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Self-help books aim to help the reader with problems, offering them clear and effective guidance on how obstacles can be passed and solutions found, especially with regard to common issues and day-to-day life. Such books take their name from the 1859 best-selling "Self-Help" by Samuel Smiles, and are often also referred to as "self-improvement" books. This particular book concentrates on the fundamentals of achieving happiness and success in one's...
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In Eight Pillars of Prosperity, James Allen considered a founding father of the self-help genre, expounds the importance of his "eight pillars of prosperity," namely…
(1) energy
(2) economy
(3) integrity
(4) system
(5) sympathy
(6) sincerity
(7) impartiality, and
(8) self-reliance.
Within these are certain elements that further contribute to a life well-lived: promptitude, vigilance, industry, earnestness, moderation, efficiency, resourcefulness,...
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When a man enters a dark room he is not sure of his movements, he cannot see objects around him, or properly locate them, and is liable to hurt himself by coming into sudden contact with them. But, let a light be introduced, and immediately all confusion disappears. Every object is, seen and there is no danger of being hurt. To the majority, life is such a dark room, and their frequent hurts-their disappointments, perplexities, sorrows and pains-are...
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The unceasing change, the insecurity, and the misery of life make it necessary to find some basis of certainty on which to rest if happiness and peace of mind are to be, maintained. All science, philosophy, and religion are some many efforts in search of this permanent basis; all interpretations on the universe, whether from the material or spiritual side, are so many attempts to formulate some unifying principle or principles by which to reconcile...
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"WHEN A MAN enters a dark room he is not sure of his movements, he cannot see objects around him, or properly locate them, and is liable to hurt himself by coming into sudden contact with them. But let a light be introduced, and immediately all confusion disappears. Every object is seen, and there is no danger of being hurt. To the majority, life is such a dark room, and their frequent hurts - their disappointments, perplexities, sorrows and pains...
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"The Way of Peace" is an early self-help book by British writer James Allen. Self-help books aim to help the reader with problems, offering them clear and effective guidance on how obstacles can be passed and solutions found, especially with regard to common issues and day-to-day life. Such books take their name from the 1859 best-selling "Self-Help" by Samuel Smiles, and are often also referred to as "self-improvement" books. This particular self-help...
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James Allen (1864-1912) was a British writer most famous for his inspirational poetry and being an early leader of the self-help movement. "As a Man Thinketh" (1903), his best known work, has been a significant source of inspiration for many self-help authors. First published in 1910, "From Passion to Peace" is a classic self-help book by Allen that aims to help the reader understand their feelings and guide them through the transition from living...
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Self-help books aim to help the reader with problems, offering them clear and effective guidance on how obstacles can be passed and solutions found, especially with regard to common issues and day-to-day life. Such books take their name from the 1859 best-selling "Self-Help" by Samuel Smiles, and are often also referred to as "self-improvement" books. "The Shining Gateway" is a 1915 self-help book by British writer James Allen that explores desire,...
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Self-help books aim to help the reader with problems, offering them clear and effective guidance on how obstacles can be passed and solutions found, especially with regard to common issues and day-to-day life. Such books take their name from the 1859 best-selling "Self-Help" by Samuel Smiles, and are often also referred to as "self-improvement" books. This classic 1911 self-help book aims to help the reader by illustrating the power of the mind over...
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In Morning and Evening Thoughts, James Allen, considered a founding father of the self-help genre, offers a month's worth of "morning and evening thoughts," small and beautiful meditations for each day. Each meditation, one for the morning and one for the evening, is a sweet nugget of wisdom and spans a vast range of subjects including love, prosperity, dreams, the mind, desire, suffering, rest, silence, and stillness. Allen's wisdom has a certain...
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First published in 1914, "Men and Systems" is a vintage self-help book by British Writer James Allen that explores the fundamentals of human nature and the changes brought to mind and consciousness by the modern era. Within it, Allen illustrates how one should approach inevitable aspects of life like work, and teaches the reader how to tackle life with a positive attitude in order to foster happiness and peace of mind. James Allen (1864-1912) was...
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First published in 1904, "Out from the Heart" is a classic self-help book by British writer James Allen. Within it, Allen explores the power of the mind and its ability to drastically alter one's life and happiness for the better-or for worse. Self-help books aim to help the reader with problems, offering them clear and effective guidance on how obstacles can be passed and solutions found, especially with regard to common issues and day-to-day life....
13) El camino de la prosperidad abundante: Un libro que te traerá salud, dinero y amor en abundancia
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James Allen, uno de los autores de superación personal más vendidos de la historia, nos revela en el libro que tienes en tus manos cuál es el secreto para conseguir una prosperidad abundante
Nos explica que la clave de todo está en el interior, no en nuestra circunstancias exteriores. A medida que crecemos interiormente, nuestras circunstancias varían y la realidad se empieza a asemejar a lo que nosotros deseamos desde el fondo de nuestro corazón....
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James Allen, author of "As a Man Thinketh" and other classics of inspiration, returns with From Passion to Peace, his thoughts on personal fulfillment. This edition adds a new introduction and a selected bibliography. The first three parts of this book, Passion, Aspiration, and Temptation, represent the common human life, with its passion, pathos, and tragedy. The last three parts, Transcendence, Beatitude, and Peace, represents the Divine Life-calm,...
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Todo es energía. Los pensamientos también
Hoy en día, gracias a los avances en física cuántica y en las neurociencias, sabemos que nuestros pensamientos afectan a nuestra vida; que nuestra visión del mundo, tarde o temprano, acaba convirtiéndose en nuestra realidad. Esto mismo ya lo anticipó James Allen hace más de cien años. Por aquel entonces no se conocían los detalles científicos que en este siglo ya están a la orden del día. Sin...
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"The Divine Companion" is a 1919 self-help book by British writer James Allen that looks at spirituality as a way to improve one's life and attain happiness. His last published work, it was undertaken over the course of many years and was described by Allen as "The story of my soul". Interspersed with poetry, this timeless self-improvement book has helped countless people over the years and will continue to do so into the future. James Allen (1864-1912)...
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Self-help books aim to help the reader with problems, offering them clear and effective guidance on how obstacles can be passed and solutions found, especially with regard to common issues and day-to-day life. Such books take their name from the 1859 best-selling "Self-Help" by Samuel Smiles, and are often also referred to as "self-improvement" books. "Above Life's Turmoil" is a 1910 self-help book by British writer James Allen that explores how difficulties...
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He who will humbly pass, through the Gate of Good, resolving that every, element of his nature that is not pure and true and lovable shall be, abandoned, that every violation of the Divine precepts shall be abolished, to him, faithful, humble, true, will be, revealed the sublime Vision of the Perfect One, and, day by day purifying his heart and perfecting his conduct in accordance with his vision, he will sooner or later rise above all, the subtleties...
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James Allen was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry, and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, "As a Man Thinketh," has been a source of inspiration to countless other motivational and self-help authors. Without his work it is doubtful that books such as "The Secret" and "The Power of Positive Thinking" would have ever been written. One simply cannot overestimate the influence and reach...
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First published in 1910, "All These Things Added" is a self-improvement book by British writer James Allen that focuses on the needs of the soul and righteous living. Self-help books aim to help the reader with problems, offering them clear and effective guidance on how obstacles can be passed and solutions found, especially with regard to common issues and day-to-day life. Such books take their name from the 1859 best-selling "Self-Help" by Samuel...
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