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Legends · 1899–1975

Maxwell Maltz

Mindset & BeliefEmotional Wellbeing

Used insights from cosmetic surgery patients to show how self-image shapes behavior, confidence, and personal change.

Maxwell Maltz is included in the Legends collection for work associated with Mindset & Belief and Emotional Wellbeing. 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

movement in the collection

1899–1975

life and work

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Ideas associated with the work

  • Explore the work through mindset & belief
  • Explore the work through emotional wellbeing
“You cannot outperform your own self-image.”

— Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics

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“You cannot outperform your own self-image.”

— Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics

Used insights from cosmetic surgery patients to show how self-image shapes behavior, confidence, and personal change.

  • Mindset & Belief
  • Emotional Wellbeing

Signature works

Start with the books.

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01

Psycho-Cybernetics

1960 · Self-image as the governing mechanism of achievement.

02

The Magic Power of Self-Image Psychology

1964 · A practical companion to his central idea.

03

Creative Living for Today

1967 · Daily application of self-image work.

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