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men simply don’t think.
But by the time they’re 65, one will be rich. Four will be financially independent. Five will still be working, 54 will be broke.
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy idea. If a man is working towards a predetermined goal and knows where he is going, that man is a success. If he’s not doing that, he’s a failure. Success is the progressive realization of a worthy idea.
If a man is working towards a predetermined goal and knows where he is going, that man is a success.
Success is the progressive realization of...
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the opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
The only man who succeeds is the man who is progressively realizing a worthy idea.
It’s because of goals. Some of us have them, some don’t.
People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.
Selling is the world’s highest
paid profession,
You will suddenly find that good luck just seems to be attracted to you.
Here’s the key to success and the key to failure. We become what we think about. Now let me say that again. We become
“a man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson said this, “a man is what he thinks about all day long.”
William James said, “the greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind”
If you wish to be rich, you will be rich.
if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
believe and succeed.”
Bible, as you sow, so shall you reap.
Decide now; what is it you want? Plant your goal in your mind. It’s the most important decision you’ll ever make in your entire life.
Think about your goal in a relaxed positive way. Picture yourself in your mind’s eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things that you will be
Life should be an exciting adventure. It should never be a bore. A man should live fully, be alive. He should be glad to get out of bed in the morning. He should be doing a job that he likes to do because he does it
First, it’s understanding emotionally as well as intelligently that we literally become what we think about, that we must control our thoughts if we are
control our lives. It’s understanding fully that as you sow, so shall you reap.
Thirdly; to use all your courage to force yourself to think positively on your own problem; to set a definite and clearly defined goal
One, you will become what you think about. Two, remember the word imagination. Let your mind soar. Three, courage. Concentrate on your goal everyday. Four, save 10 percent of what you earn and action. Ideas are worthless unless we act on them.
Each time a fearful or negative thought comes into your consciousness, replace it with a mental picture of your positive and worthwhile goal.
Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened upon you. Forever one that asketh, receiveth, and he that seeketh, findeth and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
Success is not the result of making money. Making money is the result of success and success is in indirect proposition to our service.
One, set yourself a definite goal. Two, quit running yourself down. Three, stop thinking of all the reasons why you can’t be successful and instead, think of all the reasons why you can. Four, trace your attitudes back to your childhood and try to discover where you first got the idea you couldn’t be a success, if that’s the way you’ve been thinking. Five, change the image you have of yourself by writing out a description of the person you would like to be and six, act the part of the successful person you have decided to become.
