“We usually overestimate what we think we can accomplish in one year, but we grossly underestimate what we can accomplish in a decade.” – Tony Robbins

This quote reveals a secret that evaded me for years.

Frustrated with his fledgling career, actor Jim Carrey wrote a check to himself for $10 million and post-dated it for Thanksgiving Day five years later. He placed the check in his wallet and looked it every day. Four years later, and just three days before his father died, Jim signed a milestone contract for that exact amount.

It’s complete!

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The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.     ~ Michelangelo
Ouch. That quote hit me square between the eyes the first time I read it.
Because that’s what we fear, right? Falling short?
But there’s a crazy [...]

Santa Claus uses them. David Letterman does too. And so must you.

If you want your brain to perform at its highest level, you’ve got to stop asking it to be your alarm clock, filing cabinet, and librarian.

So, you’re feeling pretty good, eh? You’ve cleared your email inbox and your desk, and you have a great list of all the projects that have your attention. Let me guess: you’re very relieved to finally have it down on paper, but now you’re also overwhelmed when you see it on paper. That’s ok. Keep [...]

Now that you’ve completed your Responsibility Map, your next goal is to drill down just a bit further to prepare a list of all of your Active Projects. (Some folks would call this a “brain dump.”)  This list should include everything you are working on or think you should be working on.  It will likely [...]

Now that you have a clearer idea of your purpose and ideal life, let’s switch back to thinking about reality for a while.  Don’t worry. We’ll be back to focusing on your dreams soon enough.
In this section, you’ll think through all of your different areas of responsibility. You can be as detailed or as high [...]

The first section of your Imagine More Plan is your Personal Vision Statement. This is where you outline who you are and what your purpose is.  Don’t worry about how formal and structured it sounds. It can and should be very simple and straightforward.  This process will help you take much of what you have [...]

In 1972, a young man in Austria outlined his Master Plan for one of his friends, noting that he had written it years earlier and was already implementing it.  The plan included these elements: go to America, become the greatest bodybuilder that ever lived, educate himself with the necessary skills for achieving his goals, learn [...]