“First. Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say “I want plenty of money.” Be definite as to the amount. (There is a psychological reason for definiteness which will be described in a subsequent chapter). Second. Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no such reality as “something for nothing.) Third. Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire. Fourth. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action. Fifth. Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it. Sixth. Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once after arising in the morning. As you read— see and feel and believe yourself already in possession of the money.”
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Lack of persistence. Most of us are good “starters” but poor “finishers” of everything we begin. Moreover, people are prone to give up at the first signs of defeat. There is no substitute for persistence. The person who makes persistence his watch-word, discovers that “Old Man Failure” finally becomes tired, and makes his departure. Failure cannot cope with persistence.”
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“My complaint is not against the work that the churches have done, but the work that they could have done through leadership that was based upon the principle of co-ordinated, co-operative effort which would have carried civilization at least a thousand years ahead of where it is today. It is not yet too late for such leadership.”
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“success requires no apologies, failure permits no alibis.”
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“CREATIVE IMAGINATION—Through the faculty of Creative Imagination, the finite human mind has direct communication with Infinite Intelligence.”
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“If you can’t manage your own mental attitude, what makes you think you can manage others?”
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“He should have told us, too, that our brains become magnetised with the dominating thoughts we hold in our minds. By means with which no one is familiar, these ‘magnets’ attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonise with the nature of our dominating thoughts.”
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“Self-respect is the best means of getting the respect of others.”
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“A mind dominated by positive emotions, becomes a favorable abode for the state of mind known as faith.”
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“Every man is what he is because of the dominating thoughts which he permits to occupy his mind.”
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“Every failure carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater reward’
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“Power grows out of ORGANIZED KNOWLEDGE, but, mind you, it “grows out of it” through application and use!”
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“No one could ride a horse if the horse discovered its real strength. The same thing is true for people.”
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“The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.”
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“the money which is essential for the conduct of business is as worthless as a sand dune, until it has been mixed with efficient “brains.”
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