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Robert Collier was an author of self-help books, of American origin, he was one of the authors of books focused on New Thought in the 20th century, the most popular being ‘The Secret of the Ages’.
If you are interested in knowing his way of thinking and conceiving life, you will like this selection of the best quotes by Robert Collier
The most memorable Robert Collier quotes
Below we show a compilation of the best quotes from Robert Collier about how the power of the mind affects our lives.
1. The first principle of success is desire: knowing what you want.
When we know what we want, we know which path we should take.
2. The key to power lies in using what you have, freely and fully, and thus open your channels so that more Creative Force flows through you.
You can do more than you think, you just need to be confident.
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3. Make every thought, every fact, that comes to your mind give you a benefit. Make it work and produce for you.
Positive thoughts help you generate better changes.
4. Any thought that is transmitted to the subconscious frequently enough and convincingly enough is eventually accepted.
To achieve something you need consistency and that includes your thoughts.
5. Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day after day.
It is a routine that is beneficially adapted to achieve your goals.
6. There is nothing on earth that you cannot have once you have mentally accepted the fact that you can have it.
Confidence in ourselves and what we can do is the first step to achieving something.
7. All power comes from within and is therefore under our control.
If you are not well on the inside, you cannot be well on the outside.
8. You are today the result of your thoughts of yesterday, and of the many yesterdays that preceded it.
The past influences your future, so it is important to learn to leave it behind, but learn from its lessons.
9. Supply always comes close on the heels of demand.
A word of advice about staying one step ahead.
10. See things how you would like them to be instead of how they are.
The way you see the world affects the way you live in it.
11. Take the first step and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential thing is that you start.
Every beginning is difficult, however it is the only way to move forward.
12. Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, they don’t make jokes, and they can’t differentiate between reality and an imagined thought or image.
That is why we have to be careful with the things we think and how we think about them.
13. Everything in God’s store is on the bottom shelf… you have to kneel to get it.
Collier sought to give people a strong character, without leaving their spiritual side.
14. Control your thoughts and you will control your circumstance.
We can only resolve conflicts with a calm mind.
15. Playing safe is probably the most insecure thing in the world.
Playing it safe eventually leads us to conformity.
16. All movement is cyclical. It circulates to the limits of its possibilities and then returns to its starting point.
Everything that begins ends and every end is a new beginning.
17. Fear is merely a creative thought in a negative form.
Fear can become a form of artistic expression.
18. You can do anything you think you can. Because through it you can solve all human problems.
You just need to focus on what you want and you will find the best possible solution.
19. All power comes from within and therefore under our control.
Power is in taking control of who we are and what we want to do in life.
20. In every adversity there is the seed of an equivalent advantage.
Many people find their true strength in the most negative situations.
21. See the things you want as if they were already yours. Know that they will come to you when you need them. Then let them come.
Promoting beneficial thinking.
22. If you see yourself prosperous, you will be. If you continually find yourself in trouble, that’s exactly what you will be.
Remember that the way you see things or yourself is the way you will act.
23. Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity is right where you are.
Every beginning is slow and little, it is persistence that takes us far.
24. Successful people are not born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don’t like to do.
No one is born at the top of their dreams, they build their way to get to that point.
25. We all have bad luck and good luck.
Life is never static, so we go through good and bad times from time to time.
26. You can have what you want if you know how to form the mold in your own thoughts.
First you must change your way of thinking to act in favor of your goals.
27. Since the beginning of time, all forms of life have been called upon to address this crisis.
We all need help from other people to achieve a goal.
28. The world is for each of us the world of our individual perceptions.
Each person sees the world differently, because each person is different.
29. The law of the universe is the law of supply. You see it in every hand.
There will always be room for what you know how to do.
30. A single idea, the sudden flash of a thought, can be worth a million dollars.
Don’t underestimate good ideas, they may be simple but they will have a bright future.
31. The Kingdom of Heaven is within you.
Spirituality is something we carry inside.
32. You can do anything you want to do, have anything you want to have, be anything you want to be.
Only if you think so and believe you can achieve it.
33. The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor.
Obstacles help us notice our strengths.
34. Your conscious mind is the doorman at the door.
Our consciousness is what motivates or demotivates us.
35. There is no dream that you cannot make come true, if you learn to use the creative force.
Creativity is not only artistic, we can use it for every area of our life.
36. Mental images are concentrated energy. And energy concentrated on any definite purpose becomes power.
Energy creates things, even the energy that lives in our minds.
37. You can’t hold on to anything good. You must continually be giving and getting.
If you only focus on the perfect, you won’t be able to overcome frustrations.
38. Faith is trust, security, truth that enforces, knowledge.
Faith is having confidence in who you are and what you can.
