As a Man Thinketh - Allen, James

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Résumé :
Let this book show you how the way you think affects your daily life. You'll learn how to be happier, wealthier, and lead a fuller life. Millions of people have found the pathway to wealth and fulfillment with this book. Long before there were the Law of Attraction and The Science of Success, there was As a Man Thinketh. Every man is where he is by the law of his being; the thoughts which he has built into his character have brought him there, and in the arrangement of his life there is no element of chance, but all is the result of a law which cannot err. This is just as true of those who feel out of harmony with their surroundings as of those who are contented with them. -James Allen

Biographie:
James Allen was a British philosophical and inspirational writer whose work helped shape the early modern self-help and New Thought traditions. Born in Leicester, England, in 1864, Allen wrote essays and books concerned with thought, character, spiritual discipline, serenity, moral development, and the relationship between the inner life and outward circumstance. Though he lived quietly and died relatively young, his writings became influential far beyond his own lifetime, especially among readers interested in self-culture, personal responsibility, and the disciplined use of thought.Allen's best-known work, As a Man Thinketh, has become one of the most widely read classics of inspirational literature. Its central argument-that character and circumstance are deeply affected by habitual thought-helped establish many of the themes later associated with positive thinking, success literature, self-mastery, and spiritual personal development. Allen's prose is compact, serious, and morally charged, placing him closer to the tradition of practical philosophy than to modern motivational writing. His books remain important to readers of New Thought, spiritual self-help, inspirational classics, and the literature of inner transformation....

Sommaire:
As a Man Thinketh is James Allen's essential classic on the power of thought, self-discipline, character, and personal growth. Concise, direct, and enduringly practical, this influential work argues that a person's inner life is not separate from outward circumstance: thoughts become habits, habits form character, and character shapes action, opportunity, success, and peace of mind. This Impact Books edition presents Allen's landmark text as a clear and affordable classic of inspirational self-help. Long before modern motivational writing, positive thinking, manifestation, and the Law of Attraction became familiar categories, As a Man Thinketh set out one of the central ideas of personal-development literature: that disciplined thought and moral self-command are essential to building a stronger life. For readers interested in self-mastery, mindset, success, spiritual growth, positive thought, and classic self-help, Allen's brief book remains one of the most accessible and powerful works in the field....