How to be a Success
Your success in life does not depend only upon natural ability; it also depends upon your determination to grasp the opportunities that are presented to you.
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You are always demonstrating success or failure, according to the kind of thoughts that you habitually entertain. If your trend of thought is usually negative, an occasional positive thought is not enough to change the vibration to one of success.
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Along with positive thinking, you must use will power and continuous activity in order to be successful.
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You must train yourself to use conscious, not mechanical, will. And you must be sure that your will power is used constructively, not for harmful purposes or trifling things.
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Even failure should act as a stimulant to your will power, and to your material and spiritual growth. Weed out the causes of failure, and with double vigor launch what you wish to accomplish.
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Initiative is the creative faculty within you, a spark of the Infinite Creator. It may give you the power to create something no one else has ever created. It urges you to do things in new ways.
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There are always two forces warring against each other within us. One tells us to do things we should not do, and the other urges us to do things we should do and things that are difficult. One is the voice of evil, and the other is the voice of God.
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Until you are master of yourself and you are able to command yourself to do the things that you should do, but may not want to do, you are not a free soul.
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Some of the attributes you must cultivate in order to achieve success are positive thoughts, dynamic will, self-analysis, initiative, and self-control — but these are only the first steps. Many popular books stress one or more of these, but do not give credit to the Power which is behind them.
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God is the source of all mental power and prosperity. Do not will and act first, but contact God first and thus harness your will and activity to the right goal.
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When you want to create something important, sit quietly, calm your senses and your thoughts, and meditate deeply upon what you want to do or acquire. Then you will be guided by the great creative power of Spirit.
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To lead a successful life you must first have a dominant purpose. That purpose must be the right one for you, then all the powers of God will guide you in your plans and activities.
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The entire purpose of life becomes futile if you cannot find happiness. Therefore, success must be measured by happiness, by your ability to remain in harmony with cosmic laws, rather than by health, wealth, or prestige.
