be overcome by resolute determination, accompanied by
the appropriate auto-suggestions and use of the imagination. Fear may be considered as a baleful habit, which like all habits may be overcome by developing the opposite qualities by cultivating the habit of courage. There are really but few things to fear in life that is, outside of the things actually produced by fear. As the saying goes: There is nothing to fear, but Fear. The development of the Will along its various lines has a tendency to counteract the effects of Fear, by imparting a new sense of inward power and confidence. The recognition of the presence of the Will gives to the individual a certain inner sense of security, strength and power, difficult to describe but easily recognized by those who have experienced it. In conclusion, we would say that the best way to counteract and destroy the negative qualities is to develop the positive ones. This is the fixed rule in the New Psychology counteract and destroy the negatives by fixing the attention upon and developing the positives. Always strive to develop the opposite of the thing of which you wish to be rid. Destroy Fear by developing Confidence and Courage. Develop Perseverance and destroy its opposite. In short, you may convert this chapter on the negative qualities into a lesson on the positive qualities by reversing the process. Instead of dwelling on the negative qualities the minus items of Will, dwell upon the positive qualities the plus items of Will. Read over this list of the negative qualities, and then concentrate on their opposites. Make the proper mental image of them; create an ardent desire to develop them; use auto-suggestion toward that end; determinedly will that you shall acquire them then start to work to manifest them in actual practice, until you acquire the habit of manifesting them. Make them a part of yourself, and they will blend into your character and become a part of the machinery of your Will. 135 The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be. finis. The Will 136 Bibliography 137 Bibliography Atkinson, William Walker. The Will: Its Nature, Power and Development. Chicago, IL: The Progress Company, 1909.