What I Learned from James Allen #218

Published: May 19, 2020, 7:01 a.m.

\u201cAll that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.\u201d \u2013 James Allen

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Part of the Buffini & Company\xa05 Circle Fit Challenge\xa0is reading \u201cAs a Man Thinketh,\u201d by James Allen, a book that has had a profound impact on Brian\u2019s thinking and habits. In this episode, Brian goes through the book chapter by chapter, reflecting on quotes he holds on to, explaining how its teachings have helped and challenged him and outlining how the same principles of success and personal growth and development contained in this 1903 thought classic still hold true today.

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Join the\xa05 Circle Fit Challenge today\xa0and start reading your free e-copy of\xa0\u201cAs a Man Thinketh.\u201d

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YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Why character is central to personal growth and development.
  • Why a definite, major purpose is vital to success.
  • Why you must sacrifice if you want to achieve.

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Episode 200, As a Man Thinketh

Episode 166, Discipline Equals Freedom with Jocko Willink

\u201cHow to Win Friends and Influence People,\u201d by Dale Carnegie

\u201cThink and Grow Rich,\u201d by Napoleon Hill

Episode 061, The Strangest Secret \u2013 by Earl Nightingale

\u201cThe Energy Bus,\u201d by Jon Gordon

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INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

\u201cA man is literally what he thinks; his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.\u201d \u2013 James Allen

\u201cMen are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to\xa0improve\xa0themselves; they therefore remain bound.\u201d \u2013 James Allen

\u201cWe are in control of our thought life.\u201d \u2013 Brian Buffini

\u201cWe are in charge of what we watch and listen to. We are in charge of what we connect to, what we hold on to and what we let go.\u201d \u2013 Brian Buffini

\u201cThe body is the servant of the mind.\u201d \u2013 James Allen

\u201cUntil thought is linked with purpose, there is no intelligent accomplishment.\u201d \u2013 James Allen

\u201cHe who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.\u201d \u2013 James Allen

\u201cDream lofty dreams and, as you dream, so shall you become.\u201d \u2013 James Allen

\u201cThe more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good.\u201d \u2013 James Allen

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