Think Like a Winner [Paperback]

Walter Doyle Staples (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1993

Dr. Staples has explored the qualities that are characteristic of successful people and has found that ìIf you want to get the results that a winner gets, you must first think like a winner thinks!î

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

Dr. Staples has been studying human behavior and peak performance for more than fifteen years. He also is the author of Power to Win and In Search of Your True Self: 21 Incredible Insights That Will Revitalize Your Body, Mind and Spirit, both published by Pelican. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Wilshire Book Company (June 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879804335
• ISBN-13: 978-0879804336
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of All the Rest, November 23, 2002

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Dan Bauer (Monroe, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Think Like a Winner (Paperback)

I've probably read every self help book known to man and
I'm still not a winner. But I think I've taken a step closer to
that goal after reading Dr. Staples THINK LIKE A WINNER.
What I really enjoyed about the book and have found extremely helpful is all the information on the brain and how
changing your thinking can change your life.The book offers practical extremely useful techniques for reprograming your mind toward succes.
I will say that without a doubt this is the most useful
self help book I have ever read! I find it strange that THINK
LIKE A WINNER hasn't received more publicity and rank much higher
in sales.But then again in today's world marketing often determines sales more than content.
I think it was Henry David Thoreau who said that reading
a book can change a life. Henry David was right on the money
concering Dr. Staples book. It has the power to change lives.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally A Title That Matches The Contents Of The Book!, October 12, 2003

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Wayne Schulz "mas90 accounting software guru" (Glastonbury, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Think Like a Winner (Paperback)

Dr. Staples does a great job of portraying lots of success concepts without making his book seem one big long drawn out affair. He borrows quotes and tidbits heavily from other authors and I appreciated that. As I read the book I eagerly anticipate the snippits of information he'd insert (all very plainly attributed to the other authors).

The book is an easy read and captures most of the essential success concepts. It doesn't break a lot of new ground - and that was perfect. I found it to present some information in a brand new way that had me sitting up and taking notice.

As an example, in chapter 11 the author talks about three ways to persuade other people. The first way he mentions is a silly one that probably all of us have tried -- and it is to ignore people "and simply hope they will act in your best interest". He goes on to elaborate that "..by ignoring people you are giving up any hope of influencing them and thus surrendering yourself to the whims of fate".

It is little powerful bits of information like the above which made me glad I read this book. I'll definitely refer back to sections throughout the year. If you are serious about improving your life I think you'll enjoy this book a lot.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has become my Bible, May 30, 2003

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Wisam D. (Ottawa, ON Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Think Like a Winner! (Motivational series) (Hardcover)

I've read numerous self-help books but none like Dr. Staples's THINK LIKE A WINNER. This book is solely responsible for my self-reinvention. I feel I'm in debt to Dr. Staples--and his unique way of planting his beneficial anecdotes in one's mind--for invalidating and transmuting all the false, self-destructive beliefs I had about myself. It hasn't been two years since I read the book, and, already, I'm at an advantage in my life--personally and professionally.