I am a firm believer in 'negative thinking' when used correctly. We need to be AWARE of negatives so that we can steer clear of them. A golfer needs to know where the bunkers and sand traps are - but he doesn't think continuously about the bunker - where he doesn't want to go. His mind glances at the bunker, but he DWELLS upon the green.
Maxwell MaltzLive in the present. The past is gone; the future is unknown - but the present is real, and your opportunities are now.
Maxwell MaltzYou may live in an imperfect world but the frontiers are not closed and the doors are not all shut.
Maxwell MaltzLoneliness is caused by an alienation from life. It is a loneliness from your real self.
Maxwell MaltzVisualizing, creative mental picturing, is no more difficult than what you do when you remember some scene out of the past, or worry about the future. Acting out new action patterns is no more difficult than deciding, then following through on tying your shoes in a new and different manner each morning, instead of continuing to tie them in your old habitual way, without thought or decision.
Maxwell Maltz