title: GreatLittleBookOnPersonalAchievementSuccessories
author: Tracy,Brian.publisher: TheCareerPress
isbn10|asin: 1564142833printisbn13: 9781564142832ebookisbn13: 9780585179988
language: Englishsubject Success,Conductoflife,Wealth.
publicationdate: 1997lcc: BJ1611.2.T651997ebddc: 158.1
subject: Success,Conductoflife,Wealth.
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Successories
GreatLittleBookonPersonalAchievement
ByBrianTracy
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PersonalAchievementImagineyourlifeisperfectineveryrespect;whatwoulditlooklike?
Therearenolimitsonwhatyoucanachievewithyourlife,exceptthelimitsyouacceptinyourownmind.
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Itdoesn'tmatterwhereyou'recomingfrom;allthatmattersiswhereyouaregoing.
Youhavegreat,untappedreservesofpotentialwithinyou.Yourjobistoreleasethem.
Lifeislikeacombinationlock;yourgoalistofindtherightnumbers,intherightorder,soyoucanhaveanythingyouwant.
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Ifyoudotherightthingsintherightway,youwillgetwhateverresultsyoudesire.
Everythingyoudoinlifeiseithertogetlove,ortocompensateforlackoflove.
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Yourmostvaluableassetcanbeyourwillingnesstopersistlongerthananyoneelse.
Yourinnervoicewillultimatelyguideyoutosayanddotherightthingsattherighttime.
Learnfromtheexperts;youwillnotlivelongenoughtofigureitalloutforyourself.
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Natureisneutral;ifyoudothesamethingsthatothersuccessfulpeoplehavedone,youwillinevitablyenjoythesamesuccesstheyhave.
Almostallyourunhappinessinlifecomesfromyourtendencytoblamesomeoneelseforsomething.
Ifyouwanttoachievegreatlyinlife,beastudentofachievement.
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Decideexactlywhatyouwantineveryareaofyourlife;youcan'thitatargetyoucan'tsee.
Anysystemorblueprintforsuccessisbetterthannoneatall.Thinkonpaper.
Virtuallyanythingyoucouldeverwanttobe,haveordoisachievablewithlearningandhardwork.
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Makeyourlifeamasterpiece;imaginenolimitationsonwhatyoucanbe,haveordo.
Youhavetheability,rightnow,toexceedallyourpreviouslevelsofaccomplishment.
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Ifyouareworriedaboutmoney,itsimplymeansthatyoucanandshouldbeearningmore.Howareyougoingtodoit?
Makeadecisiontodaytodosomethingwonderfulwithyourlife.
Thegreatsecretofsuccessisthattherearenosecretsofsuccess;thereareonlytimelessprinciplesthathaveproveneffectivethroughoutthecenturies.
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Peaceofmindisthehighesthumangoodanditisyournormal,naturalcondition.Askyourself,''Doyouwanttoberight,ordoyouwanttobehappy?"
Dosomethingtomoveyourselftowardyourmajorgoaleveryday.
Youaresuccessfultothedegreetowhichyoucanattainyourownhappiness.
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Thekindestthingyoucandoforthepeopleyoucareaboutistobecomeahappy,joyousperson.
Youcan'tgiveawaysomethingthatyoudon'thave;youcan'tmakeothershappyifyouareunhappy.
Apositivementalattitudegoeshand-in-handwithsuccessineveryareaoflife.
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Youarepositive,creativeandhappytothedegreetowhichyoueliminatenegativeemotionsfromyourlife.
Engagein"mountaintopthinking";projectforwardinthoughtandimagineyourideallife.Whatdoesitlooklike?
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"Onlyonelife,thatsoonispast;onlywhat'sdonewithlovewilllast."
AuthorUnknown
Bewillingtolaunchinfaith,withnoguaranteesofsuccess.Thisisthemarkofpersonalgreatness.
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Youarealwaysfreetochoosewhatyoudowithyourlife.Tomakechangesinyourfuture,makenewchoicestoday.
Mostofyourhappiness,andyourunhappiness,comeswithhairontop,andtalksback.
Decidetodaytodesignandbuildtheidealrelationshipinyourlife.It'suptoyou.
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Ifyouwerestartingovertoday,whatchangeswouldyoumakeinyourlife?
