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Why not imagine yourself successful?

Maxwell Maltz

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Maxwell Maltz
Age: 86 †
Born: 1889
Born: March 10
Died: 1975
Died: April 7
Author
Physician
Playwright
Psychologist
Surgeon
Writer
New York City
New York
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Do not say to yourself, 'I am going to act this way tomorrow.' Just say to yourself - 'I am going to imagine myself acting this way NOW - for 30 minutes - today.'
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You are embarking on the greatest adventure of your life - to improve your self-image, to create more meaning in your life and in the lives of others. This is your responsibility.
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Worry is one of the most destructive scourges of mankind.
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Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.
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Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively.
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The un-happiest of mortals is that man who insists upon reliving the past, over and over in imagination - continually criticizing himself for past mistakes - continually condemning himself for past sins.
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Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a ‘real’ experience.
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We simply must get it through our heads that holding a low opinion of ourselves is not a virtue, but a vice.
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Times will change for the better when you change.
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You will act like the sort of person you conceive yourself to be.
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When you're not goal-striving, not looking forward, you're not really living.
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Our self image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become.
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A healthy strong ego, with plenty of self-esteem, does not feel itself threatened by every innocent remark.
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Adopt the motto: It doesn't matter who's right, but what's right.
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True success and true happiness not only go together but each other enhances the other.
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