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The Magic of Thinking Big by David J Swchartz
The document provides a summary of key concepts from the book "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J. Schwartz. It discusses 15 topics on developing a powerful belief in oneself such as curing "excusitis", thinking big, thinking creatively, managing your environment, making your attitudes your allies, thinking like a leader, turning defeat into victory, using goals to help you grow, thinking right toward people, getting the action habit, and being what you think you are. The document also provides references and information about the author of the book.
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Introduces the presenter, David J. Schwartz, and the theme of believing in oneself to achieve goals.
Highlights essential themes: belief, overcoming excuses, confidence building, creative thinking, and leadership.
Encourages belief in oneself, exemplified by the mountain metaphor and developing a positive self-image.
Discusses types of excusitis—age, health, and intelligence—providing methods to combat each.
Techniques to build confidence by addressing fear and managing thoughts and perceptions.
Suggests practical exercises including body language and communication skills to enhance confidence.
Emphasizes the importance of thinking big, overcoming self-depreciation, and assessing personal value.
Stresses visualization of potential and the significance of collaborative success rather than individualism.
Encourages seeking positivity and avoiding distractions from achieving success.
Defining creative thinking and emphasizing belief in possibilities and self-improvement.
The importance of managing environment, appearance, and thoughts to foster a positive mindset.
Focus on nurturing a positive attitude toward oneself and others to build better relationships.
Discusses the importance of action over inaction and learning from defeat to achieve victory.
Emphasizes the need for clear goals and personal investment as a pathway to success.
Strategies for influencing others while highlighting the importance of self-reflection and progress.
Attribution to David J. Schwartz’s work, encouraging ongoing learning and application.
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- 1. Do you think -Submitted by Group 13
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- 3. Content • Believe YouCan and You Will • Cure Yourself of Excusitis • Build Confidence and Destroy Fear • How to Think Big • How to Think and Dream Creatively • You Are What You Think You Are • Manage Your Environments: Go First Class • Make Your Attitudes Your Allies • Think Right Toward People • Get The Action Habit • How to Turn Defeat Into Victory • Use Goals to Help You Grow • How to Think Like A Leader
- 4. and really believe youcan and you will
- 5. Do you thinkYOU can move a mountain? Believe…really believe… you can move a mountain and… YOU can!
- 6. Don’t worship celebritiesand leaders Respect them Learn from them Study them Believe you can surpass them
- 7. Remind yourself regularlythat you are better than you think you are How to develop power of belief?
- 8. How to cureExusitis?
- 9. 3 Types ofExcusitis
- 10. How to cureage Excusitis? • Look at your present age positively • Compute the productive time you still have • Invest future time in doing what you really want to do
- 11. How to curehealth Excusitis? Refuse to worry about your health Be genuinely grateful that your health is as good as it is It’s better to wear out than rust out
- 12. How to cureintelligence Excusitis? •Never underestimate your own intelligence, and never overestimate the intelligence of others • My attitudes are more important than my intelligence • The ability to think is of much greater value than the ability to memorize facts
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- 14. Isolate your fear Pinit down. Determine exactly what you are afraid of Take Action There is some kind of action for any kind of fear Be decisive Hesitation only enlarges, magnifies the fear How to cure fear and win confidence?
- 15. Lack of self confidence?? Efficientlymanage your memory bank • Deposit only positive thoughts • Withdraw only positive thoughts Fear of other people?? • Get a balanced view of the other fellow. • Develop an understanding attitude
- 16. Managed motions canchange emotions Confident action produces confident thinking. Below are 5 confidence building exercises: 1) Be a front seater 2) Practise making eye contact 3) Walk 25 percent faster 4) Practise speaking up 5) Smile Big
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- 18. 22 year oldsare concerned about retirement plans SUCCESS IS DETERMINED BY HOW BIG WE THINK
- 19. The greatest humanweakness is self-depreciation Philosophers say, KNOW THYSELF People interpret it as know only thy negative self
- 20. #1. Determine your fivechief assets You will outrank many in at least one asset #2. Under each asset, name 3 people who have achieved large success but who do not have this asset to as great degree as you How to measure your true value?
- 21. I am sorrythat we have failed. To think BIG, we must use words and phrases which produce big, positive mental images Here’s a new approach that I think will work!
- 22. SEE WHAT CANBE, NOT JUST WHAT IS! What determines how much you are worth? Don’t let what you have not got to stop you!
