The Power of Positive Thinking

THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

by

Norman Vincent Peale

THE MENTHOD USED TO BELEIVE IN YOURSELF

1. Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. That is always picture  “success”  no matter how badly things seem to be going at the moment. Never think of yourself as a failure; never doubt the reality of the mental image.
2. Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal powers comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.
3. Do not build up obstacles in your  imagination. Depreciate every so-called obstacle. Minimize them. Difficulties must be studied and efficiently dealt with to be eliminated, but they must be seen for only what they are. They must not be inflated by the fear.
4. Do not be awestruck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as YOU can. Remember also that most people, despite their confident appearance and demeanor, are often as scared as you are and as doubtful of themselves.
5. Ten times a day repeat these dynamics words, “If God is f or us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31) Stop reading and repeat them NOW slowly and confidently.
6. Learn the origin of your inferiority and self-doubt feelings which often begins in childhood. Self-knoledge leads to cure.
7. Ten times each day practice the following affirmation, repeating it out loud if possible. “I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me.” (Philippians 4:13) Repeat those words NOW.
8. Make a true estimate of your own ability, and then raise it 10 percent. Do not become egotistical, but develop a wholesome self-respect. Believe in your own God-released powers.
9. Put yourself in God’s hands. To do that simply state, ”I am in God’s hands” Then believe you are OW receiving all the power you need. “feel” it flowing into you. Affirm that “the Kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:21) in the form of adequate power to meet life’s demand.
10. Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can defeat you. Believe that you now RECEIVE  power from Him.

Summarized by Ikan Power Team.