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When asked the secret of his winning ways, a champion weight lifter replied, “I try not to think of the weight, just the lift. Once you start thinking about the weight, you won’t get it.” The successful weight lifter realizes that there is something more powerful that the dead weights; there is his lifting power readily available to him. He knows that there is something far more important than the facts; there is his attitude towards the facts. The application of this principle to everyday life is clear. We can worry about the problem, or we can focus on possible solutions. We can dwell on our difficulties, or we can zero in on ways to overcome them. We can see only the lack in our lives, or we can open our eyes to the abundance and to the source of our supply. Whatever problem confronts you, whatever burden threatens to overpower you, whatever temptation seems to have domination over you, whatever crisis presently engulfs you, remember this: Get your mind off the weight, and turn your attention to the lift.