o control his thoughts. Each day, when I awaken, I will follow this plan of battle before I am captured by the forces of sadness, self-pity and failure.
9.\tIf I feel depressed I will sing.
10.\tIf I feel sad I will laugh.
11.\tIf I feel ill I will double my labor.
12.\tIf I feel fear I will plunge ahead.
13.\tIf I feel inferior I will wear new garments.
14.\tIf I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.
15.\tIf I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.
16.\tIf I feel incompetent I will remember past success.
17.\tIf I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.
18.\tToday I will be master of my emotions.
19.\tHenceforth, I will know that only those with inferior ability can always be at their best, and I am not inferior. There will be days when I must IN THE WORLD constantly struggle against forces which would tear me down. Those such as despair and sadness are simple to recognize but there are others which approach with a smile and the hand of friendship and they can also destroy me. Against them, too, I must never relinquish control.
20.\tIf I become overconfident I will recall my failures.
21.\tIf I overindulge I will think of past hungers.