| Self-consciousness defined... excessively
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| | · Are you doing the best you can?
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| conscious of oneself as an object of
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| | · Do you have an uncompromising
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| observation by others.
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| | love for truth?
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| Self-consciousness is a very dangerous
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| | The mind is a prolific field for the
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| and negative emotion. The victim of
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| | growth of all kinds of thought. If false
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| self-consciousnesses says to himself:
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| | and negative ideas are allowed to take
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| · "What impression am I making?"
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| | root in the field of your mind, they will
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| · "Do I look well?" · "What
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| | spread like weeds with wonderful
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| are they thinking and saying about me?"
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| | rapidity, and may easily discourage and
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| · "I am not equal to this,"
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| | overwhelm you. If you have long neglected
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| · "I lack so many things,"
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| | this "mental field" you may now find
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| · "If I had only been born right,"
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| | yourself in a bad way.
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| · "I shall surely fail."
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| | The remedy for you, and for others so
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| Now this defense mechanism isn't
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| | situated, is to patiently root out every
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| necessarily a stumbling block. It is a
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| | obnoxious habit and to substitute strong,
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| safeguard against rashness and
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| | healthy, positive thoughts in their
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| over-confidence. The evil of extreme
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| | place. You must at first be content with
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| self-consciousness is that it makes you
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| | small victories, since you have permitted
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| do so many things that you do not wish to
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| | this mental field and garden to be
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| do. It can change you line of conduct a
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| | overrun with these objectionable thought
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| hundred times a day, makes you say "yes"
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| | habits. But you can comfort yourself with
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| when you would rather say "no," and, in
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| | the assurance that in this way you can
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| short, robs you of you power and
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| | and will attain success.
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| individuality.
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| | Timid people concern themselves too much
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| What is the remedy for this dreaded
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| | about what others will think and say.
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| extreme elf-consciousness?
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| | They are constantly studying the
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| It is mainly a matter of securing control
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| | impression they are making upon people
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| of your thoughts and intelligently
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| | who probably are not even thinking of
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| directing them. The mind is a machine,
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| | them. Their super sensitiveness causes
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| which must be made obedient to the
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| | them to imagine themselves being
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| owner's will. When brought under
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| | criticized, slighted, and unfairly
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| subjection, it will serve your highest
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| | condemned by those who are probably too
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| and best purposes, but left to itself it
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| | absorbed in their own affairs to notice.
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| - may run easily to confusion and
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| | You may be on the road to success when a
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| destruction.
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| | single act of timidity may derail your
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| Here you may interject, "But my mind
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| | chances. People lose confidence in you if
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| wanders." Then go after it and bring it
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| | you lack faith in yourself. Courage is
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| back. You say you can not? Who is
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| | admired, fear never is. Courage is
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| operating your mind? Does it run itself?
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| | dignified, fear is repulsive. The person
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| What would you think of a train that had
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| | of courage is welcomed everywhere, while
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| no engineer, no conductor, no one to
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| | fear invites itself to a seat in the
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| direct it, and was allowed to run
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| | rear.
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| anywhere? Yet this is what you permit
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| | Everyone should learn to stand firmly
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| with your train of ideas. Be sensible.
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| | upon their own feet.
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| Take hold of yourself seriously. Set your
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| | "Intellectual intrepidity," says Samuel
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| will to work. Straighten your spine. Take
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| | Smiles "is one of the vital conditions of
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| time today for mental overhauling. You
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| | independence and self-reliance in
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| are about to educate your will - and it
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| | character. A person must have the courage
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| is serious business.
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| | to be himself, and not the shadow or the
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| Procrastination will not do. From this
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| | echo of another. He must exercise his own
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| time forward resolve to control and
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| | powers, think his own thoughts, and speak
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| direct your mental powers for definite
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| | his own sentiments. He must elaborate his
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| purposes.
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| | own opinions, and form his own
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| Constantly hold in your mind a high
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| | convictions. It has been said that he who
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| estimate of yourself, but be sure you
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| | dare not form an opinion must be a
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| have reasons for doing so. It is of
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| | coward; he who will not, must be an
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| little use to say you are well if you are
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| | idler; he who can not, must be a fool."
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| ill. Do not deceive yourself. You are no
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| | Super sensitiveness is a major fault by
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| greater than the sum of your thoughts and
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| | which you lose initiative, self-reliance,
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| habits. You must have good and sufficient
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| | and independence. A self-conscious person
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| reasons for your self confidence.
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| | must, sooner or later, rid themselves of
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| · Are your impulses of a noble
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| | this fault if they are to be preeminently
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| nature? · Is your ambition lofty?
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| | successful by directing their attention
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| · Do you high ideals and do you
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| | to the power of self confidence.
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| work persistently to realize them?
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