Table of Contents
Preface 13
Chapter 1 How to Become a Creative Person
Creative Power that Comes from Imagination
1 The Habit to Gain Better Ideas
Are your ideas truly new and original? 16
Save time to create something new 17
Do not solely rely on inspiration 18
2 When Imagination Turns into Creative Power
What does it mean to be "imaginative"? 20
Use your imagination to eliminate excuses one by one 22
3 How Highly Creative People Generate Ideas
What we can learn from the story of Columbus' egg 24
New business opportunities he in familiar foods as well 25
Train yourself to think creatively 26
4 Recognize Your Strengths
There is no need to let go of your unique dispositions or characteristics 28
Feel nothing toward jealous attacks 29
5 Subconscious Mind Manifesting in Romantic Relationships
Your subconscious mind could be seeking someone who rejects you 32
The true nature of attractive but cunning women 34
The secret to success in a romantic relationship 35
6 The Mechanism to Turn Your Thoughts into Reality
The moment when answers suddenly come to you 36
The amazing benefits of meditation and prayer 37
Meditate to gain ideas and pray to gain supporters 38
7 Master the Power of the Mind
How to use the power of meditation and prayer 40
The way successful people use the power of their minds in society 41
Young people have the potential to become creative people 43
A Guide for the Mind 1 Quietly Persevere 46
Chapter 2 Power Up Your Intellectual Strength
The Art of Reading to Triumph in Life
1 Overcome the Intellectual Inferiority Complex
The meaning of the chapter tide 50
Young people tend to worry about being unintelligent 51
The reality of geniuses and brilliant people 52
The only way to outdo geniuses 54
2 How to Turn a Mediocre Person into a Wise Person
The merit of deciding what to give up and narrow down 56
How to master four different fields of study in one year 57
You need to be stoic to master a language 59
A tip for studying a variety of fields 60
3 Discover Your Aptitude and Talent
You cannot tell what major you are suited for until you actually study it 62
Goethe was not suited to study law 63
The impression of the novels by Yukio Mishima 64
To make your talents bloom 66
4 Encountering Books You Can Read Repeatedly
The influence of the books I read in my 20s 67
The advantage of paper books that e-books do not have 68
When reading contributes to work 70
The reading style to create a highly knowledgeable and cultured person 72
5 How to Find Books to Read
How to find books to read (1)-Look for books by authors you like 73
How to find books to read (2)-"Vine-pulling" reading method 74
How to find books to read (3)-Focus on the table of contents and the first chapter 75
The art of speed reading acquired through training 76
Ryotaro Shiba described the text "standing up" 77
6 Aim to Read Two Thousand Books a Year
Increase the number of pages you can read per hour 79
My morning routine 80
Check for newly published books 81
My aspiration to own a private library 82
7 How to Increase Intellectual Productivity to Improve Your Work
What kinds of books you should read when you are young? 85
"Intellectual digestion" will improve your work performance 86
The secret of never running out of ideas in projects and other work 88
8 Continue to Power Up Your Intellectual Strength
A surprising cause of decline in intellectual ability 90
Develop the habits to maintain your ability to absorb knowledge 91
The additional benefit of watching movies 92
Learn and practice the way to grow rich 93
A Guide for the Mind 2 Human Growth 96
Chapter 3 The Power of Perseverance
Mindset and Strategies to Keep Succeeding
1 "Success in Youth" and "Success in Life"
Achieving success in youth is like a short-distance race 100
Is the "race of life" a short-distance or long-distance race? 102
What happens to those who achieved too big a success in their youth? 104
The "formula of success" is not limited only to youth 105
2 True Intelligence as a Human
A difficult editorial written by a famous scholar 107
Intelligence at school and intelligence out in society 108
The simple truths taught in classics 110
What I bear in mind when I give lectures 111
3 Three Occasions When Your Perseverance Is Tested
Occasionally simplify things and remind yourself of your starting point 113
The "perseverance" of the former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato 114
Continued success requires perseverance rather than talent 116
The difficulty of making continuous efforts in ordinary life 118
When the talent you thought to be insignificant turns into your power 121
4 Reading Techniques to Develop Character and Work Ability
How to read books to develop basic abilities 122
Reading in youth is different from reading as an adult 123
Select information for reading and at work 124
5 Create a Life Strategy Based on Perseverance
Great work cannot be achieved without the power of perseverance 127
The attitude needed to prevent burnout 128
Emma Stone, who seized her chance after auditioning numerous times 130
Launch attacks in waves to realize a "multi-track life" 131
The power of the mind to calmly accept both successes and failures 133
6 Perseverance for Developing Organizations
The importance of establishing a proper style of missionary work and faith 135
The importance of leading people toward faith 137
More honesty and cleanness are needed in politics 139
Self-control is all the more necessary when you achieve big success 141
7 Perseverance as a Resource of Success 144
A Guide for the Mind 3 The Way to Make the Most of Yourself 148
Afterword 151
About the Author 153
What Is El Cantare? 154
What is a Spiritual Message? 156
About Happy Science 158
Contact Information 160
About Happiness Realization Party 162
Happy Science Academy Junior and Senior High School 163
Happy Science University 164
About IRH Press USA 166
Books Ryuho Okawa 167
Music Ryuho Okawa 175
