Book summaries How To Think Bigger Chapter 6 & 7

HOW TO THINK BIGGER

Chapter 6 & 7

Chapter 6 : How to Achieve The Impossible

When you read the history behind some of the biggest achievements in human history, you’ll quickly notice how many of thrn were considered impossible. The secret to achieving bigger and bigger goals is self-efffacy – the strenght of the confidence in your abilities. The more you believe you can achieve big things, the easier it will be to achieve big things, the easier it will be to achieve the impossible.

It’s All About your Track Record

All succesful people started with small things and then turned them into bigger and bigger things. Many peope wish to start a business, but they constantly postpone their decision hile looking for a perpect business idea that will make them millions.

A Simple Principle to Shift Big Goals From “Someday” to “Now”

The only solution to this problem is to start – self-efficacy won’t build itself. The impossible is possible, but only if you start.

Shorter Deadline Lead To Better Results

Now consider what would happen if they set a goal to finish it in three months. Three months is a lot of time, but it’s short enough to increase your focus instead of dilly dallying.

Chapter 7 : The Dangers of Being Overly Ambitious (and how to avoid them)

While thinking bigger and trying to set the bar higher and higher is an admirable quality, being an overachiever can put a lot of pressure on you. Increased stress will affect both your mental and physical health, which will in turn lead to deteriorated performance and burnout.