Much of what we do is directed by our feelings.Since our feelings can lift us to great achievements or hurl us down to defeat,we owe it to ourselves to understand and control them.The first step is to identify the feelings which motivate us.There are seven negative emotions and seven positive.

七种消极情绪为：
There seven negative emotions are: 七种积极情绪为：
The seven positive emotions are:
1．恐惧 Fear
2．仇恨 Hatred
3．愤怒 Anger
4．贪婪 Greed
5．嫉妒 Jealousy
6．报复 Revenge
7．迷信 Superstition 1．爱 Love
2．性 Sex
3．希望 Hope
4．信心 Faith
5．同情 Sympathy
6．乐观 Optimism
7．忠诚 Loyalty

以上14种情绪，正是你人生计划成功或失败的关键， 他们的组合，既能意义非凡，又能够混乱无章，完全由你决定。
These fourteen emotions are the letters of the alphabet with which you will write your plan for success or failure.They can be combined meaningfully or chaotically.

上面每一种情绪都和心态有关，这也就是为什么我一直强调心态的原因。这些情绪实际上就是个人心态的反映，而心态是你可以组织、引导和完全掌控的对象。为了达到组织、引导和掌控的目的，你必须控制你的思想，你必须对思想中产生的各种情绪抱持着警觉性，并且视其对心态的影响是好是坏而接受或拒绝。乐观会增强你的信心和弹性，而仇根会使你失去宽容和正义感。如果你无法控制自己情绪，你的一生将会因为不时的情绪冲动而受害。