| When asked during an interview how he
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| | for cultivating desire. Nightingale
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| managed to reach the top as a
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| | Conant has some of the best. If you want
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| professional bodybuilder and Hollywood
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| | to quit smoking, read a dozen books
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| actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger replied with
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| | written by ex-smokers on how to quit the
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| a single word, "Drive!" All great success
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| | habit. If you want to start a business,
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| ultimately begins with an idea, but what
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| | then start devouring business books. Go
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| makes ideas become reality is the fuel of
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| | to seminars on occasion. I advise that
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| human desire. An idea by itself can give
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| | you feed your mind with some form of
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| you a temporary feeling of inspiration,
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| | motivational material (books, articles,
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| but burning desire is what gets you
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| | audio programs) for at least fifteen
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| through all the perspiration necessary to
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| | minutes a day. This will continually
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| overcome the inevitable obstacles along
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| | recharge your batteries and keep your
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| the way.Take a moment to think about the
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| | desire impenetrably strong.When you
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| goals you've set for yourself. (You have
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| | absorb material created by an extremely
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| set goals, haven't you? If not, go read
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| | passionate person, you'll often find
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| the article on setting clear goals.) How
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| | yourself feeling more passionate as well.
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| committed are you to achieving these
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| | A great book I read was Pour Your Heart
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| goals? Under what conditions would you
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| | Into It by Howard Schultz, the CEO of
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| give up? What if you could significantly
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| | Starbucks. As I read the book, I was
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| increase your desire to achieve these
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| | absolutely amazed at how someone could be
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| goals? What if you wanted them so badly
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| | so fanatically enthusiastic about coffee.
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| that you knew with absolute certainty
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| | Other enthusiasm-building authors
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| that you would absolutely, positively
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| | speakers I highly recommend are Harvey
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| never ever give up? When you are truly
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| | Mackay and Zig Ziglar.5. Replace sources
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| 100% committed to reaching your goals,
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| | of negative energy with positive
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| you move from hoping to knowing. If you
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| | energy.Take an inventory of all the
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| want something badly enough, then
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| | sensory inputs into your life that affect
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| quitting is simply not an option. You
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| | your attitude -- what you read, what you
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| either find a way or make one. You pay
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| | watch on TV, the cleanliness of your
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| the price, whatever it takes.Those with
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| | home, etc. Note which inputs influence
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| an intense, burning desire to achieve
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| | you negatively, and strive to replace
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| their goals are often referred to as
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| | them with positive inputs. I'll give you
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| being "driven." But is this special
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| | some good places to start. First, avoid
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| quality reserved only for a privileged
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| | watching TV news -- it's overwhelmingly
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| few? Certainly not. With the right
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| | negative. Do you really need to hear
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| approach, anyone can cultivate a deep,
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| | about the woman who was mauled to death
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| burning desire within themselves and move
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| | by her neighbor's dog? Fill that time
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| to a state of total commitment, knowing
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| | with positive inputs instead, like
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| with certainty that success is as
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| | motivational tapes and CDs. If you like
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| inevitable as the sunrise.So how do you
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| | to watch movies, then watch movies that
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| cultivate burning desire? You begin with
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| | are full of positive energy, such as
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| an outside-in approach, altering your
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| | light-hearted comedies and stories of
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| environment in ways that will strengthen
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| | triumph over adversity. Avoid dark,
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| your resolve while eliminating doubt. If
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| | tragic movies that leave you feeling
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| you take the time to do it right, you'll
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| | empty afterwards. Dump the horror books,
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| establish a positive feedback cycle, such
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| | and replace them with humor books. Spend
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| that your desire will continue to
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| | more time laughing and less time
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| increase on a daily basis.Here are eight
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| | worrying. If you have a messy desk, clean
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| steps you can take to cultivate burning
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| | it up! If you have young kids or
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| desire to achieve any goal you set for
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| | grandkids, spend some time playing with
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| yourself:1. Burn the ships.I'm not going
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| | them. Some of this may sound a bit corny,
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| to pull any punches with this one. If
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| | but it will really help increase your
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| your goals are really important enough to
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| | overall motivation. If you have a hard
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| you, then you can start by burning the
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| | time motivating yourself, chances are
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| proverbial ships, such that you have no
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| | that your life is overflowing with too
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| choice but to press on. For instance, if
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| | many sources of negativity. It's far
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| you want to launch your own business, you
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| | better to happily achieve than it is to
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| can begin by making the commitment to
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| | feel you must achieve in order to be
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| quitting your job. Write a letter of
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| | happy.6. Dress for success.Whenever you
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| resignation, put it in a stamped envelope
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| | pass by a mirror, which is probably
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| addressed to your boss, and give it to a
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| | several times a day, you get an instant
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| trusted friend with firm instructions to
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| | dose of image reinforcement. So what
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| mail the letter if you haven't quit your
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| | image are you currently reinforcing?
