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defined, 119

self-esteem and, 9–11

forming new, 120

thinking and, 18–19

Rejection

values and, 225–226

in childhood, 5

Personal mastery, 92

fear of, 4

Personal power, steps to, 181–190

Relationships

Personal strategic planning, 95–96

building, 132

Physical intelligence, 165–166

choosing, 129

Physical nutrition, 198

feelings and, 20

Planning

forgiveness and close, 35

in advance, 198

forming and maintaining, 134

family, 182–183

home team, 176

of financial life, 208

of husband and wife, 235–236

and income, 181–182

Law of Compensation and, 134

and taking action, 48–49

Law of Indirect Effort and, 133

writing, 48

resisting entropy, 132

Planning, strategic

self-esteem and, 10

clarifying values and, 224

and success, 133–134

concepts of, 109–112

trust and, 232

personal, 95–96, 184

Research, on self-made millionaires, 56

Positive affirmations,
see
Affirmations, Respect, of others, 26–27

positive

Responsibility

Positive emotions,
see
Emotion(s) accepting, 30, 60–61, 245

Positive mental attitude, 180, 218

personal, 82

Positive self-expectancy, 83

Rest, 199

Positive thinking,.
see
Thinking Results, high performance living and,

Positive worldview, 30–31

251

Possibility thinking, defined, 179

Return on energy, 98

Premises

Return on time invested (ROTI), 111

basic, 12

Reversibility, Law of, 83

false, 20

Rohn, Jim, 149

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Role models, selecting, 28

Stanley, Dr. Thomas, 56, 61, 208

Ronstadt, Dr. Robert, 241

Sten, Ben, 118

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 77

Stone, W. Clement, 189, 210

Roosevelt, Theodore, 73

Strategy

Rothschild, Baron de, 129

of adding value, 74

ROTI,
see
Return on time invested for mentors, 130

(ROTI)

of Napoleon, 208–209

Royal Dutch/Shell, 204

personal, 97–98

“Rudder of the day,” 197

for promotion at work, 66–67

Ruskin, John, 40

Stress

denial and, 219–220

Sales, key success in, 233–234

responding constructively to, 180

Scheduling appointments, 72

Subconscious Activity Law, 186, 212

Segmentation, 112, 114

Subconscious mind, 155–156, 186, 190,

Self-acceptance, 167

192

Self-awareness, 167

Subjective mind,
see
Mind(s)

