What Is Determination?

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What Is Determination?

• Determination is purposing to accomplish right
  goals at the right time, regardless of the
  opposition.

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What Is Determination?

• Your determination is as strong as the challenges
  you overcome.

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Get It Done

• Know your destination, make preparations, and
  overcome obstacles.

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Determination. The will to endure to the end, to
get knocked down seventy times and get up off the
floor saying, Here comes seventy-one!

Richard DeVos
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Set Goals
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• Know what will matter most.

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Set Goals
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• Evaluate your long-term goals in light of what
  you most value.
• Prioritize goals, and count the cost.
• Make a list of daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly
  objectives.

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Get Moving
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• Take the next step in the right direction.

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Get Moving
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• Know what you need to do today.
• Communicate with others.
• Do your research, and get good advice.

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Deal With Distractions
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• Refocus on your most important responsibilities.

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Deal With Distractions
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• Organize your work area so that you can do the
  task at hand.
• Be realistic about the time and energy a project
  will demand.
• Allow time to address unexpected needs.

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Face Challenges
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• Overcome obstacles instead of trying to ignore
  them.

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Face Challenges
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• Break down the obstacle.
• Apply what you have learned from experience.
• Look for the strengths and weaknesses of your
  plan.

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Change Tactics
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• Find a way to accomplish worthwhile goals.

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Change Tactics
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• Refocus on your original purpose.
• Get feedback from those with wisdom and
  experience.
• Look for creative ways to reach the goal
• Keep trying.

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1. Name some of your goals. How much will they
   matter in twenty or thirty years?
2. What projects have you recently finished? What
   helped you get started in the right direction?
3. What distracts you from your work? How can you
   overcome these distractions?
4. Describe an obstacle you or someone else has
   overcome. How did you or the other person face
   the challenge?
5. When did you adapt your methods, and how did you
   develop an alternative?

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