkingBig by DavidJ.Schwartz 4.23  ·  Ratingdetails ·  80,269 ratings  ·  2,698 reviews TheMagicofThinkingBiggivesyouusefulmethods,notemptypromises.Dr.Schwartzpresentsacarefullydesignedprogramforgettingthemostoutofyourjob,yourmarriageandfamilylife,andyourcommunity.Heprovesthatyoudon'tneedtobeanintellectualorhaveinnatetalenttoattaingreatsuccessandsatisfaction,butyoudoneedtolearnandunderstandthehab TheMagicofThinkingBiggivesyouusefulmethods,notemptypromises.Dr.Schwartzpresentsacarefullydesignedprogramforgettingthemostoutofyourjob,yourmarriageandfamilylife,andyourcommunity.Heprovesthatyoudon'tneedtobeanintellectualorhaveinnatetalenttoattaingreatsuccessandsatisfaction,butyoudoneedtolearnandunderstandthehabitofthinkingandbehavinginwaysthatwillgetyouthere. ...more GetACopy KindleStore $13.99 AmazonStores ▾AudibleBarnes&NobleWalmarteBooksAppleBooksGooglePlayAbebooksBookDepositoryAlibrisIndigoBetterWorldBooksIndieBoundThriftbooksLibraries Paperback,320pages Published April2nd1987 byTouchstone (firstpublished1959) MoreDetails... 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Aninspiringbookthatwillteachyoutothinkbeyondthemundane,everyday,statusquo.Theenemywecall"average"threatenstotakeawaythehopes,dreams,andmeaninginourlives.Striveforexcellenceineverythingyoudo.Ifyouwantsomethingyou'veneverhad,you'llhavetodosomethingyou'veneverdone. ...more flag 139likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments Dec05,2008 TracyS. ratedit itwasamazing RecommendedtoTracyS.by: RyanGodsey Iknowseveralpeoplewhofeelthatthisbookhaschangedtheirlives.I'mnotcertainIcanmakethatclaimformyself,butthiswasthefirsttimeI'dheardofthethreefailurediseases:Procrastonation,Excuse-itisanddetail-itis.Ithinkatsometimeoranother,Iwasguiltyofallthree.NowItendtocatchmysefinthemidstofthemandthink"a-ha!Stopthat." Iknowseveralpeoplewhofeelthatthisbookhaschangedtheirlives.I'mnotcertainIcanmakethatclaimformyself,butthiswasthefirsttimeI'dheardofthethreefailurediseases:Procrastonation,Excuse-itisanddetail-itis.Ithinkatsometimeoranother,Iwasguiltyofallthree.NowItendtocatchmysefinthemidstofthemandthink"a-ha!Stopthat." ...more flag 98likes · Like  · seereview Viewall4comments Feb21,2008 DavidRosage ratedit itwasamazing Recommendsitfor: Anyonewithdreams RecommendedtoDavidby: MyFather ThisbookchangedthewayIlookattheworld,andwillremainapowerfulreminderofthegreatthingsthatcanbeaccomplishedwiththerightattitude. flag 61likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Jan23,2020 Dr.AppuSasidharan ratedit itwasamazing (ThrowbackReview)Itwasmycousinwhoinspiredmetoreadthisbook.SheislivinginChicago.Isawherafterfiveyears,andIwassurprisedtoseetheremarkablechangesinherlife.ShebecameaperfecthumanbeingwhichIalwayswantedmyselftobecome.Shetoldmethevitalrolethisbookplayedinherlife.SothenextthingIdidwaspurchasingthisbookandreadingitcovertocover.Iwascomparativelynewtotheworldofself-helpwhenIfirstreadthisbook,andIlovedthison (ThrowbackReview)Itwasmycousinwhoinspiredmetoreadthisbook.SheislivinginChicago.Isawherafterfiveyears,andIwassurprisedtoseetheremarkablechangesinherlife.ShebecameaperfecthumanbeingwhichIalwayswantedmyselftobecome.Shetoldmethevitalrolethisbookplayedinherlife.SothenextthingIdidwaspurchasingthisbookandreadingitcovertocover.Iwascomparativelynewtotheworldofself-helpwhenIfirstreadthisbook,andIlovedthisone.Ialsorereadthisbookacoupleoftimesafterit.EachtimeIloveditmore,anditstillisoneofmyfavoritebooks.Thisbooktellsushowtoattainsuccessbyslightlyalteringyourthinkingpattern,enablingyoutothinkbig. “Lookatthingsnotastheyare,butastheycanbe.Visualizationaddsvaluetoeverything.Abigthinkeralwaysvisualizeswhatcanbedoneinthefuture.Heisn'tstuckwiththepresent” ...more flag 53likes · Like  · seereview Nov24,2013 BradyBunte ratedit likedit Ihavetoadmit,Ihavereadthisbookabout8times.ImakeitagoaltoreadthisbookeverysixmonthsbecauseofthepowerfulinfluencesthatcomefromDr.Schwartz.Ireadthisbookinitiallyin1999andwastakenabackbyhowpowerfulthethinkingprocessis.Asaresultofapplyingthebook,Iwasabletogetabetterjob,attaincertificationsinmyfield(Computers),buyahouseandfeelmuchbetteraboutmyself.Ifyoufindyourselfinneedofachange,looknofurtherthanthisbook.I Ihavetoadmit,Ihavereadthisbookabout8times.ImakeitagoaltoreadthisbookeverysixmonthsbecauseofthepowerfulinfluencesthatcomefromDr.Schwartz.Ireadthisbookinitiallyin1999andwastakenabackbyhowpowerfulthethinkingprocessis.Asaresultofapplyingthebook,Iwasabletogetabetterjob,attaincertificationsinmyfield(Computers),buyahouseandfeelmuchbetteraboutmyself.Ifyoufindyourselfinneedofachange,looknofurtherthanthisbook.Irecommendthisbookforfamilyandfriends.Whilethebookwaswrittensome30+yearsago,theconceptsarestillrelevant,andthestoriesholdtruetoday.Putthisbookatthetopofyourmustreadlist!!!BradyBunte ...more flag 48likes · Like  · seereview Viewall14comments May13,2012 