SucT HcEe ss Principles ™ HOW TO GET FROM WHERE YOU ARE TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE Jack Canfield Cocreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® Series W I T H Janet Switzer An e-book excerpt from This book is dedicated to all those courageous men and women who have ever dared to step out of the dominant culture of resignation and mediocrity and endeavor to create the life of their dreams. I honor and salute you! Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have anything you want. BRIAN TRACY If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. THOMAS A. EDISON CONTENTS Introduction I. The Fundamentals of Success 1. Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life 3 2. Be Clear Why You’re Here 19 3. Decide What You Want 25 4. Believe It’s Possible 35 5. Believe in Yourself 40 6. Become an Inverse Paranoid 46 7. Unleash the Power of Goal-Setting 51 8. Chunk It Down 62 9. Success Leaves Clues 67 10. Release the Brakes 70 11. See What You Want, Get What You See 81 12. Act as If 90 13. Take Action 98 14. Just Lean into It 109 15. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway 114 16. Be Willing to Pay the Price 130 17. Ask! Ask! Ask! 139 18. Reject Rejection 146 19. Use Feedback to Your Advantage 153 20. Commit to Constant and Never-Ending Improvement 164 21. Keep Score for Success 168
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