Chapter Xv. The Art Of Building Character : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 220 p. 221 CHAPTER XV THE ART OF BUILDING CHARACTER Character is developed by training all the forces and elements of life to act constructively in those spheres for which they were created, and to express themselves in those...
Title Page : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 1 YOUR FORCES AND HOW TO USE THEM BY CHRISTIAN D. LARSON Author Of "The Ideal Made Real, The Great Within, On The Heights, Mastery Of Fate, Poise And Power," "How To Stay Young, Mastery Of Self," "How Great Men Succeed...
Foreword : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 4 p. 5 FOREWORD "There are a million energies in man. What may we not become when we learn to use them all." This is the declaration of the poet; and though poetry is usually inspired by transcendental visions, and therefore...
Chapter Xiii. The Building Of A Great Mind : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 192 p. 193 CHAPTER XIII THE BUILDING OF A GREAT MIND A great mind does not come from ancestors, but from the life, the thought and the actions of the individual himself; and such a mind can be constructed by any one who...
Chapter Xix. The Higher Forces In Man : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 294 p. 295 CHAPTER XIX THE HIGHER FORCES IN MAN It is the most powerful among the forces of the human system that we least understand, and though this may seem unfortunate, it is not unnatural. All advancement is...
Chapter Xiv. How Character Determines Constructive : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 208 p. 209 CHAPTER XIV HOW CHARACTER DETERMINES CONSTRUCTIVE ACTION All the elements of life are good in themselves, and should produce good results when in action; that is, when the action is properly directed; but when any...
Chapter I. The Ruling Principle In Man : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 10 p. 11 YOUR FORCES AND HOW TO USE THEM CHAPTER I THE RULING PRINCIPLE IN MAN The purpose of the following pages will be to work out the subject chosen in the most thorough and practical manner; in brief, to analyze the whole...
Chapter Xii. The Development Of The Will : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 170 p. 171 CHAPTER XII THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WILL No force in the human system can be properly used unless it is properly directed, and as the will is the only factor in man that has the power to direct or control, a thorough...
Chapter Iv. The Forces Of The Subconscious : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 58 p. 59 CHAPTER IV THE FORCES OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS In using the power of the mind, the deeper the action of thought, will and desire, the greater the result. Accordingly, all mental action to be strong and effective, must be...
Chapter Xviii. Imagination And The Master Mind : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 278 p. 279 CHAPTER XVIII IMAGINATION AND THE MASTER MIND The forces of the human system must have something definite to work for; that is, they must have an ideal upon which to concentrate their attention, or some model...
Untitled : * We are here to become great men and women, and with that purpose in view, we must eliminate everything in our religion and philosophy that tends to make the human mind a dependent weakling. If you would serve God and be truly religious, do not kneel before God, but learn to walk with God, and do...
Chapter Xvii. The Building Power Of Constructive : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 260 p. 261 CHAPTER XVII THE BUILDING POWER OF CONSTRUCTIVE SPEECH There is a science of speech, and whoever wishes to promote his welfare and advancement must understand this science thoroughly and regulate his speech...
Chapter Viii. The Art Of Changing For The Better : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 122 p. 123 CHAPTER VIII THE ART OF CHANGING FOR THE BETTER Personal man gradually but surely grows into the likeness of that which he thinks of the most, and man thinks the most of what he loves the best. This is the law...
Chapter Vii. How Man Becomes What He Thinks : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 108 p. 109 CHAPTER VII HOW MAN BECOMES WHAT HE THINKS Scientific research in the metaphysical field has demonstrated the fact that man is as he thinks, that he becomes what he thinks, and that what he thinks in the present...
Chapter Iii. The Use Of Mind In Practical Action : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 36 p. 37 CHAPTER III THE USE OF MIND IN PRACTICAL ACTION In the present age, it is the power of mind that rules the world, and therefore it is evident that he who has acquired the best use of the power of mind, will realize...
Dust Jacket Copy : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], TEXT ON FRONT COVER OF DUST JACKET BOOKS OF POWER AND PROGRESS IT is only a few years, not more than a quarter of a century, since modern psychology began to proclaim the new science of human thought and action, so that we have...
Chapter Ix. He Can Who Thinks He Can : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 134 p. 135 CHAPTER IX HE CAN WHO THINKS HE CAN The discovery of the fact that man is as he thinks, has originated a number of strange ideas concerning the power of thought. One of the principal of these is the belief th...
Chapter Xvi. The Creative Forces In Man : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 238 p. 239 CHAPTER XVI. THE CREATIVE FORCES IN MAN The human system may well be termed a living dynamo, as the amount of energy, especially creative energy, generated in the mind and personality of man is simply enormous. If...
Chapter Vi. The Power Of Subjective Thought : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 84 p. 85 CHAPTER VI THE POWER OF SUBJECTIVE THOUGHT The first important fact to consider in connection with the study of thought is that every thought does not possess power. In modern times, when thinking has been studied so...
Chapter Xx. The Greatest Power In Man : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 322 p. 323 CHAPTER XX THE GREATEST POWER IN MAN It is the conclusion of modern psychology that the powers and the possibilities inherent in man are practically unbounded. And this conclusion is based upon two great facts...
Chapter V. Training The Subconscious : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 72 p. 73 CHAPTER V TRAINING THE SUBCONSCIOUS FOR SPECIAL RESULTS When we proceed to train the subconscious along any line, or for special results, we must always comply with the following law: The subconscious responds...
Chapter Xi. Concentration And The Power Back : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 156 p. 157 CHAPTER XI CONCENTRATION AND THE POWER BACK OF SUGGESTION The purpose of concentration is to apply all the active forces of mind and personality upon that one thing which is being done now, and it may therefore be...
Chapter Ii. How We Govern The Forces We Possess : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 22 p. 23 CHAPTER II HOW WE GOVERN THE FORCES WE POSSESS Whenever you think or whenever you feel, whenever you speak, whenever you act, or whatever may be taking place in your life, your supreme idea should be that you are...
Chapter X. How We Secure What We Persistently : * "Your Forces and How to Use Them", by Christian D. Larson, [1912], p. 142 p. 143 CHAPTER X HOW WE SECURE WHAT WE PERSISTENTLY DESIRE The purpose of desire is to inform man what he needs at every particular moment to supply the demands of change and growth in his life; and in promoting th...