Coming into the last third of the year, there’s still plenty of room to move — you can build on your successes or refocus and make up for any shortfall. Either way, you will have to assess where you are right now, decide what level you’d like to play at next, and build yourself into the kind of you who would make that kind of practice real. Then, your actions and behaviors will naturally flow in that direction, and you can select a plan of attack that is consistent with those results.

Use the mastermind principle, at seminar with members, in pods and with the coaches, both in private visits and in open consulting. It’s unlikely that you have such an unusual situation that no one has ever dealt with it, so why reinvent the wheel when you can hear how others have handled issues like yours? It just takes a little trust, a little courage and some confrontational tolerance. Use your resource builder to develop these qualities, if you need to.

This is also true when things are going great — you’d be amazed how high you can go when you keep raising your standards and going for it. Keep striving to outperform yourself, not only in numbers, but in passion, attitude, and love. It will make every day that much better.

Lastly, October 1 is coming up, so prepare to write your 2005 goals by then. It can take your subconscious mind 90 days to process your goals, and for your conscious mind to be satisfied that they are complete — don’t cheat yourself on this matter, take responsibility to get your goals done and you’ll be in position to move ahead.