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30 Classic Quotes By David J Schwartz (The Magic of Thinking Big)

Published

2 years ago

November 27, 2018

I first read the book The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz almost 30 years ago. This was long before online book stores or bookshops had a self improvement section. I actually picked up my copy in a health food store! This wonderful book has inspired and influenced people such as Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn, Eric Worre and Tim Ferriss.

Over 6 million people from around the world have read this personal development classic. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of The Magic of Thinking Big and start putting into practice the easy to follow success principles contained on almost every page. Here are 30 classic quotes from The Magic of Thinking Big.

1. “Believe Big. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief.” – David J. Schwartz

2. “Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.” – David J. Schwartz

3. “Then it dawned on me that no one else was going to believe in me until I believed in myself.” – David J. Schwartz

4. “Go first class in everything you do. You can’t afford to go any other way.” – David J. Schwartz

5. “Liven up everything about you; your smile, your hand-shake, your talk, even your walk. Act alive!” – David J. Schwartz

6. “How you look on the outside has a lot to do with how you feel on the inside.” – David J. Schwartz

7. “Look at things not as they are, but as they can be. Visualization adds value to everything. A big thinker always visualizes what can be done in the future. He isn’t stuck with the present.” – David J. Schwartz

8. “Give your ideas value by acting on them.” – David J. Schwartz

9. “Don’t wait until conditions are perfect. They never will be. Expect future obstacles and difficulties and solve them as they arise.” – David J. Schwartz

10. “Those who believe they can move mountains, do. Those who believe they can’t, cannot. Belief triggers the power to do.” – David J. Schwartz

11. “The test of a successful person is not the ability to eliminate all problems before he takes action, but rather the ability to find solutions to difficulties when he encounters them.” – David J. Schwartz

12. “Grow the “service first” attitude, and watch money take care of itself. Give people more than they get expect to get.” – David J. Schwartz

13. “Remember, how you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.” – David J. Schwartz

14. “Look at things as they can be, not as they are.” – David J. Schwartz

15. “Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.” – David J. Schwartz

16. “Use action to cure fear and gain confidence.” – David J. Schwartz

17. “A person who thinks his job is important receives mental signals on how to do his job better; And a better job means more promotions, more money, more prestige, more happiness.” – David J. Schwartz

18. “Stretch your mind. Associate with people who can help you to think new ideas, new ways of doing things.” – David J. Schwartz

19. “Most of us make two basic errors with respect to intelligence: 1. We underestimate our own brainpower. 2. We overestimate the other fellow’s brainpower.” – David J. Schwartz

20. “Successful people are just ordinary folks who have developed belief in themselves and what they do.” – David J. Schwartz

21. “Do what you fear and fear disappears.” – David J. Schwartz

22. “Every day thousands of people bury good ideas because they are afraid to act on them. And afterwards, the ghosts of these ideas come back to haunt them.” – David J. Schwartz

23. “Ideas alone wont bring success. Ideas have value only when you act upon them.” – David J. Schwartz

24. “Hope is a start. But hope needs action to win victories.” – David J. Schwartz

25. “Here is a basic truth: To do anything, we must first believe it can be done.” – David J. Schwartz

26. “Grow big by thinking big” – David J. Schwartz

27. “Look important. It helps you think important. How you look on the outside has a lot to do with how you feel on the inside.” – David J. Schwartz

28. “Big thinkers are specialists in creating positive, forward-looking, optimistic pictures in their own minds and in the minds of others. To think big, we must use words and phrases that produce big, positive mental images.” – David J. Schwartz

29. “When you believe, your mind will find a way.” – David J. Schwartz

30. “Set goals to get more energy. Set goals to get things done. Set goals and discover the real enjoyment of living.” – David J. Schwartz

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20 Powerful Image Quotes That Will Inspire You

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1 day ago

October 18, 2020

Damien Thomas

I hope that you will enjoy the following collection of powerful image quotes. These images and their uplifting messages have been shared thousands of times across social media.

Please take just a few minutes today and read each of these quotes. It is my sincere wish that they will inspire you! Many of us need a positive boost to keep our spirits up. I hope that these quotes that I have selected will do just that.

