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Would Driving a Porsche Change Your Life?

Publishedby:AttoohWealthAcademy(Pty)Ltd

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“GetaBitSmarter®”,“Vooma®”,“GET®”andthe“TheSolomonFactor®”areregisteredtrademarksofthepublisherAttoohWealthAcademy(Pty)Ltd.

FirstEdition,printed2009SecondEdition,firstprinted2010

ThirdEdition,published2011ISBN978-0-620-46961-6

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Table of Contents

Prologue

Introduction

Part1

Part2

Part3

Part4

Part5

Part6

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Prologue

IamprivilegedtohavetheloveandsupportofmybeautifulwifeAnnelieandtwoamazingkids,AnchenandWernuandforthem

Iwanttochangethelandscapeofourbeautifulcountry...

Ichoosetonolongerremainpartoftheproblem,butratheractivelybecomepartofthesolution.

Allproceedsofthisbookwillbedonatedandpledgedtomentorandequipindividualsandbusinessesinourcountry,andthegreaterAfrica,bycreating

employmentandsustainablesolutions.

Myimmediatedream,withyourhelp,istohelpcreatenewjobs,trainandempowerentrepreneursandwouldbeentrepreneurstoestablishnewbusinessventuresinSouthernAfricatoalleviatepoverty,learnnew

skillsandfindtheirplaceinourcountry.

IwanttochallengeeveryoneouttherewhoalsowantstochangethefutureofSouthAfrica

totakeactionandinvestinalegacy.

Ifyouwanttoassistmeinmakingadifference,youcanvisit:

www.woutersnyman.com

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Introduction

Ican’tthinkofabetterwaytobeginthisbookthantoshareaninspiringpoemthathasmadealastingimpressiononme.Thestunning

pieceofpoetry,“AReturntoLove”,beautifullyunderlinestheimportanceofnotbeingafraidofsettingandachievinggoals.Itcaptures

theessenceofwhoweareandwhatlieswithinus…Wewereallborntofulfillauniqueandspecialpurposeduringourearthlystay.Yes,youwerebornwithapowerfulassignmentto

accomplishwhileyou’rehere.YouwerecreateduniquelyandveryspecificallybytheMasterCrafter’shand.Nootherindividualcando

whatyouhavebeenputonearthtodo.That’swhyitiscriticallyimportanttomakethecontributionthat

wearemeanttomakeinourcommunity,ourcountryandtheworld.ThelateNelsonMandelausedthepoemthatIamreferringtoas

partofhisinaugurationspeechasthefirstPresidentofaunitedSouthAfricaandrainbownation.

Hereisanindividualwhohadbeenincarceratedfor27years.Hespenthismostproductive,andpossibly,hisbestyearsinaprisoncell.Wewouldforgivehimifhehadtheneedforrevenge!Yet,hechosetore-entersocietywiththesethoughts.Thisispowerful.Healwaysknew

thathehadtomakeadifferenceinmanypeople’slives.Thisisexactlywhathedid.Heleftalegacyofsuchamagnitude

thathispresencenotonlyupliftedasociety,butalsoanationandtheentireworld.

Ourchallengeistojustdoourbit,nothingmore,nothingless,justourbit!

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A Return to love

Ourdeepestfearisnotthatweareinadequate.

Ourdeepestfearisthatwearepowerfulbeyondmeasure.

Itisourlight,notourdarknessthatfrightensus.

Weaskourselves,whoamItobebrilliant,gorgeous,talentedandfabulous?

Actually,whoarewenottobe?

YouareachildofGod.Yourplayingsmalldoesn’tservetheworld.

There’snothingenlightenedaboutshrinkingsothatotherpeoplewon’tfeelinsecurearoundyou.

WewereborntomakemanifestthegloryofGodthatiswithinus.

It’snotjustinsomeofus,it’sinallofus.

Andasweletourownlightshine,weunconsciouslygiveotherpeoplepermissiontodothesame.

Asweareliberatedfromourownfears,ourpresenceautomaticallyliberatesothers.

WrittenbyMarianneWilliamson

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Limited Edition nr 190/777

ThisisthefourtheditionofWouldDrivingaPorscheChangeYourLife?Thefirst500copiesoftheoriginalbookwasdistributedtofriends,familyandcolleagues(thatwastheoriginalintentionofthebook–apersonalgift).Duetosomegreatfeedback,thebookmadeitintoits

secondandthirdeditions,withthousandsofbooksincirculation,someasfarasAustralia,England,UnitedArabEmiratesandAmerica.Nowit’stimeforthe(final)revision.MydreamisthatthisBookwilltraveltheglobeevenfurther,mychallengetoyou,ifyou’veenjoyedandfoundvalueinthisbook,helpmespreadthemessagebygettingthistoas

manypeopleaspossible.Thankyouinadvance!ThisisaveryspeciallittlebookandIknowthatthereisareason

whyyouarereadingthis.Itrulybelievethatoneofthereasonsforthisbookisforaseedtobesownthatwillallowyouto“makemanifestthe

gloryofGodthatiswithinyou”.ThisbookwasmeantforYOU.Aquickconfession,theconceptsthatIcoverinthebookwerenot

conceivedbyme.Theyaren’tnew.IhavetogivecredittoallthehundredsofauthorswhosebooksIhavehadtheprivilegetoread,theseminarsIwasabletoattend,thefriendsbrainsIwasabletopick.I

havetakensomethingsignificantfromeveryone.Ihavehowevertriedtodistilldifficultandcomplexconceptsinaneasytounderstandway,

moresotohelpyouimplementwhatyouhavelearned.OneofthebiggestsuccesslessonsIhavelearnedinlifeisthe

following,youcanhavealltheknowledge,butwithoutactionitisworthless.Aquickstory-KingSolomonisbestrememberedasbeingthewealthiestindividualinbiblicaltimes.Asathirteen-year-oldboyafterbeingappointedasking,Godcametohiminadream.Godgavehimfreedomtochooseanythinghewanted,almostlikeagenielampshovedinyourhand.Whengiventhisopportunity,SolomonaskedGod

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onlyforwisdom.Godgrantedhimwisdom,butinthat,andalsobecausehedidnotaskforanythingelse,hewasgivenwealthandabundanceinadditiontowisdom.Solomon’swisdomwasputinto

practisebyactions!ThisIcallTheSolomonFactor®.TheSolomonFactor®isareferencetowisdom,whichismerely

KnowledgeinAction.MychallengetoyouistoapplytheknowledgeyougaininreadingthisbookandtakesomeseriousACTION.

ThetitleofthebookWoulddrivingaPorschechangeyourlife?isareferencetomypersonaljourneyandthelessonsIhavelearntoverthe

lastdecadeofmylifejourney.Oneofmylifetimegoalsanddreamshavealwaysbeentodrivea

Porsche.AcoupleofyearsagoIhadtheprivilegeofdrivingawayinablacklimitededitionPorscheCaymannumber190of777(OnlysevenofthemreachedtheshoresofSouthAfrica).Iexpectedamassivefeelingofelationandoverwhelmingjoy!Needlesstosay,thefeelingdidn’tmanifestexactlyasIhadvisualiseditthousandsoftimesbefore.Yousee,itisn’tthatImadeamistakeinwantingthePorsche.Shewas,andstillis,beautiful,amazingtodriveandaheadturner.

Ungratefulbuggerthen?Idon’tthinkso.Ijustrealised,tomyabsolutedismayatthetime,thatlife’ssuccessesaremeasuredinmorethanjustmaterialwealth,moneyandpossessions.Iwasextremely

short-sightedtothinkthatbeingfinanciallywealthywouldchangemyworldandgivemeeverlastinghappiness.Ithasn’tanditneverwill.

Godmeantforustohaveagreatandfun-filledlife,butnotatallcosts.Itisdefinitelynotatthecostofarelationshipwithsomeonespecial,yoursoulmate,oryourkids-allofwhomshouldremindyouwhyyouwereputonearth.Norisitatthecostofunderstandingandlivingalifeofpurposeandmakingacontributionanddifferencein

people’slives.Ifyouonlyfocusononeaspectofyourlifeyoutendtoneglectalotoftheotherimportantaspects.Thevariousotheraspectscould

potentiallyensurealifeofTrueWealthandAbundance.

Hencethetitle:WoulddrivingaPorschechangeyourLIFE?.Itisnotonlyaboutmaterialpossessionsandwealth,whichforme

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certainlywasoneoftheoriginalmotivationsbehind“drivingaPorsche”.Youfillinthegaps,forexample:

“WouldhavingR1millionchangeyourLIFE?”;“WouldhavingasixpackchangeyourLIFE?”;(apropersixpack,notthecoldones!)

“Wouldlivinginadouble-storeymansionchangeyourLIFE?”;ormaybe

“WouldbeingthebosschangeyourLIFE?”.Onceyouhavedeterminedyourultimatelifechanginggoal,(which

ifyoudon’tknowhowto,Iamgoingtohelpyouwithinthelatterpartofthebook),completethebelowsentence:

Would__________________________changemyLIFE?Whateveryourdreamis,itisabsolutelyfantastic.Maybeyou’ve

hadthisdreamforsometime,orperhapsyouareclosetorealisingyourdream.Iamcertainlynotsuggestingthatyoushouldnotbechasingadream.Inactualfactthisiswhatthisbookisabout.Itwillhelpyoutosetandachievegoals,whilegainingmaterialwealthandcreating

abundanceinallaspectsofyourlife.OneofthebiggestlessonsthatIhavelearntonmyjourneyisthat

havinggoalsisbrilliant,butitiswhoyoubecomeonthewaytoattainingyourgoalsthatisfarmoreimportant.Weweremadetoexcel

andchangetheworldintoabetterplace.Ihavebecomefascinatedwithlearningmoreaboutachieving

lastingsuccessandlivingmytruepurpose.IhavereadeverybookthatIcanlaymyhandson,coveringthetopicsofachievingsuccess,goal

setting,financialwealthandmanyothers.AtlastcountIhadalibraryinexcessof2500books.Youarewelcometovisit

www.woutersnyman.comandseewhichbooksshapedandformedmythinking.Evenbetter-comevisitmeatmyofficeandseemycollection

firsthand.Ihaveattendedmostseminarsonvarioustopicsinthefieldofself-

developmentandself-mastery,andcontinuetodoso.Imusthavespenthundredsofthousandsofbuckssearchingforanswers-mostprobablytheequivalentofacoupleofHarvard,OxfordorCambridgeMBAs.IhopetosharewithyousomeofwhatIhavelearnedinmysearch

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formeaning.Justsothatyouknow,Iamstilllearningsomethingneweveryday.

Quickquestion,“Whathappensifyoulockthewealthiestpeopleinaroom:BillGates,WarrenBuffet,RichardBranson,DonaldTrumpand

thelikesandyoutakeawayALLtheirmoney,possessionsandbusinesses!

Whatdotheystillhave?Iamsureyougottherightanswer,theirKNOWLEDGE!That’srightyoucantakeawayeverythingbutyoucannottakeawaytheir

knowledge,andinturntheirabilitytomakemoney!Itismyguessthatitwilltakethemlessthanayearifnotmonthstobebackasmillionaires

andveryshortlybillionaires.ThechallengeyouandIthenfacetoEARNmoreisthatwemust

LEARNmore!Thereisasayingthatyoucannotout-earnyourleveloflearning!

ThisbookcoversessentialaspectswhichwillguideyounotonlyinsettingsomeseriousGOALSinallareasofyourlife,butwillalsogiveyoupersonalanddirectsupportusingallthetoolsthatIamfamiliarwithtohelpyouachieveTrueWealthandliveyourgoals.BylearningsomeofthesetechniquesandapplyingtheminyoureverydaylifeyouWILLstartearningmore!IknowthistobetrueasIamanexampleof

this.Thebookisdividedintosixparts,whichwillgiveyousome(1)

truths;(2)aprocess;(3)actionitems;(4)tools;(5)agroundbreakingexercise;and(6)asimpleprocesstostartlivingyourideallife!PART1,IwanttosharewhyYOUareaTRUEGENIUScomparedto

Einstein.Whenyoubelieveit,youwillseeit...PART2isthecoreofthebook,anddealswiththeprocessofhow

toGETABITSMARTER®.Thiswillguideyouthroughtheprocessofchangingyourlifeforever.Ipromise,Ihaveevenincludedaguarantee

inthischaptertoensurethatyoucantakemeuponmypromise.OnceyouhaveactivatedyourgeniusmindpowerbysettingGOALS

theGETABITSMARTER®way,westarttakingsomeseriousactioninPART3byapplyingVOOMA®toyourGOALS!Itis“TheSecret”withthe

missingingredientadded!

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PART4givesabriefinsightintoTOOLSthathavebeenusedtochangelivesforhundreds,eventhousands,ofyears.Read,applyandchangeyourlifewithsixsimpletoolsfromsixextraordinarypeople.

PART5simplytalksaboutanexercise,whichcomprisesoftheONEchangeyouneedtomakeonadailybasis,yourTHOUGHTS.Applythis

toyourlife,andyouWILLbecomeanewperson.Guaranteed.PART6sharesaprocesstobringeverythingtogetherandstart

applyingtheprinciplesinyourdailylifeandliveyourIDEALlife.Withthatasthebackground,Iwantyoutojoinmeonajourneyof

self-discoveryandpersonaldevelopment.Mywishforyouistoachieveyourgreatnessandshareitwiththepeoplearoundyou.Weoweitto

eachother.ThisbookisjustoneofthetoolsIwishtosharewithyou,ifyou

visitmywebsitewww.woutersnyman.comyouwillgetaccesstotheworkbookthatisapartofthisjourneyaswellasallthesupporting

tools,suchasaFREEvideoseriesaswellasanumberofworkshopsandseminar/webinarsthatyoucangetaccessto.

ACTION TO TAKE:

ScanthisenclosedQRcodetogetimmediateaccesstoallthesupportingmaterialandjointhousandsofotheronthis

journey.

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Part 1

Einstein or YOU? – Who’s the true GENIUS?

Yip – YOU!

“Idreammypaintingandthenpaintmydream.”

-VincentVanGogh

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Before we get to the genius part, congratulations, you are a winner!

Welldoneandcongratulations,youareawinner!YouareNumber

1,WorldChampionandNobelPrizeWinner.Yes,youbetterbelieveit.Youaretherealdeal.Youhaveoutlasted

someverytoughcompetition.Youwereinactualfactbornawinner.Forgetaboutthebiggestultra-marathonintheworld,theComrades

withsome30000peopleparticipating,ormaybethelargestultra-swimeventintheworld,theMidmarMilewithsome14500swimmerswhotakeparteveryyear.Whataboutthelargestlong-distancebikeraceintheworld,theArgusroadrace?Ortheultimatemountainbikerace,theCapeEpic,allofwhichtakesplaceinsunnySouthAfricabytheway.

Yes,youhaveoutperformedthemall!

Thatday,someninemonthsbeforeyouwereborn,inyour

mother’swomb,youwonthemostimportantraceofyourlifeandbecametheonelittlespermthatwontheracetolivealifeofimmenseTrueWealthandmakeatruedifferenceinourworld.Millionsofotherspermsdidnotmakeit.Makesyouthink,doesn’tit?Youroddsbythe

waytowintheracewas1in250million.Haveyoueverimaginedgettingsecondspot?Ifnot,thensomeone

elsewouldbereadingthisandnotYOU.Youhadtobebornawinnertobereadingthis.

Haveyoutrulythoughtaboutthis?Youareonein250million!Youhave,giveortake,some72trillioncellsinyourbody.Yourset

ofDNAisabsolutelyunique.Andyourbodyhastheabilitytorebuildeverysinglecellevery365days.Asyouarereadingthis,yourbrainis

replacing10milliondeadcellswith10millionnewcells.Consideringthefactthatyouarechallengingyourbrainwithsomenewconceptsin

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readingthisbook,thenewcellscouldwellbemoreintelligentthantheonesthatwerereplaced.Goodwork.Youhaveheardabouttheconceptofchanginganewideaintoahabitbyrepeatingitfor21to30days!Thereasonissimple,youhavecreatednewneuralpathwayswiththenew

braincellsbeingtrainedinthenewidea.Verysimple.Ourchallengeistodosomethingneweverydaytoshapethenew

cells.Thirtydaysorsoandyouwillhaveempoweredenoughnewcells

tohaveacompletelynewlifeandfuture.Therearesome7billionpeoplecurrentlylivingonPlanetEarth-

1.4billioninChina,1.1billioninIndia,1billiononFacebook,400millionintheUSAandsome55millioninSouthAfrica…

andthereisonlyONElikeyou!There’snotonesinglepersonwithyourDNA,makeupoftalents

anduniquegifts.Onlyyoucanchangeyourworld.Thefollowingtruthdescribesyouruniqueness:“Wecanbe100

percentourselves,yetsometimeswetrytobeafake50percentofsomeoneelsebecausetheirlifelookssomuchbetter-fromthe

outside!”Yourfamily,community,countryandtheworldneedsyoutobe

truetoyourself.Yoursetofuniqueskillsisvitallyimportanttomakeeverythingworkbetter,whereveryougoandwhateveryoutouch.

Now for the juicy bit. You were not just born a

winner, you were born a GENIUS!

Letmerepeat,justincaseyoudidn’tunderstandwhatyouhave

justread.YOUWEREBORNAGENIUS!

Yes,Iknowyourimmediatethoughtsmaybe:“Howcanyoupossiblysaythisifyoudon’tevenknowme?” YouandIhave,giveor

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take,thesameamountofbraincellsthatALLthegreatgeniusesandthinkersthatweknowofeverhad.Itis,however,notourbraincells

thatwillreallydifferentiateusfromtherest,butourabilitytounderstandandtapintothegeniuspart.

ItwasEinsteinwhoinsistedthatheusedlessthantenpercentofhisfullbraincapacityandhewas,andstillis,regardedasoneofthe

greatestgeniusesofalltime.Ifweonlyusefivepercentofourbraincapacityandincreasethat

totenpercentitequatestoa100percentincreaseinourbraincapacity.Justimaginewhatyouwouldbe

capableofachievingifyouhadtheabilitytodothis.Howaboutjustaonepercentincrease?

Itonlytakesonedegreeextratotakehotwater(99°C)toboilingpoint(100°C).

Withhotwateryoucanmakeacupoftea.Withboilingwaterandthesteamitcreates,alocomotivecanbemovedupasteepmountain.

Watchtheshortmotivationalmovieherewww.woutersnyman.com/onedegree

LarryBirdsaidthefollowingaboutgivingallyou’vegot:“I’vegota

theorythatifyougive100%allofthetime,somehowthingswillworkoutintheend.”

Considerthenextquestion.Areyouperhapsonlyonedegreeawayfrommakingasignificant

breakthroughinyourcareer,yourrelationships,yourphysicalwellbeing,oranyotherareaofyourlife?Haveyouconsideredthefollowing?

YouandIhave:ThesameamountofbraincellsasAlbertEinstein,LeonardodaVinci,ThomasEdison,WarrenBuffetandKobusNeethling;

Thesame26lettersinthealphabettowritebooksandpoemslikeCharlesDickens,GeorgeBernardShaw,NapoleonHillandWilburSmith;

Thesamesevennotesavailabletoustocomposemusicthatexhilarateseventheuninformed,justlikeBeethoven,Mozart,The

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Beetles,ABBA,MeatLoafandtheParlotones;Thesameshadesofcoloursonapaintingpalettetopaintthemost

beautifulpaintingslikeMichelangelo,Picasso,VincentvanGogh,PierneefandAnnHunter;

Thesameinbornloveanddesiretomakeadifferenceintheworld,oneactatatime,asMotherTheresa,PrincessDiana,Gandhiand

NelsonMandela;Thesameabilitytoinnovateandcreatemulti-billiondollar

industrieslikeRichardBranson,BillGates,DonaldTrumpandAdrianGore;

ThesameblankcanvasandthoughtstowriteplaysandproducemoviestoinspireandmotivatelikethoseofAndrewLloydWebber,StevenSpielberg,BillLucas,StevenSoderbergandGavinHood.

Iftheaboveistrue,andyouknowitis,whythendowesellourselvessoshort?

Maybeyoucanarguethatthesepeopleareexceptionallytalented.Youareright,weareallbornwithourownuniquesetoftalents,andwecan’tallbeaThomasEdison,NapoleonHill,AnnHunterorAdrian

Gore.IhadtheprivilegetogrowupwithAnnHunter(giftedpainter,as

wellasmylovingmother);toworkforAdrianGore(CEOoftheDiscoveryGroupforwhomIworkedtengloriousyears);andstudytheconceptsofNapoleonHillthroughhisbookThinkandGrowRich.Ihavealsoenjoyedthemovies,listenedtothemusicandreadthepoetryof

someoftheotherpeoplelisted.Theyarealltrulyveryspecialpeople.

SoareYOU.ToachieveyourultimatebestyouneedtoconvinceyourselfthatIamrightinsayingthis.Thedoubtthatyoufaceisasa

resultofthewaywehavebeenmanipulatedinthinkingaboutourselves.

Ifyouwanttochangeandachievesuccessyoucanstartbyyourfirstactofcourageandwriteyournamedowninthespaceprovided

claimingthefactthatyouacknowledgeyourspecialanduniquetalentsandthefactthattheworldneedsyouruniquecontribution.

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Maybeasyouwerereadingtheopeninglinesofthispartyouwerealreadysayingtoyourself:“Wouter,youdon’treallyknowwhoandwhatIam,whereI’vecomefromandthedifficultiesIhavefacedin

life!”True,butitdoesn’tmatter.Itreallydoesn’t.

Whilstwewereallbornwithenormouscapacityandintelligence,allofushaven’tdevelopeditovertime.Wehavesucceededin“boxingourselvesin”,whereweuseonaverage,lessthanfivepercentofourtruecapacity.Yes,thatleavesanenormous95percentofourtotal

potentialuntapped!Thegeneraleducationsystemhasconsistentlyfailedinrecognising

geniusbeyondthetraditional“leftbrain” ormathematicalgenius.Inthelasttenyears,however,wehavediscoveredasignificantamountof

newinformationaboutthebrainandit’sfunctioning.IrememberastoryaboutErnieElsbeingquestionedbyhis

grandmotherastowhenhewasgoingtogeta“real” job.Itmaybeexplainsabitofourunderstandingofdifferentgeniusabilities.Idon’tknowifErniehadsixdistinctionsinmatric,butIdoknowthathehas

wonsomemajorgolftournaments,placinghiminthebodily-kineastheticgeniuscategorywhichistheabilitytouseone’sbodyinaskilledway,forself-expression,goalattainmentorentertainment.

Sevenotherintelligenceorgeniuscategoriesare:

• Verbal-Linguisticgeniusreferstotheabilitytoexhibitanappreciationforsound,meaningandorderofwords.

• Logical-Mathematicalgeniusissomeonethat

demonstratestheabilitytosolveproblems,reasonthingsoutandperform“outofthebox”thinking.

• Musical-Rhythmicgeniusdescribespeoplewithaninnate

graspandappreciationformusic.

• Visual-Spatialgeniushavetheabilitytoperceivethe

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worldaccuratelyandcreateart.

• Interpersonalgeniuseshavetheabilitytounderstandotherpeople’smoods,feelings,desiresandmotivations.

Theylovetocommunicate.

• Intrapersonalgeniusesunderstandtheirownemotions,valuesandpersonalphilosophy.

• Naturalisticgeniusissomeoneknownwith“greenfingers”,

whomakesdistinctionsinthenaturalworldandusestheabilityproductively.

Irrespectiveofyourcurrentpositionyouhaveaccesstooneor

moreofthesegeniuslevels,youmustjustbeempoweredtodiscoveritandstartusingittoyourbestadvantage.

Wearetoldcertain“lies” aboutwhoandwhatweare-byourpeers,parentsandteachers.Verysoonwebelievethesetobethetruth

andweliveourlivesaccordingtofalseperceptions.IfWEdon’tchallengethestatusquo,wewillneverbreakfree.

Weneedtohaveatypical“IsaacNewtonattitude” whereeveryonesawtheapplefallingfromthetree,butonlyNewtonasked

why.

Building your belief system

WarrenBuffet,oneofthewealthiestandmostsuccessfulpeople

ofourtimesaid:“Chainsofhabitaretoolighttobefeltuntiltheyaretooheavytobebroken.”

Thiscan’tbebetterexplainedthanusingoneofthestrongestanimalsonearthasanexampleofthisphenomenon.

ThedisturbingimagesofAsianelephants,tiedtoropesandchains,areinitsbrutalessenceabrilliantexampleofthefalseboundariesand

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limitationsinourbeliefsystem.Itissimplycalledamindset.

Adultelephantsremaintiedtothesameropesthattheyweretiedtoasyoungelephants.Theybelievetheropescanstillholdthem.Theseanimalscouldatanytimefreethemselvesfromtheirbonds,buttheysimplybelievethattheycan’t.Therefore,theyremaintrappedina

terribleexistence.Weallknowthatold“Bigfoot” isprobablyoneofthemost

intelligentmammalsonearth.Expertsreckonthatkeepingelephantsincaptivity,andbydeprivingthemfromtheirbasic,innateneeds,likewater,mudanddustbaths,canevenleadtomentaldisorders.

Withthisratherexceptional“mentalcapacity” intheanimalkingdominmind,itisastonishingthatthesegiganticcreaturesstilllimit

theirabilitiesandpotentialbecauseofafalsebeliefsystem.Thisisexactlywhatweashumanbeingsdo.Welimitourselves

becauseoffalseboundariesandlimitingbeliefs.Theresultisthatwedon’tliveuptoourfullpotentialandnevertrulybecomewhoweare

meanttobe-allbecauseofawrongMINDSET.TheearlierexerciseIaskedyoutodobywritingyournameinthe

spaceprovidedisastarttoacknowledgethatbyovercomingsome“mindsets” youcanchangeyourlifeforthebetter.

Thought precedes everything we see manifested in our lives

Lookaroundyou,doyouagree,nothingyouseejustmaterialized

outofthinair!Itstarteditsomeone’smind,athought,anidea!ThomasEdisonhadanideatocreatetheelectriclight!Thisbeforeitwaseverseenbyanyoneelse!Hesawitinhismindseye.Everyfailedattemptwasanotherstepclosertohisultimatesolution.Imagineifhegaveup

halfway?

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DeepakChopra,saidthefollowingthought-provokingwords:“Thewayyouthink,thewayyoubehave,thewayyoueat,caninfluenceyour

lifeby30to50years.”Ifyoudonotchangethewayyouthinknothingwillchangeinyour

life.Considerthefollowingverycarefully.

Withoutthinkingwehaveonaverage150thoughtsperminute,equatingtosome72000thoughtsperday.Thissoundslikeaseriousoxymoron.Howcanyoubethinkingwithoutmuchthoughtgoinginto

it?Wellithappenswhetheryoubelieveitornot.Ofthe72000thoughtsweprocessdaily,virtually90percentis

negativeandmererepetitionsofthoughtsofthedaybefore,andthedaybefore,andthedaybefore.Justlookatwhatdominatesthe

headlines-almostallofitisnegative.RememberthebrilliantmovieGroundHogDay?

Inthismovie,BillMurrayplaysacharacterwhokeepsexperiencingthesamedayoverandoverwiththesameresults.Theoutcomeonlystartedchangingwhenhechangedhisattitude,aswellashisthoughts.

Thenegativethoughtswehaveareexactlythesameasbadhabits.Anegativethoughtorabadhabittakesexactlythesameamount

ofeffortandtimeasapositivethoughtorgoodhabit.Youhavethechoice.

Changeyourthinkingandyouchangeyourlife.Itisinactualfactabiblicalprinciple:“Asamanthinks,soishe.”

Ifanegativethoughtentersourmind,ashumans,wehavethechoiceastowhatwedowithit.Dowebuilditupandmakemoreofit?

Wenormallydo,Icertainlyhavedonethis.Ihavetheabilitytotakeanegativethought,whichisallitis-athought-andgiveitlegitimacy

andastrongholdinmylife.Thiscanruinandstealhappiness.WEdohaveachoice.Interrupt

negativethinkingandreplaceitwithpositivethoughts.Thisisnotalwayseasybutitcancertainlybedonewithalittlebitofpractise.

InoneofthefinalpartsofthisbookIshareapracticalexercisetoachieveapositivementalattitude.

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Building new neural pathways

Changingyourthinkingistheonlywaytochangetheneuralpathwaysinyourbrain.Changingthesepathwayswillchangeyourlife.

Bylearningnewthingsyouchallengeyourbraintostartbuildingnewneuralpathways.Oncelearneditisalmostimpossibletounlearn.Thinkaboutit,youlearnedtospeakenglishasyougrewup,doyou

thinkyoucanunlearnspeakingandunderstandingenglish?Ifsomeonetaughtyoutorunabusiness,manageyourmoney,

makingmoremoney,settingandachievinggoals!Wouldyoubemoresuccessful?IhavenodoubtyouandIwillagreeontheanswer.Myattemptwiththisbookwillbetochallengeyoutostartthinking

differentlyaboutthethingsyoudo.HopefullysomeofwhatIhavealreadysharedwithyouhasdoneexactlythat.

Asastarthereissomegoodnews.Youarealreadythinking72000thoughtsaday.Allyouneedtodo

istostartthinkingnewthoughts.Thereisagoodpossibilitythatyourthoughtsaredominatedbyreasonswhyyoucannotperformbetterordocertainthings,andyouareright.Youachievewhateveryoubelieve

youcanorcannotdo.Whatdifferentiatesusmostfromeveryotheranimalisperhaps

bestexplainedbyNapoleonHill:“Man,alone,hasthepowertotransformhisthoughtsintophysicalreality;man,alone,candreamand

makehisdreamscometrue.”Ittrulyisyourchoice!

Asareminder……..Everythingweseemanifestedinvisiblerealitybeganwithathought.Nothingweseeorexperiencedoesnotoriginate

asasinglethought.InaNASAexperiment,traineeastronautswereaskedtowear

goggleswithamirrorinserted,whichflippedimagesupsidedown.Thiswasdonetomimictheexperiencetheywouldpotentiallybeexposedtoinouterspace.Thefirstastronaut’sbrainflippedtheimagebackto

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normalafterapproximately30days,withtherestfollowingwithindays.Thistestprovedthatittakessome30daysofconsistent

performanceandactivityforourbraintobuildnewneuralpathwaysandtoenableustotruly“see” thenewpicture.

Thisisthetimeitwouldtaketoformanynewhabitsthatwillcontributetoachievingthegoalsthatyouaregoingtosetyourselfin

thecourseofthisbook.Forustochangeourbeliefsystem,weneedtochangeourhabits.Tochangeourhabits,wemustchangeourthinking.So,inbrief,30

daysofnewthoughtswillinstillanewbeliefsystem,whichwillchangeyourlifeandcertainlyanyaspectyouwouldwanttoseechanged.

The iceberg in your head

Ourbrainisdividedintotwoparts,aconsciousandasubconscious

mind.Theconsciouspartofourbrainisthepartwhereweengage95percentofourwakingday.Thisiswhereweengageourfivesenses-smell,hearing,sight,touchandtaste.Thispartisusedtoreasonandapplylogicsothatwecandiscussandcommunicatearoundissues.Itisalsothesmallestpartofourbrainanditscapacitycanbelikenedtothe

tipofaniceberg.LeonardodaVinci,thegreatestartist,thinkerandinnovatorthe

worldhaspossiblyseen,saidthefollowing:“Onecanhavenosmallerorgreatermasterythanmasteryofoneself.”

Theconsciousmindhastheabilitytoprocessinformationforourshort-termmemoryandthisisalsothepartofourbrainwherewedecideonthegoalsandachievementswewanttoaccomplish.Ourconsciousmindiswhatweusetodefine,articulateandset

goals.Wemakedecisionsusingtheconsciousmind.Weformourhabitsandbeliefshere,butonceformed,theyarehostedandexecutedin

yoursubconsciousmind.

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Ourconsciousmindcanoperateinthepast,presentandfuture.Youwillknowwhereyouspendmostofyourtime.Doyouponderonhistoriceventslike“Ishouldhave”,“musthave”,etc?Ifthisisthecase,youarelivinginthepast.Ifyouareadreamerwithphraseslike“Imust

dothis”,“can’twaitforthattohappen”,thenyouarelivinginthefuture.

Theessenceisallabouttoday.SpencerJohnsonauthorofthetimelessclassicWhomovedmyCheese?alsowroteabrilliantlittlebook

titledThePresent.Inthisbookhespeaksabout“thegiftthatmakesyouhappyand

successfulatworkandinlife”.Itsimplyistheabilitytogiveyourselfthegreatestgift,namely“livinginthepresent”.

Now,thepresent,istheonlytimethatoursubconsciousmindcanoperatein.Itistheonlyplacewehavecontroloverandcanfullyimpact-TODAY-evenbetter,RIGHTNOWINTHISMOMENT.Rememberwe

haveachoicetoLIVETODAYNOW!ThisisbestsummedupbyMarianneWilliamsonwhosaid:“The

onlytimeyoueverhaveinwhichtolearnanythingorseeanythingorfeelanything,orexpressanyfeelingoremotion,orrespondtoanevent,orgrow,orheal,isthismoment,becausethisistheonlymomentanyofusevergets.You’reonlyherenow;you’reonlyaliveinthismoment.”

Ifyourbrainisagarden,yourconsciousbrainistheseed,waterandfertiliser.Yoursubconsciousbrainisthesoilinwhichyousowtheseeds.Whilstyoursubconsciousbrainismorepowerfulthanany

computereverbuiltitcanstillonlyactoninstructions.Asupercomputer’seffectivenessisdeterminedbythequalityof

informationthatitreceives.Infact,itisassimpleasGIGO– GarbageInGarbageOutorQIQO– QualityInQualityOut!

Youcanmeasurewhatseedsyouaresowinginthesoilofyoursubconsciousmindthroughtheresultsyouhaveachievedtodate.

Successleaveclues!Ifyouarenothappywithyourcurrentreality,youhaveachoice.Eitheryoudonothing,oryoudosomething!The

thoughtsyouhaverightnowmightbetheresultofyourcircumstances,BUTyoudohaveachoice,youcaninterruptyourcurrentthought

patterns.

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Onceyoudoyouwillstartsowingnewseeds.Ourpowerofgeniusliesintappingintooursubconsciousmind.

Thisisthepartoftheiceberghiddenunderwater.Oursubconsciousistheoperatingsystemforourwholebody.Itregulatesthebloodflow,

heartbeatandoxygenoutput.Thebulkofourperceptionhappenshere.Itiswhereourhabitsresideandwhereouraccomplishmentsand

achievementstakeroot.Allgreatthinkersofourtime,thelikesofEinstein,ThomasEdison,

HenryFord,BillGatesandSteveJobshadtheabilitytorelaxtheirmindandaccessthesuperpoweroftheirsubconsciousmind.

Thesubconsciousoperatesat400billionbytespersecondandhasaninfinitememorycapacity.Whenweaccessoursubconsciousmind

weactivateour“geniusmindset”.WhenIsawthefollowingdiagraminJohnAssaraf’sbrilliantbook

TheAnswer,itastoundedmeandmademerealisehowlittleofmycapacityIhavetappedinto.

Changeswewanttomakemustfirstcomefromtheseedssownby

ourconsciousmindthroughthoughtsandtheinformationweaccess.Thesechangesarethenfulfilledbythebeliefscreatedandactionstakenthroughoursubconsciousmind.Thedifficultyliesinchangingourhabitsthatwehavebeenpracticingforyears.ThemostsuccessfulofpeoplearedefinitelynotendowedwithhigherIQ’sorasilverspooninthemouth.theywereabletomakeasimplechoiceandexchangebad

habitsforgoodone’s.

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Thehealthypeopleamongstusmadeadecisiontolivehealthy,andfollowedthroughwithhabitssuchas,training,drinkingwaterand

eatinghealthymeals.Thewealthyamongstusmadeadecisiontobewealthy,and

followedthroughwithhabitssuchasspendinglessthanwhattheyearnandlearninghowtoinvestthedifferencetocreatealifeofabundance.

ACTION TO TAKE:

ScanthisenclosedQRcodetogetimmediateaccesstoallthesupportingmaterialandjointhousandsofotheronthisjourney.

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Part 2

Activate your GENIUS mind power by setting GOALS

the “GET A BIT SMARTER”way

“Peoplewithgoalssucceedbecausetheyknowwheretheyaregoing...It’sassimpleasthat.”

-EarlNightingale

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The importance of creating significance in your life!

Oneofthemostexcitingeventsontheworld’ssportcalendaris

theSoccerWorldCup.Withbillionsofviewersandthousandsofspectatorsitisthemostwatchedeventontheglobe.SouthAfricahad

theprivilegeofhostingthiseventin2010.Ahugeamountofpreparationwasneededwithliterallyhundredsofmillionsbeing

investedtoensurethesuccessoftheevent.Theprinciplesdiscussedinthissectioncanbebestrepresentedby

asoccermatch.FortheopeninggameoftheSoccerWorldCuptobesuccessfula

coupleofcriticalcomponentsneedtobepresent.Wecouldarguethatwewouldneedacompletedstadium,ideallywewouldneedspectators,asoccerfieldmarkedoutwithallthelines,anumpire,linesmanand

elevenplayersperteam.Game,setandmatch?

Notsofast,thereareacoupleofthingsstillmissing.Whataboutaball?Yeah,that’skindofimportant.Wecan’texactlyrunaroundapark

withnothingtokick,right!There’sstillsomethingmissing.

Oneofthemostimportantreasonsasoccerteamgathersonapitchinfrontofspectatorsistodowhat?

Hug,screamandact?ThatwasmytakeofthegamewhenIfirstwatchedit.ThankfullyI

haveprogressedsomewhatinmyunderstanding.Yeah,evenIknewatthetime,itreallyisaboutscoring.Thatisscoringgoals,andlotsofthem.Itstillfeelslikesomethingmightbemissingfromthepicture?

Wheredoyouscoregoals?Doyouagreethatyouneedonelastingredient?

Goalposts!Agameisdeterminedbyalloftheabove,buteventuallyitisthe

teamthatscoresthemostgoalsthatwinsandthiswinningteamis

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celebratedaroundtheworld.Thus,withoutgoalposts,therearenogoals.Withoutgoalsno

game.Withoutthegame,nospectators.Getit?!

Thediscussionaboveisananalogyforthestoryofourlives.Tohaveasuccessful,meaningfullife,youneedtohavescoredgoalsthat

inspirenotonlyyou,butalsothepeoplearoundyou-yourteammembers,yourcoachesandthespectatorsinyourlife.

AccordingtoBrianTracy,authorandmarketingguru:“Ifyoudon’tsetgoalsforyourself,youaredoomedtoworktoachievethegoalsof

someoneelse.”Kindofasimplechoicethen?LiveyourownORsomeoneelse’s

goals!Livinggoalsyouwill.Tomakeastartonthisjourneyyouneedtohavegoalpostsinyour

life;avisionortruepurpose,somethingtoaimfor.Withouttheseyouarenotplayinganything,anywhere,anytime.

Onceyouhaveestablishedyourgoalpostsyouneedtosettherulesforthegame,createtheplayingfieldanddecidewhoyourteam

players,coachesandsupporterswillbe.DenisWaitleyhadthefollowingtosay:“Thesecrettoproductive

goalsettingisinestablishingclearlydefinedgoals,writingthemdownandthenfocusingonthemseveraltimesadaywithwords,picturesand

emotionsasifwe’vealreadyachievedthem.”Playingaccordingtotherulesmeanyouneedtohaveasetof

personalvaluestoguideyouwhileyouareonthepitchinsearchofyourultimategoal.Youneedteammembers.

Attemptingonyourownislikeplayingbyyourselfagainstelevenopposingmembers,whichisimpossible!

Toensuregreatness,youneedtoemploytheservicesofmultiplecoachesforeachcomponentorcompetencythatyouwanttoachieve

successin.Thegreatestachieversintheworldallhavecoaches.

TigerWoodsisperhapsnowbetterknownforhisindiscretionsoffthegolfcourse.However,heisstillregardedasoneofthegreatest

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golfersofalltimes.Ifhelistenstothepeopleclosetohimandsortshislifeout,itcouldmaybejustbeamatteroftimebeforehebouncesback

andisrecognisedastheGreatest!!Didhedoitbyhimself?

NO.Heemployedacoupleofcoaches.Aswingcoach,puttingcoach,

fitnesscoach,someonewhomanageshisdiary,hismoney,andacaddywhocarrieshisbag.

Youcouldarguethatsuchanexceptionalplayercertainlydoesn’tneedtobetaughtanything.Wrong!Herecognisedthefactthathecouldnotdoitonhisown.Heneededateamtosupporthiminhis

questforgreatness.InananalysisofthetopprofessionalgolfersandPGAtournaments

playedworldwide,theaveragewinningmarginislessthanthreestrokes,evenforTigerWoods.Priortohisforcedlayoffasaresultofinjury(hiskneenothisego),hismarginontheworldrankingswas

HUGE,morethandoublethatofhisclosestcompetitor.Howisthispossible?

Itispossiblethroughsomethingcalledleverage.Everylittlemarginultimatelymakesahugedifference.

Archimedesindicatedthatifhehadaleverlongenoughandaplacetostand,hewouldbeabletomovetheearth.That’scalled

leverage.FollowingthesimplesystemthatIexplainlaterinthechapterwill

giveyouenoughleveragetoGETABITSMARTER® thanmostpeopleyouknow.

Itwouldpossiblygetyousmartenoughtoputyouinthesameleagueasthe“TigerWoods” ofyourprofessionandthatiscalledgenius

ormastery!Itwoulddefinitelyputyouinthesameleagueasthetopthree

percent-thosewhogoontoachievegreatness.Veryfewpeopleeverdo,andthatisnotbecausetheydonothave

thecapacity,it’sonlybecausetheydonotbelieveinthemselves.Theyallowthemselvestogetstuckwiththesameideasthatgotthemwheretheyaretoday.Bynotchangingyourthoughtpatternsasastartyouwill

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notchangeanythinginyourlife.Whatisstoppingyou?

Itcanonlybeoneoftwothings!One– youdon’tknowhowto!Two– youdon’thaveenoughreasonswhyto!

ApparentlyAmericansspendinexcessof$11billiononpersonaldevelopmentcourseseveryyear.Yet,theimpactseemstobeminimal.Someexpertsreasonthereisenough“HowTo” materialavailable,butourunderstandingof“WhyTo” versusourunderstandingof“WhyNot

To” islacking!Oneofthebestbooksonthetopicofachievementisabookby

NoahStJohncalledTheSecretCodeofSuccess,whichexploresthisconceptinalotofdetail.

InthisbookNoahreferstothefactthatthereasonwhymostpeopledon’tsucceedinachievingtheirgoalsisasaresultofthe

followingphenomenon:Your“WhyTo” reasonfordoingsomethingortakingactions

towardsachievingyourgoalsmustoutweighthe“WhynotTo’s”.The“WhyTo” representsthebenefitsi.e.whatyouwillgainfromachievingthisgoal.The“WhyNotTo’s” representsthesacrificeorpainintrying

toachievethegoals.Letmeexplain!WhatifIchallengedyoutonotbrushyourteethfor

aweek?Youdefinitelyknow“HowTo”!Iamsurethereasons“WhyTo” willoutweighthe“WhynotTo’s” i.e.cleanteeth,freshbreath,‘my

mumsaidso!’ Inmycaseitisamatterofhabitsformedoverfortyoddyears.The“WhyTo” outweighsthe“WhyNotTo”.Letmechangethescenarioslightlyandseeifyourresponsechanges?Samechallenge,

don’tbrushyourteethforoneweek,withadifferentincentivelinkedtothechallenge.IfyouparticipateyouwinOneMillionBucks!Whatis

yourresponsenow?Iamsuretherewardnowoutweighsthesacrifice?Let’sjustchangethescenariooncemore.Samechallenge,samereward–OneMillionBucks!Onlyonechange,thechallengenowrunsoverthenext365days– onefullyearofnotbrushingyourteeth?Didthescale

swingagain?Getthemessage?Inthecaseofadiet,whichinmyminddoesn’twork,the“WhyNot

To’s” inmostinstances,outweighthe“WhyTo’s”.Forinstance,Ihave

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togiveupallthegoodstuff.ItsimplymeansthatIcan’thaveanypleasuresandthatisgoingtobebad!!

Thetrickthenistoensurethatyouhavesufficientreasonsand“WhyTo’s” toguaranteesuccess.

Asignificantimpactonyourdecision-makingprocessisthatyour“WhyTo’s” arehostedinyourconsciousmindandyour“WhyNotTo’s”

areembeddedinyoursubconsciousmind.Ourchallengeistoconsciouslyaccumulateenough“WhyTo’s” andholdontothemlong

enoughtoformnewhabits.InallmystudiesofhumanachievementIgotchallengedtosimplify

the“HowTo” messageandcombineitwithapractical“WhyTo”,Iamconfidentbyreadingthisbookyouwillbeempoweredtolearnit,apply

it,liveit!Byunderstandingonesimplefactyoucanchangeyourlifeforever.

Weallmakedecisionsandtakeactionbasedonachievementofanemotion,andit’sonlyoneoftwo:FEAR/PAINorLOVE/PLEASURE.Statisticshasshownthatmostpeoplewilltryandavoidpain,four

hundredtimesmorethangainingpleasure!Wearehardwiredtoavoidpain.

Muchhasbeensaidaboutgoalachievement-howtodoit,whattodoandwhentodoit.Ihavereadhundredsofbooks,ifnotthousands,

onthesubjectofpersonaldevelopment.Manypeoplehavementoredmeintheprocess,throughtheir

teachings,ideasandbooks.SomeofthepeopleIliketothinkofaspersonalmentorsandhaveeachmadeacontributiontothisbook

includethefollowingpeople.IwillforeverbethankfultowardsAnthonyRobbins,StephenCovey,

BrianTracy,JoeVitale,NoahStJohn,MikeKoenigs,PamHendrickson,JeffWalker,EbenPagan,ChetHolmes,MattMorris,NapoleonHill,John

C.Maxwell,JohnAssaraf,MichaelHopkins,MarkFord(pennameMichaelMasterson),MarkVictorHansen,RobertG.Allen,DavidAllen,TimothyFerris,RobertKyosaki,DonaldTrumpandBrendonBurchard,to

mentionjustafew.Myadvicewouldbe,findanybookfromtheaboveauthorsand

readit,itisboundtochangeyourlifeforever.Visit

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www.woutersnyman.comforbookreviewsontheaboveandotherauthorswhohaveshapedmythoughts.

TobeamongstthebestyoumustGETABITSMARTER®.TheacronymrepresentswhatyouneedtodotounlocktheTrueGeniusthat

islockedwithinyou.Oneofmymentorsandall-timeguru,MarkFord(alsoknown

underhispennameasMichaelMasterson),isthecreatorofEarlytoRiseoneofthewidestcirculatednewslettersintheworld.Atthetime

ofwritingthishewasalsotheauthorofsixbestsellingbooks,acollectionofshortstoriesandmorethan500poemsandtheproducer

offourlow-budgetfilms.Doyourselfafavorandsubscribetohisnewsletterat www.earlytorise.com.

Michaelsharesatechniquetospendyourlimitedtimewisely.Hesharesthetechniquewithaguarantee:“Ifyouimplementat

leasttwoofthethreetechniquesdescribedbelowanddon’tgetwealthier,healthier,andhappierin30days,I’llshineyourshoes.I

meanit”.NowconsideringthatMichaelisintheUSA,Iwillextendhis

guaranteeandfollowthroughonitifyoufollowthetechniquesdescribedbelowanddon’tgetwealthier,healthier,andhappierin30

days.I’llwashyourfeetANDshineyourshoesandImeanit!

Herearethethreemostimportanttime-managementtechniques:

1. Set yearly and monthly goals, weekly objectives, and daily tasks.

Firstsetyouryearlygoals.Breakthemdownintomonthlygoals.Thenbreakyourmonthlygoalsintoweeklyobjectives.Breakthose

objectivesintodailytasks.Agoodsystemforcomingupwithadailytasklistwasdevelopedin

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the1980sbyDavidAllen.Hereferredtofourquestionsyouaskyourselfabouteachofyourweeklyobjectives:

• WhatdoIneedtodototakethenextstep?

• DoIneedtogathermoreinformation?

• DoIneedtotakeordelegatesomespecificaction?

• OrdoIneedtodonothingforacertainperiodoftime?

2. Prioritise your task list.

ThebestmethodforprioritisingwasdevelopedbytheFranklin

Coveyorganisation.GetyourselfthebookFirstThingsFirstbythegreatStephenCoveywheretheseconceptsaredealtwithinalotofdetail.Theideaistoputeachtaskonyourlistintooneoffourcategories:

• ImportantandUrgent;

• Important,butnotUrgent;

• Notimportant,butUrgent;

• Notimportant,andnotUrgent.

Youshouldgivetopprioritytotheimportant-but-not-urgenttasks.Why?Becausethoseareusuallytheonesthatwillhelpyouaccomplishyourlong-termgoals,thegoalsthatwillhavethegreatestimpacton

yourlife.Ifyoudon’tgivethempriority,theywillnevergetdone.

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EbenPagan,mastermarketerandonlineentrepreneurdevelopedaprogramcalledWakeUpProductivewherehesharedsomevery

insightfulideasaroundincreasingyourproductivitybyafactorof10ormore.

Allyouractivitiescanbecategorizedinto4differentcategoriesdetailedbelowinorderofimportance:

1. HighLifeTimeValueActivities:Theseactivitieswould

includedevelopingandmaintainingarigorouslifestyleofphysicalwellbeing,makingsureyoucanfunctionoptimally.PersonalDevelopment,acommitmenttolearningmore,andensuringaneverincreasingemotionalintelligence.

2. HighRandValueActivities:Theseactivities,ifyoufocusonthem,wouldhelpyougrowyourbusinessbymultiplefactors,i.e.foreveryhouryouinvestyouwouldhaveareturnoftentotwentyifnotmore.Afocussedapproach

ongrowingyourunderstandingofmarketinganddevelopingbetterproducts,developinghighqualityleads

generationability.3. LowRandValueActivities:Thesewouldincludeanyactivitythatcontributelessthanyouraveragerandvaluetoyourbottom-line.Inmybooktheseareactivitiessuchas

senselessmeetings,readingemailsandthelike.4. Lastly,ZeroorNegativeValueActivities:Thesewould

includeanythingthatwoulddeterfromyougrowingasaperson.Gossiping,watchingTVwouldbetypicalexamples.

3. Get up an hour earlier every day

Thatextrahourisyours.Itisyourhourofpower.Itissacred.Use

ittoworkonataskrelatedtoaHighLifeTimeValueorRandVlueactivitywhichwouldincludeyourmostimportantlong-termgoal.Do

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notdoanythingelseduringthathour.

• DoNOTopenyoure-mail.

• DoNOTreadthenewspaper.

• DoNOTlookatyourinbox.

Justsitdownandstartworkingonthatlife-changinggoal.Maybeyoucannotgetanextrahour,try30minutes,orjuststartwith15

minutes.Onceyoustartseeingtheresultsyouwillcommitmoretime,Ipromise.

Withthatasastart,let’sGETABITSMARTER®

GET® - Gratitude Expectation Theory

IamofthefirmbeliefthattheGratitudeExpectationTheory

(GET®)isthestartofeverysuccessfulgoal-settingexperience.Ifyouthinklifesucksandthatgoalsettingwillimproveyourlife

andachievementthereofwillgiveyoutheexperienceyouwant,thinkagain.

GET® isthestart.Begratefulfirst,thenthinkaboutsettinggoals.Starteverydaybybeinggrateful,thengoandworkonyourgoals.

Youmightask:“WhywouldIwanttosetgoalsifIalreadyhaveeverythingtobegratefulfor”?Goodquestion!

Youcanbegratefulformanyreasons,twoofthoseare:Firstly,foreverythinginyourlifethatalreadypositionsyouatthetopofthefood

chain,andSecondly,chancesaretherethatyouhavemoretobethankfulfor

thanmostpeopleontheplanet.Considerthis:

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• Doyouhavearoofoveryourhead?

• Doyouhaveaccesstocleandrinkingwatereveryday?

• Areyouenjoyingatleastonemealaday?

• Areyouhealthyandfreeofanyillnesses?

• Doyouhaveafamilywholovesyou?

• Doyouhavekids?

• Doyouhaveajob?

Wereyouabletofinishschool?Ifyouansweredyestomorethanthreeoftheabovequestions,yourankinthetoptenpercentofpeopleintheworld!

Fourbillionpeopleontheplanetsurvivesonlessthan$2perday(andthatisnotatypo).

Bethankfulfirst.TrytheGratitudeExpectationTheory,whichimpliesthatthemore

thingsyouaregratefulfornow,themorethingswillmaterialiseinyourlife.

Byusingthistheoryyouwillstartmagnetisingthegoalsyouareabouttosetforyourself.Yes,bybeingthankfulfirst,youchangeyour

mentalityfromscarcitytoabundance.Haveyouconsideredtheideathateverythoughtofgratitudeisa

powerfulprayersenttoheaven.AfriendsentmethefollowingquotebyMelodyBeattie,which

givesafantasticexplanationofgratitude.

“Gratitudeunlocksthefullnessoflife.

Itturnswhatwehaveintoenough,andmore.

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Itturnsdenialintoacceptance,chaostoorder,

confusiontoclarity.Itcanturnamealintoafeast,

ahouseintoahome,astrangerintoafriend.

Gratitudemakessenseofourpast,

bringspeacefortoday,andcreatesa

visionfortomorrow.”

SarahBrethnach’swordsisagoodreminderonwhatweshouldfocusourlivesonwhenshesaid:

“Whenwechoosenottofocusonwhatismissingfromourlives,butaregratefulfortheabundancethat’spresent....weexperience

heavenonearth”.Byreadingthisbookitmeansyouareliterate.Youcanreadand

write,andhavethepowerofunderstanding.Billionsofpeopleintheworldcannotperformtheseverybasictasks!

DotheTen-DayMentalChallengeattheendofthebookorsimplyspendfiveminutesofyourhourofpowereverymorningdisplaying

gratitudebysayingthefollowing:ThankYou...

1. forthisbeautifulmorning;2. formyhealth,familyandfriends;

3. foralltheblessingsandfavourthatIexperienceinmylife;4. forabundanceofoxygen,waterandfood;

5. fortheopportunitytomakeadifferencetoday!

Your Personal GET®:

1. ________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________

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A - Alignment

AisforAlignmentwhichreferstobeinginalignmentwithyourpersonalvisionorcorepurposeandyourpersonalvalues,whichwill

enableyoutolivealifeofpassioninallrespects.Oneofmyall-timefavouriteauthorsis,NapoleonHill.

Hehadthefollowingtosayabouthavingapurpose:“Thereisonequalitythatonemustpossesstowin,andthatisdefinitenessof

purpose,theknowledgeofwhatonewants,andaburningdesiretopossessit.“

Oneofthefirstandmostimportantthingstoaskis:“Whatisimportanttoyou?”

Wearealluniqueinwhatwecareabout.Thisisunderpinnedbyasetofvalues,butinadditiontothis,weeachhaveauniquesetof

talentsguidingustowardsourultimatepassioninlife.Mostpeoplewillneverachievetheirdestinedbest,purelybecause

theyhavenotfoundtheirvisionortruepurposeinlife.Itisestimatedthatonlythetopthreepercentexplorethequestionofwhattheytruly

wantinlife.Managementmentorandpersonextraordinaire– StephenCovey

said:“Onceyouhaveaclearpictureofyourpriorities-thatisvalues,goals,andhighleverageactivities-organisearoundthem.”OneofthecompaniesthatIownisaproviderofindependent

financialadvice.Whenwedeterminedourvisionandcorepurposethis

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iswhatwecameupwith.“Wemakeordinarypeoplemillionairesandmakemillionaires

financiallyindependent”.WhenlookingatourCorePurposethereissomewhatofacatch,

thefirstcomponentofhelpingordinarypeoplebecomemillionaireshasgotnothingtodowithmoney.

IthaseverythingtodowiththeconceptoftheGratitudeExpectationTheory,inacceptingandcelebratingthatyoualreadyarea

millionaire!Let’stesttheconceptquickly.Willyousellyourkidneyforacouple

ofhundredthousandbucks?Maybe,justdependsonhowdireyourfinancialsituationis.Howaboutbothyourkidneysforamillionbucks?IamprettysureIknowtheanswer!Areyounuts?Whataboutsellingoneofyourchildrentomeforamillionbucks?OKWouter,whatare

yousmoking?Getit?Youareamillionaire!

Nowallthatremainsistohelpyoubecomefinanciallyindependent.

Financialindependence,bytheway,iswhenyouhaveaccumulatedenoughassetstoproduceanannuityincomethatexceedsyourtotalexpenses(ithasnothingtodowiththenumberofmillionsyoumightORmightnothave).FinancialIndependenceleavesyouinapositiontospendyourtimedoingwhatyouwantwithwhomyouwantandwhen

youwant.AccordingtoWashingtonIrving“Greatmindshavepurposes,

othershavewishes.”Toassistyouindeterminingyourcorepurposeandvalues,hereis

acoupleofquestionsthatyouneedtoanswer.

1.Whatwouldyoudowithyourlifeiftherewasnowayyoucouldfail,orifyouwhere100percentsmarterthananyonearoundyou?

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2.IfyouwinR100millioninthelottery,wouldyoucontinuewithyourcurrentjoborwouldyoudosomethingelse?Ifyes,whatwouldthatbe?Andtheanswercan’tbe,sitonmybum!

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3.Howdoyouspendthemajorityofyourtimeathomeandatyourworkplace?Whatdoesn’tfeellikework?

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4.Outsideofyourfixedmonthlycosts,whatdoyouspendyourmoneyon?Spendingisanexpressionofyourvalues.Youwillalwaysfindmoneyforsomethingthatisimportanttoyou.

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5.Inwhatareasofyourlifeareyoumostdisciplinedandreliable?Ifyoufollowyourpassionanddowhatyoulove,youdon’tneedanymotivation.

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6.Whatdoyouthink,dreamandtalkaboutthemost?Whatareyouabsolutelycomfortableabout!

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Defineyourcorepurposeorvisionbyansweringthequestion:WhyamIonearth?

Forexample:Mypurposeisto“Helppeoplebecomefinanciallyindependent,changetheirlivesandhelpthemexperiencetheconcept

ofTrueWealth”.

Writeyourpurposehere.

MyPurposeis:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Defineyourvalues!Don’tknowwhattheyare?Hereisashortlistthatyoucanpick

from.Readitandseewhatfeelscomfortable,typicallyhowyourfriendsandfamilywoulddescribeyou.

• Honestyandintegrity

• Innovative

• Optimistic

• Funloving

• Caring

• Subservient

Yoursetofvalues:

1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

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4. _________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________

6. _________________________________________________________

B - Balanced

SetBalancedgoalstocoveratleastthe8areasofyourlife,includingthefollowingaspectsshownbelow,whichmakeupthewheeloflife.ThiswillgiveguidanceinachievingTrueWealth,whichiswealth

inallareasofyourlife.AccordingtoRumerGodden:“Everyoneisahousewithfour

rooms,aphysical,amental,anemotional,andaspiritual.Mostofustendtoliveinoneroommostofthetime,butunlesswegointoeveryroomeveryday,evenifonlytokeepitaired,wearenotacomplete

person.“WhenfollowingtheTrueWealthphilosophywedonotoperatein

silos.Ourlivesareinterlinkedineverythingwedo.Wearenotphysicalbeingshavingaspiritualexperience.Wearespiritualbeingshavinga

physicalexperience.Withoutcreatingabalancedlifeyouwillneverexperience

abundanceorcontentment.Creatingbalanceispossiblyoneofourbiggestchallenges,certainlymine.

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Wheel of Life:

Havingbalanceinlifeiswhatwillsometimessaveusfromdestruction.ItwasonlyrecentlythatIlearnedlifeisnotjustamatterofvalleysandpeaks,butitismorelikearailwaytrack.Youwillmostofthetimeexperiencegoodandbadtimes.Ifyouonlyhaveoneareainyour

lifethatyoufocusonanditgoesbelly-up,youhaveaproblem.

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Whenyousetgoals,makesureyousetthemtocoverthewheeloflife.Don’tjustfocusononearea.Ensurethemaincategoriesofhealth,wealthandlifearecovered.ThatiswhatTrueWealthmeans– livinga

balancedlife.Itislikeawaterbed,verydifficulttomanage.Withoutsettinggoalsitisimpossible.Yourenergywillflowwhereyourfocusgo!!NB.Whenfinalisingyourlistof101goals,asexplainedinthe

Masterplanlateroninthebook,makesureyouaimforabalancedsetofgoals!

Todetermineyourlevelofbalanceyoucurrentlyhavecompletethebelowquestionnaire.

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I - Impact and Contribution

ImpactandContributiontosociety.Weareallhereonearthto

“makeadifference” insomewayoranother.Typicallythisreferstoour“purposewithoutprofit”,whichiswhatwewillleavebehindeventhoughwewerenotpaidtodoit.Whatwillbeyourlegacy?Willitbelookingafteryourfamilyorbuildingabusinessthatcontributessomeofitsprofits?

DeclanDunnandWoodrowWilsonhadthefollowingtosayaboutmakinganImpactandContribution:

“Thebestthingsinlifehavelittletodowithmoneyorsuccess.Theyarebasedonheart,compassion,andallowingotherstoexpress

theirpassions.”And

“Youarenotheremerelytomakealiving.Youarehereinordertoenabletheworldtolivemoreample,withgreatervision,withafinerspiritofhopeandachievement.Youareheretoenrichtheworld,and

youimpoverishyourselfifyouforgettheerrand.”Ihavealwaysbeenasucker,orsoIthought!

Hardlyanybeggarwillleaveemptyhandedwhentheywalkpastme.ThenIheardapastorsayingthatallIamdoingisencouragingthemintheirbadways!Iprayedalotandgotmyanswer.Idecidedtotakeownershipofmyactions.ThisiswhatIwillhavetoaccountfor.The

beggarontheotherhandisaccountableforhisactions.TheendresultisthatIstillgive,becauseitgivesmegreatpleasure.

IrememberreadingabookbyJoeVitale,TheGreatestMoney-MakingSecretinHistory.Everychapterspokeabouttithingandofhow,

byvirtueofgivingyoucreateanopportunitytoreceive.AnotherbooktitledConversationswithMillionairesbyMikeLitman

andJasonOman,publishedinterviewswithdollarmillionairesaboutwhatcontributedtotheirsuccess.Twothingsthatstoodoutformewas

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that(1)theyallfollowedtheirpassion,and(2)theyalltithedatleasttenpercentoftheirincome.

Theyarenotwealthybecausethat’swhatthey’vebeenchasing,butrathertheyarewealthybecausetheyhavefollowedtheirpassion

andbecausetheygive.Yes,it’sfirstabiblicalprincipal,moreso,it’sauniversalprinciple

andlawofnature:“Whatyousowyoushallreap!”UbergeniusandscientistAlbertEinsteinsaid:“Ahumanbeingisa

partofthewhole,calledbyus‘theuniverse.’ Ourtasksmustbetowidenourcircleofcompassion.Toembracealllivingcreaturesandthe

wholeofnatureinitsbeauty.”AcoupleofyearsagoIwaschallengedwithadevastatingincident

whereagoodfriendandcolleague’slifepartnerwasmurdered.Myfirstinstinctwastogetreallyangryattheindividualswhoperpetratedthesenselesskilling.Secondly,Istartedtofearformyfamily,friendsand

theirfuture.GodchallengedmewiththequestionastowhetherIwasapartof

theproblemorpartofthesolutioninchangingthelandscapeofSouthAfrica.

LeoBuscagliaprobablysaiditbest:“Don’tspendyourprecioustimeasking‘Whyisn’ttheworldabetterplace?’ Itwillonlybetime

wasted.Thequestiontoaskis‘HowcanImakeitbetter?’ Tothatthereisananswer.”

Mychoiceistobecomeapartofthesolution.Intheinstancewhereyoupaidforthisbook,itisavailableonAmazon.com,theproceedswouldbedonatedtoestablishtrainingcoursesandanacademytoeducateourbuddingentrepreneursinbuildinga

sustainablebusinessthatcanmakeapositivecontributiontoourcountry.

Justbypurchasingthisbookyouhavemadeasignificantimpactandcontributiontooursociety.Inaddition,aninvestmentinour

entrepreneursisaninvestmentinourownfuture.LetustakeMarianneWilliamsonuponherwords:“Inevery

community,thereisworktobedone.Ineverynation,therearewoundstoheal.Ineveryheart,thereisthepowertodoit.”

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Let’sdoit!Youmightask:“WhatImpactandContributioncanImake?”

It’ssimple-whatdoyouhavetogive?Thisistheancient“youreapwhatyousow” principle.Letmeask

youthis.Ifyouwereafarmerwantingtoreapacropofcorn,whatwouldyousow?

Whateveryouwantmoreof,startsowingexactlythat.Ifyouwantmoremoney,sowmoney,YESgiveitaway– tithe.Wantmoretime,givetime.Whateveryouwantmoreofinyour

life,startimpactingsocietywiththat.Youwillbehandsomelyrepaidinhugeemotionalexperience,aswellaskind.

Bytellingfriendsandfamilyaboutthisbookyouarealreadymakingasignificantcontribution!

T – Tailor made

Tailor-madegoalsreferto“yourown” goals.Thisreferstolivingthelifeyouweremeanttoliveandnotthelifethathasbeendictatedto

youbyyourparentsorbyyourself-limitingbeliefs.MartinLutherKingJr.said:“Heshouldsweepstreetssowellthat

allthehostofheavenandearthwillpausetosay,‘Herelivesagreatstreet-sweeperwhodidhisjobwell’.”

Liveyourownlife,doesn’tmatterwhatitis,justliveittothebestofyourability.

WatchingthemovieAugustRush,themaincharacter,aboyof11,whenaskedhowmuchhelovesmusicsaid:“Morethanfood!”

WhatdoYOUenjoymorethanfood?Haveyougivenitanythoughtlately?Whenansweringthis

questionmakesurethatyougetridofanygoalsthatarenotyours.Evaluateyourgoalscarefully.Weonlyhavealimitedtimeonearth.

Don’twasteyourtimebychasingemptydreams.YouandIonlyhaveonelifetolive.

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Re-evaluateALLyourgoals.Askyourself:“Isthistrulymygoal?” Whatmakesyoutick?Askclosefriendswhatyouarereallygoodat,and

whatnot!Talking?Howintheworldcanyoumakemoneytalking?Oprah

does,lotsofit.Sodoesmybusinesspartner.Bakingcookies?Itdoesn’tmatter,justfollowyourPassion.

MakesureyourgoalsexciteYOU.Yes,yourpassionwillstarttoexciteotherpeopleaswell.Don’twasteyourtimebyfollowing

someoneelse’sdreams.Lifeisjusttooshort.Onaverageyouhave3900Saturdays(ifyoulivetoage75years),spendthemwell.

S - Specific and Measurable GoalsneedtobeSpecificandMeasurable.

MyfamilyboughtmeaGarminGPSforFather’sDayacoupleofyearsago.Whentakingthefamilyforadrivewegotlost,notbadly,but

still.Consideringmylackofadministrativeskills,Ikindofmislaidit.

Anchen,mydaughterofnineatthetime,quicklyaskedwheremyGPSwas?

IansweredbysayingIdidn’tknowhowtouseit.ShesimplyaskedifIknewwhatthegreenbuttonwasfor.Ireckoneditmustbethe

ON/OFFswitch.ShesaidthatifIcouldputiton,Icoulduseitbecausefromthere

allIneedtodoisinsertthedestinationanditwillguideustowherewewanttogo.

ToensureyouuseaGPSproperlyyouneedtofollowasimpleprocessof(1)knowingwhereyouarerightnow,and(2)knowingyour

exactdestination.Themoreaccuratelyyougivethedetailsthebetter,forinstance,

whentypingin155WestStreet,Sandton,Johannesburg,theGPSwilltakeyoutotheheadofficeoftheDiscoveryGroup.

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IfyoujustindicatedSandton,youcouldspendayeartryingtofindyourexactdestination.(3)Thenextstepistofollowtheinstructions

thataregiven.Ashumans,wehaveasimpleguidancesystembuiltintoourbrains

calledRASorReticularActivationSystem,whichactsasourGPS.ItfunctionsinexactlythesamewayasaGPS.GiveRASadestinationora

“GOAL” anditwillfindtheanswerforyou.Itwillactivateyournavigationsatellitesoryoursub-conscious

mindtofindthewayortheanswerstowhatyouwerelookingfor.Trustme,yourRASworks.Thinkaboutit.Whenlastdidyouwant

something,maybeanewcar,sayasilverBMW320d?Whenyoumadeupyourmindthatthiswasthecar,howmanyofthemdidyousuddenly

seeontheroad?ForthefirstcoupleofweeksafterIgottheblackPorsche,ImusthaveseenagoodfiveblackPorschesinPretoriaalone!

Trulymagnificent.Googleisaphenomenonofourtime.Wanttosearchfor

somethingontheweb,justtypeinthewordanditgivesyoubackacoupleofmillionoptionsinmilliseconds.

RememberIsaidyourbrainisasupercomputer?Yip,believeit.Ithasveryspecificoperatinginstructions,exactlylikeGoogle.Ifyouwanttosearch“TyrannosaurusRex” ontheweb,youcan

Google“veryoldanimals” or“extinctanimals”.Youagreewithmethatitwouldbebettertojustsearchforexactly

whatyouarelookingfor.YoumightendupwithDiplodocusorTriceratopsforexample,as

bothofthesespecies,likemanyothersfallunderthecategoryof“veryold” or“extinct”.

GiveyoursuperhumansubconsciousbrainthesameinformationyouwouldGoogleanditwillfindyouruniqueanswersinmilliseconds.

M – Master plan

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ItwasMarkTwain,famousauthorofmyfavouritechildhoodbook,

AdventuresofHuckleberryFinnthatsaid:“Twentyyearsfromnowyouwillbemoredisappointedbythethingsyoudidn’tdothanbytheonesyoudid.Sothrowoffthebowlines,sailawayfromthissafeharbour,

catchthetradewindsinyoursails.Explore.Dream.Discover.”Haveyouseen“BucketList”?Itstarstwoofmyfavouriteactorsin

theleadroles,JackNicholsonasabillionaireandpain-in-the-buttbusinessman,aswellasMorganFreemanasamechanicwhonever

realisedhislong-termgoalofstudying,eventhoughhehadaphotographicmemory.

Bysometwistoffatetheyendupinthesamehospitalroom,bothdiagnosedwithterminalcancer.Morganstartswritinghis“BucketList”,whichisalistofthingstostilldobeforehedies.Theyeventuallypursuethesegoalstogetherandachieveafewgoalsthatmostpeoplewould

neverachieveinalifetime.Theseunachievedgoalsdon’tresultfromalackofmoney,but

fromalackofdreaminganddoing.Yourmasterplanisyour“BucketList”.Youneedtosetyourself

goalsthatareinlinewithyourwishlistofthingsthatyouwanttoachieveinyourlifetime.Youneedatleast101thingsonyourlist.Thisnumberwillchallengeyousufficiently,aswellasensurethatyougetto

thenice,butimportant,thingstodo.Itwillalsobegreatfuntosetalistofthingsyouwanttoachieveinyourlifetime.YouwillactivateyourRAStostartscanningfor

opportunitiestoachievethegoalsyouhaveset.Don’tbeintimidated,yourdreamsandgoalswillchangeovertime.

Asaguidelineusetheeightwheeloflifecategoriesandmakesureyousetgoalsforeachcategorybyaskingthreequestionsnamely:

1. ThingsIwanttohave

2. ThingsIwanttodo

3. ThingsIwanttobe

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Asareminderthecategoriesareasfollows:

1. PhysicalWellness

2. Emotionalwellbeing

3. Relationships

4. Time

5. Work/career

6. Money/finances

7. Spiritual

8. Contribution

Onceyouhavewrittendownyour“BucketList”,narrowitdowntothetop30goals.Thentakethetop30andchunkthem,i.e.seeifsomeofthemfallinthesamecategory,suchastravel,self-development,

physicalwellbeingetc.Gettoyourtoptenlistofgoalsandcategorisetheminorderof

importance.OnceyouhavedonethisfollowAlexanderGrahamBell,inventorandfounderofthetelephone’sadvice:“Concentrateallyourthoughtsupontheworkathand.Thesun’sraysdonotburnuntil

broughttoafocus.”StartsettingaMAP(“MassiveActionPlan”)forthetopthreethat

youcanachieveoverthenext90days.Remembersuperstaricehockeyplayer,WayneGretsky’sadvicewhenhesaid:“Youmiss100%ofall

shotsyoudonottake.”OnyourmarksgetsetGO!

Take30minutesandwritedown101thingsyoustillwanttodo,wantorhaveinyourlifebeforeyoudie.Anythinggoes!

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Mineincludesgettingahelicopterpilotlicense,learningZulu,doingtheHawaiianIronman,startinganInternetbusiness,buildan

orphanage,feedthousandsofpeople,havingasixpack,writeanAmazon.comNr1bestsellerandmany,manymore.

Write your list of Goals on a separate page or go to www.woutersnyman.com to download a

worksheet where you can write it out.

A - Always Achievable

ACTION TO TAKE:

ScanthisenclosedQRcodetogetimmediateaccesstoallthesupportingmaterialandjointhousandsofotheronthisjourney.

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MarkVictorHansensaidthefollowing:“Biggoalsgetbigresults.

Nogoalsgetnoresultsorsomebodyelse’sresults...”IhavealwaysbelievedintheconceptofsettingBHAGs-BigHairy

AudaciousGoals.Thiscan,however,resultinyousettingagoalthatyoualmostgiveuponbeforeyousucceed.

Tosetgoalsthataretotallybeyondyourreachjustdefieslogic.Tosetgoalsthataretooachievablealsodefiesreasonandmeansthatyou

willforegooneofthegreatestopportunities,theopportunitytochallengeyourselfinachievingsomethingofsignificancewithyourlife.

HowdoyousetBHAGsandACHIEVEthem?ItisassimpleastheABCsi.e.A=AlignmentGoal,B=BeginningGoalandC=Completion

Goal.ToachieveareallyBIGgoalyouneedtochunkittoachieveitandthisiswhatthe“ABC’s” ofalwaysachievablegoalsettinghelpsyoudo.

IoncehadacoupleofgolflessonsusingtheABCprincipleandloweredmygolfhandicapby60percentinamatterofweeks.Apracticalexamplewouldbe:Iwanttoloseweight,andcurrentlyI

weigh103kg(really,giveortakeacoupleofkilos).Myultimategoalweightis90kg(myaffirmationislean,meansixpack,musclemachine).

My“AlwaysAchievable” goalsettingforthisscenariowouldbe:A– 99kg,B– 95kg,C– 90Kg.OnceyouhaveachievedyourfirstgoalyoucelebratelikeyouhavewontheOlympicsandcontinueonyourwayto

yourBHAG.Thiswillsetyouupforlife.Thelogicofsetting“AlwaysAchievable”

goalsissimple,andbecausewethriveonachievement,italsobuildsourself-esteemandself-worth.

Ihadtheprivilegeofattendingthe2008BeijingOlympicGamesandoneoftheeventsIsawwasladiesbeachvolleyball.Greatinall

respects,suchasentertainment,beautifulbeachesandamazing…OK,figurethatoneoutforyourself!

Itwaswiththeprize-givingeventthatIwitnessedsomethingthatI’veheardofbefore,butneverexperiencedfirsthand.

Thebronze-medalwinnerswereecstatic.Thesilver-medalwinnersweresubdued,andthegold-medalwinnerswereecstatic.Whywasthis?Theanswerisactuallyquitesimpleifyouthink

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aboutit.Thebronze-medalwinnersplayedagainsttheteamwhoeventually

finishedfourth.TheyfinishedtheOlympicGameshavingwontheirlastgame.

Thesilver-medalwinners,whilstfinishinghigherthanthebronzemedalists,losttheirlastgametotheeventualwinners.TheyfinishedtheOlympicGameshavinglosttheirfinalmatch!Itmakessense,

doesn’tit?Oneoftheall-timebestAmericanfootballcoaches,LouHoltzsaid:

“Abilityiswhatyou’recapableofdoing.Motivationdetermineswhatyoudo.Attitudedetermineshowwellyoudoit.”

Whensettingagoal,whatisyourimmediateemotionandfeeling?Isitoneoffear?Maybethisisthecompletedgoal.

SettheAandBgoalsinlinetoachievetheC,orcompletedgoal.DonotshyawayfromsettingBHAGs!Youwilldenyyourselfamassive

opportunity.Thepreviousexamplehasreference.Icurrentlyweigh103kg.A

dieticianwouldsaythatIamjustabitshortformyweight.Settinggoalsinthe“AlwaysAchievable” waywouldlookasfollows:

A - Alignment Goal: 99kg (once achieved throw a party and celebrate)

B - Beginning Goal: 95kg (again, once achieved…celebrate!)

C - Completion Goal: 90kg BHAG Achieved! Celebrate! Celebrate!

Apply the “Always Achievable” methodology to your top three goals.

Goal 1: _________________________ A._________________________

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B._________________________C._________________________

Goal 2: _________________________ A._________________________B._________________________C. _________________________

Goal 3: _________________________ A._________________________B._________________________C._________________________

R - Recorded

Goalshavetoberecordedandwrittendowninaneasily

understandablewaysothattheycanbereviewedonadailybasis.Ichallengedyoutodothiswithyour“BucketList” – Haveyoudoneit?If

notreadwhyitissoimportant.Ifitisimportantenoughtoachieveandgofor,itisimportant

enoughtowritedown.AccordingtoLeeIacocca:“Thedisciplineofwritingsomething

downisthefirststeptowardmakingithappen.”NapoleonHillalsosaid:“Reduceyourplantowriting...The

momentyoucompletethis,youwillhavedefinitelygivenconcreteformtotheintangibledesire.”

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Bywritingdownyourgoalsyouactivateanadditionaloneofyourfivesenses.Themoresensesyouengageandactivate,thebetterchanceyouhaveofachievingyourgoals.Themoreyourepeatyourgoalsonaregularbasisthebiggertheneural-pathwayhighways

becomeinyoursubconsciousmind.Writingdownyourgoalswillsetyouapartfromtherest.Youwill

gettothetopthreepercent.Towriteyourgoalsdownalsogivesyouarecordofgoalsyouhave

setinthepast.ItisoneofmyfavoritepastimestorevisitgoalstoseehowmanyIhavesetformyselfandhowmanyoftheseIhaveachieved.

Yearsago,Yaleconductedastudywithfinalyearstudents.Inthisstudytheyaskedthestudentswhethertheyhadsetgoalsfortheirfuture.Threepercentindicatedthattheyhadsetgoals,hadwrittenthemdown,andhadsetdeadlinesfortheirgoals.Thisthreepercent

endedupearningonaveragetentimesmorethantheother97percentcombined!

Itisnotgoodenoughtojustthinkaboutit!Ifitisworthpursuingitisworthwritingitdown.

Bywritingdownyourgoals,youcanrevisitthemeveryday,physicallyandmentality.Rereadyourgoalseveryday.Itisevenbettertorewriteyourtoptengoalseveryday.Bydoingthisyouwillengageyourfivesenses,whichwillimproveyourpotentialforachievingthese

goals.

Visitwww.woutersnyman.com/toolstodownloadaworkbookandjournalIhavedevelopedwhereyoucancompletealltheseexercisesin

aneasyandlogicalway.

T - Team

Teamreferstothemastermindgroupofpeoplewhoyouemploy

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tohelpyouachieveyourgoals-fromtheoneortwopeopleinyourinnercircle(whoyoutrustimplicitly),tothepersonaltrainer,

accountantandfinancialadvisorwhoassistyouinachievingyourlistofgoals.Nosuccessfulindividualwilleverdoitbyhimself.

IhavehadtheprivilegeofgettingtoknowoneofthetopfinancialadvisorsinSouthAfricawhowasaregularsupporterofthecompany

thatIworkedfor.HeismostprobablyrankedasoneofthetopbusinesspeopleinSouthAfrica.

Irememberdistinctlyin2008wheninonemonthhewrotesomeR1.7millionworthofbusiness.ThisismorethantheCEOsofsome

listedcompaniesearninayear!WhenIaskedhimhowitwaspossible,consideringthatthe

averageadvisorwoulddobusinessinthelowthousands,hisimmediateresponsewas:

“Itwasateameffort”.Whilsthecouldhavetakenallthecreditforhimself,he

acknowledgedthefactthathereliedonhisteam,whoallowedhimtodowhathedoeswellandthatistosell!Iamstillamazed.

PersonallyIknowthistobetrue.InthelasttwoyearswewereabletobuildabusinessinaverycompetitiveenvironmentwithrevenueinexcessofR60million,noneofwhichwouldhavebeenpossiblewithout

afantasticteam.WhenIevaluatewhoandwhatcontributedtomyhistoricsuccess,I

can,withoutadoubt,relateitbacktothefactthatIalwayshadthebestsupportiveteams.Teams,internallywithmyimmediatefamily,andexternallywithpeoplethatwantedtobepartofawinningteam.Theychosetomakeadifferenceintheirenvironment,andjustdid

it.Ihadtheabsoluteprivilegeofworkingwiththem.HenryFord,inventor,motormanufacturerandthefirstdollar

billionairesaiditbestwhenhesaidthefollowing:“Youcantakemyfactories,burnupmybuildings,butgivememypeopleandI’llbuildthe

businessrightbackagain.”NormallywedeciphertheacronymTEAMas“TogetherEveryone

AchievesMore”.RecentlyIwasremindedofthefactthatthe“M” actuallyreferstomagic,thus“TogetherEveryoneAchievesMagic”!

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ShowmethepersonwhoclaimstohaveachievedanyformofsuccessallbyhimselfandIwillshowyoualiar.

Pickyourteam.Makesureyoupickpeoplewhoyouadmireandwhoisalignedwithyourvaluesystem,peoplewhoareachievers

themselves.Pickteamplayers.Ithasbeensaidthatyoursuccessdependsonthequalityofpeople

thatyousurroundyourselfwith.Ifyouwanttoachievefinancialsuccessitisgoingtobedifficulttodoitwiththeadviceofabeggar!Thisis

similartoanyothercategoryoftheWheelofLife.Partofyourteamcouldbementorsthroughtheirbooks.Ihavea

coupleofmentorsthatarenolongeralive,buttheyliveonthroughtheirbooksandteachings.

Identifyyourtopteammembersforeachofthewheeloflife

categories:

1. __________________________

2. __________________________

3. __________________________

4. __________________________

5. __________________________

6. ………………………………….

7. ………………………………….

8. ………………………………….

E - Exciting

Yourgoalsneedtobeexciting.Youneedtolinkemotiontoyour

goals.Youneedtowakeupinthemorning,invigoratedbywhatlies

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aheadonthewaytoachievingthatonesteptowardsyourgoals.Themostexcitingpartofgoalachievementisnotinachievingthe

goal,butitisindiscoveringthepersonyoubecomeonthejourneytogoalachievement.

NapoleonHillsaid:“Whenyourdesiresarestrongenoughyouwillappeartopossesssuperhumanpowerstoachieve.”

Beingexcitedfuelstheflame,andwhenthingsgettough,andtheywill,beingexcitediswhatensuresthatyoustickwithit.Boringgoalswill

notgetyouupinthemorning.Whenyouvisualiseyourgoalyoumustfeelyourheartratestarting

toraise,evenifitdoesn’tentailanyphysicalexercise!Excitementalsohelpsyourbodytoproducethebestcocktailof

hormonesthatwillputyouonanaturalhighthatnootherdrugcouldeverinduce-legally.Justawordofwarning,youmightjustgetaddicted

tothis!Whatmakesyoufeelexhilarated?Whatwouldyoudoevenifyou

receivenomoneyorrecognition?Whatisthatonethingthatyoulongtodowithallyourheart?Ifyouareabletoreallyenjoyityouwillengageacomponentthatwillfireupyourpassion.Thisiscriticalto

enduresetbacksonyourwaytogoalachievement.Withoutexcitementyouwillnotendure.

HAVE FUN.

What really excites you?

1. __________________________

2. __________________________

3. __________________________

R - Realistic

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Yes,IknowIsaidbeboldanddaring,IevenreferredtoBHAGs.Sowhat’sthisaboutbeingrealistic?

Considerthis:“Thoughtcomesfirst;thenorganisationofthatthoughtintoideasandplans;thentransformationofthoseplansinto

reality”.Realisticreferstotheabilitytorealiseyourgoals.

HenryDavidThoreausaiditbest,whenhesaid:“Ofcourseyouneedtobuildyourcastlesintheair.Thatiswheretheyshouldbe.Then

youputthefoundationsunderthem.”Whilstyouneedtobechallengedbyyourgoalsyouneedtobuild

somerealismintoyourgoals.Ifyouareabeggarwhenyoureadthisbookandyousetyourselfa

goalofbeingamillionaireinthenextweek,reconsider.Yes,youcanbecomeamillionaireintheTrueWealthwayinamatterofminutes,butifyourgoalisafinancialone,youwillsetyourselfupforsomeseriousfailureanddisappointment.Ratherdon’tdoit.Insteadgoforthe

“alwaysachievable” wayIhaveexplainedearlier.Realisticdoesnotmeanmediocre!

Testyourgoalswithfriendsandpeoplethatyouknow,likeandtrust.Iftheyofferadvice,listen.Becarefulfordoomsayers,ignore

them.Ifyoucan’tdriveacar,beingarallydriverisgoingtobea

challenge.Itisnotimpossible,butitisprobablynotanAgoal.

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ACTION TO TAKE:

ScanthisenclosedQRcodetogetimmediateaccesstoallthesupportingmaterialandjointhousandsofotheronthisjourney.

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Part 3

Supercharge your “GET A BIT SMARTER®”

goals by applying a serious amount of “VOOMA®” to it

“Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.”

- Jim Rohn

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“Truegreatnessisstartingwhereyouare,usingwhatyouhave,doingwhatyoucan.”ThewordsofformertennisplayerandWimbledontennischampionArthurAshe,whorosefromnothingtoberecognised

asoneofthebestathletesintheworld.Consideringthis,youandIhavethesamechanceofsuccessthan

anyoneofthegreatpeoplethatyoumightenvy.ByusingthetoolsIhavegivenyouinsettingyourgoalsthe“GETA

BITSMARTER®”way,Iwanttohelpandempoweryoutomakesureyouentertherealmofthereallygood,theexceptionalyes,therealmwhere

onlyafewgeniuseswillberecognisedbytheworld.ToaccomplishthisI’vegotasimpletechniquetooffer.Icallit

“VOOMA®”.Itisalmostsomethinglike“VOOMA®-nising”yourGETABITSMARTER®goals.Pleasenote:notwomanising!

ByapplyingtheVOOMA®techniquestoyourgoals,youcanmakesurethatnothingislefttochanceandyouareseriousaboutachieving

yourgoals,right?Theseareage-oldtechniques.Someofthemareliterallythousands

ofyearsold.Ihavestructureditinanacronymtomakeiteasiertorememberandtoapplyinyourlife.

Let’scrackourcodetosuccesstheVOOM® way.

V – Visualisation and Imagination

“Visualisethisthingyouwant.Seeit,feelit,believeinit.Make

yourmentalblueprintandbegin.” -RobertCollierInhislandmarkbestsellingbook,ThePowerofYourSubconscious

Mind,Dr.JosephMurphysaysthefollowingaboutvisualisation:“Theeasiestandmostobviouswaytoformulateanideaistovisualiseit,toseeitinthemind’seyeonlyasvividlyasifitwerealive.Youcanseewiththenakedeyeonlywhatalreadyexistsintheexternalworld.Ina

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similarway,thatwhichyoucanvisualiseinyourmind’seyealreadyexistsintheinvisiblerealmsofyourmind”.

Visualisationandimaginationspeakstothewayourbrainthinksmostofthetimeinpictures.

YouandIhaveeyeswiththeabilitytoperceivemorethanfourmillionbytesofinformationatatime.Consideringthis,whenHelenKellerwasaskedwhatcouldbeworsethanbeingblind,hersimple

answerwas,someonewithoutavisionforhislife!VincentVanGoghsaid:“Colorinapictureislikeenthusiasmin

life.” AshumanbeingsourabilitytoimaginesetsusapartfromtherestofthespeciesonPlanetEarth.Itissimilarinthewaythatanarchitectwoulddrawaplan,whichwillbecometheblueprintor“vision” ofa

magnificentbuilding.NapoleonHill’sbook,ThinkandGrowRich,oneofthemost

influentialbooksonselfdevelopmentofalltimes,claimsthatoursubconsciousbraindoesnothavetheabilitytodistinguishbetween

realityandavividlyimaginedimage.IsaywecanclaimthatbecauseatthetimethatNapoleonwrote

ThinkandGrowRichnotmuchwasknownaboutthehumanbrain.Napoleonwrotethebookintheearly1930s.Itisestimatedthatin

thelastdecadewehavelearned90percentofwhatweknowaboutthebrain.WenowKNOWforafactthatthemostpowerfulpartofthe

brain,thesubconscious,cannotdistinguishbetweenREALITYandtheVIVIDLYIMAGINED.

Youcantestitwhileyouarereadingthis.Onceyouhavereadthefollowingparagraphdotheexercisewithyoureyesclosed.

“Imagineyourselfholdingalemoninyourhand.Feelthetextureof

thelemonwithitsbumpyskin.Feelthesoftnessunderyournails.Ifyoupressdownwithyourthumbyoufeelthejuiceflowing.Peelthelemonslowly.Youcanliterallysmellthelemon.Nowtakeabigbiteoutofthe

lemon.”

Don’tknowaboutyou,butmytastebudsreactedasifIhadjusttakenabitefromareallemon.Yikes!

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Thisisproofthatyourbraincannotdistinguish.ItisbothGOODandBADnews.AsIhaveexplainedearlier,our

thoughtsdictatewhoweare.Thereasonforthisisthatthecreationofourfutureismerelybasedonourthoughts.Ourthoughtscreatethementalmovieswevisualiseinourmind’seye.Ourmentalmoviesaretheimageswevisualiseandimagine.Oursubconsciousmindseesthis

asthetruthanditthenmanifestsinourlives.ToensureyoudoittheGOODway,applythetechniquesof

visualisationandimaginationtoyourGOALS.MakeamentalmovieofyourGOALSeverydayandrevisitthem.

Replayyourmentalmoviesinyourmindasifachieved.Bywritingdownyourgoals,youcreateascripttoacton.Seewhothecharacters

areandexperienceyoursuccessasifitisalreadyachieved.Soonyouwilllivetherealityforotherstoseeandexperiencewith

you.“Forimaginationsetsthegoalpicturewhichourautomatic

mechanismworkson.Weact,orfailtoact,notbecauseofwill,asissocommonlybelieved,butbecauseofimagination.” -MaxwellMaltz

InthelastchapterIwillshareanexercisethatwillhelpyouvisualizeyouridealday,whichinturnwillhelpyouintherealizationof

anygoalthatyouhavesetyourself.

O – Observation and Personal Experience

Thebestevidenceofwhatyourmentalmoviescurrentlylooklike

istovisitandOBSERVEyourPERSONALEXPERIENCE.Thebestevidenceisseeninyourlife.Whatdoesitlooklike?How

isyourphysicalwellbeing?Areyoulookingafteryourself?Areyouexercisingandeatingbalancedmealsonadailybasis?Areyoulivingyourpassion?Areyouinafulfilledandhappyrelationshipwithyour

soulmate?Ifnot,youneedtorevisityourmentalmoviesoryouneedtoapply

someoftheothertechniquesmentionedhere,suchasorganised

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planning.

“Therearetwobigforcesatwork,externalandinternal.Wehaveverylittlecontroloverexternalforces,suchastornados,earthquakes,floods,disasters,illnessandpain.Whatreallymattersistheinternalforce.HowdoIrespondtothosedisasters?OverthatIhavecomplete

control.” -LeoBuscaglia

O – Organised Planning

Whilstitisofcriticalimportancetovisualiseandimagine,nothing

willchangeifyoudon’tstarttakingaction-someseriousaction.MostpeopleIknowsufferfromsomelevelofprocrastination.Ido.

Togetoverthisissometimesthebiggestchallengewewillfaceinachievingourgoals.

AnthonyRobbinsindicatedinhisground-breakingPersonalPowerseriesthatyouneedaMAPtoreallybecomesuccessful.TheMAPisanacronymfor“MassiveActionPlan”.DoyouhaveaMAPonwhatyou

shoulddo?Anotherreasonwhyweneedtotakeactionisthatwehavevery

limitedtimetoachieveourgoals.ItwasMichaelE.Gerber,authorofTheE-mythseriesofbookswho

said:“Thedifferencebetweengreatpeopleandeveryoneelseisthatgreatpeoplecreatetheirlivesactively,whileeveryoneelseiscreatedby

theirlives,passivelywaitingtoseewherelifetakesthemnext.Thedifferencebetweenthetwoisthedifferencebetweenlivingfullyand

justexisting.”AdrianGore,ChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheDiscoveryGroup,isone

ofthemostacclaimedentrepreneursandbusinesspeopleinSouthAfricaandaroundtheworld.

Inadditiontothis,heisaprolificspeaker.InoneofhistalksIhadtheprivilegetoattend,hespeaksaboutthe“AttributesofSuccess”,

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highlightingseveralaspectsofsuccessfulpeople,oneofwhichisto“TakeAction”.

Therationaleissimple.Wedon’thavemuchtimeinwhichtoachieveourGOALSortobeMAD(MakingaDifference).Adrianisan

actuarybyprofession;helikestoplaywithnumbers.Weareallfamiliarwiththeexpression,“lastyearflewbysoquickly”.Maybeyou’veusedityourself.Adrianputtogetheraformulaexplainingwhywefeeltimeisflyingby,aswegetolder,andwhyweshouldbetakingactionright

NOW.Itisactuallyreallysimple.Whenaskedthequestion:“Howmuchof

yourlifehaveyoulived?”,theanswercouldbedifferentfromwhatyouthink!

Fromanactuarialpointofviewtheaveragelifeexpectancyisabout80years.Ifyouarecurrently40yearsold,thenyouhavelived50

percentofyourlife!Getit?Soatage40youhavelivedhalfyourlife?Inthisinstancetheformulaforrealtimelivedwouldlookas

follows:

Realtime

Whatismorerelevantthoughisperceivedtimelived.It’swhatyourmindperceivestimeas.GivenallIhavesaidyouwillrealisethat

thisistheimportantpart.Considerthis:Yourfirstyear,afterbirth,representsallofyourlife.

Yoursecondyearwouldrepresent1/2ayear.Yourthirdyearwouldrepresent1/3ofayear,andsoon.Theformulawouldthenlooklike

this.

Perceivedtime

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Giventheabove,thisiswhatyourmindhasperceivedtimespentas.

Iam47yearsold.IntermsofperceivedtimeIhavespentabout89percentofmylife.

Plotyourselfonthetablebelowtoseehowmuchperceivedtimeyouhaveleft.

Gettingthemessage?StartbytakingsomeseriousACTIONrightnow.Accordingtothe

“perceivedtheory” oftimeIonlyhaveabout10percentofmylifelefttoleavealegacy.

NapoleonHillsaid:“Donotwait;thetimewillneverbe‘justright’.Startwhereyoustand,andworkwithwhatevertoolsyoumayhaveat

yourcommand,andbettertoolswillbefoundasyougoalong.”TonyRobbinssaiditbestwhenhestated:“Arealdecisionis

measuredbythefactthatyou’vetakenanewaction.Ifthere’snoaction,youhaven’ttrulydecided.”

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M – Meditation and Prayer

IntheBible,Paulrecommendsthatwemakeknownourrequests

withpraiseandthanksgiving.Manyamiraclehasbeenrecordedafterintenseprayers.PrayingisourwayoftalkingtoGod.Meditation,wherewegetreallyquietandforgetabouteveryoneandeverythingaround

us,givesGodanopportunitytotalktous.WhenyouthankGodasifyouhavealreadyreceived,youallow

yoursubconsciousmindtoacceptwhateveritisyouwereprayingaboutasareality.

Whenlasthaveyoutriedtostayquietforfiveminutes,nothoughts,nothing?Justfiveminutes.Trytosetyouralarmforfiveminutes.Closeyoureyesandthinkaboutnothing!Noteasy,isit?

A – Affirmation

AlothasbeensaidaboutconceptssuchasTheLawofAttraction,whichlargelydealswiththeconceptofaffirmations.Toaffirmisto

makeastatementthatitisso.Asyoumaintainthisattitudeofmindastrue,regardlessofallevidencetothecontrary,youwillreceivean

answertoyourprayers.Oneexampleofapowerfulaffirmationisonethatwaswrittenby

CatherinePond,whichsimplysays;“Iamanirresistiblemagnet,withthepowertoattractuntomyself

everythingthatIdivinelydesire,accordingtothethoughts,feelingsandmentalpicturesIconstantlyentertainandradiate.Iamthecentreofmyuniverse!IhavethepowertocreatewhateverIwish.Iattractwhatever

Iradiate.IattractwhateverImentallychooseandaccept.Ibeginchoosingandmentallyacceptingthehighestandbestinlife.Inow

chooseandaccepthealth,successandhappiness.Inowchooselavishabundanceformyselfandforallmankind.Thisisarich,friendly

universeandIdaretoacceptitsriches,itshospitality,andtoenjoy

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themnow!”Theeffectivenessofanaffirmationisdeterminedlargelybyyour

understandingofthetruth,asexplainedbelow.Thepowerofyouraffirmationsliesintheuseofdefiniteand

specificpositives.Considerthefollowingtruthsversuslies.Itisabnormaltobesick,it

isnormaltobehealthy.Healthisthereforethetruth.Ifyouaffirmyourhealthybeingcombinedwiththerightactionsitwillmanifestinyour

life.Thisisuniversaltruthsofyourbeingandmine.

Wehavetheabilitytorearrangethenegativepatternsofoursubconsciousminds,basedonfaithandbeliefsandwhatweaffirm.

ThesamewouldgoforallaspectsofyourWheelofLife.Iamsureyouwouldagreewiththefollowingrealities:

Youareusingaffirmationsdaily.Consideringthechancethatmostofyourthoughtsarebasedonthenegativeyouareaffirmingthe

negative.Yourthoughtscanonlyaffirm,evenifyoudenysomething.Youare

actuallyaffirming,knowingthatwhatyouaresayingandwhyyouaresayingitleadthemindtothatstateofconsciousnesswhereitaccepts

whatyoustateasthetruth.Keeponaffirmingthetruthsoflifeuntilyougetthesubconscious

reactionthatsatisfies.

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Visitwww.woutersnyman.com foraseriesofaffirmationsandaccesstosoundtracksand21stcenturytechnologythatcanhelpyouintheprocessofsuperchargingyoursubconsciousmindwithpositive

affirmations.The“GETABITSMARTER®” methodologyisonethatwillassist

youinsettinggoals.Thisisonlyonepartoftherecipeforsuccesstoachieveoptimalresults.Youneedaprocesstoactivateyourgoalsand

liveit.ThisiswhereVOOMA® comesin.

ACTION TO TAKE:

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Part 4

The Wise, the Italian Economist, the English Philosopher, the

American Writer, the Genius and the Clever Lady

– Teachings worth a Million

Bucks!

“Hethatwalkethwithwisemenshallbewise…”

-Bible,Proverbs13:20

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Someofthebestadvicewasimpartedalongtimeago.Infact,

someofitwasofferedthousandsofyearsago,somehundredsofyearsago,whileotheradviceisquiterecent.

Iwanttosharewithyouthewisdomoffivegentlemenandalady.Iwanttoshowyouhowtheapplicationoftheirrespectivetoolsinyour

liveWILLchangeeverythingyoudo,forever.Justsothatyouknow:itjustsohappensthatitisfivegentleman

andonelady.Herwisdomissoprofound.Itsimplyastoundedme.

The Wise – King Solomon (a couple of thousand

years ago)

Thefirstgentleman,KingSolomon,gotsupportfromseveral

hundredladies.Hehadanearlystart.Atage13,SolomonwascrownedKingofIsrael.Idon’tknowaboutyou,butwhenIwas13yearsoldIhadnotevenfiguredoutwhatIlikedmore-mymatchboxcarsorshootingbirdswithmypelletgun.(IgrewupinasmalltownintheFreeState,

andyip,stillsupporttheCheetahs.)WhenSolomonwascrownedkinghetookoverfromhisdad,King

David,oneofthemostsuccessfulkingsinthehistoryofIsrael.IfyoureadbetweenthelinesitlookedlikehewaskindofGod’sblue-eyed

boy.Giventhis,itisamazingthatwhenGodappearedtoSolomonina

dreamandaskedhimwhathewanted,hechosewisdom.Hecouldhaveaskedforanything,buthechosewisdom.Becauseheaskedforwisdom

Godalsogavehimwealthandabundanceinallareasofhislive.Youmightaskwhatthishastodowithyou?Goodquestion!Wisdomissomethingwecanalldowith.Ifweknowwhatitis.

Mostpeopledon’t.

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LetustestSolomon’scase.Howdoweknowhewaswise?Simple-hiswisdomwasputtothetest.

Thestorygoesthatinoneinstancetwomothershadbabiesofthesameage.TheycamebeforeSolomon,bothclaimingtobethemother

ofachildafterthechildofoneofthetwowomendiedatnight.Solomonconsideredthefactsanddeclaredthatthechildshouldsimplybecutinhalfforeachwomantobegivenahalfshare.AccordingtothefeedbackfrombothwomenonhisorderSolomongavethechildbackto

therealmother.Howdidheknowwhoshewas?Verysimple-therealmotherwas

preparedtoletthechildlivebyrathergivingthebabytotheotherwomen.

Whatiswisdomthen?IknowIhaveshareditwithyouintheopeningpagesofthebook.KnowledgeinAction,that’swisdom.

KnowledgeisNOTpower.KnowledgeinActionispower.IhaveputtogetherasimpleequationthatIcall“TheSolomon

Factor®”(TSF®)Wisdom=

Knowledge(K)xMassiveActionPlan(MAP)Ifyougainedonelittleinsightinthisbook(onepieceof

knowledge)youHAVETOTAKEACTION.Withoutit– youhavegainednothing.

SophiaBedfordPiercesaidthat:“Movementwithoutdirectionwillcreateaholeintheground.”

CHALLENGE: TAKE ACTION NOW

The Italian Economist – Vilfredo Pareto (a couple of hundred years ago)

Vilfredolivedinthe1600s.Hewasaneconomistbyprofession,

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butagardenerbypassion.Whilstgardeninghediscoveredaninterestingphenomenon.Asmallpercentageofthepeapodsinhisgardenharvestedthemajorityofpeas.Whenhestudiedthisinmoredetail,theequationwasabout80/20.Eightypercentofthepeaswere

harvestedfrom20percentofthepods.Whenhestartedapplyingthisonawiderscale,hecametothe

conclusionthatthephenomenonhadamuchwiderapplication.Forexample,themajorityofwealthinEuropewasinthehandofthe

minorityofpeople.Itwasherethatthe80/20principle,orPareto’sPrincipleasitisknown,wasborn.Theapplicationinyourlifeisasimpleone.TwentypercentofyourGOALSwillgiveyoueightypercentofyour

satisfaction.Identifythem,andfocusonthemfirst.Twentypercentofyouractionswillresultineightypercentof

successes.Dothemfirsteveryday.Eightypercentofyourproblemswillcomefromtwentypercentof

yourclients.Givethoseclientstoyourcompetition!Eightypercentofyourprofitswillcomefromtwentypercentof

yourclients!The80/20principlecontainsaphenomenoncalledTHEFACTOROF

16.Intheabove-mentionedexamplethe20percentthatcontributes

80percentofyourprofitis16timesmorevaluablethanthe80percentwhoonlycontributes20percentofyourprofits.Identifythe20percent

andyouwillbeextremelysuccessful.

CHALLENGE:APPLYTHE80/20PRINCIPLETOYOURGOALS,YOURBUSINESSANDYOURLIFE

The English Philosopher - William of Occam

(a couple of hundred years ago)

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WilliamofOccamcameupwiththeideathatthesimplestroute

tosuccessisnormallythequickestandshortestroutetoit.

CHALLENGE:KISS-KEEPITSIMPLESTUPID

The American Writer – Napoleon Hill (a hundred years ago)

NapoleonHillwroteThinkandGrowRich.Theonebookthatmost

probablystartedtheconceptofpersonaldevelopmentanddetailshowthe“richestoftherich” diditinthe1900sattheturnofthecentury.Sinceitsreleasethebooksoldsome60millioncopiesworldwide.

AfterbeingchallengedbyAndrewCarnegie,oneoftheearliestmulti-millionairesever,hestarteda20-year-longstudyofthemost

influentialpeopleofthetime.PeopleofthelikeofHenryFord,ThomasEdison,FWWoolworth...andmanymore.

ThemostprofoundconceptNapoleonsharedwithusiscontainedinthecoreofthisbook,butitisworthrepeating:“Wearewhatwe

thinkaboutmostofthetime”.Yes,bysimplychangingwhatyouthinkabout,youWILLchange

yourlife.SureyoumustuseTheSolomonFactor(R)andapplysomeseriousACTION.

Actionwiththesamethoughtswilljustgiveyouthesameresults.ItwasEinsteinwhosaidthattheupperlevelofstupiditywastodothesamethingtodaythatyoudidyesterdayandexpectadifferentresult.

CHALLENGE: THINK NEW "POSITIVE" THOUGHTS

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The Genius – Tony Buzan

TonyBuzanistheinventorofMindMaps.MindMapsarenow

beingusedworldwideasalearningtooltouseyourbrainanditspowermoreeffectively.Itspeaksforitself.Tryitandyouwillbeastoundedby

theresults.

CHALLENGE:MAPYOURMIND

The Clever Lady – Suzy Welch

Hernamedoessoundfamiliar,maybeyouwouldrecogniseher

surname.Yip,sheismarriedtoJackWelch,thelegendarybusinessguruandformerCEOofGeneralElectric.So,whatprofoundwisdomdidshe

comeupwith?10:10:10

Icanjusthearyou...“Huh”!?It’sthebestdecision-makingtoolIhavelearntinyears.

FormanyyearsIhavemadethebulkofmydecisionsbasedonmygutfeelorsixthsense.Luckilyithasworkedinmyfavour,mostofthe

time.OneseriousshortcomingofmakingdecisionswithyourgutwhichIamsureyouhavealsoreliedon,istheabsenceofcheckingthe

consequenceofyourdecision.10:10:10addsthatcomponentinminutes,ifnotseconds.

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Itsimplyasksthefollowingfromyou:Consideringthecontextofthebook,thequestionwouldbe:“What

ifyouignorethechallengeinthisbookletandyoudon’tsetanygoalsonceyouhavereadit.Whatwouldtheresultbe?

Good,nowconsiderthis:Samequestion.Whatwouldtheresultsbeinthenext10minutes,

10monthsor10years?Apracticalexamplewouldbethatyouwanttoloseweight.Youwill

agreewithmethatinthenexttenminutesnothing’sreallygoingtochange.Inthenexttenmonths,however,dependingonyouractionsyoucouldhavelost10kg,orgained10kg.Intenyearsyoucouldstillbe

fitandhealthyversuslyingintheIntensiveCareUnitofyourlocalhospitalwithatripleheartbypass.

Pretty amazing...

CHALLENGE: APPLY 10 : 10 : 10

ACTION TO TAKE:

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Part 5

Challenge: Change your thinking patterns to change your LIFE!

A practical way to do this...

“Thehappinessofyourlifedependsuponthequalityofyourthoughts....takecarethatyouentertainnonotionsunsuitabletovirtueandreasonablenature.”

-MarcusAurelius

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Twoofthebestwritersonpersonalachievementand

developmentareMarkVictorHansen,co-authoroftheChickenSoupfortheSoulseries,andRobertG.Allen,authorofMultipleStreamsof

Income.TheirmostrecentcollaborationisabooktitledCashinaFlash.Idefinitelyrecommendyougetitandreadit.Inthisbooktheytalk

aboutoneofthekeyingredientstosuccess,namely“makingfriendswithyourinnerwinner”.Theysayinthebookthatfewpeoplehave

learnedtomanagetheirinnerworld.Areyouawareofwhatisgoingoninthere?

“Nothingcanstopthemanwiththerightmentalattitudefromachievinghisgoal:Nothingonearthcanhelpthemanwiththewrong

mentalattitude.” -ThomasJeffersonTheytalkabouttwoinnervoices,onebeingthecritical,negative

naggerthatalwaystriestotalkyououtofsomething;theotherbeingthepositive,encouragingsupportivevoice.Thesevoicesarealmostallthetimeformedbypeoplewhohavehadaninfluenceinourlives.

Listencarefully,youmightrecognisethevoice!Whowinsmostofthetime?Yournegative,whiner(bankrupt)

voiceORyourpositive,uplifting(millionaire)voice?Imagineyourmindisanautomatictellermachine,yesanATM!For

everybankruptthoughtyouloseahundredbucks,“sluuurpR100GONE!” Justlikethat.Oreverypositivethought“ka-chingR100

DEPOSITED!” Whatdoesyourmentalbankbalancelooklike?Areyoubankruptoramillionaire?

Onlyyouhavethesolutiontoamillionairemindset!Noonecanhelpyouachievethis-itisachoiceandthechoiceiscompletelyuptoyou.FrompersonalexperienceIknowthatitisadefinitedecisionyou

needtomakeonadailybasis.“Yourownmindisasacredenclosureintowhichnothingharmfulcanenterexceptbyyourpermission.” -RalphWaldoEmersonBecauseofthisIwanttoleaveyouwithachallengefromthewell-

knownauthorandpersonaldevelopmentguru,TonyRobbins,hehatestobecalleda“guru”,buthetrulyis.Ifyoucangetyourhandsonanyof

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hismaterial,listen,readandapply.Ihaveadjustedthechallengesomewhatforourpurposes,butIam

sureTonywouldn’tmind.Wherepracticallypossibleweenclosedarubberbandtohelpyouimplementthisexerciseveryeffectively.Theproceedsgeneratedbythebandarealsohelpingtoeducatethousands

ofkids.Visitmywebsiteorwww.goldpe.org.za. Ifyoudidnotgetaband,

getyourselfonefromwww.goldpe.org.za, orjustuseanordinaryrubberband.Itistheideathatcounts.Ipromisethatitwillhavea

profoundimpactonyourlife.W.ClementStone’swordsisachallengewhenyougoquietand

thinkitthrough,heregoes:“Youalwaysdowhatyouwanttodo.Thisistruewitheveryact.Youmaysaythatyouhadtodosomething,orthatyouwereforcedto,butactually,whateveryoudo,youdobychoice.

Onlyyouhavethepowertochooseforyourself.”Thisexercisehashelpedmetocreateamillionairemindsetmostof

thetime.Ifyouapplyit,itWILLchangeyourlife. THE TEN-DAY MENTAL CHALLENGE

I wouldliketosharewithyouthepowerfulTEN-DAYMENTAL

CHALLENGEthathasturnedmylifearound.Especiallyifyou’refeelingdownandnotinspiredtodoanything,I

wanttochallengeyou:AtleastDOTHIS!!Itmightjusthavethesameimpactonyourlifethatithadonmine.

Thisexerciseenabledandtrainedmetoconsistentlytakecontrolofmymindbynotallowingmyselftoholduntonegativethoughts.

Ihopebynowyouaredyingtoask:“HOW?”,becauseIamreadytosharethesecretwithyou.

Areyouready?Herearetherulesforthegame:

1. During the next ten days, refuse to hang unto any crummy

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thoughts, feelings, question, words or metaphors.

2. The moment you catch yourself focusing on a negative thought, (and you certainly will!), immediately ask yourself the following Problem Solving Questions to get you into a better mind space:

“How to? Why to? Who helps?”

3. When you wake up in the morning, ask yourself these Morning Empowering Questions:

• WhatamIhappyaboutinmyliferightnow?Whataboutmylifemakesmehappy?

• WhatamIexcitedaboutinmyliferightnow?Whataboutthatmakesmeexcited?Howdoesthatmakemefeel?

• WhatamIproudofinmyliferightnow?Whataboutthatmakesmeproud?Howdoesthismakemefeel?

• WhatamIgratefulforinmyliferightnow?Whataboutthatmakesmegrateful?Howdoesitmakemefeel?

• WhatamIenjoyingmostinmyliferightnow?WhataboutthatdoIenjoy?Howdoesthatmakemefeel?

• WhatamIcommittedtoinmyliferightnow?Whataboutthatmakesmecommitted?Howdoesthatmakemefeel?

• WhodoIlove?Wholovesme?Whataboutmemakesmeloving?Howdoesthatmakemefeel?

• Andjustbeforeyoudriftofftosleepatnight,askyourselftheseEveningEmpoweringQuestions:

• WhathaveIgiventoday?InwhatwayshaveIbeenagivertoday?

• WhatdidIlearntoday?• Howhastodayaddedtothequalityofmylife?HowcanI

usetodayasaninvestmentinmyfuture?• WhathaveIdonewelltoday?WhatcanIdobetter

tomorrow?

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This will change your life - guaranteed!

4. For the next ten consecutive days, move the focus completely from problems to solutions.

5. If you host a lousy thought, question or feeling, don’t beat yourself up! Just change the thought immediately. If you happen to dwell on any of these for more than five minutes, simply utilise the enclosed rubber band.

Yes,you’veheardme!Giveyourselfagood,bigwhack!Youcantryitnowforgoodmeasure.Waituntilthefollowingmorningandstartthe

ten-daychallengealloveragain.Thegoalistoavoidponderingonrottenthoughtsoremotionsfor

thenexttenconsecutivedays.Everytimeyouentertainanegativethought,you’llhavetostart

over,nomatterhowmanydaysyou’vealreadymetthechallenge.IwantyoutoknowthatthepowerandoutcomeoftheTEN-DAY

MENTALCHALLENGEistrulyamazing.Ifyoumanagetosticktoit,itwillsoonstartpayingoffunstoppablebenefitsinyourlife.Herearejustfour(ofmany!)positiveoutcomesthatyouwill

experience:

1. It will create awareness on mental habits that might be holding you back.

2. It will force your brain to search for powerful, helpful alternatives.

3. It will give you a tremendous jolt of confidence as you start realising that you can literally turn your life around by changing your thought patterns.

4. It will create new, healthy thought habits that will set the stage for higher standards, new expectations and personal growth.

Youwillstartenjoyinglifemoreandmore,everyday!Ichallengeyou-JUSTDOIT!

Ibetthechanceistherethatdays,ormaybeyearsfromnow,you

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mightjusthavetolookmeuptothankmeforavaluablepieceoffeel-goodadvice.

ACTION TO TAKE:

ScanthisenclosedQRcodetogetimmediateaccesstoallthesupportingmaterialandjointhousandsofotheronthisjourney.

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Part 6

Take Action - NOW!

“All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was

high, one which sometimes seemed impossible”

- Orison Swett Marden

PLANNING AND EXECUTING YOUR IDEAL DAY!

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IfyoutrulywanttostartchangingyourlifeandaccomplishallyourgoalsyousetyourheartonyouHAVEtoexecute.Youcan’tchangeyour

thoughtsandnotchangethewayyoudothings.Oneofthemostamazingexercisesyoucando,whichisalso

highlightedintheworkbookisanexerciseIcall“BacktotheFuture”.Ifyouwereborninthe60’sor70’syouwillrememberamoviebythe

nameof“BacktotheFuture” starringateenageMichaelJFoxthattimetravelled.Aninterestingfactisthatthefuturedatehetravelledtowas

destinedfor2015!Onceyouhavedonetheexercisesinthisbook,yourfinalactwould

betovisualizeyouridealdaysometimeinthefuture.Inotherwords,onceyouachievedthephysicalwellbeing,thefinancialwellnessandthe

othergoalsthatyouwrotedown,whatwouldyourlifelooklike?Youneedtobeabletoarticulatethisdayinthefutureinevery

possibledetail,wheredoyoulive,whodoyoulivewith,whatisitthatyoudo,whatdoyoulooklike,whatcontributionsareyoumakingand

why?NapoleonHill,distilledtheactiontoolsinherentinVOOMA® insix

simplesteps:STEP1:Fixinyourmindtheexactdetailofwhatyoudesire.

STEP2:Determineexactlywhatyouwillgivetoachievethedesiredgoal.

STEP3:Establishtheexactdatewhenyouwanttoachieveyourgoal.

STEP4:Createanexactanddefiniteplantocarryoutdesire.STEP5:Writeoutclearandconcisedesires/goals.

STEP6:Readyourwrittenstatementofdesirestwiceaday,onceinthemorningandonceatnight.

Allgoodideascomestonothingwithoutaproperlyexecutedgameplan!Haveyoueverconsideredwhatthatabsolutelyidealdaywouldlooklikeforyou?Youseetheprinciplesoutlinedinthisbookisworthnothingifitstaysinthebook!Ihavehadnumerousindividualstellmethattheytrulyenjoyedthebookandthecontent,thewayIwroteitin

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simpleunderstandablelanguage,eventhoughthisisjustbecauseenglishismysecondlanguageandIdon’tknowanyfancywords!Yet,Ihaveoftenwonderedhowmanypeoplehaveactuallyappliedwhatis

saidandtaughtinthislittlebook?IhavesharedwithyouearlierinthebookthatIhavereadmany

books,attendednumerousseminars,webinarsandwhilstthesuccessesIhaveachievedcandefinitelybeascribedtothecollectiveideasand

learningsIoftencatchmyselfrevisitingoldmaterial,eventhecontentinmyownbook,toonlythink-“That’sagoodidea,maybeIshoulddoit!

ItsjustthatLIFEoftenhappenstousbeforewetakedeliberateactiontowardsourgoals.Isupposeweareourownbiggestenemiesin

certaininstances!IknowIcertainlyam.Sohowdowechangethis?AsmuchasIhavegivenyoua

frameworkfromwhichtostart,theexecutionisthemostimportantpartofthisjourney.IknowthatbeingaBIGGOALSguyIoftengetstuck

becauseImakethemistakeoflookingattheendresultandforgetaboutthejourney.It’sworthrepeatingthatageoldJapanesesaying“A

journeyofathousandmilesstartwiththatveryfirststep!” Sothefirststepwouldbetopeakinthefutureandvisualizea

perfectday!Onewhereallthegoalsyouhavesetyourselfhasmaterializedandyoushareyoursuccesswiththepeopleyoulovemost!

Herearetypicalquestionsyouhavetoaskyourselftoconstructthatday!.

1. WhattimedoIwakeup?Doyousetyourselfascheduletoachieve

somethingfirstthinginthemorning,suchastimeforyour“HourofPower”?

2. WithwhomdoIwakeupbesideme?Inyourrelationshipgoalsyouwouldhavespecifiedwhothepeopleinyourlifewouldbe!Thisisoneofthemostimportantgoalstogetright!

3. WheredoIwakeup?Inotherwords,wheredoyoustay,ifoneofyourearliergoalswasaspecifichouseorareayouwouldwanttostay?

4. WhatdoIdofirstthinginthemorning?Inquestion1youcouldhaveascheduledtimetowakeupsothatyoucandosomemeditationand

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praying,maybeascheduledmorningtrainingsession(ifso,whatwouldthatentail,i.e.wouldyougotogym,justgoforarunoracyclesession?Alsodoyoudoitbyyourselforwithsomeoneelse?

5. WhatkindofbreakfastdoIeatandwithwhom?

6. Consideringtheabove2questions,anotherquestionwouldbe,“WhatdoIlooklike?”InotherwordswhatphysicalshapeamIin?AmIalean,mean,machine?OramIstillinthesameshapeIaminnow?TheanswertothisquestionundoubtedlyliesinthewayIhandlemyselfduringthedayinrespectofphysicaltraining,eatingandgeneralwellbeinggoalsthatIliveout!

7. DoIsetoutsometimeforpersonaldevelopmentandlearningopportunities?Whatisthisandwhatdoesitentail?

8. Oncemyearlymorningroutineshavebeendone,nextquestionwouldbe,“WhatworkdoIdo,doIdrivetomyoffice,doIworkforaspecificcompanyandwhatdoIdo?Rememberthisisyouridealday!Youconstructitwithyourgoalcareerorbusiness!

9. WithwhomdoIsharemyday,whoaremycolleaguesinbusiness?

10. WhoaremyidealclientsthatIdealwith?WheredoIseetheminthisidealworld?WhatdowediscussandhowamIperceivedbythem?

11. Howlongismyworkday?

12. WhattimedoIfinishandwhatdoIdothen?

13. DoIhavespecificideasformyidealeveningwithmylovedone’s?

14. Whatdowedoatnightthatwillmakemydaythatextraspecial?

15. WhattimedoIgotobed?DoIdosomeplanningforthenextday?Readabook?

16. Ifthisidealdayisinaholiday,aquestionwouldbe,“Whereismyidealholidaydestination,whatdoIdoandwhotravelledwithme?

Theabovequestionsaremereguidelinesforyoutoworkwith.Onceyouhavehonestlyansweredallyourquestionsandhaveanidea

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whatyourperfectdaywouldlooklikethequestionwouldbe,whatcomponentsofthisdaycanIstartexecutingrightnow?Youdon’tneed

tobeamillionairetohaveagoodnightsrest,towakeupatadesignatedtimetoachievesomeofyourearlymorningrituals.Alarge

percentageofouridealdayaresimplythechoiceswemake.AsIwritethisIamsittinginacoffeeshopclosetomyoffices.I

wokeupat5h30,brushedup,gotdressedinmygymclothes,hadahealthyshakeandmyvitamins,droppedmysonofatschoolanddrovetothecoffeeshoptospendanhourwritingandfinishingthisbook!Thiswasdonewithintention,meaningIplannedmydaylikethis.Itisveryeasytogetdistractedbypeopleandotherthingsifyouhavenoplanto

workby.Mydreamforyouisthatyoutakesomeofthisadvice,startsetting

somegoals,tastethesuccessofachievingoneortwoofthose,andthenunderstandthatYOUhavethepowertosucceed.Youmustjusttake

thesewordsandmakethemyourown.

Thankyouforspendingyourtimewithme,Iamsurethatyouwouldhavebenefittedfromsomeofthese,ifyoudid,whynotpopmeanemailatwouter@attooh.co.zaandletmeknowwhatyourthoughts

are.

Allthebestonyourjourney!Remember…….LIVETODAYNOW!

www.woutersnyman.com

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ACTION TO TAKE:

ScanthisenclosedQRcodetogetimmediateaccesstoallthesupportingmaterialandjointhousandsofotheronthisjourney.

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An afterthought...

Mylifedidchangeforeverafterdrivingafancycar

I’velearnedthegreatestlessons,

themostvaluablebyfar

So,takemyadviceinthisbooktoheart-applyiteveryday

You’llhaveafulfilledlife,guaranteed,withouttheprice

ofaPorschetopay

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