What’s your vision for your life?

Yesterday we talked about making and keeping commitments.
Today we’ll talk about creating a vision for your life.
A vision is more than a list of goals. But goals are where you start.
National championship coach Lou Holtz is a good example.
Early in his career, Lou made a list of more than 100 life goals.
At last count, Lou was closing in on the last dozen.
These include rafting the Snake River through Hell’s Canyon.
Jumping out of an airplane — with a parachute, of course.
Appearing on national TV. Winning a national championship.
Mine include reading the Great Books of the Western World.
Circling the globe. Speaking fluent Italian and Spanish.
Resuming our study of the organ. Writing two dozen more books.
Collecting local recipes we love from exotic places we visit.
Selling 20 million books. Raising $200 million for literacy.
Here’s my challenge to you: Start your list. Make it a long one.
Make it so long you cannot afford to die before at least age 150.
Tomorrow we’ll talk about how those goals lead to your vision.
Special note: Ruth King will interview me Friday at 10 a.m.
We’ll talk about my new "Terminate Your Profit Killers" book.
To watch the show, go to www.ProfitabilityChannel.com
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An underdog becomes a big dog

Myelita Melton thought she was headed for the big time in TV.
Then she lost two TV jobs, one after the other.
It wasn’t her fault. It was the economy.
Her no-count husband turned to drugs and crime.
She moved him out of their house. Changed the locks herself.
She filed for bankruptcy protection from his creditors.
Because she was bilingual, she had trouble finding a job.
Employers told her she was “over-qualified.”
Relax. Her story has a happy ending.
Using her language skills, Myelita started her own business.
She called it Speak Easy Communications.
She taught health care workers to speak Spanish.
She taught construction foremen to speak Spanish.
She taught professionals who needed it to speak Spanish.
She published Spanish language tutorials.
These books and CDs have turned Myelita’s life around.
They have made her a successful business owner.
What skills do you have that could turn your life around?
What skills might you acquire to make you successful?
For more about Myelita, go to www.speakeasyspanish.com
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