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an excerpt from
Flight Plan:
The Real Secret of Success by Brian Tracy

Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers

CONTENTS

Introduction: The Real Secret of Success
1. Choose Your Destination

1
7

2. Review Your Flight Options

25

3. Write Your Flight Plan

35

4. Prepare for Your Journey

49

5. Take Off at Full Throttle

59

6. Plan for Turbulence

65

7. Make Continual Course Corrections

79

8. Accelerate Your Learning and Progress

93

9. Activate Your Superconscious Mind

107

10. Avoid Shortcuts and Other Mirages

117

11. Master Your Fears

125

12. Persist Until You Succeed

135

Conclusion: Success Is Not an Accident

145

Index

149

Learning Resources of Brian Tracy International

153

About the Author

157

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INTRODUCTION

The Real Secret of Success
A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step.
CONFUCIUS

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his is a wonderful time to be alive. It has never been more possible for more people to accomplish more of their goals in all of human history. And if anything, it is only going to get better in the months and years ahead. Your job is to fully participate in what economists are calling “the golden age” of mankind.
In our world, everyone wants to be happy, healthy, thin, and rich—preferably, as quickly and as easily as possible. Throughout history, in response to this almost universal demand for immediate gratification, countless people and organizations have offered enticing formulas, special techniques, esoteric strategies, and secrets for achieving success and happiness without effort.
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FLIGHT PLAN

Every year or two, someone comes along with a book like The Secret, suggesting that there is a quick and easy way to be happy and make a lot of money. According to
The Secret, all you have to do is to think and visualize positive thoughts and you will attract into your life all the good things you want. This idea

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