How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life [Hardcover]

John C. Maxwell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2009

Gather successful people from all walks of life-what would they have in common? The way they think! Now you can think as they do and revolutionize your work and life!

A Wall Street Journal bestseller, HOW SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE THINK is the perfect, compact read for today's fast-paced world. America's leadership expert John C. Maxwell will teach you how to be more creative and when to question popular thinking. You'll learn how to capture the big picture while focusing your thinking. You'll find out how to tap into your creative potential, develop shared ideas, and derive lessons from the past to better understand the future. With these eleven keys to more effective thinking, you'll clearly see the path to personal success.

Editorial Reviews

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"If you want to go places you've never been before-you have to think in ways you've never thought before. This book will teach you how!" (Ken Blanchard, coauthor of 'The One Minute Manager' and 'Whale Done!' on Thinking For A Change )

"Maintaining an encouraging tone and a down-to-earth writing style honed from his more than thirty previous titles, Maxwell details the impact and practical value of eleven kinds of thinking..." (Publishers Weekly on Thinking for a Change )

"Masterful...Will change the way you think. I encourage you to buy it now." (James M. Kouzes, coauthor of 'The Leadership Challenge' on Thinking for a Change ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

John C. Maxwell, known as America's expert on leadership, speaks in person to hundreds of thousands of people each year. He is the founder of several leadership organizations, including Maximum Impact. A New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Maxwell has written over thirty books.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Center Street; 1 edition (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599951681
• ISBN-13: 978-1599951683
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 0.6 x 6.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, coach, and author who has sold over 19 million books. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP and the John Maxwell Company, organizations that have trained more than 5 million leaders worldwide. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and organizations as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the National Football League, and the United Nations. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell has written three books which have each sold more than one million copies: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. You can find him at JohnMaxwell.com and follow him at Twitter.com/JohnCMaxwell.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

71 of 75 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little Book By Maxwell June 26, 2009

By Michael Taylor TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Hardcover

"How Successful People Think" by John Maxwell is a great little book and a timely read, particularly in a day where media and others encourage us to follow our feelings almost to the exclusion of thinking.

The book covers thinking in several areas:

1. Focused thinking.
2. Creative thinking.
3. Realistic thinking.
4. Strategic thinking.
5. Possibility thinking.
6. Reflective thinking.
7. Question Popular Thinking.
8. Shared thinking.
9. Unselfish thinking (get outside yourself!).
10. Bottom-Line thinking.

Each chapter is around 10 pages and usually contains the following that applies to the area of thinking being discussed:

1. Sayings by famous people.
2. Benefits of the particular type of thinking.
3. Principles to apply to improve your thinking in that area.

This is not one of those "touchy-feely" books designed to make you feel good about yourself. If that is what you are looking for, then do not bother to read.

Instead, if you want to improve your thinking in any of several areas, then this book is for you. The narrative flows freely and contains great information to inspire and challenge you.

Read, enjoy, and be challenged. Highly recommended!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars You must out think your competition April 4, 2011

By Skip Freeman

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

In today's competitive global marketplace, to win we must outwit, out maneuver and out think the competition. The world changes daily and new thinking is critical to success in both one's personal and professional life. Dr. Maxwell reminds us of a statement made by Albert Einstein, "Thinking is hard work; that's why so few do it."

What Dr. Maxwell does is show us how to make successful critical thinking a daily habit. That, of course, isn't going to happen just by reading this book. It is going to happen because one uses this book daily as a "hand book." It is the right size to easily keep with you in your computer case, keep on your desk and to grab and thumb through revisiting ideas and points on a consistent basis.

I bought a copy for every member of my team. We have been going over a chapter a week in our sales meetings. I recommend it for all sales professionals, managers, entrepreneurs...anyone who wants to up their game!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and amazing June 23, 2011

By Kumaran

Format:Paperback

I have read a good number of books by John C Maxwell. I feel this is the best book to start with if you are planning to follow Maxwell's book. The case study in each chapter is mind blowing. The exercises are very simple and intuitive. I enjoyed reading each and every page of this book. This book is very simple and comprehensive for even people who are not in leadership position. Great job by Maxwell.