The Ten Commandments of Goal Setting

1. Thou Shall Be Decisive
Success is a choice. You must decide what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it. No one else can, will, or should do that for you.

2. Thou Shall Stay Focused
Your ability to sustain your focus from beginning to end determines the timing and condition of your outcomes.

3. Thou Shall Welcome Failure
The fundamental question is not whether you should accept failure. You have no choice but to expect it as a temporary condition on the path way of progress(read success). Rather, the question is how to anticipate failure and redirect resources to grow from the experience.

4. Thou Shall Write Down Thy Goals
Your mind while blessed with permanent memory is cursed with lousy recall. People forget things. Avoid the temptation of being cute; Write down your goals.

5. Thou Shall Plan Thoroughly
Proper planning prevents poor performance. Failure to plan is planning to fail.

6. Thou Shall Involve Others
Nobody goes through life alone. Establish your own "Personal Board of Directors", people whose wisdom, knowledge and character you respect to help you achieve your goals.

7. Thou Shall Take Purposeful Action
Success is not a spectator sport - achievement demands action. You cannot expect to arrive at success without having made the trip. Action, action and more action!

8. Thou Shall Reward Thyself
Rewards work! Think of what you will give yourself as a result of your hard work, focus and persistence - you deserve it!

9. Thou Shall Inspect What Thy Expect
The Shelf life of all plans is limited. No plan holds up against opposition. Everything changes. Therefore inspect frequently and closely, it's an insurance policy on your success. A wise man changes his mind. He changes not because of opposition, but because of new light.

10. Thou Shall Maintain Personal Integrity
Maintain your commitment to your commitment. Set your goals; promise yourself that you will achieve them. Eliminate excuses. Integrate your words and your actions. That's personal integrity!

When success come, don't forget where you came from and the people who have made you reach that far.

Remember to teach and assist others to succeed. That will crown your success.

The saying goes,"the best day to plant a tree was 40 years ago. The second best is TODAY.

Start setting your goals TODAY.

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