Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.
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- Norman Vincent Peale
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- Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears
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