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EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED
(Write here anything you've ever wanted to do, to have, or to be. Then put a check by the most important ones, or - if you wish number them in order of their importance. Decide which of the 6 areas of life is affected and note that and the date you make the entry.)

Important Ranking
-------------------I Want-----------------
Area of Life Date Entered

In compiling your list, give yourself permission to be creative and Imaginative. Add to your list frequently. Make it a regular part of managing your life goals.

A TEN-YEAR PROJECTION

Project yourself into the future ten years. How old will you be in ten years? What will your life be like then? How will your personal, family, and career circumstances have changed by that date? Of course, this is a highly imaginative projection, but attempt to be as realistic and objective as possible.

In completing this projection, you will face two questions repeatedly:

Should I describe my future the way I want it to be?

OR

Should I describe my future the way I really think it is going to be?

You will probably allow both factors to enter into your answers. Such a solution is both natural and desirable. This projection is for your benefit. No one other than yourself will see this projection unless you wish to share it.

1. In ten years my age is_____________________

2. My occupation is (be as specific as possible)____________________________

3. My specific responsibilities are___________________________________________________________

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4. My approximate annual income (or my family's) is___________________________________________

5. My most important personal possessions are_______________________________________________

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NOTE: Projections can be five years in the future, if you feel more comfortable with that time span.

6. My family responsibilities in ten years are_________________________________________________

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7. Of my experiences in the last few years, the most pleasurable were____________________________

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8. Of my experiences in the last few years, the ones that gave me the greatest sense of accomplishment were

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9. In the last few years, several dramatic things have happened in my business and/or community which have interested me. Below is a summary of the highlights, including a description of how I was involved in these events.

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10. In reviewing my "Ten Year Projection," the most important observations I made were_____________

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WHO AM I?

The purpose of this exercise is to aid you in drawing together information about yourself. You will use this information in goal setting and planning.

1. In what you are doing now, what is giving you:

a. The greatest sense of accomplishment?____________________________________________________

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b. The least sense of accomplishment?________________________________________________________

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2. What are your personal strengths?________________________________________________________

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3. What areas need development?___________________________________________________________

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4. What do people criticize you for most often? _________________________________________________

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5. What have you done to improve yourself this year?____________________________________________

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6. Many people have a "secret project" or a very private plan for "sometime" in life. What is your Real Aim in

life?______________________________________________________________________________________

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7. Many of us would like to have the freedom to do the things we want to do
when we want to do them. What would you do if you had an extra:

a. hour_____________________________________________________________________________________

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b. day______________________________________________________________________________________

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c. week_____________________________________________________________________________________

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d. year_____________________________________________________________________________________

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8. Who am I right now?________________________________________________________________________

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9. At some time in the future, a statue is built in your honor. What would you want to list on the plaque as the

major accomplishments of your life?_____________________________________________________________

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10. As a result of reviewing what I've written, I feel that I am best motivated by:

a.__________________________________________________________________________________________

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b.__________________________________________________________________________________________

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c.___________________________________________________________________________________________

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d.___________________________________________________________________________________________

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e.___________________________________________________________________________________________

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f.___________________________________________________________________________________________

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g.__________________________________________________________________________________________

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h.__________________________________________________________________________________________

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Examples: You may consider recognition, love of family, acceptance, money, power, prestige, position, security, comfort, etc. The purpose of reaching goals is to fill your needs.

THE MILLION DOLLAR PERSONAL SUCCESS PLAN

I-Crystallize Your Thinking

Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose, the trenchant zeal of a crusader.

II -Develop a Plan for Achieving Your Goal, and a Deadline for Its Attainment.

Plan your progress carefully: hour-by-hour, day-by-day, month-by-month. Organized activity and maintained enthusiasm are the well-springs of your power.

III -Develop a Sincere Desire for the Things You Want in Life

A burning desire is the greatest motivator of every human action. The desire for success implants "success consciousness" which; in turn, creates a vigorous and ever-increasing "habit of success."

IV- Develop Supreme Confidence in Yourself and

Your Own Abilities

Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses ... on your powers, instead of your problems.

V-Develop a Dogged Determination to Follow

Through on Your Plan, Regardless of Obstacles, Criticism or Circumstances or What Other People Say, Think or Do

Construct your Determination with Sustained Effort, Controlled Attention, and Concentrated Energy. OPPORTUNITIES never come to those who wait ... they are captured by those who dare to ATTACK.