About the author
Norman Vincent Peale , the author of this book is a Motivational Speaker and Psychologist. Along with this, he is also a well-known author who has written more than 40 books so far. Norman is the founder of the positive thinking concept and his book “The Power of Positive Thinking” has sold over a million copies and has been translated into more than 40 languages. Apart from this famous book, more than 30 best selling books of Norman have been published.
Introduction
It is an obvious thing that to bring change in life, you have to change your thinking. Nothing can change in your life unless you change the way you think. If you dream of a happy life where happiness and success kiss your feet, then you have to adopt positive thinking from today and now. In this summary you will read how we can handle the problems that come in the way of our happiness. First of all, you have to learn a simple trick which will increase your self-confidence and help you to come out of your inferiority complex i.e. feeling inferior to others. Secondly, you will learn that it is very important to have a peaceful mind to lead a peaceful life. You will learn a new strategy that will help you achieve Peace of Mind and you will be able to enjoy its innumerable benefits.
The next thing you will learn is how to boost your energy so that you can work through the day without getting tired and without any stress. You will know what are those three things that you have to include in your daily life so that your energy level remains full all the time. You will understand that the secret of our happiness lies within us. If you were also trying to find your happiness in external things till now, then by listening this summary you will understand what is real happiness, how it works and how can you achieve it in your life. Lastly, because you work so hard to stay energized, you deserve to know how to stop your energy leaking out. We will focus on the cause of energy loss which is anger and tell you how to handle the problem of your anger and mood swings. This summary is a practical guide that will change the way you think, feel and behave.
Chapter 1 : Believe In Yourself
You know there is such a magical thing. Which if you include in your life then you will get more happiness and success? Want to know what is this magical thing? This is your self-confidence, if a person does not have a strong sense of superiority and self-worth, then he can never be successful in life because he will never be able to know what is his true identity and what is his life. You may lack your self-confidence, but you can also learn how to increase courage and confidence in yourself. Often, the reason behind our Inferiority Complex means that we consider ourselves less than others is our childhood, such as if someone has had a bad experience or some kind of violence in childhood, then it has a very deep effect on his heart and mind. And even after growing up , self-confidence is not developed.
Chapter 2 : A Peaceful Mind Generates Power
Everyone’s dream is to live a peaceful and stress free life. But it is also true that we have to make a lot of efforts to get peace of mind in life, but whatever we did to live a calm and peaceful life, it is less.
And to live with a peaceful mind, you have to change your thinking. So practice it today and from now on, keep your mind completely empty twice in two days, try to remove your fear, insecurity and all your negative thoughts and feelings. When you finish this exercise, believe me after that you will feel very relaxed and peaceful. Once all the negative thought is gone from your mind, start filling it with positive thought. Think about what you have got and achieved in life. Imagine yourself as a strong and capable person, this way negative thoughts will never enter your mind as your mind will already be filled with positive thoughts.
Then gradually with time these positive thoughts will get so firmly fixed in your mind that negative thoughts will keep on weakening on their own. Then one day it will also come that there will be no place for these negative thoughts in your life and after that every moment of your life will pass peacefully.. If this technique does not suit your lifestyle then you can practice silence. Everyday you have to practice a habit of being silent for 15 minutes. Choose a quiet room in your home where you want to sit in complete silence for 15 minutes or more. During this time you do not have to do anything, just feel the silence inside you and enjoy that moment. Silence has healing effect that makes us stronger from within.
Chapter 3 : How To Have Constant Energy
Sometimes we forget how powerful our mind is. We forget that if we constantly think that we are tired, then we start feeling really tired, even if we have not done anything.
The secret of an unlimited source of energy is to take full care of our body. When we eat healthy things, work out daily and get enough sleep and stay away from unhealthy habits like smoking, drinking or overeating, then we will have enough energy inside and we will not get tired even after working hard for the whole day.
Another way of increasing your energy level is to live a balanced emotional life. If your body, mind and spirit are running in harmony and with the same rhythm, then you will always be strong and you will have the power to work for hours without getting tired.
Your energy is not dependent on your age or circumstances, because our emotional state is directly affected by our physical state, and our emotional state is directly affected by our mental state.
Chapter 4 : Try Prayer Power
Some people believe that if they have any physical problem then there is something wrong with their body. But they never think that mental health and spiritual health have equal importance. You have to understand that even physical health experts depends upon the power of prayer during their healing process. Several times when there is a disability in someone then there is a lack of comfort and peace in them. If you want physically fit, then you have to strengthen your spiritual as well as mental health.
