Raymond D. Yniquez Mrs. Ingle College 1 September 24, 2 1!

Double-Entry Journal Heath and Heath, Switch Page # "# What the text says $% &'%( s)ouldn*t +ust be big and ,ompelling- it s)ould )it you in t)e gut. Questions, reaction, clarifications /)is is true be,ause i0 you really 1ant to a,,omplis) any goal it ,an*t be blunt. You )a2e to ma3e it somet)ing t)at you really 1ant and are 1illing to 1or3 day and nig)t to1ards a,)ie2ing t)at goal. In order to a,,omplis) any goal bot) t)e Rider and 6lep)ant )a2e to agree. /)at*s 1)at t)is quote is saying. /)at a goal s)ould be somet)ing t)at t)e rider 1ants and t)at t)e elep)ant is 1illing to do 1)at t)e rider says be,ause t)e elep)ant sees t)at t)e +ourney is 1ort) going 0or1ard in.

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$Destination post,ards do double duty5 /)ey s)o1 t)e Rider 1)ere you*re )eaded, and t)ey s)o1 t)e 6lep)ant 1)y t)e +ourney is 1ort)1)ile.

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$%nd 1)en t)e 6lep)ant 1ants somet)ing badly, t)e Rider ,an be trusted to go along8 1)at ,)oi,e does )e )a2e9 8 and )e may a,tually begin to 0ormulate rationalizations to e:,use t)e brea,)..

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$=)en you*re at t)e beginning, don*t stress about t)e middle, be,ause t)e middle is going to loo3 di00erent on,e you get t)ere. >ust loo3 0or a strong beginning and a strong ending and get mo2ing..

/)is is so true. ;or e:ample Say I ma3e a goal t)at I 1ant to get all straig)t %*s t)is year. I )a2e to all my 1or3 to t)e best o0 my ability 0or ea,) and e2ery assignment. &ut i0 t)e elep)ant in me gets tired and 1ants to miss one assignment t)e rider 1ill go along 1it) it and ma3e up an a,,use li3e 1ell I did e2ery ot)er assignment and missing one 1on*t )urt. &ut t)en it be,omes a routine 0or t)e rider and 6lep)ant. =)en you set a goal don*t loo3 at t)e middle o0 t)e goal. >ust set 1)ere you 1ant to start and 1)ere you 1ant to 0inis). I0 you set middle and you don*t get it you 1ill be,ome disappointed and ne2er get to t)e end.