Breakthrough Year

E-Book
Obed Abbo

February 2020 - Version 2.1

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Introduction
Hi, my name is Obed and I feel privileged to share this free E-Book with you.

The Breakthrough Year E-Book is designed to help you find your passions,
maximize your potential and achieve your business dreams. On pages 5 and 6
you can learn more about the philosophy of the Breakthrough Year Process.
On page 7 you can find the exercises. And on page 16 you can find my articles.

Enjoy reading this book!

Onwards & upwards,

Obed Abbo
www.obedabbo.com

Introduction
Your imagination is your preview
of life’s coming attractions.
- Albert Einstein
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Contents
The Vision 5

About the Breakthrough Year Process 6

Breakthrough Year Questions 7

Professional Guidance 15
Articles 16

Contents
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The Vision
While coaching hundreds of people, I’ve realised that if we want to create a
dream business that is filled with passion, achievement, and reward, the most
effective solution is through self-improvement and personal growth.

I’ve also noticed that people who are in alignment with their passions and
dreams live in harmony with themselves, other people and nature. When I
reflect on myself, I feel great when I do activities that I am passionate about
such as surfing, making music, eating healthy, practicing yoga and supporting
charity organisations. In addition to that, I have noticed I experience a deep
sense of fulfilment when I help others to achieve their dream businesses.

In essence, my vision is to help create a better world. By providing my

Coaching Services, I notice that my clients are creating a positive ripple effect
as they inspire others to dream bigger as well.

After observing these positive effects and receiving great feedback from
clients, I have become highly motivated toward my own dream: I aim to help
1 million people achieve their dream businesses. This e-book is a part of this
dream and I feel very privileged to share this with you.

The Vision
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About the Breakthrough Year Process

Personally, I believe everybody knows deep within what they really want to do
in life and how they can manifest this. I also believe anything is possible if you
are clear about what you want and you have strong enough reasons and a real
action plan.

To gain clarity on these important topics, I focus on asking empowering

questions rather than ‘filling the cup’ with new insights and tools. My clients
THRIVE on this type of coaching and although it’s sometimes heavy and deep,
it’s also fun and very inspiring. In this E-Book, you can find a selection of
the empowering questions I use in my Online Breakthrough Year Program.

www.obedabbo.com/breakthrough

About the Breakthrough Year Process

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Breakthrough Year Questions

Introduction
The Breakthrough Year Questions will help you develop a crystal-clear vision
for your dream business, maximise your potential, and develop an effective
plan of action.

In case you get stuck I invite you to apply the Free Writing Technique. Free
Writing is a pre-writing technique in which you write continuously for a set
period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic. It produces
raw, often unusable material, but helps you overcome blocks of apathy and
selfcriticism.

Breakthrough Year Questions

 1 What is your intention for answering the Breakthrough Year Questions?

Knowing your intention for the questions helps you to gain focus. 8

2 Which aspects of your career do you feel grateful for?

To experience gratitude helps you to gain a positive mindset. And a positive mindset is productive
How can you increase your resourcefulness?
for finding your passions and developing your dream business.

3 Which of your achievements do you feel proud of?

Answering this question increases your self-confidence.

4 Which activities do you enjoy doing?

Participating in activities you love helps you to feel good. And feeling good helps you to experience
a sense of fulfillment in life.

5 Who inspires you? And why do these people inspire you?

Reflecting on people who inspire you helps you to find (more) passions and talents within yourself.

6 What are the top 3 best periods in your career? And what makes these
periods so special?

These two questions help you to identify the important moments in your career and this will serve
you to develop your dream business.

7 What are the 3 things you always wanted to do but never did?

This question helps unlock hidden desires.

8 What excites you in life?

By reflecting on activities that really excite you, you’ll get to the core of your passions.

Breakthrough Year Questions

 9 How can you increase your sense of fulfillment in your career?

From my experience, appreciation and contribution are important elements for a fulfilling life. 9
Therefore I invite you to look for ways to integrate these two elements even more in your career.

10 Describe projects you could do for fun.

By focusing on FUN projects you take away the pressure (e.g. feeling the pressure for
making your project profitable or feeling concerned about what other people think you
should do, etc.) and you simply focus on what you ENJOY doing. This helps you to get to
the essence of what you really want to do in life.

11 Just imagine, you have a 100% success guarantee that your dream
business will become a reality. What would be your dream business?

This question helps you to think freely of any obstacles and it stimulates you to get to the
core of what you really want to work in. And once you get clear about what you really want, it
becomes much easier to manifest this in your life.

12 What are the reasons for the business of your dreams?

Knowing your reasons helps you to stand stronger when you are facing obstacles.

13 What are your S.M.A.R.T. goals regarding your dreams in your personal and
professional life? Break down your goals for the next 3 years, 1 year and 1 month.

Goals are an important component to achieving success in any endeavor, including achieving
your dream. Goals serve as a guide to keep you on course when times get tough and prevent
you from becoming distracted by unimportant matters. Goals also provide benefits in areas
like planning, motivation and the attainment of rapid results. The S.M.A.R.T. method stands for
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound. And by aligning your goals with
the S.M.A.R.T. method, your goals become even more powerful.

