IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU!

Mason commented that our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves, to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterdays by today, to do our work with more force than ever before. If you would sincerely want to know who is responsible for most of your troubles, take a look in the mirror. Believe me, if you could kick the fellow responsible for most of your problems, you wouldn’t be able to sit down for three weeks. That fellow is you! It is time for us to stay out of our way.

Most people complain of stumbling blocks which they have imposed on themselves. There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself. Your own future depends on many things, but much of it is mostly on you. You may succeed if nobody else believes in you, but you will never succeed if you don’t believe in yourself. What you picture in your mind, your mind will go to work to accomplish. When you change your pictures, you automatically change your performance. Whatever you attach consistently to the words, “I am”, you will become.

Its impossible for man to be cheated by anyone but himself. Gain control of your mind, or it will gain control of you. Your imagination dictates your openness to positive direction. As Norman Vincent remarked, “do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Remind yourself that God is with you and that nothing can defeat Him.

No one can defeat you unless first you defeat yourself. Self-image sets the boundaries and limits of each of our individual accomplishments. Colton argued that we are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves. You need to understand that a person who doubts himself is like a man who enlists in the ranks of his enemy and bears arms against himself. You cannot afford to commit treason against your own life and purpose.

You need to realize that your world first exists within you. Everyman carries with him the world in which he must live. When you face challenges and obstacles in life, remember that you are the handicap you must face; you are the one who must choose your place.
As mason summed up, you are your own doctor when it comes to curing cold feet, a hot head, and a stuffy attitude.

By Barine.