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As a Man Thinketh

by James Allen · Recommended by 6 people on 6 podcasts

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As a Man Thinketh by James Allen, the most impactful book I've ever read in my life bar non comparison.
Maurice Clarett · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Oct 2018 Listen at 33:56

What they say about it

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The best things said about it

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Recommended
My favorite book is As a Man Thinketh by James Allen if you haven't read it.
Mark Lamb The Shawn Ryan Show · Jul 2024
Recommended
It's a very simple read, I think it's no more than 150 pages.
Jim Mullane Modern Wisdom · May 2020
Discussed
If you master your thinking, you can master your environment.
Shaka Senghor The Joe Rogan Experience · Jul 2025
Discussed
I gave her As a Man Thinketh to kind of work on her head a little bit.
Tony Robbins On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Apr 2022

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Why people recommend it

As a Man Thinketh by James Allen is a classic self-development text focused on the power of thought in shaping personal reality and character. Mark Lamb recommended the book on The Shawn Ryan Show, noting it was a favorite that shaped his mindset on personal responsibility and sharing a concluding quote from the end of the text. Jim Mullane also praised the book on Modern Wisdom as a simple, under-the-radar read of around 150 pages. Freeway Rick Ross mentioned it on The Jordan Harbinger Show as one of three favorite books that helped him realize his potential while incarcerated, while Maurice Clarett told Theo Von on This Past Weekend that receiving the seventy-page book in solitary confinement was the most impactful moment of his life. Shaka Senghor discussed on The Joe Rogan Experience how keeping a dog-eared copy in prison helped him master his thinking to master his environment. Finally, Tony Robbins mentioned on On Purpose with Jay Shetty that he gave the book to someone to help them work on their mindset.

Every mention

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Jim Mullane is a book by James Allen called as a man thinketh it's a very simple read I think it's it's no more than 15… 2
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“is a book by James Allen called as a man thinketh it's a very simple read I think it's it's no more than 150 pages”
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“is a book by James Allen called as a man thinketh”
Mark Lamb my favorite book is as a man thinketh by James Allen if you haven't read it 2
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“my favorite book is as a man thinketh by James Allen if you haven't read it”
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“going back to the book as a man thanketh by James Allen my favorite part of that book is at the very end he has a quote that says”
Freeway Rick Ross my favorite three books is the richest man in Babylon by George classy thinking go rich by napoleon hill an… 1
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“my favorite three books is the richest man in Babylon by George classy thinking go rich by napoleon hill and as a man think by James Allen”
Maurice Clarett a guy dropped off a book a small 70 page recalled as a man thinketh by James Allen the most impactful book… 1
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“a guy dropped off a book a small 70 page recalled as a man thinketh by James Allen the most impactful book I've ever read in my life bar non comparison”
Shaka Senghor There's a book called As a Man Think of by James Allen. It's about 60s something pages. I would literally m… 1
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“There's a book called As a Man Think of by James Allen. It's about 60s something pages. I would literally my my my version of that was so dog here, but I would like literally just open it up and any page was about if you master your thinking, you can master your environment.”
Tony Robbins And I gave her As a Man Thinketh to kind of work on her head a little bit. 1
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“And I gave her As a Man Thinketh to kind of work on her head a little bit.”

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