12 Gold Boot -Essentials

The 12 Gold Boot-Essentials to grow your dreams to match the life you want are:

1. Being Inspired for an Education
In this first life-essential, we acquire the skills of living successfully through knowledge. Knowledge when properly applied equals power – it is fundamental. If you think education is too expensive, then try ignorance.

2. Defining Your Major Purpose in Life
Here, ask yourself “What on Earth am I here for?” We must learn the importance of finding and fulfilling your life's assignment. Your life purpose is directly linked to your true happiness.

3. Developing Self-Esteem
We must raise our level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence – every chance we get. Self-esteem is the single most important quality of highly successful people. All of what we know is not nearly as important as how we feel about ourselves.

4. Navigating Through Life's Changes
This life-essential reminds us to embrace change versus fighting it. The only thing in life that's permanent – is change.

5. Choosing a Positive Attitude
You are what you think about all day long. We have the power to choose whether today is going to be a good day or a lousy one. Your attitude is your most valuable possession.

6. Setting Goals & Achieving Them
Our dreams must have a strategic intent. Most of us don't have a problem achieving our goals; we just have a problem setting them. Dreams are never achieved without written goals set in ink.

7. Having Financial Discipline
Please know that money is not the root of all evil – the lack of money is. All dreams have to be financed in some way, shape, form or fashion. Its money that makes the world go ‘round. A dream without money to back it will never become a reality.

8. Becoming a Competent Leader
It is important to know the traits of a leader and why clarity of vision for your dream is key.

9. Influencing the World Around You
You must master the art of persuasion and come to understand you should see yourself as a major brand to be marketed to the world. No matter who you are, your talents are absolutely marketable. You are the first impression of your dreams; fulfilled or unfulfilled.

10. Creating Balance in Life
Find simple ways to enjoy your life while making a living – to live for your passion and not your pension. You must develop a style of living that creates balance and a sense of well being that supports who you are and where you are in every area of your life.

11. It Takes a Team to Fulfill a Dream
Is your life filled with diverse people who are committed to a common goal? No one rises above mediocrity that does not learn to use the minds of other people. Fulfilling your dreams is not a project for one person.

12. Great Readers Make Great Leaders
One should never be without a book. The valuable information contained within personal and professional development books may rest the unseen key, which when turned can be used to unleash the power within you so you can live your dreams.