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FaithVisualization of, and Belief in Attainment of Desire

“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.”

— Helen Keller

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How Strong is your FAITH in yourself?

q I often doubt myself q I believe in my ability to reach goals

q I have faith but then waiver q I am able to maintain faith even when faced in the face of challenges. with challenges.

Do you recognize your natural talents?

My talent inventory (check all that apply)

q I am personable; good with people

q I have athletic skill

q I am personable; good with people

q Public speaking

q Training/Teaching

q Sales

q I am good with kids/youth

q I am funny and think quickly

q I am an effective problem solver

q I am able to develop and implement effective systems

q I have strong communication skill

q I am able to motivate others

q Technical skill(s):

q I have specialized knowledge:

q I am able to provide a desirable service:

Other talents that I possess:

Do you believe yourself to be capable?

q I often doubt myself q I believe in my ability to reach goals

q I have faith but then waiver q I am able to maintain faith even when faced in the face of challenges with challenges

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When faced with uncertainty or obstacles, do you face them head-on or avoid them?

q I often feel stuck when challenged q With encouragement I am able to overcome obstacles

q I confidently address challenges q I am confident until things don’t go as expected and begin to doubt myself.

Is your self- talk positive?

q I use self-talk to motivate myself, to reassure myself or talk myself out of an emotional crisis.

q I often use self-talk to reprimand myself, to reinforce “wrong doings” or as a form of self deprication.

Now think about your FAITH as it relates to the individual areas for which you created goals in the first chapter and record (honestly) the thoughts that first came to mind for each area:

Personal:

Business:

Financial:

Physical:

Spiritual:

You may find that it was really easy to address your FAITH in some of these areas, but much more difficult for others. For instance, you may be very comfortable speaking about your FAITH related to your Spiritual life or Personal life, but find it much more difficult to talk about FAITH in your Financial or Business life.

In which area or areas did you find it most difficult to address FAITH?

q Personal

q Business

q Financial

q Physical

q Spiritual

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Take a moment to think about the thoughts that came to mind and record whether they were positive or nega-tive. For instance, you may have had thoughts like, “FAITH in my financial life? Ha! I will never get ahead finan-cially. I just can’t catch a break!” That thought would be NEGATIVE!

Take time to rewrite your NEGATIVE thoughts into POSITIVE thoughts. For instance, you might rewrite the previ-ous example to read, “I have FAITH in my financial life. I have learned from my past mistakes and am prepared, determined, and optimistic about my Financial Future.”

Negative thoughts:

Rewritten as positive thoughts:

Hill stated, “Repetition of affirmation of order to your subconscious mind is the only known method of voluntary development of the emotion of faith.”

In order to affirm your capability and renew your faith, practice the following application of Hill’s self-confidence formula each day:

First, I will accept from myself no less than what I am capable of, which is the achievement of my Defi-nite Purpose. I will require of myself specific action every day in order to reach this achievement.

Second, I realize that what I believe to be will be, and I create my own reality. I will become the person-al I desire to be by concentrating for thirty minutes each day on the characteristics and actions of the person I intend to be.

Third, I understand the importance of positive self talk and of confidence in creating success. I will dedi-cate ten minutes each day to steps that develop self-confidence.

Fourth, I have clearly identified in writing my life purpose and will continuously work to develop the self-confidence needed to achieve this aim.

Fifth, I will build my success by being of service to others, living every day with integrity and being con-siderate of all who are impacted by my actions. I will engage the support of those who demonstrate the values with which I life my life, and through my faith in others I will create faith in myself.

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Repeat each step of this formula every day in writing or out loud in order to sustain the mind-set needed to live in faith and create success.

As you start training your thoughts from negative to positive, read the Pocketbook Prayers on pages 44-45 of Think and Grow Rich for Women that Sara O’Maera and Yvonne Fedderson have kindsly shared in the hope that these will assist you in your efforts. In addition, you can come back to the Personal Success Equation and re-member the importance that faith plays in determining the outcome of the formula.

[(P + T) x A x A] + F = Personal Success

[(Passion + Talent) x Association x Action] + Faith = Personal Success

Although the last variable in the equation, faith is the most important and will be the catalyst to your success!