The Power of Positive Thinking
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- Author：Norman Vincent Peale
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Summary
"This book is written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy， satisfying， and worthwhile life。" -- Norman Vincent Peale
The Power of Positive Thinking has helped millions of men and women to achieve fulfillment in their lives。 In this phenomenal bestseller， Dr。 Peale demonstrates the power of faith in action。 With the practical techniques outlined in this book， you can energize your life -- and give yourself the initiative needed to carry out your ambitions and hopes。 You'll learn how to:
believe in yourself and in everything you do
build new power and determination
develop the power to reach your goals
break the worry habit and achieve a relaxed life
improve your personal and professional relationships
assume control over your circumstances
be kind to yourself
Reviews
DENISE
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I found this in our attic as I was looking for books to read。 Although this one took me a while to read， I still find it insightful and filled with wisdom。 It was a better read than "you're not enough （and that's okay）'。 The book provided practical ways on how I can apply the concepts presented- [ ] say I believe 3x in the morning- [ ] leave your problems to God- [ ] remember the verse: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me; and If God is for me， then who can go against me？I also I found this in our attic as I was looking for books to read。 Although this one took me a while to read， I still find it insightful and filled with wisdom。 It was a better read than "you're not enough （and that's okay）'。 The book provided practical ways on how I can apply the concepts presented- [ ] say I believe 3x in the morning- [ ] leave your problems to God- [ ] remember the verse: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me; and If God is for me， then who can go against me？I also loved the fact that the author wrote a letter to the readers in the last page of the book。 I don't think I encountered something like that before。 He said。"We may never meet in person， but in this book we have met。 We are spiritual friends。 I pray for you。 God will help you—so believe and live successfully。"That was so kind of him！ Overall， I'd give this book 4。5 stars。 I don't think I'll recommend it or reread it anytime soon。 Pero I felt peace while I was reading it and it gave me some kind of clarity。 This might be a good book whenever there are problems or whenever I feel confused on what's right/wrong or whenever I feel down and stuck。 FROM THE BOOK—- [ ] Why not draw upon that Higher Power？- [ ] Tranquility and Serenity Tranquility is one of the most beautiful and melodic of all English word， and the mere saying of it tends to induce a tranquil state- [ ] Practice silence- [ ] How we think we feel has a definite effect on how we actually feel physically- [ ] FAITH- [ ] The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself， the more energy you will have。 You don't have time to think about yourself and get bogged down in your emotional difficulties。- [ ] The man who is out doing something isn't tired- [ ] It is important to realize that you are dealing with the most tremendous power in the world when you pra- [ ] Prayerize， Picturize， Actualize- [ ] God runs a beauty parlor 。。。more
Shaye
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Chock full of truths and proven strategies to put into practice。
Yulia
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It's a very inspiring book full of wisdom。 You do not necessarily need to be religious to believe in the power of positive thinking。 The provided stories motivate me to duplicate some experiences of this book's heroes。 Recommend it for sure！ It's a very inspiring book full of wisdom。 You do not necessarily need to be religious to believe in the power of positive thinking。 The provided stories motivate me to duplicate some experiences of this book's heroes。 Recommend it for sure！ 。。。more
Shahira Zahran
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Not what I was expecting。 This book is fine as a religion/spirituality one， but shouldn’t be classified under Psychology or Philosophy by any means！ A lot of preaching， and No Science！！
Meriem
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This book made me so upset， I tried to read it with an open mind but I couldn’t stand the fact that the title doesn’t tell anything about the book。 Everytime the author gives a solution it’s either about reading bible affirmations or going to the church。Dnf。
Aastha
