Goals: How to Get Everything You Want-Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible (BK Life)

Annotation Based on more than 20 years of experience and 40 years of research, this book presents a practical, proven strategy for creating and meeting goals that has been used by more than 1 million people to achieve extraordinary things in life. Author Brian Tracy explains the seven key elements of goal setting and the 12 steps necessary to set and accomplish goals of any size. Using simple language and real-life examples, Tracy shows how to do the crucial work of determining one's strengths, values, and true goals. He explains how to build the self-esteem and confidence necessary for achievement; how to overpower every problem or obstacle; how to overcome difficulties; how to respond to challenges; and how to continue moving forward no matter what happens. The book's "Mental Fitness" program of character development shows readers how to become the kind of person on the inside who can achieve any goal on the outside The Turning Point......Page 6 A Slow Start......Page 9 The Day My Life Changed......Page 11 Anyone Can Do It......Page 13 Unlock Your Potential......Page 16 You Create Your Own World......Page 17 Your Automatic Goal Seeking Function......Page 19 They Don’t Know How......Page 21 The Fear of Failure......Page 22 Join The Top Three Percent......Page 23 No Road Signs......Page 24 Happiness Requires Goals......Page 26 Clarity Is Everything......Page 27 The Cafeteria Model of Success......Page 29 The Key To Happiness......Page 30 Take Charge of Your Life......Page 32 The Great Discovery......Page 33 Stop Justifying......Page 35 No One Else Is Responsible......Page 37 Responsibility Is The Antidote......Page 38 Stop Blaming Others......Page 39 Control Your Emotions......Page 40 Hello, Mr. President!......Page 41 You Choose, You Decide......Page 42 Make New Choices, New Decisions......Page 44 Take The Wheel of Your Own Life......Page 45 Determine Your Locus of Control......Page 46 The Golden Triangle......Page 47 It Is In Your Hands......Page 48 Create Your Own Future......Page 51 Think About The Future......Page 52 Become A Millionaire......Page 53 Imagine No Limitations......Page 54 Practice Blue Sky Thinking......Page 55 Refuse To Compromise Your Dreams......Page 56 Practice No Limit Thinking......Page 57 Ideal Health and Fitness......Page 59 Just Do It!......Page 60 Design Your Perfect Calendar......Page 62 The Key To Happiness......Page 63 Clarify Your Values......Page 66 Expect The Best......Page 67 As Within, So Without......Page 69 Know What You Really Want......Page 70 Trust Your Intuition......Page 71 Watch Your Behavior......Page 72 Examine Your Past Behavior......Page 73 Determine Your Heart’s Desire......Page 74 Your Past Is Not Your Future......Page 75 How Much You Like Yourself......Page 76 Know What You Believe......Page 77 Think Only About What You Want......Page 79 Live In Truth With Yourself and Others......Page 80 Make Your Goals Personal......Page 84 The Great Question......Page 85 Identify Your Major Worries......Page 86 Double Your Income......Page 87 Double Your Productivity......Page 89 Wave A Magic Wand......Page 90 Six Months To Live......Page 91 Make Up Your Dream List......Page 92 No Fear Of Failure......Page 94 Do What You Love To Do......Page 95 Set Clear Financial Goals......Page 96 Clarity Makes Your Dreams Become Your Realities......Page 97 Determine Your True Goals......Page 98 Activate Your Reticular Cortex......Page 101 A Red Sports Car......Page 102 Achieve Financial Independence......Page 103 Your Major Definite Purpose......Page 104 Keep Your Feet On The Ground......Page 105 Be Honest With Yourself......Page 106 Don’t Sabotage Yourself......Page 107 The Great Question......Page 108 A Nobel Prize Winner......Page 109 The Ten Goal Exercise......Page 110 Analyze Your Beliefs......Page 113 Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life......Page 114 Your Master Program For Success......Page 115 Ignore The Experts......Page 117 You Could Be A Genius......Page 119 Think Of Yourself Differently......Page 122 Select The Beliefs You Want......Page 123 Look For The Good......Page 124 Act Your Way Into Feeling......Page 125 The Secret Of A Sales Manager......Page 126 Create The Mental Equivalent......Page 128 Behave Consistent With Your New Self Image......Page 129 Make A Decision......Page 130 Keep Your Words and Actions Consistent......Page 131 Practice The Reality Principle......Page 134 Determine Your Hourly Rate......Page 135 Tight Time or Financial Measures Improve Performance......Page 136 Your Current Net Worth......Page 137 Practice Zero Based Thinking......Page 138 Be Prepared to Make Necessary Changes......Page 140 Circumstances Are Continually Changing......Page 141 What Is Holding You Back?......Page 142 Determine Your Level of Skills And Ability......Page 143 Identify Your Weakest Areas......Page 144 Imagine Starting Over......Page 145 Your Most Valuable Asset......Page 146 Bundle of Resources......Page 147 Go From Good to Great......Page 148 Put Together Your Own Strategic Plan......Page 150 Measure Your Progress......Page 152 Three Keys To Peak Performance......Page 154 Nature’s Wonder Drug......Page 155 The Pain of Procrastination......Page 156 The Balanced Scorecard......Page 157 Close The Loop......Page 158 The Key Ability......Page 159 Eating An Elephant......Page 160 Identify Your Most Valuable Task......Page 161 Get Healthy and Fit......Page 162 Save Your Pennies and the Dollars Will Save Themselves......Page 163 Increase Your Income......Page 164 If You Measure It, You Can Manage It......Page 165 Tap Into Your Superconscious Mind:......Page 330 The Causes And Cures Of Fear......Page 396 Fear and Ignorance Go Together......Page 397 Everyone Is Afraid......Page 398 Analyze Your Fears......Page 399 Learn From The Masters......Page 405 Action Is Everything......Page 406 Self-Discipline is the Core Quality......Page 407 The Common Quality Of Success In History......Page 409 Your Guarantee of Eventual Success......Page 411 Persistence is the Hallmark of Success......Page 412 The Two Essential Qualities......Page 414 The Great Paradox......Page 417 Bounce Back From Disappointment......Page 420 Unlock Your Potential -- Take Charge Of Your Life -- Create Your Own Future -- Clarify Your Values -- Determine Your True Goals -- Decide Upon Your Major Definite Purpose -- Analyze Your Beliefs -- Start At The Beginning -- Measure Your Progress -- Remove The Roadblocks -- Become An Expert In Your Field -- Associate With The Right People -- Make A Plan Of Action -- Manage Your Time Well -- Review Your Goals Daily -- Visualize Your Goals Continually -- Activate Your Superconscious Mind -- Remain Flexible At All Times -- Unlock Your Inborn Creativity -- Do Something Every Day -- Persist Until You Succeed -- Conclusion: Take Action Today. Brian Tracy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 279-281) And Index. "Why do some people achieve all their goals while others simply dream of having a better life? Bestselling author Brian Tracy shows that the path from frustration to fulfillment has already been discovered. Hundreds of thousands -- even millions -- of men and women have started with nothing and achieved great success. Here Tracy presents the essential principles you need to know to make your dreams come true. Book jacket."--Jacket In a well-researched book based on twenty years of experience, a successful management consultant shares his twelve-step plan for achieving personal goals by building self-esteem and confidence. Reprint.