targeting the exact date for the accomplishment of your
goal helps you avoid procrastination.)- Determine what you will
sacrifice. (What will you per-
sonally sacrifice to achieve your
goal?
Be sure you understand what it is
that must be sacrificed and what you
will sacrifice. If what you intend to
sacrifice is less than what you know
is required to achieve your goal, it is
highly unlikely you will achieve it.) - State your plan of action. (The great Olympic
sprinter, Michael Johnson, tells of his father always ask-
ing him, “How do you plan to do that?” whenever he
told his dad that he wanted to get something or achieve
something important. He credits the discipline of plan-
ning as essential to his determination to sacrifice as he
prepared for achieving Olympic immortality.)
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The
Tr u T h Is
There is no
worthwhile
goal that can be
achieved without
effort, discipline,
and sacrifice.