Is your plan worth the discipline
and sacrifice it takes to commit it to
paper? By writing down the plan,
you have created something tangible
upon which your thoughts and ideas
are recorded. You can then refer to
the plan on a regular basis.
Writing your action plan organizes
your goal-oriented direction and activ-
ities, makes them more understandable, more real, and therefore
more doable. Referring to the plan as you move toward your
goal provides you the information you need to make any mid-
course corrections that may be required.
You must constantly reinforce your visual image; if not, your
desire, your belief, or your plan will wither and die. You will
experience almost immediate results if you read your plan daily.
This goal-planning strategy works not only for achieving
successful recruitment; it works for achieving any important
goal you might have.
Sample Goal
- I want to be on a college swim team at a school where I can
receive a great education, compete, and receive a large finan-
cial aid award.- I will be successfully recruited by April 2010.
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The
Tr u T h Is
The more you
want, the more
you must be willing
to sacrifice.