| You are the harbinger of your own success is a | | | | along the way. Wanting without planning, and wanting |
| mantra that is used by successful people in all walks | | | | in the future tense, rather than visualizing in the |
| of life. Most every success story that you have ever | | | | present tense, will only lead to bitterness and |
| read follows the format of a person who described | | | | unhappiness. |
| their dream, tried to work out what was needed to | | | | To avoid this, build on positive images of your |
| achieve it, and then set out to do it, by dint of hard | | | | success. Build a vision board, or collage, of the images |
| work and tenacity. A case in point is the actress Eva | | | | and ideals associated with achieving your goal, and |
| Langoria. Langoria didn't take the crown in her first | | | | study it every morning when you wake up. You'll find |
| beauty pageant. She set her goal on winning Miss | | | | that your subconscious mind will make connections |
| Corpus Christi by watching videos over and over | | | | between elements on your vision board that surprise |
| again, and visualizing in her mind what it would be like | | | | you, and that you will find yourself inspired as you |
| to win the title, and immersing herself in her dreams. | | | | work through your goals and that they will come into |
| She visualized herself into success, and through | | | | place. |
| tenacity, focus and the will to succeed, she did. | | | | Every morning, make a list of the days goals, writing |
| What Eva Langoria did for her career, you can do for | | | | it out by hand. Writing it down impresses it upon |
| yours. The keys are exactly the same , visualize your | | | | your mind; then visualize completing each days goal in |
| success in the present tense, and itemize the things | | | | turn, in the present tense, and keep yourself focused |
| you need to accomplish to achieve your goals. You | | | | on it as you go through your routine for the day. As |
| have to want your goal so strongly that you can | | | | setbacks arise, as they always do, focus in on your |
| taste it, feel it. You have to be willing to do what it | | | | goal again. Make sure you're aware of your progress |
| takes to get there. Live your goal, and breathe it, | | | | working towards your goal; novelists try to do three |
| and let no-one tell you it's worthless or that you | | | | pages per day, every day, so that by the end of a |
| should set it aside. | | | | year, they have written two novels in their spare |
| Now, wanting it is part of the process, but want | | | | time. Be flexible in meeting your goals; life throws |
| alone does not bring success. Be realistic about your | | | | you complications, and sometimes, alternate routings |
| goal; don not listen to naysayers, but do take the | | | | to success that were not obvious when you set out |
| time to build up a realistic plan of action and set of | | | | on them. |
| mileposts to measure your intermediate success | | | | |