Theamountyoulaughinyourrelationshipswithothersisthetruemeasureofthehealthofyourpersonality.
Nevercomplain,neverexplain.Resistthetemptationtodefendyourselformakeexcuses.
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Youareonlyasfreeasyouroptions;developalternativestoeverysituation.
Timeismoney;continuallylookforwaystodothingsfasterandbetter.
Weliveintherichestsocietyinallofhumanhistory;areyougettingyourfairshare?
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Tobewealthy,youmustdevelopaburningdesireforwealthandfinancialindependence.
Decidehowmuchyouwanttobeearningoneyear,fiveyearsandtenyearsfromtoday.Whatwillyouhavetodotoachievetheseamounts?
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Designyourfinancialfutureineveryrespect,andthenmakeaplantoachieveit.
Tobetrulyhappy,youneedaclearsenseofmeaningandpurposeinlife.
Anattitudeofcalm,confidentexpectationactivatesyourcreativityandunlocksyourmentalpowers.
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Ifnecessityisthemotherofinvention,painseemstobethefatheroflearning.
Youarewhereyouareandwhatyouarebecauseyouhavedecidedtobethere.
Makeacommitmenttodaytosomethingbiggerandmoreimportantthanyourself.
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Self-actualizationandself-fulfillmentresultwhenyoufeelthatyouarebecomingeverythingthatyouarecapableofbecoming.
Happinessistheprogressiverealizationofaworthyideal.
Toperformatyourbest,youneedtoknowwhoyouareandwhyyouthinkandfeelthewayyoudo.
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Youarenotwhatyouthinkyouare;butwhatyouthink,youare!Youalwaysbehave,ontheoutside,inamannerconsistentwithyourself-concept,ontheinside.
Thesuccessyouareenjoyingtodayistheresultofthepriceyouhavepaidinthepast.
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Ifyouchangeyourthinking,youchangeyourlife.
Youcanlearnanythingyouneedtolearntoachieveanygoalyoucansetforyourself.
Lifeishard;italwayshasbeenanditalwayswillbe.Acceptingthisrealitysomehowmakesiteasier.
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Destructivecriticisminchildhoodcausesyoutofearfailureandrejectionasanadult.
Failureisanabsoluteprerequisiteforsuccess.Youlearntosucceedbyfailing.
Action-orientation,thewillingnesstomovefastwhenopportunitypresentsitself,isthekeyqualityforsuccessineveryarea.
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Allchangeinyourlifecomeswhenyourmindcollideswithanewidea.
Anythingyoucanholdinyourmindonacontinuingbasis,youcanhave.
Setpeaceofmindasyourhighestgoalandorganizeyourentirelifearoundit.
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Youareapotentialgenius;thereisnoproblemyoucannotsolve,andnoansweryoucannotfindsomewhere.
Yourmulti-dimensionalbrainisinfluencedbyeverythingyousee,hear,read,smell,touch,feelorsay.Becareful.
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Takecharge!Youfeelpositiveaboutyourselftotheexactdegreetowhichyoufeelyouareincontrolofyourownlife.
Foreveryeffectinyourlife,thereisaspecificcause.Thereisareasonforeverything.
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Decideinadvancetouseeveryadversityorsetbackasaspurtogreatereffort.
Sethighgoalsandstandardsforyourself;resistthetemptationofthecomfortzone.
Liveinharmonywithyourhighestvaluesandyourinnermostconvictions.Nevercompromise.
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Ifthereisanythingyouwantinlife,findouthowothershaveachieveditandthendothesamethingstheydid.
Thoughtsarecausesandconditionsareeffects.Youarecreatingyourcurrentlifewithyourpresentthinking.
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Ifthereissomethinginyourlifeyoudonotwant,findthecauseandremoveit.
Theonethingoverwhichyouhavecompletecontrolisyourthinking;useitwell.
Settingdeadlinesforyourgoalsactivatesyoursubconsciousmindandreinforcesyourdetermination.
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Tobesuccessful,dowhatothersuccessfulpeoplehavedoneandkeepdoingituntilyougetthesameresults.
Youlearntoloveothersbydoinglovingthingswithandforthem.
Smile.Everyoneyoumeetiscarryingaheavyload.
