Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence

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Zondervan, 2009 M08 30 - 272 pages

Do you feel like your life is a series of shattered dreams? Have you bought into the lie that you'll never amount to anything? In Think Big, Dr. Ben Carson is here to tell you some good news: none of that is true.

By learning to think big, Ben rose from his humble beginnings to create a life full of amazing accomplishments and international renown. He climbed from the academic bottom of his fifth-grade class to become--at age thirty-three--head of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

He learned that he had potential, but more importantly, he learned how to unleash it--and you can too. If you put the principles in this book in motion, you can transform your life into one you'll love.

As Dr. Carson teaches you how to unlock your own potential, you'll also learn:

  • The importance of surrounding yourself with a supportive community
  • How to look for God's gifts in your daily life
  • The key to shifting your perspective and thinking big

Your life is big--far bigger than you've ever imagined. Inside these pages lie the keys to recognizing your full potential. If you're ready to build a life that is rewarding, significant, and abundantly fruitful, let Think Big be your guide.

 

Contents

Title Page Copyright Introduction
Part
Do It Better
My Mother Sonya Carson
Mentors Inspirers and Influencers
Medical Mentors
Other Significant People
Builders for Eternity
Part 2
Thinking
Honesty Shows
Insightful Thoughts
Nice Guys Finish
Knowledge Counts
Books Are for Reading
Indepth Learning

Parents and Patients
Taking Risks
Not Enough
God at Work
Copyright

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About the author (2009)

Dr. Benjamin S. Carson has served as the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, a candidate for President of the United States, and the seventeenth Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He currently serves as the founder and chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute. He is also the author of six bestselling books: Gifted Hands, Think Big, The Big Picture, One Nation, A More Perfect Union, and Created Equal, the last four of which he coauthored with his wife, Candy. They are the parents of three grown sons and grandparents to eight grandchildren. They live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Cecil Murphey, author of 112 books, has also assisted well-known personalities in writing their biographies.

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