{"id":684,"date":"2009-11-09T09:17:01","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=684"},"modified":"2009-11-09T19:44:31","modified_gmt":"2009-11-10T02:44:31","slug":"take-control-of-your-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2009\/11\/09\/take-control-of-your-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Control of Your Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take control of your dreams and chart a course to reach them by Brian Tracy<\/a> in Success Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

Imagine arriving on the outskirts of a large city and being told to drive to a particular home or office there. But there are no road signs and you have no map. In fact, all you have is a very general description of the home or office, so finding it would be very much a matter of luck. Sadly, this is the way most people live their lives.<\/p>\n

Most people start life traveling aimlessly through an unmapped and uncharted world. This is the equivalent of starting off in life with no goals and plans. They simply figure things out as they go along. Often, 10 or 20 years of work will go past and they will still be broke, unhappy in their jobs, dissatisfied with their marriages and making little progress. And still, they will go home every night and watch television, wishing and hoping things will get better. But they seldom do. Not by themselves.<\/p>\n

Earl Nightingale wrote, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Happiness is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal or goal.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Goals fulfill the greatest need of human beings a sense of meaning and purpose in life. One of the great benefits of goal-setting is that you control the direction of change in your life. Setting goals, working toward them day by day, and ultimately achieving them is the key to happiness in life. \u00a0 Continued…<\/a><\/p>\n

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