Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence

Ben Carson, M.D. · Cecil Murphey

Aug 2009 · Sold by Zondervan

About this ebook

Do you feel like your life is a series of shattered dreams? Have you bought into the lie that you'll never amount to anything? In Think Big, Dr. Ben Carson is here to tell you some good news: none of that is true.

By learning to think big, Ben rose from his humble beginnings to create a life full of amazing accomplishments and international renown. He climbed from the academic bottom of his fifth-grade class to become--at age thirty-three--head of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

He learned that he had potential, but more importantly, he learned how to unleash it--and you can too. If you put the principles in this book in motion, you can transform your life into one you'll love.

As Dr. Carson teaches you how to unlock your own potential, you'll also learn:

• The importance of surrounding yourself with a supportive community
• How to look for God's gifts in your daily life
• The key to shifting your perspective and thinking big

Your life is big--far bigger than you've ever imagined. Inside these pages lie the keys to recognizing your full potential. If you're ready to build a life that is rewarding, significant, and abundantly fruitful, let Think Big be your guide.

Ratings and reviews

This guy is a Grade-A idiot. He is an actual stupid person, and he possibly has a mental disorder. "I have had a gun held on me when I was in a Popeye's *ORGANIZATION.* Guy comes in, put the gun in my ribs. And I just said, 'I believe that you want the guy behind the counter.'" This is the same guy that said: "Not only would I probably not cooperate with him, I would not just stand there and let him shoot me, I would say, ‘Hey guys, everybody attack him. He may shoot me, but he can’t get us all."

Very boring reading. I was not familiar with Dr. Carson experiences or leadership abilities, so I did not find this book motivating at all. He did overcome some obstacles in his life, but they are portrayed as he always believed he was superior to others.. wouldn't recommend. .

This book is the light in your darkness of your life. It will be the luckiest thing happened if you read it in the age of adolescence, as this book will be your new wise guardian of your success. Thank you Dr. Ben Carson. You are the gift of god to us.

About the author

Dr. Benjamin S. Carson has served as the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, a candidate for President of the United States, and the seventeenth Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He currently serves as the founder and chairman of the American Cornerstone Institute. He is also the author of six bestselling books: Gifted Hands, Think Big, The Big Picture, One Nation, A More Perfect Union, and Created Equal, the last four of which he coauthored with his wife, Candy. They are the parents of three grown sons and grandparents to eight grandchildren. They live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Cecil Murphey, author of 112 books, has also assisted well-known personalities in writing their biographies.