AnthonyFox ratedit itwasamazing AReviewofTheMagicofThinkingBigbyDavidJ.SchwartzThinksuccess,don’tthinkfailure.Themantraofbelieveinyourselfisthepremiseofthisbook.ThecopyIhavereadwasfirstpublishedin1960.ThiswasoneofthebooksIfoundinmygrandfather’sbookcaseandonewhichIkeptafterhedied.ThisissecondtimeIhavereadthisbookwithmanyyearsbetweenthereadings.Iknowthebookhasbeenre-publishedmanytimessinceandisavailable.ThereasonIselectedthisbooktowrite AReviewofTheMagicofThinkingBigbyDavidJ.SchwartzThinksuccess,don’tthinkfailure.Themantraofbelieveinyourselfisthepremiseofthisbook.ThecopyIhavereadwasfirstpublishedin1960.ThiswasoneofthebooksIfoundinmygrandfather’sbookcaseandonewhichIkeptafterhedied.ThisissecondtimeIhavereadthisbookwithmanyyearsbetweenthereadings.Iknowthebookhasbeenre-publishedmanytimessinceandisavailable.ThereasonIselectedthisbooktowriteareviewisthatmaybeanewergenerationmightfinditaninterestingbooktoread,andtheymightnothaveheardaboutitbefore.Thebookisreallyatutorialofhowtorespondpositivelytoeventswithministoriesdescribinghowotherpeoplehavehandledbothnegativeandpositiveeventsintheirlives.Thisgivesthereaderaclearunderstandingofhowtoapproachsimilarsituationswithgoodadvice.Ofcourse“youcan’tmovemountains”butbelieveinyourselfandyourabilitiesandyouwillclimbamountainofdoubt.Because,ifyoudonotbelieveinyourselfyouaremorelikelywillnotsucceed.Ihavealwaysbelievedthattosucceedinanythingyouhavetohaveconfidenceinyourself.Itsoundssosimple,doesn’tit?But,it’strue.Themoreconfidenceyouhavewithinyouthemoreotherpeoplewillbelieveinyou.Don’tsufferfromfearisanothermantratheauthordiscusseswhichisIbelieveisacommonfeelingweallhavewhenitcomestoourabilitytotrynewthings.Wefearfailuremore,partlybecauseoftheunknownandwhatotherpeoplemightthinkaboutus.IhavewrittenaboutthissubjectbecauseIfeelweareallcapableofachievingwhatwewant.Sometimeswejustneedtounderstandthatfearisonlytemporarywhenwestarttotakeaction.Whenweconfrontourfearhead-onthemorelikelywewillgainconfidenceinourselvestotacklesimilarsituationsinthefuture.WhatIwouldsaywhichIfeeltheauthordoesn’texpressisthatashumanswehavethetendencytosetourexpectationstohighandwhenthingsdon’tpanoutthewayweexpectedthemtowecangetdisillusionedandoftendepressed.Iamnotsayingyoushouldnotaimhighorsetyourgoalshigh,butsometimesthingsarenotalwaysinourcontrol.Sowehavetolearntoaimhigh,butalwaysrememberthatnoteverythingisgoingtogoourway.MyanalogyofthiswouldbetheclimbingofMountEverest,sometimeseventsandconditionsareagainstyou,butforthosewhokeeptryingtheyoftenreachthesummitoftheirgoal.Whatweallmustacceptisthatfailureispartofsuccess.Thosethatkeeptryingwillfindsuccess,aslongastheyarepreparedtoevaluatetheirperformanceaftereachattemptandimprove.It’snaturalandpartofourmakeupthatasindividualswedon’tlikecomingsecond,butinaracesometimesthereisonlyonewinner.Wehavetolearnthatsuccessismoresubjectiveandteachourselvesthattakingpartisasuccess.Thiswillmakeusmoreconfidentasindividualswiththerightattitudetobeabetterpersoninthisworld.Thisbookisworthkeepingandre-reading.DavidJ.Schwartzsays“Gotagoodidea?Thendosomethingaboutit.” ...more flag 38likes · Like  · seereview Apr08,2014 Holly ratedit didnotlikeit Ontheonehand,thisbookhadsomegoodadviceaboutthingslikethinkingpositive,treatingpeoplewellandsettingagoodexample.Ontheotherhand,theauthor'smisogynisticviewsonwomenisprevalentthroughoutthebookandisreallyasignofwhenthisbookwaswritten(the1950s).Womencannotbesuccessfulbusinesspeople-theyareallowedtoworkmenialjobsorbewives,butnothingmore.I'dliketothinkthatsincetheyarestillpublishingthisbookthattheywouldupdateitevery Ontheonehand,thisbookhadsomegoodadviceaboutthingslikethinkingpositive,treatingpeoplewellandsettingagoodexample.Ontheotherhand,theauthor'smisogynisticviewsonwomenisprevalentthroughoutthebookandisreallyasignofwhenthisbookwaswritten(the1950s).Womencannotbesuccessfulbusinesspeople-theyareallowedtoworkmenialjobsorbewives,butnothingmore.I'dliketothinkthatsincetheyarestillpublishingthisbookthattheywouldupdateiteverynowandthentomakeitmorerelevanttothetimes,butiftheyhave,theyhaven'tchangedthewaywomenarediscussedatall.Also,Ireallydidn'texpectthebooktohaveasurprisetwistattheend.Inthelastchapterofthebook,theauthorismakingthepointthatitisimportantforpeopletospendtimealoneforcriticalthinking.It'snotbadadvicebutheusesHitler(surprise!Hitlergetsbroughtup!)asanexampleofsomeonewhousedhistimealonetocomeupwitha"brilliantlywicked"plan.Thenonthenextpage,theauthorsaysthatpeople"discoverthatdecisionsandobservationsmadealoneinmanagedsolitudehaveanuncannywayofbeing100%right!"Wait,didhejustimplyHitlerwasright??? ...more flag 37likes · Like  · seereview May14,2009 Nancy ratedit itwasok Icameawayfromthisself-helpbookwithafewuseful/helpfultidbits,namelyinthe"staypositive,""lovewhatyoudo"and"workhard"categories.However,ashelpfulasthebookwasinthe1960sformillionsofpeople,Idon'tthinkIrepresentitsidealaudience.Because,inordertotrulygleanmorethanjustafewtidbitsofadvicefromthisbook,Iimagineyouwouldhavetosubscribetothethinkingthat"success"anditscousin,"happiness,"aredefinedthewayDr.Schwartzdefinesit: Icameawayfromthisself-helpbookwithafewuseful/helpfultidbits,namelyinthe"staypositive,""lovewhatyoudo"and"workhard"categories.However,ashelpfulasthebookwasinthe1960sformillionsofpeople,Idon'tthinkIrepresentitsidealaudience.Because,inordertotrulygleanmorethanjustafewtidbitsofadvicefromthisbook,Iimagineyouwouldhavetosubscribetothethinkingthat"success"anditscousin,"happiness,"aredefinedthewayDr.Schwartzdefinesit:havinglots(andlots)ofrespect,lotsofcontrol,andthereforegaininglotsofmoney.