You’ve done me the honor of consulting me, a so-called mind and spirit doctor,” I continued, “so I’m going to give you a prescription. Several times … - Norman Vincent Peale
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You’ve done me the honor of consulting me, a so-called mind and spirit doctor,” I continued, “so I’m going to give you a prescription. Several times every day look in the mirror. Look yourself straight in the eye and say, ‘Listen, you — you are somebody, so start being what you are supposed to be!’ And then stand up to your full height: stand tall, walk tall, think tall, talk tall, and
Norman Vincent Peale (31 May 1898 – 24 December 1993) was the author of The Power of Positive Thinking and chief progenitor of the theory of positive thinking. With his wife, Ruth Stafford Peale, he founded Guideposts magazine in 1945.
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