Overall Summary

  1. Simply believing in something—or, even if you don't believe it, literally stating it out loud—has tremendous power to bring it closer to reality.
  2. Don't fixate on excuses, don't fixate on how any one result was the thing that wrecked you and prevented you from being successful.
  3. Act rather than contemplate, especially if you're afraid. Action overcomes fear. Act and the motivation will arise, don't wait for the motivation to spur action.
  4. Think more about how you can do something rather than whether you can do it. And also think about how it can be done better.
  5. Everyone is important. Treat others accordingly, and think highly of yourself too. Rehearse a "sell-yourself-to-yourself" commercial.
  6. Don't spend time around negative people (or if you have to, don't give them your attention).