January 5 Believe in yourself and your vision. “Belief will have a creative effect … belief brings into being that which is believed.” – Viktor Frankl “Hans Selye, the pioneer in the understanding of human stress, was often asked the following question: “What is the most stressful condition a person can face?” His unexpected response: “Not having something to BELIEVE in.”’ – from Hans Selye, From Dream to Discovery: On Being a Scientist “All man are the same except for their belief in their own selves, regardless of what others may think of them.” – Miyamoto Musashi “Driving back to Portland I’d puzzle over my sudden success at selling. I’d been unable to sell encyclopedias, and I’d despised it to boot. I’d been slightly better at selling mutual funds, but I’d felt dead inside. So why was selling shoes so different? Because, I realized, it wasn’t selling. I believed in running. I believed that if people got out and ran a few miles every day, the world would be a better place, and I believed these shoes were better to run in. People, sensing my belief, wanted some of that belief for themselves.” – Phil Knight “Nothing can resist a human will that will stake its existence on a purpose.” – Benjamin Disraeli “What convinces is conviction. You simply have to believe in the argument you are advancing; if you don’t, you’re as good as dead. The other person will sense that something isn’t there.” – Robert Caro “How many things would you attempt If you knew you could not fail.” – Robert Frost
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