(Idon't).Thisnarrowconceptwasfurthermuddledformebythefactthatthisbookwaswritten50yearsago--draggingalongitsdatedjargon(Whatonearthdoes"blowmystack"mean??)andstereotypicalgenderroles.AlthoughIappreciateDr.Schwartz'desiretokeepthe"wives"happyaswell,astheyareapparentlyallathomedoingdishesineveryanecdoteSchwartzuses...(IwonderwhatTHEIRdefinitonofsuccessis?) ...more flag 28likes · Like  · seereview Viewall6comments May10,2016 James ratedit itwasok I'maYorkshireman—fromthenorthofEngland—wesubsistonasteadydietofteaanddisappointment.ThisbookcontainsgoodadvicebutasagrumpynorthernerIstillfounditannoying.Youcanbuythebookhere. I'maYorkshireman—fromthenorthofEngland—wesubsistonasteadydietofteaanddisappointment.ThisbookcontainsgoodadvicebutasagrumpynorthernerIstillfounditannoying.Youcanbuythebookhere. ...more flag 28likes · Like  · seereview Viewall3comments May26,2019 AmitMishra ratedit reallylikedit It'sareallynicebookwellcraftedforthepersonsofanyage.Sometimesyougetstuckinyourlifeandyoureachaconclusionthatthereisnowayoutnow.That'swheremotivationcomestoplayyouconsidersomephenomenalworkthatcaninspireyouandburnalightofhopedeepinsideyourheart.Thesebooksarenotextraordnary,theideasandopinionarethesamewhatweusetotalkeveryday.Butthewayauthoreahspersentedusthatissoemthinginsirationalandtremendous.Ittalksaboutal It'sareallynicebookwellcraftedforthepersonsofanyage.Sometimesyougetstuckinyourlifeandyoureachaconclusionthatthereisnowayoutnow.That'swheremotivationcomestoplayyouconsidersomephenomenalworkthatcaninspireyouandburnalightofhopedeepinsideyourheart.Thesebooksarenotextraordnary,theideasandopinionarethesamewhatweusetotalkeveryday.Butthewayauthoreahspersentedusthatissoemthinginsirationalandtremendous.Ittalksaboutalmosteverything. ...more flag 25likes · Like  · seereview Jun23,2010 MohammedAl-Abdullah ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: the-best-ever IgottherecommendationforthisbookfromAnthonyRobinsinhisfamousbook(AwakenYourGiantWithin),andhequotedlotsofsayingsandmentionedtheminhisbook..ThenIdecidedtoreaditassoonasIcould..Although,it'sshorterthanRobins'sbookbutreallyit'sanamazingbook,fullofessentialconceptsandsecrets..Irecommendeverybodytoreaditdeeplyandapplyit'sconcepts IgottherecommendationforthisbookfromAnthonyRobinsinhisfamousbook(AwakenYourGiantWithin),andhequotedlotsofsayingsandmentionedtheminhisbook..ThenIdecidedtoreaditassoonasIcould..Although,it'sshorterthanRobins'sbookbutreallyit'sanamazingbook,fullofessentialconceptsandsecrets..Irecommendeverybodytoreaditdeeplyandapplyit'sconcepts ...more flag 19likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Dec31,2008 Mike ratedit reallylikedit Idon'treallylikeselfhelpbooks,butthiswasareallygoodbook.Simple,quickread,andactuallyhadintelligentcontent.Iwouldrecommendthisbooktoanyone,butifyoulikeselfhelpbooks,thenthisisamustread. Idon'treallylikeselfhelpbooks,butthiswasareallygoodbook.Simple,quickread,andactuallyhadintelligentcontent.Iwouldrecommendthisbooktoanyone,butifyoulikeselfhelpbooks,thenthisisamustread. ...more flag 14likes · Like  · seereview Nov16,2008 BrianJohnson ratedit itwasamazing “ThinkBigandyou’lllivebig.You’lllivebiginhappiness.You’lllivebiginaccomplishment.Biginincome.Biginfriends.Biginrespect…Startnow,rightnow,todiscoverhowtomakeyourthinkingmakemagicforyou.StartoutwiththisthoughtofthegreatphilosopherDisraeli:‘Lifeistooshorttobelittle.’”“Inbrief,itreallyiseasytoforgettheunpleasantifwesimplyrefusetorecallit.Withdrawonlypositivethoughtsfromyourmemorybank.Lettheothersfadeaway.Andyour “ThinkBigandyou’lllivebig.You’lllivebiginhappiness.You’lllivebiginaccomplishment.Biginincome.Biginfriends.Biginrespect…Startnow,rightnow,todiscoverhowtomakeyourthinkingmakemagicforyou.StartoutwiththisthoughtofthegreatphilosopherDisraeli:‘Lifeistooshorttobelittle.’”“Inbrief,itreallyiseasytoforgettheunpleasantifwesimplyrefusetorecallit.Withdrawonlypositivethoughtsfromyourmemorybank.Lettheothersfadeaway.Andyourconfidence,thatfeelingofbeingontopoftheworld,willzoomupward.Youtakeabigstepforwardtowardconqueringyourfearwhenyourefusetoremembernegative,selfdeprecatingthoughts.”