The Power Of Positive Thinking

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Former U.S. president Donald Trump has called Peale "his pastor" and "one of the greatest speakers" he had ever seen. [16] According to Donald's niece and author Mary L. Trump, Donald Trump's father, Fred, became interested in Peale's message in the 1950s. [17] Fred and his wife, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, traveled to the Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan with their children to hear Peale's sermons. Donald Trump grew up hearing Peale's teachings from his parents, and Peale officiated his first wedding. [18] Trump credits his survival in 1990 after being almost a billion dollars in debt to Peale's positive thinking teachings. [16] a b c d CHANDLER, RUSSELL (December 26, 1993). "Norman Vincent Peale, 'Minister to Millions,' Dies: Religion: Mixing faith and psychology, author of 'The Power of Positive Thinking' spread inspiration worldwide". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035 . Retrieved April 17, 2018.

Most of the people who wish to improve their lives, make progress, and realize goals are attracted to such books. If you are reading this article, you are most probably one of them.Norman Vincent Peale Books - Biography and List of Works - Author of 'A Guide To Confident Living' ". www.biblio.com . Retrieved April 17, 2018. One of the most revealing traits of positive thinkers is to find excuses really; not because they don’t have imagination, but because they choose to find ways of dealing with the issues they must face. We came a long way. Tigers, lions, and snakes don’t constitute a life-threatening danger to almost anyone in this world. Yet, we have inherited the fear and the tendency to analyze in minute details all the things that could go wrong, or that are not perfect. Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life – Spencer Johnson Combining optimism with positive thinking can improve the level of your happiness, mental toughness, well-being, and self-reliance.

When you search for excuses instead of searching for solutions, you’re giving your power to external forces. You no longer have any control over the outcome. Similarly, Donald Meyer, in his book The Positive Thinkers, critiques the effectiveness of Peale's techniques saying that Peale always “reacted to the image of harshness with flight rather than competitive fight.” [12] Meyer later quotes Peale as saying, “No man, however resourceful or pugnacious, is a match for so great an adversary as a hostile world. He is at best a puny and impotent creature quite at the mercy of the cosmic and social forces in the midst of which he dwells." [12] Meyer argues that positive thinking is disempowering to the individual; for, Peale presents individuals as weak compared to the “hostile world” with only the help of his techniques to overcome negative circumstances. In addition, Meyer also questions the effectiveness of Peale's positive thinking techniques in the antagonistic environment Peale presents. Blaming. You try to say someone else is responsible for what happened to you instead of yourself. You avoid being responsible for your thoughts and feelings.Psychologist Martin Seligman, former APA president and founder of positive psychology, also condemned Peale's methods in his book, Authentic Happiness. He writes that, “positive thinking often involves trying to believe upbeat statements such as 'Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better,' in the absence of evidence, or even in the face of contrary evidence.” [11] Seligman continues his critique saying, “if you can manage the feat of actually believing these sorts of statements, more power to you. Many educated people, trained in skeptical thinking, cannot manage this kind of boosterism.” [11] Personalizing. When something bad occurs, you automatically blame yourself. For example, you hear that an evening out with friends is canceled, and you assume that the change in plans is because no one wanted to be around you. Kim ES, Hagan KA, Grodstein F, DeMeo DL, De Vivo I, Kubzansky LD. Optimism and cause-specific mortality: a prospective cohort study. Am J Epidemiol. 2017;185(1):21-29. doi:10.1093/aje/kww182 our physical condition is determined very largely by our emotional condition, and our emotional life is profoundly regulated by our thought life."

a b Barnes, Bart (December 26, 1993). "THE REV. NORMAN VINCENT PEALE, 'POSITIVE THINKING' AUTHOR, DIES". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved April 17, 2018. [1]

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We always have choices - either to be happy or to be unhappy. Always choose to be happy because that’s all there is to it. This may seem an oversimplification, but as once said; “People were just about as happy as they made up their minds to be.” The logic of the book, ‘As a Man Thinketh’ by James Allen, follows the premise that thoughts can shape one’s life. If you think negatively, you will create a life full of negative circumstances. However, if you mainly think positive thoughts, you will attract positive circumstances. These are not the only books about positive thinking. There are many other good titles. In this list, I have mentioned just a few ones to get you started. The book is about making more money, but the author says that his philosophy can help people succeed in any line of work, and become anything they can imagine.