Breakthrough Year Questions

It is the set of the sails, not the
direction of the wind that determines
which way we will go.

- Jim Rohn
14 What are your strengths?

To know your strengths helps you to boost your self-confidence, to achieve even more in
life, to feel happier and to become an inspiration for others.
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15 How can you master your strengths?

Mastering your strengths helps you to achieve your dream business faster and with more ease.

16 How can you turn your strengths into pillars for your strategies?

There is a difference between knowing your strengths and applying your strengths in life.
By consciously integrating the strengths you’ve mastered, you’ll become more confident and will
be enabled to achieve your dream business faster.

17 What are your areas of improvement?

Nobody is perfect. When you are aware of your areas of development, you can make a plan to both
improve and manage these areas within yourself.

18 How can you improve your areas of improvement?

Improving your areas of improvement will help you to become a better version of yourself.
As a result, you’ll no longer sabotage yourself regarding achieving your dreams.

19 How can you manage your areas of improvement?

Improving your areas of improvement can be a time-consuming process. In the meantime, I

encourage you to find ways to manage your areas of development, so you limit the negative
impact your areas of improvement cause your dream business.

Breakthrough Year Questions

Courage is not the absence of fear,
but the mastery of it.
- Mark Twain
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20 Do you experience obstacles regarding achieving your dream business?

If so, which obstacles do you experience?

Understanding your obstacles is essential to achieving your goals. There are three types of
obstacles that you will likely face along your journey towards your goals. These include personal
obstacles, environmental obstacles, and social obstacles. Personal obstacles are related to our
psychology, behaviors, and state-of-mind (e.g. fears). Social obstacles are related to people who
either do no cooperate with you, sabotage you, or are simply incompetent and unable to fulfill the
responsibilities assigned to them. And environmental obstacles are often unexpected conditions,
occurrences, and circumstances that you have very little control over.

21 How did these obstacles arise?

By becoming aware of how your obstacles came into existence, it becomes easier to get to
the root of the problem and find ways to overcome your obstacles.

22 How do these obstacles influence your life?

By knowing how the obstacles are influencing your business, you’ll gain more peace of mind
and you will become more capable to find solutions for your obstacles.

23 What happens if you ignore these obstacles?

By becoming aware of the consequences of the obstacles, you’ll likely become even more
motivated to overcome your obstacles.

24 How can you overcome your obstacles?

By finding ways to overcome your obstacles, you enable yourself to use these obstacles as an
opportunity to grow. As a result, you will move forward in a more positive and purposeful way.

Breakthrough Year Questions

25 Which resources (money, time, technology, etc.) could help you achieve your
dream business?

By identifying and maximizing the potential of your resources, you can achieve your dream 14
business faster and with more ease.

26 How can you increase your resourcefulness?

Resources (time, money, technology, etc.) are always limited. From my experience, some
people don’t fail to achieve their goals because of a lack of resources. I believe they fail to
achieve their goals because of a lack of resourcefulness. And I notice that when my clients are
creative enough, intelligent enough, funny enough, they will find a way. Therefore, I believe
resourcefulness is the ultimate resource. For this purpose, I invite you to study this topic and
explore resourceful ways to achieve your own goals in life.

27 Which strategy do you want to use to attain your goals?

Based on your answers to all the above questions, I invite you to develop a strategy for attaining
your goals. Based on your strategy you can outline a strong plan of action.

28 What 3 bold steps can you take to make this dream become reality?

This question helps you to undertake courageous action, so you can achieve your dream business.

29 What could be a strong plan of action?

A structured plan gives you peace of mind and helps you to stay ‘in the zone’.

30 How can you work on your dream business with more fun?

This question helps you to experience more joy in life. I believe a joyful life makes you not
only happier but also more productive.

31 What advice do you give to yourself?

In essence, I believe you know yourself best. Therefore, I invite you to take a moment to
look at your own business and give yourself advice.

Breakthrough Year Questions

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Professional Guidance
Is it challenging for you to answer (some of) the questions in this E-Book?
Please do not worry about it. I notice that many people find these questions
challenging. In case you are interested in professional support for finding
your passions, maximizing your potential and achieving your dream business,
please visit www.obedabbo.com.

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To your success,

Obed Abbo
Strategy Coach & Author
www.obedabbo.com

Professional Guidance
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Articles
5 Reasons to Start Your Dream Business Today
Is it hard for you to start your dream business? Are you scared to fail? I have
been in that place and have powerful insights to share on how to overcome
fear and start your dream business today.
https://obedabbo.com/article-5reasons/

How to Work Smarter for Maximum Positive Impact in the World

While coaching hundreds of people and participating in several professional
development courses, I have discovered many powerful strategies for improving
your discipline and maximizing your results so that you can achieve your dream
business faster. Discover 11 powerful strategies to make you unstoppable.
https://obedabbo.com/worksmarter/

How Helping Others is Related to Helping Yourself

Do you want to help create a better world, but do you experience fears and
self-doubt? Read my article and learn how you can succeed.
https://obedabbo.com/article-help-others/

Articles