~DavidJ.SchwartzfromTheMagicofThinkingBigAhhh…TheMAGICofthinkingBIG.That’safuntopic.Areyouthinkingbig?Youbetterifyouplantobebig.Thisbookdeservesaspotonyourtoplist.It’swritteninsomeoldschoollanguage(originallypublishedin1959)butstillcarriessomebigmojothat’sworthcheckingout,regardlessofthefieldinwhichyouwanttoget“big”—beitinbusinessoryourbankaccountoryourrelationshipsorevenyourspirituality.Schwartz’wisdomechoesallthegreatsandifyou’recommittedtolivingyourhighestandbiggestlife,thisisprettydarnclosetoamustread.HerearesomeoftheBigIdeas:1.BelieveBig-Ifyouwanttothinkbig.2.Excusitis-Getyourvaccination.3.Stickability-Persistence-->Success.4.ActionCuresFear-Always.5.MemoryBankDeposits-Makegoodones!IPROMISEyouthatifyougetinthehabitofaskingandansweringthatquestionwithpositiveaction,we’llallhearaboutyouandyourbigdreamsandbiglife.I’mlookingforwardtoit.-----Here'smyvideoreview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQj7i...Andclickheretofind250+moreofmyreviews:http://bit.ly/BrianReviewsBrian ...more flag 13likes · Like  · seereview Sep11,2014 Cate ratedit itwasok Thisisagoodbookonlyifyoureadittoyourselfinthevoiceofa1950stvannouncer.Firstpublishedin1959,thisbookischockfullofsoundadvicefortheyounggentlemanlookingtogetahead,acquirethesecretsofsuccess,makemoremoneyforhisfamily,thinklikealeader,etc.etc.Wherearethewomen?Why,they'reathome,ofcourse,cookingandcleaningandraisingthosechildren.Eachchapterisanexaminationofadifferentsuccessories-stylemotivationallecture:BelieveYouCa Thisisagoodbookonlyifyoureadittoyourselfinthevoiceofa1950stvannouncer.Firstpublishedin1959,thisbookischockfullofsoundadvicefortheyounggentlemanlookingtogetahead,acquirethesecretsofsuccess,makemoremoneyforhisfamily,thinklikealeader,etc.etc.Wherearethewomen?Why,they'reathome,ofcourse,cookingandcleaningandraisingthosechildren.Eachchapterisanexaminationofadifferentsuccessories-stylemotivationallecture:BelieveYouCanSucceedandYouWill,CureYourselfofExcusitis-theFailureDisease,YouAreWhatYouThinkYouAre,andmanymore.ThisisafantasticsortofanthropologystudyofAmericainthemid-20thcentury,withalittleDaleCarnegieandCharlesAtlastossedinforgoodmeasure. ...more flag 12likes · Like  · seereview Dec30,2019 Leah ratedit likedit Shelves: own-the-book It'sgoodbutnotlifechanging.Atleasttome,forothersIcouldseeit.Itteachesbasicprincipleslikesmilemore,networkmore,speakloudandclear,staypositive,makeeyecontact...Thebeginningwasovercomingcommonexcuseslike'ohIcan'tdoitbecauseofmyhealth',or'I'mnotsmartenough','Idon'thaveenoughtime',etc." It'sgoodbutnotlifechanging.Atleasttome,forothersIcouldseeit.Itteachesbasicprincipleslikesmilemore,networkmore,speakloudandclear,staypositive,makeeyecontact...Thebeginningwasovercomingcommonexcuseslike'ohIcan'tdoitbecauseofmyhealth',or'I'mnotsmartenough','Idon'thaveenoughtime',etc." ...more flag 12likes · Like  · seereview May21,2017 Andy ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Thisisverygoodashistoricalsociologymorethanasself-help.IthinkthisstuffwasrelevantespeciallyforthegenerationthatcameofageintheGreatDepressionandWorldWarIIinAmerica.Thosepeoplehadbeenthroughhell,butthenemergedintoaboomingeconomywithaballooningmiddle-class.Theyneededakickinthepantstostopthinkingnegatively.Andthe(white)guywhowantedtosucceedbigcouldriseabovethemassesbybeingago-getter.The"AmericanDream"ofupwardmobili Thisisverygoodashistoricalsociologymorethanasself-help.IthinkthisstuffwasrelevantespeciallyforthegenerationthatcameofageintheGreatDepressionandWorldWarIIinAmerica.Thosepeoplehadbeenthroughhell,butthenemergedintoaboomingeconomywithaballooningmiddle-class.Theyneededakickinthepantstostopthinkingnegatively.Andthe(white)guywhowantedtosucceedbigcouldriseabovethemassesbybeingago-getter.The"AmericanDream"ofupwardmobilitywasrealthenformillionsofpeople.ThiscontinuedfortheBabyBoomerswhowerebornintothat,butIthinkthesystemwasfallingapartbyGenX.Asthedailynewsverifies,andastheauthorof"Detroit"says,wenowliveinacultureofcorruptionandincompetence.Assuch,thebasicassumptionsof"ThinkingBig"(doagoodjobandyouwillberewarded...)ceasetobeareliablenorm.Forpeoplewhowanttoriseabove"average"withoutbeingcorrupt,Ithinksomethinglike"Mastery"mightbemoreusefulnowadays. TheaspectsthatareaboutbreakingunrealisticnegativethoughtloopsarebasicallyCBTandaretimeless.Soforpeoplewhowouldnotreada"psych"bookbutwantamentalboost,IcouldseehowDr.Schwartzcouldbeveryhelpful.AdistinctionthatmakesSchwartzbetterthanalotofcurrentpsychobabbleisthatheisnottellingeveryone"Youcandoanything!"Everybodycan'tdoanything,butwhatmanypeoplecandoisimprovetheirlotwithactionstepsthatareundertheircontrolandthatwillimprovetheirlivesincrementallyiftheyfollowthroughonthem. ...more flag 11likes · Like  · seereview Feb04,2016 MichaelFox ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Ireadthisbookmanyyearsago.Itchangedmylife.So,IpickedupaKindleeditionandtookanothertourthroughitspages.It'sstillagamechanger.I'msurprisedattwothings:1)howmanyprinciplestaughtinthisbookthatI'veforgottenovertheyears,and2)howsomeofmyfundamentalcharacteristics,thingsthataredeeplyingrainedinme,wererootedinthisbookfrommyfirstreadingallthoseyearsago.Thisbookisnowgoingonmyannualrotationlist. Ireadthisbookmanyyearsago.Itchangedmylife.So,IpickedupaKindleeditionandtookanothertourthroughitspages.It'sstillagamechanger.I'msurprisedattwothings:1)howmanyprinciplestaughtinthisbookthatI'veforgottenovertheyears,and2)howsomeofmyfundamentalcharacteristics,thingsthataredeeplyingrainedinme,wererootedinthisbookfrommyfirstreadingallthoseyearsago.Thisbookisnowgoingonmyannualrotationlist. ...more flag 11likes · Like  · seereview Sep03,2015 LarsAndersson ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: personal-development ThisoneofthefirstbooksIreadinmylifeanditisverygoodifyouliketolearnhowtodoabusinessinanykindshapeorform.Ilovethewayitiswrittenanditsurehelpedmealot.Soifyouliketosucceedwithabusinessthismaygiveyousomehints. flag 10likes · Like  · seereview Oct12,2018 Deepthi ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: self-help Whowantstobemoresuccesfulintheirlives???Whofeelsliketheycandobetterbutdon'tknowhowtodoit???C'mon,people...justreadit...It'samustreadbook,andtrustmewhenIsayit'sgoingtohelpyou...Ithelpedmealot Whowantstobemoresuccesfulintheirlives???Whofeelsliketheycandobetterbutdon'tknowhowtodoit???C'mon,people...justreadit...It'samustreadbook,andtrustmewhenIsayit'sgoingtohelpyou...Ithelpedmealot ...more flag 10likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Oct13,2017 AshokKrishna ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Booksonpersonaldevelopment,ortheso-called‘self’-helpgenre,havebeenaroundforsolong,thereisnodoubtaboutthat.Thereisaplethoraofsuchbooks,whichpromisetohelpapersonovercomethetoughsituationsinlifeandsailthroughsmoothly.Especiallyinourmoderntimes,wherepublishingabookhasbecomeaseasyasorderingaproductonline,thereisariseinthenumberofauthorswhopromisetoimproveyourlifebyofferingsomequick-fixsolutionsforyourtroubles.Butthe Booksonpersonaldevelopment,ortheso-called‘self’-helpgenre,havebeenaroundforsolong,thereisnodoubtaboutthat.Thereisaplethoraofsuchbooks,whichpromisetohelpapersonovercomethetoughsituationsinlifeandsailthroughsmoothly.Especiallyinourmoderntimes,wherepublishingabookhasbecomeaseasyasorderingaproductonline,thereisariseinthenumberofauthorswhopromisetoimproveyourlifebyofferingsomequick-fixsolutionsforyourtroubles.Butthereareveryfewauthorswhowritebooksthatleavealasting impact,withoutmerelyindulginginflowerylanguageandemptyplatitudes.'TheMagicofThinkingBig'isabookofthefirstkind.Makenomistakesaboutit,allofusstartedourlivesbydreamingbig.Wehadhighambitions,wedreamtbigandhopedbig.Butsoonerthanlaterthe'reality'gaveusawake-upcallandtheworldaroundmadeusshrinkourdreamsandthoughts.Fewofus,ifever,arrivedatourlastdaywithallourdreamsfulfilledandallourhopesintact.Lifeshakesusallupandshattersourdreams.Butsomeofusmarchon,toughasnailsinthefaceofstruggles.Whatseparatessuchvictorsfromthevanquishedistheirthoughtprocess.WhenLifethrowsyouachallenge,onecansimplywiltdownandwitherawayoronecansimplytoughenoneselfupandtearapartthechallenges.And,one'sself-beliefplaysthemostcrucialroleinhowoneovercomesthechallenges.Inthisbook,Dr.DavidSchwartzelaboratesontheagelessprincipleof'youbecomewhatyouthink'.Whatissorefreshingaboutthisbookistheverypracticalapproachtotheproblemsandtheofferingofsubtlesolutions.Thisbookdoesnotaskyoutowritesomeself-assuringlinefor100timesdaily.Thisbookdoesnotaskyoutostareatyourselfinamirror-exceptononerareoccasion-andrepeatsome'magicalphrase'somanytimestoencourageyourself.AllthisbookasksyouistothinkandtothinkBIG.Oneofthemostinterestingaspectsofthisbookis,thisisquitecomprehensive.Whetheryouaresufferingfromself-imposedinferioritycomplexoryouhavebeentoldbypeoplethatyou’reincapableofdoingsomething,whetheryou’resufferingasetbackinyourventureoryou’venotevenstartedyetduetofear,thisbookwilladdadashofconfidencetoyourthoughtsanddeeds.Itallflowsinsimple,plainlanguage,asifafriendissittingacrossthetable,speakingwithyouaboutyourtroublesandhelpstimulateyourthoughtprocess,throughwhichyougettocorrectyourthoughtprocessandsolveyourtroublesonyourown.Thereisnopepperingofquotesfromancientphilosophersandcertainlynorepetitionofplatitudesasmanypopularmodern-dayauthorswonttodo.Ifyouwouldwanttoreadonlyonebookofthepersonaldevelopmentgenreever,choosethisone.For,thisissuchabeautiful,brilliantandworthwhilestuff! ...more flag 9likes · Like  · seereview Feb21,2018 Anthony ratedit itwasok Shelves: 2018, business, self-help 