https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/10/donald-trump-2016-norman-vincent-peale-213220
>“Believe in yourself!” Peale’s book begins. “Have faith in your abilities!” He then outlines 10 rules to overcome “inadequacy attitudes” and “build up confidence in your powers.” Rule one: “formulate and staple indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding,” “hold this picture tenaciously,” and always refer to it “no matter how badly things seem to be going at the moment.”
>First: Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid. The person who is afraid cuts himself off from the flow of power, but when you venture boldly, there comes a flow of power in response.
>Second: Deny adverse conditions. Don't go around saying or thinking: "Conditions are against me." Face facts, but realize that it often happens that a person is defeated not so much by the facts of a situation as by his negative interpretation of the facts. In every problem there is an inherent good. Believe that.
>Third: Picture good outcomes. By envisioning good things, you actually bring good influences into play, both within yourself and in the world around you.
>Fourth: Pray for every person you meet with by name, that he or she may benefit from the dealings you have with him or her.
>Fifth: Practice Christian love toward everybody.
Interesting but that's not the set of rules I'm looking for...
And I can only find them here in that "obviously repulsive" book
"Rule one: “formulate and staple indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding,"
"The Sociopath's Guide to Getting Ahead: Tips for the Dark Art of Manipulation" (books.google.com)
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