Why Do Positive Thinkers Win
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This book was written with one main purpose in mind. That purpose is to change you to a daily Positive Thinker. It is a labor of caring and hope, and the firm belief that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. Hundreds of others written about in this book, including myself, are living proof that you can keep a positive attitude through pain and suffering. And it is about my close to ten-year search for the main ingredient all winners possess, which coupled with goals assures success and happiness.
I searched for close to ten years to find out what drove people on and on in the face of defeat and adversity. What was it they did, or said, or thought? I wanted to know what drove them. Was it goals? Having a goal is nothing new. Man has had goals since the beginning of time, and goals are part of the equation. Hard work wasn’t the ingredient I was looking for. Hard work has always been necessary to accomplish anything. After all, the only thing that sits its way to success is a chicken. And the only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Was it intelligence, I asked myself during my research? No! Many brilliant men and women wind up in skid row. Was it wealth? No! Many wealthy people are not happy, and many commit suicide. What I discovered shocked me. It is a three-word motto coupled with goals! It surprised me because it was so simple.
I discovered this life-changing motto long into my research while watching a middleweight championship-boxing match with Sugar Ray Leonard and his opponent. It opened my eyes to head along that path to find the secret, which you will discover later in the book. Two words Sugar Ray Leonard’s’ opponent spoke give you a strong hint. The words were negative in content. But they were strong words. They were so strong in fact, that he became instantly known the world over as a, “quitter.”
I am convinced without a shadow of a doubt that the positive three-word motto (which is opposite words from the words Leonard’s opponent spouted) coupled with goals is the main ingredient needed for winning and happiness. You will discover it for yourself as you turn the pages of this exciting and profound book. This motto is imbedded in every winners mind and very soul. It is the fuel that drives men and women onward through hell, if necessary, to work hard and achieve their goals. And the main goal in life is happiness. Anyone who denies they ultimately want happiness is just kidding himself or herself and not being totally straight forward.
This book is laced with humor, coupled with many pragmatic quotes from the living and deceased pundits of the world such as Shakespeare, Cicero, Marcus Aurelius and Confucius. There are poignant stories from the great thinkers, leaders, and winners who graced this exciting planet, like Napoleon,
Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, Eisenhower, Jeanne Holm, (the first woman two star general), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Sandra Day O’Connor, Dian Fossey, Oprah Winfrey and many other winners who still inhabit this exciting planet. There are provocative stories about athletes, like Mickey Mantle, Lance Armstrong, Mohammed Ali, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Tom Dempsey, Rocky Marciano, Gene Tunney, Babe Zaharis, and Billie Jean King, as well as many other champions. These Positive Thinkers overcame extreme difficulty and went on to greatness. They have faced obstacles and heartache like you and me. That is part of daily life. Every one of these people started as an average or below average citizen. The difference was they were dreamers. They felt compelled to control their lives and not allow adversity to control them. Once they dreamed, they then took a certain step towards that goal and burned three words into their whole being. They went forward towards that goal, never looking side-to-side, or backward. They were focused and they became winners. But once they took that three-word oath, they were already winners and they were convinced that that they would not fail attaining the coveted goal.
There are too many people who are defeated by the every day problems in life. They go through life struggling, and sometimes complaining to those around them that they have not been given a fair shake in life. It is a fact that some people get a better break than others, but that is because the person who was afforded the break really wanted the opportunity to be rewarded for his or her extra efforts.
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For ten years Ken Bossone, president of the World Positive Thinkers club, has been researching and writing about what the main ingredient is that all winners possess. Ken wanted to find out and write about what drove winners on in the face of defeat and adversity. Was it what they did or thought? Was it goals? Having goals is nothing new. Man has achieved goals since the beginning of time. Was it hard work? Everyone knows you must work hard to achieve goals. After all, the only thing that sits its way to success is a hen. Was it intelligence? Many brilliant people wind up on skid row, as Ken has interviewed them there. Was it wealth? Many wealthy people are unhappy and wind up committing suicide. And so the search went on. Then one night Ken watched a midleweight championship boxing match between Sugar Ray Leonard and his opponent, and after hearing the words Leonards opponent uttered Ken realized the words were the key to the secret. It hit Ken like a lightning bolt. That was his breakthrough and he researched furiously to prove he was on the right path. As Robert Frost, the great poet said, “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” To Kens utter delight and amazement he realized unequivocally, after personally experiencing financial tragedy, a death threat, loss of drivers license and car, and other personal setbacks, and with much research, that the main ingredient coupled with goals is a three-word motto that all winners have imbedded in their very souls to achieve winning and happiness.
As President of the World Positive thinkers club with over 500 sports and business winners Ken wants to share this amazing revelation with the world.
About the Author
Ken Bossone is president of the World Positive Thinkers Club, which includes over 500 celebrities of the sports and business world. Members include Donovan McNabb, Terrell Owens, Brian Westbrook, Andy Reid, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, Mrs. Ruth Peale, and the late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, and the late Margaret Gorman (the first Miss
Ken is a published author, has written a series of positive input children’s books, and is a financial and business advisor with a flair for creating and evaluating business plans. He was named one of the three top athletes in school and in his senior year was scouted by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ken eventually wound up in the Army, serving time in
After the Army he started his career in sales and has won awards such as top producer of the month; most sales produced for a new agent and salesman of the year. He was a director of sales; one of the youngest regional sales supervisors in the insurance business, and was a training director, traveling around the
For the past ten years he has put his career on hold to research and write why people don’t reach goals and to discover and share the real secret of those who do. During his research and ten year journey he discovered the three-word motto of all winners, which he happily promulgates in this astounding, totally enjoyable book. It was not all fun and games, as Ken paid the ultimate price, by facing his own unbelievable personal tragedies and hardships, which you will read about, but never once lost his positive attitude.
This book is like none other before, and a true self help book has reached the book stands. Don’t read this book if you don’t like to get involved by doing a little work to achieve the assets listed on the back cover of the book. “If you want to leave footprints in the sands of time, you must wear work boots.”