The Formula for Achieving Goals and Finding Success

By Rod Burns

Author ROD BURNS reveals a formula that will help the reader achieve their goals. Have you ever said to yourself, why can some people achieve more in life than other people. Sometimes it is just luck but most of the time, these people followed a defined plan of action that helped them accomplish that goal. The book will show you a successful formula to use to achieve your goals in life. Many people set goals but fall short of accomplishing their dreams. The main reason for not accomplishing a goal is that you failed somewhere along the way, your methods and strategies that you were using did not work. This book will show you how to overcome those bumps in the road and develop new methods and strategies that will work towards accomplishing your goals in life. Follow the formula and you will achieve your dreams.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 21, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503572089

Rod Burns

(Children's book, author did not provide this)

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Copyright © 2015 by Rod Burns.

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Rev. date: 07/29/2015

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CONTENTS

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Introduction

Why read?

Chapter 1     What is Success?

Chapter 2     Understanding Failure

Chapter 3     Understanding Change

Chapter 4     Let’s Get Started on the Road to Achieving our Goals in Life

Chapter 5     Educate Yourself

Chapter 6     The Planning Matrix

Chapter 7     Increasing My Income with the Planning Matrix

Chapter 8     Losing Weight with the Planning Matrix

Chapter 9     Improving Lacrosse Skills with the Planning Matrix

Chapter 10   Improving Basketball Skills with the Planning Matrix

Chapter 11   Improving Golf Skills with the Planning Matrix

Chapter 12   Improving Snow Skiing Skills with the Planning Matrix

Chapter 13   Improving Your Spiritual Life with the Planning Matrix

Chapter 14   Improving Family Relationships with the Planning Matrix

Chapter 15   Visual Aids for Inspiration

Chapter 16   Visualize Yourself Accomplishing Your Goals

Chapter 17   A Closing Thought

About the Author

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This book is dedicated to my family and my friends and the many people whom I have met in this life who have contributed to my success and the many who will read this book and achieve their goals in life and reach their own levels of success and happiness.

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INTRODUCTION

C ongratulations on buying this book. If you were like me many years ago, I looked for a way that I felt comfortable with that would help me achieve my goals. Most of us realize that it takes hard work and a lot of effort to achieve most goals. There are many good books and fine authors who have written about setting goals and talked about motivation. When I saw the idea for setting and accomplishing my goals using results-oriented planning, I was drawn like a magnet to the idea. The planning matrix became my gauge to follow on the road to accomplishing my goals. It was the tool I felt I needed to show me the route to achieving my goals. I needed something quick and easy to use that would keep me on track. I needed something that would show me when I was off track and how to get back on track. I needed an idea source to motivate me with new ideas and ways