1.75/5Initially,Ithoughtthiswasaloadofbullshit.AndevennowIthinkit'smostlybullshit.Thekeywordhereismostly.Itdidn'tstartverywellbutIwaslisteningtotheaudioversionanditisquiteshortIdecidedtogowithit.Andindeed...therearesomeusefulinsightsbutwhatIfoundthemostusefulwereafewcommonsenserulesthatwetendtoforget.Ineededtheremindermyselfandthat'sthereasonwhyIgaveit2starsinsteadof1.Thisisthetypeofbookthatgave'se 1.75/5Initially,Ithoughtthiswasaloadofbullshit.AndevennowIthinkit'smostlybullshit.Thekeywordhereismostly.Itdidn'tstartverywellbutIwaslisteningtotheaudioversionanditisquiteshortIdecidedtogowithit.Andindeed...therearesomeusefulinsightsbutwhatIfoundthemostusefulwereafewcommonsenserulesthatwetendtoforget.Ineededtheremindermyselfandthat'sthereasonwhyIgaveit2starsinsteadof1.Thisisthetypeofbookthatgave'self-help'booksabadname.Imean...beingpositive,confidentandambitiouscertainlyisbeneficialforsuccessandoverallhappiness.Butthereasonisalotmorepracticalandlogical.Andsimplywantingsomethingreallyreallybadwon'tcutitunlessyoupersistentlyworktowardsachievingit.AndIdon'tseehowbelievinginacosmicenergythathelpsyouandpushesyoutowardssuccesswillhelpyouwiththat.Especiallyconsideringsuccessalmostalwaysfollowsalongarrayoffailures.Andtheexampleswerecomical.Especiallytheactedonesintheaudioversion.It'sliketheypurposelymadethemsoridiculous.Farfetched,scriptedandunconvincing.AndIalsofeltacertain'enjoybeingcapitalisticslave'vibe.Ishouldenjoytheratraceasanofficeclerk...Uhmyeah,nothanks!Afterallthatcriticism,Iwasstillabletofindsomethingusefulfromthisbook.However,Ibelieveittakessomefamiliaritywiththegenretobeabletoseparatetheusefulbitsfromthepilesofbullshit.HenceIwouldn'trecommenditforbeginnerswhoarejustenteringthe'self-help/psychology'genre.Iwouldsaythatonehastoreadafewscientificallysoundpsychologybooksbeforediggingintothisone. ...more flag 8likes · Like  · seereview Jul06,2013 Nani ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: yrittäjyys OneofthebestbusinessbooksI'veread. OneofthebestbusinessbooksI'veread. ...more flag 8likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Dec15,2015 AmirTesla ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: favorites Lotsofwisdomandthoughtprovokingideaswithpracticalapplicationsindifferentdomainsoflifefrompersonalaffairs,family,socialinteractionstoleadership.Thisbookisdefinitelyranksamongtop5self-improvementbooks. flag 7likes · Like  · seereview Dec10,2017 MasonFrierson ratedit itwasamazing It’salwaysshadywhenyouseesomeoneusingtheusualcliché"Thisbookhaschangedmylife!".WhileIusuallydon'ttakethosecommentsseriously(toomuchmoneywastedin'life-changing'books,Iguess)Ihavetoadmitthatsometimesaparticularbookhitsyouwithmoreimpactthanusualandafteracoupleofyearssomeself-examinationmightleaveyouwiththeimpressionthatperhapstheauthorhasindeedinfluencedyourchoiceofpathsmorethanyouwouldhaveexpected.Thiswasthecasewit It’salwaysshadywhenyouseesomeoneusingtheusualcliché"Thisbookhaschangedmylife!".WhileIusuallydon'ttakethosecommentsseriously(toomuchmoneywastedin'life-changing'books,Iguess)Ihavetoadmitthatsometimesaparticularbookhitsyouwithmoreimpactthanusualandafteracoupleofyearssomeself-examinationmightleaveyouwiththeimpressionthatperhapstheauthorhasindeedinfluencedyourchoiceofpathsmorethanyouwouldhaveexpected.ThiswasthecasewithmeandDr.Schwartz's"TheMagicofThinkingBig".Iamnotanintensefanofself-helpandmotivationalliterature,butdoreadatitleortwonowandthen.IhavereadmanyoftheclassicslikeStephenCovey's"The7HabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople"andotherslike"TheMiracleMorning”,"TheWarofArt",“ExtremeOwnership"andmanymorethathavesoldmillions,arementionedeverywhereandeverybodyseemstolove.Thefactisthatsofarnobookofthiskindhasproventobeaseffectivewithmeasthisone.Thisisthekindoftitlewhereyoureadthingsyoualreadyknow,youareafterallmostlyjustlookingformotivation.Thatextrapushtogetyougoinginparticularmomentswhenthingsaren'tflowingaseasilyasyou'dwish.Andforthatuse,mypreferencegoestobooksthathaveanhonestsimplicity.Thistitleisn'tverbose,itisn'tverytechnicalorfullorscholarship,perhapsevensomeofitsexamplesarefullyfictional.ThetruthisthatIdon'tcareaboutthat,becauseithasprovenveryeffective.Ifyouarelookingforsomethingtomotivateyou(inanyarea),Isuggestyoutrythistitlefirst.Theeffectwithyoumightbequitedifferent.Theresultswon'tbemagic,butI'mprettysuretheimprovementwillbeeasytonotice. ...more flag 6likes · Like  · seereview Sep01,2015 StevenWalle ratedit itwasamazing Thisisoneofmyfavoritebooksofits'kind.DavidJ.Schwartzteachesthatifwecanconceiveit;thenwecanbelieveit,andifwecanbelieveit;wecanachieveit.Hegoesintodetailonhowtocreatethecorrectmindsetforsuccess.Ihighlyrecommendthisbooktoall.EnjoyandBeBlessed. Thisisoneofmyfavoritebooksofits'kind.DavidJ.Schwartzteachesthatifwecanconceiveit;thenwecanbelieveit,andifwecanbelieveit;wecanachieveit.Hegoesintodetailonhowtocreatethecorrectmindsetforsuccess.Ihighlyrecommendthisbooktoall.EnjoyandBeBlessed. ...more flag 6likes · Like  · seereview Jan18,2009 DavidP. ratedit reallylikedit