If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when those requests appeal to their self- interest, you can have practically anything you go after.
Nothing is more tragic - or more common - than mental inertia.
You can think your way into or out of almost any circumstance, good or bad.
Anything the human mind can believe, the human mind can achieve
By all means tell the world how good you are - but do it with actions, not words.
Do not EXPECT troubles as they have a tendency not to disappoint.