ㄐㄗ对《The Magic of Thinking Big》的笔记(1)

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"There is nothing either good or bad except that thinking makes it so."
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Those who believe they can move' mountains, do, Those who believe'they can't, cannot, Belief triggers the powe'r to do.
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It is well to respect the leader. Learn from him. Observe him. Study him. But don't worship him. Believe you can surpass. Believe you can go beyond. Those who harbor the second-best attitude are invariably second-best doers.
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the right attitude and one arm will beat the wrong attitude and two arms every time
k One may (and , let me emphasize the word may) get a little sympathy, but one doesn't get respect and loyalty by being a chronic complainer.
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That' expert' can't think. He can only memorize. He's just a human encyclopedia, and I figure for $300 I can buy il pretty good set of encyclopedias. In fact, maybe that's too much. Ninety percent of what that guy knows I can find in a $2 almanac.
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"Remember, motions are the precursors of emotions. You can't control the latter directly but only through your choice of motions or actions .... To avoid this all too common ttagedy (marital difficulties and misunder- standings) become aware of the true psychological facts. Go through the proper motions each day and you'll soon begin to feel the corresponding emotions! Just be sure you and your mate go through those motions of dates and kisses, the phrasing of sincere daily compliments, plus the many other little courtesies, and you need not worry about the emotion of love. You can't act devoted for very long without feeling devoted."
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For each person who doesn't agree with you, odds are another per- son will.
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Look at things not as they are, but as they can be.
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WHEN YOU BELIEVE, YOUR MIND FINDS WAYS TO DO. This experiment has just one point: When you believe some-
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Nothing grows 10 ice. If we let tradition freeze our minds, new ideas can't sprout
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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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that the fellow who has plenty of time makes an ineffective work partner.
The bigger the person, the more apt he is to encourage you to talk; the smaller the person, the more apt he is to preach to you.
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The key to winning what you want lies in thinking posi- tively toward youtself. The only real basis other people have for judging your abilities is your actions. And your actions are con- trolled by your thoughts. You are what you think you are.
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HOW AM I THINKING? CHECKLIST
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People who tell you it cannot be done almost always are ullSuccessfol people, are strictly average or mediocre at best in terms of accomplishment. The
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They feel inadequate themselves, so they want to make a mediocre person out of you.
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Thought poison is subtle, but it accomplishes ''big'' things. It reduces the size of our thinking by forcing us to concentrate on petty, unimportant· things. It warps and rwists our thinking about people because it is based on a distortion of facts, and it creates a guilt feeling in us that shows through when we meet the person we've gossiped about. Thought poison is 0 percent right thinking: it is 100 percent )VYong thinking.
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You can test your proneness to be a gossiper by taking this test:
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People do more for you when you make them feel important
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The test of a successful person is not an ability to eliminate all problems before they arise, but to meet and work out difficul- ties when they do arise.
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People pla'ce confidence in the fellow who acts. They natu- rally assume he knows what he is doing. I've n'ever heard anyone complimented .and praised because "he doesn't disturb anyone," "he doesn't take action," or "he waits until he's told what to do." Have you?
GROW THE ACTION HABIT
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(I've learned that when you've been sniped at, one ftne way to prevent a war of words is to take a long pause before answering.)
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Defeat is only a state of mind, and nothing more.
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THIRTY-DAY IMPROVEMENT GUIDE
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you never gain anything from an argument but you always lose something.