Poise: How to Attain It
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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Poise: How to Attain It, by D. Starke, Translated by Francis Medhurst
MENTAL EFFICIENCY SERIES
POISE
HOW TO ATTAIN IT
TRANSLATED BY FRANCIS MEDHURST, D.LITT.
AUTHORIZED EDITION
"Poise is a power derived from the Mastery of Self"
PREFACE
CONTENTS
PART I
POISE: ITS NEED, ITS ENEMIES, ITS EFFECT
CHAPTER I
THE NEED OF POISE IN LIFE
CHAPTER II
THE ENEMIES OF POISE
CHAPTER III
WAR ON TIMIDITY
PART II
HOW TO ACQUIRE POISE
CHAPTER I
MODESTY AND EFFRONTERY CONTRASTED
CHAPTER II
PHYSICAL EXERCISES TO ACQUIRE POISE
CHAPTER III
FOUR SERIES OF PHYSICAL EXERCISES
FIRST SERIES--BREATHING
SECOND SERIES--TRAINING OF THE EYE
THIRD SERIES--THE MOTIONS, THE CARRIAGE
FOURTH SERIES--SPEAKING EXERCISES
CHAPTER IV
PRACTICAL EXERCISES FOR OBTAINING POISE
COMPOSURE
DAILY SELF-EXAMINATION
RESOLUTION
PREPARATION
THE THOUGHT OF SUCCESS
CHAPTER V
THE SUPREME ACHIEVEMENT
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