Preparing for College and the Future 27
If you haven’t done the imag-
ing activity, demonstrate some disci-
pline, go back, and do it now.
You have one more activity to
accomplish before we move on to the
issue that caused you to purchase this
book. You have identified the funda-
mental elements of a future you wish
for yourself. For each element, you
must identify in writing what you
know you must achieve, acquire, and
do and are prepared to do, acquire,
and achieve to secure the future you have described.
Review the elements of your desired future. Now focus on
the goal of becoming successfully recruited. You are about to
begin the process of turning this most important goal from a
fantasy—a dream—into reality.
Complete the following steps:
- State your exact goal. (State your goal clearly and pre-
cisely. Do this in order to visualize your exact goal.) - State the date. (Indicate the future date by which the goal
will be accomplished. Use the month and year. Specifically
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The
Tr u T h Is
If you don’t know
where you’re
going, you’ll
probably end up
somewhere else.