"Mentally identify what you want to accomplish, " she says.

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Identify what you want.

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The key is to identify not what you want to be but who you want to be.

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The results of a thorough investigation of what you want will allow you to more accurately identify realistic timelines that will lead to success.

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The more sophisticated ones attempt to identify and exploit the dissonance between what you say you want and what you really appear to want, through the choices you make online.

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That understanding about self will identify what needs to be done: that is, if you want to reach for the top you need to be able to tolerate risk.

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Identify what you need personally to be happy and fulfilled, and understand how you want to be of service.

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