Part I: Defining Success, Defining My Future (adapted from The Answer)

Which of the multiple intelligences most closely fit you? (Choose as many as fit.)

http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

What are my achievements in life? (There’s nothing too small!)

What are my strengths and abilities?

When have I felt the happiest, the most alive?

What is a powerfully positive emotional event (past or future)?

What does success look like to me?

To me, success means:

What is it I love to do that lies at the heart of my dream life?

My dream career is a vehicle that allows me to:

What feelings do I want to experience as a result of my dream life?

Because of my dream life, I get to feel:

Part II: Six Steps to Turn Desires into Reality (from Think and Grow Rich)

1. Fix in my mind exactly what I want

2. Determine exactly what I’ll give in return for the desired outcome

3. Establish a definite date

4. Create a definite plan and begin at once to put the plan into action

5. Write out steps 1-4

6. Read the statement aloud – using all five senses of imagination – once upon rising and once before bed

The successful application of these steps calls for sufficient imagination, a definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what I want, and the burning desire to possess it.