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Summary of The Magic of Believing 

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For more than four decades, success-oriented Americans have turned to the no-nonsense, time-tested motivational techniques described in “The Magic of Believing” to achieve all their long- and short-term goals: a better job, an increased income, a happier marriage, or merely a good night’s sleep. Claude M. Bristol was a lawyer, lecturer, and investment banker; his tough-minded message speaks directly to you. It has yielded proven results for 40 years and remains as fresh and focused as ever. Learn how to: 1) Harness the unlimited power of the subconscious mind and make your dreams come true, 2) Protect your thoughts and turn them into achievements 3) Use “the law of suggestion” to step up your effectiveness in everything you do and much more! If you seek to become more assertive in business, more fulfilled at home, or more influential in your dealings with others, this summary is for you. “Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain, all great discoveries and inventions, and all achievement.” ~ Claude M. Bristol

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Tapping into the power of belief within you brings outward tangible results

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There seems to be some force, or factor, or power, or science — call it what you will — which a few people understand and use to overcome their difficulties and achieve outstanding success. The purpose of this book is to try to explain this seeming force that makes people achieve success.

In 1933, the financial editor of a great Los Angeles newspaper wrote the following: “You have caught from the ether something that has a mystical quality — a something that explains the magic of coincidence, the mystery of what makes men lucky.”

This mystical quality is called mind-science. This science has been used by some people to double and triple their incomes, build their successful businesses, acquire homes of their dreams, and create sizable fortunes.
Any intelligent person who is sincere with themselves can reach any heights they truly and honestly desire.
Mind-science, which is also the science of thought, is as old as man himself. The wise men of all ages have known it and used it. You have often heard it said that you can if you believe you can.
Believe that you have it, and you have it. ~ An old Latin proverb
Belief is the motivating force that enables you to achieve your goal. If you are ill and embedded deeply within you is the thought or belief that you will recover, the odds are that you will. It's the belief or the essential confidence within you that brings outward tangible results.

Dr Alexander Cannon was a distinguished British scientist and physician whose books on the general subject of thought stirred up controversy here and abroad. He declared that while a man cannot grow a new leg (as a crab can build a new claw), he could if the mind of man hadn't rejected the idea.

The unique way you walk, the way you carry yourself, how you talk, your manner of dress, all reflect your way of thinking. You are the product of your thoughts. The thought is the source of all wealth, all success, all material gain, all great discoveries and inventions, and of all achievement. Your ideas — those that predominate — determine your character, your career, indeed, your everyday life.

When you find out more about the powers of the mind, what seems impossible can become possible. Never discourage anyone, for, in this life, anything can happen — and what can help bring it to pass is Hope.

Did you know? If you employ the power of the mind for harmful or evil purposes, it will boomerang and destroy you just as it has others down through the centuries.
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The secret of success lies not outside, but within the thoughts of man

No one knows what thinking is, other than some sort of mental action. But like the unknown element of electricity, you see its manifestations everywhere. You see it in the works and expressions of a child, in an aged person, in animals, and to varying degrees in every living thing. The more you contemplate and study thought, the more you realize what a terrific force it is and how unlimited its powers are.
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The subconscious plays a very important part in the magic of believing

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The functions of the subconscious mind are strengthened by belief

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The power of mental pictures brings about the accomplishment of desires

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The power of imagination and suggestion stimulate and convince the subconscious mind helping to make visions a reality

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The mirror technique releases the subconscious mind, bringing all you say to come to pass

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Success is a matter of never-ceasing application — work at it diligently, or else it flies away

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