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How to Think Big?The Magic
of Thinking Big (David
J. Schwartz Ph.D.)
Believe You
Can Succeed and You Will Success is determined not so much by the size of
one’s brain as it is by the size of one’s thinking. As Prophet David, who wrote, “As
one thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Shakespeare, who observed, “There
is nothing either good or bad except that thinking makes it so.” Belief works this way, Belief, the
“I’m-positive-I-can” attitude, generate the power, skill, and energy needed to
do. When you believe I-can-do-it, the how-to-do-it develops. And believing you
can succeed makes others place confidence in you. The “Okay-I’ll-give-it-a-try-but-I-don’t-think-it-will-work”
attitude produces failures. Belief is the thermostats that regulate what we
accomplish in life. Believe in yourself, and good things do start happening. Our mind is a “thought factory”. It is a busy
factory, producing countless thoughts in one day. Two in-charge
of our thought factory: 1. Mr. T – Triumph is in charge of manufacturing positive
thoughts, he specializes in producing reasons why you can, why you’re
qualified, and why you will. 2.
Mr. D – Defeat
produces negative thoughts, expert in developing why you can’t, why you’re
weak, why you’re inadequate and his specialty is “why-you-will-fail” chain of
thoughts. They are intensely/strongly obedient and sharp to
attention, immediately all you have to do is signal or call. How to develop
the power of Belief 1. Think success, don’t think
failure - Think,
“I’ll win” not “I’ll probably lose” - I’m
equal to the best not “I’m outclassed” - I can
do it never “I can’t” 2. Remind yourself regularly
that you are better than you think you are. Successful people are not superman;
success does not require a super intellect, not based on luck. Successful people are just ordinary folks who
have developed belief in themselves, and what they do. Never sell yourself
short. 3. Believe Big. The size of your success is determined by
the size of your belief. Think little goals
and expect little achievements. II.
Cure
Yourself of Excusitis, the Failure Disease Excusitis appears in a wide variety of forms, but the
worst types of this disease are: health excusitis, intelligence excusitis, age
excusitis and luck excusitis. Vaccinate
ourselves against excusities 1. “But My Health Isn’t Good”
Health excusitis ranges all the way from the chronic/constant “I don’t
feel good” to the more specific “I’ve got such-and-such wrong with me”, Bad
health in a thousand different forms, is used as an excuse for failing to do
what a person wants to do. Four things you can do to lick/defeat health excusitis: 1. Refuse to talk about your health. The more you talk about an ailment, even
the common cold, and the worst it
seems to get. Talking about bad health is like putting fertilizer on weeds.
Success-minded people defeat the natural tendency to talk about their bad
health. 2.
Refuse
to worry about your health. 3. Be genuinely grateful that your health is
as good as it is. There’s an old saying, “I felt sorry for myself
because I had a ragged shoes until I met a man who had no feet.” 4. Remind yourself often “It’s better to wear
out than rust out” Life is yours to enjoy. Don’t waste it 2. “But You’ve Got to Have Brains to Succeed”
Intelligence excusitis or “I lack brains” is common (95% of people). Not
many people will admit openly that they think they lack adequate intelligence,
rather, they feel it deep down inside. Most of us make two
basic errors with respect to intelligence. 1.
We under
estimate our own brain power. 2.
We over
estimate the other fellow’s brain power. What really matters is not how much
intelligence you have but how you use what you do have. The thinking that
guides your intelligence is much more important than how much intelligence you
may have. Interest, enthusiasm is the critical factor. Three Ways to Cure Intelligence Excusitis. 1.
Never
underestimate your own intelligence and never overestimate the intelligence of
others. Remember, it’s not how many brains you’ve got that matters, it’s how
you use your brains that counts. 2.
Remind
yourself several times daily “My attitudes are more important than my
intelligence.” 3.
Remember
that the ability to think is of much greater value than the ability to memorize
facts. 3. “It’s No Use. I’m Too Old (or Too Young)” Cure for age excusitis is: 1.
Look at your
present age positively. 2.
Compute how
much productive time you have left. 3.
Invest
future time in doing what you really want to do. It’s too late/early only when you let your
mind go negative and think it’s too late. Stop thinking “I should have started
years ago.” That’s failure thinking, Instead think “I’m going to start now, my
best years are still ahead of me” that’s the way successful people think. 4. “But My Case Is Different, I Attract Bad
Luck.” Two Ways to conquer this excusitis: 1.
Accept the
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