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Goals! (1989)

How to Get Everything You Want Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible

by Brian Tracy

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Goals! was the first book I ever read on productivity and probably the most readable and complete guide to goal-setting ever written - by sales legend and time-management master, Brian Tracy. (291 pages)

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1. One-Sentence Summary

2. Goals! Summary

3. Goals! Contents

4. Best Goals! Quotes

5. Read More: 5 Books Like Goals!

6. Wish There Was a Faster/Easier Way?

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Goals! Summary

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“Why do some people achieve all their goals while others simply dream of having a better life? Bestselling author Brian Tracy shows that the path from frustration to fulfillment has already been discovered. Hundreds of thousands — even millions — of men and women have started with nothing and achieved great success. Here Tracy presents the essential principles you need to know to make your dreams come true.

Tracy presents a simple, powerful, and effective system for setting and achieving goals — a method that has been used by more than one million people to achieve extraordinary things. In this revised and expanded edition he has added three new chapters addressing areas in which goals can be the most rewarding but also the toughest to set and keep: finances, family, and health.

Using the twenty-one strategies Tracy outlines, you’ll be able to accomplish any goals you set for yourself — no matter how big. You’ll discover how to determine your own strengths, what you truly value in life, and what you really want to accomplish in the years ahead. Tracy shows how to build your self-esteem and self-confidence, approach every problem or obstacle effectively, overcome difficulties, respond to challenges, and continue forward toward your goals, no matter what happens. Most importantly, you’ll learn a system for achievement that you will use for the rest of your life.”

Goals! Contents

Goals! has 21 main chapters…

Introduction: Success Is Goals

Get Started: Unlock Your Potential
Take Charge of Your Life
Clarify Your Values
Analyze Your Beliefs
Create Your Own Future
Determine Your True Goals
Decide Upon Your Major Definite Purpose
Start at the Beginning
Set and Achieve All Your Financial Goals
Become an Expert in Your Field
Improve Your Family Life and Relationships
Optimize Your Health and Wellness
Measure Your Progress
Remove the Roadblocks
Associate with the Right People
Make a Plan of Action
Manage Your Time Well
Review Your Goals Daily
Visualize Your Goals Continually
Activate Your Superconscious Mind
Persist Until You Succeed

Conclusion: Take Action Today

Best Goals! Quotes

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"A goal, however, is something distinctly different from a wish. It is clear, written, and specific. It can be quickly and easily described to another person. You can measure it, and you know when you have achieved it or not."

- Brian Tracy, Goals!

"You must have a major definite purpose for your life. You must have one goal that, if you accomplish it, can do more to help you improve your life than any other single goal."

- Brian Tracy, Goals!

"You become what you think about most of the time. Your outer world ultimately becomes a reflection of your inner world. Your outer world of experience mirrors back to you what you think about most of the time. Whatever you think about continuously emerges in your reality."

- Brian Tracy, Goals!

Best Goals! Quotes: You become what you think about most of the time. Your outer world ultimately becomes a reflection of your inner world. Your outer world of experience mirrors back to you what you think about most of the time. Whatever you think about continuously emerges in your reality.

"Write down your goals, make plans to achieve them, and work on your plans every single day."

- Brian Tracy, Goals!

"Your time and life are precious. The biggest waste of time and life is to spend years accomplishing something that you could have achieved in only a few months."

- Brian Tracy, Goals!

"The key to dealing with this concern about what other people are thinking is to realize that no one is really thinking about you at all. Most people are so preoccupied with themselves and the details of their own lives that they have little or no time to think very much about others. It has been said, “If you really knew how little others think about you, you would be insulted.""

- Brian Tracy, Goals!

"You have virtually unlimited potential to be, have, or do anything you really want in life if you simply want it badly enough and are willing to work long enough and hard enough to achieve it."

- Brian Tracy, Goals!

"One of the most important characteristics of leaders, and of the most successful people in every area of life, is that they know who they are, what they believe in, and what they stand for."

- Brian Tracy, Goals!

"Your goals must be congruent with your values, and your values must be congruent with your goals."

- Brian Tracy, Goals!

"What one great thing would you dare to dream if you knew you could not fail?"

- Brian Tracy, Goals!

Read More: 5 Books Like Goals!

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Books Like Goals!: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey (FREE Summary)

Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a perennial masterpiece on leading a happy, productive and purposeful existence and an unmissable stop for any pilgrim of personal improvement - by educator, author and speaker, Stephen Covey.

Published 1989 // 372 pages // Rated 4.1 over 623,800 reviews on Goodreads

2. First Things First - Stephen R. Covey (FREE Summary)

First Things First is an action-oriented time-management manual, filled with frameworks and exercises to help you do more of what matters and less of what doesn't - by the author of the #1 book on this list, Stephen Covey.

Published 1993 // 384 pages // Rated 4.1 over 40,400 reviews on Goodreads

Books Like Goals!: The Effective Executive

3. The Effective Executive - Peter F. Drucker (FREE Summary)

The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done

The Effective Executive is THE timeless classic on leadership and management; on getting the right things done - by the dean of business and management philosophy, Peter F. Drucker.

Published 1966 // 208 pages // Rated 4.1 over 32,700 reviews on Goodreads

4. The Slight Edge - Jeff Olson (FREE Summary)

Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success & Happiness

The Slight Edge is a short, punchy, practical guide to the why, what and how of using simple daily disciplines to achieve breakthrough success - by serial entrepreneur, speaker and author, Jeff Olson.

Published 2005 // 168 pages // Rated 4.3 over 21,900 reviews on Goodreads

5. The Compound Effect - Darren Hardy (FREE Summary)

Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success

The Compound Effect offers a concise, practical guide to mastering small choices that determine big outcomes which dictate the course of your life - by best selling author, publisher and motivational speaker, Darren Hardy.

Published 2010 // 162 pages // Rated 4.2 over 39,400 reviews on Goodreads

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