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A goal with out a plan is just a wish !
tent with the kind of life you want to lead .
• After you have completed your morning reading , take a spiral notebook and write out your top 10-15 goals in the present tense , exactly as if you have already achieved them . Write goals such as , “ I will start reading autobiographies ; I will start planting trees like this ”. Rewrite your list of goals every morning without referring back to the goals you wrote the day before . This is a very important success factor for you to practice in order to achieve your goals .
• Plan every day in advance . After you have rewritten your goals , make a list of everything you have to do that day , and then organize the list by priority , value and importance .
• Begin immediately to work on your most valuable and important task , before you do anything else . Resolve to focus single-mindedly on that one task until it is complete . When you start and finish your major task first thing in the morning during the golden hour , you will experience a surge of energy , elation and confidence that will propel you into your other tasks , and dramatically increase your overall productivity for the rest of the day .
• Listen to educational audio programs as you drive around . Leave the radio off . Continually feed your mind with high quality mental nutrition that uplifts and inspires you to do your best . This is a great way to improve your personal development throughout your entire life .
• Finally , develop a sense of urgency . Pick up the pace . Move quickly from one task to the other . Don ’ t waste your time . The faster you move , the more energy you will have . The faster you move , the more you will get done , and the better you will feel . The faster you move , the more in control of your life you will feel , and the more you will like and respect yourself .
CONCLUSION
Getting up early is hard . But anything worth doing is hard . There ’ s a reason why Benjamin Franklin felt so strongly about it and why Tim Cook does it today to gain an advantage . To be able to wake up before your competitors with a clear mind and minimal distractions is a blessing when you have so many different things to tackle . My recommendation is for you to try this for at least 66 days and record your results . My bet is you ’ ll end up liking it .
WINSPIRE : Empowering youth | January , 2017