PSYCHOLOGY'S PURPOSE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18762, 16 July 1924, Page 13

PSYCHOLOGY'S PURPOSE.

The carrying oat of the principles of practical psychology and their common sense application to the affairs of everyday Kfo are constantly becoming more necessary if the wheels of the great machine of woman's labour are to be kept taming without creaks and jolts, the latter resulting in the output of an enormous amount of energy which might with the exercise of intelligence have been reserved for other things. The views of Miss Anna Maud Hallam, the well-known international lecturer and psychologist on this subject, as described recently by a writer, are of the utmost interest to us aIL Since Miss Hallam left America, she has been lecturing at various places, both in Scotland and England. So great were the crowds that attended her lectures at Queen's Hall that police had to be employed to prevent people from forcing the doors to obtain an. entrance. By the use of the formulas. Miss Hallam states that she cured herself of a very serious illness, bo that when she Bpeaks so emphatically about the wonders accomplished by practical psychology, it is from her own personal experience. Since then she has devoted her life to spreading the knowledge throughout the world in gratitude for the benefits she has received. " Practical psychology,"' says Miss Hallam, " is not a creed, or a cult or an 'ism.' It does not belong to religion any more than mathematics, which is also a science, belongs to religion, " It is a scientific effort to unfold and to understand the laws operating human life. It is teaching people to think for themselves. It is interested in the power of mind over the bo'dy, in character overcoming mental ailments for the development of personality. It interests itself in child welfare, in a higher rate of intelligence and a higher civilisation. " The reason why so many people are failures to-day is because they do not understand the law of life. " Mind is the master power that moulds and makes.. Faith is but the mind in operation. There is v none so poor and none so blind as those who cannot see opportunity clothed in circumstances. To those who want to achieve success, I would say, the journey of life has many roads—be sure you take one that leads to the top. " In travelling the road to success, have a positive sense of direction, turn on the power and stay at tha wheeL There is one way of turning on the force so as to move in the right direction, and that is through the use of self-confidence. " If you are specialising, fix the picture in your mind as the ' big idea' of your life, and think of it constantly, but do not talk about it too much. Think more.

MGo after opportunity. Do not wait for ft to come to you. And concentrate; it is a potent factor in business success. It develops the brain and brain power, ft strengthens the memory and cultivates observation, also quickens the observation. Yon must present yourself well if you wish others to have a good opinion of yon. J "Do loot misrepresent yourself. Tour personal appearance oftentimes speaks hard against you. Bo awake, alert mentally, see to it that your clothes speak well of you. And know your subject. Since the sentiment of this age is speed, don't short-circuit your possible success by talking too long or too much. " Make your life and destiny what you wish it to be. Success is yours, I say to every thinking man and woman, if you go after it in positive concentration. Think of your ' great desire' just before you go to sleep at night and the subconscious mind will concentrate on it during the hours of sleep, and will build brain cells and brain centres to correspond, which you will need for the attainment of your goal."