Chart a Course to Your Dreams

Chart a Course to Your Dreams
By Brian Tracy

Most people start life traveling aimlessly through an
unchartered world, says goals expert Brian Tracy.

"They simply figure things out as they go along.
Often, 10 or 20 years of work will go past and they
will still be broke, unhappy in their jobs, dissatisfied
in their marriages and making little progress. And
still, they will go home every night and watch
television, wishing and hoping things will get better.
But they seldom do," Tracy says.

The key to not letting life just happen to you is to set
goals. Working toward goals will also make you
happier. "Goals fulfill the greatest need of human
beings—a sense of meaning and purpose in life,"
says Tracy.

To get yourself going, follow Tracy’s goal-setting tips:

1. Write your goals down on a set of 3-by-5 cards to
carry with you wherever you go.

2. Always thinking of the next specific action step you
can take toward your goals.

3. Review your goal list frequently.

4. Visualize your goals achieved continuously.

5. Do something every day toward your goals. The
most essential factor is persistence.

Realize you have unlimited potential, Tracy says. "You
are completely responsible for everything you are
today, for everything you think, say and do, and for
everything you become from this moment forward."