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.
"A good self-esteem level is mostly dependant on how we value ourselves without any bias."
"The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down."
"Positive thoughts and words will create a force inside you that communicates with the outside world and brings about profusion in all things around you."
"You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making."
"There is doggedness to genius. It is the ability to dig deep and hold on to the dream."
"Just take my advice and stay away from those psychiatrists they're dangerous. And if you're 13 years old and sitting in front of one do what I never-chin him 'cos if you don't you'll live to regret it. You talk to your mum and dad (they know you best) and keep your problems in the family."
"It is pointless waiting for the moment because you are already in the moment so just get started!"
"I was having a field day down the Westend; my deep pockets were jingling and full of money nearly every day of the week. My brother's bird, Irene, wanted a fur coat, so I got her one by throwing a brick through the shop window and grabbing the coat off the shop dummy. Once I got to the bed-sit, I put the jacket on and waltzed in to the flat looking like Liberace, the two of them burst out laughing. Irene was like a tramp eating chips. 'Let's try it on, Jimmy, please?' As she swooned around like Joan Collins with the fur coat on, she had the air of a council estate beauty queen about her."
"Change your life! Wake up and smell the Cosmic Ordering success."
"The negative patterns that form as a result of this self defeating behaviour actually symbolize the negative belief that we nurture."
"One of the biggest secrets of success is delegation. Exactly the method Sir Richard Branson uses! If it helped him become a billionaire businessman then it is worth utilizing in your own life/business, etc."
"When Barlinnie's Prison doctor, Dr Danson, came to see Dingus, he turned in disgust at the state Dingus was left to lie in. Doctor Danson refused to treat him as he knew Dingus's injuries were life threatening, he told the top warden that Dingus would need to be rushed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for emergency surgery. The screws in the seg block refused to listen to the doctor, they pushed and manhandled their own doctor out of Dingus's cell and threatened him with a severe beating if he made anything public about Dingus's injuries."
"Use Cosmic Ordering now, not as a morning after pill."
"The same zeal and guts with which you were persistent not to forgive is the same zeal and enthusiasm with which you should be able to open up a new relationship with your partner, loved one or friend, one that is founded on commitment and dedication."
"Looking back at the years I spent in the asylums, I'm now convinced some of that insanity rubbed off onto me!"
"No matter what tight corner I was in, I was capable of getting myself out of it - not God!"
"If you want the Cinderella moments then you have to believe in magick."
"The subconscious mind is nothing but an energy field or mental level that resonates in line with the universal subjectivity."
"Whatever feelings you think you would have if your financial goals were met, feel them now!"
"Understand that for better or worse, you create your own life."
"One who swims with the tide and not the other side will benefit from the opportunity that flows."
"While there is nothing wrong with physical desire per se, and wanting a partner who you consider to be physically attractive, you should also understand that if you are serious about finding that special someone and perhaps growing old with them, looks fade but character does not."
"For aspirants upon the spiritual path, each manifestation provides clues as to what needs to be released or cleared in order to continue to ascend."
"So long as you are going in the right direction then the speed of your travel is unimportant."
"The realisation that limitations are imaginary will make you strong and overpowering."
"It was so funny, I witnessed this with my own eyes, Andy and the screw were like two WWF wrestlers, we were locked behind the grill gates cheering Andy on, the chants started. The chant was to the tune of Jingle Bells and went like this: Stab a screw, stab a screw, stab a screw today, all that fun it is to stab a screw on New Year's Day, but it was only 29 December."
"There are two things essential if you want to enhance your Jedi self-confidence: 1/ belief that it is possible 2/ that self-help is the best help."
"Silver surfers ... nah, that's old hat. Retire a gold surfer with Cosmic Ordering."
"I was also in Glenochil Prison in 1992 when Hammy was stabbed five times in the chest and belly off another man called Fudge, but give Hammy his dues, he never tried to jail bait his attacker up. Fudge never got any more time to his sentence for the frenzied attack on Hammy. This man has also had pit bulls and rottweiler dogs set on him and guess what, he beat the dogs."
"Believe all things are possible With Cosmic Ordering."
"Gratitude raises your awareness and focus and it can inspire you to achieve better for yourself and the people around you."
"Bongo and Shug seen what was going on and decided to smash holes all over the roof of the hall, just for something to do. Bongo was first on to the roof, where, unknown to him he was being filmed from a cell in the hall straight across from him, but Bongo didn't give a fuck as he never even wore a mask to try and protect his face, he was in his element, so was Shug. And to their credit, they didn't half wreck the roof of the hall."
"It is not always possible to do away with negative thinking, but with persistence and practice, one can gain mastery over them so that they do not take the upper hand."
"If everyone realized this truth about their own inherent power to create and to attract whatever they desired, not everyone would want to be the president of a country, not everyone would want to live on that mansion on the hill, and not everyone would want the same things you would."
"The moment we see beyond our personal desires to be felt sympathy for, that is the time we can actually start the journey to that final destination of true forgiveness."