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THINK FOR YOURSELF

If you expect others to tell you what to do or how to do it, and you're not willing to understand why, then you're setting yourself up to be deceived. When you're not willing to think for yourself, there are plenty of people who will step in to do your thinking for you. The problem is, most of those people will also take advantage of you.

You have an extraordinarily powerful and capable mind. So go to the trouble and make the effort to make full use of it, especially when it concerns your own affairs.

Sure, life is complicated, and it's becoming even more complicated every day. You can't possibly know every little detail about every little thing. Yet you'll always be much more effective when you take the time to learn the fundamental principles of whatever you're doing and when you utilize good, solid reasoning.

When it's your health, your money, your career, your property, your family or your future that's at stake, it's your responsibility to understand the situation. The person best suited to act in your best interest is you.

Certainly it is wise to seek the advice of experts. But stay away from anyone who promises to do all your thinking for you. That's your job! Make the effort to be informed and then put that information to good, positive use. Think for yourself, and successfully live life on your own terms.  

KEEP GOING

When you've achieved success, keep going. The worst thing you can do with an accomplishment is to let it stop you. When you've experienced failure, keep going. You've learned what doesn't work and that is a valuable part of discovering what does work.

When you feel discouraged and disappointed, keep going. Your persistent efforts and your actions will greatly boost your confidence. When you feel like you're on top of the world, keep going. Make use of what you've achieved to create even more value for your world.

When you can't decide what to do, pick one of the alternatives and keep going. By taking action, you'll know soon enough whether or not you're headed in the right direction.

Every day life is injected with a fresh dose of wonder and opportunity. The way to experience the best of it is to face confidently ahead and keep going.  

BEGIN IT

Whatever it is you choose to do, or to be, or to create, go ahead. Begin it. Take some initial action, and that action will quickly feed other actions. Though you may not yet know everything that must be done, you do know of something you can do right now. So do it. Begin it. Get yourself started.

The first step will enable you to see what the second step is to be. The second step will begin to establish powerful momentum. Begin it now, and get that momentum on your side.

Discover your way forward, and uncover joys that you would have never guessed were there. Learn and grow and build and create your way to whatever destination you have chosen. No situation is ever hopeless. Because whatever the situation may be, the moment you start to take action, you change it. Begin it and you'll see.

Begin to act, and your world begins to change. Keep going, and your life takes on more and more of the flavor of your dreams.  

IN YOUR THOUGHTS

In your thoughts you can go anywhere and do anything that you can imagine. No person or circumstance can prevent you from having the thoughts you wish to explore.

Even when the worst that could happen has indeed come to pass, in your thoughts you can turn it around. Even if everything seems to be working against you, you still can think of ways for it all to be working in your favor.

Your thoughts can take you back in time and forward too. Thoughts can take you to the top of the highest mountain and into the middle of the deepest forest. Your thoughts can linger contemplatively in a particular place, or travel instantly to the other side of the universe. The only limit upon your thoughts is what you choose to think.

And whatever thoughts you choose to have are the very thoughts that will direct your life. They'll determine how you perceive whatever comes your way, and they'll be responsible for what you do about it.

Always you are able to choose your thoughts, in every kind of situation. So choose the ones that will lead you to exactly where you want to go.  

COURAGE

Where does courage come from? What brings courage to life? Courage is the commitment to do what you know is right. Courage arises when your integrity will not allow any other choice. Courage comes from following a purpose that goes beyond your petty concerns. Because of that, courage gives far-reaching power and consequence to your actions. In the short term, courage can often appear foolish.

In the long run, courage has the power to move the whole world in a positive direction. Courage asks much of you, yet it is not complicated and is always within your reach. Courage is truth put into action. In every moment, courage is there for you to choose. In every moment, courage is the choice that will fulfill the best of who you are.

Listen to your critics and learn what you can from them. But don't let them dissuade you from what you know is best. A bright and shining vision has value only when you have the courage to follow it. When you know that it is the thing to do, then step up and do it. Pay attention to what others have to say, without becoming a slave to their opinions of you. Consider differing and diverse perspectives, while keeping the substance of your most deeply held values intact.

Much of the effort of achievement is in keeping yourself focused. Choose to intentionally make that effort, to maintain that focus, and all the rest will more readily fall into place. Though the world may seem to be against you at times, keep in mind that you are working to make that world a better place. Start to show some progress, and others will soon be buying into your vision. Remember who you are, where you've come from, and the real value of what you have to offer. Then step forward, with renewed courage and commitment, and make it real.