• Work less and earn even more income
• Decide to have a third or fourth child
• Repair and renew damaged family relationships
• Discover their passion and change careers
• Commit their life to Christ
• Recommit to a previously troubled marriage
• Leave the ministry and enter the business world
• Leave the business world and enter the ministry
• Find and marry the person of their dreams
• Lose 20, 30, even 40 pounds and keep the weight off
• Enjoy the vacation of a lifetime
• Run marathons and Ironman Triathlons
• Summit some of the highest peaks around the world
None of these achievements is an accident. Each of these personal breakthroughs is the result of one thing. Making a different choice based on the principles explained throughout this book. These choices are not made in the future. They are made right now, in the present moment. And, only you have the power to make the choices that will accumulate into the fruits of an exciting, successful, and satisfying life.
. . . What will you do?
Tomorrow changes today.
Get started now.
Appendix
Thought Triggers
General
1 | What do you want to do, have, or become?
2 | If you knew you couldn’t fail, what great cause would you pursue wholeheartedly?
3 | What is your God-sized dream?
4 | What is the most significant change you’d like to create in your life?
5 | Whom would you like to meet and have lunch with?
6 | How could you significantly increase your service and contribution to others?
7 | What’s on your “Before I Die” list?
Spiritual
1 | What are your spiritual disciplines now? What should they be?
2 | Would you like to read the Bible from cover to cover?
3 | Would you like to teach a Sunday school class?
4 | Are you living the life God gave you?
5 | Who’s holding you accountable in your spiritual walk?
6 | What’s standing between you and a closer relationship with God?
7 | What will have to happen for you to experience peace of mind?
Physical
1 | How could you become a better steward of your body?
2 | What foods produce the most energy for your other goals?
3 | How could you take better care of your brain?
4 | How many hours of physical, mental, and emotional energy do you want to have each day?
5 | How fit do you want to be at age 75?
6 | What are your favorite types of physical exercise?
7 | Would you like to have your workout room in your house?
Marital
1 | What is the goal of your marriage?
2 | What books or audio programs could increase your wisdom about relationships?
3 | How could you reduce or eliminate stress in your spouse’s life?
4 | What are the strengths of your marriage? Weaknesses?
5 | What romantic experience could you enjoy together in the next year?
6 | What is the most unconventional thing you could do to take your marriage to the next level?
7 | What are your most productive habits as a couple?
Parental
1 | What is the goal of your parenting?
2 | Who, besides you and your spouse, influences your children on a regular basis? Is this okay?
3 | What habits would you like to see ingrained in your children when they become adults?
4 | How could you build a stronger relationship with each of your kids?
5 | What qualities are essential for a successful family?
6 | What is your family culture like today? What should it be like?
7 | What do your children learn about God from you?
Financial
1 | Do you know what you need to know about managing your money?
2 | What would you like your net worth to be when you’re 50? 60? 70? 80?
3 | How much money do you need to enjoy your ideal lifestyle?
4 | How much money would you like to give away in your lifetime?
5 | What causes would you like to support financially?
6 | What fears, worries, or insecurities do you have about wealth?
7 | What are you teaching your kids about money?
Career
1 | What impact do you want to make on your profession, and how will you measure this?
2 | What do you need to learn in order to rise higher in your field?
3 | Who is mentoring you in your business career?
4 | What other types of professional opportunities would you like to explore?
5 | Would you like to start your own business?
6 | How could you create an income source from one of your hobbies?
7 | Are you more interested in security or opportunity?
Personal Development
1 | How much of your annual income do you budget for personal and professional development?
2 | What are the next twelve books you are planning to read?
3 | What courses or retreats are you currently registered for?
4 | How could you use time in the car to learn and stay inspired?
5 | What types of lessons would you like to take? (cooking, computer, flying, scuba diving, guitar, martial arts, dancing, hang gliding, etc.)
6 | What is the most recent positive habit that you have developed?
7 | Do you meet with a Mastermind group each week or month?
Just for Fun
1 | How could you have more fun with the important people in your life?
2 | What amenities would you like to be surrounded with at home?
3 | What updates would you like to see in your wardrobe?
4 | What new technology might simplify your life at home?
5 | What is your dream car?
6 | What home chore or task would you like to delegate?
7 | How would you spend a $50,000 bonus within twenty-four hours if you had to spend it on yourself?
Travel
1 | What are five sights you would like to see during your lifetime?
