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#1.  Describe wins simply; one word if possible.

#2.  Move from simplicity to clarity.

• Explain what you don’t want. Tap your frustrations for guidance. Everyone knows what they don’t want.
• Move from negatives to positives. “I want to stop losing my temper.” Controlling your temper is stopping something, a “don’t want.”
  Stopping or preventing helps but there’s more. A positive win could be asking two questions while maintaining low tones, for example.
• The win in this example could be, “Harness anger.”
• Define purpose. Why harness anger? What’s the real reason?

#3.  Make winning a series of clear destinations, not a onetime event.

A journey is a series of destinations,
not simply wandering around.

#4.  Win sooner than later, today is best. Win again tomorrow. Winners create a series of wins.

#5.  Describe two behaviors that create today’s win. Avoid behaviors you’d like