The Magic of Believing (1948) by Claude M. Bristol

How to Pick Your Future - And Achieve It! Summary: As if by magic, some people know how to make wishes come true. Their secret of turning belief into success is disclosed in Claude M. Bristol’s convincing exposition of the art of autosuggestion and suggestion. “Coincidence” cannot explain the seeming miracles of belief he describes. Not since Coué has anyone argues so compelling the use for the Biblical text: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” The Magic of Believing is a hand-book, both inspiring and practical, on the theme of “belief works wonders.” It is by a man whose record shows him to be hard-headed: Mr. Bristol is a very successful man of affairs. But early in his life, as he tells in his first chapter, he learned that if he clearly visualized his goals and strongly believed he would attain them, then attain these goals he did. Why? To answer this, he read widely in religious and psychological literature. In chapter two he tells of his adventures a