The Power of Positive Thinking for Teens

by Carney, Mary Lou

• ISBN13: 9780824946128
• ISBN10: 082494612X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Guideposts

Summary

The well-known book by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking, has sold over 20 million copies in 46 languages. Dr. Peale's message is as relevant today as the day it was published. In this new publication, Mary Lou Carney has used Dr. Peale's biblical tenets of positive thinking as a basis for a book aimed at the teenager growing up in the twenty first century. Carney tells how faith in God can overcome worries, unhappiness, peer pressure, self-doubts, even abusive parents. Carney peppers her book with Scripture quotations that give the basis for changed lives and real-life stores about teens who have put positive thinking into practice and achieved happier, more rewarding lives as a result. Today's teens face more pressures than ever; this is a practical book with practical answers for these real-life issues. Makes an excellent gift for all teens.

Table of Contents

Believe in Yourself	6	(17)
Control Your Mind---Control Your World	23	(15)
Pray Your Problems Away	38	(7)
Create Your Own Happiness	45	(9)
Expect the Best	54	(10)
Conquer Your Fears	64	(9)
Solve All Your Problems	73	(8)
Get People to Like You	81	(16)
You Are What You Think	97	(17)
Plug into (Higher!) Power	114	(9)
Thought Conditioners	123	(3)
Power Prayers	126	(2)
The World's Most Positive Thinker	128