It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
Norman Vincent PealeRead
If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.
Interpretation
Your positive energy attracts similar positivity from others and life.
This quote emphasizes the idea that the energy and attitude you project into the world will influence the reactions and energy you receive in return. Having zest and enthusiasm not only enriches your own experience of life but also magnetically draws similar energy from those around you, reinforcing a cycle of positivity and engagement in life.
In practice
During a motivational speech, one might say this quote to inspire the audience to adopt a positive mindset.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.
I firmly believe that when you die you will enter immediately into another life. They who have gone before us are alive in one form of life and we in another.
Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover . . . refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast." ~
If I had stood at the free-throw line and thought about 10 million people watching me on the other side of the camera lens, I couldn't have made anything. So I mentally tried to put myself in a familiar place. I thought about all those times I shot free throws in practice and went through the same motion, the same technique that I had used thousands of times. You forget about the outcome. You know you are doing the right things. So you relax and perform.
All that is impossible remains to be accomplished.
Doing projects really gives people self-confidence. Nothing is better than taking the pie out of the oven. What it does for you personally, and for your family's idea of you, is something you can't buy.
People can do more than they ever believe they can do. Physically, mentally, academically. You have to be pushed. It hurts. But it's worth it, and it's a great thing.
Everything must degenerate into work if anything is to happen.
There's always someone out there training for your spot. For my scholarship at the University of Florida, for my job with the Denver Broncos, for my position with the New York Jets. And that's the reason to get up earlier or stay up later.
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