39. Most of us, swimming against the tide of problems the world knows nothing about, just need a little praise or encouragement, and we will achieve the goal.
That is why it is important to surround yourself with positive people who encourage you.
40. Sometimes it seems like we just have to love something very much to get it.
Love is the engine we must use to go where we want.
41. The mind is all that counts. You can be whatever you set out to be.
It all starts in the mind.
42. Every condition, every experience of life is the result of our mental attitude.
Remember that it is you who decides how to handle yourself in the world.
43. Wealth is in ideas, not in money.
It is ideas that are worth gold, money comes and goes.
44. The higher the prevalence of positive thoughts, the more likely you are to receive a positive outcome.
You can’t expect something favorable if you only have negative thoughts.
45. You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can receive.
You can’t get something if you haven’t worked for it.
46. The successful man has no time to think about failure. He’s too busy thinking of new ways to succeed.
If you only focus on failure you will not be able to emerge.
47. Dream high dreams, and as you dream, so you will be.
Dreams are necessary for our happiness.
48. You can’t hold on to your seed. You must sow it and reap it again.
A way of telling us that, even when we reach the top, we have to keep working.
49. Thought is energy.
And that energy can be transformed into something favorable for us.
50. The Universal Mind expresses itself largely through the individual. He is continually looking for a way out.
The true way the universe conspires in our favor.
51. The great successful men of the world have used their imagination. They think about the future and create their mental image in all its details.
Imagination is our greatest strength for success, because it has no limits.
52. It is to the conscious mind that the subconscious seeks all its impressions.
All our thoughts go towards pleasing ourselves or protecting ourselves.
53. We always put that little word “but” after our wishes and desires, feeling deep down that there are some things too good to be true.
Dismissing your dreams prevents you from turning them into reality.
54. People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame, and one only: themselves.
You can’t control everything, other than the way you think about the world.
55. Nature is prodigal in everything it does.
Listen to nature, when you respect it it gives you something back.
56. Use the talents that God has given you to improve the world for having been in it.
Never hide your talents, because they are what can become your future life.
57. Only through your conscious mind can you reach the subconscious.
You can change your way of thinking, when you accept that such a change is necessary.
58. All wealth has its origin in mind.
Wealth is different for each person.
59. The man who persists through bad luck, who keeps going, is the man who is there when good luck comes, and is ready to receive it.
Whoever knows how to overcome adversity is capable of recognizing any good opportunity that comes their way.
60. Successful people don’t always like these things; They just get to work and do it.
It is necessary to sacrifice something if you want to see your dream come true.
61. You were born to use this life as a canvas to paint yourself on.
Life is about discovering yourself, while you write your story.
62. Take advantage of every service opportunity.
When you help others, goodness also comes to your life.
63. Don’t worry or worry about them. Don’t think about your lack of them. Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your possession.
Avoid obsessing over what you don’t have, think of them as what awaits your future.
64. In every defeat there is a lesson that shows you how to gain victory next time.
Every mistake should be seen as a lesson to improve.
65. You should become an incurable optimist. It’s the open door.
Every optimistic person is capable of taking an unfavorable situation and turning it into an opportunity.
66. Constant repetition carries conviction.
Consistency is useless if you don’t believe in what you are doing.
67. Desire is proof of availability.
Desire does not arise from nothing, it is a calling.
68. You can’t sit still. You must go ahead.
Even when you reach your goal, you must keep going to make a living doing what you love.
69. Sooner or later a crisis comes in our affairs, and the way we deal with it determines our future happiness and success.
It’s not the problems that hold us back, but the way we deal with them.
70. What we continually think will eventually manifest in our lives.
Both the positive and the negative things, you decide.
71. If you procrastinate when faced with a big, difficult problem… break the problem into parts and handle one part at a time.
The best way to solve a big problem is to tackle it in small parts.
72. Once the battle breaks out, everything within and outside of you will come to your aid.
All the answers we need are within us, we just need to listen to them.
73. The first essential thing, of course, is to know what you want.
If you don’t know what you want, you won’t know what future you should pursue.
74. You are forming the mold today of what you will be in the years to come.
The decisions you make today impact your future.
75. If you don’t make things happen, they will happen to you.
You can live or let life pass you by.
76. Your chances of success in any endeavor can always be measured by your self-confidence.
If there is no self-security, there will be no solid foundation for what we want to achieve.
77. Think about things not as they are, but as they could be. Don’t just dream, but create.
To change something, you not only have to think about it but act differently.
78. Visualize what you want. See it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental plan and get started.
It’s not just about thinking about it, but acting in favor of achieving it.
79. Desire is the planting of your seed.
Desire is the beginning of your possible future.
80. You can’t hold on to riches. You must use them and get other riches in return.
When you hold on to money, the rest of your life becomes unimportant.
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