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an excerpt from
Flight Plan:
The Real Secret of Success by Brian Tracy
Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers
CONTENTS
Introduction: The Real Secret of Success
1. Choose Your Destination
1
7
2. Review Your Flight Options
25
3. Write Your Flight Plan
35
4. Prepare for Your Journey
49
5. Take Off at Full Throttle
59
6. Plan for Turbulence
65
7. Make Continual Course Corrections
79
8. Accelerate Your Learning and Progress
93
9. Activate Your Superconscious Mind
107
10. Avoid Shortcuts and Other Mirages
117
11. Master Your Fears
125
12. Persist Until You Succeed
135
Conclusion: Success Is Not an Accident
145
Index
149
Learning Resources of Brian Tracy International
153
About the Author
157
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INTRODUCTION
The Real Secret of Success
A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step.
CONFUCIUS
T
his is a wonderful time to be alive. It has never been more possible for more people to accomplish more of their goals in all of human history. And if anything, it is only going to get better in the months and years ahead. Your job is to fully participate in what economists are calling “the golden age” of mankind.
In our world, everyone wants to be happy, healthy, thin, and rich—preferably, as quickly and as easily as possible. Throughout history, in response to this almost universal demand for immediate gratification, countless people and organizations have offered enticing formulas, special techniques, esoteric strategies, and secrets for achieving success and happiness without effort.
1
2
FLIGHT PLAN
Every year or two, someone comes along with a book like The Secret, suggesting that there is a quick and easy way to be happy and make a lot of money. According to
The Secret, all you have to do is to think and visualize positive thoughts and you will attract into your life all the good things you want. This idea
Flight Plan:
The Real Secret of Success by Brian Tracy
Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers
CONTENTS
Introduction: The Real Secret of Success
1. Choose Your Destination
1
7
2. Review Your Flight Options
25
3. Write Your Flight Plan
35
4. Prepare for Your Journey
49
5. Take Off at Full Throttle
59
6. Plan for Turbulence
65
7. Make Continual Course Corrections
79
8. Accelerate Your Learning and Progress
93
9. Activate Your Superconscious Mind
107
10. Avoid Shortcuts and Other Mirages
117
11. Master Your Fears
125
12. Persist Until You Succeed
135
Conclusion: Success Is Not an Accident
145
Index
149
Learning Resources of Brian Tracy International
153
About the Author
157
vii
u
INTRODUCTION
The Real Secret of Success
A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step.
CONFUCIUS
T
his is a wonderful time to be alive. It has never been more possible for more people to accomplish more of their goals in all of human history. And if anything, it is only going to get better in the months and years ahead. Your job is to fully participate in what economists are calling “the golden age” of mankind.
In our world, everyone wants to be happy, healthy, thin, and rich—preferably, as quickly and as easily as possible. Throughout history, in response to this almost universal demand for immediate gratification, countless people and organizations have offered enticing formulas, special techniques, esoteric strategies, and secrets for achieving success and happiness without effort.
1
2
FLIGHT PLAN
Every year or two, someone comes along with a book like The Secret, suggesting that there is a quick and easy way to be happy and make a lot of money. According to
The Secret, all you have to do is to think and visualize positive thoughts and you will attract into your life all the good things you want. This idea