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The first secret of success
he art of being yourself at your best is the art of unfolding your personality into the man you want to be.
By the grace of God you are what you are; glory in your selfhood, accept yourself and go on from there.
A good place to begin is by having faith in yourself and your destiny. “Trust youself," wrote Emerson, “every heart vibrates to that iron string."
Respect yourself; you have the right to be here and you have important work to do.
Follow the advice of Socrates : “Know Thyself; know your strengths and your weaknesses; your relation to the universe; your potentialities; your spiritual heritage; your aims and purpose; take stock of yourself.”
Create the kind of self you will be happy to live with all your life.
Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others.
Do not wish for self-confidence in yourself; get it from within. Nobody can give it to you. It is one of the greatest assets of life. Self-confidence comes to you every time you are knocked down and get up.
A little boy was asked how he learned to skate : "Oh, by getting up every time I fell down," he replied... Self-trust is the first secret of success.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
