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Achieve
Your Coals
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Strategies to
transform your Iife
Ah SMI1h
Achieve
Your Coals
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Final 5cores
A
B
C
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Bappiness depends upon ourselves.
1o get resuIts,
action is
necessary, as
weII as good
intentions
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Jhal's
eedback
Everylhiug |
lry iu lhe ulure
will ail
Jhal ailed
|'u a ailure
whal do | ueed
lo learu1
whal will | do
diereully1
My resulls will
iuprove
use FaiIure fcr Fcsitive kesuIts ^void alliug iulo a
vicious circle o ailure by aualyziug why you ailed iu a
parlicular silualiou, aud deleruiuiug lo chauge lhe way
you acl iu a siuilar silualiou iu lhe ulure. | you lreal
every ailure as a posilive learuiug experieuce, you are
selliug yoursel up lo succeed uexl liue.
|ailure
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Now lel your awareness spread oul even larlher. Use your
senses ol hearing and spalial awareness lo gel a leeling ol
whal is behind you as well.
practice
IECHNlUE5
l T' S UP TO YOU
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Where is your favorite pIace to reIax? Lveryone needs
somewhere they can go to recharge their batteries and
recover from the energy drains of modern Iife.
This exercise is designed lo help you recharge your energies even
when you're lar away lrom a relaxing environmenl.
lind a comlorlable place where you can close your eyes.
Pelax, using lhe brealhing lechnique on lhe opposile page.
ln your mind's eye, lnd your lavorile place lo relax. ll could be
a room in your house, somewhere lhal you've been on
vacalion, a memory lrom long ago, or even an imaginary
place. This is somewhere jusl lor you, where you can recharge.
Nolice whal you can see and be aware ol lhe colors.
Lislen lo lhe peacelul, relaxing sounds.
Nolice how peacelul il leels, as you begin lo absorb lhe peace
and lranquillily wilhin yoursell.
Slay lor as long as leels righl, lhen relurn relreshed.
Build an lnner 5anctuary
Find 1ranquiIIity wheu you have ouud your ideal iulerual reuge, you cau lake
lhe liue lo perecl il uulil il ueels all your crileria or rechargiug your euergies.
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think
5NARI
our unconscious mind does not understand the word
"not," so it's important that you Iearn to taIk to your
unconscious in a way that it wiII understand.
Ce ro|e eec|.e |esu|s, bo| |or ,ou| uucousc|ous aud
|or o|e| peop|e, b, e|||u |er w|a ,ou do wau |er o
do, |a|e| |au w|a ,ou dou'. l a pa|eu e||s a odd|e|
"0ou' ouc| |a caud,," |e odd|e|'s uucousc|ous r|ud
|ea|s "ouc| |a caud,." '|r||a||,, suppose |a ,ou wau o
|.e up sro||u-| ,ou cousau|, e|| ,ou|se| "l'r uo
o|u o sro|e," ,ou w||| be cou|uua||, |er|ud|u ,ou|se| o
c|a|ees, aud p|obab|, |es|ru|a|u ,ou| c|a.|u. Nea|ou
|s a |o|ca| coucep bu ,ou cau' o|r au |rae o |, so ocus
,ou| uucousc|ous ou pos||.e beues.
0o l |ea||, wau o
ra|e ||s c|aue1
w|a |s |e pu|pose
o |e be|a.|o| l ar
|,|u o c|aue1
w|a wou|d be
d|e|eu | l rade ||s
c|aue1
l T' S UP TO YOU
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Common lnstances of 5elf-sabotage
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doesu' wau o
!|,|u o |ose we|| w||ou add|ess|u
|e uude||,|u |ssues
!|,|u o be a success |u a ca|ee| ,ou
dou' |ea||, |||e
wea||u a bus|uess su|, bu w||
s|opp, |oor|u aud accesso||es
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Repea|u uusuccessu|
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le|o|r|u poo||,, uude|
ac||e.|u a wo||
leop|e dou' a|e ,ou
se||ous|,
ignores your inslincls. The ideal decisions are lhose in
which you are conscious ol an even balance belween
emolion and reason. a good decision will usually leel
inslinclively righl and also make ralional sense. When any
major decision needs lo be made, ask yoursell il your
proposed aclion meels bolh
ol lhese crileria. ll il does,
lhen you should acl on il
wilh conldence.
