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		<title>Setting Goals–The Anticipation Factor</title>
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My two little boys woke up in the morning to start their day and I greeted them with this statement, 
‘Guess what!’ 
As I said that, my boy’s three and half year old eyes lit up with an incredible look of anticipation on his face as he said: 
‘What!’
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://michaelbristol.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/boys_01.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-93        " style="margin: 0px -30px;" title="boys_01" src="http://michaelbristol.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/boys_01-300x235.jpg" alt="Joshua Bristol" width="217" height="157" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My two little boys woke up in the morning to start their day and I greeted them with this statement, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">‘Guess what!’ </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As I said that, my boy’s three and half year old eyes lit up with an incredible look of anticipation on his face as he said: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">‘What!’</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I proceeded to tell him we were going to the zoo today and told him of some of the things we would see! Oh you could feel the energy of excitement and anticipation in the air as he jumped around saying over and over, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">‘Oh, oh we’re going to the zoo!’ </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My son had anticipation of this not so ordinary day because we created it to be a not so ordinary day.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Do you anticipate each and every day? Do you wake up with <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘The Anticipation Factor?’</strong> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">‘Write down the vision and make it plain… set goals!’ </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You hear those crafted words at a conference and in a breakout session of a meeting you get pumped up as you write down your one, five and ten year goals &#8211; and then what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Once you’re out the door the paper you wrote your goals on remains in the conference binder only to be found when you have to move to a new house and pack up your things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You pull it off the dusty shelf and suddenly you realize that your goals and success are slipping away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So you throw the binder in the moving box only to be discovered again when you are cleaning and realize once again you are on the slippery slide downward and chalked up as another statistic of a person who is losing their dream.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You determine tomorrow based on what you plan today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You are the one who creates <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘The Anticipation Factor’</strong> for each day. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I once watched a movie, ‘The Power of One’. The main character was taught by his mentor to look for answers to his problems in nature. He had a problem and journeyed out into the African wilderness to find answers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>He came to a powerful waterfall and stated, ‘The power of a waterfall starts with one drop.’ He came to the conclusion that one person <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">could</em></strong> make a difference. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You may have dreams that seem enormous and powerful but they can be attained one day at a time. Set your future goals but create <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the anticipation factor</strong> for each day. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What I personally did yesterday to give me the anticipation factor for today was call a former client that I have helped take their mortgage and debt from 29 years down to 8 years using the <a href="http://www.futurevisionfinancial.com/money_merge_account.php">Money Merge Account</a>! When I first met with this client over a year ago they were stone faced across the table from me with medical bills and debt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>When I finished the presentation and showed them their results I literally watched the stress leave their faces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>When I left their home they were giving me hugs as if we were family. Now after one year they have paid off all of the medical bills and they are down to five years left on their mortgage that had 29 years left just one year ago! They are now telling all of their family and friends about how their lives have been changed by the <a href="http://www.futurevisionfinancial.com/money_merge_account.php">Money Merge Account</a>. This conversation last night and hearing the success of this client gave me ‘<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the anticipation factor’</strong> to start my day today and continue helping others just as I have helped them.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Will you wake up tomorrow with the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘Guess what’</strong> in your mind? If you do your dreams will become a reality.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Now it’s your turn. Comment on how you will create <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘The Anticipation Factor’</strong> for tomorrow and help other readers come up with ideas that will help them on their journey of dream realization.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.futurevisionfinancial.com" target="_blank">United First Financial </a></span></p>
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