The 1903 classic that inspired generations of thought leaders.

Every major teacher — from Nightingale to Robbins — points back to this 123-year-old classic, As A Man Thinketh. Tony Robbins says, "I've read it more than a dozen times and I often gift it because it's concise, easy to read, and so profound." It is a set of philosophical musings on the power of our thoughts.

Earl Nightingale, widely regarded as the father of modern day personal development, in his best-selling recording, called the ideas in this book, "The Strangest Secret". The secret, he said, is "we become what we think about".

Bob Proctor, International Best Selling Author and Star of The Secret Movie. Learn more...

"I believe anybody who reads this book every day for a month will have their lives changed by it."

Jim Rohn, the World's Number One Business Philosopher, mentor to Tony Robbins and others. Learn more...

"This book will ground you in the belief that whatever you believe you become. It’s based on the idea that we are what we think."

Denis Waitley, Creator of the Number One Selling The Psychology of Winning. Learn more...

"There is one little book that impacted my life dramatically during my formative teenage years. The book is As A Man Thinketh."

WELCOME TO OUR SITE

Dear Friend,

Hi, I’m Vic Johnson — and I’m really glad you stopped by.

If you’re here, chances are you’re searching for something. I know that feeling well. I’ve been there — when life caves in, and the foundation you built everything on suddenly gives way.

Between 1994 and 1997, I went through what I can only describe as the hardest — and most “character-building” — years of my life. The success I’d enjoyed earlier had been built on shaky ground, and when it all crumbled, it left me facing challenges on every front.

There were days I slipped into a deep fog of depression. I never gave up completely, but despair was knocking hard. I finally understood what the saints meant by “the dark night of the soul.”

And then one day, I pulled As A Man Thinketh off my bookshelf.

I started reading — and I couldn’t stop. I finished it in one sitting (it’s not a long book, but it’s packed with power). The first time through, I highlighted the lines that struck me. On the second reading, I underlined even more. By the third, my copy was a wreck — notes, marks, and circles everywhere.

But it had done something remarkable: it woke me up.

You’ve probably heard the saying, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”

That’s exactly what happened to me. I was ready — and James Allen became my teacher.

Reading that little book was like discovering something new and delicious for the first time. It just… clicked.

Since then, my life has changed in ways I could have never imagined. The years that followed brought more happiness, peace, and success than all the years before combined.

Every resource I recommend on this site — I’ve personally used it. These are the tools that helped me rebuild and reshape my life from the inside out.

I hope As A Man Thinketh will do for you what it did for me.

And I hope you’ll come back often — because this isn’t just a website. It’s a journey we can walk together.

With gratitude,
Vic Johnson

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