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    As You Think: Second Edition
    As You Think: Second Edition
    As You Think: Second Edition
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    As You Think: Second Edition

    By James Allen

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    In 1904, a relatively unknown Englishman named James Allen wrote a little book called As a Man Thinketh. The book has become one of the world’s greatest self-help books — “self-empowerment” is a better term — for it not only reveals to us that the keys to success are within our own minds, it shows us how to use these keys to unlock the greatest fulfillment we can imagine.

    In this revised edition, author and publisher Marc Allen updates this classic, changing language that has become dated or obsolete, and honing the clarity of the message. He makes As You Think gender inclusive, showing how these principles are truly universal and apply to everyone, regardless of sex, age, race, beliefs, social class, or education.

    As You Think is a simple yet powerful reminder that “all we achieve and all that we fail to achieve is the direct result of our own thoughts.” We are the masters of our destinies.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew World Library
    Release dateSep 24, 2010
    ISBN9781577312840
    As You Think: Second Edition
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    James Allen

    James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family, after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s, when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill.

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      As You Think - James Allen

      Editor

      Introduction

      by

      Marc Allen

      Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it —

      Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

      — GOETHE

      There is genius, power, and magic in this book. As You Think has proven to be one of the world’s most enduring and best self-help books, in the best sense of the term. Selfempowerment is a better term — or selfactualization. This little book shows us that we are capable of greatness, and gives us the tools to achieve it.

      The truth can always be stated simply. And when it is stated, it can have a powerful effect. It can change our lives, in fact. The truth can literally make us free — free from the limitations we have imposed upon ourselves. James Allen shows us so clearly that the key to our personal power is in our minds, and he shows us how to use that key to unlock the greatest success and fulfillment we can imagine.

      I discovered As You Think about twenty years ago, and it has been my constant companion ever since. It is the single most powerful book I have ever read, and it has changed my life. I have read it dozens of times; I often pick it up and open it at random when I feel a need for inspiration. As the simple yet brilliant words of James Allen have seeped slowly into my subconscious, my life has steadily changed for the better. I no longer do the things I don’t want to do in life; I spend my time doing what I love. I have discovered my vocation, mission, and purpose in life. I have dreamed of my success and fulfillment and I have realized my dreams.

      The words of James Allen (who is no relation to me, incidentally) have been a powerful guiding force in my life, and I am grateful to be able to share them with you.

      I have edited the book only slightly, changing words here and there that have become obsolete or have come to mean something different. The original title is As a Man Thinketh. Of course, the author meant women as well as men — for the principles he points out to us so clearly are universal, applying to everyone regardless of sex, age, race, beliefs, social standing, or education.

      I don’t know if James Allen was aware of Buddhist tradition or not — though by the content of his thinking, it is very possible he had studied Eastern as well as Western wisdom. Buddha taught 2500 years ago that there are eight great paths to liberation and serenity, to — as James Allen puts it on page

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