"positive thinking" meaning in English

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        {
          "ref": "1953, Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking",
          "text": "I listened to your speech tonight in which you talked about the power of positive thinking, and I want to ask how I can get some faith in myself.",
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        "Focusing on thoughts of success, as a strategy for achievement."
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
          "word": "positief denken"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
          "word": "myönteinen ajattelu"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
          "word": "positiivinen ajattelu"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "pensée positive"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "positives Denken"
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        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
          "word": "bihónéedzą́ągo ntsáhákees"
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          "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
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          "word": "pozytywne myślenie"
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          "roman": "pozitívnoje myšlénije",
          "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "позити́вное мышле́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pensamiento positivo"
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      "wikipedia": [
        "Norman Vincent Peale",
        "Optimism"
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  "word": "positive thinking"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
      "word": "positief denken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
      "word": "myönteinen ajattelu"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
      "word": "positiivinen ajattelu"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "pensée positive"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
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      "word": "positives Denken"
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      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
      "word": "bihónéedzą́ągo ntsáhákees"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
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      "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
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      "sense": "focusing on thoughts of success",
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      "word": "pensamiento positivo"
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  "word": "positive thinking"
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