How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
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- Author：John C. Maxwell
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Summary
Gather successful people from all walks of life -- what would they have in common？ The way they think！ Now you can think as they do and revolutionize your work and life！
A Wall Street Journal bestseller， How Successful People Think is the perfect， compact read for today's fast-paced world。 America's leadership expert John C。 Maxwell will teach you how to be more creative and when to question popular thinking。 You'll learn how to capture the big picture while focusing your thinking。 You'll find out how to tap into your creative potential， develop shared ideas， and derive lessons from the past to better understand the future。 With these eleven keys to more effective thinking， you'll clearly see the path to personal success。
The 11 keys to successful thinking include:
Big-Picture Thinking - seeing the world beyond your own needs and how that leads to great ideas
Focused Thinking - removing mental clutter and distractions to realize your full potential
Creative Thinking - thinking in unique ways and making breakthroughs
Shared Thinking - working with others to compound results
Reflective Thinking - looking at the past to gain a better understanding of the future。
A Wall Street Journal bestseller， How Successful People Think is the perfect， compact read for today's fast-paced world。 America's leadership expert John C。 Maxwell will teach you how to be more creative and when to question popular thinking。 You'll learn how to capture the big picture while focusing your thinking。 You'll find out how to tap into your creative potential， develop shared ideas， and derive lessons from the past to better understand the future。 With these eleven keys to more effective thinking， you'll clearly see the path to personal success。
The 11 keys to successful thinking include:
Big-Picture Thinking - seeing the world beyond your own needs and how that leads to great ideas
Focused Thinking - removing mental clutter and distractions to realize your full potential
Creative Thinking - thinking in unique ways and making breakthroughs
Shared Thinking - working with others to compound results
Reflective Thinking - looking at the past to gain a better understanding of the future。
Reviews
Monica Taylor
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I give it 4 stars。 Maxwell does help you journal your thoughts to help implement his ideas。
Ramesh Verma
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Best
Marie Resendiz
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Highly recommend this book to everyone。 It goes into the positive and negative of various thinking ways。 Of course it’s not perfect， no one ever is。 I may also like this book because of confirmation bias。 So don’t take my word too seriously。 Give it a chance and decide for yourself。 Definitely not like other self help books that vaguely talk about “successful thinking”。 Maxwell explains the different forms of thinking well， guides you how to think that way， and not just tells you to think that w Highly recommend this book to everyone。 It goes into the positive and negative of various thinking ways。 Of course it’s not perfect， no one ever is。 I may also like this book because of confirmation bias。 So don’t take my word too seriously。 Give it a chance and decide for yourself。 Definitely not like other self help books that vaguely talk about “successful thinking”。 Maxwell explains the different forms of thinking well， guides you how to think that way， and not just tells you to think that way。 。。。more
Sulaiman
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Good Book， But I didn't like it much。 It was full of instructions of which huge of the un applicable to your daily liveStill worth reading it。 it in short and sweet Good Book， But I didn't like it much。 It was full of instructions of which huge of the un applicable to your daily liveStill worth reading it。 it in short and sweet 。。。more
Jessica
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Learn， earn， return*
Leni
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Not the best， but I liked these quotes: “The truth us that you can spend your life any way you want， but you can spend it only once” “Creativity is being able to see what everybody else has seen and think what nobody else has thought， so that you can do what none else has done。”
Keala
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This book was really amazing。 It really gives you an insight into how to just think better overall but also how your thoughts and ideas blossom more when you share them with people and think as a team。
Silvia Maria
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I liked how he emphasized the need to act upon ideas & thoughts。 Very redundant & most of the concepts came from other sources。 Lack of originality， I’ll say it！
Stevie
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Great book！ Don't be confused by the title， this is not actually a thinking book but it is a change book。 Be prepared to change the way you think。 I love how each of the chapters starts with a practical story on how someone exhibited each of the different skills。 John Maxwell always make sure to research his ideas and have real examples of where they have worked。 Great book！ Don't be confused by the title， this is not actually a thinking book but it is a change book。 Be prepared to change the way you think。 I love how each of the chapters starts with a practical story on how someone exhibited each of the different skills。 John Maxwell always make sure to research his ideas and have real examples of where they have worked。 。。。more
