Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 3

Principle 1: Faith

The book makes crystal clear that one must possess FAITH in order to transmit powerful thoughts through the ether and then, the law of vibration will transmit the energy in one of the strongest forms. 

To develop faith, just like any other worthwhile value/skill, repetition is a prerequisite. Accordingly, to develop faith one must certainly adopt the concept of auto-suggestion. Auto-suggestion is the ability to repeat over and over to yourself certain things/phrases or even words in order to emphasise it so much, that your subconscious will believe it is true and it will keep coming back into your mind subconsciously. 

Correspondingly, the following paragraph hits the nail as to the whole point of the chapter and is definitely one of my favourites:

"There are millions of people who BELIEVE themselves "doomed" to poverty and failure, because of some strange force over which they BELIEVE they have no control. They are the creators of their own "misfortunes," because of this negative BELIEF, which is picked up by the subconscious mind, and translated into its physical equivalent."

Therefore, try to constantly convince yourself that you are who you want to become. Constantly reaffirm to yourself that which you would like to adopt. For instance, if you want to become a winner, constantly remind yourself that you are a winner or that you can, indeed, become a winner. As the book emphasises, "If a man repeats a lie over and over, he will eventually accept the lie as truth."

It is the experience of the author of this very blog, that auto-suggestion need not only be the one that you are talking to yourself. It could be exposing yourself to an environment of the values you wish to attain (e.g. positivity, self-confidence) or reading/listening to those certain things. Exposure to such surroundings and measures can truly transform your subconscious and hence, yourself. Therefore, be very careful what you read and listen to.