"In some ways the mind also works like a money bank, but in other ways, it is quite different."

— Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar (1926 - )


Work Title
Place of Publication
Gretna, LA
Publisher
Pelican
Date
1975
Metaphor
"In some ways the mind also works like a money bank, but in other ways, it is quite different."
Metaphor in Context
In some ways the mind also works like a money bank, but in other ways, it is quite different. For example, anybody and anything (radio, TV, etc.) can make either positive or negative deposits in your mind bank. Generally speaking, you are the only one who makes deposits in your bank account and all bank deposits are positive.

You are the only one who determines who will make withdrawals from either the bank or the mind. All withdrawals from the money bank reduce the account. Withdrawals from the mind increase its strength if you use the right "teller."

In your mind bank there are two tellers—both of whom are obedient to your every command. One teller is positive and handles positive deposits and positive withdrawals. The other teller is negative and will accept all negative deposits and provide you with negative feedback.
(p. 228)
Categories
Provenance
Contributed by Suzanne Morgen; searching GoogleBooks
Citation
Ziglar, Zig. See You at the Top. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Group, 2000. <Link to GoogleBooks>
Date of Entry
12/20/2009

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.