OUR MENTAL POWERHOUSE - part 2

Articles In This Section:

· Seat of Intelligence - part 1

· Seat of Intelligence - part 2

· The SUBCONSCIOUS MIND vs. the CREATIVE MIND

· OUR MENTAL POWERHOUSE - part 1

· OUR MENTAL POWERHOUSE - part 2

· OUR MENTAL POWERHOUSE - part 3

· OUR MENTAL POWERHOUSE - part 4

· OUR MENTAL POWERHOUSE - part 5

· HOW ABOUT HEALTH?

Now then, just as the general manager in the factory would give instructions to his many department heads, so, too, will your general manager—Creative Mind—begin sending out messages to his assistants throughout your body.

Your general manager knows that to be a success you must look like one. He will make you more alert; he will put a spring in your step; he will put a look of determination in your eye; he will put an expression in your voice which rings of success.

But, most important of all, your general manager will direct your thinking so that you will be guided to do the things which will make you a success.

Several years ago a man came to me hoping I could help him to find a job. He was in quite a predicament. His rent was overdue. His telephone had been disconnected. His grocer was about to shut off his credit.

I asked this man to repeat to himself frequently for the next 24 hours, particularly before retiring, "I AM a Success." This seemed incongruous to him, but I made him promise he would do it.

The next morning he awoke and had such an urge to go out and prove he was a success that he bolted down his breakfast to save every possible minute.

Leaving his house, instead of lagging along with the feeling that it would be another hopeless day, he marched with his chin up and chest out, with a mental attitude which told him he was facing a world of opportunities and that he could literally select the one best fitted to him.

Passing a department store, this revitalized man saw a small card in one of the windows which read: "Salesman Wanted, Hardware Department." He stared at the card a moment, then with determination walked into the store. In the personnel department he faced the man authorized to hire employees.

"I've had no experience selling hardware, sir, but I love tools and I believe I could fill the job advertised in your window."

The courageous and confident manner in which this applicant approached the personnel manager made an immediate good impression. Only a few preliminary questions were asked.

"I'd like to give you a chance to show what you can do. Can you start tomorrow morning?" said the man behind the desk.