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Focus on the possibilities for success, not on the potential for failure
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Napoleon Hill
Age: 87 †
Born: 1883
Born: October 26
Died: 1970
Died: November 8
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We have already discovered the fact that fear is the chief reason for poverty and failure and misery that takes on a thousand different forms. We have already discovered the fact that the man who masters fear may march on to successful achievement in practically any undertaking, despite all efforts to defeat him.
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Verily, there is nothing, right or wrong, which belief, plus burning desire, cannot make real.
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Keep your mind focused on what you want and act accordingly. You will achieve success!
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What if you have failed in the past? So, at one time did every man we recognize as a towering success. They called it temporary defeat.
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A goal is a dream with a deadline.
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No man has a chance to enjoy permanent success until he begins to look in a mirror for the real cause of all his mistakes.
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Your real courage shows best in the hour of adversity.
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Practice being grateful for everything that life has blessed you with.
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Man's brain may be compared to an electric battery...a group of electric batteries will provide more energy than a single battery.
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Remember, the thoughts that you think and the statements you make regarding yourself determine your mental attitude. If you have a worthwhile objective, find the one reason why you can achieve it rather than hundreds of reasons why you can't.
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