Inner Ccndence Jhe ulliuale
coudeuce derives rou lhe cerlaiuly
lhal a decisiou is righl or you ou bolh
ralioual aud euolioual levels.
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lt is of practical value to learn to like yourself.
Noruau Peale
l T' S UP TO YOU
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our emotionaI response to a mentaI image is determined
at Ieast as much by the way in which you think about it as
by what it is that you are thinking about.
The visual qualilies ol an image lell lhe brain how much allenlion
lo pay. Your response is slronger when an image is vivid, and
when you are involved in il. Try lhis experimenl.
Try making il a lillle brighler. Then pul some movemenl inlo il.
Slep inlo lhe piclure and see il lhrough your own eyes.
Nolice whal happens lo lhe inlensily ol how lhe memory makes
you leel aller each ol lhe sleps above.
Nake the Nost of Good Nemories
use Fast and Future Posilive iuages, lled wilh lexlure aud uoveueul, are
eeclive uolivalioual aids, whelher lhey derive rou ueuories or ulure hopes.
Whal are you proud ol? Again, describe each evenl and nolice
whal il means lo you, and how you leel aboul il.
Pevisil how you leel, and rale il on lhe !-lo-!0 scale again. To
increase lhe posilive ellecl, you can relrace lhe sleps above,
adding more delail, so lhal you really involve yoursell wilh
each posilive image.
Accentuate the Positive
l T' S UP TO YOU
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8uiIding on
what is
aIready
strong makes
it stronger
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l T' S UP TO YOU
5ummary: Ihink Positively
A negalive approach lo lile or lack ol sell-conldence does
more lhan jusl make you leel bad aboul yoursell. ll can also
slop you lrom laking lhe posilive sleps you need in order lo
reach your goals. To gel where you wanl lo go, you musl
learn lo lake responsibilily lor your lile, approach il wilh
conldence, and make lhe mosl ol lhe opporlunilies you lnd.
1ake
kesponsibiIity
Jreal pasl experieuces
as opporluuilies lo
learu aud iuprove
|ocus ou lhe preseul aud
decide whal you'd like lo
do diereully iu lhe ulure
^clively choose lo uake
decisious ralher lhau
lelliug yoursel be pushed
passively iulo silualious
Praclice peripheral visiou as
au aid lo slayiug calu iu
slressul silualious
|iud a couorlable place
you cau go lo lake reuge
aud recharge
Learu how lo adjusl your
poslure iu order lo locale
your ceuler aud iucrease
your persoual preseuce
eveIop our
PersonaI Power
Plan of Action
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SUMMAPY. THl NK POSl Tl VLLY
Recoguize where your
eeliugs aud iusliucls
waul lo lake you
|ocus ou uoviug loward
whal you waul, ralher lhau
lryiug lo ruu away rou
lhiugs lhal you dou'l waul
|deuliy whal uolivales
you aud use lhis lo give
yoursel ocus
LnIist our
Unconscious
Pay alleuliou lo whal is
workiug well iu your lie
aud ideuliy your slreuglhs
Couceulrale ou doiug
uore o lhose lhiugs lhal
work well iu your lie
^ccepl aud uake lhe uosl
o lhose lhiugs lhal you
cauuol chauge
Look at our Life
AppreciativeIy
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ls d||.eu b, uecess|,
Corpe|s ,ou o ac
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!a||u a |oue|r .|ew
ls d||.eu b, poss|b|||,
Ce|s c|o|ce
Long- versus 5hort-term Views
DLCl DL WHAT' S l MPOPTANT
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1o encourage yourseIf to
focus beyond your everyday
concerns, however pressing,
take ten minutes to ask
yourseIf these questions and
write down your answers.
!|e, w||| |e|p ,ou o a|u a
b|oad o.e|.|ew o ,ou| s|ua|ou.
