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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt

As I gazed back and reflected on the past 365, I realized that 2009 has been perhaps my best and my worst year ever. It’s funny, because that’s what I thought about 2008, but my years seem to be getting better and better now that we are 3 days into 2K10.

And so I reflected on what made these past two years so bad yet great at the same time, and how I could leverage these successes for even further improvement. I’d like to share some things I’ve learned about the past two years, and how you might be able to use them to make this next year your greatest year yet.

1. One goal. This will sound crazy to many of you who have so many goals you’d like to accomplish. And trust me, I know how that feels. I started out 2008 with a whole bunch of goals, but I only accomplished about half of them. I didn’t realize how things would change for me during the year, and anyway, 9 goals is too many.

I’ve said this before, but it’s so important I’m going to repeat it: you’re at your most powerful if you focus on one thing at a time. If you have 10 goals, you’ll spread your focus thinly. But if you have one goal, you’ll be able to focus you energy and attention completely on that one goal. And that’s one of the secrets of success.

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