One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to bedominating thought in one''s mind.
If there is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his pointof view aswell as your own.
There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.
Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.
The galleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and
Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play nojokes, and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thoughtor image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in ourlives.
Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second,imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming genuinely interested in otherpeople than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested inyou.
Whenever two people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as hesees himself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.