success secret 3

A person with a clear purpose will make
progress on even the roughest road.
A person with no purpose will make no
progress on even the smoothest road.
—THOMAS CARLYLE


TAKE YOUR DREAMS out of the air and crystallize them
into clear, specific written goals. Perhaps the greatest
discovery in human history is that “You become what
you think about most of the time.” The two factors
that, more than anything else, determine what happens
to you in life are what you think about and how
you think about it most of the time.

Successful people think about their goals most of
the time. As a result, they are continually moving
toward their goals, and their goals are continually
moving toward them. Whatever you think about most
of the time grows and increases in your life. If you are
thinking about, talking about, and visualizing your
goals, you tend to accomplish far, far more than
the average person, who is usually thinking and talking
about his or her worries and problems most of
the time.
Here is a simple seven-step formula for setting and
achieving goals that you can use to become a millionaire:
First, decide exactly what you want in each area of
your life, especially in your financial life. Most people
never do this.
Second, write down your goals clearly and specifically.
Something amazing happens between your head
and your hand when you put your goals in writing.
Third, set a deadline for each goal. Set subdeadlines
if a goal is big enough. Give yourself a target to
aim at.
Fourth, make a list of everything you can think of
that you will have to do to achieve each goal. As you
think of new ideas, add them to your list until it is
complete.
Fifth, organize your list into a plan of action. Determine
what you are going to do first and what you will do later. Decide what is more important and what
is less important.
Sixth, take action on your plan immediately. It is
amazing how many splendid goals and plans are
never realized because of procrastination and delay.
Seventh, and perhaps most important, do something
every day that moves you at least one step closer
to your most important goal. This commitment to
daily action will make you a big success in anything
you decide to accomplish.

ACTION EXERCISE
Always think on paper. Sit down and
begin writing out your goals and creating
your plan to achieve them. This exercise
alone can make you a self-made
millionaire.