The Most Influential Book In My Life

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The Most Influential Book in My Life

The Magic of Thinking Big is the book that has ever had the most influence in my life.

The book was written by David J Schwartz. From my childhood to the teenage age, everything

that I did was as a result of the instructions and directions given by my guardians. Some

situations in life can make an individual feel incapable of completing tasks and making

achievements like the prominent people. The book influenced me in several ways that I apply in

my daily life. The biggest lesson that I ever learnt from David is that I am better than who I think

I am.

The influence the book had in my life

The power of thinking and dreaming on creativity propels an individual to greater heights

of success than an idle mind that is idle without coming up with something new. Being too much

of a speaker than a listener does not make an individual to progress. The example David gave in

the book are the top leaders (Schwartz, 2016). The leaders have advisers who give directions.

Talking makes people learn the type of person one is and utilize the opportunity to cut short the

dreams. I learnt on monopolizing on listening and at the end when I talk am asking for

clarification of a point that I did not understand. The advice of being a good listener helped me to

gain attention in class and my performance in school improved.

Confidence and considering oneself as important creates room for achievement. Many

people follow the instructions given out even at times when they mislead. Despite having respect

to advisors and guardians, when something has not been put in the right manner we should learn

to correct. No human being is perfect and so the advisors too can slide. David taught me to learn

that I am important and I should sell myself to myself (Schwartz, 2016). If I set a target to

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complete studying a topic within a certain period, I must meet the target as people will not gain

confidence in me.

Everyone is talented in his/her own way. The Magic of Thinking Big taught me on how

to manage attitudes (Schwartz, 2016). When I am hired to provide a service, let money take care

of itself and I deliver quality work to the best of my knowledge. I learnt that I should serve the

people more than what I expect to get in return. In the process of implementing the idea of

managing attitude, giving respect to the people made me recognize people by addressing people

by their names. Making the people around you to feel important gives the morale of doing more.

Appreciation is the key to living better with people in the society.

Many of us do things and not all of them succeed. The book taught me the idea of

changing defeat into glory. When I fail in the first attempt does not mean I do not qualify.

Blending persistence and believing that there is a better side of every situation guided me to

make corrections in cases where I failed to achieve my target. Having a second attempt after the

first is a sign of the road to success. When a person is aimed to meet the set goals, he or she must

choose the right group to join. For example, a sales representative of a pesticide company cannot

meet sales by explaining the use of the pesticides to a group of mechanical engineers. In such a

case, the sales person should reach out to farmers. The same way, when I want to succeed in

whatever I do, choosing the right people is important.

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References

Schwartz, D. J. (2016). The magic of thinking big.

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