Directions:You will hear a short-passage entitled "four steps to successful goal setting. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard. Successful people always have clear goals. Great musicians, great athletes, successful salespeople and 1 leaders know what they want in life, and they go after it. No one becomes successful by 2 . And yet, a lot of young people that I know just live their lives with no goals at all, or with only vague dreams, hopes and wishes. No 3 they have achieved so much less than they could! For those who have not yet experienced the joy of setting and achieving magnificent goals, here is a powerful set of principles that have worked for thousands of my 4 . They will work for you, too. I call them “Four Steps to Successful Goal-Setting”: Decide what you want. Choose the life you 5 ! You can’t have everything in life. But you can have anything you choose if you will focus, pay the price, and pursue it with all your heart. Make clear your values. Too often, people choose goals that are inconsistent with their priorities and daily 6 . Do you value health, or comfort? Is financial independence a priority, or 7 a wish? Make sure that your goals are consistent with your most important values. Write them down. Have the courage to put your intentions on paper and in your own words. Be 8 and describe your goals in detail. When you will achieve them? What will success look like? Write down the details and read your goals every day. Take action. To run a marathon, you must jog every day. A loving marriage or happy kids require your time, your attention and your love, every day. Your daily actions need not be profound or extraordinary, but they must be consistent and 9 . Success does not “just happen”. Just as an artist will make preliminary sketches and work out the 10 in his mind, so your success requires written goals, careful choices, clear commitments and daily persistence. You can do this. Make something great of your life!