Creating Your Own Destiny

Put your own fate exactly where it belongs-in your hands

It is one of the great questions of life. Its a simple question, really, but it seems impossible for many to answer: Do we control our own destinies? 90 percent of people think and act as if their destiny is foreordained, while only about 10 percent believe in the capacity to change and act on it.

Creating Your Own Destiny explains and demonstrates to the majority how to dream, plan, and execute a better future-despite the challenges of the economy and life circumstances.

• Based on time-honored principles, theories, and case studies
• Provides a Success Road Map for all those people who are seeking to achieve success but who aren't satisfied with their careers.
• Written in an easy and accessible tone by Patrick Snow, who has been dubbed "the Dean of Destiny"

With the powerful and practical tools featured in this essential guide, you'll find yourself newly empowered and energized to achieve extraordinary results.

Foreword Brian Tracy xv

Introduction Breaking Free xvii

Section One DREAM 1

Chapter 1 Visualizing Your Dreams 3

Chapter 2 Setting Big Goals 17

Chapter 3 Putting Your Family Ahead of Work 30

Chapter 4 Building Real Wealth 51

Section Two PLAN 73

Chapter 5 Creating Your Game Plan 75

Chapter 6 Conquering Adversity, Temptation, and Addiction 87

Chapter 7 Overcoming Your Fears 100

Chapter 8 Remembering Those Who Molded You 112

Section Three EXECUTE 121

Chapter 9 Executing Your Plan Daily 123

Chapter 10 Growing Your Business on a Limited Budget 136

Chapter 11 Choosing Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Daily 162

Chapter 12 Making Permanent Changes in Your Life 175

Section Four SOAR 185

Chapter 13 Leading and Leveraging Your Network 187

Chapter 14 Developing Your Higher Calling 203

Chapter 15 Leaving Your Legacy 211

Chapter 16 Asking Yourself the Ultimate Destiny Questions 220

A Final Note Achieving Your Destiny 226

Destiny Secret 232

Notes 233

About the Author 239

About The Snow Group 240

Best-Seller Publishing Coaching 241

Book Patrick Snow 242

Index 243

PATRICK SNOW is a professional keynote speaker, international bestselling author, publishing coach, and Internet entrepreneur. He has studied the field of personal growth and development for more than twenty years, and as a result has been dubbed "The Dean of Destiny" by high achievers worldwide. In 2000, he launched his company, The Snow Group, with a mission to help others overcome their fears by turning their career distress into personal success. His self–published version of Creating Your Own Destiny has sold more than 150,000 copies and has been translated into numerous foreign languages. For more information, visit www.PatrickSnow.com.

CREATING YOUR OWN DESTINY

Why is it that we live in the most advanced, prosperous time in history, yet so many of us still feel trapped? Trapped by jobs, trapped by debts, trapped by mortgages—we feel trapped by obligations, "shoulds," and "musts." Yet just because we feel trapped doesn't mean we are. With all the noise and complexity of modern life, it's easy to forget that your destiny occurs by your choice, not by chance.

Now you can take back control of your life and future with Creating Your Own Destiny. Written by "The Dean of Destiny," Patrick Snow, this international bestseller gives you a simple, sixteen–step Success Road Map you can use to dream, plan, and execute to achieve amazing results in the face of economic and life challenges. Using Snow's accessible, practical plan, tens of thousands have gotten back on the life path they want and have realized extraordinary results.

With its proven approach, real–life examples, and useful tools and resources throughout, Creating Your Own Destiny will give you the key to:

• Visualize your desired future and make it your reality
• Attain all your dreams while keeping your family your top priority
• Create a winning game plan that fulfills your passions
• Build wealth through business ownership
• Find solutions for dealing with fear and failure
• Gain more time, money, freedom, health, love, and happiness
• Apply the ultimate destiny secret in life
• Ensure your freedom when you "create your own destiny"

How can we all get more out of life? Patrick Snow offers no–nonsense solutions to put aside your doubts and fears, realize your life's vision, and transform your passion into an opportunity or business that you own. Every method in this book has been tested by Snow himself in the course of pursuing the career and life of his dreams. So stop just letting your life happen and start creating your destiny, making the "more" you've always wanted become yours today.