Think BIG (notes)

What are 5 lessons from The Magic of Thinking Big? 

5 Key Takeaways 

1. Believe that success is possible and the how-to will follow. 

2. Action cures fear. 

3. Never sell yourself short. 

4. Surround yourself with positive influences. 

5. Take the initiative to build relationships. 

Look at things not as what they are, but as they can be. Visualization adds value to everything. A big thinker always visualizes what can be done in the future. He isn't stuck with the present.  

Practice adding value to things 

Practice adding value To people 

Practice adding value To yourslef 

When you believe something is possible, your minds goes to work for you to prove why.  

1. Don't sell yourself short. Conquer the crime of self-deprecation. Concentrate on your assets.  You are better than you think you are. 

2. Use the big thinker's vocabulary. Use big, bright, cheerful words. Use words that promise victory, hope, happiness, pleasure; avoid words that create unpleasant image of failure, defeat, grief. 

3. Stretch your vision.  See what can be, not just what is.  Practice adding value to things, to people, and to yourself. 

4. Get the big view of your job. Think, really think your present job is important.  That next promotion depends mostly on how you think toward your present job. 

5. Think about trivial things. Focus your things on big objectives.  Before getting involved in petty matters, ask yourself "is it really important?" 

GROW BIG BY THINKING BIG 

You can discover solutions to personal problems if you believe you can.  

You can form a way to purchase that new, larger home if you believe you can.  

Belief releases creative powers. Disbelief puts the brakes on.  

Believe, and you'll start thinking--- Constructively.  

How to be creativity instead of being paralysis.  

Traditional thinking is personal enemy one for creative thinking.  

1. Become receptive to ideas 

2. Be an experimental person 

3. Be progressive, not regressive (STOP saying that's the way we do it) 

• Successful people, like successful business, live with those questions "how do I make it better?" 

"How do I improve my performance? How do I profit from this? Can I do it better?" 

• It isn't so much what you know when you start that matters. It's what you learn and put to use after you open your doors that counts most. 

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【Think Big】 

Poor people see as what it is.  

Rich people see as what it can be.  

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