The Magic of Thinking Big

The point is this: To get others to d~ .what you want them to do, you must see things through their eyes.

“Life is too short to be little.”

you find yourself thinking about the negative side, turn your mind ofr com- pletely.

And here is something very significant and very encourag- ing. Your mind wants you to forget the unpleasant. If you will just cooperate, unpleasant memories will gradually shrivel and the teller in

Learn to supercharge
yourself. Know your positive self.
3. Put other people in proper perspective. The other person
is just another human being, so why be afraid of him?
Think Big Enough to see how good you really are!
C. When an Argument or Quarrel Seems Inevitable, THINK BIG. Successfully resist the temptation to argue and quarrel by:
1. Asking yourself, "Honestly now, is this thing really
important enough to argue about?"
2. Reminding yourself, you never gain anything from an
argument but you always lose something.

Big. Feel sorry for them:
Think Big Enough to be immune to the attacks of petty people.
B. When That "I-Haven't-Got-What-It-Takes" Feeling Creeps Up on You, THINK BIG Remember: if you think you are weak, you are. If you think you're inadequate, you are. If you think you're second�class, you are.
Whip that natural tendency to sell yourself short with these tools:
1. Look important. It helps you think important. How you HOW TO THItlK LIKE HEADER 301
look on the outside has a lot to do with how you feel on
the inside.
2. Concentrate on your assets. Build a sell-yourself-to-
yourself commercial and lise it

. You win when you refuse to fight petty people. Fighting
little people reduces you to their size. Stay big.
2. Expect to be sniped at. It's proof you're growing.
3. Remind yourself that snipers are psychologically sick. Be

Remember this: how you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.

Don't be a conversation hog.

Don't be a conversation hog. Listen, win friends, and learn.

Believing something
can be done sets the mind in motion to find a way to do it.