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FRIDAY NOTIONS
You Can Control Your Life If You Want To
Here’s the plan for a better life for you and others
Are you happy and pleased with where you are? I want to share a family tradition with you. We do this every year between Christmas and New Year, but you can do it over a weekend.
Here’s what we do: we plan, set goals, and visualize what we want. Then we put our thoughts in writing. This way we know how to achieve it. If you haven’t sensed it yet, let me make it clear.
We use this time to examine all the goal-setting and planning of the previous year and set new achievement goals for the coming year.
We can’t take credit for this amazingly simple idea. It was first discussed in the brilliant book, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. This book now has several versions available. While chasing after riches is pretty standard, there are so many more things to achieve that when mastered will not only help you achieve riches but so much more.
Two Examples
Let me share an example. If you're a father, you’ll understand this. What’s more important to you? A child’s love and respect or a few extra dollars in your pocket?