(most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of "positive thinking
".
Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio
. He graduated from Bellefontaine High School
, Bellefontaine, Ohio
. He has earned degrees at Ohio Wesleyan University
(where he became a brother of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta
) and Boston University School of Theology
.
Raised as a Methodist and ordained as a Methodist minister in 1922, Peale changed his religious affiliation to the Reformed Church in America
in 1932 and began a 52-year tenure as pastor
of Marble Collegiate Church
in Manhattan
.
The power of the Plus Factor is potential but it is not self-activating. It is latent in human beings and will remain latent until it is activated.
The Plus Factor makes its appearance in a person's life in proportion as that person is in harmony with God and His universal laws.
And now we get down to two magic words that tell us how to accomplish just about anything we want to accomplish, two powerful words that can change any situation, two dynamic words that all too few people use. And what are these two amazing words? Do it!
So what are you afraid of? What is holding you back? What is it that stands in your way? Do it!
Sometimes we see people persevering in the face of what seem to be insuperable odds. When that happens, I can't help but think that through their Plus Factor information has been conveyed to them that even they are unaware of.
Of vast importance in achieving peace of mind is dealing with the contents of mind itself: the mass of all ill thoughts you have stored up over the years, all the regrets, all the futilities, all the hidden sins, all the hates, all the grudges, all the vindictiveness. The minds of many people are filled with pockets of poison.[..........]
3. Tell yourself every morning as you go to work that you love your job. Think of it as interesting, even fascinating. By so doing you will ultimately get enthusiastic about your work-and you will undoubtedly do a better job. Source: POWER OF THE PLUS FACTOR