| The stories of people achieving unusual
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| | enough. Most seem to just drift along,
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| success despite all manner of handicaps
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| | taking circumstances as they come, and
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| never fail to capture our attention.
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| | perhaps hoping from time to time that
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| They're inspirational to be sure. But
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| | things will get better.
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| they're much more than that if we study
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| | I like to compare human beings with
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| them closely. The boy whose legs were
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| | ships, as Carlyle used to do. It's
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| terribly burned and who was told he'd be
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| | estimated that about 95 percent can be
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| lucky to ever walk again becomes a
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| | compared to ships without rudders,
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| champion track star. The woman blind and
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| | subject to every shift of wind and tide.
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| deaf from infancy becomes one of the most
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| | They're helplessly adrift, and while they
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| inspirational figures of the century. And
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| | fondly hope that they will one day drift
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| the poor children who rise to fame and
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| | into some rich and bustling port, for
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| fortune have nearly become commonplace.In
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| | every narrow harbor entrance, there are
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| this age of unprecedented immigration, we
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| | 1,000 miles of rocky coastline. The
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| see examples of people who start off in
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| | chances of their drifting into port are
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| this world with virtually nothing and
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| | 1,000 to 1 against them. Our state
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| within a surprisingly short time have
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| | lottery is a tax on such people. So are
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| become wonderfully successful.What sets
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| | the slot machines in Las Vegas and
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| these people apart, people with vast
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| | Atlantic City. Someone wins from time to
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| handicaps such as not knowing the
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| | time to be sure, but the odds are still
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| language, not knowing the right people,
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| | there ... stacked steeply against
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| not having any money? What drives the boy
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| | them.But the 5 percent who have taken the
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| with the burned legs who becomes the
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| | time and exercised the discipline to
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| champion runner or a Helen Keller, blind
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| | climb into the driver's seat of their
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| and deaf who becomes one of the most
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| | lives, who've decided upon a challenging
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| inspirational figures of our time? The
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| | goal to reach and have fully committed
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| answer, if fully understood, will bring
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| | themselves to reaching it, sail straight
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| you and me anything and everything we
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| | and far across the deep oceans of life,
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| truly want, and it's deceptively simple.
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| | reaching one port after another and
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| Perhaps it's too simple.The people we've
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| | accomplishing more in just a few years
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| talked about here and the thousands
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| | than the rest accomplish in a lifetime.If
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| currently doing the same thing all over
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| | you should visit a ship in port and ask
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| the world are in possession of something
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| | the captain for his next port of call,
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| the average person doesn't have. They
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| | he'll tell you in a single sentence. Even
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| have goals. They have a burning desire to
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| | though the captain cannot see his port,
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| succeed despite all obstacles and
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| | his destination for fully 99% of the
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| handicaps. They know exactly what they
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| | voyage, he knows it's there. And then,
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| want; they think about it every day of
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| | barring an unforeseen and highly unlikely
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| their lives. It gets them up in the
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| | catastrophe, he'll reach it. If someone
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| morning, and it keeps them giving their
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| | asks you for your next port of call, your
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| very best all day long. It's the last
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| | goal, could you tell him? Is your goal
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| thing they think about before dropping
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| | clean and concise in your mind? Do you
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| off to sleep at night. They have a vision
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| | have it written down? It's a good idea.
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| of exactly what they want to do, and that
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| | We need reminding, reinforcement. If you
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| vision carries them over every
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| | can get a picture of your goal and stick
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| obstacle.This vision, this dream, this
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| | it to your bathroom mirror, it's an
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| goal, invisible to all the world except
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| | excellent idea to do so. Thousands of
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| the person holding it, is responsible for
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| | successful people carry their goals
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| perhaps every great advance and
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| | written on a card in their wallets or
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| achievement of humankind. It's the
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| | purses.When you ask people what they're
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| underlying motive for just about
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| | working for, chances are they'll answer
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| everything we see about us. Everything
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| | in vague generalities. They might say,
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| worthwhile achieved by men and women is a
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| | "Oh, good health or happiness or lots of
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| dream come true, a goal reached. It's
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| | money." That's not good enough. Good
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| been said that what the mind can conceive
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| | health should be a universal goal. We all
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| and believe, it can achieve.It's the fine
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| | want that, and do our best to achieve and
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| building where before there was an empty
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| | maintain it. Happiness is a byproduct of
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| lot or an old eyesore. It's the bridge
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| | something else. And lots of money is much
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| spanning the bay. It's landing on the
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| | too vague. It might work, but I think
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| moon. And it's that little convenience
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| | it's better to choose a particular sum of
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| store in Midtown Manhattan. It's the
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| | money. The better, the clearer our goal
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| lovely home on a tree-shaded street and
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| | is defined, the more real it becomes to
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| the young person accepting the diploma.
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| | us, and before long, the more attainable.