1 w|a a|e ,ou| oa|s o| s|
,ea|s |or uow1
2 w|a a|e ,ou| oa|s o| ||ee
,ea|s |or uow1
3 w|a a|e ,ou| oa|s o| oue
,ea| |or uow1
l |s bes o sa| w|| ,ou| s|
,ea| oa|s, because |e red|ur
e|r aud s|o|e|e|r oa|s w|||
oeu be sepp|u soues ou |e
wa, o ,ou| |oue|r
des|ua|ou.
practice
IECHNlUE5
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The more honesl you are wilh yoursell, lhe more valuable your
lisl will be lo you.
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Ask one ol lhe values whal il is lrying lo do lor you and whal
is really imporlanl lo il. lmagine an answer lhal leels righl.
Ask lhe lwo values il lhey now realize lhal lhey bolh wanl lhe
besl lor you.
When lhe values are as close as possible, lel your hands relax
as you lake lhe values back.
Take a lillle lime and ways
ol lulllling bolh may come
lo you.
Give Your Values Voices
FerscnaIize cur VaIues ^s lhey
acquire lheir owu voices, you will ud
il uuch easier lo acl as au objeclive
uedialor belweeu lheu.
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DLCl DL WHAT' S l MPOPTANT
5ummary: Know Your Values
The values lhal are imporlanl lo you, lhe abslracl concepls
such as love, lriendship, securily, or recognilion, provide
molivalion lor your aclions and help guide your decisions.
lor any area ol your lile lhal you wanl lo change, il is
helplul lo lhink aboul lhe values lhal inspire you in lhal area
ol your lileand lhe conlicls belween lhese concepls.
Merge lhe lwo values iulo
oue lhal coubiues bolh
aspecls o lhe value
^sk yoursel "why is lhis
iuporlaul lo ue1" uulil you
reach au abslracl coucepl
|iud lhe values lhal
are iuporlaul lo you or a
parlicular area o your lie
Check or values lhal are
ouly iuporlaul lo you
because lhey help you
achieve olher values
0o auy o lhe values seeu
lhe saue as, or very siuilar
lo, auolher value ou lhe lisl1
0o auy o lhe values express
a coucrele goal, ralher lhau
au abslracl coucepl1
Eslablish which o
lhese values are uosl
iuporlaul lo you
Replace lhese "ueaus"
values wilh lhe "euds"
values lhal lhey help achieve
N0
N0
YES
YES
know our vaIues
Plan of Action
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SUMMAPY. KNOW YOUP VALULS
Check or "away
rou" uolivaliou iu lhe
ual sel o values
Cau you chauge lhe silualiou
so you cau salisy bolh
values al lhe saue liue1
Make lhese chauges
happeu
visualize each couNicliug
value as au iudividual
"voice," aud acl as au
objeclive uedialor
belweeu lheu
Check or clashes
belweeu couNicliug values
aud resolve lheu
Look or lhe higher value
lhal is couuou lo bolh, aud
gel lheu, al lhe leasl, lo
agree lo work logelher
Modiy lhe wordiug o lhe
couNicliug values lo show
how lhey are coupalible
kesoIve vaIue Conicts
N0
YES
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Pun a menlal movie in which you see yoursell acling lrom lhe
new beliel, in a silualion where il is appropriale.
Slep inlo lhe "you" in lhe movie and run il again, so lhal you
can leel whal il is like lo acl lrom lhe new beliel. Nolice how
lhings lurn oul dillerenlly.
1he universe is change;
our life is what our
thoughts make it.
Marcus ^urelius
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practice
IECHNlUE5
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Many peopIe are heId back from reaching their fuII
potentiaI by an inner voice, aIso known as the "chatterbox"
or "gremIin," that constantIy nags at them.
You can reduce lhe impacl ol lhis voice. Where is il coming lrom?
Mosl people locale il in lheir heads. Whal does il say, and how do
you leel aboul il? Whal kind ol impacl would il have il.
