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partnered with self-belief, Cole was contacted by Jay-Z and was later signed
to his record label Roc Nation. Cole has now rapped with Jay-Z on several
tracks and produced them himself.
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Write down your goals
You are the author of your future. Write about
what you desire and live your story.
I once read that if you write down your goals they’re more likely to come
true. I was intrigued, so I decided to look into it. I began to unravel all these
wonderful statistics from studies and remarkable stories of people who wrote
down their goals on paper and ended up manifesting them years later.
A popular example is that of the professional American football quarterback
Colin Kaepernick. When he was in fourth grade, Kaepernick wrote himself a
letter in which he quite accurately predicted that he would become a
professional football player, what team he’d play for, and even his weight
and height.
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 Colin isn’t a psychic; he just knew what he wanted, and he was
specific about his vision for the future. His ideas eventually manifested into
his reality.
When you write down your goals, you turn your intentions into something
tangible. Define them in detail, and this will help you to stay focused so you
don’t lose your way.
I’ve had great fortune when it comes to writing down my goals. In the past
I’ve written very specific details about my goals and they’ve manifested
exactly how I wrote them. The way I write my goals is quite specific. I’m
sharing these details with you here so you can make use of them, too.
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Write down your goals with a pen or pencil
The act of writing down your goals on paper, rather than onscreen, creates
what I like to think is a magical impression on your mind. When you reread
these goals, in your own handwriting, this impression on the mind deepens,
giving greater force to your goals.
Be honest
Write them down exactly as you wish them. Don’t restrict yourself or write
them in a way that you think is ‘right’. If you have big goals, that’s fine.
Thinking big means you’re open to receiving big.