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“There is nothing either good or bad except that thinking makes it so.”
Belief triggers the power to do.
Think doubt and fail. Think victory and succeed.
Learn from him. Observe him. Study him. But don’t worship him. Believe you can surpass. Believe you can go beyond. Those who harbor the second-best attitude are invariably second-best doers.
initiative.
dawned
on me that no one else was going to believe in me until I believed in myself.
mind is a “thought factory.” It’s a busy factory, producing
perfect specimen of adult life is nonexistent.
Emotionally Induced Illness. Imagine, three out of four people who are sick right now would be well if they had learned how to handle their emotions.
Refuse to talk about your health.
Refuse to worry about your health.
Be genuinely grateful that your health is as good as it is.
“It’s better to wear out than rust out.”
important: the thinking that guides your intelligence is much more important than how much intelligence you may have.
Knowledge is power—when you use it constructively.
action cures fear. Indecision, postponement, on the other hand, fertilize fear.
lack of self-confidence can be traced directly to a mismanaged memory.
recall pleasant, positive experiences.
when one learns to quit drawing negatives
When you remember situations of any kind, concentrate on the good part of the experience; forget the bad. Bury it.
there is nothing inconspicuous about success.
You’re bigger than you think. So fit your thinking to your true size.
this: Look at things not as they are, but as they can be. Visualization adds value to everything. A big thinker always visualizes what can be done in the future. He isn’t stuck with the present.
Practice being a big thinker. See the company’s interest as identical with your own.
Resolve to keep your eyes on the big ball.
Capacity is a state of mind.
Eagerly accept the opportunity to do more. It’s a compliment to be asked to take on a new responsibility. Accepting greater responsibility on
the successful, competent people I know are busy. When
Big people monopolize the listening. Small people monopolize the talking.
Don’t let ideas escape.
Next, review your ideas.
Cultivate and fertilize your idea. Now make your idea grow.
“Dress Right. You Can’t Afford Not To!”
am important. I do have what it takes. I am a first-class performer. My work is important. Think this way, and you’re headed straight to success.
person who thinks his job is important Receives mental signals on how to do his job better; And a better job means More promotions, more money, more prestige, more happiness.
moral: Practice uplifting self-praise. Don’t
half-alive person needs to be resold on himself. He needs to realize that he’s a first-class person. He needs honest, sincere belief in himself.
all it took was a persistent man who never thought he was defeated.
time.
2. Have the courage to be your own constructive critic. Seek out your faults and weaknesses and then correct them. This makes you a professional. 3. Stop blaming luck. Research each setback. Find out what went wrong. Remember, blaming luck never got anyone where he wanted to go. 4. Blend persistence with experimentation. Stay with your goal but don’t beat your head against a stone wall. Try new approaches. Experiment. 5. Remember, there is a good side in every situation. Find it. See the good side and whip discouragement.
Trade minds with the people you want to influence. 2. Think: What is the human way to handle this? 3. Think progress, believe in progress, push for progress. 4. Take time out to confer with yourself and develop your supreme thinking power.
To get others to do what you want them to do, you must see things through their eyes.
let your action show you put people first. Show
Think improvement in everything you do. 2. Think high standards in everything you do.
