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  Write down your new, ambitious, Breakthrough Goal! Write it big and write it proudly!

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  Write a letter to yourself in the space below that will support you whenever you waver in your pursuit of these goals. Describe why reaching this goal is important to you. Describe what it will cost you if you don’t achieve it.

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  CHAPTER 5: USE AFFIRMATIONS AND VISUALIZATIONS

  Affirmations and Visualizations

  Take advantage of the power of repetition by writing your affirmations again below. When you list them here, it will also serve as an archive of your work in this Workbook and give you ready access later to what you have created today.

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  Make a note on your calendar to revisit this page after you have repeated your affirmations for one week. When the date arrives, use the space below to write about your experience of using your affirmations. Do your affirmations seem more real to you now? What benefit do you see from repeating your affirmations?

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  Make a note on your calendar to revisit this page one week after you have created your Vision Board. When the date arrives, use the space below to write about your experience of creating your Vision Board and viewing it multiple times each day. Does your vision seem more real to you now? What benefit do you see from spending time with your vision board each day?

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  CHAPTER 6: BELIEVE IT’S POSSIBLE

  List three major goals you have decided to believe you can achieve. I recommend you include your Breakthrough Goal as one of them.

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  This week, tell your friends and family about what you now believe you can achieve. Check here when complete.

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  CHAPTER 7: TAKE ACTION!

  What advice will you give to yourself this week in order to stick with your plan for taking action according to the schedule you have set?

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  To be human means that you might miss some of the scheduled dates for the action steps you set. If this happens, what will you say to yourself in order to forgive yourself and get yourself back on track?

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  To reaffirm your desire to reach your Breakthrough Goal, write your affirmation for your Breakthrough Goal below, and then say it aloud.

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  CHAPTER 8: EVERYTHING YOU WANT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR

  Your Evening Review

  Every evening this week, take several minutes to further strengthen your resolve regarding fear. You can do this by conducting an Evening Review after dinner or before you go to bed. Here are the instructions for an Evening Review:

  Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, and say to yourself, “Show me where fear showed up in my life today.” As you sit in silence, you will notice memories from the day beginning to emerge. For example, you may recall, I was afraid to call that person who my friend said might be able to help me with my career decision. I hesitated because I was worried this new person would judge me as being indecisive about what I want. Or, I was going to sign up today for my first 10K run, but then I was afraid I might be wasting the $35 if I chicken out later.

  Once you have recalled the incidents of being afraid from earlier in the day, replay the situation in your mind, and this time see yourself taking the desired action and having the success you want, and allow yourself to experience whatever positive feelings may arise. Since your body can’t tell the difference between a real event and an imagined event, you will be building your inner confidence to take more actions in the face of fear in the future.

  CHAPTER 9: ASK WITHOUT FEAR OF REJECTION

  You’ve made a lot of behavioral changes as you practiced asking without fear of rejection. In the space below, record the one thing you’ll do differently as a result of reading this chapter.

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  CHAPTER 10: ASK FOR FEEDBACK EARLY AND OFTEN

  Use the following prompts to journal about the insights you’re learning about feedback.

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  What new lesson did you learn from your experience of asking for feedback?

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  Now it’s time to give yourself some feedback—after all, you know yourself best. You especially know the areas where you have developed your strengths.

  What three strengths of yours will most contribute to your future success?

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  What three areas of improvement will most contribute to your success?

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  CHAPTER 11: PRACTICE PERSISTENCE

  Reinforce your commitment to persist now that you are in this strong state of mind. After all, persisting is up to you. Make a promise to yourself to continue working on your goal(s) in spite of any future obstacles. Refer back to this page if you ever start to think of quitting.

  Example: My positive intention to persist in spite of any future obstacles is:

  I realize that it is going to be a challenge to start my new coaching business. There will be times when I will worry about publishing new content on my Web site; I may hesitate when I need to pick up the phone and call a potential new client. But I will hang in there. I choose to be successful in this new venture, and no matter what happens, I will continue to persevere and find a way!

  My positive intention to persist in spite of any future obstacles is:

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  CHAPTER 12: PRACTICE MEDITATION

  Once you have practiced meditating for one week, write in your journal about your experience.

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  Do you believe this would be a useful practice for you? Why or why not?

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  Do you want to add that commitment to your calendar so that you will be reminded? If yes, add it now.

  CHAPTER 13: CLEAN UP YOUR MESSES AND YOUR INCOMPLETES

  At the end of this week, record the incompletions you have resolved. After each one, describe how it feels to make this progress.

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  CHAPTER 14: SURROUND YOURSELF WITH SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

  What I Learned from This Chapter

  The most important things I learned from this chapter are:

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  How I intend to benefit from spending time with the people I identified in this chapter:

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  CHAPTER 15: START A MASTERMIND GROUP AND WORK WITH AN ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER

  Make a list of at least five people you will contact to see if they are willing to be your accountability partner.

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  Call each person this week, and continue your calls to these or others until you have found an accountability partner. Once you have an accountability partner, journal below about the benefits you expect to achieve from this new productivity booster:

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  CHAPTER 16: HAVE A HEART TALK

  Once you have conducted a Heart Talk this week, journal about your experience. Write about the value you received and what opened up for you—within yourself and within the relationship(s).

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  CHAPTER 17: DEVELOP A POSITIVE MONEY MIND-SET

  What will you do this week to maintain a positive money mind-set about reaching your income goals for next year?

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  Reflect on what having wealth would mean to you. How would it change your experience of your life?

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  Is there a promise you want to make to yourself about how you will think differently about money? If so, write it here.

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