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| − | '''The Magic of Thinking Big''' by David Swartz is a [[Personal development|self-help]] book written in 1959 that has sold over 6 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Magic-of-Thinking-Big/David-Schwartz/9781501118210|title=The Magic of Thinking Big|date=6 October 2015|publisher=Simon & Schuster}}</ref> At Georgia State University, Swartz was a professor of marketing and chairman of the department and Chair of Consumer Finance.<ref>"You've Got to Read This Book: 55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life", 2006, Publishers Weekly, vol. 253, no. 27, pp. 68.</ref> Later, he became a self-help coach, life strategist and founded a leadership development consultancy firm called Creative Educational Services Inc.<ref name=MTB-DS-R-03/><ref name=MTB-DS-R-01/><ref>Clary, J.M., Hadari, M.K., Holmwood, A.B., Schmidt, S.A. & Shapiro, R.S. 1994, "Sales ideas from young Top of the Table producers", Life & Health Insurance Sales, vol. 137, no. 5, pp. 6.</ref> | + | '''The Magic of Thinking Big''' by David Swartz is a [[Personal development|self-help]] book written in 1959 that has sold over 6 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Magic-of-Thinking-Big/David-Schwartz/9781501118210|title=The Magic of Thinking Big|date=6 October 2015|publisher=Simon & Schuster}}</ref> At Georgia State University, Swartz was a professor of marketing and chairman of the department and Chair of Consumer Finance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dashboard.communitieswhoknow.com/omeka/files/original/e6adeb550bd24d8d83c99d75a47d3dc5.pdf|title=Delta Tau Fraternity Organizes|date=April 24, 1969|work=The Georgia State College Signal|access-date=July 9, 2018|page=8}}</ref><ref>Zailskas, S. 2007, "Book It", Professional Builder, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 29.</ref><ref>"You've Got to Read This Book: 55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life", 2006, Publishers Weekly, vol. 253, no. 27, pp. 68.</ref> Later, he became a self-help coach, life strategist and founded a leadership development consultancy firm called Creative Educational Services Inc.<ref name=MTB-DS-R-03/><ref name=MTB-DS-R-01/><ref>Clary, J.M., Hadari, M.K., Holmwood, A.B., Schmidt, S.A. & Shapiro, R.S. 1994, "Sales ideas from young Top of the Table producers", Life & Health Insurance Sales, vol. 137, no. 5, pp. 6.</ref> |
The book greatly inspired: Thomas J. Stanley (Author of the book ''The Millionaire Next Door''), the American football coach and sportscaster Lou Holtz and the basketball coaches Joe Harrington and Lefty Driesell at the University of Maryland. | The book greatly inspired: Thomas J. Stanley (Author of the book ''The Millionaire Next Door''), the American football coach and sportscaster Lou Holtz and the basketball coaches Joe Harrington and Lefty Driesell at the University of Maryland. | ||
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Other books related to achievement: | Other books related to achievement: | ||
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*[[Peak Performance Principles For High Achievers by John R. Noe]] | *[[Peak Performance Principles For High Achievers by John R. Noe]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[The Achievement Factors: Candid Interviews With Some of the Most Successful People of Our Time]] |
*[[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey]] | *[[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey]] | ||
*[[The Achieving Society]] | *[[The Achieving Society]] | ||
Revision as of 10:22, May 27, 2024
The Magic of Thinking Big by David Swartz is a self-help book written in 1959 that has sold over 6 million copies.[1] At Georgia State University, Swartz was a professor of marketing and chairman of the department and Chair of Consumer Finance.[2][3][4] Later, he became a self-help coach, life strategist and founded a leadership development consultancy firm called Creative Educational Services Inc.[5][6][7]
The book greatly inspired: Thomas J. Stanley (Author of the book The Millionaire Next Door), the American football coach and sportscaster Lou Holtz and the basketball coaches Joe Harrington and Lefty Driesell at the University of Maryland.
Georgia State University awards an academic scholarship in his honor.[8]
Book summaries
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- The Magic of Thinking Big - Summary, FourMinuteBooks.com
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- Book Summary – The Magic of Thinking Big: Acquire the Secrets of Success…Achieve Everything You’ve Always Wanted, Reading Graphics
Audiobook summaries
- The Magic of Thinking Big Summary (Animated)
- You are programmed to be POOR and THINK small - THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG
- The Magic of Thinking Big Summary and PDF summary - David Schwartz
Audiobook
See also
Other books related to achievement:
- Peak Performance Principles For High Achievers by John R. Noe
- The Achievement Factors: Candid Interviews With Some of the Most Successful People of Our Time
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
- The Achieving Society
External links
Notes
- ↑ The Magic of Thinking Big. Simon & Schuster (6 October 2015).
- ↑ "Delta Tau Fraternity Organizes", The Georgia State College Signal, April 24, 1969, p. 8.
- ↑ Zailskas, S. 2007, "Book It", Professional Builder, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 29.
- ↑ "You've Got to Read This Book: 55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life", 2006, Publishers Weekly, vol. 253, no. 27, pp. 68.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedMTB-DS-R-01 - ↑ Clary, J.M., Hadari, M.K., Holmwood, A.B., Schmidt, S.A. & Shapiro, R.S. 1994, "Sales ideas from young Top of the Table producers", Life & Health Insurance Sales, vol. 137, no. 5, pp. 6.
- ↑ Dr. David Schwartz Memorial Scholarship, Georgia State University.