As a Man Thinketh

Started reading this essay by James Allen today.  Good read.  So far some insights are:  Mind/Soul is like a garden, it must be tendered and kept neat through effort.  Without effort weeds will grow (bad thoughts and patterns).  You must give yourself purpose through force of thought.  Good thoughts always lead to good behaviors which in turn lead to good circumstances... bad thoughts are the opposite.  Before you rise, conquer and achieve, you must lift your thoughts.