"Level Up Your Life: The Power of Thinking Big in the New Year"
Unlock the power of positive thinking and achieve your biggest dreams in the new year.

Welcome to our new holiday read! We are kicking off The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz, and the timing couldn't be better. As we wrap up 2025 and look toward 2026, these first two chapters challenge us to check our mindset at the door.
Chapter 1: Believe You Can Succeed and You Will
Schwartz starts with a simple but powerful truth: "Belief triggers the power to do." Many people wish for success, but few actually believe they can achieve it. When you doubt yourself, your mind attracts reasons to fail. But when you believe—really believe—that you can handle a challenge, your mind goes to work finding the "how-to." This holiday season, ask yourself: Am I planning for success in 2026, or am I just hoping for it?
Chapter 2: Cure Yourself of Excusitis
In Chapter 2, Schwartz introduces us to a disease that kills more dreams than anything else: Excusitis. He identifies the four most common strains of this "failure disease":
Successful people don't have fewer problems—they just refuse to use them as alibis.
The Holiday Challenge Before the New Year arrives, identify which form of "Excusitis" you use the most. Do you tell yourself you're too old to start? Or that you aren't smart enough to figure it out? Pick that one excuse and decide to leave it in 2025. Let’s enter the New Year with a clean slate and a big belief.
Start Your Transformation: Let’s think big! |
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