Chapter 1 | Power of think |
Chapter 2 | A child's mind |
Chapter 3 | About thinking |
Chapter 4 | Thinking |
Chapter 5 | Think with people |
Chapter 6 | Good thinking with solution |
Chapter 7 | About bad thinking |
Chapter 8 | How to increase respect in society |
Chapter 9 | Thinking is power |
Norman Vincent Peale, born in 1898 in southwestern Ohio, graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and later acquired his Bachelor's and Master's levels in sacred theology from Boston University's School of Theology. Peale then attended Syracuse University the place he acquired a Doctor of Divinity degree. After serving 10 years as a Methodist clergyman in New York, Peale grew to be the pastor of New York City's Marble Collegiate Church the place he stayed for fifty-two years, till his retirement in 1984. Throughout his profession as a pastor, Peale wrote over forty books, grew to be a sought-after motivational speaker, began weekly radio and tv shows, prepared the American Foundation of Religion and Psychiatry, and co-founded the nonsecular publication Guideposts with his wife, Ruth Stafford Peale. The Power of Positive Thinking was once posted in October 1952 and continues to be Peale's most broadly examine work. It was once on the New York Times' best-sellers listing for 186 weeks, forty-eight of which had been spent in the No. 1 non-fiction spot.[3] The e-book bought extra than 5 million copies worldwide[4] — 2.5 million from 1952 to 1956[5] — and used to be sooner or later translated into over forty languages.[6] Other books posted with the aid of Peale round 1952 encompass The Art of Real Happiness, posted in 1950, and Inspiring Messages for Daily Living, posted in 1955.[7] The Power of Positive Thinking seemed at a time when Christian church attendance was once considerably increasing, countrywide views of spirituality, individuality, and faith have been shifting, and the Cold War was once a developing subject for many Americans.[5] These factors, as nicely as Peale's developing reputation as a motivational public parent and the book's clear prose, propelled The Power of Positive Thinking into a self-help e-book nevertheless famous today. The subsequent chapter describes the importance of developing a peaceful mind, which can be performed thru inspirational reading, clearing one's mind, or visualization. Peale continues with how to reap steady energy, pronouncing that “God is the supply of all energy”.[4] The thought controls how the physique feels; thus, letting go of poor power and thoughts will provide limitless power thru God. Next, Peale speaks of the recovery strength of prayer, and how it will heal bodily and emotional troubles that occur from poor circumstances. In chapters 5 and six, Peale asserts that happiness is created via desire and that demanding solely inhibits it and has to be stopped. The subsequent step in questioning positively is to usually trust in success and now not to consider in defeat due to the fact most limitations are “mental in character”.[4] Habitual stressful is the subsequent impediment to overcome by emptying the idea and tremendous affirmations. Peale then states that asking God for assist can clear up one's private troubles and bodily and emotionally heal them.
In chapter twelve, Peale states that letting go of anger and embracing a feeling of calm can assist with bodily illnesses, such as eczema.[4] Next, Peale states that letting high-quality ideas can alternate one's outlook on lifestyles substantially and that working towards rest via God's assist will lead to a content material life. Chapter fifteen offers concrete examples on how to get others to like you, which include the following: consider names, reward others generously, end up a human being person, and unravel troubles frivolously as quickly as they appear. Peale then continues with how to overcome heartache thru prayer, meditation, social interactions, and preserving a day by day routine. The closing chapter restates the significance of accomplishing out to a Higher Power to assist in dwelling a peaceful, tremendous life. Peale ends The Power of Positive Thinking with an epilogue encouraging readers to comply with his strategies and stay greater fulfilled lives. Peale writes, “I pray for you. God will assist you — so consider and stay successfully.R. C. Murphy, an outstanding psychiatrist based totally out of Tacoma, Washington, addresses some other criticism of Peale's work in an article in The Nation dated May 7, 1955. He compares Peale's message in The Power of Positive Thinking to that of hypnosis, writing
Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
Texte: Ummed Singh
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Cover: Ajay Kumar
Lektorat: Mulayam Singh
Übersetzung: Ummed Singh
Satz: Mulayam Singh
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 05.09.2020
ISBN: 978-3-7487-5641-5
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