ANNEstories
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Big Picture Thinking Big picture thinkers don’t let the grind get to them。 They know that the person who forgets the ultimate- is a slave to the immediate。 Focused Thinking Wherever you are， be there。 What are you giving up， to go up？ No one can go to the highest level and remain a generalist。 Creative Thinking Creativity = FailureThe willingness to look stupid。 The joy of not knowing at all。 Realistic Thinking It’s a catalyst for change。 If you only have Hope， success is out of your hands。 Why Big Picture Thinking Big picture thinkers don’t let the grind get to them。 They know that the person who forgets the ultimate- is a slave to the immediate。 Focused Thinking Wherever you are， be there。 What are you giving up， to go up？ No one can go to the highest level and remain a generalist。 Creative Thinking Creativity = FailureThe willingness to look stupid。 The joy of not knowing at all。 Realistic Thinking It’s a catalyst for change。 If you only have Hope， success is out of your hands。 Why bother changing？ You cannot have growth without change。 Build on facts so you can think with certainty。 Challenge the Status Quo。 Strategic Thinking To plan， become more efficient， maximize strength and to find the most direct path to achieve goals。Simplify the difficult。 This is planning on steroids。 Anything becomes simpler when it has a plan。The will to win is worthless if you don’t have the will to prepare。 Possibility ThinkingIf you open yourself up to possibility thinking， you open yourself to many other possibilities。 If you want to achieve big， you need to become a possibility thinker。If you want greater possibilities， you can’t settle for what you have now。When you become a possibility thinker， YOU WILL FACE MANY PEOPLE WHO WILL WANT YOU TO GIVE UP YOUR DREAMS and embrace the status quo。 Achievers refuse to accept the status quo。 Reflective ThinkingTo know what to repeat and what to avoidRevisit what you heard/learn; reflect on it and put it into action。 3 values: perspective， continuously connect w you journey， provides counsel and direction of your future。It’s an invaluable tool for personal growth。 Revisit past to gain true perspective and think with understanding。 Popular Thinkingis too average to understand the value of good thinking。 It halts innovation。If you want to become a good thinker， then start preparing yourself for the possibility of becoming unpopular。Pay the price of success， that is the hard work of good thinking。 Get used to being Uncomfortable。 Shared Thinkingis important to develop ideas。Competition to Cooperation。Unselfish Thinking There’s no life as centered as the self-empty life。Learn-Earn-Return = LegacyBottom Line Thinking to measure outcomes quickly。 A focused way of ensuring that all your little activities are purposeful- in line to achieve a larger goal。 No wasted efforts。Ideas to Results。It becomes easy to say NO when you know your bottom line。 It yields high-morale。 It protects you from Intentional Deception。Purpose🏠 and Profit💶 compete。Am I staying focused on the bottomline for maximum return？ „“Ideas have a short shelf life， you must act on them before the expiration date。 Think things through， then follow through。 。。。more
Ismile
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I have always been a big fan of John Maxwel and I read all his books instantly。 This book is on how thinking changes lives and getting rid of our negative thinking improves our quality of life。
Michael Culp
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Contradictory at times， but overall a valuable read if you're looking to reset your mindset Contradictory at times， but overall a valuable read if you're looking to reset your mindset 。。。more
Vajihe Salehi
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very useful and close to some parts of deep work。 Make sure to make a list and apply it to your daily routine。 Highly recommend it if you are looking for improving your thinking method， this book provides good tips on how to become a better thinker。
Michael Perry
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i love this book。 i ran into it when i was maybe 18-20 and it is really well written。 you can pick a specific variation of thought and explore it。 it can help with writers or general block。 john maxwell is a very talented writer。
S。
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No content， really。
Izatul H
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I truly like Maxwell's pieces。 I like how simple yet concise his books are， and this is one of them。 The book explains to readers about 11 skills of thinking starting from : creative thinking， realistic thinking， unselfish thinking and more。 This truly helps me in broadening my knowledge of skills in thinking。 It opens up my mind that you need these thinking skills in order to perform well in any aspect of your life : be it as a person， as a leader， a business woman， a friend， a daughter。 I love I truly like Maxwell's pieces。 I like how simple yet concise his books are， and this is one of them。 The book explains to readers about 11 skills of thinking starting from : creative thinking， realistic thinking， unselfish thinking and more。 This truly helps me in broadening my knowledge of skills in thinking。 It opens up my mind that you need these thinking skills in order to perform well in any aspect of your life : be it as a person， as a leader， a business woman， a friend， a daughter。 I love how Maxwell puts a lot of resources for his writings and how excellent he is in proving his points。 Overall， this book is a must for all of you who want to start sharpening your thinking skill。 。。。more
Karen
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Listened to the audiobook， which is suitable for 1。75x speed。Main takeaways: Be continuous。 Practice to become better。 Schedule time to think。Favourite Quotes:"When you hear someone say， ‘Now this is just off the top of my head，’ expect dandruff。"How to become a better thinker:1） Expose yourself to good input。2） Expose yourself to good thinkers。3） Choose to think good thoughts。4） Act on your good thoughts。5） Allow your emotions to create another good thought。6） Repeat the process。"Sharp people s Listened to the audiobook， which is suitable for 1。75x speed。Main takeaways: Be continuous。 Practice to become better。 Schedule time to think。Favourite Quotes:"When you hear someone say， ‘Now this is just off the top of my head，’ expect dandruff。"How to become a better thinker:1） Expose yourself to good input。2） Expose yourself to good thinkers。3） Choose to think good thoughts。4） Act on your good thoughts。5） Allow your emotions to create another good thought。6） Repeat the process。"Sharp people sharpen one another。" ~ proverb"You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things so that all the small things go in the right direction。" ~ Alvin Toffler"You will have ideas only if you value ideas。""Ultimately， reflective thinking has three main values: it gives me perspective within context; it allows me to continually connect with my journey; and it provides counsel and direction concerning my future。 It is an invaluable tool to my personal life。""What we think determines who we are。 Who we are determines what we do。 The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts。" ~ John Locke 。。。more
Daniel
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A true eye openerJust the kind of thinking paradigms needed for today's uncertain times。 Particularly liked the concept of bottom line thinking as a sort of true north to keep one undistracted from the main goal A true eye openerJust the kind of thinking paradigms needed for today's uncertain times。 Particularly liked the concept of bottom line thinking as a sort of true north to keep one undistracted from the main goal 。。。more
Thukten Tashi
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A good motivational book。 Key to excellence is to focus on few things。 We do not need to know 99% of things in life， focus on 1% of thing that gives you return。 Indeed！ it's worth striving for excellence in few things rather than good performance in many。 A good motivational book。 Key to excellence is to focus on few things。 We do not need to know 99% of things in life， focus on 1% of thing that gives you return。 Indeed！ it's worth striving for excellence in few things rather than good performance in many。 。。。more
Madis Merila
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Different thinking styles:Big Picture ThinkingFocused ThinkingCreative ThinkingRealistic thinkingStrategic thinkingPossibility thinkingReflective thinkingPopular thinkingShared thinkingUnselfish ThinkingBottom Line Thinking
Helfren Filex
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This book hypes the way of successful thinking through the realistic thinking and envisioning hope as not a strategy。 Maxwell's self-help is overall a very good series however， this book falls short of expectation。 Feels like repetitive instead of refreshing read。 This book hypes the way of successful thinking through the realistic thinking and envisioning hope as not a strategy。 Maxwell's self-help is overall a very good series however， this book falls short of expectation。 Feels like repetitive instead of refreshing read。 。。。more
Subjuntivo Subjuntivo
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No content， really。
Brandon
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A quick airport read and fairly good at highlighting some areas to investigate in life。 However， lacks depth and is repetitive。
Alex Kearney
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Practical wisdom
Narcissa
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Too short and vague
Eva
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Very good， easy to read， and challenging to me， not to stick to boxes。
Martina Corsini
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I have mixed feelings about this book。 I appreciated most of the content， very easy to read and to understand。 I'm not the biggest fan of the views of some of the poeple cited in the text。 It would have been appreciated to have a complete reference list at the end。It definitely made me think。Ironically， I'd suggest to anyone who approaches this reading to put the thinking cap on， and ponder what it's worth taking in and what not。 I have mixed feelings about this book。 I appreciated most of the content， very easy to read and to understand。 I'm not the biggest fan of the views of some of the poeple cited in the text。 It would have been appreciated to have a complete reference list at the end。It definitely made me think。Ironically， I'd suggest to anyone who approaches this reading to put the thinking cap on， and ponder what it's worth taking in and what not。 。。。more
Bearbig
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Not a bad book， but just doesn’t provide many practical approaches。 Feel like reading a speech from a priest。 But I did learn many things from this book。
Jamie Scott
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I’ve been reading a lot about thinking lately & have found this book to be a great reminder of quality thinking is。 I think all the time， but the quality isn’t great。 I want to change that now。 So， here’s to marinating my mind with thoughts from quality thinkers so that I can improve my own thoughts thru regular practice。
Shari
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