MyDadassignedmetoreadabooksometimeinlateNovember.ThebookheassignedmetoreadwasTheMagicofThinkingBigbyDr.DavidJ.Schwartz,oneoftheleadersontheartofmotivation(accordingtothebackofthebook,anyway.AccordingtomyDad,thisbookwouldgivemegreatprinciplesonhowtobesuccessfulinlife.Inthisregard,thebooksucceedsgreatly.Alongwiththat,Dr.Schwartzmakesitinterestingtoreadaboutthesuccessprinciples.So,whatisTheMagicofThinkingBig MyDadassignedmetoreadabooksometimeinlateNovember.ThebookheassignedmetoreadwasTheMagicofThinkingBigbyDr.DavidJ.Schwartz,oneoftheleadersontheartofmotivation(accordingtothebackofthebook,anyway.AccordingtomyDad,thisbookwouldgivemegreatprinciplesonhowtobesuccessfulinlife.Inthisregard,thebooksucceedsgreatly.Alongwiththat,Dr.Schwartzmakesitinterestingtoreadaboutthesuccessprinciples.So,whatisTheMagicofThinkingBigabout?Thebookdoesnotreallyfeatureastoryline,aplot,ormaincharacters(althoughDr.Schwartzdoesmentionpeoplewhosucceededonhisprinciples.Instead,ittalksaboutprinciplesonhowtobeasuccessfulpersoninlife.Someoftheselifelessonsincludedreamingcreatively,usinggoalstopromotegrowth,andthinkinglikealeader;andwithinTheMagicofThinkingBig,Dr.Schwartzusesreallifepeopleinrelationtotheseprinciples.ThroughoutTheMagicofThinkingBig,Dr.Schwartzprovidesreal-lifeexamplesofhowpeoplesucceededbyusingthediscussedprinciple.Also,Dr.Scwartzconstantlymentionssituationwherepeopledidnotapplythediscussedprinciple,andasaresult,thepersonfailedatreachingagoalandbecomingsuccessful.IfeelthatTheMagicofThinkingBigdidagreatjobatteachingmetheselifelessons.Foronething,Dr.Schwartzusestheexamplesofpeopleinhisbook,andtheseexampleshelphammerthepointhome.Also,Dr.Schwartzseemslikeaqualifiedperson,sothatmakeshisprinciplestrustworthy.ButtherealreasonthatTheMagicofThinkingBigwassoeffectiveatteachingmewasthis:Itwasfuntoread.Youcanhaveagreateducationalbook,butifit'sboring,thennoonewouldreadit,anditslessonswouldneverbetaught.TheMagicofThinkingBig,however,isafunbooktoread.Ifoundthebookhardtoputdownattimes,andbecauseitwasactuallyinterestingandfuntoread,theTheMagicofThinkingBiggetsitspointacrossextremelywell.Thebottomlineis,youshouldprobablyreadthisbooksometimeinyourlife.ItgivessomeofthebestprinciplesI'vereadinalongtime,andnotonlythat,thebookisfuntoread.ThedoublewhammyofeducationandentertainmentthatTheMagicofThinkingBigprettymuchmakesitamust-readbook. ...more flag 5likes · Like  · seereview Mar06,2016 Nigham ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: all-time-favorite, e-books, informative, inspiring Firstpublishedin1959, TheMagicofThinkingBig isoneofthemostinfluentialself-helpbooksofall-times.Thewriterprovidesschemesandstrategiesforvisualizingyourselfachievingyourgoals.ThingsIhavelearnedfromthisbook:♦To"thinkconfidently,actconfidently"practicethefollowingexercises:1. Beafrontseater2. Practicemakingeyecontact3. Walk25percentfaster4. Practicespeakingup5. SmileBig♦"There’snothingmagicalnormysticalaboutthepowerofbelief.Be Firstpublishedin1959, TheMagicofThinkingBig isoneofthemostinfluentialself-helpbooksofall-times.Thewriterprovidesschemesandstrategiesforvisualizingyourselfachievingyourgoals.ThingsIhavelearnedfromthisbook:♦To"thinkconfidently,actconfidently"practicethefollowingexercises:1. Beafrontseater2. Practicemakingeyecontact3. Walk25percentfaster4. Practicespeakingup5. SmileBig♦"There’snothingmagicalnormysticalaboutthepowerofbelief.Beliefworksthisway.Belief,“The-I-am-positive-I-can”attitude,generatesthepower,skill,theenergy,neededtodo.Whenyoubelieve“I-can-do-it,thehow-to-do-it”develops."♦"The"Okay-I-will-give-it-a-try-but-I-don’t-think-it-will-work-attitude”producesfailure."♦"ThinkdoubtandfailThinkvictoryandsucceed"♦"Respecttheleader,learn,observeandstudyhimbutdon’tworshiphim.Believethatyoucansurpass."♦"Mostofusmaketwobasicerrorswithrespecttointelligence~Weunderestimateourownbrainpower,and~Weoverestimatetheotherfellow'sbrainpower." ...more flag 5likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Oct23,2009 DavidGarza ratedit itwasamazing Thirdtimethrough.It'samazinghowaperson'sthinkingisalwaysintheprocessofbecomingsmallandmarginalizingitself.Thisisamustreadforanyonewantingtoincreasetheirthinkingandpulltheweedsoutoftheirlife.[Thesecondtimereadingthisbookwasveryhelpful.It'samazingwhatyoucanforgetandneedtoberemindedof.Iabsolutelylovethefinal2-3pages.Agreatsummaryofwhatittakestobesuccessfulinanyendeavor.][Thisbookisjustwhatthedoctorordered.Whenyo Thirdtimethrough.It'samazinghowaperson'sthinkingisalwaysintheprocessofbecomingsmallandmarginalizingitself.Thisisamustreadforanyonewantingtoincreasetheirthinkingandpulltheweedsoutoftheirlife.