{"product_id":"9780983556855","title":"The As If Principle: Motivational Poetry","description":"When you act \"as if\"\u003cbr\u003eyou are foretelling your fate,\u003cbr\u003e your future is already known.\u003cbr\u003eAct as if it is possible,\u003cbr\u003e and the seeds of fulfillment are sown.\u003cp\u003efrom the poem \"Act as If...\" from the book: The \"As If\" Principle by Jerald Simon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"As If\" Principle (motivational poetry) by Jerald Simon features 222 original motivational poems written by Simon to inspire and motivate men, women, businesses, organizations, leaders, mentors, advisers, teachers, and students. The poems were written to teach values and encourage everyone everywhere to do and be their best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems were written over a 20 year period and contain motivational advice about never giving up. It's about doing what it takes, believing in yourself and your own abilities and believing in others. The poems focus on such topics as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonor, courage, success, strength, will power, leadership, possibilities, confidence, goal setting, optimism, rising above mediocrity, character, never doubting ourselves, being productive, learning from adversity, doing what it takes, being happy, seeing the good in others, forgiving, seeing our own potential and the potential in others, learning life's lessons, righting wrongs, becoming a self starter, learning to control our thoughts, words, and deeds, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the first poem from the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The 'As If' Principle\":\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAct as If...\u003cbr\u003eby Jerald Simon\u003cbr\u003e(from the book: The \"As If\" Principle)\u003cbr\u003eCopyright © 2012 by Jerald Simon\u003cbr\u003eAll Rights Reserved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAct as if you are confident - even if you are not.\u003cbr\u003eConfidence, you will find, is a state of mind,\u003cbr\u003ethe fulfillment of attitude evolving with time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue confidence is a trait of character,\u003cbr\u003e not a boastful or prideful talk.\u003cbr\u003eAlways act with sincere humility,\u003cbr\u003e then with true confidence you will walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAct as if you are affluent,\u003cbr\u003eeven when you're the beggar in need.\u003cbr\u003eWealth you will find, will often leave you behind,\u003cbr\u003eif it's attainment will make you unkind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue wealth is not measured with money,\u003cbr\u003ebut with love, and knowledge and health.\u003cbr\u003eAct as if you're least of all men,\u003cbr\u003eand then you shall find true wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAct as if you are noble,\u003cbr\u003e even if your nobility's numb.\u003cbr\u003eAct as if you are a servant,\u003cbr\u003e even if your own kingdom has come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you act \"as if\"\u003cbr\u003eyou are foretelling your fate,\u003cbr\u003e your future is already known.\u003cbr\u003eAct as if it is possible,\u003cbr\u003e and the seeds of fulfillment are sown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopyright © 2012 by Jerald Simon\u003cbr\u003eAll Rights Reserved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is another poem from the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere Are the Men?\u003cbr\u003eby Jerald Simon \u003cbr\u003e(from the book: The \"As If\" Principle)\u003cbr\u003eCopyright © 2012 by Jerald Simon\u003cbr\u003eAll Rights Reserved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere are the men who valiantly fought,\u003cbr\u003e for freedom and virtue and truth?\u003cbr\u003eWhere are the men who are honest at heart,\u003cbr\u003e who are pure as the innocent youth?\u003cbr\u003eWhere are the men who openly weep with women when they mourn?\u003cbr\u003eWhere are the men who are strong as an ox,\u003cbr\u003e and gentle as a newborn?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere are the men of character, \u003cbr\u003e stalwart, faithful, and true?\u003cbr\u003eWhere are the men who love their wives and never their vows would undo?\u003cbr\u003eWhere are the men of substance,\u003cbr\u003e of honor, and pride, and self worth?\u003cbr\u003eWhere are the men with courage,\u003cbr\u003e to stand up and challenge the earth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere are the men with manners,\u003cbr\u003e with morals, and values, and heart?\u003cbr\u003eWhere are the men unafraid to be men who are willing to do their part?\u003cbr\u003eWhere are the men who are manly men,\u003cbr\u003e gentle, noble, and true?\u003cbr\u003eWhere are the men who know what it means to be men?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre there really so few who know what real men do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet us be men, courageous men unafraid to do our part.\u003cbr\u003eLet us be stalwart, faithful, and true,\u003cbr\u003e with morals, and values, and heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet us be men with standards, \u003cbr\u003e convictions, faith, and love.\u003cbr\u003eLet us be good men and great men, \u003cbr\u003e with assistance from above.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopyright © 2012 by Jerald Simon\u003cbr\u003eAll Rights Reserved\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music Motivation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50032380346608,"sku":"9780983556855","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983556855_p0.jpg?v=1784242939","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983556855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}