1. Author & Genre
The author David Joseph Schwartz was a professor at Georgia State University, Atlanta, and was considered a leading American self- help coach and life-strategist. He was also President of Creative Educational Services, a consulting firm specialising in leadership development which was started by him. It was of common consensus among people that people can drastically improve their lives by reading his books. He was considered as the foremost expert at motivation and self-help theories. His teachings were known to instil confidence, make people good at managing life and earn wealth. The primary force behind his work was to find happiness and peace. He taught that being successful and lead people was a matter of choice …show more content…
The core idea of ‘thinking big’ is all about creating a positive and optimistic attitude such that you should be devoid of all negativities and show an enthusiastic attitude towards other people’s life and work. The author also stresses the fact that we should not waste time thinking and doing work that foster negativity in our environment because they are meaningless and only pull us down.
3. Relevance of the title
A title creates anticipation & expectation or perhaps, disinterest in the mind of the reader therefore the title must be relevant to the theme of the story, conveying the actual take away from the book. The title “The magic of thinking big” gives out a message that ‘thinking big’ is the magical secret to success and the reader can relate it with, how thinking about bigger goals in life and adopting them in the way you feel, look & talk can help you achieve it and that is exactly what the book talks about.
4. Brief synopsis of the book
Thinking of the people who earn five times as much as us, Are they five times smarter? Or do they work five times harder? If the answer is no, then the question "What do they have that we haven't?" occurs to
The author David Joseph Schwartz was a professor at Georgia State University, Atlanta, and was considered a leading American self- help coach and life-strategist. He was also President of Creative Educational Services, a consulting firm specialising in leadership development which was started by him. It was of common consensus among people that people can drastically improve their lives by reading his books. He was considered as the foremost expert at motivation and self-help theories. His teachings were known to instil confidence, make people good at managing life and earn wealth. The primary force behind his work was to find happiness and peace. He taught that being successful and lead people was a matter of choice …show more content…
The core idea of ‘thinking big’ is all about creating a positive and optimistic attitude such that you should be devoid of all negativities and show an enthusiastic attitude towards other people’s life and work. The author also stresses the fact that we should not waste time thinking and doing work that foster negativity in our environment because they are meaningless and only pull us down.
3. Relevance of the title
A title creates anticipation & expectation or perhaps, disinterest in the mind of the reader therefore the title must be relevant to the theme of the story, conveying the actual take away from the book. The title “The magic of thinking big” gives out a message that ‘thinking big’ is the magical secret to success and the reader can relate it with, how thinking about bigger goals in life and adopting them in the way you feel, look & talk can help you achieve it and that is exactly what the book talks about.
4. Brief synopsis of the book
Thinking of the people who earn five times as much as us, Are they five times smarter? Or do they work five times harder? If the answer is no, then the question "What do they have that we haven't?" occurs to