1. The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.

2. Those who spend their time looking for the faults in others, usually spend no time to correct their own.

3. Sometimes miracles are just good people with kind hearts.

4. Life is a gift! Wake up everyday and realize this.

5. Be patient. Everything comes to you in the right moment.

6. No matter what people think about you, always keep singing your own song.

7. The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.

8. Happiness is not about getting all you want, it is about enjoying all you have.

9. You have to get up every morning and tell yourself “I can do this”.

10. Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. – Dalai Lama

11. It’s not what we have in our life, but who we have in our life that matters. – J.M Laurence

12. There is always, always something to be grateful for.

13. Don’t use your energy to worry. Use your energy to believe.

14. The number one skill in life is not giving up. – Bryant McGill

15. Sometimes we are tested, not to show us our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths.

16. You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with. – Wayne Dyer

17. I can. I will. End of story.

18. The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day.

19. Your mind will always believe everything you tell it. Feed it faith. Feed it truth. Feed it with love.

20. Don’t lose the spark that makes you.. You!

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20 Bob Burg Quotes About The Power Of Influence

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1 week ago

October 10, 2020

Damien Thomas

Bob Burg is a successful author and highly sought after speaker. Bob regularly shares speaking platforms with notables including many of today’s top thought leaders, broadcast personalities, Olympic athletes and political leaders. (more…)

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20 Steve Pavlina Quotes That Will Inspire You

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2 weeks ago

October 4, 2020

Damien Thomas

Steve Pavlina is an author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He is the author of the web site stevepavlina.com and the book Personal Development for Smart People.

He has written more than 1500 articles on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve Pavlina promotes 7 core principals of growth: Truth, Love, Power, Oneness, Authority, Courage and Intelligence.

I hope that you will enjoy this wonderful collection of Steve Pavlina quotes.

1. You can’t solve problems if you don’t admit they exist. The first step on your path of personal growth must be to recognize that your life as it stands right now isn’t how you want it to be. ― Steve Pavlina

2. Journaling is one of the easiest and most powerful ways to discover new truths. By getting your thoughts out of your head and putting them down in writing, you’ll gain insights you’d otherwise miss. ― Steve Pavlina

3. The ultimate responsibility for how your life turns out rests with you and you alone. ― Steve Pavlina

4. Do your best to stay true to yourself. Make the choices that allow you to look in the mirror and feel good about the person gazing back at you. ― Steve Pavlina

5. There goes another hour of your life, never to return again, are you pleased with how you used it? How will you invest the next one? ― Steve Pavlina

6. Your environment will eat your goals and plans for breakfast. ― Steve Pavlina

7. If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work. ― Steve Pavlina

8. You have within you the power to make whatever changes you want to make in your life. ― Steve Pavlina

9. Thoughts are like seeds. If you want different results in life, you have to figure out which thoughts are capable of growing those results are which are not. ― Steve Pavlina

10. If you aren’t working on your goals, you aren’t working. You’re just wasting time. ― Steve Pavlina

11. Self-discipline is the ability to get yourself to take action regardless of your emotional state. ― Steve Pavlina

12. If you want to get onto a new path, you have to be the one to initiate it. Not me. Not your boss. Not your spouse. Not some divine being. It has to come from you. ― Steve Pavlina

13. If you aren’t feeling passionate about your life, skip TV tonight and write a whole new vision for what you’d really love to experience. ― Steve Pavlina

14. When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. It’s a necessity. ― Steve Pavlina

15. The only thing stopping you is fear, and the only thing that will get you past it is courage. What you do with your life isn’t up to your parents, your boss, or your spouse. It’s up to you and you alone. ― Steve Pavlina

16. If you dislike the answers you’re getting from life, try asking better questions. ― Steve Pavlina

17. Fear is not your enemy, it is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow. ― Steve Pavlina

18. The more disciplined you become, the easier life gets. ― Steve Pavlina

19. People often overestimate what they can reasonably achieve in a year. But they vastly underestimate what they can achieve in 5 years. ― Steve Pavlina

20. The most intelligent thing that you can possibly do with your life is to grow! ― Steve Pavlina