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Whateveryoubelieve,withconviction,becomesyourreality,whetherornotitistrueorfalse.
Youmustbecomethepersonyouwanttobeontheinsidebeforeyouseetheappearanceofthispersonontheoutside.
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Developabenevolentworldview;lookforthegoodinthepeopleandcircumstancesaroundyou.
Thebiggestmentalroadblocksthatyouwilleverhavetoovercomearethoserepresentedbyyourself-limitingbeliefs.
Ifyouconductyourselfasthoughyouexpecttobesuccessfulandhappy,youwillseldombedisappointed.
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Ifyouwerestartingovertoday,whatwouldyoudodifferently?Whateveryouranswer,startdoingitnow.
Youcanjudgethevalidityofanyideaorconceptbyasking,''Isthistrueforme?"
TheodoreRooseveltsaid,"Dowhatyoucan,withwhatyouhave,rightwhereyouare."Thisisgreatadvice.
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Starteverymorningbysaying,"Ibelievesomethingwonderfulisgoingtohappentometoday."Repeatitoverandover.
Successfulpeopleareveryclearaboutwhotheyareandwhattheywant.
Yourincrediblebraincantakeyoufromragstoriches,fromlonelinesstopopularityandfromdepressiontohappinessandjoyifyouuseitproperly.
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Everythingyoudoistriggeredbyanemotionofeitherdesireorfear.
Yourbrainhasmorethan100billioncells,eachconnectedtoatleast20,000othercells.Thepossiblecombinationsaregreaterthanthenumberofmoleculesintheknownuniverse.
Writeoutyourgoalson3×5indexcards;reviewthemtwiceeachday.
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Youareinthepeoplebusiness,nomatterwhatyoudoorwhereyoudoit.
Becomean"inverseparanoid,"someonewhobelievesthattheuniverseisconspiringtodoyougood.
Quicklysay,"That'sgood!"toeverysetbackandadversity,andthenfindoutwhatisgoodaboutit.
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Everythingyouhaveinyourlifeyouhaveattractedtoyourselfbecauseofthepersonyouare.
Youcanhavemore,bemoreanddomorebecauseyoucanchangethepersonyouare.
Youmustbeabsolutelyclearaboutyourgoal,butbeflexibleabouttheprocessofachievingit.
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Youarewhereyouareandwhatyouarebecauseofwhatyoubelieveyourselftobe.Changeyourbeliefsandyouchangeyourreality.
"Twomenlookedoutthroughprisonbars;onesawthemud,theothersawthestars."
Youhavegoneasfarasyoucantodaywithyourcurrentlevelofknowledgeandskill.
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Thoughtiscreative.Youcreateyourentirelifewithyourthoughts,hourbyhourandminutebyminute.
Yourtruebeliefsandvaluesareonlyandalwaysexpressedinyouractions,especiallywhatyoudounderpressure.
"Circumstancesdonotmaketheman;theymerelyrevealhimtohimself."
Epictetus
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Itiswhenyoufinallylearnthatyourfearsareallinyourmindthatyourreallifebegins.
"Courageisrightlyconsideredtheforemostofthevirtues,foruponit,allothersdepend."
WinstonChurchill
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Itisnotfailureitselfthatholdsyouback;itisthefearoffailurethatparalyzesyou.
Youinevitablyattractintoyourlifepeopleandcircumstancesinharmonywithyourdominantthoughts.
Bepositive;refusetocomplain,condemnorcriticizeanyoneoranything.
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Yourouterworldtendstobeareflectionofyourinnerworld.
Thecoreofyourpersonalityisyourself-esteem,"Howmuchyoulikeyourself."Themoreyoulikeandrespectyourself,thebetteryoudoateverythingyouattempt.
"Failureismerelyanotheropportunitytomoreintelligentlybeginagain."
HenryFord
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Personalitydevelopmentistheprocessofbuildingandmaintaininghighlevelsofself-esteem.Youcanchangeyourperformancebychangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfinthatarea.
Manyofthemostsuccessfulmenandwomenintheworldnevergraduatedfromcollege.Theyattendedthe''schooloflife"instead.
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Thinkcontinuallyintermsoftherewardsofsuccessratherthanthepenaltiesoffailure.