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Being an Atheist it was tough task to complete this book。 There was time when I felt like leaving it half way but I follow a simple principle that is 'to complete what you have started'， so I had to finish it。 I would give 3。5 to this book， reason being the reference of God in each and every sentence。 I would totally recommend it to anybody who believes in God and has a pessimistic approach towards life because the writer did talk about positive thinking and optimistic lifestyle which is very he Being an Atheist it was tough task to complete this book。 There was time when I felt like leaving it half way but I follow a simple principle that is 'to complete what you have started'， so I had to finish it。 I would give 3。5 to this book， reason being the reference of God in each and every sentence。 I would totally recommend it to anybody who believes in God and has a pessimistic approach towards life because the writer did talk about positive thinking and optimistic lifestyle which is very helpful however， I feel you don't need to worship God or to believe in god to have a positive attitude about life， you can do that by simply believing in yourself。 It's all in your mind。 。。。more
Scientia
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This is purely religious :/ Pray to God and all your problems will be solved！
Rick Christiansen
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What a misleading title。 Know before you get started- this is a Christian/religious self help book。 Had I realized this before starting it， I wouldn't have even bothered。 I still read the first half of this book giving it chance after chance， but ultimately just started reading the first page or two of a chapter and then skipping to the next。 Until I ultimately threw the book across the room， glad to be done with it。 Skip this and just read your Bible What a misleading title。 Know before you get started- this is a Christian/religious self help book。 Had I realized this before starting it， I wouldn't have even bothered。 I still read the first half of this book giving it chance after chance， but ultimately just started reading the first page or two of a chapter and then skipping to the next。 Until I ultimately threw the book across the room， glad to be done with it。 Skip this and just read your Bible 。。。more
Ammit P Chawda
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5。0 ⭐GENRE - SELFHELP / SPIRITUALPosting a book after a long time however this is one of those books which one would enjoy nice and slow！！I got this book as gift from my Principal during my graduation of high school back in 2004 I never kept track of it had almost lost it and got it back from my friend who happened to read it and keep it in his library。Norman Vincent Peale a pastor has shared his experience as a healer and motivational speaker， he has in this book picked up a lot of references f 5。0 ⭐GENRE - SELFHELP / SPIRITUALPosting a book after a long time however this is one of those books which one would enjoy nice and slow！！I got this book as gift from my Principal during my graduation of high school back in 2004 I never kept track of it had almost lost it and got it back from my friend who happened to read it and keep it in his library。Norman Vincent Peale a pastor has shared his experience as a healer and motivational speaker， he has in this book picked up a lot of references from the bible and connected it with real life events and shared his experience in this book。A highly recommended book if you are a Catholic as well as for those readers who are looking forward to reading self help books！！The author has provided exercises in this book that are easy to follow， also one of those books which I will keep returning to until I perfect the exercises mentioned in this book。Thank you ❤️ 。。。more
Grace Clark
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What are the main ideas？ Power of positive thinking。 There are so many studies that validate this behavior now。 Dr。 Peale knew it and wrote it down 80 years ago。 AMAZING。If I implemented one idea from this book right now， which one would it be？ I can be self deprecating。 STOP and exude my confidence and let the world know that I am on a run for happiness…and bringing that energy out。How would I describe the book to a friend？ Must read…mental model for a successful life。 My opinion: Love it。 Must What are the main ideas？ Power of positive thinking。 There are so many studies that validate this behavior now。 Dr。 Peale knew it and wrote it down 80 years ago。 AMAZING。If I implemented one idea from this book right now， which one would it be？ I can be self deprecating。 STOP and exude my confidence and let the world know that I am on a run for happiness…and bringing that energy out。How would I describe the book to a friend？ Must read…mental model for a successful life。 My opinion: Love it。 Must read read every 10 years。 Or when I need an uplift。 。。。more
marysia
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4，25
Astha
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I resonate with the author's thought process but could not relate to numerous Bible references。 This book at times seems one sided towards Christianity and not god in general。 Being an Hindu， I could not relate to the depth of it。 We need more such books from Hindu perspective。 I resonate with the author's thought process but could not relate to numerous Bible references。 This book at times seems one sided towards Christianity and not god in general。 Being an Hindu， I could not relate to the depth of it。 We need more such books from Hindu perspective。 。。。more
Vulcan
