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The Magic of Thinking Big

David J. Schwartz

This edition is cleanly formatted for easy reading. 12 point Garamond, 1.25 spacing. For decades millions of people have learned the secrets of success through David J. Shwartz's The Magic of Thinking Big. Achieve financial advancement, work promotions, a positive outlook on life, fulfilling relatio...

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The Bobby Bones Show

It was mentioned as a favorite book of the coach, suggesting that the book's message about thinking big and not limiting yourself had impacted him.

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Kind of the premise of The Slight Edge is it like what you do every single day compounds over time. And then The Magic of Thinking Big is the idea that like most of us don't think big enough. We don't...

— Episode: 25W: LIVE From Tucson! + Bobby's Bad Inv...

Episode: 25W: LIVE From Tucson! + Bobby's Bad Investment +...

It was mentioned as a favorite book of the coach, suggesting that the book's message about thinking big and not limiting yourself had impacted him.

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Kind of the premise of The Slight Edge is it like what you do every single day compounds over time. And then The Magic of Thinking Big is the idea that like most of us don't think big enough. We don't dream big enough.

REAL AF with Andy Frisella

The host repeatedly highlighted the title as a core personal‑development read, noting that it outlines how the real world works and encourages big thinking through stories of ordinary people achieving extraordinary results. He and several guests cited re‑reading the book, taking detailed notes, and even reading it annually as a key influence on their business mindset and daily mental diet. The overall tone was that the book was a highly recommended tool for anyone looking to improve their outlook and performance.

Highly Recommended

Episode: 622. #75HARD vs Connor Cozen

This book, along with "Unreasonable Hospitality," was mentioned as one of the books the guest read for the 75 Hard challenge.

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I read magic power of thinking big and then unreasonable hospitality,

Episode: 482. Q&AF: Misconception Of Time, Integrating New...

It was mentioned as a book that the podcast host reads and actively takes notes on, applying its lessons to his business and life. He revisits his notes and rereads the book periodically, gaining new insights each time.

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if you ain't reading you ain't even fucking trying

for 20 bucks you're getting someone's life fucking lesson life experience you're getting 20 30 40 fucking years of lessons from this person

when you don't understand that you can learn an entire life perspective from a book that's going to take you two to three hours of your time to read and you choose not to read it and then you bitch and complain about how you can't make any money how you're not successful how the world's not fair or you could fuck right off with that

i'll go through my notes for magic of thinking big and then what i'll do is i actually start reading the book again and then new shit will come out and i'll add that into my notes

Episode: 398. Q&AF: Promoting Healthy Competition Amongst E...

This book was mentioned as another influential work, highlighting stories of ordinary individuals achieving extraordinary things.

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There's a book called The Magic of Thinking Big.

Episode: 390. Andy & DJ CTI: Louisiana Divests From BlackRo...

The podcast host mentioned a story from this book about a man who uses his age as an excuse to not accomplish things. The story highlighted the length of a productive human life.

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I was rereading the magic of thinking big and they tell a story in that book. It's a great book, uh, about this basically people using age as an excuse as to why they can't accomplish.

Episode: 176. #75HARD vs Will Grumke

It was mentioned that the speaker had read this book annually for eight years after being told to read it by Andy Frisella.

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you told me to read magic of thinking big eight years ago and I've read it every year since.

Episode: 176. #75HARD vs Will Grumke

Will Grumke mentioned having read this book annually for eight years, suggesting it's had a significant impact on his life and personal development.

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you told me to read magic of thinking big eight years ago and I've read it every year since.

Episode: How To Create Value in Yourself, with Andy Frisell...

The podcast host strongly recommended this book, mentioning that it explains how the real world works and what it takes to be successful, contrasting it with the false expectations taught in school and by society.

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I recommend that book the magic of thinking big so much because it lays out the real world how it works.

Episode: How To Create Value in Yourself, with Andy Frisell...

The podcast host, Andy Frisella, highly recommended this book, suggesting it outlines how the real world operates and what is required to achieve success.

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I recommend that book the magic of thinking big so much because it lays out the real world how it works

Episode: A Young Entrepreneur In The House, with Andy Frise...

It was described as a favorite book and was recommended for its focus on what you feed your mind daily. The audio version was specifically mentioned.

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Just blessed me with the magic of thinking big. This is one of my favorites. I don't have the physical copy now, I do, but the audio. So guys, you need to be tuned into the magic of thinking big.

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