How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life (Hardcover)

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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 THINKis 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.

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Center Street (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599951681
• ISBN-13: 978-1599951683
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,012 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Michael Taylor "Michael Taylor" (Indian Trail NC) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"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!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My Own Pithy Comments, July 2, 2009

By	Michael Gooch "Author of Wingtips with Spurs:... (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

I own several John Maxwell books on leadership. Years ago I came to the healthy conclusion that I was buying the same book over and over again. I purchased this latest Maxwell tome and discovered that yes, some things never change.

This book contains too many pithy comments wrapped around quotes obtained from quote.com or some other website. In the end, there is nothing new or radical in the book. Books from the hand of Maxwell as well as a plethora of other business authors have repeated these themes and "lessons" ad nausea.

Still, if you have never read Maxwell and are a beginner or need reminding, this is good book to start with. While it does not reveal any great truths, it also does not tell any lies. It is good, basic reading for the neophyte.

High Altitude Leadership: What the World's Most Forbidding Peaks Teach Us About Success (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership) and Don't Bring It to Work: Breaking the Family Patterns That Limit Success are two books that are worth the price.

I hope you find this review helpful.

Michael L. Gooch

5.0 out of 5 stars Big-Picture Thinking, October 21, 2009

By	Rick Sheridan "AudioColumn.com" (Xenia, Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life (Audio CD)

I had read Maxwell's previous book, Thinking for a Change. This audio is based on that book, and will teach listeners the 11 most effective ways to think. A quick sample includes Big-Picture Thinking - seeing the world beyond your own needs and how that leads to great ideas; Focused Thinking - removing mental clutter and distractions to realize your full potential; Creative Thinking - thinking in unique ways and making breakthroughs; Shared Thinking - working with others to compound results; Reflective Thinking - looking at the past to gain a better understanding of the future.