… the OG of OG’s when it comes to positive thinking. This is like energy drink in writing for growth, development, relationships, attitudes, success. Except this is healthy for you! Guzzle it down, grab another …
“Show zest and enthusiasm and you will attract zest and enthusiasm! Life does give back in kind.”
“Restore confidence and build it by action. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.”
“Perhaps your action is successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.”
“We’ve all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes. I think it’s more important to learn from your successes. If you only learn from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors.”
“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution, so get some problems in order to get seeds.”
“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”
“Keep that promise, today. Promises are like crying babies in a theater, carry them out at once.”
“Any fact facing you is not as important as your attitude toward that fact – your attitude determines your success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.”
“We tend to get what we expect.”
“Paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, so that you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.”
“Put off everything till you’re sure of it, and you’ll never get anything done.”
“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of you succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Keep it vivid. Develop in your mind the picture – do not build up obstacles in your imagination.”
“Get people to like you – it is merely the other side of liking them.”
“Be interesting, be enthusiastic … and don’t talk too much.”
“Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. Because the world would go on even without you. Don’t take yourself so seriously.”
“Weave the true magic carpet by weaving your imagination.”
“Watch the way you speak and you develop a peaceful state of mind. So that you start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.”
“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them, to find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.”
“Focus your physical and mental resources, and you multiply your power to solve a problem.”