[Thesecondtimereadingthisbookwasveryhelpful.It'samazingwhatyoucanforgetandneedtoberemindedof.Iabsolutelylovethefinal2-3pages.Agreatsummaryofwhatittakestobesuccessfulinanyendeavor.][Thisbookisjustwhatthedoctorordered.Whenyourthinkingstartstofocusonthesmallthingsinlife,youneedtoreadthisbooktohelpyoufocusontheBIGthingsthatwilltakeyoutoamoresuccessfullife.Notonlycanthisbookinspireyoutothinkbigger,butitalsopresentsconcretestrategiestoachieveyourbiggoals.Amustread...I'msogladtohavereaditandwillbesuretokeepithandytoreadagaininthefuture.] ...more flag 5likes · Like  · seereview Oct08,2016 Soheil ratedit reallylikedit Abookthatisfocusedontellingyouthat"youarewhatyouthink".Totellyouthatwhateveryouthinkofinyourmindwillbecomerealitywhetheritwouldbepositiveornegativethoughts.Itgivesyoupracticalprogramsandstepstochangeyouroutlookandthewayyouthinkandpreparesyouforasuccessfullifeaheadfullofachievementsofyourownthinking.Thebook'sphilosophyissolid.Whateverissaidhereconformswithwhateveryoumayhavereadorheardelsewhere.Whilethebookisg Abookthatisfocusedontellingyouthat"youarewhatyouthink".Totellyouthatwhateveryouthinkofinyourmindwillbecomerealitywhetheritwouldbepositiveornegativethoughts.Itgivesyoupracticalprogramsandstepstochangeyouroutlookandthewayyouthinkandpreparesyouforasuccessfullifeaheadfullofachievementsofyourownthinking.Thebook'sphilosophyissolid.Whateverissaidhereconformswithwhateveryoumayhavereadorheardelsewhere.Whilethebookisgreat,formeitresembledmoreofaliteraturereviewoftheworksIhadreadinthepast.Nothinggroundbreakingtooccupymymind.Butthenagainthatmaynotbethefaultoftheauthor.TheonlyfaultisthatthisbookwasrecommendedtomeafterIhadreadmuchmoreinthisfieldandthusfailedtoastonishmeinthewayIwouldhavebeenhadIreaditbeforeanythingelse. ...more flag 6likes · Like  · seereview View2comments Nov16,2015 Davor ratedit didnotlikeit Shelves: gave-up Gaveuponly30-40pagesin,becauseitwastoopainfultocarryon.Oneofthosebookswhereauthorstateshundredsof"reallifeexamples"-e.g."onefriendofmine"or"abakerfromSouthFlorida"-withouteverstatingtheirnamesoranyothercheckablefacts.Thewholebookisrepetitive,feelstotallyartificial(orbettersaid*madeup*)andIalmostfoundthetoneitwaswritteninborderlineinsulting.Wannareadagreatbookofthiskind?GoforThescienceofgettingrichoranything Gaveuponly30-40pagesin,becauseitwastoopainfultocarryon.Oneofthosebookswhereauthorstateshundredsof"reallifeexamples"-e.g."onefriendofmine"or"abakerfromSouthFlorida"-withouteverstatingtheirnamesoranyothercheckablefacts.Thewholebookisrepetitive,feelstotallyartificial(orbettersaid*madeup*)andIalmostfoundthetoneitwaswritteninborderlineinsulting.Wannareadagreatbookofthiskind?GoforThescienceofgettingrichoranythingwrittenbylegendaryNapoleonHill. ...more flag 5likes · Like  · seereview «previous123456789…next» newtopicDiscussThisBook topics  posts  views  lastactivity    InspirationalRea...: TheMagicofThinkingBigDecember2020 1 8 Dec06,202010:26PM   BestMotivationBook? 5 70 Apr30,202004:09PM   Latoryah'sReader...: ThinkingBig 1 7 Aug11,201807:02AM   DotheDangThing: JuneBookoftheMonth 1 3 May13,201701:20PM   Let'sreadabook...: Let'sreadanddiscuss"TheMagicofThinkingBig,byDavidJ.Schwartz".(Masoudisleadingthediscussion) 1 21 Aug23,201502:38AM   Moretopics... Share RecommendIt  |  Stats  |  RecentStatusUpdates Readersalsoenjoyed Seesimilarbooks… Genres SelfHelp 936users Business 710users Nonfiction 525users SelfHelp> PersonalDevelopment 418users Psychology 283users Leadership 114users Productivity 72users Business> Entrepreneurship 54users Philosophy 47users Inspirational 46users Seetopshelves… AboutDavidJ.Schwartz DavidJ.Schwartz 513 followers DavidJosephSchwartzPhD(March23,1927–December6,1987)wasanAmericanmotivationalwriterandcoach,bestknownforauthoringTheMagicofThinkingBigin1959.HewasaprofessoratGeorgiaStateUniversityandalsobeganhisownworkasaself-helpcoachandlifestrategist.Later,hefoundedhisownconsultancyfirmfocusingonleadershipdevelopmentcalled'CreativeEducationalServices DavidJosephSchwartzPhD(March23,1927–December6,1987)wasanAmericanmotivationalwriterandcoach,bestknownforauthoringTheMagicofThinkingBigin1959.HewasaprofessoratGeorgiaStateUniversityandalsobeganhisownworkasaself-helpcoachandlifestrategist.Later,hefoundedhisownconsultancyfirmfocusingonleadershipdevelopmentcalled'CreativeEducationalServicesInc'.Hebecamewellknownthroughhismotivationalpublicationsandself-helpbooks,especiallyforTheMagicofThinkingBig,publishedin1959. ...more BooksbyDavidJ.Schwartz More… News&InterviewsTipstoReadMoreBooksin2022withtheGoodreadsReadingChallenge!   Congrats!You'vealreadyaccomplishedthefirst(andveryimportant)partofthe2022GoodreadsReadingChallenge—signingup!Justbyjoining,...Readmore...49likes·0comments TriviaAboutTheMagicofThin... Notriviaorquizzesyet.Addsomenow» QuotesfromTheMagicofThin... “Believeitcanbedone.Whenyoubelievesomethingcanbedone,reallybelieve,yourmindwillfindthewaystodoit.Believingasolutionpavesthewaytosolution.” — 179likes “Themindiswhatthemindisfed.” — 105likes Morequotes… Welcomeback.JustamomentwhilewesignyouintoyourGoodreadsaccount.