The Magic Lamp: Goal Setting for People Who Hate Setting Goals
Keith Ellis
Language: English
Pages: 256
ISBN: 060980166X
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Do you have trouble setting goals? Would you like to have greater focus, stronger follow-through, and achieve dramatically better results? Would you like to learn how to get anything you want from life--more money, a new home, a promotion, better relationships, a greater sense of fulfillment, or anything else you can imagine?
If so, then read The Magic Lamp. This remarkable book describes a simple yet unforgettable process for how to obtain whatever you want from both your personal life and your career.
What's the Secret?
The Magic Lamp is the first goal-setting guide for people who hate setting goals. Goals can take you anywhere you want to go, but they rarely give you the inspiration you need to get there. Wishes are different. They have emotional impact. They give you the freedom to dream and the power to make your dreams come true.
The Magic Lamp transforms the process of setting goals from a dull routine into an exciting adventure because it's the first book to combine the methods of goal setting with the magic of making your wishes come true.
act of dialing that first call transformed me from a body at rest to a body in motion. Once I was a body in motion, it felt only natural to make a second call, then a third. Before I knew it, I was on top of my phone calls instead of having my phone calls on top of me. I cured more than my phone problem. My whole day became more productive. From the moment I arrived at work, I became a body in motion and tended to stay in motion. As you can imagine, a body in motion gets a lot more work done
each morning with a reason to get out of bed. Your days are filled with meaning because you fill them with meaningful work. You are able to take advantage of your talents, your time, and your opportunities because you have a purpose. Without this purpose the astonishing power you have to grant your own wishes sits idle, double-parked, the motor running with no one behind the wheel. But with this purpose, you shift smoothly through the gears, traveling at speeds far beyond your comprehension. So
accomplish what you cannot do alone. If we really want to cure the affliction called instant gratification, all we need do is develop patience. But how? We can start by realizing that patience is not just a virtue, it's a skill. Moreover, it's a learnable skill, a skill that can be mastered by anyone. And patience is one of life's most enjoyable skills because it allows you to relax, to regain your self-control, to restore a sense of well-being and balance—even in the midst of chaos. Patience
allows you to rise above the turmoil and confusion of a hectic life and understand that there are forces at work far beyond what you alone can master. If you're willing to wait for these forces—in other words, if you're patient—they can be made to work for you, instead of against you. But how do you learn patience? The same way you learned every other skill you now possess: through practice. Specifically, you practice waiting. The next time you have to wait for something, think of it as
the time to read this book, boy, do you need it. Mackenzie, R. Alec. Time for Success: A Goal-setter's Strategy, New York: McGraw-Hill. Mackenzie, one of the most respected experts in the field of time management, presents a solid strategy for how to put your time to the most effective use. Writing Kilpatrick, James J. The Writer's Art. Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel. Kilpatrick's book is a joy to read. His writing is a stroll through a garden of fresh metaphor. With examples, and