What
seems impossible one minute becomes, through faith, possible the next. - Norman
Vincent Peale
And
if the mind thinks with a believing attitude one can do amazing things. - Norman
Vincent Peale
I am
not going to limit my service or my message to the world based on what other
people think. I am my own person, and I’m going to be myself regardless. Go out
and be great – and never apologize for it. - Brendon Burchard
In the Power of the Plus Factor,
Norman Vincent Peale tells the following story:
”Once walking through the twisted little
streets of Kowloon in Hong Kong, I came upon a tattoo studio. In the window
were displayed samples of the tattoos available.”
“On the chest or arms you could have tattooed
an anchor or flag or mermaid or whatever. But what struck me with force were
three words that could be tattooed on one’s flesh, ‘Born to Lose’.”
“I entered the shop in astonishment and,
pointing to those words, asked the Chinese tattoo artist, “Does anyone really
have that terrible phrase, Born to Lose, tattooed on his body?”
He replied, “Yes, sometimes.”
“But,” I said, “I just can’t believe that
anyone in his right mind would do that.”
“The Chinese man simply tapped his
forehead and in broken English said, ‘Before tattoo on body, tattoo on mind.’
The perspective of the tattoo artist speaks of how important a good
attitude is and how important it is to strive to be optimistic even in trying
times.
Remember:
what you think you will become - good or bad, weak or strong, defeated or
victorious. - Norman Vincent Peale
CHALLENGE: Past
experiences often tattoo “bad” perspectives on our minds. It is always a good time to “tattoo” a new
perspective on our minds. What do you
plan on tattooing on your mind this week?
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