Befuture-oriented.Whenfacinganyproblem,ask,"Wheredowegofromhere?"
Youdevelopthehabitofcouragebyactingcourageouslywheneveryouareafraid.Dothethingyoufearandthedeathoffeariscertain.
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Yourself-imagecontrolsyourperformance;seeyourselfasconfidentandincompletecontrol.
Takecontrolofyoursuggestiveenvironmentandonlyletinthewords,imagesandideasyoudesire.
Goodhabitsarehardtoformbuteasytolivewith;badhabitsareeasytoformbuthardtolivewith.
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Self-esteemandself-lovearetheoppositesoffear;themoreyoulikeyourself,thelessyoufearanything.
Toremainpositiveandconfident,thinkaboutyourgoalsallthetime.
Doyouwanttoincreaseyourrateofsuccess?Thendoubleyourrateoffailure.
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Makestrong,affirmativestatementstoreinforcenew,positivehabitpatternsofthoughtandbehavior.
Youcanonlyhaveasmuchloveforyourselfasyoucanexpresstoothers.
Whatonegreatthingwouldyoudaretodreamifyouknewyoucouldnotfail?
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Yourlifetodayistheresultofallofyourchoicesanddecisionsinthepast.Whenyoumakenewchoices,youcreateanewfuture.
Continuallybombardyourmindwiththoughts,words,picturesandpeopleconsistentwiththepersonyouwanttobeandthegoalsyouwanttoachieve.
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Youcandevelopanyhabitofthoughtorbehaviorthatyouconsiderdesirableornecessary.
Everythingaroundyouinthematerialworldonlyhasthemeaningthatyougivetoitwithyourthoughts.
Youcannotcontrolwhathappens;youcanonlycontrolthewayyourespondtowhathappens.
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Youareinordinatelyinfluencedbythosewhoseloveandrespectyoumostvalue.
Thinkcontinuallyaboutwhatyouwant,notaboutthethingsyoufear.
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"Thegreatestrevolutionofmylifeisthediscoverythatindividualscanchangetheouteraspectsoftheirlivesbychangingtheinnerattitudesoftheirminds."
WilliamJames
Createyourownposter,coveredwithpicturesofthethingsyouwanttoacquire.Allimprovementinyourlifebeginswithanimprovementinyourmentalpictures.
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Youarecontinuallyevolvingandgrowinginthedirectionofyourdominantthoughts.
Goona21-dayPMA(PositiveMentalAttitude)diet;thinkandtalkaboutonlythethingsyouwantforthreeweeks.Thisisnoteasy.
Excellenceisnotadestination;itisacontinuousjourneythatneverends.
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Affirmingyourdesiredgoalsisawayoftellingthetruthinadvance.
Speakingaloudtoyourselfinapositive,confidentwaybuildsyourself-confidenceandimprovesyourperformance.
Keepyourconversationthroughoutthedayconsistentwithwhatyoureallywanttohappen.
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Visualizeyourgoalsandidealscontinually,toinfluenceyoursubconsciousmind.
Saythewords,''Ilikemyself!"overandover,50timesaday.
Actthepart;walkandtalkexactlyasifyouwerealreadythepersonyouwanttobe.
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Feedyourmindwithmentalprotein,notmentalcandy.Read,listentoandwatchpositive,upliftingmaterial.
Ignorancebreedsfear;themoreyoulearnaboutyoursubject,thelessfearitholdsforyou.
Thepeopleyouchoosetoassociatewithwilldetermineyoursuccessasmuchasanyotherfactor.
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Associatewithpositivepeople,andgetawayfromnegativepeople.
Themoreyouteachpositiveideastoothers,thebetteryoulearnthemyourself.
Decidewhatyouwant,andthenactasifitwereimpossibletofail.
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Stoptalkingabouttheproblemandstartthinkingaboutthesolution.
Takeadeepbreath,relaxandimagineyourselfexactlyasyouwishtobe.
Feelinglistless?Makealist!Writedown10thingsthatyouwanttoachieveinthenextyear.
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Whatyouthinkaboutmostofthetimeiswhatyoubecome.
Don'tgooutandjusthaveagoodday;instead,makeitagoodday!
