There was this fellow Joe Smith who had a hot dog stand by a busy intersection. People going and coming from work stopped at Joe’s stand and he was doing a thriving business constantly adding new things the customers wanted. Joe never went to college but with his earnings, he was able to send his son to college. During the second year of school, his son came home for vacation and told his father that the economy was slowing down and business would get bad. He cautioned his father to be prepared for a slow down. So Joe decided that he must be careful in buying and be prepared for the slow down. So he cut back in what he bought. Very soon his earnings became less proving that his son was right. Business was certainly slowing down just as his son said it would and he therefore became even more cautious with what he bought and made available to his customers. And it proved to Joe once again how right his son was. He had fewer customers than before and sales continued to dwindle. It wasn’t long before Joe went out of business. His son had been right.
Belief is akin to gravity. What you believe will draw you in the direction of that belief.
One’s actions are often the result of unconscious thought. A negative outlook or feeling draws one in that direction.
