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  • Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
  • Written by: John C. Maxwell
  • Narrated by: Chris Sorenson
  • Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (40 ratings)

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How Successful People Think

Written by: John C. Maxwell
Narrated by: Chris Sorenson
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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 best seller, How Successful People Think is the perfect, compact listen 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 11 keys to more effective thinking, you'll clearly see the path to personal success.

The 11 keys to successful thinking include:

  • 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.
©2009 John C. Maxwell (P)2009 Hachette Audio

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loved it

great to know that thinking plays important role in success set aside time to think

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Enjoyed all the different strategies which Successful People use … makes perfect sense to be a giver, unconditionally, and ye shall receive 🥰

Highly recommend this book if u find ur self in a scarcity, victim mode … yes, we all have the power to transform our thinking 2 achieve our dreams

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Very dry...

I really wanted to like this, but I was not able finish it. The narrator is very dry and the content is meh. The are lots and lots of quotes from successful people, the odd nugget of actual research, and his advice is basically think big and be real. Nothing earth shattering.

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Nice quick read

This was a nice quick read that gives you an insight on the different types of thinking. Definitely a great piece, I’d recommend it.

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