Be sure that, as you scramble up the ladder of success, it is leaning against the right building :)

It seems that all three - responsibility, control and happiness go together. The more responsibility you accept, the greater amount of control you have. The greater amount of control you have, the happier you are, and the more confident you become. When you feel positive and in control of life, you set bigger goals and challenges. So remember to start small and take charge of one little thing today :)

The Golden Triangle - Secret Formula to Contentment

In personal strategic planning, you should begin with a long term view of your life and begin with practicing idealization in everything you do. Begin thinking about what your life would look like in 5 years, if it were perfect in every way! By combining idealization and future-orientation, you cancel the process of self-limitaion. You imagine that you have no limitations at all on what you could be, have or do, which leads to setting true goals for your life.

Create your 5 year Fantasy! #Idealization

Charles Garfield made an interesting discovery in Peak Performers :) He analysed people who had achieved only average results their entire lives, but had suddenly exploded into great success, and found that at their take off point, everyone of them engaged in Blue Sky Thinking. Imagine looking up at a clear blue sky, with no limits. Project forward several years and imagine your life was perfect in every way. What would have to have happened for you to create that perfect life? Once you have the answer to this, come back to the present moment and cause :)

Blue Sky Thinking - A technique to imagine no limits :)

Brian Tracy talks about 4 actionable ways to get out of the negativity rut: <ol><li>Stop justifying: "You can only be negative as long as you can justify, that you are entitled to be angry or upset for a reason.</li><li>Refuse to Rationalize and Make excuses: You attempt to give a socially acceptable explaination for an otherwise socially unacceptable act.</li><li>Rise above opinions of others: Hypersensitivity is a cause of upset that generally stems from low self worth.</li><li>No one else is responsible: Blaming other people for your problems is the propensity of all problems.</li><li>and, Responsibility is the antidote!</li></ol>

Stuck in a Negativity Cycle? Here‘s how to get out #BeingReal

Your personality is made of 5 rings:Your ValuesYour BeliefsYour ExpectationsYour AttitudeYour Actions.The inner most ring (values) gives the outermost ring. For example, if your value is abundance - that the world is a good world to live in, your belief is that you're going to be very successful in life, you will expect that everything that happens to you is helpful in someway.As a result, you have a positive mental attitude and you will act with love, faith and trust in the world. :) So what is it that you value?

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Understand yourself and those around you.

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Psychology

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Personal Development

Annotation Based on more than 20 years of experience and 40 years of research, this book presents a practical, proven strategy for creating and meeting goals that has been used by more than 1 million people to achieve extraordinary things in life. Author Brian Tracy explains the seven key elements of goal setting and the 12 steps necessary to set and accomplish goals of any size. Using simple language and real-life examples, Tracy shows how to do the crucial work of determining one's strengths, values, and true goals. He explains how to build the self-esteem and confidence necessary for achievement; how to overpower every problem or obstacle; how to overcome difficulties; how to respond to challenges; and how to continue moving forward no matter what happens. The book's "Mental Fitness" program of character development shows readers how to become the kind of person on the inside who can achieve any goal on the outside

Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations.He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.