When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.
Remember that "Help us grow this grass" is a far more effective sign than "Keep off the grass".
We tend to get what we expect.
People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
Become a possibilitarian.
Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.