"Make no little plans, they have no magic to stir your blood...MAKE BIG PLANS. Aim high in hope and work.?" So wrote Daniel H. Burnham in the lastcentury. The big plans are important. They capture your vision.The next step is to break them down into "do-able" chunks, chunksthat can be done in even one day.
That is what gives you adefinite sense of accomplishment, isn't it? The big plans arenecessary, the baby steps, imperative! My daughter shared a marketing tip with me the other day. Shesaid, "Go big, or go home". I thought about this quite a bit asit seemed so brash and arrogant. Great slogan, but what aboutthe little guy? Then, it all made sense. Each person has theopportunity to define ?big' for herself.
If we are to live ourdreams and visions about how we want our lives to be, how we wantto be remembered, what our contribution to our daily world couldbe, it IS true. Go big or go home! Have a vision. Have a master plan for your whole life as youpresently see it. What would you like to be doing, experiencing,being or having in your life, sometime in your life? What arethe things that are most important, significant and valuable toyou? That's big! After you have created the "big picture" then you can decidewhat you would like to create immediately and pay attention tothat. Timing is only one difference between short and long termgoals.
Another important difference is that short term goalslead directly to long term goals which fit perfectly into themaster plan. And the good news is....you are in charge! You canchange your master plan, and your approach to it, as yourinterests and priorities shift and grow. You are not locked in.A master plan is a plan for joy and passion, not a plan for dutyand obligation. It is useful to break your goals down into three categories:current, near future and far future. Once you have put yourfuture goals into your subconscious mind, they are begun.
It isnot only action that is required. Keeping your goals in theforefront of your mind is key. Thoughtfully craft your currentgoals. Know how you will measure your success and plan for it. Think big! Think limitlessly.
Think "out of the box". Peopleare often limited by their minds unwillingness to stretch.Remember what Napoleon Hill said: "...if you can conceive it, andbelieve it, you can achieve it!" If you find yourself surrounded by people who are ?thinkinglittle', it might be difficult to find support and acceptance foryour big plans. You may have to include some new associates whowant to play ?big', too! You have probably heard that, if youwant to run with the big dogs, you have to get off the porch!Jump off that porch and get running! Reflect on the biggest view of your life--your master plan.Is it big enough for you? Does it cause you to stretch to getyour arms around it? If not, think a little bigger and see whereit takes you. If it does, be sure you have planned the routethat will get you there. Then, follow it.
As you embark on eachtask today, ask yourself, "Am I on the road to my vision by doingthis?" If not, make a correction. Go big or go home! That one little phrase keeps me on mytoes..
Student Loan Consolidation, look this gift horse in the mouth. Part II
Student loan consolidation look this gift horse in the mouth. Part II
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Student loan consolidation is excellent - for for some people. Spot the hidden trap that could ruin your life... a clever animal can steal from a trap without being caught!
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* Part I Don't get into debt. Ways to avoid it.
* Part II This article
* Part III Idea beats student loan consolidation and creates a winning mindset.
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Imagine two people
Each has a student loan consolidation debt of $100 000. The born loser will soon have borrowed more. The investor uses the student loan consolidation as a springboard to become a millionaire.
What's different between them? The mindset, and only the mindset. Get the right mindset.
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