Reviews for The Psychology of Achievement

The average rating for The Psychology of Achievement based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-10-22 00:00:00 Caterina Patania A short, in-depth look into the pillars laid out in his "Maximum Achievement" book. Tracy explains the mechanics of how tactics like goal-writing affect the mind. A good tool if this is your first foray into a results-oriented lifestyle. Notes : -------- “Our attitudes come from our expectations about outcomes. If we expect things to turn out well, we have positive attitudes. If we expect things to turn out poorly, we have negative attitudes.” “What winners make the habit of doing is manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event… expecting the very best to come out of their efforts, even though they have no information upon which to base it… causes them to affect people in a positive way, and get positive reactions.” “Our expectations are manufactured to the degree that we believe the source.” “The most powerful thought that we can use over asserting full control over our conscious minds is : ‘I like myself.’ As long as we are saying ‘I like myself’, it is impossible for any negative, discouraging, doubtful, or skeptical thoughts to creep in.” “Every human being is in a continual state of 'becoming'… We are always changing in the direction of our ideal selves… just like a rocket moves toward a distant star, becomes attracted by the gravity of that star, and moves faster and faster toward it.” “It only takes 10-21 days to develop brand new habit patterns of thought.” “Whatever you can hold in your mind on a continuous basis, you can be, have or do.” “The subconscious mind is a mechanical agent that acts and obeys our instructions, and our instructions are always the content of our conscious mind.” “The subconscious does not take in an instruction that is in the negative.” “Spend the first 20-30 minutes of the day feeding yourself rich mental protein... Program your mind, and read into your subconscious computer information consistent with the way you want the rest of the day to go… From then on, make your life one continuous affirmation.” “The most successful salespeople and businesspeople I know do not even know if their car radios work, because they have never played the radio… They have motivational (materials) playing. They are continually feeding their mind with rich nutritious mental material.” “As long as you keep your mind focused on the person you want to be, you must become that person.” “Any thought that you can hold in your mind will begin to come into your reality.” “The only question is : do you have the tenacity, self-discipline, intensity of purpose to keep your mind focused … or drift on to your fears or doubts?” “The most powerful influence on our life is the power of love. Everything we do in life is to either get love or to compensate for a lack of love.” “If we do not consciously, deliberately select and associate with a positive reference group of achievement-oriented individuals, that alone is enough to cut off all possibility.” “Remember that everything you think about is having an effect on the person you are becoming.” “The human being is built as a goal-seeking mechanism. Unless we have goals, we go around in circles in our lives. When we set goals, we go straight and true. We develop channeled energy. We accomplish more in a short time with goals than we could in years without them.” “The best plan on earth will never work unless you do.” “Self-discipline is persistence in action. Your persistence is your measure of your faith in yourself.” “You can tell how much you believe in yourself by how ready and willing you are to pick yourself up after every disappointment, and to carry on. Because if you will pick yourself up every time, there is literally nothing that can stop you.” “We live in the lap of an immense intelligence.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson .

Review # 2 was written on 2013-10-28 00:00:00 Chumo Steve A fast and easy to listen audio book with a few very good advices.I liked the part about children upbringing most. Made me thinking quite a bit about some of my behavior toward my kids but also about my parents and my own childhood. I am glad i have read it and learned something new that i can apply on my self and my family to make our life better.