Successful people are able to rise above crises by relaxing no matter what the external situation. Their belief in themselves, the strength of their self-image is impenetrable armor, which protects them against shattering events.

Functionally, a man is somewhat like a bicycle. A bicycle maintains its poise and equilibrium only so long as it's moving forward towards something.

Get yourself a goal worth working for. Better still, get yourself a project.

This is where you will win the battle - in the playhouse of your mind.

Study the situation thoroughly, go over in your imagination the various courses of action possible to you and the consequences which can and may follow from each course. Pick out the course which gives the most promise and go ahead.

Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.

The 'self-image' is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior.