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ENJOYING LIFE TODAY WHILE PLANNING FOR TOMORROW
By: Mike Gibson
TOPICS OF EXPLORATION
Preface
SECTION I: MAJOR NECESSITIES FOR HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL LIVING
Introduction
Chapter Subject
1 Hope, Faith & Spirituality
Building a strong foundation for living life today while planning for tomorrow
2 Good Physical Health
Taking care of your body so it will last you a lifetime
3 Good Mental Health
Keeping and cultivating good mental health.
4 Knowing and Understanding Yourself
The better you know and understand yourself the happier you will be
5 Accepting Yourself as you Are Today While Taking Full Responsibility for your Future
You can’t change the past but you can change your future
“I Like You”
“Letting Your Light Shine”
6 People to Love and To Be Loved By
Relationships make the world go round
7 Things to Occupy You’re Days
What you are doing for a living
8 Things To Look Forward to Having, Doing, Achieving or Places to go
“You’ve Got to Have Goals”
9 Money To Allow You To Live Comfortably
Income to support yourself and your family
10 Fundamental Steps to Achieve Financial Independence
Minimizing taxes
Retirement Plans
Buying a home
Monitoring and correcting your credit report
Managing and tracking your investments
10 Living Life in Balance
Letting life touch you
Section I Summary
“You Win - I Win”
“Driving For Success”
SECTION II: UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF – SUCCESS BEGINS WITH YOU
Introduction - Success Begins with You
Chapter Subject
11 Your Attitude Determines your Altitude
“The Magic Word”
Dynamics of a negative attitude
Dynamics of a positive attitude
Self Talk: Your thoughts speak louder than words
Positive: “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I know I can”
Negative: “If I woulda”, “I shoulda”, “if I coulda” and “If only”
Self-Esteem: Why you should like yourself - The winner within
Being open to see things differently
12 Our Basic Hierarchy of Needs
13 Understanding Your Strengths and Weaknesses
Assessing your strengths and weaknesses
Creating your “Good Stuff” list
Identifying your greatest strengths, weaknesses and areas to improve
Accepting myself as I am today
Taking responsibility for yourself and your life
14 Making decisions that effect your life
15 Learning From The Past
Remembering the good times - thanks for the memories
Learning from your past mistakes and misfortunes
Learning from others mistakes and successes
Forgive but don’t forget
Yesterday’s failures are today’s wisdom
Lessons learned from your parents
Lessons learned from others
Learning from your past
Excising the ghosts of the past
Tips for Learning from the Past
16 It’s OK to Fail
Introduction
Lessons learned from life
Lessons learned from a broken marriage
17 How will I be remembered?
Questions to ponder
18 Living Life with Purpose
Determining your life purpose
Creating “Your Personal Life Mission Statement”
Creating “Your Personal Principles For Living”
Section II Summary
Success PIE For a Winner
SECTION III: THE VISION TO SEE YOUR FUTURE
Introduction - The Vision to See Your Future
Chapter Subject
19 What Are Goals
What is a goal?
Goals should be
Increasing your changes of achieving your goals
Areas of your life where you should set goals
Living life in balance
20 Achieving Goals Results in Success
What is success?
Identifiers of Success
Childhood successes
“The Number One Killer of Achievement in America Today”
21 You’ve got to have enough reasons
22 How To Set and Achieve Personal and Professional Goals
Determining what you Desire
Creating “Your Personal Dream Sheet”
Sort your goals - by year
Prioritize your goals
My short-range, intermediate, and long range goals
How to focus on your goals and hit multiple targets at the same time
Planning as a team
