Carson incorporates the wisdom of honesty, helping others and understanding that God plays a major role in our lives, his strongest message is the importance of learning by reading. It was like Ben Carson really wanted to emphasize how other people and God helped him get where he was, but never really considered the best way to translate that, other than repeating it constantly every other paragraph. Whether you fantasise about changing industry, landing that big promotion, writing a screenplay or setting up your own company, Think Big creates a clear pathway to the future you want. Keep in mind that you may need to readjust some of your deadlines, so it is important to be flexible.

or the highly publicized individuals who do outstanding work and get recognized for their achievements. I was so excited to read this one because the first sentence that caught my eye was ‘What are you doing today to make your future dreams come true?He using the acrostic THINK BIG for an outline to teach the steps a person would use to have success. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but am not nice, I am nothing. Focusing on six key areas - your time, goal planning, self-narratives, other people, your environment, and resilience - Dr Lordan reveals practical, science-backed hacks that will help you get ahead.

Enjoyed this, and found useful reminders on how behavioural science concepts can be applied in career building and planning. I still would recommend this book to anyone looking to better him/herself and/or to figure out how to live a meaningful and fulfilling life; I would simply skip over the first half of the book and dive right into his philosophy. Aici Ben Carson î-și relatează viața sa proprie, încercările prin care a trecut și mai ales bucuriile de care se bucura. I rated the book lower because there is a little too much about Ben Carson in the book for me, and a few too many references to the times he "said a little prayer and his patient miraculously and immediately turned for the better".And most chapters I read can’t be immediately applied to my life, but if I know which way I’m going then I think those insights would serve me well on my progress. By applying the principles in this book, Ben rose from his tough life to one of amazing accomplishments and international renown. For example, if you’re working on that speech for school, and you’re committed to doing something different with it, ask a friend to listen to what you have and be honest about how they think it’s going. This book has the twin benefits of being very practical and also very well-grounded in behavioural science. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses, your likes and dislikes, your values and beliefs, and what motivates you is essential for making good decisions and pursuing a fulfilling career.

He would often come to a medical case that seemed impossible and he didn't have faith that anything could be done, he was wrong. Whenever anyone looked for me after school, they could usually find me in my bedroom—curled up, reading a library book—for a long time, the only thing I wanted to do. Once you've come up with a great idea, break it down into small steps so you can turn it into a reality. I agreed to do what Mother told me—it wouldn’t have occurred to me not to obey—but I did not like it. It was the first report card I had received from Higgins Elementary School since we had moved back from Boston to Detroit, only a few months earlier.Try placing a calendar on your wall and crossing off all of the goals you have accomplished, no matter how small. After I got acquainted with God and we entered into partnership, I knew that God did not make any race or nationality to be inferior or superior.

You can be green-skinned with yellow polka dots and come from Mars, but if you have knowledge that people need instead of beating you, they'll beat a path to your door. Wonderful use of behavioural science to achieve life goals, broaden aspirations and understand how to get there. He uses God as his good luck charm, as a last resort to lean on when his own faculties cannot work anymore.Whether you fantasise about changing industry, landing that big promotion, writing a screenplay or setting up your own company, Think Big creates a clear pathway to the future you want now. Un bărbat de culoare, crescut în sărăcie pe străzile din Detroit și Boston, produsul unui cămin destrămat condus de o mamă singură foarte tânără cu o educație minimă (căsătorită la vârsta de treisprezece ani, divorțat la puțin peste douăzeci de ani) care nu avea nici un fel de aptitudini sau calificări profesionale. Ben Carson is a very successful man and a self-made man, he tells the story of his family and him overcoming poverty through the love of reading and the quest for knowledge. Once I had their attention and realized I knew information no other student had learned, I began to tell them everything I knew about the subject of obsidian, lava, lava flow, supercooling, and compacting of the elements.