Actwithpurpose,courage,confidence,competenceandintelligenceuntilthesequalities"lockin"toyoursubconsciousmind.
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Anyideaorthoughtthatyouacceptastruewillbeacceptedasacommandbyyoursubconsciousmind.
Yourconsciousmindcanonlyholdonethoughtatatime,positiveornegative.Whichisitgoingtobe?
Yourmindwillmakeyourichorpoor,dependingontheusesyouputitto.
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Yoursuccesswillbelargelydeterminedbyyourabilitytoconcentratesingle-mindedlyononethingatatime.
Closeyoureyes,takesevendeepbreaths,andthenvisualizeyourmostimportantgoalasalreadyareality.
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Playgentle,classicalmusicwhenyouread,studyorthinkaboutyourgoals.
Emotionalizeyourmentalimages;yourmentalmoviesareyourpreviewsoflife'scomingattractions.
Wisdomisanequalcombinationofexperienceplusreflection.Taketimetothinkaboutyourlife.
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Imaginethatyouarealreadytheverybestinyourfield;howwouldyoubehavedifferently?Thefearoffailureisthegreatestsingleobstacletosuccessinadultlife.
Youcanneverrisehigherthanyourexpectationsofyourself.Expectthebest!
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Therearenoextrahumanbeings;youarehereonthisearthtodosomethingspecialwithyourlife.
Yourabilitytosetgoalsandtomakeplansfortheiraccomplishmentisthemasterskillofsuccess.
Everythinginyourlifehappensforareason;therearenoaccidents.
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Youcanaccomplishvirtuallyanygoalyousetforyourself,aslongasthegoalisclearandyoupersistlongenough.
Truehappinessandfulfillmentcomewhenyoufeelthatyouaremakingavaluablecontributiontoyourworld.Whatisyours?
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Itisnotwhatyousay,orwish,orhopeorintend,itisonlywhatyoudothatcounts.
Goalsarethefuelinthefurnaceofachievement.
Youareonlyhappywhenyouareworkingtowardaclear,specificgoalofyourownchoosing.
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Asyouchangethewayyouthinkontheinside,peopleandcircumstanceswillchangeforyouontheoutside.
Yoursubconsciousmindcannottellthedifferencebetweenarealexperienceandonethatyouvividlyimagine.Foolit.
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Eachofusmustdevelopanareaofexcellencewhereheperformsbetterthanalmostanyoneelse.
Theonlylimitationonyourabilityisyourlevelofdesire;howbadlydoyouwantit?
''Intensityofpurpose"isthedistinguishingcharacteristicofhighperformingmenandwomen.
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Thetendencytofollowthepathofleastresistanceguaranteesfailureinlife.
Youmustdecideexactlywhatisityouwantinlife;noonecandothisforyou.
Anattitudeofpositiveexpectationisthemarkofthesuperiorpersonality.
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Cleargoalsallowyoutocontrolthedirectionofchangeinyourlife.
Resolvethatyouwillrespondwithapositive,optimisticandcheerfulmentalattitudeineverysituation.
Combineyourmentalimageswiththeemotionofdesiretoacceleratetheirrealization.
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Youarealreadyachievingeverygoalyouaresettingforyourself.Areyouhappywithyourresults?
Determinethepriceyouaregoingtohavetopaytoachieveyourgoal,andthenresolvetopaythatprice.
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Lookforsomethingbeneficialineveryeventthatyoucanturntoyouradvantage.
Successisanumbersgame;thereisadirectrelationshipbetweenthenumberofthingsyoutryandyourprobabilityofultimatelysucceeding.
Thinkaboutyourgoalsateveryopportunitythroughouttheday.
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Startwithapictureofyourgoalasalreadyachievedinthefuture,andworkbacktothepresent.Imaginethestepsthatyouwouldhavetakentogetfromwhereyouarenowtowhereyouwanttobe.
Ideasareadimeadozen,butpeopletoputthemintoeffectareextremelyrare.
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Ifyouswinghardenoughandoftenenoughyoumusteventuallyhitahomerun.
Successequalsgoals;allelseiscommentary.
Keepyourgoalsconfidential;onlytellpeoplewhoaresympathetictoyou,andwhohavegoalsoftheirown.
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Selectingyourmajordefinitepurposeinlifeisthestartingpointofpersonalgreatness.