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It's a great book。 Though it's based on the Bible and spiritual knowledge it is still a book that will help u improve yourself。 Read with a open mind and u will like it。 It's a great book。 Though it's based on the Bible and spiritual knowledge it is still a book that will help u improve yourself。 Read with a open mind and u will like it。 。。。more
David
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I read The Power of Positive Thinking after having had it spoon fed to me in various forms through corporate workshops and so forth。 The book was useful but not really necessary; although， a couple of my supervisors must have thought it would do me some good。
Magdalena
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3，5
Julia DelaRosa
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Must read for personal development
Arjun Babu
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Good read。 This book suggests practical ways to overcome difficulties taking a spiritual route。
Jay Schutt
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Nothing positive to report。
Wissal H
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La confiance en soi croyez en vous et en vos capacité ， le manque de confiance et un handicap et les gens obsédés par l’échec doivent réévaluer ses qualités si non ils vont vivent dans l'enfer de manque de confiance et la peur permanante。 la confiance et optimisme。Penser sainement。Esprit paisible = répéter des mots à haute voix（ tranquillité- sincérité - 。。 saine 。。。） aide à apaiser L’esprit ， les mots que nous utilisent affectent directement nos pensées。La haine bloque l'énergieLe pouvoir de la La confiance en soi croyez en vous et en vos capacité ， le manque de confiance et un handicap et les gens obsédés par l’échec doivent réévaluer ses qualités si non ils vont vivent dans l'enfer de manque de confiance et la peur permanante。 la confiance et optimisme。Penser sainement。Esprit paisible = répéter des mots à haute voix（ tranquillité- sincérité - 。。 saine 。。。） aide à apaiser L’esprit ， les mots que nous utilisent affectent directement nos pensées。La haine bloque l'énergieLe pouvoir de la priérre = l'art de retarder leProcessus de vieillissementEspérer le meilleur et vous l’obtiendrez Apprendre à croire Faire face au difficultés = réalité essentielle = ne jamais fait peur des difficultés。Enrichir l'esprit par des pensées positives et éviter le fait cumulatif des idées négatifs Fuir le soucis & chasser l'anxiété : car c'est la cause directe de toutes maladies chronique mortelle hypertension artérielle problème cardiaques arthrite 。。。 la solution = vider l'esprit surtout avant le coucher et adopter une stratégie spirituelle afin de tout dégager 。。。more
Naveen Kumar
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GoodWhy this book？？？Often we neglect the power of thoughts。 Just because it is in our mind it doesn't mean they are weak。 They are the source and strength of great ideas。 The faith has a strong positive effect on the thoughts“THE GREATEST DISCOVERY OF MY GENERATION IS THAT HUMAN BEINGS CAN ALTER THEIR LIVES BY ALTERING THEIR ATTITUDES OF MIND。”“If ye have faith … nothing shall be impossible unto you。” （Matthew 17:20）Dr。 Karl Menninger。 He said， “ATTITUDES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN FACTS。”“God is w GoodWhy this book？？？Often we neglect the power of thoughts。 Just because it is in our mind it doesn't mean they are weak。 They are the source and strength of great ideas。 The faith has a strong positive effect on the thoughts“THE GREATEST DISCOVERY OF MY GENERATION IS THAT HUMAN BEINGS CAN ALTER THEIR LIVES BY ALTERING THEIR ATTITUDES OF MIND。”“If ye have faith … nothing shall be impossible unto you。” （Matthew 17:20）Dr。 Karl Menninger。 He said， “ATTITUDES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN FACTS。”“God is with me; God is helping me; God is guiding me。”“Be bold， and mighty forces will come to your aid。”“If God be for us， who can be against us？” （Romans 8:31）“I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME。” （Philippians 4:13）“Let nothing disturb you。 Let nothing frighten you。 Everything passes away except God。 God alone is sufficient。”“Where two or three are gathered together in my name， there am I in the midst of them。” （Matthew 18:20）“‘If thou canst believe， all things are possible to him that believeth。’ （Mark 9:23） 。。。more
Maisie Ross
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A lot of great concepts underlying the book， but it is often hard to read as it is clouded with preaching for Christianity。 If you can see past that though， the messages everyone should live by！
James
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A good book based around the concept of visualizing positive outcomes and making them your reality。 Each chapter， or at least most of the chapters and with a numbered list of suggestions that summarize the chapter。 I can see myself going back and reviewing the chapter titles and those lists at the end。 A worthwhile read。
Bisham Poudel
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Serves motivation
Alejandro Muñozledo
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I did like the book the only thing I’m not convinced at all is that maybe it can be kind of romantic in some cases。
Muhammad
