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on making the vision a reality twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. However, it will only become real to the extent that you actively pursue it with a strong emotional commitment. Acquiring this skill will take time, but with practice, it can be developed.
Finally, the third stepthe one that most people fail to takeis the doing. Find someone who has achieved your goal and to use that person as a model. Why try to recreate the wheel? Achieving your goals doesn't have to be difficult or burdensome, and you shouldn't feel guilty if you don't have to toil for years to get what you want. Above all else, take continuous action toward your goal and never, ever give up.

Consistent, unwavering, focused thoughts and actions will transform your vision into reality. How smartly you work will determine how quickly and how fully you will achieve your goals. Believe in yourself, believe in your goals, and maintain unwavering optimism. In your mind, see, feel, smell, touch, and taste your goal manifesting, and you will reach whatever you set out to accomplish.

Universal Truth:

"Believe that you have it, and you have it."
Latin proverb

"As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it. I visualize myself being there alreadyhaving achieved the goal already."
Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Where there is no vision, the people perish."
Proverbs 29:18 (King James Version)

Legacy Lesson:

A life without defined goals is like a ship without a rudder. At times, it is hard to distinguish the ship from driftwood. In your voyage through life, you must not drift, but steer with purpose. If you do not know your destination, there are no favorable winds.

Once you master your own mind, nothing can stop you from getting what you truly want. There are no limits on our achievement beyond those that we impose on ourselves. You will know you have established the necessary attitude when you start asking the question "How am I going to achieve my goal?" rather than "Am I going to achieve my goal?"

Your subconscious mind will work to create whatever you believe in. Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you will be right. Your mind will work according to your dominant thought pattern. Visualize achieving your goalI mean really visualize and believe it. See, feel, touch, smell, and taste in your mind what it will be like when you reach your goal. Believe. Believe. Believe. Concrete visualization is essential to making the goal your reality.
Other essentials of good goal-setting:

1) The goal must be your goal, not someone else's goal.
2) It must have meaning to you.
3) The goal must be specific and measurable. Think SMART: Specific, Measurable, Real (to you), and Targeted (focused on a timeframe for completion).
4) Goals must be aligned with your values. Inconsistent goals will cause you stress and unhappiness.

One final piece of advice from the great Winston Churchill: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Never give up on your goals, and once you have achieved them, don't give up on challenging yourself to achieve greater heights.

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