SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS --- A GUIDE TO CREATING PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT by Beatryce Nivens. Plumb, 1998
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION --- We have come this far by faith! (p1-8)

PART 1 --- TAKING CARE OF YOUR MIND (p9-102)

1) Uplift yourself --- boost your self-esteem (p11-29)

    [1] Beam a little love your own way (p11-)

      (1) Filter Out ---

      (2) Filter In ---

    [2] See success in what you have already achieved (p14)

    [3] Moving beyond feeling you cannot be successful (p14)

    [4] Compare your problems to other people's problems (p15-21)

    [5] Has age stopped you in your tracks? (p21-28)

    [6] Strategies to uplift yourself! (p28-29)

      (1) Positive things to do ---

        1. Feel good about yourself

        2. Improve your self-esteem and self-confidence

        3. Improve yourself

        4. No longer feel sorry for yourself

        5. Change your lot in life

        6. Resolve to be happier

      (2) Negative things to avoid ---

        1. Continue to put yourself down and be negative

        2. Remain in the same emotional place

        3. Stay the way you are

        4. Continue thinking life has dealt you a bad hand

        5. Think it is only happening to me!

        6. Don't believe you have the ability to change, and stay stuck in the same place!

        7. Continue being miserable!

2) Think big, dream large (p30-53)

3) Wade in the water --- set your goals (p54-70)

4) Peace be still --- affirm your success (p71-89)

5) The power of prosperity thinking (p90-101)

PART II --- TAKING CARE OF YOUR FUTURE DREAMS (p103-196)

6) Standing on the banks of Jordan --- release the fear (p105-115)

7) Blast out of your comfort zone --- taking the risk (p116-136)

8) Put your principles into action --- work your way to prosperity (p137-161)

9) Empower yourself --- success strategies for the entrepreneur (p162-196)

PART III --- TAKING CARE OF YOU (p197-250)

10) Honor your temple --- take care of yourself (p199-206)

11) Manage stress (p207-216)

12) Manage your time (p217-234)

13) Give back --- Our focus should be "Each one, help one!" because of our abundance (p235-241)

14) Go for it! Infinite wisdom says: "There is no more time for excuses or fear! There is no more time to cling to behaviors of the past! It is NOW or NEVER! (p242-249)

    [1] Uplift yourself --- boost your self-esteem (p245)

    [2] Think big, dream large (p245)

    [3] Wade in the water --- set your goals (p245)

    [4] Peace be still --- affirm your success (p246)

    [5] The power of prosperity thinking (p246)

    [6] Standing on the banks of Jordon --- release the fear (p246)

    [7] Blast out of your comfort zone --- taking the risk (p247)

    [8] Honor your temple --- take care of yourself (p247)

    [9] Manage your stress (p247)

    [10] Manage your time (p247)

    [11] Put your principles into action --- work your way to prosperity! (p248)

    [12] Empower yourself --- success for the entrepreneur! (p248)

    [13] Give back (p248)

    [14] SUMMARY --- No one said that life is easy! Life is a mission that you must commit yourself to achieving. Success is hard work --- very hard work! Sometimes a hurricane of problems will confront you as you move up that mountain. Success is waiting just around the corner for you.

    You have been given all the tools for success. What are you waiting for? What is your excuse? Go for it!

APPENDIX --- Business resources and professional associations (p251-279)

SUGGESTED READING (p281-285)

INDEX (p287-302)

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