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| job by a certain date.One Las Vegas
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| | Would you dress any differently if your
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| casino manager made the decision to quit
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| | goals were already achieved? Would you
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| smoking. He didn't feel he had the
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| | sport a different hairstyle? Would you
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| personal willpower to do it alone, so he
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| | shower a bit more often?Although for
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| took out a billboard on the Las Vegas
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| | years I enjoyed the ripped jeans and
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| Strip with his photo on it along with the
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| | T-shirt look, I noted that when I
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| words, "If you catch me smoking, I'll pay
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| | visualized myself in the future, having
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| you $100,000!" Was he able to quit
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| | achieved certain goals, I was dressed a
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| smoking? You bet! (Ok, bad pun.) This is
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| | lot more nicely. With some
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| called willpower leveraging. You use a
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| | experimentation I found a style of
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| small bit of willpower to establish a
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| | clothing that looks professional and is
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| consequence that will virtually compel
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| | also comfortable. So I gradually donated
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| you to keep your commitment. As Andrew
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| | my old clothes to charity and replaced my
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| Carnegie once said, "Put all your eggs in
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| | wardrobe with clothes that fit the new
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| one basket, and then watch that
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| | identity I was growing into.
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| basket!"In the classic book The Art of
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| | (Consequently, there's a Salvation Army
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| War, Sun Tzu notes that soldiers fight
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| | store with quite a stock of gaming
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| the most ferociously when they believe
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| | industry T-shirts.) I learned this idea
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| they're fighting to the death. A good
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| | from an ex-Navy Seal, who stressed to me
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| general knows that when attacking an
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| | the importance of taking pride in your
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| opposing force, it's important to create
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| | appearance, and I can say with certainty
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| the illusion of a potential escape route
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| | that it makes a noticeable difference. So
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| for the enemy, so they won't fight as
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| | make sure the clothes you wear each day
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| hard. What escape routes are you keeping
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| | are consistent with your new
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| open that are causing you not to fight as
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| | self-image.7. Use mental programming.This
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| hard?If you don't burn those ships, you
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| | is a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
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| are sending the message to your
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| | technique that will help you associate
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| subconscious mind that it's ok to quit.
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| | strong positive emotions to whatever goal
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| And when the going gets tough, as it
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| | you're working to achieve. Find some
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| inevitably does for any worthwhile goal,
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| | music that really energizes and inspires
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| you will quit. If you really want to
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| | you. Put on your headphones and listen to
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| achieve your goals, then you've got to
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| | it for fifteen to twenty minutes, and as
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| burn those ships to the ground, and
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| | you do this, form a clear mental picture
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| scatter the ashes. If you're thinking
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| | of yourself having already achieved the
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| that the average person won't do this,
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| | results you want. Make your imagery big,
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| you're right -- that's why they're
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| | bright, vivid, colorful,
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| average.2. Fill your environment with
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| | three-dimensional, panoramic, and
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| desire boosters.Let's say one of your
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| | animated. Picture the scene as if looking
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| important goals is to lose weight. Get
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| | through your own eyes (this is very
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| some poster board, and make your own
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| | important). This will help you form a
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| posters that say, "I weigh X pounds,"
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| | neuro-association between the positive
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| where X is your goal weight, and put them
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| | emotions elicited by the music and the
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| up around your house. Change your
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| | goal you want to achieve, thus
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| screensaver to a text message that says
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| | strengthening your desire. This is a
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| the same thing (or to some equally
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| | great way to begin each day, and you can
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| motivational imagery). Get some
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| | even do it while lying in bed when you
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| magazines, cut out pictures of people who
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| | first awaken if you set things up the
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| have bodies similar to what you'd like to
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| | night before. You should cycle the music
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| have, and put them up around your house.
