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Legends · 1891–1951

Claude M. Bristol

Mindset & BeliefWealth & Success

Made sustained belief the central force in achievement, showing readers how conviction can organize action toward a goal.

Claude M. Bristol is included in the Legends collection for work associated with Mindset & Belief and Wealth & Success. This profile offers a starting point for readers who want to place that work within the wider personal-development tradition.

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Legends

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1891–1951

life and work

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  • Explore the work through mindset & belief
  • Explore the work through wealth & success
“Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain.”

— Claude M. Bristol, The Magic of Believing

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“Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain.”

— Claude M. Bristol, The Magic of Believing

Made sustained belief the central force in achievement, showing readers how conviction can organize action toward a goal.

  • Mindset & Belief
  • Wealth & Success

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01

The Magic of Believing

1948 · Belief as a force that organizes action.

02

TNT: It Rocks the Earth

1932 · The short, explosive forerunner of his classic.

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