Laura Poseyare done, they find executing their plans is simple and easy. Best of all,
th ey enjoy the path to success even more because they know they will
succeed and they don’t have to work themselves to death to do it.WRIGHT
If you had to sum up the secrets to success in a few words, what
would you say?POSEY^
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the secrets to success
are quite simple: discover your dreams, write them down, and create a
plan to achieve them.
Building a successful life is a lot like building a house. Imagine you
want to build your dream house. How would y ou go about it? You could
just take a look in your bank account, pull out the money you set aside
to build, and head to your local home improvement store with a big
tr uck. Once ther e, you could wander the aisles picking up things you
th ink are necessary for a house—nails, boards, windows, doors,
sh ingles, and so on. Then you could drive the tr uck to your building site
and start assembling the materials. Since you have a general idea of
what a house looks like—foundation, walls, windows, doors, roof—it
shouldn’t be too hard, right?
Of course, y ou would never build a house that way! But sadly, most
people try to build their lives that way and end up sadly disappointed
with the r esults.
The best way to build a house is the time-honored method of design
and build. Here’s how it works:
First, you’d have to decide what sort of house you wanted. Do you
want a ten thousand-square-foot brick rancher or a four thousand-
square-foot Tudor with turrets and st one balconies? Or would you
prefer something with glass and steel? How many bedrooms would you
like? Is a home office something you desire? How about fireplaces and
decks and interesting lighting and a hot tub? If you can have anything
you want, what is on your list?
Once you know exactly what you want, then y ou draw up a detailed
blueprint. Your blueprint contains all of the information necessary for