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Only by helping yourself first can you help the poor. Only by changing yourself first, can you change their condition. You achieve this by first removing from your mind any thoughts of poverty, for to think of something is to invoke it.Stephen Richards
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Successful people got to where they did because they did something, and all successful endeavors exist because of those who acted.Stephen Richards
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Unless you keep focused on your desires through images, repetition and a positive attitude, it will come to nothing.Stephen Richards
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The sooner you master your mind, the sooner you master yourself.Stephen Richards
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We are energy, and like all energy, we are in constant change.Stephen Richards
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If you truly want to help the poor, first become rich yourself.Stephen Richards
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Albert Einstein’s equation, E=MC2, is considered to be a theory. Despite being one, we have been able to use it to produce the energy we need to power our cities, as well as the bombs to destroy the same.Stephen Richards
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Understand that you and you alone create your own opportunities, whether they come to you in the form of a lottery ticket, or a promotion, you brought that into your life.Stephen Richards
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Once you know what you want, even if you can’t see it, even if you do not know how you will get it, you have to trust that it is there.Stephen Richards
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Things, events and people align and position themselves accordingly when a strong enough thought stirs them.Stephen Richards
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Life can only give you what you give back to it, and it all begins with the right attitude.Stephen Richards
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You cannot give out a negative frequency, that of disrespect, and expect respect to flow toward you. Neither can you hold on to your biases, prejudices and negative thinking toward something, and expect that something positive will return to you.Stephen Richards
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If we let the drama of others’ lives become our own, then we are no longer ourselves. We become the reflections of others’ dramas and their lives, their tragedies, and their misfortunes become our own.Stephen Richards
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Simply put, mind power is placing a request, or a wish, if you will, and trusting that somehow it will come to be.Stephen Richards
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Reality is a projection of your thoughts or the things you habitually think about. Your entire life and everything in it is a result of your belief system coupled with your thoughts. The feelings and emotions you have cement this in your mind, and the illusion of all of this combined is what you see as your reality on a moment-to-moment and day-to-day basis.Stephen Richards
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The word "universe" means "one tune" or "one rhythm", and when we are in tune or in rhythm with it, it cannot help but respond.Stephen Richards
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Mind power use is neither a religion nor an elaborate program. You have everything within you to succeed: right attitude and right intentions.Stephen Richards
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If it is about education, then all who are college graduates should be wealthy.Stephen Richards
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Doubt, fear, and hesitation are enemies of the mind, for a weak will severs our inborn connection with the universe, dampens the faith with which we are able to join our will to it.Stephen Richards
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There are many instances when one person is enough to change the world.Stephen Richards
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When you keep a strong image of what you want in your mind, and possess the conviction that it is yours by right, you send out powerful vibrations to the farthest reaches of the universe.Stephen Richards
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If you believe that that the one opportunity you missed is the last one you’ll ever get, then that is exactly what will happen: no more opportunities ever.Stephen Richards
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True gratitude, not mere verbal platitudes of thanks, is also a power in and of itself, which bursts forth from our inner being to the universe. Having received this power, the universe must respond, allowing more gifts to come our way.Stephen Richards
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It does not matter if you are asking for health, for happiness, for financial wealth, or for all three. It doesn’t matter if you have no idea how this will come to you. Neither does it matter if you have no reason to expect it to.Stephen Richards
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Whatever you desire, it comes from the universe, and whatever you manifest, be it situations, the right partner, friend, or spouse, the right pet, anything at all, IS the universe, for the universe IS everything.Stephen Richards
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Just as the universe is in constant flux, so too are we in constant change, and we must accept that.Stephen Richards
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Many wealthy people donate, and while the skeptical may claim that they do so for tax breaks, there is another reason involved … as a spiritual practice.Stephen Richards
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Everyone wants wealth to some extent or another, but few have it. The difference between those who have wealth and those who do not is that the former exert their will to turn what they want into a reality.Stephen Richards
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If giving hurts, then receiving will likely hurt, and you must again ask yourself why you feel or think the way you do.Stephen Richards
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Since the universe and everything in it is energy, mind power works on the principle that if you match your frequency to what it is you desire, it has no choice but to become, since like attracts like.Stephen Richards
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When you truly love yourself, you do not accept abusive relationships, because you know you deserve better.Stephen Richards
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There is no point in asking the universe for love if you cannot love yourself.Stephen Richards
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When you change yourself, you inspire others, and this inspiration changes the world.Stephen Richards
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There is one difference between mind power and prayer, however, in that subscription to a specific religion, if at all, is not required.Stephen Richards
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Daring also means to act, however, and if you are not willing to act, then you have already lost the game.Stephen Richards
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Sometimes all it takes to change your life is to change your routine.Stephen Richards
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For that thought to be strong, however, it must be free of doubt, for doubt weakens the will, weakens the response of the universe, and slows the manifestation of desire.Stephen Richards
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Regardless of how far we have come, we are still looking for answers. While many are being answered, what we really want to know is how we can make our lives better.Stephen Richards
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Live it already, write about it from the point of view of already having it, and be so happy and grateful at its impending arrival.Stephen Richards
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Some people believe they are lucky, and in their belief, become so. Others believe that when good things come to them, it was mere chance, but are grateful, just the same. Either way, it is the expectation of those good things that sets the process of mind power in motion.Stephen Richards