- 23. Practise Adding Value 1.TO THINGS 2. TO PEOPLE 3. TO YOURSELF BIG THINKERS SEE THEMSELVES AS MEMBERS OF A TEAM EFFORT, AS WINNING OR LOSING WITH THE TEAM, NOT BY THEMSELVES
- 24. Don’t let petty,insignificant things block your way to achievement Grow big by thinking big
- 25. How to think anddream Creatively?
- 26. OR Polio vaccine? OR writing a novel? Experimentto discover electricity? What do you call creative thinking?
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- 28. It is muchmore than all this
- 29. How to developand strengthen it? 1. Believe it can be done 2. Be receptive to new ideas
- 30. 3. Ask yourself, "Howcan I do better?" 4. Ask yourself, "How can I do more? There is no limit to self-improvement Capacity is a state of mind
- 31. 5. Ask andlisten 6. Stretch your mind
- 32. Mix with peopleof different occupational and social interests
- 33. YOU ARE WHATYOU THINK YOU ARE!! 1. Look important It helps you think important Your appearance talks to others 2. Think your work is important Your subordinates will think their work is important too
- 34. 3. Build a "sellyourself-to-yourself" commercial Remind yourself at every opportunity that you're a first-class person 4. Ask yourself "Is this the way an important person thinks?" Then obey the answer
- 35. Manage your environment becauseit is food for your mind
- 36. Make your environmentwork for you, not against you!! Don’t let suppressive forces the negative you–can’t–do–it people – make you think defeat
- 38. Make It ARule To Seek Advice From People Who Know
- 39. Get Plenty OfPsychological Sunshine Circulate in new groups Friends with different views Guard your psychological environment Friends who stand above petty, unimportant things
- 40. Throw Thought –Poison Out Of Your Environment
- 41. You can’t afford togo any other way
- 43. Grow The “I’mActivated” Attitude 1.
- 44. Grow The “I’mActivated” Attitude 2. Act Alive!!
- 45. Grow The “I’mActivated” Attitude 3.
- 46. Grow The “YouAre Important” Attitude
- 47. Grow The “ServiceFirst” Attitude Give People more than they expect to get
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- 49. 1. Practice beingkind of person people like Make yourself lighter to lift…
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- 51. 3. Accept humandifferences & limitations Everyone of us is unique…
- 52. 4. Find qualitiesto like in a person, not things to dislike Think positive…
- 53. 5. Practice conversationgenerosity Encourage others to talk…
- 54. 7. Don’t blameothers for your failures How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win..
- 55. How to inculcate the habitof ACTION?
- 57. 2. Don't waituntil conditions are perfect
- 58. 3. Ideas alonewon't bring success They have value only when you act upon them…
- 59. 4. Use actionto cure fear and gain confidence
- 60. 5. Start your mentalengine mechanically Don't wait for the spirit to move you.
- 61. 6. Think interms of now Tomorrow never comes
- 62. 7. Don't waste timegetting ready to act
- 63. 8. Seize the initiative Chances waitfor none.
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- 65. 1. Study setbacksto pave your way to success
- 66. Find your weaknesses& faults and correct them.
- 67. 3. Stop blaming luck Findout what went wrong
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- 69. 5. Have Faith Everythinghas a good side
- 71. 1. Be clearwhere you want to go
- 72. Your life istoo important to be left to chance…
- 73. Set goals toget more energy
- 74. 4. Let yourmajor goal be your automatic pilot
- 76. A detour simplymeans another route…
- 77. 7. Invest in yourself Purchasethose things that build mental power and efficiency.
- 79. 1. Trade mindswith the people you want to influence It is a magic way to get others act the way you want them to act
- 80. 2. Apply the"Be-Human" rule in your dealings with others Give others the kind of treatment you like to receive.
- 81. 3. Think progress,believe in progress, push for progress Think improvement in everything you do.
- 82. 4. Take timeout to confer with yourself and tap your supreme thinking power
- 83. References • Magic ofthinking big by David J. Schwartz • https://www.flickr.com/ • www.startv.com • www.images.google.com
- 84. Prof. Sameer Mathur IndianInstitute of Management, Lucknow Marketing Professor: August 2013 – Present McGill University Marketing Professor: July 2009 – July 2013 Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. in Marketing : August 2003 – June 2009 G
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