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A KEY: PUTTING YOUR LIFE OVER THE TOP
I don’t know how many motivational books I have read or videos I have watched. Very seldom do I see or hear anything revolutionary. But I am often reminded of things that needed to be brought to the forefront in my own head again.
Zig Zigler is known as one of the world’s great motivational speakers and I can relate to where he is coming from. I am sharing this material because it contains simple truths and a great reminder to all who are not 100% satisfied with where their lives are at right now.
For those who see the word “sobriety” and equate it to substance abuse only; pause for a moment. While I work with some who struggle with addiction and sobriety as commonly thought of, I work with several others who suffer a lack of sobriety in other areas of their lives and quite often it is emotional sobriety. Those awful ups and downs and the resultant emotions that occur because of them. Sobriety is lost when life gets significantly out of balance.
FROM ZIG ZIGLER’S “OVER THE TOP”
A Goals Program:  The Key to a Balanced Success[ful Sobriety]
“All men dream, but not equally. Those men who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind wake in the morning to find it was but vanity, but those men who dream by day - these are dangerous men, for they dream with open eyes to make their dreams come true.”    (T.E. Lawrence)
• Over the past thirty years, results have shown unequivocally that those who set goals perform better in a variety of tasks [like, working the 12 Steps??].
• It seems universally true that people who have direction in their lives [a Coach??] go farther and faster and get more done in all areas of their lives.
• Most people have only a vague idea of what they want, and very few people consistently act on vague ideas.
“No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunnelled. No life ever grows until it is focused, dedicated and disciplined.”
• Your goals determine [who and] what you are going to be.

Being Canadian, I am watching with great interest the Winter Olympics, and in particular the relationship between athlete and coach. As a team, they were involved in goal setting leading up to the event. While the coach offered insights and helped the athlete in recognizing strengths, planning and of course in the goal setting process, the athlete is solely responsible for buying in and executing. But together they formed the clear vision.
When the event is over, the team (athlete and coach) immediately reunite to review. If it is an event with a second heat or next game, together they look at results and reset goals.
If it works in this scenario, it is well worth considering as a way to put your life over the top!