What Does Tony Robbins Have In Common With Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and Dr. Denis Waitley?
Could it just be that Robbins, Peale, and Waitley are great motivators? That would be too obvious, but you will figure out the answer shortly.
As A Man Thinketh haw a great message for everyone. It was written by James Allen in 1902 and is based on his meditations on Proverbs 23:7. Your mind is like a garden, it will bring forth. If you cultivate it, it will produce good results, results that you want. If you let anything grow then your results will be the same as if you let your garden grow – you will get weeds.
It is important that you cultivate your vital thoughts. This is a law that is fixed you reap what you sew. “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.” There is great insight to be gained from doing your own meditation on that verse.
Circumstances grow out of your thoughts, when you sincerely seek to remedy the problems in your character, which was produced by your thoughts, you will see a rapid improvement in your circumstances. Right thinking draws you to a life of prosperity and achievement. Keep your mind on the things you seek. This is another statement of the law of attraction. The book contains all the elements of the law and it’s study will help you advance in that study.
Allen talks of mental harmony where your mind and thoughts are not torn by competing ideas. When we allow ideas to be planted by others, by media, then we are not being good gardeners and may even become share croppers with others controlling us by the messages we allowed them to implant.
Limiting beliefs plague everyman and as we cultivate our thoughts we need to examine these. Beliefs can both protect us and hold us back. That is why we must understand why we hold our beliefs and should we keep them..
Allen says: “A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.” That is very clear and one of the main themes of the book. Our thoughts bring our environment and our environment becomes a looking glass into our minds. If we cannot make ourselves do the things we think we should do then we need to look deeper in to what is being planted in our subconscious. We have to cultivate the beliefs that will cause us to take action in the ways we want, in the ways that will benefit us.
The answer to the question about what Robbins has in common with Peale, and Waitley is that they were all greatly influenced by “As A Man Thinketh.” Were you looking for a more profound answer? Alright, they were all profoundly influenced by “As A Man Thinketh” as many thousands or millions have been.
Read and listen to “As A Man Thinketh” there is a free downloadable audio and ebook from the links on this site.
“As A Man Thinketh” James Allen is sometimes called “As A Man Thinks.”
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1 Self Help » Blog Archive » Tony Robbins Search Engine Results // Apr 2, 2009 at 5:31 pm
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2 Alexander // May 3, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Pragmatists!
3 Rick // Dec 23, 2009 at 3:20 am
I wondered why Denis waitley and Tony Robbins audiobooks sounded similar in parts – thanks for the link.
Ps – “its study will help you advance in that study.” made me laugh a bit. Maybe a little rewording is in order?
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