Jack Canfield

In the name of being sensible, we end up becoming numb to our own desires.

If you assume in favor of yourself and act as if it is possible, then you will do the things that are necessary to bring about the result. If you believe it is impossible, you will not do what is necessary, and you will not produce the result. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

It’s amazing what happens to your self-confidence when you get eyeball to eyeball with yourself and you forcefully tell yourself what you’re going to do. Whatever your dream is, look at yourself in the mirror and declare that you are indeed going to achieve it—no matter what the price.

You must choose to believe that you can do anything you set your mind to—anything at all—because, in fact, you can.

The formula is simple—do more of what is working, do less of what isn’t, and try on new behaviors to see if they produce better results.