Today we are talking about David J. Schwartz's book 'The Magic of Thinking Big', a highly motivating text that helps us think beyond where we are used to. Small thoughts lead to small results, while only by Thinking Big will we achieve great results, achieving the satisfaction and success we seek, ceasing to enter fear and thus avoiding failure.
Due to the length of the article, I have divided it into two parts. Soon you will receive the second and last part of the article about this very interesting and motivating book.
1 - Believe that you can succeed and you will
Success means financial security, being able to give your loved ones the best, a fantastic home and personal prosperity. It means gaining prestige in the social sphere and freedom in business. It is respect for yourself, finding more satisfaction in life and being able to do more for others. Achieving success is the goal in life. Tips that will help you achieve it:
- Think of success, not failure. Thinking about success conditions your mind to create plans that are conducive to success, it helps you think bigger. Periodically remind yourself that you are better than you think you are. Successful people are usually normal people who have learned to believe in themselves. Believe big. The greatness of your success determines the greatness of your belief. Think big goals and you will achieve great success. Get used to believing and thinking big.
2 - Cure yourself of 'excusitis', failure disease
Behind every failure is the disease of 'excusitis' in advanced form. The more successful we are, the less excuses we make.
These are the four ways in which 'excusitis' manifests itself:
A) - I don't have good health. Poor health is used as an excuse for failure in the face of what we want. Feel grateful for the health you have.
B) - And yet you have the ability to achieve success. 95% of the people around us suffer from intelligence 'excusitis' translated into 'I don't have the ability to'. The difference between the lucky and the unlucky is in the difference in the handling of thought. Here are three ways to cure intelligence 'excusitis':
- Never underestimate your own intelligence, or overestimate the intelligence of others. Discover your superior talents My attitudes are more important than my intelligence. Find the reasons why you can, never why you can't, and get in the habit of thinking big. Remember that the ability to think is much more valuable than the ability to memorize. Use your mind to create and develop ideas, better ways of doing things.
C) - It doesn't work. I am too old, or too young. It is the 'excusitis' of age. Remedies to counteract the 'excusitis' of aging:
- Look at your current age in a positive light. Practice looking for new horizons and have the enthusiasm and feelings of youth. Calculate the years of productive life you have left. Remember that a 40-year-old person has about 60% of their productive life left.
D) - But my case is different… I attract bad luck. People who rise to the top in any profession get there because they have the best attitude, and they use good judgment in doing a conscientious and outstanding job.
Remedies to counteract the 'excusitis' about luck:
- Accept the law of cause and effect. Take a closer look at what you considered someone's good luck, and you'll find preparation, planning, and a positive attitude. Don't be delusional. Don't waste your energy dreaming of an easy way to achieve success. Focus on developing the qualities that will make you a winner.
3 - Build trust and destroy fear
- Fear is real, it is the number one enemy of success. Fear prevents you from taking advantage of opportunities, depletes physical energy, causes illness, and closes your mouth when you want to speak. Action conquers fear. Define your fear well, and find the constructive action that will overcome it. Inaction reaffirms fear and destroys confidence. Make an all out effort to put only positive thoughts in your memory bank. Don't allow negative thoughts about yourself to grow into mental monsters. Do not remember unpleasant events and situations, consider people from the right perspective. Remember that people have many similarities, many more than the differences that we may have. Form a balanced idea of others, remember that they are human beings.Get used to doing what your conscience tells you. This prevents the guilt complex. Doing the right thing is very practical to achieve success, try to express everything that has to do with you: 'I feel confident, I feel truly confident'. Practice simple techniques daily, such as sitting forward, making eye contact, walking 25% faster, talking loudly, and smiling a lot.
4 - How to think big
- - Use cheerful, positive and cheerful words and phrases to describe how you feel. Say you feel wonderful every time you get a chance, and you will start to feel more and more wonderful. - Use positive, kind, and supportive words and phrases to describe other people. Be very careful to avoid derogatory and hurtful language.– Use positive language to guide others. Praise others when you get a chance. A sincere compliment is a doorway to success.– Use positive words to tell others about plans. Promise triumph and you will see glowing looks. Promise victories and you will get support.
- Don't sell yourself cheap. Do not devalue yourself, focus on your advantages. You are better than you think. Remember to think big.Use the language of people who generally think big. Use encouraging, hopeful, encouraging words. Use words that give hope, happiness and pleasure. Widen your vision; visualize what can be, not what is. Value things more, people and yourself. Get a great idea of your work. Think that your current job is important, since your next promotion depends largely on your attitude towards your current job. Think beyond the trivial aspects. Focus your attention on the important goals. Before getting involved in something, ask yourself is it really worth it?
5 - How to think and dream creatively
Creative thinking is about finding new and better ways of doing things.
- Believe you can do it. When you think you can do something, your mind finds a way to do it. Eliminate from your mind and your vocabulary the words 'impossible', 'you can't', 'there's no point trying'… Don't let tradition paralyze your mind. Be open to new ideas, experiment, try new strategies, ask yourself daily how you can do better. There are no limits to personal improvement. Ability is a state of mind. The combination of business success is: do what you do better and do more of what you do. Get in the habit of asking and listening. Ask and listen, and you will have elements to make wise decisions. Remember that big people mainly listen, while little people mainly talk, broaden your horizons. Let yourself be stimulated. Look for people who can help you come up with new ideas,new ways of doing things. Surround yourself with people with different professions and social interests.
6 - You are what you think you are
- Have an important appearance. This helps you have an attitude of being important. Your appearance speaks to you. Make sure it lifts your spirits and gives you confidence. Make sure that what you say is' here is an important, intelligent, prosperous and trustworthy person'.Think that your work is important. This will give you mental cues on how to do your job better. Have a stimulating talk with yourself several times a day. Make an 'ad' to sell yourself. Train yourself to think big.
