Norman Vincent Peale
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Nov 1, 2026
Keir MilburnHOST
But there's a massive link between that positive thinking and that Protestantism.
Keir MilburnHOST
Because one of the later ones is that guy, Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking.
Keir MilburnHOST
close family friend of the Trump family, actually, that guy.
Keir MilburnHOST
And so, yeah, that sort of prosperity sort of gospel and, you know, that sort of, there's a really strong link there, which is why this stuff is really, really popular in the US, of course.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
And Um, and, uh, but see, the thing is, is that it, it seems for Carnegie when he's writing is that, you know, it doesn't really matter whether or not you believe in God, right? If it's just like the, the, you can pray because prayer is going to make you feel good, whether or not you believe.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
And Al-Ghazali kind of latches onto this to kind of show that, you know, here is this American who has a spiritual thirst and, and other people that, uh, Carnegie writes about people like William James and, um, you know, all these, uh, uh, Norman, uh, Vincent Peale is, uh, uh, uh, um, Mary Baker Eddy, these kind of foundational mystics of the United States and thinkers and preachers.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
And Ghazali says, well, their views are really good and interesting, but they're not correct.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
They have to be bounded by – you can't think things about God that aren't actually true, right? And so he's kind of trying to assimilate the self-help and put it into an Islamic mold in certain ways.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
And...
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
Um, and, uh, but see, the thing is, is that it, it seems for Carnegie when he's writing is that, you know, it doesn't really matter whether or not you believe in God, right? If it's just like the, the, you can pray because prayer is going to make you feel good, whether or not you believe in Al-Ghazali kind of latches onto this to kind of show that, you know, here's this American who has a spiritual thirst and the, and other people that, uh, Carnegie writes about people like William James and, um, you know, all these, uh, uh, Norman, uh, Vincent Peale is, uh, uh, uh, um, Mary Baker Eddy, these kind of foundational mystics of the United States and thinkers and preachers.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
And Ghazali says, well, their views are really good and interesting, but they're not correct.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
They have to be bounded by – you can't think things about God that aren't actually true, right? And so he's kind of trying to assimilate the self-help and make it and put it into an Islamic mold in certain ways.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
And Um, and, uh, but see, the thing is, is that it, it seems for Carnegie when he's writing is that, you know, it doesn't really matter whether or not you believe in God, right? If it's just like the, the, you can pray because prayer is going to make you feel good, whether or not you believe.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
And Al-Ghazali kind of latches onto this to kind of show that, you know, here is this American who has a spiritual thirst and, and other people that, uh, Carnegie writes about people like William James and, um, you know, all these, uh, uh, Norman, uh, Vincent Peale is, uh, uh, uh, um, Mary Baker Eddy, these kind of foundational mystics of the United States and thinkers and preachers.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
And Ghazali says, well, their views are really good and interesting, but they're not correct.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
You know, they have to be bounded by...
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
Um, and, uh, but see, the thing is, is that it, it seems for Carnegie when he's writing is that, you know, it doesn't really matter whether or not you believe in God, right? If it's just like the, the, you can pray because prayer is going to make you feel good, whether or not you believe.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
And Al-Ghazali kind of latches onto this to kind of show that, you know, here is this American who has a spiritual thirst and, and other people that, uh, Carnegie writes about people like William James and, um, you know, all these, uh, uh, Norman, uh, Vincent Peale is, uh, uh, uh, um, Mary Baker Eddy, these kind of foundational mystics of the United States and thinkers and preachers.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
And Ghazali says, well, their views are really good and interesting, but they're not correct.
Arthur Shiwa ZárateGUEST
You know, they have to be bounded by...
Billy CroneGUEST
But really, it's when you go back to Trump's spiritual background.
Billy CroneGUEST
Trump's spiritual background started with Norman Vincent Peale.
Billy CroneGUEST
He attended Norman Vincent Peale's church.
Billy CroneGUEST
Trump's dad was a big attender of Norman Vincent Peale's church.
Billy CroneGUEST
Now, Norman Vincent Peale was the one who authored the global bestseller, The Power of Positive Thinking.
Billy CroneGUEST
And The Power of Positive Thinking, watch this, the whole premise is you use your words, it's the power of your words to create positivity in your life.
Billy CroneGUEST
And you can't say anything negative You have to maintain a positive attitude.
Billy CroneGUEST
Does that sound familiar? That's the whole word faith movement, Ricky.
Mark BurnettGUEST
In other words, not everyone you know someone who's a you know a genius like albert einstein may not be nice to cameras and stick his tongue out at him okay and and doesn't care about anything else in life you know but he's a brilliant scientist and i think for me it was more you know i saw visions and things that would come together in my mind and i wanted to solve them and work on them and Running into other people that want to be entrepreneurs, what I can say is you can't be scared.
Mark BurnettGUEST
Again, I ran into a really important person, Norman Vincent Peale.
Mark BurnettGUEST
Norman Vincent Peale, which you may know.
Mark BurnettGUEST
I actually met him and was down in Washington, D.C. with him.
Mark BurnettGUEST
My boss knew him and said, hey, we're going to bring Norman over to a thing and he's going to talk.
Brad WalshHOST
One book that changed your life.
Beverly WixonGUEST
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale.
Beverly WixonGUEST
Written in 1952.
Beverly WixonGUEST
And I read it in the 80s.
Machel ShullHOST
It's one of them.
Machel ShullHOST
Next, Norman Vincent Peale.
Machel ShullHOST
Very famous quote.
Machel ShullHOST
Change your thoughts, change your world.
Blanquita CullumHOST
You know, the old...
Blanquita CullumHOST
The old adage used to be, and people used to be more inclined to read those books by some of the great timeless authors like Norman Vincent Peale.
Michelle SteebGUEST
Yes.
Michelle SteebGUEST
And
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