Gradually I discovered that there is a golden thread that runs through all the teachings and makes them work for those who sincerely accept and apply them, and that thread can be named in a single word—belief.
“We do the impossible—any place, any time,” “If it can be done, we can do it,” “Do it now,” “Be a self-starter—don’t wait to be cranked.”
― The Magic of Believing
― The Magic of Believing
“Your mind can be compared to that space: you can’t keep your mind filled with negative thoughts or doubts if you have it filled with positive, powerful, and creative thoughts.”
― The Magic of Believing
― The Magic of Believing
“If it works at all, it works everywhere.”
― The Magic of Believing
― The Magic of Believing
“The truth is that when you talk about what you’re going to do, you scatter your forces. You lose the close connection with the subconscious, and you frequently find that unless you do as here directed, you will have to start all over again in your program of achievement.”
― The Magic of Believing
― The Magic of Believing
“Many people become confused and frustrated because they allow themselves to be influenced by negative thoughts of others—this is a weakness of many salesmen—when they absorb too much of what the prospect says about his reasons for not doing something such as buying.”
― The Magic of Believing
― The Magic of Believing
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