Dan McDaniel - The Ultimate Guide to Success: How to Achieve Your Goals in 10 Steps or Less

The Ultimate Guide to Success

Howto Achieve Your Goals in 10 Steps or Less

DanMcDaniel

Copyright 2016 Dan McDaniel

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CONTENTS

| An Evening with Oprah

| A Different Approach

| VISION

| PURPOSE

| RELATIONSHIPS

| BELIEFS

| ACTION

| HABITS

| MOMENTUM

| PATIENCE

| FAILURE

| PERSISTENCE

| The Final Step

Preface: An Evening with Oprah

Imet her exactly one year agoon Saturday, October 18, 2014in downtown Houston,Texas. Escorted by her appointed concierge, I was directed to a secureconference room. After enduring a very thorough pat down (and receiving amenacing glare from her security guard), we were finally in the same vicinity. Ihad locked eyes with Oprah Winfrey. Approaching with a shimmering smile and agreeting of glee, I received a humongous hug from the humble humanitarian.Casually dressedavoiding the designer garments befitting of Hollywood royaltyshewas wearing black denim jeans with coordinating boots, a gray top, and a beigeleather jacket. Accessorizing with customized eyewear and O-shaped earrings,she sported her signature curls with extraordinary class and exceptional confidence.For she radiated with passion and gleamed with power. I could sense that sweetserenity was at the seat of her soul.

Fewerthan 24 hours earlier, she had given the opening keynote of her fall 2014 U.S.speaking tour Oprahs The Life You Want Weekend. Designed to help attendeesfind their calling and fulfill their greatest potential, this two-day eventinspired thousands of people from all across the world to blast past negativityand fearlessly step into the life that they were born to live. A magneticspeaker, Ms. Winfrey made all in attendance question their purpose. Why areyou here? asked Winfrey from the center stage of the jam-packed Toyota Center.She continued comically, Im here to help you figure out whyyoure here! As I listened closely, lingering on her every word, I couldnthelp but to be momentarily distracted by the A-list authors in attendance.

Justa few rows in front of mealso enjoying the luxury of VIP seatingwere multipleNew York Times bestselling authors and personal growth pioneers. Amongthese high-powered influencers were Houston native, research professor, andTEDx viral sensation Bren Brown; celebrated spiritual leader and hostof the critically acclaimed Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) series Iyanla: FixMy Life, Iyanla Vanzant; and the author of the self-reflectivememoir-turned-global phenomenon Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert.

Whileattending this glorious, potentially life-changing event, I was inspired towrite my own booknot yet another memoir of self-discovery but, instead, amanual for living. The Ultimate Guide to Successit would come to becalledwould be my offering to the world, the expression of my purpose, and themanifestation of my soul. It is my hope that this book will do for you whatOprahs event did for me: to see the possibilities of a new life and, byapplying the enclosed principles, to feel empowered to make your ownvision a remarkable reality. It is my goal with The Ultimate Guide toSuccess to help you get closer to the life you want.

Inher closing remarks, while explaining how quickly time passes, Oprah asked theaudience a question that wouldfor the next 12 monthsremain at the forefrontof my psyche. Oprah asked us the following question as we frantically tooknotes in our newly-received yearly planners: What will you have accomplishedone year from now? She continued, demonstrating with an on-screen time clock,how a year goes by in a flash. Oprah wanted us to get clear about our vision.She wanted us to be able to articulate our proposed life changes within oneyear as a result of what we had learned at the conference.

Well,the year did, indeed, go by in a flash. Six months into it, I was starting tofeel like a complete failure. By the 12-month period, however, I had recovered.I had completed my book. The compilation of my lifes learnings was now readyfor distribution. To return the favorand, hopefully, to get a similar resultIask you the same question: what will you have accomplished one yearfrom now? In 365 days, will you be significantly closer to the life youwant, or will you be hopelessly dreaming of a distant future where your lifechanges at its own accord? The choice is yours. Thankfully, thoughby readingthis bookI believe that you have made the right decision. Mark todays date onyour calendar. For this just might be the first day of your best yearever!

Dan McDaniel

Sunday, October 18, 2015

12:36 A.M.

If theres a book that you want to read, butit hasnt been written yet, then you must write it.

ToniMorrison

Thisassertion by novelist Toni Morrison perfectly explains why I decided to writethis book. Before attending the Oprah event, I had grown frustrated with my ownsearch for self-defined success. I was a professional writer at age 19writingbooks, editing manuscripts, and re-wording resumesmostly for clients who wouldactually pay me for my services. It was the beginning of a dreamtheseed of my ambition to become a world-renowned author. But I wasnt there yet.Young and ambitious, I began a nationwide search for the answer to thefollowing question: how can I go from where I am to where I want to be inthe fastest, most effective way possible?

Insearch for an answer to this question, I began reading books on the subject ofsuccess. I spent hours on Amazon.com and inside Barnes and Noble perusing theshelves for the manual to fulfillment, the new Bible of achievement, theultimate guide to successif you willbut to no avail.