Stephen Richards is a British author, speaker, and self-help expert best known for his work on the Law of Attraction and personal empowerment. He gained widespread recognition with his book "The Cosmic Ordering Guide," which explores how individuals can manifest their desires through focused intention and belief. With a background in mind power, metaphysics, and self-development, Richards has written numerous books aimed at helping people unlock their potential and transform their lives. His writing combines practical techniques with a motivational tone, encouraging readers to take control of their destiny. Widely followed by those interested in manifestation and positive thinking, his work continues to inspire personal growth worldwide.
"Hungry people are always thinking about food, poor people are always thinking about wealth. Obsessive thinking can kill your dreams!"
"Ever see moors murderer Ian Brady, study his photos, study Black, study Cannon, study Sutcliffe - study them all! Who says evil is not recognisable?"
"Ask yourself this, 'How much more would YOU accomplish if YOU stopped looking over at the person beside YOU'?"
"Words and statements work both ways - to build or destroy."
"In mystical terms, the law of attraction specifies that you will attract to yourself those experiences that match your beliefs."
"If you aspire to be a sparrow you will never be an eagle!"
"Overriding the old information in your mind with new information is easy, but to actually go further than just putting a veneer over your old mindset is the way forward."
"Write down what you want your destiny to be, and in so doing you will live your dreams."
"With every challenge you face, there is an opportunity hidden that will lead you towards the path of wealth and abundance."
"Self-belief, also called self-efficacy, is the kind of feeling you have when you have, like a Jedi, mastered a particular kind of skill and with its help have been able to achieve your set goals."
"While it is easy to get caught up in the beliefs and attitudes of others, it is easier still to make one's self a victim of circumstance. Victims of circumstance believe they have no power over their lives, since they are merely the play-things of fate. Since they believe this, it is therefore so."
"You think the thing, draw the picture and then it happens."
"If you are overweight then what is the basis of this self-limiting belief, and so on and so on. All of these things come about because people still have limiting-beliefs inside their subconscious minds."
"You are the custodian of your own happiness. What other people say, do or think does not create a basis for your happiness. It is you who decides your own happiness, just like forgiveness."
"If we can acquire an attitude of self-belief, then we will surely determine our future actions and our future life opportunities."
"What the gurus were now selling was rehashed woo-woo! Now with NAPS you can truly use the Law of Attraction to its full potential, making all of those self-help books and audios obsolete!"
"A releasing statement works as though you are holding your belief tightly in your hand, then put your arm out and let it go! A releasing statement removes stumbling blocks from your mind, once done then you can use affirmations with success."
"How often do the poor daydream of a better life? Plenty, no doubt, and where does it get them? It is the poor who begin with a daydream and realize at some point that they have to get up, roll their sleeves, and start doing something about those day dreams who succeed. And there are many who have."
"Many folks describe arrogant people as jerks, idiots, creeps, and much worse. A person that treats you like you are stupid and says the only right way is their way " even when it clearly is not " is arrogant. They try to make up for their own lack of confidence by hammering away at others."
"Physically it is impossible for a bee to fly, but because it believes it can then it can."
"You can influence a whole plethora of things, and just as they can influence you then you can influence them."
"Remember: the universe neither judges, nor interprets, nor second guesses your will. If it did, there would be no poverty, no hunger, no suffering."
"When you love yourself, when you appreciate yourself, and are able to make peace with yourself, then because you are the same energy as the universe, it responds. It loves you in return, appreciates you in return, and makes its peace with you in return."
"Without desires and dreams, your thoughts do not matter and you can think whatever you want to."
"Porkie and me came to some sort of agreement with the screw and the nurse, and after some haggling we gave ourselves up. After that, I never saw my friend Porkie again until we appeared at Edinburgh High Court, where we each got six years on top of our sentences for one night of madness. That just shows you how drugs can get a grip over your mind."
"A self-limiting belief is no stronger than the flimsy rope that tethers an elephant by its foot."
"Wherever you get your inspiration from, it is down to you to secure it or find your source. We are each in our own race, some slow, some still at the starting lines and some, well - not even in it! However I am sure you will agree that you have to be in it to win it."
"If it is about education, then all who are college graduates should be wealthy, but we know that there are many highly educated, highly qualified, and highly experienced people who just manage to scrape by, if at all."
"If there is something you think you can do well, perfect the action."
"When you put your passion into your desire, when it becomes a fire that threatens to consume you unless you have it, then your will is in the right place."
"When you forgive, you immerse yourself in healing waters."
"With Cosmic Ordering life is a field of unlimited possibilities."
"OK you maybe can't buy happiness with Cosmic Ordering, but it's much better crying in a mansion than in a hovel."
"Just as the universe is in constant flux, so too are we in constant change, and we must accept that."
"Through the practice of meditation, of calming and focusing our mind, as well as developing greater clarity and a sense of awareness, we train ourselves to recognize the wealth that was already there - the very wealth others fail to recognize."
"Habitual procrastinators will readily testify to all the lost opportunities, missed deadlines, failed relationships and even monetary losses incurred just because of one nasty habit of putting things off until it is often too late."