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            <text>Once I reach my ideal weight, I will have significantly increased my self &lt;br&gt;confidence.  My physical appearance will be vastly improved  And, more &lt;br&gt;importantly, my strength, endurance, and overall health will increase &lt;br&gt;exponentially.  This will give me the energy and drive to pursue my other &lt;br&gt;goals with passion!</text>
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          <node TEXT="Workout 5 days per week">
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            <node TEXT="2 days strength"/>
            <node TEXT="Rest on Thu and Sun"/>
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          <node TEXT="Reduce body fat percentage to at least 11%"/>
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            <text>Getting back in peak physical shape will be a tremendous accomplishment.  Not &lt;br&gt;only will I feel great due to being in great physical health, but I'll also &lt;br&gt;have a defined physique.  Having my external image match my internal image is &lt;br&gt;critical.  I'm a health enthusiast who is passionate about staying in shape.</text>
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          <node POSITION="right" TEXT="Follow exact routine as I did in 2001"/>
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          <node TEXT="Positive role models I can model"/>
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            <text>Enhancing my leadership skills is going to help me in many areas.  Overall, my &lt;br&gt;main goal is to help people and leave a lasting impact.</text>
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          <node TEXT="Subscribe to top blogs"/>
          <node TEXT="Study Peter Drucker"/>
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          <node TEXT="Me"/>
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        <node TEXT="What">
          <node TEXT="Keep my tech skills sharp and improve my knowledge"/>
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        <node TEXT="When">
          <node TEXT="Now"/>
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        <node TEXT="Where">
          <node TEXT="Home"/>
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            <text>It's essential for me to sharpen my skills and read books that will help me &lt;br&gt;improve critical areas of my career.</text>
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        <node TEXT="Action Plan">
          <node TEXT="Read">
            <node TEXT="Book 1"/>
            <node TEXT="Book 2"/>
            <node TEXT="Book 3"/>
            <node TEXT="Book 4"/>
            <node TEXT="Book 5"/>
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          <node TEXT="Increase annual salary by 50%"/>
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          <node TEXT="Obtain executive level position"/>
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      <node POSITION="right" TEXT="Participate in community service">
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          <node TEXT="Volunteer and help others"/>
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          <node TEXT="Now"/>
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          <node TEXT="Shelter"/>
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            <text>My ultimate goal is to become a contributer/helper/teacher and impact as many &lt;br&gt;people as possible.</text>
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          <node TEXT="Begin volunteering for a few hours a month on the weekends"/>
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        <node TEXT="5 year"/>
        <node TEXT="lifetime"/>
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      <node POSITION="right" TEXT="Organize and streamline my finances">
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          <node TEXT="Me"/>
          <node TEXT="Significant Other"/>
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        <node TEXT="What">
          <node TEXT="Become more conscious of our spending and earning potential"/>
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          <node TEXT="By the end of Jan 2007"/>
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        <node TEXT="Where">
          <node TEXT="Home"/>
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            <text>We need to maximize the money we have coming in, reduce debt as much as &lt;br&gt;possible, and save as much money as possible in order to help satisfy our &lt;br&gt;future goals.  This is the foundation for making this happen.</text>
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          <node POSITION="right" TEXT="Get all financial info in Quicken"/>
          <node POSITION="right" TEXT="Balance checkbook once a month"/>
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            <node TEXT="Limit eating out"/>
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          <node TEXT="Immerse myself in education about finance and investing"/>
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        <node TEXT="When">
          <node TEXT="Now"/>
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        <node TEXT="Where">
          <node TEXT="Home"/>
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            <text>I need to proactively educate myself in areas of finance.  The primary goal is &lt;br&gt;to have a specific, actionable gameplan for reducing debt, increasing revenue, &lt;br&gt;and maximizing earning potential.</text>
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        <node TEXT="Action Plan">
          <node POSITION="right" TEXT="Find creative ways to increase revenue and reduce debt">
            <node TEXT="Increase revenue"/>
            <node TEXT="Reduce expenses">
              <node TEXT="Reduce eating out"/>
              <node TEXT="Cancel unneeded services"/>
