Once the happiness and talents lists are complete, you’ve begun your life anew. It may be the first time you’ve been humble. Courageously writing down the things you love, the person you want to be.
Risk is a part of life as is failure. No one has ever succeeded without risk and/or failure. The following plan should be completed knowing that risk and occasional failure are an inherent part of maturing. You are setting up the plan for future success and a life that is worth living! This does not come without challenges. Knowing that the benefits outweigh the challenges is what makes attaining new goals so worthwhile.
To be truly successful you need to create a life that reflects your abilities and love. When we search inside ourselves and make the decision to better ourselves, and then act on that decision; we improve the lives of those around us as well. Parents, children, friends, and co-workers who have been emotionally devastated by our past immaturity now deserve the best. This chapter is about creating the best for you and those around you!
Goal-setting creates a direct path to happiness. It creates a passion for life. Goals call to action our innate talents and fill our hearts with optimism. You began living your new self image when you committed to live using the positive attributes of the Thought Process Chart, explored happiness, and your talents.
Your goals list is a culmination of everything mentioned in the preceding chapters. Your goals list puts all of these lessons together in an organized fashion. This is what you will take home as your ultimate guide.
There are daily goals, many of which you may have already begun without knowing it if you have been following this text. Then there are long term goals. These will be discussed in depth in the next chapters.
In addition to the differences in methods, most guests are refreshed by the no nonsense approach to the topics of maturity and change on which the JTP focuses. These differences will mean little if you did not properly arm yourself with all the preparatory work that was presented in the previous chapters. If you did not take the process of replacement seriously, if you avoided self-examination in your autobiographies, or if you lied about your talents, then you should expect to achieve the same results you have in the past. You cannot change into your new self-images using the same thoughts and actions you used prior to arriving at our program. It is simply impossible to make progress without the occasional scary and painful change.
Putting your daily goals into practice consistently day in and day out, creates new, positive habits. When positive habits become normal behavior for an individual, the daily goal can then be defined as “achieved.” The goal is essentially complete. Newer daily goals are then created for continued self-improvement. A person should never stop setting daily goals for self-improvement.
Don’t hesitate to ask your instructor to guide you through this process. Much of what you may write will mirror the positive thought processes you have been practicing here. This is why we have emphasized the positive column of the Thought Process Chart. If you have tried to be a more positive, proactive person, the benefits become obvious. Daily goals are simply a more detailed written version of the habits you have already been practicing.
In this chapter we will study three daily habits that can be used as tools to facilitate happiness. Based on our research and personal experiences over the past two decades, we have seen firsthand how these habits are beneficial to anyone who wants to achieve long term happiness. Once learned, you may want to add these daily habits as part of your daily goals list.
As you follow the method contained in this book your life will transform. For a complete and lasting transformation, the three habits will help you emotionally ground yourself. This emotional grounding creates more positive decision making, and is designed to give you more personal power for change and improvement. These habits are used by successful cultures worldwide, regardless of race or religious belief.
It has been proven throughout history that those with the most faith (in themselves and the future) have the best results in life. They have this faith regardless or in spite of their personal circumstances.
There are only two things in life about which people worry; things they can fix and things they cannot fix. If you can do something about it; stop worrying and get busy doing whatever it takes to fix it or to ensure the best possible outcome. If you can’t do anything about it; stop worrying because no amount of worry will change it.
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