(Excerpted from The Secret of the Ages
by
Robert Collier, originally published in 1926.)
Stories like that are common. It is such a well-established truth that you can do only what you
think you can, that the theme is a favorite one with authors. I remember reading a story years ago
of an artist—-a mediocre sort of artist—-who was visiting the field of Waterloo and happened upon
a curious lump of metal half buried in the dirt, which so attracted him that he picked it up and put it
in his pocket. Soon thereafter he noticed a sudden increase in confidence, an absolute faith in
himself, not only as to his own chosen line of work, but in his ability to handle any situation that
might present itself. He painted a great picture—-just to show that he could do it. Not content with
that, he envisioned an empire with Mexico as its basis, actually led a revolt that carried all before
it—-until one day he lost his talisman. And immediately his bubble burst.
I instance this just to illustrate the point that it is your own belief in yourself that counts. It is the
consciousness of dominant power within you that makes all things attainable.
You can do anything you think you can.
This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve
every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door to welfare.
Keep it open—-by expecting to gain everything that is right.
Plant the seed of desire. Nourish it with a clear visualization of the ripened fruit. Water it
with sincere faith. But leave the means to Universal Mind.
Open up your mind. Clear out the channels of thought. Keep yourself in a state of receptivity.
Gain a mental attitude in which you are constantly expecting good. You have the fundamental
right to all good, you know. "According to your faith, be it unto you."
Let us start right now putting into practice some of these truths that you have learned.
What do you want most of life right now?
Take that one desire,
concentrate on it,
impress it upon your subconscious mind,
and through it upon the superconscious.
Psychologists have discovered that the best time to make suggestons to your
subconscious mind is just before going to sleep, when the senses are quiet
and the body is relaxed.
So let us take your desire and suggest it to your subconscious mind tonight.
The two prerequisites are the earnest DESIRE, and an intelligent, understanding
BELIEF. Someone has said, you know, that education is three-fourths encouragement,
and the encouragement is the suggestion that the thing can be done.
You know that you can have what you want, if you want it badly enough and can
believe in it earnestly enough. So tonight, just before you drop off to sleep,
concentrate your thought on this thing that you most desire from life.
BELIEVE that you have it.
SEE YOURSELF possessing it.
FEEL yourself using it.
Do that every night until you ACTUALLY DO BELIEVE that you have the thing
you want. When you reach that point, YOU WILL HAVE IT!
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