Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how
may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss. Good
thinkers solve problems, they never lack ideas that can build an organization,
and they always have hope for a better future. Good thinkers rarely find
themselves at the mercy of ruthless people who would take advantage of them or
try to deceive them, people like Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, who once boasted,
“What luck for rulers that men do not think.”
Those who develop the process of
good thinking can rule themselves—even while under an oppressive ruler or in
other difficult circumstances. In short, good thinkers are successful.
I’ve studied successful people for forty years, and though
the diversity you find among them is astounding, I’ve found that they are all
alike in one way: how they think! That is the one thing that separates
successful people from unsuccessful ones. And here’s the good news. How
successful people think can be learned. If you change your thinking, you can
change your life!
WHY YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR THINKING
It’s hard to overstate the value of changing your thinking.
Good thinking can do many things for you: generate revenue, solve problems, and
create opportunities. It can take you to a whole new level— personally and
professionally. It really can change your life.
Consider some things you need to know about changing your
thinking:
1. Changed Thinking Is Not Automatic
Sadly, a change in thinking doesn’t happen on its own. Good
ideas rarely go out and find someone. If you want to find a good idea, you must
search for it. If you want to become a better thinker, you need to work at
it—and once you begin to become a better thinker, the good ideas keep coming.
In fact, the amount of good thinking you can do at any time depends primarily
on the amount of good thinking you are already doing.
2. Changed Thinking Is Difficult
When you hear someone say, “Now this is just off the top of
my head,” expect dandruff. The only people who believe thinking is easy are
those who don’t habitually engage in it. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert
Einstein, one of the best thinkers who ever lived, asserted, “Thinking is hard
work; that’s why so few do it.” Because thinking is so difficult, you want to
use anything you can to help you improve the process.
3. Changed Thinking Is Worth the Investment
Author Napoleon Hill observed, “More gold has been mined
from the thoughts of man than has ever been taken from the earth.” When you
take the time to learn how to change your thinking and become a better thinker,
you are investing in yourself. Gold mines tap out. Stock markets crash. Real
estate investments can go sour. But a human mind with the ability to think well
is like a diamond mine that never runs out. It’s priceless.
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