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tions for the mastery of FEAR.
Here will be found a full description of the six fears which are the cause of all dis-
couragement, timidity, procrastination, indifference, indecision, and the lack of
ambition, self-reliance, initiative, self-control, and enthusiasm.
Search yourself carefully as you study these six enemies, as they may exist only in
your subconscious mind, where their presence will be hard to detect.
Remember, too, as you analyze the "Six Ghosts of Fear," that they are nothing but
ghosts because they exist only in one's mind.

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Remember, also, that ghosts-creations of uncontrolled imagination-have caused
most of the damage people have done to their own minds, therefore, ghosts can
be as dangerous as if they lived and walked on the earth in physical bodies.
The Ghost of the Fear of Poverty, which seized the minds of millions of people in
1929, was so real that it caused the worst business depression this country has
ever known. Moreover, this particular ghost still frightens some of us out of our
wits.

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Chapter is
How to Outwit the Six Ghosts of Fear

Take Inventory of Yourself, As You Read This Closing Chapter, and Find Out How
Many of the "Ghosts" Are Standing in Your Way BEFORE you can put any portion
of this philosophy into successful use, your mind must be prepared to receive it.
The preparation is not difficult. It begins with study, analysis, and understanding
of three enemies which you shall have to clear out.