Demand more of Yourself

If you think you are beaten, you are;


If you think you dare not, you don't;

If you like to win, but you think you can't,

It is almost certain you won't.

If you think you'll lose you've lost,

For out of the world we find

Success begins with a fellow's will –

It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are -

You've got to think high to rise.

You've got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win a prize.
 
Life's battles don't always go


To the stronger or faster man; But soon or late the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can.
 
by a well known poet, source: law of success, lesson3.

Changing people or transforming them

Some of my recent learning and believe:

Talk about changing people. If you and I will inspire the people with whom we come in contact to a realization of the hidden treasures they possess, we can do far more than change people. We can literally transform them.

Exaggeration? Then listen to these sage words from William James, one of the most distinguished psychologists and philosophers America has ever produced:

Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. We are making use of only a small part of our physical and mental resources. Stating the thing broadly, the human individual thus lives far within his limits. He possesses powers of various sorts which he habitually fails to use.

Yes, you who are reading these lines possess powers of various sorts which you habitually fail to use; and one of these powers you are probably not using to the fullest extent is your magic ability to praise people and inspire them with a realization of their latent possibilities.

Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement. To become a more effective leader of people, apply . .

"Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement.

Be “hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.”