Chapter 19
Create Your Victory Log
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"Think of yourself as on the threshold
of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life lies before
you. Achieve! Achieve!"
--Andrew Carnegie
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Today's Fast Session
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Even though you don't want to live in
the past, it can be an invaluable tool to you.
Throughout our lives, every single one
of us have had times where we did something great, or at least
really good... someone gave us an approving glance, a promotion, a
new client. Perhaps we dated someone hot! Wedding day, giving birth,
scoring a touchdown, winning a medal. You simply helped someone out
that needed it. These events made you feel good.
A very effective way to put yourself
into a great mood any time you want, especially at times where
exceptional performance is needed NOW is to create...Your victory
log.
A victory log is merely a sheet of
paper that you have nearby any time you need to be reminded of past
successes of ANY kind. By reminding yourself about your
successes, by pulling out that little sheet, you'll often be able to
go on and reach down and grab your greatest performance ever even
from the depths of despair. Often times, you just need to be able to
REMEMBER that you can do it, when your thinking is really cloudy.
If you get depressed, pull out your
Victory Log and you'll feel a whole lot better. I absolutely
guarantee it. Yes, this is simple. That's why it works.
Do you think that the doers - the real
winners in life - are that much different than you? Mostly,
with exceptional people, they just keep their victories just below
their consciousness, so that magical confidence is right there when
they need it.
So PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do this
exercise. Don't put it off. If now isn't good, do it later
today. It's easy. It's fun. And you'll feel great about
yourself when you're done.
And... you'll have it forever.
What a great gift to yourself.
Please take a few minutes and do
this!!!! This silly little sheet of paper can pull you out of
the deepest hole faster than anything you've ever seen.
Here's how. In the areas listed below
we want to create a big list of even the tiniest successes. I
often look at my list when I'm feeling not up to a task. Hey, no one
can be at their best all the time.
Write down just a few words to jog the
memory so that when you look at it, you'll know. Many people
type these out afterwards. Go back to as far as you can
remember. Even kindergarten is fair game.
Learning - tests, quizzes, semester
averages, awards, scholarships, I.Q., diploma. Include all
grades and college.
The opposite sex - dated a "hottie,"
got the glance in the mall, had a particularly romantic
night/week/month, had 'em all after you, summer camp, phone call,
poems, cards, got whistled at. Go back as far as you need to.
Sports (even backyard sports) -
touchdowns, hits, baskets, goals, blocks, double plays, great shots.
Include board games and cards, too.
Work - promotions, sales, raises, pats
on the back, contests, trips, saved money for the company, teamwork,
great days, winning, solving a problem, saving a life, got elected,
a finalist for the job, made the big sale, got the
listing.
Personal - convinced someone to a new
way of thinking, landscaping, painting, art, cleaning the house, new
clothes, great dinners, children in plays or sports, losing weight,
eliminating a bad habit, building/fixing something, tuning up the
car, new car day, new home, getting a
letter/notification, made dinner, helped a friend.
Social - kept your temper, you were
elegant, gave a great speech, the party was a success.
Health - cholesterol is down, stopped
smoking, lost weight, ran 100 yards/one mile/three miles, climbed
the mountain, changed your diet, walked by the chips in the store,
etc.
Do this for every area of your life.
I have one for kicking a 50 yard field goal. Don't you believe
I'll ever forget it. Not when NFL kickers have missed 30
yarders to lose games!! But even the small ones like walking
by the potato chips today. That's a victory and shouldn't be
discounted. Because you were strong just then, and deserve
recognition. No one else is likely to do it, so you MUST.
Don't think little things are not
important. They're everything -- everything.
Watch during sporting events, when a player
makes a mistake and the other team scores as a result.
Momentum shifts.
Why?
Because after mistakes they begin
focusing on what went wrong... instantly.
And the team that scored is focused on
their scoring. They're pumped up. Confidence rises.
You need that confidence, too, to do
your best every day and every minute.
So focus on what you've done right,
and you'll develop it.
How can you do this?
Your Victory Log... the fastest way in
the world to build your confidence and increase your skills.
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Today's Winning Beliefs
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-- I keep my Victory Log with me at
all times
-- When I look at my Victory Log I feel powerful
-- I have many victories to power my determination
-- My victories give me confidence
-- I have many little victories every day
-- I give myself pats on the back when I do something well
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