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| | periodically, since the emotional charge
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| Cut out pictures of healthy food that
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| | you get will tend to diminish if you
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| looks good to you, and post those around
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| | listen to the same songs each time.Keep
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| your kitchen. If you work in an office,
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| | in mind that this form of mental
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| then alter your office in the same
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| | programming is already being used on you
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| manner. Don't worry about what your
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| | by advertisers. Watch a fast-food TV
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| coworkers will think, and just do it!
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| | commercial, and you'll note that the food
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| They may poke a little fun at you at
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| | is big, bright, and animated -- spinning
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| first, but they'll also begin to see how
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| | burgers, lettuce flying through a splash
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| committed you are.3. Surround yourself
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| | of water, ripe tomatoes being sliced --
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| with positive people.Make friends with
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| | and don't forget the catchy tune. So
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| people who will encourage you on the path
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| | instead of letting others program your
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| to your goals, and find ways to spend
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| | desires for you, take charge and mentally
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| more time with them. Share your goals
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| | reprogram yourself.8. Take immediate
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| only with people who will support you,
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| | action.Once you set a goal for yourself,
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| not those who will respond with cynicism
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| | act immediately. As you begin working on
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| or indifference. If you want to lose
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| | a fresh new goal, don't worry so much
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| weight, for instance, get yourself into a
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| | about making detailed long-term plans.
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| gym, and start befriending those who are
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| | Too often people get stuck in the state
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| already in great shape. You'll find that
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| | of analysis paralysis and never reach the
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| their attitudes become infectious, and
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| | action stage. You can develop your plan
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| you'll start believing that you can do it
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| | later, but get moving first. Just
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| too. Meeting people who've lost one
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| | identify the very first physical action
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| hundred pounds or more can be extremely
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| | you need to take, and then do it. For
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| motivating. If you want to start a new
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| | instance, if you've decided to lose
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| business, join the local chamber of
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| | weight, go straight to your refrigerator,
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| commerce or a trade association. Do
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| | and throw out all the junk food. Don't
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| whatever it takes to make new friends who
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| | think about it. Don't ponder the
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| will help you keep your
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| | consequences. Just do it immediately.One
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| commitment.Although this can be difficult
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| | of the secrets to success is recognizing
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| for some people, you also need to fire
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| | that motivation follows action. The
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| the negative people from your life. I
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| | momentum of continuous action fuels
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| once read that you can see your future
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| | motivation, while procrastination kills
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| just by looking at the six people with
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| | motivation. So act boldly, as if it's
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| whom you spend the most time. If you
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| | impossible to fail. If you keep adding
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| don't like what you see, then change
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| | fuel to your desire, you will reach the
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| those people. There's no honor in
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| | point of knowing that you'll never quit,
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| remaining loyal to people who expect you
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| | and ultimate success will be nothing more
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| to fail. One of the reasons people fail
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| | than a matter of time.If you apply these
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| to start their own businesses, for
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| | eight strategies, you'll add so much fuel
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| instance, is that they spend most of
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| | to your desire that the fire will never
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| their time associating with other
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| | burn out. You'll move towards your goals
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| employees. The way out of this trap is to
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| | like a guided missile to its target, and
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| start spending a lot more time
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| | you'll enjoy the process because you'll
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| associating with business owners, such as
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| | be so focused on the positive rewards
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| by joining a trade association. Mindsets
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| | instead of the difficulty of the tasks.
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| are contagious. So spend your time with
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| | If you get enough positive energy flowing
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| people whose mindsets are worth
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| | into you, you'll soon have positive
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| catching.4. Feed your mind with
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| | results flowing out of you. And you'll
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| empowering information on a daily
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| | quickly become the kind of person that
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| basis.Inspirational books and audio
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| | others refer to as "driven.
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| programs are one of the best fuel sources
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