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| It's a low golf handicap and a position
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| reached in the world of business. It's a
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| | Happiness comes from the direction in
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| certain income attained or amount of
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| | which we're moving. Children are happier
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| money invested. What the mind can
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| | on Christmas morning before opening their
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| conceive and believe, it can achieve.We
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| | presents than they are Christmas
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| become what we think about. And when
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| | afternoon. No matter how wonderful their
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| we're possessed by an exciting goal, we
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| | presents may be, it's after Christmas.
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| reach it. That's why it's been said, "Be
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| | They'll enjoy their gifts, to be sure,
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| choosy, therefore, of what you set your
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| | but we often find them querulous and
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| heart upon. For if you want it strongly
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| | irritable Christmas afternoon. We're
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| enough, you'll get it."Americans can have
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| | happier on our way out to dinner than we
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| anything they want. The trouble is they
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| | are on the way home. We're happier going
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| don't know what they want. Oh, they want
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| | on vacation than we are coming home from
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| little things. They want a new car; they
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| | it. And we're happier moving toward our
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| get it. They want a new refrigerator;
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| | goals than even after they've been
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| they get it. They want a new home and
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| | accomplished, believe it or not.Life
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| they get it. The system never fails for
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| | plays no favorites. Yet of one thing you
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| them, but they don't seem to understand
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| | may be sure, you will become what you
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| that it is a system. Nor that if it'll
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| | think about. If your thinking is circular
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| work for a refrigerator or a new car, it
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| | and chaotic, your life will reflect that
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| will work for anything else they want
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| | chaos. But if your thinking is orderly
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| very much, just as well.Goals are the
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| | and clear, if you have a goal that's
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| very basis of any success. It is in fact
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| | important for you to reach, then reach it
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| the definition of success. The best
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| | you will. One goal at a time. That's
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| definition of success I've ever found
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| | important. That's where most people
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| goes like this, "Success is the
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| | unwittingly make their mistake. They
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| progressive realization of a worthy
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| | don't concentrate on a single goal long
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| goal." Or in some cases the pursuit of a
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| | enough to reach it before they're off on
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| worthy "ideal." It's a beautiful
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| | another track, then another, with the
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| definition of success. It means that
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| | result that they achieve nothing. Nothing
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| anyone who's on course toward the
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| | but confusion and excuses.By thinking
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| fulfillment of a goal is successful.Now,
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| | every morning, every night, and as many
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| success doesn't lie in the achievement of
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| | times during the day as you can about
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| a goal, although that's what the world
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| | this exciting single goal you've
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| considers success; it lies in the journey
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| | established for yourself, you actually
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| toward the goal. We're successful as long
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| | begin moving toward it and bringing it
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| as we're working toward something we want
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| | toward you. When you concentrate your
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| to bring about in our lives. That's when
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| | thinking, it's like taking a river that's
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| the human being is at his or her best.
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| | twisting and turning and meandering all
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| That's what Cervantes meant when he
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| | over the countryside and putting it into
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| wrote, "The road is better than the inn."
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| | a straight, smooth channel. Now it has
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| We're at our best when we're climbing,
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| | power, direction, economy, speed.So
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| thinking, planning, working. When we're
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| | decide upon your goal. Insist upon it.
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| on the road toward something we want to
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| | Demand it! Look at your goal card every
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| bring about.With our definition, success
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| | morning and night and as many times
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| being the progressive realization of a
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| | during the day as you conveniently can.
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| worthy goal, we cover all the bases. The
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| | By so doing, you will insinuate your goal
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| young person working to finish school is
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| | into your subconscious mind. You'll see
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| as successful as any person on earth. The
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| | yourself as having already attained your
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| person working toward a particular
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| | goal, and do that every day without fail,
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| position with his or her company is just
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| | and it will become a habit before you
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| as successful. If you have a goal that
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| | realize it. A habit that will take you
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| you find worthy of you as a person, a
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| | from one success to another all the years
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| goal that fills you with joy at the
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| | of your life. For that is the secret of
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| thought of it, believe me, you'll reach
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| | success, the door to everything you will
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| it. But as you draw near and see that the
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| | ever have or be.You are now and you most
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| goal will soon be achieved, begin to
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| | certainly will become ... what you think
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| think ahead to the next goal you're going
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| | about.Learn more about Earl Nightingale
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| to set. It often happens that a writer
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| | and his all-time bestselling programs The
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| halfway through a book will hit upon the
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| | Strangest Secret and Lead the Field.Earl
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| idea for his next one and begin making
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| | Nightingale co-founded Nightingale Conant
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| notes or ideas for a title even while
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| | an audio publishing company and world
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| he's finishing work on the one in
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| | leader in personal development with over
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| progress. That's the way it should
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| | 2 million loyal customers. Other audio
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| be.It's estimated that about 5% of the
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| | books available at Nightingale Conant
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| population achieves unusual success. For
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| | include authors such as Dr.
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| the rest, average seems to be good
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