The Power of Positive Thinking popularity today. Norman Vincent Peale, born in 1898 in southwestern Ohio, graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and later received his bachelor's and master's degrees in sacred theology from Boston University's School of Theology. Peale then attended Syracuse University where he received a doctor of divinity degree. After serving 10 years as a Methodist clergyman in New York, Peale became the pastor of New York City's Marble Collegiate Church where he stayed for 52 years, until his retirement in 1984. Throughout his career as a pastor, Peale wrote over 40 books, became a sought-after motivational speaker, started weekly radio and television
The Leonardo da Vinci Society for the Study of Thinking commercial leaders from Arizona and around the globe. Nominees have included those in the fields of physics, psychology, organizational effectiveness, invention and evolutionary biology. Selection criteria for new inductees include positive works in the community and recognized evidence of revolutionary thinking. While visiting the University of Advancing Technology to be honored, inductees provide feedback on curriculum, speak to UAT students regarding how thinking influences innovation, and collaborate with da Vinci committee members to develop new ways to improve and expand the skill of thinking in daily practice. In 2005, the inaugural chair was awarded to Professor Edward de Bono, for