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          <node POSITION="right" TEXT="Study Warren Buffet"/>
          <node POSITION="right" TEXT="Subscribe to finance blogs"/>
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        <node TEXT="3 year">
          <node TEXT="Own a large, beautiful home in an exclusive neighborhood"/>
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        <node TEXT="5 year">
          <node TEXT="Save money for continued education (masters degree)"/>
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        <node TEXT="10 year">
          <node TEXT="Buy second home"/>
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        <node TEXT="Devote time to playing music">
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            <node TEXT="Play sax"/>
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          <node TEXT="When">
            <node TEXT="Now"/>
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          <node TEXT="Where">
            <node TEXT="Home"/>
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              <text>Music has always been a passion of mine, and it's important to devote time to &lt;br&gt;creative and relaxing activities.</text>
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          <node TEXT="Action Plan">
            <node TEXT="Practice at least 2 hours per week"/>
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            <node TEXT="Significant Other"/>
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          <node TEXT="What">
            <node TEXT="Travel to Vegas"/>
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          <node TEXT="When">
            <node TEXT="June"/>
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          <node TEXT="Where">
            <node TEXT="Mandalay Bay"/>
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              <text>Las Vegas is one of our favorite destinations.  Going together will allow us to &lt;br&gt;share a great experience and also spend time with family so we can have a fun, &lt;br&gt;memorable experience.</text>
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          <node TEXT="Action Plan">
            <node TEXT="Request time off for work"/>
            <node TEXT="Save money for the trip each week"/>
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        <node TEXT="Trip to Bahamas with Friends">
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            <node TEXT="Me"/>
            <node TEXT="Friends"/>
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          <node TEXT="What">
            <node TEXT="Travel to Aruba"/>
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          <node TEXT="When">
            <node TEXT="August 2007"/>
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          <node TEXT="Where">
            <node TEXT="Aruba"/>
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          <node TEXT="Why">
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              <text>My friends I have been talking about taking a trip together for years.  Now is &lt;br&gt;the time to do it.  We've always wanted to travel to the Bahamas so this will &lt;br&gt;be a great opportunity to have fun and have create awesome memories.</text>
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          <node TEXT="Action Plan">
            <node TEXT="Request time off for work"/>
            <node TEXT="Save money for the trip each week"/>
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        <node TEXT="Wine Tour">
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            <node TEXT="Me"/>
            <node TEXT="Significant Other"/>
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          <node TEXT="What">
            <node TEXT="Travel to Santa Barbara"/>
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          <node TEXT="When">
            <node TEXT="October 2007"/>
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              <text>We've always wanted to go on a wine tasting trip.  Santa Barbara is &lt;br&gt;world-renowned for wine so this will be a great opportunity to have fun and &lt;br&gt;create lasting memories.</text>
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          <node TEXT="Action Plan">
            <node TEXT="Request time off for work"/>
            <node TEXT="Save money for the trip each week"/>
            <node TEXT="Research SideWays Wine Tour">
              <node TEXT="Same locations as in the SideWays movie"/>
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      <node TEXT="Long-term">
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            <node POSITION="left" TEXT="Travel to South America"/>
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          <node TEXT="Music">
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        <node TEXT="5 year">
          <node TEXT="Hobbies now become Career and Contribution">
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          <node TEXT="Take up Astronomy as a hobby"/>
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        <node TEXT="lifetime">
          <node TEXT="Travel to India"/>
          <node TEXT="Travel to Fiji"/>
          <node TEXT="Travel to Africa"/>
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          <node TEXT="Significant other"/>
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          <node POSITION="left" TEXT="Go out on dates more often"/>
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        <node TEXT="When">
          <node TEXT="Now"/>
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          <node TEXT="Home">
            <node TEXT="Watch favorite show's together"/>
            <node TEXT="Board games"/>
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            <node TEXT="Movies"/>
            <node TEXT="Restaurants"/>
