The Foundation for All Success
• How does your spouse or your partner look at you in the morning or after a long day? • How do your relationships with your kids or family members look now? • What exactly does your life look like when it’s a year in the future and you look back and it was the best year ever? Feel those feelings with no restrictions and nothing holding you back from these raw emotions. Don’t say, “Well, I could be in shape, but I’m too busy to work out” or “I could start my own company, but I have to stick with this job just to pay the rent.” That’s looking into the future with current obligations holding you back like an anchor. If you have not done so already, I encourage you to stop and write down your answers fast and continuously. Get specific about each area. As you write, just let it flow. You see, when you know where you are right at this moment, you possess a true starting point. Then, when you take the time to look back in order to create where you want to go over the next year, you’ve done more than most people who are stuck in place do—they ignore this simple habit and practice. You know who doesn’t ignore it? Successful people! When you know where you want to go, you’ll start having a filter that will allow you to say no to certain friends, say no to certain obligations, say no to certain opportunities, and say no to certain e-mails. You will know deep down that those things are not contributing to your vision. Once you know where you want to go, you can start taking action steps toward the best year of your life, which will evolve into the best 10 years of your life, and ultimately, into the best rest of your life. By doing this exercise, you’ll stop feeling overwhelmed. You’ll find more time, and your stress will melt away. All the successful people I’ve ever been blessed to meet or become good friends with know where they’re going in life and what their ultimate goals are. They have an inner vision that they live by,
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