Table of Contents

Kick Start Your Success: A Hero’s Tale xiii

Acknowledgments xv

Terms You Should Know xvii

Step One Gain Confidence by Stating Your Intentions 1

Life Is Full of Multiple Successes 5

So . . . What Do You Do? 6

Gain Personal Focus by Writing Your Intent Down 7

Two Types of Intent 9

Intent Is Powerful 13

EXERCISE: Define Your Internal and External Intentions 17

Draw a Heart around Your Intentions 20

Your New “28-Hour” Day 21

Gain Support of the World 23

Step Two Obtain Focus by Creating Your Instant Impact Message 27

Instant Impact Message: “Open, Says Me!” 31

The “Luck” of the Irish 32

Your Own Instant Impact Message 33

EXERCISE: Create Your Instant Impact Message 34

The Ultimate Production Job 40

Sharing My Love of Art and Life 40

Your Own Champion 42

Welcome to Focus and Self-Confidence 44

Step Three Find Your Voice by Using Your Success Script 47

Kick Start Law of Positive Words 51

Your Grumble Buddy: “Hello World, Where Have I Been?” 53

Speak Your Goal into Existence 57

EXERCISE: Craft Your Success Script 59

Your Success Script Has Unlimited Uses 73

Your Success Script as a “Real-World” Research Tool 75

Step Four Triumph by Becoming Inter“ask”ive 79

Become Inter“ask”ive with a Question of the Day 82

Continually Discover Information 84

Become Open to Suggestions 86

Do More Than the Expected! 87

Set Your Goal and Let It Blossom 90

Life on Your Terms 92

Engage Naysayers! 93

Contact—Learn—Achieve Success on Your Terms 96

Dream Like a Child, Decide As an Adult, and Go for It! 102

The Oh, So Dreaded Double No 104

Establish a Firm Foundation: Hold a Kick Start Success Launch Party 107

Energize Your Spirit: Form a Success Team 110

Fit Your Team into Your Life 113

Accept That You Are on the Right Path 116

Congratulations!!!! 118

Index 119

About the Author 122