“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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“The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.”
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“If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.”
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“Failure so often hates the very sight of success. Speaking with successful men, I have noticed they speak in complimentary terms of other men who are succeeding. Their attitude is not one of envy, but of willingness to learn from others.”
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“All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood; if they are not, they are not great truths.”
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“When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.”
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“The climb upward will be easier if you take others along with you.”
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“Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.”
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“Lack of harmony and cooperation between the railroad management and the workers has made it necessary for the railroads to increase their freight and passenger rates, and this, in turn, has increased the cost of life's necessities to almost unbearable proportions. Here, again, lack of cooperation between a few leads to hardship for millions of people.”
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“Nature has endowed man with absolute control over but one thing, and that is thought.”
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“Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.”
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“A genius is simply one who has taken full possession of his own mind and directed it toward objectives of his own choosing, without permitting outside influences to discourage or mislead him.”
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“Your only limitation is the one you set up in your own mind!”
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“The turning point in the lives of those who succeed, usually comes at the moment of some crisis, through which they are introduced to their "other selves.”
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“Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely, know what they want, and generally get it.”
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