1THE FORMULA

You can do as much as you think you can,But you’ll never accomplish more;And you can win, though you face the worst,If you feel that you’re going to do it.

—EDGAR A. GUEST

THE GREATEST WASTE of all is the waste of our own potential mind power. The famous Harvard professor and psychologist William James estimated that the average person uses only 10 percent of his mental power. He has unlimited power—yet he uses only about one-tenth of it.

The power to be what you want to be, to get what you desire, and to accomplish whatever it is you are striving for abides within you. You are the one who is responsible for bringing it forth and putting it to work.

You can be whatever you make up your mind to be. Being happy, wealthy, or successful ...

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