Book Review - The Magic of Thinking Big
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The presentation consist of systematic review of the inspirational book "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J. Schwartz . The book is a must read for those who have lost hopes and confidence in life as well as it provides steps to help you grow and change your thinking to lead yourself towards being a successful person.
Book Review - The Magic of Thinking Big
- 1. BOOK REVIEW OF THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG BY ALEEN GOMESBY ALEEN GOMES
- 2. NAME OF THE BOOK : THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG. AUTHOR NAME : DAVID J. SCHWARTZ NAME OF THE PUBLISHER : SIMON & SCHUSTER UK Ltd. YEAR OF PUBLISHING : 2006 PAGES : 344 TYPE : INSPIRATIONAL GENRE : SELF-HELP STYLE OF WRITING: NARRATIVE BINDING : PAPERBACK LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
- 3. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in The United States March 23, 1927 Died December 06, 1987 David Joseph Schwartz PhD(March 23, 1927 December6, 1987) was an American motivational writerand coach, best known forauthoring The Magic of Thinking Big in 1959. He was a professorat Georgia State University and also began his own workas a self-help coach and life strategist. Later, he founded his own consultancy firmfocusing on leadership development called 'Creative Educational Services Inc'. He became well known through his motivational publications and self-help books, especially forThe Magic of Thinking Big, published in 1959.
- 4. The Magic of Thinking Bigcontains the secrets to getting the most out of yourjob, yourmarriage and family life. The bookillustrates how you dont need to be incredibly intelligent orunique to have the success you want, you simply need to thinkin a way that cultivates success. By thinking big you can motivate yourself to improve yourworklife, earn more money and get more happiness and fulfilment out of life. In every chapterof this bookyou will find dozens of hard-headed, practical ideas, techniques and principles that will enable you to harness the tremendous powerof thinking big, so as to gain foryourself the success, happiness and satisfaction you want so much. Every technique is dramatically illustrated by a real-life case history. You discovernot only what to do, but what is even more important, you see exactly how to apply each principle to actual situations and problems. Here then , is what this bookwill do foryou; it will show you how you can. . . SUMMARY OF THE BOOK
- 5. CONTENTS OF THE BOOK 1.BELIEVE YOU CAN SUCCEED AND YOU WILL Here are the three guides to acquiring and strengthening the powerof belief: Thinksuccess, dont thinkfailure. Remind yourself regularly that you are betterthan you thinkyou are. Believe Big. The size of yoursuccess is determined by the size of yourbelief 2. 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. But My Health Isnt Good. But Youve Got to Have Brains to Succeed. Its No Use. Im Too Old (orToo Young). But My Case Is Different; I Attract Bad Luck.
- 6. 3. BUILD CONFIDENCE AND DESTROY FEAR. CONTENTS OF THE BOOK Action cures fear. Make a supreme effort to put only positive thoughts in yourmemory bank. Put people in properperspective. Practice doing what yourconscience tells you is right. Make everything about you say, Imconfident, really confident. Practice these little techniques in yourday-to-day activities: Be a front seater. Make eye contact. Walk25 percent faster. Speakup. Smile big. 4. HOW TO THINK BIG Dont sell yourself short. Use the big thinkers vocabulary. Stretch yourvision. Get the big view of yourjob. Thinkabove trivial things. Focus yourattention on big objectives Grow big by thinking big!
- 7. CONTENTS OF THE BOOK 5. HOWTOTHINKANDDREAMCREATIVELY Believe it can be done. Eliminate impossible, wont work, cant do, no use trying fromyourthinking and speaking vocabularies. Be experimental. Try new approaches. Askyourself daily, How can I do better?How can I do more? Practice asking and listening. Remember: Big people monopolize the listening; small people monopolize the talking. Mix with people of different occupational and social interests. 6. YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINKYOU ARE Lookimportant; it helps you thinkimportant. Thinkyourworkis important. Give yourself a pep talkseveral times daily. In all of lifes situations, ask yourself, Is this the way an important person thinks? Then obey the answer.
- 8. CONTENTS OF THE BOOK Be environment-conscious. Just as body diet makes the body, mind diet makes the mind. Make yourenvironment workforyou, not against you. 7. MANAGE YOURENVIRONMENT: GOFIRST CLASS 8. MAKE YOURATTITUDES YOURALLIES Grow the Imactivated attitude. Grow the You are important attitude. Grow the Service first attitude, and watch money take care of itself. Make it a rule in everything you do: give people more than they expect to get. 9. THINKRIGHT TOWARDPEOPLE Take the initiative in building friendships. Accept human differences and limitations. Practice courtesy all the time. Dont blame others when you receive a setback.
- 9. CONTENTS OF THE BOOK 10. GET THE ACTION HABIT Seize the initiative. Be a crusader. Pickup the ball and run. Be a volunteer. Show that you have the ability and ambition to do. 11. HOWTO TURN DEFEAT INTOVICTORY Stop blaming luck. Research each setback. Blend persistence with experimentation. Stay with yourgoal but dont beat yourhead against a stone wall. Try new approaches. Experiment. See the good side and whip discouragement. 12. USE GOALS TOHELPYOU GROW Build thirty-day goals. Day-by-day effort pays off. Invest in yourself. Purchase those things that build mental powerand efficiency. Invest in education. Invest in idea starters. 13. HOWTO THINKLIKE A LEADER Thinkimprovement in everything you do Make this a personal resolution: At home, at work, in community life, if its progress Im forit.
- 10. VIEWS OF THE READER In the words of Publilius Syrus: A wise man will be master of his mind, A fool will be its slave. This bookhas helped me not only to change my thinking but also has taught me the two qualities of a leaderwhich are as follows: 1) ThinkImprovement in everything you do. 2) Thinkhigh standards in everything you do. It is also helps me in being a more progressive thinkerat work, family & friends, self and community.
- 11. UTILITY OF THE BOOK This book should be highly recommended for those who want to launch themselves to success. Overcome fear of other people. Add value to things, to People and specially to Yourself. Visualize what can be done in future. Increase Self-confidence. Manage Your own environment. Upgrade your thinking. Rules of Leadership. Avoid Success-Murdering Weapons.
- 12. EDUCATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE As a Teacher : I would specially recommend this for teachers as it gives shapes the minds of a teacher who future can shape a students mind and improve their thinking. As a Student : It will help a student to overcome their fear to face people and challenges by improving the thinking ability and producing positive thoughts which ultimately builds self- confidence to face the downs of life. As a Human Being : It helps a human being to know and manage their priorities. As it is only in ones thinking that can and make a change in their social life, work and home. If you believe, your mind will find a way to do and will set an example for others.
- 13. DIVIDE YOUR LIFE INTO THREE DEPARTMENTS: 1) Work 2) Home 3) Social This keeps from developing conflicts and being confused about the different areas of your life while maintaining the big picture. Be able to answer these questions: 1) What do I want to accomplish with my life? 2) What do I want to be? 3) What does it take to satisfy me?
- 14. A. Work: 10 years from now: 1) What income level do I want to attain? 2) What level of responsibility do I seek? 3) How much authority do I want to command? 4) What prestige do I expect to gain from my work? B. Home: 10 years from now 1) What kind of standard of living do I want to provide for my family and myself? 2) What kind of house do I want to live in? 3) What kind of vacations do i want to take? 4) What financial support do I want to give my children in their early adult years? C. Social: 10 years from now 1. What kinds of friends do I want to have? 2. What social groups do I want to join? 3. What community leadership positions would I like to hold? 4. What worthwhile causes do I want to champion? 10 YEARPLAN10 YEARPLAN