Successcomeswhenyoudowhatyoulovetodoandcommittobeingthebestinyourfield.
Yourgreatestopportunityforsuccessprobablyliesrightunderyourownfeet,yourownacresofdiamonds.
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Opportunitiesusuallycomedressedinworkclothes.
Ifyouwonamilliondollars'cash,whatworkwouldyouchoosetodofortheforeseeablefuture?
Organizeyourlifearoundyourvalues;whatdoyoubelieveinandstandfor?
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Imaginenolimitations;decidewhat'srightanddesirablebeforeyoudecidewhat'spossible.
Writedowneverygoalyoucouldwanttoaccomplishinthenext10years,thenchoosethemostimportantone.
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Toenjoyperfecthealth,definewhatyourlifewouldbelikeifyoualreadyhadit.Thendowhatyouneedtodotoacquireit.
Youonlyhavetosucceedthelasttime.
Goalsettingisasciencelearnedonlybystudy,practiceandapplication.
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Thepeopleyoulove,andwholoveyou,aretherealmeasureofhowwellyouaredoingasahumanbeing.
Ifyouwereabsolutelyguaranteedofsuccessinanyonething,whatonegoalwouldyousetforyourself?
''Whatdoesn'tkillmemakesmestronger."
FriedrichNietzsche
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Whathaveyoualwayswantedtodobutbeenafraidtoattempt?Whatfearsareholdingyouback?
Thethrillofachievementcomesfromovercomingadversityintheaccomplishmentofanimportantgoal.
Beforeyoucanachievebiggoals,majoreffortsarenecessary.
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ThenorthwindmadetheVikings.
Makealistofallthewaysthatyouwillpersonallybenefitfromachievingyourgoal.
Decisivenessisacommoncharacteristicofallsuccessfulmenandwomen.
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Characteristheabilitytocarrythroughonaresolutionlongaftertheemotionwithwhichtheresolutionwasmadehaspassed.
Intense,burningdesireisthemotivationalforcethatenablesyoutoovercomeanyobstacleandachievealmostanygoal.
Ifeverypossibleobstaclemustfirstbeovercome,nothingwillevergetdone.
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Thesimpleactofwritingdownagoalandmakingawrittenplanforitsaccomplishmentmovesyoutothetop3percent.
Nurtureyourfaithandbeliefuntiltheydeepenintoanabsoluteconvictionthatyourgoalisattainable.
Makeyourgoalsbothrealisticandachievable.
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Thosewhodonothavegoalsaredoomedforevertoworkforthosewhodo.
Thepriceofsuccessmustbepaidinfull,inadvance.
Completelyunrealisticgoalsareaformofself-delusion,andyoucannotdeludeyourselfintosuccess.
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Themorereasonsyouhaveforachievingyourgoal,themoredeterminedyouwillbecome.
Whatisthebiggestsingleobstaclethatstandsbetweenyouandyourgoal,rightnow?
Whatadditionalknowledgeandskillwillyouneedtoachieveyourgoal?Wherecanyouacquirethem?
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Makeaplan,alistorganizedbypriority,toachieveyourgoal.
"Sticktothefightwhenyou'rehardesthit;it'swhenthingsseemworstthatyoumustnotquit!"
Anonymous
Rewriteyourmajorgoalseveryday,inthepresenttense,exactlyasiftheyalreadyexisted.
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Yoursuperconsciousmindwillguideyoutodoandsayexactlytherightthingineverysituation.
Thediseaseofexcusitisisinvariablyfataltosuccess.
"Welieinthelapofanimmenseintelligencethatrespondstooureveryneed."
RalphWaldoEmerson
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Youaresurroundedbyauniversalmindthatcontainsalltheintelligence,ideasandknowledgethathaveeverexisted.
Makefirmdecisionsaboutthethingsyouwant;burnyourmentalbridgesbehindyou.
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Yoursuperconsciousmindautomaticallyandcontinuouslysolveseveryproblemonthewaytoyourgoal.
Superiorpeopletakeboththecreditandtheblameforeverythingthathappenstothem.
Resolvetoaccepttheworst,shoulditoccur.Nowyoucanstopworrying.
