“Fears and doubts repel prosperity.
Abundance cannot get to a person who holds such a mental attitude. Things that are unlike in the mental realm repel one another. Trying to become prosperous while always talking poverty, thinking poverty, dreading it, predicting that you will always be poor, is like trying to cure disease by always thinking about it, picturing it, visualizing it, believing that you are always going to be sick, that you never can be cured.
Nothing can attract prosperity but that which has an affinity for it, the prosperous thought, the prosperous conviction, the prosperity faith, the prosperity ambition.”—Orison Swett Marden
Many years ago that Jesus taught of four destructive enemies of faith: fear, doubt, anxious care, and human reasoning. It is a small step to applying this to the pursuit of anything that is of value in life. Fear, doubt, day-to-day worries, and (ir)rational thinking have killed more dreams and halted more people’s pursuit of success than can be quantified. Defeat these and success is inevitable.
Fear, doubt, worry, and faulty reasoning prevent one from even getting started. This malevolent foursome stops us even before the goal is written down. If, by strong persistence, the determined set course toward a desired goal, these will no doubt resist progress with a vengeance.
Fear, doubt, anxious care, and human reasoning, however, have only the power we allow them. We are deceived to believe that these are in control. They are not.
Our challenge is to overcome their hold—to realize that their grip is weak. We must ask ourselves “from where do they get their power?” Something in our past has opened the door for them. It is for us to determine what and exorcise their power.
Fear and doubt usually come from negative voices that speak in our ear from the past or present influences in our lives.
Anxious care gains access through our legitimate need for security. Our brain is, after all, wired for our protection.
Human reasoning is just a liar. “Can’t” is a useless word. “Can’t” has an empty resume. It has done nothing. We who desire to achieve must eliminate it from our vocabulary!
Consider the source of these and go on the offensive against them. As part of your daily growth routine, include activities that negate their effect and take action to have confidence, self-assurance, balanced care for the concerns of the day—consider these opportunities rather than challenges or barriers, and have a(n) (ir)rational sense that nothing is impossible! Carpe momento!
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”—Dale Carnegie