Self-concept, 2–3, 6–11

Substitution, Law of, 19, 20, 23, 30, 33, Self-confidence, 223–224

217

Self-discipline, character and, 242

Success, 6.
See also
Happiness Self-efficacy, self-esteem and, 92

association with people and, 120, 129

Self-employment, 96–97

building, 49

Self-esteem, 1–2, 9–11, 25, 27, 91–92,

Cause and Effect Law and, 55

186–187, 247

courage and, 241

Self-expectancy, positive, 84

defined, 159

Self-forgiveness, 36

deserving, 13–14

Self-ideal, 8

differentiation and, 113

Self-image, 9, 10

dreams and, 42–43

Self-limiting beliefs, 7, 12, 13, 181

expanding intellectual asset base and,

Self-made millionaires, 50, 55–57, 59–63, 139–140

167–168

factors, 94–95

Self-made person, 246–247

vs.
failure, 115

“Self-Reliance” (Emerson), 229

40 Plus Formula and, 63–64

Self-sabotage

getting the feeling of, 194

feeling of guilt and, 14

good habits and, 69–70

of success, 48

guide to, 252–255

Self-success, building, 49

in the hard way, 99

Self-talk, control of, 187–188

hard work and, 41

Self-understanding, 167

honesty and, 227–228

Seligman, Dr. Martin, 79, 187

identifying abilities and, 115–116

Sense of direction, 218

integrity and, 224

Service

iron quality of, 242

to others, 25

Law of Correspondence and, 222

to society, 14–15

learning, practicing, and, 77–78, 100

Setbacks, persistence and, 49

persistence and, 246

Sheldon, Charles M., 27

positive mental attitude and, 180

Situational ethics, 227

productivity and, 75

Situational values, 227

psychology of, 79

Skills, identifying key, 94–95

relationships and, 133–134

Society service, 14–15

role of luck and, 58–59

Solution, high performance living and,

of sales, 233–234

251

secrets of, 105

Sowing and Reaping, Law of, 47

setting goals and, 45

Specialization, 112–113

specialization and, 113

Speed, time and, 68–69

as a state of mind, 88

Standard affirmation technique,

turning failure into, 213–214

192

Sugarman, Joseph, 179

Standards, setting high, 27–28,

Superconscious mind, 156, 195–196

236–237

Systematic desensitization, 238

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Tabula rasa,
see
Blank slate

Truthfulness

Talents

character and, 234–235

heart’s desire and, 108

between husband and wife, 235–236

identifying, 104, 115–116

Twain, Mark, 87, 201, 240

others’ advice on, 107–108

Twentieth century

Technological advances, 53–54

changes in, 136–137

Theory of constraints, 162

self-concept in, 2–3

Think and Grow Rich
, 66

Twenty-first century

Thinking

flexibility in, 148

about goals, 218

technology advances in, 53–54

ahead, 202, 206–207

20-idea method, 172

breaking out limited, 42

change your, 252

Unconditional love, 5

changing, 120

Unique selling proposition,
see
Competitive control over, 18

advantage

creative, 146

United States

extrapolatory, 209

as the land of dreams, 61

ideas and, 154–155

Russians in, 58

mechanical, 144

Universal Maxim, 236

negative, 19

Use, Law of, 154

out of the box, 173

on paper, 158–159

Value(s), 67–68, 73–75, 224–227, 231–232

performance and, 139

Verbal intelligence, 165

and planning strategically, 109–112

Verbalize, as step to personal power, 186

positive, 18–19, 116

Vision

positive, and negative situation, 217

creation of ideal future, 43–44

positive
vs.
negative, 214

standing up for, 243

possibility, 179

Visualization, 181, 190

quick affirmation technique and, 191

Visual learner, 170

self-image and, 9

Visual-spatial intelligence, 166

self-limiting beliefs and, 181

Volunteering, in professional associations, standard affirmation technique and,

123, 124

192

substituting positive for negative, 22

Watson, Thomas J., Sr., 5–6

supercharging, 179–199, 254

Wealth, 57, 58, 61, 67, 75, 126–127,

in terms of cycles and trends, 218–219

136–137

Thoreau, Henry David, 45

Welch, Jack, 58, 231

Thoughts

Wells, H. G., 222

choosing, 19

Winning edge concept, 93

controlling the future by, 82

Wireless communication, 53

Time, 46, 62, 64–65, 68–72, 75, 110–112, Work, 61–69, 71–72, 103–104

123, 128–129, 131

Worldviews

Toshiba, 143

adaptive, 144

Training, personal development and, 151

positive
vs.
negative, 30–31

Trust

World Wide Web, 53

relationships and, 232

Worthlessness, feeling of, 12–13

sales success and, 233–234

Writing and reviewing goals, 47, 192

Truth

facing, 229–230

Zaleznik, Dr. Abraham, 201, 202

living in, 227–228

Zero-based thinking, 109, 160, 244

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• CHANGE YOUR THINKING, CHANGE YOUR LIFE
  
• Foreword
  
• Contents
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• Introduction
  
• Chapter 1 Change Your Thinking
  
• Chapter 2 Change Your Life
  
• Chapter 3 Dream Big Dreams
  
• Chapter 4 Decide to Become Rich
  
• Chapter 5 Take Charge of Your Life
  
• Chapter 6 Commit to Excellence
  
• Chapter 7 Put People First
  
• Chapter 8 Think Like a Genius
  
• Chapter 9 Unleash Your Mental Powers
  
• Chapter 10 Supercharge Your Thinking
  
• Chapter 11 Create Your Own Future
  
• Chapter 12 Live A Great Life
  
• Summary and Conclusions
  
• Bibliography
  
• Index
  
• Advanced Coaching and Mentoring Program
  
• About the Author