As A Man Thinketh

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Having conceived of his purpose, a man should mentally mark out a

STRAIGHT path-way to its achievement. Looking neither to the right

nor the left. Doubts and fears should be rigorously excluded, as they

are disintegrating elements which break up the straight line of

effort, rendering it crooked, ineffectual, useless. Thoughts of doubt

and fear neve accomplish anything, and never can. They always lead to

failure. Purpose, energy, poewr to do, and all strong thoughts cease

when doubt and fear creep in.

 

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do. Doubt and

fear are the great enemies of knowledge, and he who encourages them,

who does not slay them, thwards himself at every step.

 

He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure. His every

thought is allied with power, and all difficulties are bravely met

and wisely overcome. His purposes are seasonably planted, and they

bloom and bring forth fruit which does not fall prematurely to the

ground.

 

Thought allied fearlessly to purpose becomes creative force; he who

knows this is ready to become something higher and stronger than a

mere bundle of wavering thouhts and fluctuating sensations; he who

does this has become the conscious and intelligent wielder of his

mental powers.