10 Principles from The Greatest Salesman in the World - by Og Mandino 
– revised and summarized into affirmations by Mike Swanson
 
I. Today I begin a new life.
I am prepared for wisdom and principles which will guide me out of the shadows into the sunlight of wealth and happiness.
Success is a state of mind. 
(Failure is an inability to reach goals.  You have only failed when you quit.)

II. I greet this day with love in my heart.
(This is the greatest secret of success.)
I love the sun for it warms my bones.
I love the rain for it cleanses my spirit.
I love the light for it shows me the way.
I love the darkness for it shows me the stars.
I welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart.
I endure sadness for it opens my soul.
I acknowledge rewards for they are deserved.
I welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.
I love the ambitious because they inspire me.
I love the failures because they teach me.
I love all mankind.
Love is my shield so I react with love.
Love is my greatest weapon.  None on whom I call can defend against its force.
Most of all I love myself.
I greet this day with love in my heart.

III. I persist until I succeed.
I will always take another step, then another, then another.
One step at a time is easy.
I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.
I persist with knowledge that each failure will increase my chance for success
at the next attempt.
I forget the happenings of days that are gone, and greet the new sun with confidence that this is the best day of my life.
I will persist.  I will win.  I persist until I succeed.
 
IV. I am nature’s greatest miracle.
I proclaim my uniqueness to the world.
None can duplicate me. 
I capitalize on this difference for it is an asset to promote to the fullest.
I do not imitate.  I place my uniqueness on display, proclaim it and sell it.
I accent my differences and hide my similarities.  I apply this to my sales.
I am a unique creature in nature.
I am rare and there is value in all rarity; therefore I am valuable.
I have unlimited potential.
I am here for a purpose.
Nature knows no defeat.  Eventually, she emerges victorious and so will I.
I will win, and I will become a great salesman for I am unique.
I am nature's greatest miracle.

V. I forget the past and live now.
This day is all I have.
I lift my arms with thanks for the priceless gift of a new day.
I cherish each hour of this day because it can never return.
I embrace each minute with love because its value is beyond price.
I will destroy procrastination with action.
I will make this day the best day of my life.
I will taste, savor and give thanks for every minute of this day.
Each minute of today will be more fruitful than hours of yesterday.
This must be my best day.  I am thankful for today.
I forget the past and live now.

VI. I am master of my emotions.
Trees and plants depend on the weather to flourish but I make my own weather and bring it with me.
I redirect negative emotions into positive emotions.
I am humble.
I will call again tomorrow on he who meets me with hate today.
I recognize and identify the mystery of moods in all mankind, and in me.
I am prepared to control whatever personality awakes in me each day.
I master my moods through positive action.
I control my destiny because I master my moods.
I am a master of myself.  I am great.
I am master of my emotions.

VII. I laugh at the world.
My health improves as I smile.
Laughing lengthens my life.  This is the secret of long life.
People are comical.
I enjoy today’s happiness today.
I laugh at my failures and they vanish in clouds of new dreams.
Each smile can be exchanged for gold.
Each kind word, spoken from my heart, can build a castle.
So long as I can laugh, I will never be poor.
Only with laughter and happiness can I become a success.
I am happy.  I am successful.  I am the greatest salesman the world has ever known.
I laugh at the world.

VIII. I multiply my value a hundredfold.
I set goals for my day, week, month, year, and life.
Today I will climb higher than yesterday.
To surpass the deeds of others is unimportant.
To surpass my own deeds is everything.
I always announce my goals to the world.
Though all may laugh, they will hear my plans and know my dreams.
I always raise my goals as soon as they are attained.
I will multiply my value a hundredfold.  When it is done, I will do it again, and again; and there will be astonishment and wonder at my greatness as these words are fulfilled in me.
I multiply my value a hundredfold.

IX. I act now.
I know that to conquer fear I must always act without hesitation.
It is better to act and fail than not to act and flounder.
With these words I can condition my mind to perform every act necessary for my success.  With these words I can condition my mind to meet every challenge.
I walk where failure fears to walk.  I work when failure seeks rest. 
I talk when failure remains silent.
Now is all I have.  Now is the time.  This is the place.  I am the man.  I act now.

X. I pray for guidance.
I do not pray for things. 
I pray for guidance that I may be shown the way to acquire that which I desire, and my prayer will always be answered.
Keep me on the path that leads to success and happiness.
Guide me so that I may acquire ability equal to my opportunities.
Teach me how to hunt with words and prosper with love so that I may be a lion among men and an eagle in the market place.
Help me to stay humble through obstacles yet keep my eyes on the prize that will come with victory.
Guide me to pluck the seeds of success from the tasks to which others have failed.
Endow me with courage to laugh at my mistakes.
Help me to make the most of this day.
Favor me with alertness to recognize opportunity.
Endow me with patience which will concentrate my strength.
Bathe me in good habits that will drown the bad habits.
Grant me compassion for weaknesses in others.
Help me to count my blessings of today.
Fill my cup with love to turn strangers into friends.
There must be a special place for me.  Guide me.  Help me.  Show me the way.

Now is all I have.  Now is the time.  This is the place.  I am the man.  I act now.

I. Today I begin a new life.
II. I greet this day with love in my heart.
III. I persist until I succeed.
IV. I am nature’s greatest miracle.
V. I forget the past and live now.
VI. I am master of my emotions.
VII. I laugh at the world.
VIII. I multiply my value a hundredfold.
IX. I act now.
X. I pray for guidance.