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''Wheneveryoufindsomethinggettingdone,anywhere,youwillfindamonomaniacwithamission."
PeterDrucker
Wheneveryousetagoalofanykind,youwillhavetogrowanddeveloptothepointwhereyouarereadytoachieveit.
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Ifyouachieveyoursuccesswithoutbeingpreparedforit,you'llonlyenduplookingfoolish.
Mostpeopleachievedtheirgreatestsuccessesonestepbeyondwhatlookedliketheirgreatestfailure.
Whenyourgoalsareclear,youwillcomeupwithexactlytherightansweratexactlytherighttime.
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Self-responsibilityisthecorequalityofthefullymature,fullyfunctioning,self-actualizingindividual.
Issueablanketpardon.Forgiveeveryonewhohaseverhurtyouinanyway.
Forgivenessisaperfectlyselfishact.Itsetsyoufreefromthepast.
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Viewyourselfasself-employed,thepresidentofyourownpersonalservicescorporation.
Wheneveryoufeelangryorupsetforanyreason,neutralizethenegativeemotionsbysaying,"Iamresponsible?"
Eliminateworrybyidentifyingtheworstpossibleoutcomeofeverysituation.
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Eliminatingtheexpressionofnegativeemotionsisthestartingpointofrapidpersonalgrowth.
"Ineverholdgrudges.Whileyou'reholdinggrudges,they'reoutdancing!"
BuddyHackett
Repentanceisgoodforthesoul;apologizeforanythingyouhavedonetohurtsomeoneelse.
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Loveonlygrowsbysharing.Youcanonlyhavemoreforyourselfbygivingitawaytoothers.
Ifyou'reunhappy,whatisitinyourlifethatyou'renotfacing?
Whenyouareyounger,youworryaboutwhatpeoplethinkaboutyou.Whenyouareolder,yourealizethatnoonewaseverthinkingaboutyouatall.
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Mostunhappinessiscausedbyalackofclearmeaningandpurposeinyourlife.
Thereisalwaysapriceyoucanpaytobefreeofanyunhappiness,andyoualwaysknowwhatitis.
Overconcernfortheapprovalofotherscanparalyzeyourabilitytotakeeffectiveaction.
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Denialofsomeunpleasantrealityliesatthecoreofmoststress,unhappinessandpsychosomaticillness.
Onceyoustartanimportantjob,staywithituntilit's100-percentcomplete.
Windingup"unfinishedbusiness"withanotherpersoncangiveyouagreatburstofpositiveenergy.
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Whichgoal,ifyouaccomplishit,willdomoretohelpyouachieveallyourothergoals?
Whatwouldyoudo,howwouldyouspendyourtime,ifyoulearnedtodaythatyouonlyhadsixmonthstolive?
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Healthy,happypeoplearethosewhoconfrontthefactsoftheirlivesdirectly.
Yourpersonalityishealthytothedegreetowhichyoucangetalongwithavarietyofotherpeople.
Everythingyoudotoraisetheself-esteemofothersraisesyourownself-esteematthesametime.
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Stressandunhappinesscomenotfromsituations,butfromhowyourespondtosituations.
Nobodymakesyouangry;youdecidetouseangerasaresponse.
Thefastestwaytoimproveyourrelationshipsistomakeothersfeelimportantineverywaypossible.
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Anythought,plan,goalorideaheldcontinuouslyinyourconsciousmindmustbebroughtintorealitybyyoursuperconsciousmind.
Practice''whitemagic";listenattentivelytootherswhentheyspeak.
Identifyanddevelopyouruniquetalentsandabilities,thethingsthatmakeyouspecial.
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Beagreeable.Itraisestheself-esteemofothersandmakesyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.
Loveofothersbeginswithself-loveandself-acceptance.
Developan"attitudeofgratitude."Say"thankyou"toeveryoneforeverythingtheydoforyou.
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Fully95percentofeverythingyouthinkandfeelishabitualandautomatic,determinedbypastbehaviorsandexperiences.
Theonlythingthatyoucanneverhavetoomuchofislove.
Thewayyougetalongwithyourselfwilldeterminehowwellyougetalongwithothers.
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Withrelationships,eithergetinorgetout.Makeatotalcommitment,orgoyourownway.
