Meanings
nounpositive thinking (uncountable)
- uncountableFocusing on thoughts of success, as a strategy for achievement.
I listened to your speech tonight in which you talked about the power of positive thinking, and I want to ask how I can get some faith in myself.
1953, Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking, →ISBN
Translations
Dutch positief denken
- positief denkenfocusing on thoughts of success
Finnish myönteinen ajattelu, positiivinen ajattelu
- myönteinen ajattelufocusing on thoughts of success
- positiivinen ajattelufocusing on thoughts of success
French pensée positive
- pensée positivefocusing on thoughts of success
German positives Denken
- positives Denkenfocusing on thoughts of success
Polish pozytywne myślenie
- pozytywne myśleniefocusing on thoughts of success
Russian позити́вное мышле́ние
- позити́вное мышле́ние (pozitívnoje myšlénije)focusing on thoughts of success
Spanish pensamiento positivo
- pensamiento positivofocusing on thoughts of success
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Chicago
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