I May Be A Mistake Maker, But

Failure Feelings - Fear, Anxiety, Lack Of Self-confidence - Do Not Spring From Some Heavenly Oracle. They Are Not Written In The Stars. They Are Not Holy Gospel. Nor Are They Intimations Of A Set And Decided Fate Which Means That Failure Is Decreed And Decided. They Originate From Your Own Mind.

Study The Situation Thoroughly, Go Over In Your Imagination The Various Courses Of Action Possible To You And The Consequences Which Can And May Follow From Each Course. Pick Out The Course Which Gives The Most Promise And Go Ahead.

Every Day You Must Try To Make Your Own Self-image Grow; This You Can Do.

It Is The Job Of Conscious Rational Thought To Decide What You Want, Select The Goals You Wish To Achieve-and Concentrate Upon These Rather Than Upon What You Do Not Want. To Spend Time And Effort Concentrating Upon What You Do Not Want Is Not Rational.

Often The Difference Between A Successful Man And A Failure Is Not One's Better Abilities Or Ideas, But The Courage That One Has To Bet On His Ideas, To Take A Calculated Risk — And To Act.