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habits for the purpose of counteracting all these fears.

Recognize that negative influences often work on you through your subconscious
mind, therefore they are difficult to detect, and keep your mind closed against all
people who depress or discourage you in any way.

Clean out your medicine chest, throw away all pill bottles, and stop pandering to
colds, aches, pains and imaginary illness.

Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to

THINK AND ACT FOR YOURSELF.

Do not EXPECT troubles as they have a tendency not to disappoint.

Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of
leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people. This weakness
is all the more damaging, because most people do not recognize that they are
cursed by it, and many who acknowledge it, neglect or refuse to correct the evil
until it becomes an uncontrollable part of their daily habits.

To aid those who wish to see themselves as they really are, the following list of
questions has been prepared. Read the questions and state your answers aloud,
so you can hear your own voice. This will make it easier for you to be truthful with
yourself.

SELF-ANALYSIS TEST QUESTIONS

Do you complain often of "feeling bad," and if so, what is the cause?
Do you find fault with other people at the slightest provocation?
Do you frequently make mistakes in your work, and if so, why?
Are you sarcastic and offensive in your conversation?
Do you deliberately avoid the association of anyone, and if so, why?
Do you suffer frequently with indigestion? If so, what is the cause?

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Does life seem futile and the future hopeless to you? If so, why?

Do you like your occupation? If not, why?

Do you often feel self-pity, and if so why?

Are you envious of those who excel you?

To which do you devote most time, thinking of SUCCESS, or of FAILURE?