“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
— Norman Vincent Peale
“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”
“If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.”
“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.”
“Live your life and forget your age.”
“When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.”
“A peaceful mind generates power.”
“It’s always too early to quit.”
“Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.”
“Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.”
“Affirm it, visualize it, believe it and it will actualize itself.”
“The first step is to fill your life with positive faith that will help you through anything. The second step is to start where you are.”
“Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.”
“The really happy people are those who have broken the chains of procrastination, those who find satisfaction in doing the job at hand. They’re full of eagerness, zest, productivity. You can be, too.”
“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”
“Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.”
“The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.”
“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities – always see them, for they’re always there.”
“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.”
“The greatest risk in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing and becomes nothing.”
“Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united.”
“Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.”
“When you expect the best you release a magnetic force in your mind which by a law of attraction tends to bring the best to you.”
“The only people who don’t have problems are in a cemetery.”
“There is nothing in life so difficult that it cannot be overcome. This faith can move mountains. It can change people. It can change the world. You can survive all the great storms in your life.”
“Let go and let God. Let Him take over your life and run it. He knows how.”
“If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.”
“Think excitement, talk excitement, act out excitement, and you are bound to become an excited person.”
“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.”
“The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.”
“When obstacles or difficulties arise, the positive thinker takes them as creative opportunities.”
“Every problem contains the seed of it’s own solution.”
“Negative thinking definitely attracts negative results.”
“Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.”
“To be successful is to be helpful, caring and constructive, to make everything and everyone you touch a little bit better.”
“Worry is an unhealthy and destructive mental habit.”
“Go at life with abandon; give it all you’ve got. And life will give all it has to you.”
“Begin where you are. Don’t wait for someone else to change things for you. Do it yourself.”
“There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.”
“Nobody ever mastered any skill except through intensive persistent and intelligent practice.”
“You can have peace of mind, improved health and an ever-increasing flow of energy. Life can be full of joy and satisfaction.”
“Every person, if he is to have mental health and live successfully, must move away from past failures and mistakes and go forward without letting them be a weight upon him. The art of forgetting is absolutely necessary.”
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ”
“You must feed your mind even as you feed your body, and to make your mind healthy, you must feed it nourishing, wholesome thoughts.”
“Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.”
“If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll never get anything done.”
“Every day practice emptying your mind of all unhealthy attitudes.”
“Plan your work – work your plan. Lack of system produces that ‘I’m swamped’ feeling.”
“All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do.”
“Expect the best and get it.”
“God answers prayer in three ways: yes, no, and wait awhile.”
“Make a mental list of happy thoughts and pass them through your mind several times every day.”
“Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.”
“Life is not all fun and easy going. Far from it; there are many rough times. But, sadly, we too often let the hard times dull our enthusiasm. And that is dangerous, if not fatal, to our lives.”
“Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.”
“People who are really efficient seem to do things easily, with a minimum of effort. In doing so they release maximum power.”
“Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.”
“The as if principle works. Act as if you were not afraid and you will become courageous, as if you could and you’ll find you can. Act as if you like a person and you’ll find a friendship.”
“Old unhealthy thoughts can block off inspiration and motivation. Dropping them releases a strong flow of power through the mind.”
“Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.”
“Let a series of happy thoughts run through your mind. They will show on your face.”
“I believe in the power of Jesus Christ to resolve any difficulty, to remove any weakness, to heal any disease.”
“To go fast, row slowly.”
“If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.”
“Think health, eat sparingly, exercise regularly, walk a lot, and think positively about yourself.”
“It is a fact that you project what you are.”
“Do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Difficulties must be studied and dealt with, but they must not be magnfiied by fear.”
“Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.”
“To change your circumstances, first start thinking differently. Do not passively accept unsatisfactory circumstances, but form a picture in your mind of circumstances as they should be. Believe and succeed.”
“Hold an image of the life you want, and that image will become fact.”
“If you think in positive terms, you will achieve positive results.”
“Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.”
“Nothing of great value in this life comes easily. The things of highest value sometimes come hard. The gold that has the greatest value lies deepest in the earth, as do the diamonds.”
“Believe that problems do have answers, that they can be overcome, and that you can solve them.”
“Check what you did right and don’t get lost in basking on your glory. It will make it easier to repeat whatever you did that created the success.”
“You’ll always get an idea if you think and don’t panic.”
“Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.”
“The negative principle negates. The positive principle creates. The negative principle doubts. The positive principle believes. The negative principle accepts defeat. The positive principle goes for victory.”
“Before you go to sleep, run over your personal world mentally and thank God for everyone and everything.”
“Fill the day with enthusiasm. Give the day all you’ve got and it will give you all it’s got, which will be plenty.”
“Scatter good will and love and prayers all around, everywhere, and you will be astonished, not only by what it does for other people, but how it comes back to you in generous abundance.”
“Nothing of great value in this life comes easily.”
“The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person.”
“There is only one person with whom to compete and that is yourself. Keep aiming to surpass your own best performance and ever strive to reach higher levels.”
“Silence fertilizes the deep place where personality grows. A life with a peaceful center can weather all storms.”
“Remember: what you think you will become – good or bad, weak or strong, defeated or victorious.”
“Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.”
“Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.”
“Expect great things, and great things will come.”
“We tend to get what we expect.”
“Constantly reemphasize to yourself the great fact that God built potential strength into your nature. By affirming it and practicing it, this basic strength will toughen up as muscles do.”
“Never allow sick attitudes to poison your thinking, nor let ill will make you ill. Avoid making your mind sore by that painful rehurting called resentment.”
“In adversity keep motivated, for often the best comes from difficulty.”
“When learning stops, decay sets in.”
“Stop resisting your problems so furiously in your mind. Stop struggling to solve them. If you do that, a great sense of peace followed by a great sense of power will come to you.”
“Any action is better than no action at all.”
“The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his head will get ahead.”
“Take a new look at your present “impossible.” Consider positive ways to handle it.”
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
“How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively.”
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