Maxwell Maltz
Maxwell Maltz
Maxwell Maltzwas an American cosmetic surgeon and author of Psycho-Cybernetics, which was a system of ideas that he claimed could improve one's self-image. In turn, the person would lead a more successful and fulfilling life. He wrote several books, among which Psycho-Cybernetics was a long-time bestseller — influencing many subsequent self-help teachers. His orientation towards a system of ideas that would provide self-help is considered the forerunner of the now popular self-help books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth10 March 1899
CountryUnited States of America
Happiness is the art of relaxation.
You will act like the sort of person you conceive yourself to be.
Times will change for the better when you change.
You can always find the sun within yourself if you will only search.
Self-esteem is as necessary to the spirit as food is to the body.
Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise you will never see opportunity. You will not feel free to move toward it; you will feel you are not deserving.
One of the reasons it has seemed so difficult for a person to change his habits, his personality, or his way of life, has been that heretofore nearly all efforts at change have been directed to the circumference of the self, so to speak, rather than to the center.
Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today.
Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possilble. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs.
People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals which are worthwhile. Get yourself a goal worth working for. Better still, get yourself a project. Always have something ahead of you to look forward to...to work for and hope for.
The greatest cause of ulcers is mountain-climbing over molehills.
It is well known that when Thomas A. Eddison was stymied by a problem, he would lie down and take a short nap.
Change your mental imagery, and the feelings will take care of themselves.
Adopt the motto: It doesn't matter who's right, but what's right.