| Creating the Ultimate Vision for Ultimate
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| | and feel tears begin to well up in your
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| Success
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| | eyes, maybe your ideal place to work and
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| | play is in Florida or the Barbados. On
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| I've been thinking a lot lately about the
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| | the other hand, if the first snowflake
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| importance of having a clear, compelling
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| | sends you running for your skis, you're
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| vision to get you past all of life's
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| | probably already in the right place.
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| challenges and obstacles.
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| | What are you grateful for?
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| In fact, it prompted me to do a little
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| | Record where you are today, and compare
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| research about some of our society's most
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| | it to where you were two, three, five or
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| successful people. For example, did you
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| | even 10 years ago. Note the differences,
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| know that:
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| | celebrate your successes - and resolve to
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| 路 Einstein's teachers told his parents
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| | change those things in your life you
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| he would never amount to anything.
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| | aren't happy with.
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| 路 Thomas Edison went broke four times.
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| | How long do you expect to live - and when
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| 路 Michael Jordan was cut from his high
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| | do you want to retire?
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| school basketball team.
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| | What do you plan to do after you retire?
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| 路 A newspaper editor fired Walt Disney
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| | What do you want to achieve? And if you
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| for having no good ideas.
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| | end up living ten years longer than you
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| 路 Steven Spielberg was put into a class
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| | expected to, what will you do with your
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| for students with learning disabilities.
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| | time then?
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| 路 Colonel Sanders talked to 1005 people
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| | For that matter, why wait? Is there
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| before he could find one person willing
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| | anything on your retirement wish list you
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| to try his recipe. That makes his closing
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| | can start doing right now?
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| ratio 1005 to one - undeniably the worst
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| | *****
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| I've ever seen.
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| | When answering these questions, make sure
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| What's inspiring to me about these highly
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| | you spend some uninterrupted thinking
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| successful people isn't just their
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| | time. It could be on an airplane or
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| eventual accomplishments. It's how they
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| | train, on weekends, in front of the fire
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| were able to overcome their early
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| | or while you're on vacation. Ideally, you
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| failures and go on to achieve greatness.
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| | should choose someplace that's both
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| How did they succeed where so many others
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| | comfortable and stimulating. But wherever
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| fail? Because they each had a grand and
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| | you do your thinking, don't give the
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| sincere vision of what they wanted to
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| | development of your vision short shrift.
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| accomplish. With a grand vision, there
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| | After all, as U.S. Senator Conrad Burns
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| are no such things as permanent failures.
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| | reminds us:
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| There are only temporary setbacks.
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| | "In life you are given two ends, one to
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| Ultimate success comes from having a
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| | think with and the other to sit on. Your
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| strong vision. To me, a strong vision is
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| | success in life depends on which end you
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| all about setting clear goals. So how can
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| | use the most. Heads you win, tails you
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| you find your ultimate vision? Try asking
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| | lose."
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| yourself some of the following questions:
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| | Once you have the answers to these
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| What do you want to have?
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| | questions, surround yourself with people
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| Brainstorm wildly with this one, and
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| | who will help you achieve your vision. My
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| don't hold back. List everything you've
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| | father always said - Colleen, if you want
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| ever dreamed of having. A new BMW. A trip
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| | to be rich, study from people who are
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| around the world. Or maybe just a couple
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| | already rich. Similarly, you will more
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| of beach houses in Maui. Whatever it is
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| | easily achieve your vision if you
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| you desire, write it here.
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| | associate with people who are already
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| What do you want to experience?
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| | living it. This is the concept of
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| Perhaps a new culture? Parenthood? Or
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| | behavior congruence that I discussed on
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| simply the pleasure of never again having
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| | my blog on December 3, 2006 - you can
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| to call anyone else "boss"?
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| | find out more about it at
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| What are you willing to give up?
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| | Of course, things change over time, so be
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| Achieving what you want is about making
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| | sure to revisit your answers at least
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| and managing choices, so ask yourself
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| | once a year to make sure your vision
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| what you're willing to give up in order
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| | stays up to date with your lifestyle and
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| to achieve your goals.
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| | what you've accomplished. It's okay for
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| If you want to grow your business by 50%
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| | your vision to be dynamic, just so long
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| this year, for example, maybe you have to
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| | as what doesn't change is your commitment
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| give up your C-rated customers. Maybe you
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| | to it.
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| have to give up an hour of sleep a night
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| | Regardless of any short-term changes that
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| so you can come into the office and make
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| | occur in your life, however, you may be
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| your sales calls earlier. Or maybe you
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| | surprised to find that your grand vision
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| have to give up working out seven days a
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| | hardly changes at all. If you answer the
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| week to stay at the office later.
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| | questions above as honestly as you can,
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| What's your ideal environment?
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| | your vision today will likely be very
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| What is the ideal environment you like to
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| | similar to the vision you create five
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| work and play in? What do you want to do
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| | years from now, because they will both
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| with your time outside of work, or when
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| | come from your core hopes, dreams and
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| you go home? Maybe it's riding
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| | values.
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| motorcycles, learning to cook or writing
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| | Congratulations on taking the required
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| a screenplay. Maybe it's having children,
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| | steps for a successful 2007 and beyond.
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| or spending time with your family. Or it
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| | Feel free to send me your vision and
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| might just be as simple as going to the
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| | goals for the year. It would be my
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| beach, reading trashy novels or watching
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| | pleasure to hold you accountable for
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| more movies.
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| | achieving them!
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| If you're staring outside at a blizzard
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