Harness the power of suggestion
‘Suggestions, especially if made by someone trusted or in authority, can have enor-
mous impact.’
For example, every doctor knows that pills and potions with no active ingredients
(placebos) can bring relief as long as the patient believesthey can.
I once had a client who was terrified of flying. He told me his fear had been allevi-
ated for a while by pills prescribed by his doctor that made him sleepy during the
flight, but over time the effects wore off. When he mentioned this the doctor said
he wasn’t altogether surprised since they contained no active ingredients. With this
knowledge the symptoms returned worse than before.
Use this power for yourself. Give yourself suggestions – lots of them. Do it often,
since repetition is the key to success. Constantly tell yourself that youvalue your-
self, you are worthy of happiness, you can accomplishanything you want, and you
are acceptedand respectedby others.
10 AFFIRMATIONSWords are the most powerful drug used by mankind.
Rudyard Kipling