Success Happens by Design

The following study was conducted at Yale University in 1953. In
that year, a batch of fresh graduates was surveyed, and in this
batch, only 3% had their goals written down.

Some of their goals included: ‘being a best-selling novelist,
starting a computer company and taking it public, running for
President etc…’

97% of the students had no clearly defined goals written down. Many
of them chose to adopt the ‘whatever will be, will be’ mindset,
possibly popularized by a hit ’50s musical titled ‘Que Sera Sera’
(Whatever will be, will be).

Twenty years later, a follow up study revealed that the 3% of
students who wrote down their goals earned a combined income three
times greater than the combined income of the 97% who had no goals
written down.

This surely shows the incredible power of goal setting.

I can tell you that if I did not sit down 14 years ago and design
my life the way that I wanted it to unfold, I certainly wouldn’t
have achieved what I have right now. I would be somewhere else,
probably doing something totally different.

Very often, if we don’t have a clear plan for our life, we will
fall into somebody else’s plan. For most people, it would be our
parents’ plan: ‘Be a doctor, a lawyer, an engineer in order to make
plenty of money’.

Though it may seem to be (in their view) for our own future good,
more often than not it is more of meeting their expectations and
sometimes their very own unrealized dreams.

Now, don’t we all want the freedom to do and be whatever we choose
to become?

When I was first featured in the newspapers as a 26-year old
millionaire who’s speaking fee commanded a thousand dollars per
hour, many of my friends asked me how I was able to command such a
high fee within two years of graduating from university.

At age 26, two years after graduation, I had written a best-selling
book, started and ran three companies, spoken to thousands of
people and made over a million dollars. Most of my peers were
either looking for their first job or working for other people for
about $2000 + a month.

The irony is that many of these peers and friends are probably just
as intelligent, talented and hardworking as I am. The only
difference between us was the fact that at age 15, I sat down and
scripted out a detailed life plan.

I wrote down exactly what I was going to achieve in the next 10
years of my life.

After scripting out my life plan, I took action and each action I
took enabled me to focus all my talents, my intelligence and
energies like a laser beam. I use the analogy of a laser beam
because I was so energized I felt I could cut through anything that
was in my way.

Achieving success rarely ever happens by chance. The roll of the
dice never made anyone happy or rich for a long time. It always
begins with a clearly defined outcome fueled by a passionate desire.

Adam Khoo
www.PavingTheWayToTheTop.com

Dreams unleashed,

Albert Lee
Pursue Your Dreams

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