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CLLAP THL 8LOCKS
5ummary: Dealing with Problems
Turning problems over and over in your head can quickly
become counlerproduclive, making a silualion leel more
dillcull lhan il aclually is. The key lo dealing wilh problems
is lo slay locused on lhe solulion, remain relaxed and posilive,
and nol lel your personal gremlins lake conlrol.
|ocus ou whal your lie
would be like i lhe
probleu were lo be solved
use your auswers lo
ocus ou possible solulious
lo lhe probleu
^sk yoursel lhe uiracle
quesliou. i lhe
probleu disappeared
louorrow, how would
you be able lo lell1
focus on
the SoIution
0el pleuly o heallhy,
uoodboosliug exercise lo
help you slay posilive
|ulerrupl recurriug pallerus
o lhoughl aud acliou
by doiug souelhiug diereul
Plau lhiugs lo look
orward lo lhal will help
keep your uiud o lhe
probleu
on't Let ourseIf
Cet into a kut
Plan of Action
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Tille lhree sheels ol paper wilh "Things lhal l wanl more ol,"
"Things lhal l wanl lo keep as lhey are," and "Things lhal l
wanl less ol." Divide each sheel inlo lwo columns and wrile
as many enlries as you can in lhe lell-hand column, wilh your
reasons lor each enlry in lhe righl-hand column.
Pecycle ilems lhal are "loo good lo lhrow oul." ll is nol easy
lor mosl people lo jusl lhrow somelhing awayso recycle il
lo lriends, schools, or charilies who will aclually use il.
"One in, one oul." Once you have cleared, mainlain lhal
cluller-lree slale wilh a rule lhal you clear space lor whalever
you bring inlo your home by clearing oul somelhing else.
Cel slarled! The momenl you slarl, you will leel lighler and
empowered lo conlinue. Olher people around you will be
molivaled lo clear lheir cluller. Your home or workspace will
leel lhe benells and appear lull ol posilive energy.
5et your goals at the right level. lf you never
achieve any of them, your sights are set too high; if you
always achieve all of them, they are set too low.
los||.e ||u||u
Cwu ,ou| oa|
spec|, w|a aud w|eu
cous|de| a|| |e Eecs
eusu|e |a |e Roue |s |uowu aud eas|b|e
PPositive Ihinking
This is aboul lhe need lo be carelul wilh lhe words you
use when you wrile your goal down, and even when you
lhink lo yoursell aboul il. Selling a goal gives your
unconscious a largel lo work loward. This acls as a sel ol
inslruclions lor deciding whal aspecls ol your environmenl
are worlh giving allenlion lowhich evenls, lhings, and
people you will decide lo nolice because lhey could help
you lo reach your goal, and which will nol make il onlo
your radar because lhey are irrelevanl. Pemember lhal lhe
unconscious does nol recognize a negalive. So il you slale
your goal as "l don'l wanl lo be in lhis unlulllling job a
year lrom now," lhe menlal image you have lrom lhis
wording is slill ol lhe currenl, unlulllling job.
CPLATL THL Vl Sl ON YOU WANT
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N6A1IV IMFAC1
Couceu|a|u pu|e|, ou |e
ad.auaes o |e oa|
Join lhe pasl, presenl, and lulure wilh a line, and nolice
where lhal line is in relalion lo you.
Whal color is your limeline? The color has no parlicular
signilcance, bul il will help you lo see lhe limeline more clearly.
Discover Your Iimeline
lf you do not see your timeline clearly, it
does not matter, provided you have a sense of which
direction the future is in, and where "now" is.
practice
IECHNlUE5
CPLATL THL Vl Sl ON YOU WANT
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Walk along lhe limeline inlo lhe lulure, carrying your goal.
Slop when lhe goal is direclly above lhe largel dale.
Lel go ol lhe goal and allow il lo sellle inlo your limeline.
Take a slep beyond your goal and lurn around so lhal you are
looking back al lhe successlul achievemenl ol your goal. You
may nolice lhal lhe evenls leading up lo lhe achievemenl
realign lhemselves lo supporl lhe achievemenl. Whal advice
do you have lor lhe "you" back al "now"?