Thepurposeoflifeistodeveloplovingrelationships,andtobecomeatotallylovingperson.
Treatthepeopleinyourlifeasthoughtheywerethemostimportantpeopleintheworld,becausetheyare.
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Listeningbuildstrust,thefoundationofalllastingrelationships.
Youarejustaboutashappyasyoudecidetobe.Makeupyourmindtobeacheerful,optimisticperson.
Anygoodthatyoucando,doitnow.Donotdelayitorforestallit,foryouwillnotpassthiswayagain.
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Whyhaven'tyouachievedyourgoalsyet?Whatareyourfavoriteexcuses,andhowdotheyholdyouback?
Makeatotalcommitmenttoday,toyourself,yourgoalsandyourrelationships.Holdnothingback.
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Becomeunstoppablebyneverstoppingonceyouhavestartedtowardagoalthatisimportanttoyou.
Successfulpeopledonotalwaysmaketherightdecisions,buttheymaketheirdecisionsright.
Themoreyoutellpeoplethatyoulovethem,themoreyouloveyourself.
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Youonlylearnfromfeedback;thefasterandmoreoftenyoufail,themorerapidlyyoulearnandsucceed.
Yourcyberneticbrainmechanismwillguideyouunerringlytoyourgoal,aslongasthegoalisclear.
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Makeadecision!Ifthatdoesn'twork,makeanother,andanother,andanother.Keepdoingthisuntilyoubreakthrough.
Thecommoncharacteristicofself-mademillionairesisthattheycontinuallyworkharderandsmarterthantheaverageperson.
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Yoursuccessinlifewillbeindirectproportiontowhatyoudoafteryou'vedonewhatisexpectedofyou.
Withineverysetbackorobstaclethereistheseedofanequalorgreateradvantageorbenefit.Findit.
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''Thisaboveall,tothineownselfbetrue,Anditmustfollowasthenighttheday,Thoucanstnotthenbefalsetoanyman."
WilliamShakespeare
Theantidotestofearandignorancearedesireandknowledge.Propelyourselfforwardbylearningwhatyouneedtolearntodowhatyouwanttodo.
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Getoutofyourownway;mostofyourexcusesforunderachievementarefigmentsofyourimagination.
Knowledgeispower,butonlyknowledgethatcanbeappliedtopracticalpurposesinsomeway.
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Ahorsethatwinsbyanosereceives10timestheprizemoneyofahorsethatlosesbyanose.Littlethingsmeanalot.
Practice"creativeabandonment"oftime-consumingactivitiesthatarenolongerofimportancetoyou.
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Alwaysworkonthe20percentofyouractivitiesthatcontribute80percentofyourresults.Whatarethey?
Thebestsongsareyettobesung,thebeststoriesareyettobetold,andthebestyearsofyourlifelieahead.
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Youaresurroundedrightnowbyunlimitedopportunitiesdisguisedasinsurmountableproblems.
Thefuturebelongstothecompetent;resolvetojointhetop10percentofpeopleinyourfieldandyourfuturewillbeunlimited.
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Thegoldenruleisstillthebestprincipleforsuccess:"Dountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou."
Youcanseewhatisgoingoninsideofyoubylookingatwhatisgoingonaroundyou.
Goalsthatarenotinwritingaremerelywishesorfantasies.
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Luckispredictable;theharderyouwork,theluckieryouget.
"Thereisatideintheaffairsofmenwhichwhentakenatthefloodleadsontofortune."
WilliamShakespeare
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"Lucky"peoplearesimplythosewhothinkcontinuallyaboutwhattheywantandthenattractitintotheirlives.
Thinkofyourselfasyouwishtobe,notasyouaretoday.
Themorepositiveyouarewhenyouthinkandworktowardyourgoals,thefasteryouachievethem.
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Becomeanunshakableoptimistbythinkingcontinuallyofthethingsyouwant,andbyrefusingtothinkaboutthethingsyoufear.
Therearenoaccidents;successistheresultofdoingtherightthing,intherightway,overandover.
"Younevercantellhowcloseyouare,Youmaybenearwhenitseemssofar."
Anonymous
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Itisyourattitudemorethanyouraptitudethatdeterminesyouraltitude.
Timeisyourmostpreciousresource;makeeveryminutecount.
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