POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING BY NORMAN VINCENT PEALE


One of the most powerful concepts, one which is a sure cure 
for lack of confidence, is the thought that God is actually 
with you and helping you. This is one of the simplest 
teachings in religion, namely, that Almighty God will be 
your companion, will stand by you, help you, and see you 
through. No other idea is so powerful in developing self 
confidence as this simple belief when practiced. To practice 






it simply affirm "God is with me;
 God is helping me; 
God is guiding me." 
Spend several minutes each day visualizing His 
presence. Then practice believing 
that affirmation. Go about 
your business on the assumption 
that what you have affirmed 
and visualized is true.
 Affirm it, visualize it, believe it, and it 
will actualize itself. 
The release of power which this 
procedure stimulates will astonish you.
Emerson declared a tremendous truth, "They conquer who 
believe they can." And he added, "Do the thing you fear and 
the death of fear is certain." Practice confidence and faith 
and your fears and insecurities will soon have no power over 
you
The secret is to fill your mind with thoughts of faith, 
confidence, and security. This will force out or expel all 
thoughts of doubt, all lack of confidence.
Undertake this program and you, too, will build up 
confidence in your powers. You, too, will have a new feeling 
of power. 

1. 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 this picture. Never think of yourself as failing; never 
doubt the reality of the mental image. That is most 
dangerous, for the mind always tries to complete what it 
pictures. So always picture "success" no matter how badly 
things seem to be going at the moment. 

2. Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal 
powers comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought 
to cancel it out. 

3. Do not built 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 fear thoughts. 

4. Do not be awestruck by other people and try to copy them. 


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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 dynamic words, "If God be 
for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31) (Stop reading 
and repeat them NOW slowly and confidently.) 

6. Get a competent counselor to help you understand why 
you do what you do. Learn the origin of your inferiority and 
self-doubt feelings which often begin in childhood. Self- 
knowledge leads to a cure. 

7. Ten times each day practice the following affirmation, 
repeating it out loud if possible. "I can do all things through 
Christ which strengtheneth me." (Philippians 4:13) Repeat 
those words NOW. That magic statement is the most 
powerful antidote on earth to inferiority thoughts. 

8. Make a true estimate of your own ability, 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 NOW 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 demands. 

10. Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can 
defeat you. Believe that you now RECEIVE power from 
him. 
wishing you all the best ,as always. BE THE BEST.
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