2 | What is your dream vacation with your spouse?
3 | What is the ideal vacation for your family?
4 | What cultures would you like to experience?
5 | How could you transform your next vacation into an unforgettable memory?
6 | What well-known hotels would you like to stay in?
7 | What modes of travel would you like to experience?
Relationships
1 | How strong is your relationship with God today?
2 | How intentional are you in choosing your friendships?
3 | With whom do you spend most of your free time?
4 | What are your strengths as a friend? How could develop them further?
5 | Which of your friends is the most positive influence on you?
6 | Describe your ideal mate. How do you need to change to attract your ideal mate?
7 | In light of your long-term goals, with whom should you invest more time?
Adventures25
1 | What would you do with an extra three weeks of vacation each year?
2 | How could you get out of your comfort zone and come alive?
3 | What mountains would you like to climb?
4 | Would you like to ride in a submarine or hot air balloon?
5 | What great sites would you like to photograph?
6 | What adventures could you share with your spouse? with your kids?
7 | What fears could you face and overcome in the next year?
About the Author
Tommy Newberry is the founder and head coach of The 1% Club, an organization dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and their families maximize their full potential. As
a pioneer in the life-coaching field since 1991, Tommy has equipped business leaders in more than thirty industries to work less, earn more, and enjoy greater satisfaction with the right accomplishments.
Tommy is the author of The 4:8 Principle, 366 Days of Wisdom & Inspiration, and numerous audio programs, including the best-selling series Success Is Not an Accident: Secrets of the Top 1%. Known for his blunt, highly practical, and no-nonsense coaching style, Tommy has earned the title of America’s Success Coach. His passion for developing the whole person is clearly evident throughout his live workshops, keynote presentations, books, and audio courses. Tommy’s annual Couples Planning Retreat takes world-class planning tools into the family realm, allowing husbands and wives to design a more balanced, simplified, and enriching life together.
An avid goal setter, Tommy has earned certification as an emergency medical technician and PADI rescue diver, as well as a black belt in the Korean martial art of Choi Kwang Do. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, Kristin, and their three boys. If you want to contact Tommy, please visit www.tommynewberry.com.
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Notes
1 For a glimpse of the exciting lifetime goals of legendary achiever John Goddard, visit www.1percentclub.com/goddard.
2 Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Prudence,” in Essays (1841).
3 Orel Hershiser with Jerry B. Jenkins, Out of the Blue (Brentwood, Tenn.: Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 1989), 65.
4 Orel Hershiser with Robert Wolgemuth, Between the Lines: Nine Principles to Live By (New York: Warner Books, 2001), 6.
5 Ibid., 57.
6 Ibid., 123.
7 David L. Chancey, “Why Do We Keep Daddy Around,” The Citizen, http://www.thecitizen.com/archive/main/archive-000618/fp-06.html, June 18, 2000.
8 Hershiser, Out of the Blue, 3.
9 James Allen, As a Man Thinketh (New York: Putnam, 1987), 13.
10 “Georgia Biographies: David Perno, Baseball Head Coach,” http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46824&SPID=3589&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=324031&Q_SEASON=2006, December 21, 2006.
11 David Perno, interview with author, January 30, 2003.
12 Ibid.
13 “Ron Polk—Head Baseball Coach,” http://www.mstateathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=15&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=5279&change_well_id=2, December 21, 2006.
14 Ibid.
15 Perno, interview with author.
16 Ibid.
17 Denis Waitley, Seeds of Greatness: The Ten Best-Kept Secrets of Total Success (New York: Pocket, 1983), 144.
18 William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4.
19 “About Scott Adams: Biography of Scott Adams 2,” Dilbert.com, http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/news_and_history/html/biography2.html, January 16, 2003.
20 Scott Adams, The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Stupidity in the Twenty-first Century (New York: HarperBusiness, 1997), 246.
21 Andrew Shalit, “A Kind Word,” Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work: 101 Stories of Courage, Compassion, and Creativity in the Workplace (Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, 1996), 58.
22 Adams, Dilbert Future, 249.
23 Henrietta Anne Klauser, “There’s a Very Simple Way to Achieve Your Goals . . . Just Write Them Out,” Bottom Line, June 1, 2000, 13.
24 To request a FREE set of sample positive affirmations, please visit www.1percentclub.com/selftalk
25 For a glimpse of the exciting lifetime goals of legendary achiever John Goddard, visit www.1percentclub.com/goddard.
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