Thought is the force underlying all acts; repeated actions formulate habits; a system of habits constitutes a character; and, one’s character largely determines one’s destiny.
And what is meant by this? Simply this: Every conscious act is preceded by a thought. Your dominating
thoughts determine your dominating actions. Repeated acts crystallize
themselves into a habit. The aggregate of your habits is your character.
Whatever, then, you would want to be your character you must look well to the character of every thought you entertain. If there is an act that is not in your best interest to do or a habit that you would not wish to acquire, you must guard against thinking about such.
Whatever, then, you would want to be your character you must look well to the character of every thought you entertain. If there is an act that is not in your best interest to do or a habit that you would not wish to acquire, you must guard against thinking about such.
In other words, guard your mind from negative thoughts;
and, whenever one gets into it, displace it with positive thinking. Don’t let a
negative thought give birth to some negative act. It is a simple psychological
law that any type of thought, if entertained for a sufficient length of time,
will, by and by, reach the motor tracks of the brain, and finally burst forth
into action. And, repeated actions build strongly resistant habits.
