Are you set up for success in 2010?

What plans do you have for this year?

(Notice I did not ask, “what is your New Year resolution”. Resolutions usually do not last. Written goals and plans do.)

Champions have goals and plans, not resolutions.

Champions are always declaring (speaking) their goals.

You can tell a champion by the way he or she speaks.

You will hear a champion saying things like:

• Champion: Let’s make it happen.
  (A loser will say: “let’s see what happens”).
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• Champion: What do I need to do to make it work?
  (A loser will say: “well if it works out ..”)
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• Champion: I believe that success is for me. I KNOW that God wants me to succeed (In the Bible, John 10:10 tells me that Jesus came so that I could enjoy abundant life). So I always expect the very best!
  (A loser will say: “Let’s wait and see, perhaps something good will come of this”)
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Your words can change the atmosphere around you and your mood, and in this way they create your present.
Your words also predict your future.

Do you notice a pattern in the words spoken by a champion and those spoken by a loser in the above examples?

The words of a champion are ACTIVE and full of positive expectation.

The words of a loser are PASSIVE and have no real expectation at all. A loser’s attitude is “que sera sera”.

Do you want your life to be driven by the wind of circumstances and the wills of others? — or
Do you want to be the one who influences your life and circumstances?

Do you want to create a life that is destined for success? — or
Do you want your life to be full of uncertainty?

The difference is the words you speak. (And you will speak what you are listening to or hearing).

So here is the challenge to create a 2010 full of championships and triumphs!

• Make sure you are listening to the right words. (The Bible is full of the words of champions).
• Make sure you are reading the right words. (When you read, you repeat in your mind what your eyes see. So reading is also listening).
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• Take time every day to read inspirational books (a chapter of the Bible a day is a great start).
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• Take time every day to listen to motivational mp3s, cds or watch motivational videos or mp4s.

Here’s a great way to increase the size of your motivational library (and it’s free). Download these mp3s (audio) and mp4s (video) right now.

Listen to at least one today (they will play on any media player, or of course on your computer).

Here’s that link again. Download these right now, and get started right away with making sure that your 2010 will be a great year, as you immerse yourself in great motivational teaching.

Suggested reading: (Click on the following titles).
Champions are Born, Losers are Made

The Everyday Visionary: Focus Your Thoughts, Change Your Life

The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be