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Good book for people having mental and spiritual problems。
Neha
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I left in the middle， not for me。 I did give this book a chance for nearly around 100 pages but I find it difficult to ignore the emphasis paid to a particular religion （ don't get me wrong， I am not against any religion， it's just that the book doesn't do any justice to the title given。 ） I picked up this book for its “can’t be ignored “ title， perhaps next time I’ll be more careful。 Trying to be creative enough， I imagined the relevant and well-suited name for this book and that has to be “ Th I left in the middle， not for me。 I did give this book a chance for nearly around 100 pages but I find it difficult to ignore the emphasis paid to a particular religion （ don't get me wrong， I am not against any religion， it's just that the book doesn't do any justice to the title given。 ） I picked up this book for its “can’t be ignored “ title， perhaps next time I’ll be more careful。 Trying to be creative enough， I imagined the relevant and well-suited name for this book and that has to be “ The Power Of Reading Bible “。 Although， little that I tried to see positive learnings from this one are as follows:Excerpt 1: “ Thoughts create words， for words are the vehicles of ideas。 But words also affect thoughts and help to condition if not create attitudes。 “ I have read something similar to this in many self-help and motivational books， by that I mean， what it implied， if not the exact words。 But there is no denying into saying that these are some impactful words。Excerpt 2: “ In fact， when you return to it（mesmerizing beautiful place you have been to） in memory， the mind tends to remove any unpleasant factors present in the actual situation。 The memory visit is often an improvement over the actual for the mind tends to reproduce only the beauty in the remembered scene？ “Now that is something that really raised my brows。 Because， if you truly give it a thought， it actually is true。 It was said in the context of staying silent every day for about 15-20 mins or more。 And for that， you don't need to be close to nature or in the beauty or peace of it。 You can simply just visit that place in your memory。 And Finally one of my favorite excerpt i。e。Excerpt 3: Nobody can be you as efficiently as YOU can。And this one needs no elaboration， as it clarifies itself perfectly。 So， for these teachings， I kept on with it。 But being way too much religious-specific is the sole reason that gave this novel away。 。。。more
Zhuo Zhang
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It is a little bit preachy， maybe it is supposed to be。。。。
Neide Gomes
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3/5 stars！“The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate， your mind from worry。 Live simply， expect little， give much。 Scatter sunshine， forget self， think of others。 Try this for a week and you will be surprised。”This book contains: the power of prayer， helpful tips， biblical references and a positive attitude。“The Power of Positive Thinking” is a small self-development book， in which the author Norman Vincent Peale shares his lessons with readers on how to use the power of positive thin 3/5 stars！“The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate， your mind from worry。 Live simply， expect little， give much。 Scatter sunshine， forget self， think of others。 Try this for a week and you will be surprised。”This book contains: the power of prayer， helpful tips， biblical references and a positive attitude。“The Power of Positive Thinking” is a small self-development book， in which the author Norman Vincent Peale shares his lessons with readers on how to use the power of positive thinking to live a happy， successful life。This book defends that there’s a strong connection between our mental state and habitual thought processes， so here you will find plenty of advice on how to start using a positive mindset to overcome worry and overall problems。 It also shows a number of real-life examples that show how other people overcame their adversities by thinking in a positive way。To be completely honest， I didn’t take much from this book。 It’s not that the advice is bad， but the book wasn’t super impactful to me。 Sometimes it gets a bit repetitive， so you keep seeing the same arguments being made over and over again。 Not a terrible book， just okay。A quick side note: if you don’t like books with a religious tone， you should probably skip this one。 There are many references to religion that are used as arguments here。 I personally don’t mind， but I can see some readers not liking the biblical/Christianity references that are frequently mentioned throughout the book。I can see how this book could be impactful to some readers who are trying to better themselves， but personally for me it was just an okay book。 Important message， but nothing too special about the book， in my humble opinion。Blog | Bookstagram 。。。more
Corinna
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Such a great book！ Took so many fruitful notes and I tend to use them to grow into a better version of myself。 Highly recommend for anyone I know！
Fruit Panda
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