Positive Mind and Success

The books, in order

1. 1

   Personal Development · 15 min

   The Power of Positive Thinking

   Norman Vincent Peale

   If you spend years telling yourself you're bad at something, you avoid practicing exactly there, and you end up confirming your own fear.

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2. 2

   Personal Development · 16 min

   The Secret

   Rhonda Byrne

   Feeling like you already have the result before you act only helps when it is followed by a concrete action that same day; on its own, it is just a nice movie in your head.

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3. 3

   Spirituality · 16 min

   Your Erroneous Zones

   Wayne W. Dyer

   For Dyer, the panic or freeze you feel when someone puts pressure on you doesn't come ready-made: it's a learned habit, and a learned habit can be trained a different way.

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4. 4

   Personal Development · 16 min

   Awaken the Giant Within

   Tony Robbins

   The question you repeat on autopilot decides the direction of your day before any fact even happens.

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5. 5

   Psychology · 16 min

   The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

   Joseph Murphy

   According to Murphy, two people can want the same thing, but the one who sees themselves as deserving the result carries an invisible advantage that the one who sees themselves as runner-up doesn't have.

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6. 6

   Personal Finance · 17 min

   The Law of Success

   Napoleon Hill

   Chasing a single, specific goal with a written deadline tends to produce more practical decisions than chasing several vague goals at once.

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7. 7

   Personal Development · 15 min

   Outwitting the Devil

   Napoleon Hill

   People who never decide their own direction end up following the easiest one that shows up in front of them, day after day, without noticing.

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8. 8

   Habits and Discipline · 17 min

   Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

   Joe Dispenza

   According to the author, we can get used to even bad emotions, which is why the uncomfortable but familiar sometimes feels safer than the new.

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9. 9

   Personal Development · 18 min

   How Will You Measure Your Life?

   Clayton M. Christensen

   Hygiene factors like salary only keep dissatisfaction away, while intrinsic motivation is what makes someone truly love their work.

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