Many people choose unhappiness by entertaining these
ideas: “Today is a black day; everything is going to go wrong.”
“I am not going to succeed.” “Everyone is against me.”
“Business is bad, and it is going to get worse.” “I’m always
late.” “I never get the breaks” “He can, but I can’t.” If you
have this attitude of mind the first thing in the morning, you
will attract all these experiences to you, and you will be very
unhappy
Begin to realize that the world you live in is determined
largely by what goes on in your mind. Marcus Aurelius, the
great Roman philosopher and sage, said, “A man’s life is
what his thoughts make of it.” Emerson, America’s foremost
philosopher, said, “A man is what he thinks all day long.”
The thoughts you habitually entertain in your mind have the
y to actualize themselves in physical conditions.
Make certain you do not indulge in negative thoughts,
defeatist thoughts, or unkind, depressing thoughts. Recall
frequently to your mind that you can outside experience nothing
your own mentality: