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Carolyn Smagalski
Strategies for Success
Founder - Editor - Host
You remember all those wonderful children's movies…the Fairy
Godmother floats on the wind to leave a wisp of magical dust
in the air - dust that makes impossible dreams into reality.
The only magic between the before and after was the belief in
"the possibility."
"Often the difference between a successful person and a
failure is not one that has better abilities or ideas, but the
courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a
calculated risk - and to act," wrote Maxwell Maltz.
Maltz was a European-born and educated cosmetic surgeon, who
developed a successful practice in New York City. During his
years of practice, he compiled a collection of case histories
of his patients, along with documentaries about how their
lives had been dramatically changed by facial surgery.
Perplexed by some histories in which the lives of his patients
did not improve, he plunged into research on
"self-consistency," a theory developed by Prescott Lecky.
Further research led him to the work of Norbert Wiener, the
founder of cybernetics.
Cybernetics was a radical theory, one that implied that
success is a matter of choice - the idea that the goal, when
clearly defined, could be reached without a clear definition
of the "how." From this base, Maltz developed his
techno-sophisticated works on self-image and its relationship
to achievement. His book, Psycho-Cybernetics, is one
that has sold over 25 million copies.
Of success, Claude M. Bristol wrote, "One essential to success
is that your desire be an all-obsessing one, your thoughts and
aim be coordinated, and your energy be concentrated and
applied without letup." Although Bristol's book, The Magic
of Believing, was written over fifty years ago, it is a
classic with hard-hitting relevancy to this day.
Belief and self-image, coupled with definite, measurable
goals, and a tenacity that will not quit, are your most
reliable companions for your journey to success.
Recommended Reading:
Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill.
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