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| "The greatest revolution in our generation Is the discovery that human beings, can change the outer aspects of their lives." William James Father of American Psychology William James is acknowledged as the father of American psychology. His most famous statement that I have embraced in my coaching work is: “The greatest revolution in our generation is the discovery that human beings by changing the inner attitudes of their minds can change the outer aspects of their lives.” What he is talking about is thought. What he is saying is that when we change the way that we think we will change the way that we live. I have found that few, if any, individuals really know what a thought is and how to control one’s thinking to move ahead to the completion of a carefully self selected goal or goals. Again thoughts. One of Emerson’s most well known quotations is “the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Why is that? I think that it is because they don’t know how to get what they want and settle for what they end up having. No idea of the power of their own thoughts. |