1. Create a CLEAR VISION of what you want to achieve. Immerse yourself in the vision. Make it vivid and detailed; involve all the senses. Limits begin when vision ends.

2. Identify and understand your MOTIVATIONS. Make sure that the creation of pleasure/enjoyment is one of the main motivators.

3. Commit to achieving your vision – WANT IT, you deserve it.

4. Set a realistic time frame for growing into/realisation of your vision.

5. Turn your vision into action through GOAL SETTING with specific time frames for each goal – specific, realistic, measurable, attainable steps that need to be taken to make your vision a realitygoals are a way of bringing the future into the present, so that you can take action now even if you don't feel quite ready.avoid distractions – follow your goals, not the crowd.

6. Do not allow the FEAR OF FAILURE to constrain your vision fear of failure keeps people from realising their dreams. often stems from perfectionism, desire to succeed and achieve excellence, accompanied by an ultra critical, demanding judgemental internal voice that keeps people static.fear of failure makes failure all-the-more likely (threatens, inhibits, overloads the mind and body with stress). recognise that procrastination is part of perfectionism – by not doing anything, you can’t fail.do you want to play it safe and be mediocre, or would you rather take a chance and be great? Be willing for adventure. It takes courage and maturity to achieve full potential.examine the fear of failure rationally. Fear is merely a mental, physical response to a perceived threat. ‘Failure’ is but feedback on how we’re doing. Re-frame the ‘threat’, control the physical responses (the mind controls the body – breathing and relaxation), harness all that energy and experience the sensations as excitement. Pressure is a challenge to rise to, not a threat of defeat. Before you can control your performance, be in control of your fear.

7. See yourself succeeding. Believe in yourself and trust in your abilities. If you think it’s impossible, then it will be. Know yourself – work at turning your weaknesses into strengths. Stretch yourself at every opportunity.

8. Take action. Become empowered. Achieve each goal. Take responsibility for your life and your actions. Become task conscious not self-conscious. Walk the talk. Confidence comes from knowing that you are prepared. Leave noting undone; no detail is too small. Plan for all eventualities. Mentally rehearse all scenarios. Learn from the past, prepare for the future, perform in the present.

9. Develop mental toughness. How we think affects our feelings. How we feel affects our performance. The mind can sabotage performance. You can’t always control what happens, but you can control how you react to it. Focus on the external task, not on the internal responses. Focus on what you do want to happen not on what you’re trying to avoid. Do not allow negative thoughts to distract you. Create a trigger word/phrase that blocks out all negative thoughts and relieves tension - a word that represents success and enjoyment in what you’re doing. Soften that critical inner voice; replace the critic with the positive coach; employ positive affirmations not side-line taunts or heckles.

10. Learn from all that occurs and make adjustments when necessary.