Chinmay Anand's Key Ideas from The Magic of Thinking Big
by David Schwartz

Most of us make two basic errors with respect to intelligence:

1. We underestimate our own brainpower.

2. We overestimate the other fellow’s brainpower.

WHEN YOU BELIEVE, YOUR MIND WILL FIND WAY TO DO.

Think you are weak, think you lack what it takes, think you will lose, think you are second class - think this way and you are doomed to mediocrity.

The point is clear. People who get things done in this world don’t wait for the spirit to move them; they move the spirit.

when we do what is known to be wrong, two negative things happened. First, we feel guilt and this guilt eats away confidence. Second, other people sooner or later find out and lose confidence in us.

Meet problems and obstacles as they arise. The test of a successful person is not the ability to eliminate all problems before he takes action, but rather the ability to find solutions to difficulties when he encounters them.

Concentrate on your assets. You’re better than you think you are.