Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Your Purpose and Meaning -- Searching for Your Purpose -- Identify What Makes You Happy -- Doing What You Love -- Ensuring the Continuation of Life -- Continuation of You and Your Legacy -- Helping Others to Continue Life -- Enhancing Life -- Putting Your Purpose in Action -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Success and Happiness -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Continuously Improving Yourself -- What Is Self-Improvement? -- Genetics and Self-Improvement -- Improving Yourself -- Like vs. Want-The Difference -- Three Stages of Self-Improvement -- Putting It All to Work -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Controlling Your Destiny -- Choosing Your Destiny -- Destiny Is Within Your Reach -- Myths About Destiny -- A Mathematical Equation -- Controlling Your Destiny -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Strategizing Your Career and Life -- Strategy in Detail -- Importance of Strategy and Strategic Planning -- How Do You Strategize? -- Strategic Planning Framework -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Being Proactive -- What Does It Mean to Be Proactive? -- Why Should You Be Proactive? -- Contingency Planning -- Analyzing Your Competition -- Influencing Change -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Overcoming Fear -- What Is Fear? -- Forms of Fear -- Courage and Success -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 Believe in Yourself -- The Need to Value Ourselves -- Feeling Adequate -- The Benefits of Valuing Yourself -- Confidence -- Overcoming Fear -- Self-Preservation and Fulfillment of Purpose -- Respect in Society -- Credibility -- How Do You Value Yourself? -- Know Your Achievements -- Be Realistic -- Strategize, Strategize, Strategize -- Overcome Your Fears -- Stand Up for What You Believe -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9 Being Passionate About Your Goals -- Why Should You Be Passionate? -- Developing a Passion for Goals -- Taking Ownership -- Being Disciplined -- Being Focused.

Being Committed -- Having Faith -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10 Identifying and Capitalizing on Opportunities -- Luck -- Opportunity -- Wanting a Specific Goal -- Defining Goals and Preparing for Them -- The Remaining 20 Percent -- Risk Taking -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11 Having a Positive Attitude -- Why Maintain a Positive Attitude? -- The Attitude Bridge -- The Cycle of Attitude -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12 Winning in the Long Run -- Material Success -- Losing a Battle to Win a War -- Persistence vs. Reevaluation -- Competition -- The Importance of Relationships -- Abundance -- Conclusion -- Chapter 13 The Importance of Networking -- Networking and Relationships -- Reputation and Networking -- Goal Assistance -- Opportunities -- How Do You Network? -- Maintaining Your Network -- Keeping Promises -- Overcoming Shyness -- Conclusion -- Chapter 14 Being Service-Oriented -- Listening -- Giving Feedback -- Everyone Is a Customer -- Managing Expectations -- Conclusion -- Chapter 15 Time Management -- Principles of Time Management -- Focus -- Prioritizing -- Managing Your Time -- Conclusion -- Chapter 16 Acknowledging Accomplishments -- Keeping Track of Accomplishments -- Knowing What Works for You -- Conclusion -- Chapter 17 Living Your Dreams and Making It Happen -- Conclusion -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.