The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Power of Positive Thinking shows how to transform optimism and confidence into concrete, real-world results. There is a definite relationship between positive thinking and positive or good results. Norman Vincent Peale, one of the 20th century’s most influential self-help experts and spiritual leaders, introduced his practical and effective techniques for happiness and success in his groundbreaking book, The Power of Positive Thinking. In Why Some Positive Thinkers Get Powerful Results, Dr. Peale goes deeper, providing the specific tools you need to turn self-doubt into unshakable confidence and optimistic dreams into tangible reality. Included in this essential guidebook to a better life are 10 powerful techniques for setting and realizing your goals, a 3-point plan for eliminating depression, 6 positive thoughts that will quash destructive habits and impulses, a 3-point guide to a healthy body, mind, and spirit, and much, much more. Dr. Peale will make you a believer, in your life and in yourself, with essential wisdom and practical applications designed to help you become a truly positive and fulfilled human being.

"I am certain there is a definite relationship between positive thinking and achieving powerful results." -- Norman Vincent Peale Norman Vincent Peale, the man who taught America how to think positive thoughts, now takes you one step beyond the remarkable principles outlined in his previous books. He offers a straight-talking, step-by-step, scientifically sound system for turning self-doubt into self-esteem, obstacles into opportunities, and thought into action. You will learn -- Ten rules for setting and achieving goals -- Four creative factors that lead to successful outcomes -- A four-part daily prescription for peace of mind -- Ten "of course you can" principles -- A three-point formula for getting rid of depression -- Six positive thoughts to eliminate destructive habits -- A three-part blueprint for spiritual and physical health -- The single most important step toward becoming a positive person Let Norman Vincent Peale show you how to meet bigger challenges, realize your fondest dreams, and achieve success in every aspect of your life!

This straight-talking book may be the most important book you'll read this year... Victims of mediocrity are self-made says Dr. Peale. If you send out negative thoughts, negative thoughts will return. If you send out robust thoughts of faith, hope and optimism, positive thoughts will come surging back. Dr. Peale tells you how to get powerful results from positive thoughts and offers exciting remedies for turning self-doubt into self-esteem and achieving your goals. When you understand why you haven't achieved the success you want, you can look forward to fresh dreams and bigger challenges. You can overcome obstacles to your success and be a winner - no matter what has been holding you back.

"This is a result book....It is the story of the thrilling things that happened to people when they applied the principles of dynamic change to their lives." -- Norman Vincent Peale This accessible, all-encompassing guide will help you to achieve success and confidence, a sense of well-being, and an inner strength that you never dreamed possible. How? Through positive thinking -- a form of thought that involves looking for the best results from the worst conditions. Dr. Peale's time-honored methods include: • step-by-step advice for developing personal strength • confidence-building words to live by • sound, sensible ways to overcome self-doubt • effective strategies for achieving good health • a program to release the vast energies within you • accepting ourselves and our individual needs • embracing the spiritual forces that surround you

"This book is written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life." -- Norman Vincent Peale The precursor to The Secret, The Power of Positive Thinking has helped millions of men and women to achieve fulfillment in their lives. In this phenomenal bestseller, Dr. Peale demonstrates the power of faith in action. With the practical techniques outlined in this book, you can energize your life -- and give yourself the initiative needed to carry out your ambitions and hopes. You'll learn how to: Expect the best and get it Believe in yourself and in everything you do Develop the power to reach your goals Break the worry habit and achieve a relaxed life Improve your personal and professional relationships Assume control over your circumstances Be kind to yourself

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Power of Positive Thinking shows readers how to put his philosophy of optimism into action. Millions of people around the world have changed their lives for the better, thanks to Norman Vincent Peale and his Positive Thinking philosophy. Dr. Peale’s groundbreaking program of affirmation and positive visualization is an amazingly effective way to overcome any obstacles that may stand between you and success, happiness, and your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health and well-being. Positive Thinking works—and in The Power of Positive Living, Dr. Peale demonstrates how to use these techniques to conquer the fears and crippling adversity that may be holding you back from realizing your true potential in life. Self-confidence is the key and this book shows us how we can do it! With the “get-it-done twins,” patience and perseverance, any believer can be an achiever! Dr. Peale provides inspiring success stories from his own extensive experience as a counselor—such as a department store executive who turned his store into one of the chain’s most profitable by focusing on his past successes rather than his failures, and a woman who recovered her self-confidence and joy and purpose in living when she started volunteering with cancer survivors after her own breast cancer diagnosis cut short her modeling career. The wisdom, guidance, and practical advice provided in The Power of Positive Living will give you faith in yourself and in your power to achieve absolutely anything!

From the millions-strong audiences of Oprah and The Secret to the mass-media ministries of evangelical figures like Joel Osteen and T. D. Jakes, to the motivational bestsellers and New Age seminars to the twelve-step programs and support groups of the recovery movement and to the rise of positive psychology and stress-reduction therapies, this idea--to think positively--is metaphysics morphed into mass belief. This is the biography of that belief. No one has yet written a serious and broad-ranging treatment and history of the positive-thinking movement. Until now. For all its influence across popular culture, religion, politics, and medicine, this psycho-spiritual movement remains a maligned and misunderstood force in modern life. Its roots are unseen and its long-range impact is unacknowledged. It is often considered a cotton-candy theology for New Agers and self-help junkies. In response, One Simple Idea corrects several historical misconceptions about the positive-thinking movement and introduces us to a number of colorful and dramatic personalities, including Napoleon Hill and Norman Vincent Peale, whose books and influence have touched the lives of tens of millions across the world.