Robert Collier

Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings.

Any thought that is passed on to the subconscious often enough and convincingly enough is finally accepted.

All motion is cyclic. It circulates to the limits of its possibilities and then returns to its starting point.

The first essentials, of course, is to know what you want.

Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service.

Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is startled, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.

One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as to try to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

If you procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem... break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time.

Pictures help you to form the mental mold.

Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold to pour it in.

See the things you want as already yours. Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your possession.

It is your work to clear away the mass of encumbering material of thoughts, so that you may bring into plain view the precious thing at the center of the mass.

Vision - It reaches beyond the thing that is, into the conception of what can be. Imagination gives you the picture. Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own.

If you see yourself as prosperous, you will be. If you see yourself as continually hard up, that is exactly what you will be.

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal.

Your real self - the 'I am I' - is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm.

Supply always comes on the heels of demand.

As fast as each opportunity presents itself, use it! No matter how tiny an opportunity it may be, use it!

Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.

The source and center of all man's creative power... is his power of making images, or the power of imagination.

Make every thought, every fact, that comes into your mind pay you a profit. Make it work and produce for you. Think of things not as they are but as they might be. Don't merely dream - but create!

Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out.

Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blue print, and begin to build.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.