If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. If you want to be courageous, act as if you were – and as you act and persevere in acting, so you tend to become.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEOne of the basic laws of human existence is: find yourself, know yourself, be yourself.
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Fear can infect us early in life until eventually it cuts a deep groove of apprehension in all our thinking. To counteract it, let faith, hope and courage enter your thinking. Fear is strong, but faith is stronger yet.
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Frequently remind yourself that God is with you, that He will never fail you, that you can count upon him. Say these words, “God is with me, helping me.”
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If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
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Make a mental list of happy thoughts and pass them through your mind several times every day.
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Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you’ve got.
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Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.
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Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
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It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
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Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.
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Every person, if he is to have mental health and live successfully, must move away from past failures and mistakes and go forward without letting them be a weight upon him. The art of forgetting is absolutely necessary.
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Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
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Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.
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The greatest risk in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing and becomes nothing.
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Change your thoughts and you change your world.
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Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
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