Change your thoughts and you change your world.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEIf 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.
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To cure worry, spend fifteen minutes daily filling your mind full of God. Worry is just a very bad mental habit. You can change any habit with God’s help.
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Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.
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A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.
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How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively.
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Thoughts and words form your mental image. And since we become what we picture be sure your thoughts and words express prosperity and blessing rather than poverty and defeat.
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Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there.
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Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself.
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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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Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.
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If you’ve been full of error and defeat, be done with it. Say, “By God’s grace, I’m done with it,” and take charge of yourself like never before.”
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People fail to understand that unless they are themselves willing to give, they will never receive.
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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
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Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.
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Never let any mistake cause you to stop believing in yourself. Learn from it and go on.
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We tend to get what we expect.
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A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.
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Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
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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.
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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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Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you’ll be surprised how often things will turn out that way.
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What is hope? Hope is wishing for a thing to come true; faith is believing that it will come true.
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When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, big things happen.
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People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
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Medication is of course important but do not conclude that a pill dissolving in your stomach is necessarily more powerful than a healing thought in your mind.
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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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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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