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 PEALEIt 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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Whatever your problem, no matter how difficult, you can release spiritual power sufficient to solve your problem. The secret is–pray and believe.
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Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already.
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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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A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions
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I expect the best and with God’s help will attain the best.
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Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.
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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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The tests of life are not to break you but to make you.
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To be successful is to be helpful, caring and constructive, to make everything and everyone you touch a little bit better.
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Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
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Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.
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Let a series of happy thoughts run through your mind. They will show on your face.
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Expect great things, and great things will come.
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Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.
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Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.
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