Pelurn lo "now" along lhe limeline, and look inlo lhe lulure. You
will have a sense ol knowing lhal lhe goal is going lo happen.
PL ACL THL COAL l N YOUP lUTUPL
Placing Your Goal in Your Iimeline
Now Jargel 0ale |ulure
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WriIe your goaIs dovn. When you wrile your goals down,
lhey become more real lhan when you only lhink aboul lhem,
or even lalk aboul lhem. Wriling lhe goals lxes lhem in your
memory and slops lhem lrom changing or lading away.
As you wrile your goals, you aclivale lhe prelronlal corlex
a parl ol your brain lhal deals wilh expeclalions, decision-
making, and choicemaking you more able lo nolice and
change habilual behaviors.
PuI your goaIs vhere you viII see Ihem every day. Hang
lhem on your bedroom wall, so lhal lhey are lhe lrsl lhing
you see when you wake up, pin lhem in lronl ol your desk al
work, or have lhem as a slarl-up message or screensaver on
your compuler. Have lhem accessible al all limes.
N6A1IV IMFAC1
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practice
IECHNlUE5
keep your
commitment
IeveIs in mind
at aII times
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0nce a start
has been
made, the job
wiII soon be
compIeted
CLT Tl NC THLPL
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PsychoIogists and animaI trainers have found that the most
effective way to heIp both humans and animaIs form new
habits is to reward and reinforce getting things right, rather
than punishing mistakes.
You can use lhis principle lo suslain your molivalion.
practice
IECHNlUE5
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practice
IECHNlUE5
lt is easy to feel good about yourself when
things are going well. ou show your true character in
the strength with which you respond to setbacks.
acceplance
uncerlainly !!5
valuing 35
anxiely, eliminalion !9, 64
apprecialive inquiry 34, 35
aulopilol, swilching oll 98
awareness, increasing 20
"away lrom" molivalion 30!, 5!, 8!,
!!7
beliels
as lillers 28
sell-lullilling 29
blame, sell-blame !4
body language, energy boosls !0!
brealhing
becoming calm !9
mind-clearing exercise 22
calleine, giving up !!2
cause and ellecl !6!7
cenler yoursell 20, 2!
checklisls, goal-selling 82
choice, remembering !00
commilmenl, enlhusiasm 87
comparisons !!0
consequences, goal-achieving 86
conlingency lime !07
cosls, achieving goals 86
Covey, Slephen 45
crealivily, loslering 32
crilicism, dealing wilh 723
Csikszenlmihalyi, Mihaly 77
declullering 80, !!0
displacemenl aclivilies 22, !00
drama, limil 3!
ellecls, P.O.W.L.P. 867
emolions
engagemenl !03
expressing 389
goal dislinclion 78
personal power !8
recognilion 26
energy
boosls !0!
mainlenance !!2!3
exercise, leeling beller 63
lailure
circle ol !5
learning lrom !!4!5
sell-blame !4
lhink leedback !5
leedback
crilicism 72
nol lailure !5
lillers, beliels 28
llexibilily
values 49
viewpoinls 70!
lloaling your goals 94
"llow" slales 77
locus
cenler yoursell 20, 2!
desired oulcomes !023
on lulure 77
habil eslablishmenl 98
on presenl !7
whal is working 345
whal you wanl 30!
lulure
enjoying !!6
locus on 77
goal placemenl 905
looking ahead 445, 76
Halo Lllecl 29
heallh, mainlaining !!2!3
highs and lows, charling 40
impacl
change implemenlalion 99
energy mainlenance !!3
highs and lows 40
looking ahead 44, 87
using help !04
impasse, breaking !00, !!5
imporlanl lasks, vs. urgenl 45
inner cluller, clearing 223
inner crilic, dealing wilh 67
inslincls, using 267
journals, keeping 4!
journeys, melaphors 39
known roules, P.O.W.L.P. 87
language, "nol" slalemenls 25, 823
limiling beliels, delealing 586!
luck, make your own !6
Maslow, Abraham !!7
memories
good 33, 64
viewpoinls 65
menlal energy
declullering 80
increasing 76
melaphors
expression 389
negalive 39
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