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Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Motivational, Change
Norman Vincent Peale (1970). “Norman Vincent Peale's treasury of courage and confidence”

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
Norman Vincent Peale (1996). “Power of the Plus Factor”, Ballantine Books

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Wise, Stress

Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Positive, Monday
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.12, Open Road Media

Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Night, Feelings
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.177, Simon and Schuster

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
"Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year". Book by Norman Vincent Peale. Entry for April 13, 1993.

Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Hope, Victory
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2008). “Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration For Each Day of the Year”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Wisdom, Emotional
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Positive Principle Today”, p.153, Simon and Schuster

Remember, there is no situation so completely hopeless that something constructive cannot be done about it. When faced with a minus, ask yourself what you can do to make it a plus. A person practicing this attitude will extract undreamed-of outcomes from the most unpromising situations. Realize that there are no hopeless situations; there are only people who take hopeless attitudes.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Attitude, People
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.18, Open Road Media

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Motivational, Positive Thinking

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Norman Vincent Peale
Love, Motivational, Family
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.38, Simon and Schuster

If you expect the best, you will be the best. Learn to use one of the most powerful laws in this world; change your mental habits to belief instead of disbelief. Learn to expect, not to doubt. In so doing, you bring everything into the realm of possibility.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Powerful, Law

Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Motivational, Fear
Norman Vincent Peale (2009). “Six Attitudes For Winners”, p.24, Jaico Publishing House

Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Believe, Bigger
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Positive Principle Today”, p.216, Simon and Schuster

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Motivational, Overcoming
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2013). “You Can If You Think You Can”, p.145, Simon and Schuster

There is a basic law that like attracts like. Negative thinking definitely attracts negative results. Conversely, if a person habitually thinks optimistically and hopefully, his positive thinking sets in motion creative forces - and success instead of eluding him flows toward him.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Motivational, Positive

Develop serenity and quiet attitudes through your conversation. Depending upon the words we use and the tone in which we use them, we can talk ourselves into being nervous, high-strung, and upset. By our speech, we can also achieve quiet reactions. Talk peaceful to be peaceful.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Motivational, Attitude
Norman Vincent Peale (1952). “Norman Vincent Peale: The Power of Positive Thinking; The Positive Principle Today; Enthusiasm Makes the Differences”, Wings

Expecting the best means that you put your whole heart (i.e. the central essence of your personality) into what you want to accomplish. People are defeated in life not because of lack of ability, but for lack of wholeheartedness. They do not wholeheartedly expect to succeed. Their heart isn't in it, which is to say, they themselves are not fully given.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Mean, Heart
Norman Vincent Peale (2012). “The Power Of Positive Thinking For Young People”, p.53, Random House

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Motivational, Positive
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Struggle, Simplicity

When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Business, Mistake
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2013). “You Can If You Think You Can”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

Today remind yourself that nothing is too good to be true. Your great hopes can be realized. Your most wonderful dreams can come true. All that you really need, you can have. An incredible goodness is operating on your behalf. If you are living a paltry life, resolve to stop it today. Expect great things to happen.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Dream, Positive Energy

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Self Confidence, Abuse
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2013). “You Can If You Think You Can”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

Practice loving people. It is true that this requires effort and continued practice, for some are not very lovable, or so it seems - with emphasis on seems. Every person has lovable qualities when you really learn to know him.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Practice, People
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.17, Open Road Media

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