Step 1 - MAINTAIN POSITIVE EXPECTANCY
You must keep the vision of your desired, future achievement in the forefront of your mental focus. Keep your eye on the prize! Also, recognize that fear serves no purpose in your personal growth unless you are actually physically threatened. Achievement is 80% mental.
Step 2 - MANAGE YOUR DAILY CHOICES ACCORDING TO YOUR GOALS, NOT YOUR FEELINGS
Managing consistent, positive expectancy is difficult because you never feel the same, physically or emotionally every single day of the week. If you only work on your goals when you feel good, your actions will be too inconsistent to produce results.
Step 3 - AGGRESSIVELY MANAGE YOUR POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
Your associations with others will either promote your growth or deter it. The thinking habits of those with whom you associate affect your thinking. You must, therefore, foster relationships with people who inspire and influence your growth. If you are positive and goal-directed, you will attract those of similar thinking habits.
Step 4 - LIVE IN THE MOMENT!
Life comes to each of us one day at a time. You cannot live in the future any more than you can change the past. The past is gone and tomorrow does not exist. Many people never succeed in their life plans because they are always saying, "I will start tomorrow". The only part of living that really matters is right now....this moment.
Step 5 - BELIEVE
You must believe that you can achieve, for it is the spark that sustains you.
