Giant Steps: Small Changes to Make a Big Difference [Paperback]

WHAT GOOD IS INSPIRATION IF IT'S NOT BACKED UP BY ACTION?
Based on the finest tools, techniques, principles, and strategies offered inAwaken the Giant Within,best-selling author and peak performance consultant Anthony Robbins offers daily inspirations and small actions -- exercises -- that will compel you to take giant steps forward in the quality of your life.
From the simple power of decision-making to the more specific tools that can redefine the quality of your relationships, finances, health, and emotions, Robbins shows you how to get maximum results with a minimum investment of time.Chapter 1

DREAMS OF DESTINY

DECISIONS AND GOAL SETTING

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

CARL SANDBURG

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We all have dreams....We all want to believe deep down in our souls that we have a special gift, that we can make a difference, that we can touch others in a special way, and that we can make the world a better place.

What's one of your aspirations?Maybe it's a dream you've forgotten or have begun to relinquish. If that vision were alive today, what would your life be like?

Take a moment now just to dream and to think about what you really want for your life.

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It's not what we do once in a whilethat counts, but our consistent actions. And what is the father of all action? What ultimately determines who we become and where we go in life? The answer is ourdecisions.It's in these moments that our destiny is shaped. More than anything else, I believeour decisions -- not the conditions of our lives -- determine our destiny.

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Who would have thoughtthat the conviction of a quiet, unassuming man -- a lawyer by trade and a pacifist by principle -- would have the power to topple a vast empire? Yet Mahatma Gandhi's decision, his belief in nonviolence as a means to helping India's peolS&