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"You may live in an imperfect world but the frontiers are not closed and the doors are not all shut."

"It is an old psychological axiom that constant exposure to the object of fear immunizes against the fear."

"People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals which are worthwhile. Get yourself a goal worth working for. Better still, get yourself a project. Always have something ahead of you to look forward to -- to work for and hope for."

"Close scrutiny will show that most crisis situations are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are."

"To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior."

"Begin to imagine what the desirable outcome would be like. Go over these mental pictures and delineate details and refinements. Play them over and over to yourself."

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Maxwell Maltz (March 10, 1899[1] – April 7, 1975[2]) was an American cosmetic surgeon and author who developed Psycho-Cybernetics, a system of ideas through which, he claimed, one could improve one's self-image and, in turn, lead a more successful and fulfilling life.[3] He wrote several books, among which Psycho-Cybernetics (1960) was a long-time bestseller that influenced many subsequent self-help teachers.[4][5][6] His orientation toward a system of ideas that will provide self help is considered the forerunner of the many self help books that have now become so popular.[7]

Maltz graduated with a doctorate in medicine from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1923.[2]

Psycho-Cybernetics: A New Way to Get More Living out of Life was first published in 1960 by Prentice-Hall and first appeared in a pocket book edition in 1969. The book introduced Maltz's view that a person must have an accurate and positive view of one's self before setting goals, otherwise he or she will get stuck in a continuing pattern of limiting beliefs. His ideas focus on visualizing one's goals. He believed that self-image is the cornerstone of all the changes that take place in a person. If one's self-image is unhealthy, or faulty, all of his or her efforts will end in failure.[3]

Maltz also wrote fiction, including a play called Unseen Scar (1946)[8] and a novel, The Time is Now (1975)[9]. His autobiography, Doctor Pygmalion: The Autobiography of a Plastic Surgeon (1953)[10], was popular and influential,[11] being discussed in many subsequent books on body and identity.[12] It was re-titled Doctor Psycho-Cybernetics after his self-help work was published.

Although the book Psycho-Cybernetics was first published in 1960, as of 2008 the book is one of 50 recommended in the book “50 Self-Help Classics".[13]

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  1. ^ SpringerLink - Journal Article
  2. ^ a b "College of Physicians and Surgeons Obituary Database". http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/arch/psdbrecord.cfm?RecordNum=1372. Retrieved 2007-09-27. 
  3. ^ a b "Welcome to 50Classics.com". www.butler-bowdon.com. http://www.butler-bowdon.com/psychocybernets.html. Retrieved 2008-03-14. 
  4. ^ Gray, Michael C.. "Psycho-Cybernetics Book Review". www.profitadvisors.com. http://www.profitadvisors.com/psychoc.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-14. 
  5. ^ Manz, Charles. "Emotional Discipline". Berrett-Koehler Publishers. http://books.google.com/books?id=txWxbf4xKssC&pg=PA115&dq=Maxwell+Maltz&lr=&ei=npYhSej9MYX6kgTdnunxCA. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  6. ^ Joseph L. DeVitis, John Martin Rich. "The Success Ethic, Education, and the American Dream". SUNY Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=0dAAdXuYLm0C&pg=PA44&dq=Maxwell+Maltz&lr=&ei=npYhSej9MYX6kgTdnunxCA#PPA44,M1. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  7. ^ Lynn Bridgers, James W. Fowler. "Contemporary Varieties of Religious Experience". Rowman & Littlefield. http://books.google.com/books?id=sL0i8rVXMNoC&pg=PA97&dq=Maxwell+Maltz&lr=&ei=v5whSc27BpO2kwSZ_MDiCA. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  8. ^ Maltz, Maxwell (1946). Unseen Scar: A New Play. New York: Hart Stenographic Bureau. OCLC 44450040. 
  9. ^ Maltz, Maxwell (1975). The Time is Now. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 067121859X. OCLC 1009493. 
  10. ^ Maltz, Maxwell (1953). Doctor Pygmalion: The Autobiography of a Plastic Surgeon. New York: Crowell. OCLC 14656784. 
  11. ^ D. H. J. Morgan, et al.. "Gender, Bodies and Work". Ashgate Publishing. http://books.google.com/books?id=4_aLPBRjv8wC&pg=PA152&dq=Maxwell+Maltz&lr=&ei=rJkhSfTYCZu8M7afzMUI. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  12. ^ Davis, Kathy. "Dubious Equalities and Embodied Differences". Rowman & Littlefield. http://books.google.com/books?id=8Q8rE-PwcIIC&pg=PA46&dq=Maxwell+Maltz&lr=&ei=rJkhSfTYCZu8M7afzMUI. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  13. ^ "Welcome to 50Classics.com". www.butler-bowdon.com. http://www.butler-bowdon.com/classicslist.html. Retrieved 2008-03-14. 

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