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How did 1998 treat you? Well, wherever you find yourself, 1999 can become your best year ever, even if you broke all of last years New Year's resolutions within the
first two weeks of January. The good news is that by investing an hour a day each day of this year – you can (re) invent a living masterpiece of success. NOTE: This is not about the future – it's about the
present. If you work on the present, the future will take care of itself. Here's the formula:
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Write down everything you want to get or do. Take no more than three minutes to write down even thing you have ever wanted in life. Try to list 50 to 100 separate items including things like a new car, a perfect home, money in the bank, an amount of free time available to enjoy life, your contribution to society, church, or a foundation, the size of your company, faraway places you want to visit, etc. Go wild, but you're limited to three minutes of writing.
Now circle the 10 most important things on your list and write each one in present tense language – as if it were your reality. For example: I drive a 1998 Lexus LS 400. My car is hunter green with tan leather
interior and is equipped with every dealer option available. Keep in mind that every detail you leave out will dilute your mental picture of achievement, so be specific. Complete this exercise for each of the 10 things
you've selected.
2. Set aside 18 minutes to dream every day. You've heard the sayings: "You become what you think about," and "Visualizing is realizing." Nothing is stronger than dreams that feature
you (the star achiever) taking center stage. And the best way to live your dreams is with photographs. So take your camera and go find your dream home, car, and life. One important thing — since this is your dream, make
sure you're in the picture. Then have some 8 x 10s of those photos printed, and plaster a wall in your home with this compelling vision of your future. After you have a wall full of pictures, invest 15 minutes a day
looking at every detail of these pictures. Focus on your desires and allow your dream photos to move you toward your dreams.
3. Read 10 pages of a great book every day. Buy a book that, by its very
title, suggests it will draw you closer to your new vision of yourself. Consume (read, not eat) 10 pages daily until you have devoured and absorbed the author's knowledge. Apply everything you possibly can, as fast as
you possibly can — enjoying all the success this knowledge brings into your life. After you've finished reading the first book go out and buy another book and continue the process over and over again.
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Take achievement actions every day. The Quakers have a saying, "When you pray, move your feet!" Apply the "all-out massive action" principle. Set up your calendar with the exact days and times for action and update your game plan once a month. Read, dream, and work for achievement. Focus on accomplishment, not activity. NOTE: It's easy to get faked out – always busy, busy, busy. You must be asking yourself; "Busy doing what?"
5. Plan for tomorrow tonight. Each night before you retire, decide in writing the six most important things you will do the following day. And in the morning ask yourself this question "What is the
most important task I can accomplish today!" With your answer in mind, go to work.
6. Learn as you drive. Invest your drive time in knowledge, not drivel. Buy audio tapes on the subjects of your
goals. Commit to listen, apply, and grow as this new knowledge becomes part of your mind. If you want to earn more, you've got to learn more, and there is no easier place to learn than on the road of life.
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Travel in the direction of your dreams. With every decision you make in 1998, ask yourself two questions: Will what I'm considering, push me further from or pull me closer toward my goals? Only do those
things that will draw you in the direction you've decided to go. And if your first answer is a resounding "closer toward," try asking this powerful follow -up question: How would the person I desire to become do the
thing I'm about to do? Deciding to act as the person you want to be will elevate your decisions to greatness.
8. Stop spending your money and start investing it. Pick up a copy of George S. Clason's
magnum opus The Richest Man In Babylon and discover why "Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple rules of its acquisition." Life is also more fulfilling when you have something to show for your hard
work.
9. Believe in your future. In 1948 Claude M. Bristol wrote an amazing book The Magic of Believing. To this day Bristol's work remains as timeless as it is profound. "Just believe that there is
genuine creative magic in believing – and magic there will be, for belief will supply the power which will enable you to succeed in everything you undertake. Back your belief with a resolute will and you become
unconquerable."
About The Author: Michael S. Clouse, senior editor of Upline Journal, is the author of Business is Booming! and coauthor of Future Choice: Why Network
Marketing May Be Your Best Career Move. Certified as a Network Marketing Professional by the University of lllinois at Chicago, Clouse is an experienced corporate success coach and dynamic motivational speaker. Michael
can be reached by e-mail: msc@swswsw.com or phone at 800/270-9930.
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