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            <text>It's important for us to focus on our relationship and spend quality time &lt;br&gt;together.  We're both very busy with work and exra cirricular activies, and &lt;br&gt;it's good to spend more quality time together.</text>
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        <node TEXT="Action Plan">
          <node TEXT="Do common activities together"/>
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          <node TEXT="Me"/>
          <node TEXT="Family"/>
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        <node TEXT="What">
          <node TEXT="Make time to travel back home to visit family"/>
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        <node TEXT="When">
          <node TEXT="Summer"/>
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            <text>Family is very important, and it's great to be able to keep in touch as often &lt;br&gt;as possible.  Family reunions are a great way to share memories, keep in &lt;br&gt;contact, and let others know how important they are.</text>
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          <node TEXT="Request off work"/>
          <node TEXT="Coordinate time to visit with family"/>
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      <node POSITION="left" TEXT="Increase the number of books I read and audio courses I listen to">
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          <node TEXT="Me"/>
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        <node TEXT="What">
          <node TEXT="Dramatically increase my emphasis on reading, learning, and growing"/>
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        <node TEXT="When">
          <node TEXT="Now"/>
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        <node TEXT="Where">
          <node TEXT="Home"/>
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            <text>Learning is my greatest passion.  The more I can learn, the better.  As I &lt;br&gt;become more efficient in learning, I've better able to consolidate information &lt;br&gt;and become a better teacher.  Reading and learning helps open my perspective, &lt;br&gt;and allows me to grow as an individual.  I've grown significantly over the &lt;br&gt;last couple years and want to keep that trend going.</text>
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        <node TEXT="Action Plan">
          <node POSITION="left" TEXT="Read twice as many books in a year">
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          <node POSITION="left" TEXT="Complete 12 audio courses"/>
          <node TEXT="Cut down on how much TV I watch"/>
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          <node TEXT="Me"/>
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        <node TEXT="What">
          <node TEXT="Compete 3 personal development courses"/>
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          <node TEXT="Feb 2007"/>
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          <node TEXT="Home and in Car"/>
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            <text>Completing personal development courses helps me grow as an individual. It's &lt;br&gt;essentail to learn new techniques and listen to perspectives of others so I &lt;br&gt;can incororate the best advice into my own practice.</text>
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        <node TEXT="Action Plan">
          <node POSITION="left" TEXT="Anthony Robbins"/>
          <node POSITION="left" TEXT="Brian Tracy"/>
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      <node TEXT="Long-term">
        <node TEXT="3 year"/>
        <node TEXT="5 year"/>
        <node TEXT="lifetime"/>
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          <node TEXT="Me"/>
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        <node TEXT="What">
          <node TEXT="Attend Yoga classes"/>
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          <node TEXT="Mon and Sat classes"/>
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        <node TEXT="Where">
          <node TEXT="Gym"/>
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            <text>Yoga will help me in a number of areas.  The most import areas is in developing &lt;br&gt;my spirtiual practice and helping to enhance meditation techniques.  The &lt;br&gt;second area is physical fitness.  Continual yoga practice is going to help me &lt;br&gt;become physically fit and incredibly flexible.</text>
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        <node TEXT="Action Plan">
          <node TEXT="Begin taking classes immediately"/>
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      <node POSITION="left" TEXT="Learn more about meditation">
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          <node TEXT="Me"/>
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        <node TEXT="What">
          <node TEXT="Learn formal meditation techniques"/>
          <node TEXT="Practice different techniques"/>
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        <node TEXT="When">
          <node TEXT="Now"/>
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        <node TEXT="Where">
          <node TEXT="Home"/>
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        <node TEXT="Why">
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            <text>Learning more about meditation is going to dramatically accelerate my &lt;br&gt;spiritual, emotional, and mental growth.  According to Ken Wilber, dedicated &lt;br&gt;mediation for 1hr per day for 4 years will help dramatically accelerate growth.</text>
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          <node TEXT="Mediate for at least half an hour each day"/>
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      <node TEXT="Long-term">
        <node TEXT="3 year"/>
        <node TEXT="lifetime">
          <node POSITION="left" TEXT="Realize and achieve my life potential.  Teach and inspire others and leave a positive legacy."/>
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