Just as Scientific methods are used to release all kinds of power in the world. In the same way, positive energy is released in us by praying and this energy protects you from getting old naturally i.e. premature aging and keeps you away from many types of health problems.
Any prayer practice has a purpose. Open your mind and soul so that you can feel the power of God which is the greatest power in this world. When you get this power, you feel that there is unlimited energy flowing inside your veins.
Chapter 5 : How To Create Your Own Happiness
It is a matter of great sadness that people are seen looking for happiness in their relationship or in the things of the world. But we will get true happiness only when we are happy inside because we are the only one who can keep ourselves really happy otherwise if we are unhappy from inside then all the wealth and fame of this world cannot make us happy.
Being happy is the most easiest thing in this world. Wakeup every morning and decide that today you will be happy and then you see how your whole day passes with laughter. Same thing is also with sorrow, if you are sad and unhappy inside and tell yourself this over and over again then you will always be sad no matter what happens. Now decide whether you want to be happy or sad, choice is yours. It is true that sometimes the situation is in our control. There are some things in life that make us sad and sad, but even without such incidents, people often remain unhappy because of their thinking or attitude. H.C. Mattern is a happy person who travels a lot. Likes it and often he goes out for a walk with his wife Mary Matern. Wherever these people go, they always keep themsleves a card. The reason for all their happiness is only this card . Their happiness also spreads to those people, who meet this couple.
If you read this card then it is written something like this “If you want to be happy, let go of hate and worry. Live a simple life. Always give more than you receive. Think less of your needs and more of other people” which means That if you want to be happy, drop the hate and worry. Live a simple life and always give more to others than you get. Think less about your needs and more about others. Apply this thing in your life.
Chapter 6 : Stop Fuming and Fretting
When you are angry, you are most vulnerable.If you follow the steps which we discussed in the chapter to get more energy, then maybe you would also like to know that how do we lose our energy so quickly. First of all, give some rein to the life running with speed, you might not realize it, but in today’s modern life we are not living but running like crazy. Now take a look at our lifestyle for example, we walk at speed, eat at speed, drive at speed because we are all running after something. We all are competing to achieve something in life.
Today’s runaway life is ruining the lives of many people. People are harming their mind and spirit. This fast-paced life is becoming very toxic and giving us many diseases like stress, anger and mental disturbance.
The only solution for this is to keep the speed under control and try to silence this noise arising in the mind. Try to live a natural and normal life. The most important thing in life is our mental and spiritual health and try to get angry at least.
An easy way to reduce anger is to first sit on a chair. Relax your body and mind completely. Be as calm as a deep lake. Now for the next three minutes, remember a scene which you find very beautiful and relaxing. Listen, what your inner silence tells you, feel the peace and silence deep inside you. This is a very effective exercise, but to take full advantage of it, keep practicing it regularly.
Conclusion
A life full of happiness and prosperity is the biggest wish of every human being. We want to find happiness in our relationships and in our desires. But we get true happiness only when we are happy from inside and to be happy from inside it is necessary to change our thinking. By only changing the way we think, we can completely change our life. In this summary you learned that man should believe in himself above all. You have to come out of your old and painful experiences of your life. You might not know this thing, but the bad experiences in childhood have a profound effect on us today. If you have the problem of low self-confidence, then to deal with it, you should try to practice self talk and build a positive mental image of yourself. If you really want to be strong, then always consider yourself to be a strong person, never consider yourself weak.
You have also learned that a peaceful mind will leads to a peaceful life. An example of this is: Using Empty Your Mind Technique. Try it out, it is very effective technique. And since our energy is what helps us in carrying out our daily routine, this summary teaches us how to stay energized throughout the day with a healthy body, healthy mind and healthy spirits. Even if you have increased your energy level, you still have to stop it from leaking. There is one thing that causes our energy loss. And that is our anger. But you know that by reducing the hustle and bustle of our life, you can control your anger. It is a fact that today’s hectic life is increasing our anger and stress level, so if you ever get angry then go for a walk or do some breathing exercises so that you can get some time and your mind feels relaxed.
Every person who wants to bring more positivity in their life, they should read this summary in which they have been given both theory and practical things. So follow the things given in this summary and set the goal of living with a healthy, peaceful, more positive mind, heart and spirit from today itself.