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Inspirational/
Self-Help
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464 pages
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TARCHER SUCCESS CLASSICS
THE OPTIMIST
CREED
and Other Inspirational Classics by
ChrisTian D. larson
The fi rst-ever collection of the writings
of Christian D. Larson, author of the
famous “Optimist Creed” and one of the
twentieth-century’s true pioneers of
motivational thought.
“Say to yourself a hundred times every day and mean
it with all your heart: I will become more than I am.”
—Christian D. Larson
Contemporary research has shown that optimistic
people experience longer and healthier lives, better
relationships, and higher incomes. Generations before
such fi ndings, however, inspirational writer Christian D. Larson
showed an amazing grasp of the life-changing power of gratitude
and optimism. Today, Larson is known worldwide for his
powerful meditation “The Optimist Creed” and for his other
classics of spiritual living—but no single volume has collected
his greatest writings. Here, at last, is a long-overdue anthology
that makes his foundational writings available to the countless
readers who already know his name and work.
In his now famous maxim, Larson encouraged early twentieth-century
readers to embrace an “attitude of gratitude.”
Yet Larson’s vision went far beyond mushy or feel-good nostrums.
Like no one else of his day, the groundbreaking writer
understood the metaphysical and psychological dimensions of
grateful living. Affi rmative thought, Larson reasoned, sets in
motion unseen forces, both spiritual and psychical, and aids in
manifesting our desires.
In our time, Larson’s message is as fresh and radical as
ever. The Optimist Creed features complete editions of his most
deeply affecting works, each redesigned and reset. It contains:
“The Pathway of Roses,” “Your Forces and How to Use Them”
(the 1912 work that features his “Optimist Creed”), “Mastery of
Self,” “The Ideal Made Real,” and “Just Be Glad.”
ChrIstIaN D. larsoN (1874–1962) was born in Iowa to Norwegian immigrants.
He was headed for a career in the Lutheran ministry but later embraced a more universal and
independent spirituality. In 1901, at age twenty-seven, Larson launched one of the fi rst journals
devoted to positive thinking. He moved to California and grew into a popular New Thought and
inspirational writer and speaker, producing more than forty books. Larson’s most enduring work
is the meditation called “The Optimist Creed,” which he originally published in 1912 as “Promise
Yourself.” In 1922, it was offi cially adopted as the manifesto of Optimist International and today
is quoted around the world.