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THE VICTORIOUS
ATTITUDE
BY
ORISON SWETT MARDEN
AUTHOR OF "PUSHING TO THE FRONT," "PEACE, POWER
AND PLENTY," "THE MIRACLE OF RIGHT THOUGHT,"
"KEEPING FIT," "WOMAN AND HOME," ETC.
To think you can, creates the force that can.
NEW YORK
THOMAS Y. CROWELL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1916
By THOMAS Y. CROWELL COMPANY
Sixteenth Thousand
TO
MY FRIEND
CHARLES M. SCHWAB
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | The Victorious Attitude | 1 |
| II | "According to Thy Faith" | 17 |
| III | Doubt the Traitor | 41 |
| IV | Making Dreams Come True | 62 |
| V | A New Rosary | 87 |
| VI | Attracting the Poorhouse | 117 |
| VII | Making Yourself a Prosperity Magnet | 140 |
| VIII | The Suggestion of Inferiority | 163 |
| IX | Have You Tried Love's Way? | 183 |
| X | Where Your Supply Is | 217 |
| XI | The Triumph of Health Ideals | 239 |
| XII | You Are Headed Toward Your Ideal | 268 |
| XIII | How to Make the Brain Work for Us During Sleep | 286 |
| XIV | Preparing the Mind for Sleep | 303 |
| XV | How to Stay Young | 318 |
| XVI | Our Oneness with Infinite Life | 343 |
THE VICTORIOUS ATTITUDE
CHAPTER I
THE VICTORIOUS ATTITUDE
Who can withstand thee then!
Browning.
What a grasp the mind would have if we could always hold the victorious attitude toward everything! Sweeping past obstacles and reaching out into the energy of the universe it would gather to itself material for building a life in its own image.
To be a conqueror in appearance, in one's bearing, is the first step toward success. It inspires confidence in others as well as in oneself. Walk, talk and act as though you were a somebody, and you are more likely to become such. Move about among your fellowmen as though you believe you are a man of importance. Let victory speak from your face and express itself in your manner. Carry yourself like one who is conscious he has a splendid mission, a grand aim in life. Radiate a hopeful, expectant, cheerful atmosphere. In other words, be a good advertisement of the winner you are trying to be.
Doubts, fears, despondency, lack of confidence, will not only give you away in the estimation of others and brand you as a weakling, a probable failure, but they will react upon your mentality and destroy your self-confidence, your initiative, your efficiency. They are telltales, proclaiming to every one you meet that you are losing out in the game of life. A triumphant expression inspires trust, makes a favorable impression. A despondent, discouraged expression creates distrust, makes an unfavorable impression.
If you don't look cheerful and appear and act like a winner nobody will want you. Every man will turn a deaf ear to your plea for work. No matter if you are jobless and have been out of work for a long time you must keep up a winning appearance, a victorious attitude, or you will lose the very thing you are after. The world has