Think Big: Unleash Your Potential for Excellence, is an inspiring book written by Ben Carson. Carson begins the book by telling readers his life story. He continues to tell the story of how he achieved success through hard work and perseverance and introduces the audience to his mentors and how they influenced his life. The second half of the book now constitutes the core of his writing as he uses the acronym Think Big to explain his success. Additionally, it tells readers how to steer their journey toward success. Ben Carson wrote this book to motivate and encourage his readers. The book encourages people to keep going despite circumstances. Ben Carson talks about the obstacles in his life and how he was able to overcome them. He was optimistic after realizing his potential and worked hard to succeed. He had no bias in his book, he encourages people of all races and colors that they have potential and can achieve their goals if they learn to work hard. In Carson's book are the keys to every person recognizing their potential and working hard to achieve their goals in life. Carson positively impacts people's lives by explaining each letter in the title of his book, Think Big. According to Carson, Think Big stands for T-Talent, H-Honest, I-Insight, N-Nice, K-Knowledge, B-Books, I-In-depth, G-God. Carson created this acronym to allow readers to talk about individual responsibility on the path to excellence. Additionally, Carson's main purpose in writing this book was to inspire people through his life story. Ben Carson went from being the "stupidest kid in class" to becoming a world-renowned neurosurgeon. It was through reading that he changed his life forever. Ben's mother was in the middle of a paper......real that for a student to excel, he/she must really study thoroughly. According to Bergman (10), Be Carson is the best American super surgeon ever known. Today, Ben Carson has more than 50 honorary doctorates and a long line of honors and awards, thanks to his extensive studies (Bergman 10). Carson writes, “If we engage in reading, thereby increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world” (Carson 201). This is very true because the more we read, the more knowledge we acquire, and knowledge is power and we always believe in God according to its last letter of the acronym Think Big. Works Cited Carson, Ben. Think big: unleash your potential for excellence. New York: Zondervan, 2009. Print. Bergman, Jerry. Benjamin Carson: the pediatric neurosurgeon with gifted hands. Acts and facts. 38.1 (2009): 10.Print.