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This 3-Question Self-Assessment Can Help You Reprioritize Your Life

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Many, for example, would emphasize faith within their personal development, and others would make service and giving prominent among their achievements. Our goals are more specific in our careers and finances than they are in our families and marriages. Set simple goals each week for your most important relationships.

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My Dream Job Didn’t Work Out—What Now?

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If you are hoping to start your own business, for example, you may need to work up the capital necessary and take a “day job” to make ends meet and avoid serious debt. Once you decide what you want, set some goals that will move you toward fulfilling that. For example, one column can list specific jobs you already have in mind.

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How to Teach Your Kids About Money

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Taking the stock example further, buy shares in a publicly held company as a family and have your kids track the investment. Encourage him to turn it into a goal.” This article was published in 2009 and has been updated. To learn about stocks , encourage your child to pick out companies they know like Disney or Apple.

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From NFL Superstar to Neurosurgeon: Dr. Myron Rolle Believes Small Steps Make for Big Gains

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The Tennessee Titans selected him in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft—but only after Rolle became a Rhodes Scholar, which allowed him to study medical anthropology at Oxford for the 2009-2010 academic year. You have to be coachable and ready to take constructive criticism without fighting back, faltering or losing sight of your goals.

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How Playing to Your Weaknesses Can Help You Level Up 

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It occurred to me recently that when we talk about success in life—about achieving the goals we set for ourselves—that the road to success is sometimes like a bungee run. When we enter the race, we muster all our strength to get us to the goal, but, inevitably, something snaps us back before we get there.

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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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As of 2009, Lester is cancer-free. “I Hogan’s example was cited several times by a 20-year-old American track sensation, Wilma Rudolph, who captured the title of “the fastest woman on earth” at the 1960 Olympics. For Rudolph, the goal was everything. This article was published in June 2009 and has been updated.

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Master Your Memory with Ron White

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Your goal might not be to enter a memory competition, but you might have a simpler goal to be able to remember names and faces, or what you read in a magazine or a book, or to give speeches without notes or memorize product knowledge.”. This article was published in May 2009 and has been updated.

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