| If only I had known about the self image as I | | | | born into families who are in the 95% group face a |
| consciously began my journey to self improvement! I | | | | 100% certainty that your self image will deploy its full |
| think of all the dust that could have possibly fallen on | | | | arsenal of doubts, fears, and phobias to challenge your |
| the ground to help some plant grow instead of | | | | efforts toward mastering your mind power. |
| collecting on the many self help and inspirational books, | | | | Remember, the self image has been in control of |
| magazine articles, and tapes on my book shelves. | | | | nearly every thing you have done most of your life. |
| I could have enjoyed some really great wines and a | | | | Now I do not mean that negative stuff is in total control |
| cruise or two with the money I used to attend various | | | | of your mind all of the time. I do not believe that there |
| self improvement workshops and seminars, only to | | | | is such a thing as a totally positive mind, nor a totally |
| have the information fade into oblivion. I could have | | | | negative one. |
| saved myself days, weeks, months, even years of | | | | If you can speak a language, drive a car, ride a bike, |
| frustration. | | | | use a computer, or enjoy a beautiful sunset, then your |
| I would somehow be introduced to a book like Think | | | | self image has allowed some useful, positive thoughts, |
| And Grow Rich, I would purchase a copy, read it, and | | | | images and beliefs to enter your unconscious mind. |
| began applying what I had learned as outlined. My | | | | Ask yourself: What are my consistent thoughts? How |
| motivation was high (as least I thought I was). Six | | | | do I feel about my job? What thoughts and images |
| months would pass, and I would see no visible | | | | flash into my mind when I think about money, or my |
| changes in my life. Doubts would gradually appear. The | | | | lack of money? How do I react when things do not go |
| inner voice (of the self image) would chime in with | | | | the way I think they should in my relationships? Your |
| things like: I knew this stuff would not work. If it worked | | | | answers will give you a clear indication whether the |
| for those other people, they must have had something | | | | power of your mind is under the influence of positive |
| that I don't have. | | | | or negative control. |
| Soon discouragement would ease its way into my | | | | Here is something I know for sure. You can claim or |
| thoughts. I would gradually stop applying lessons and | | | | re-claim control of your own mind power. You are the |
| return to my old conditioned life. A year or a few | | | | most miraculous of all living beings on earth. You are |
| years later, I would bump into another book, maybe | | | | the owner of a mind that is so stupendous, that as you |
| The Magic of Thinking Big, and I would literally repeat | | | | truly begin mastering your mind power and consciously |
| the above process and again and again. | | | | using it, there is no dream that you can dream that you |
| I can say without a doubt that those of you who were | | | | cannot achieve. |