The science of achievement is how to turn your dreams into reality. And while that’s not the subject of this book, that’s what I’ve spent most of my life teaching people through my books, events, and private coaching. But the second skill I would attest to is even more important, and that’s mastering the art of fulfillment

The first is asset allocation: What assets are you going to hold in your portfolio? And in which proportions are you going to hold them? The second is market timing. Are you going to try to bet on whether one asset class is going to perform better in the short run relative to the other asset classes you hold?

five of Tony’s questions: 1. What do I really want? (Vision.) 2. What is important about it? (Values.) 3. How will I get it? (Methods.) 4. What is preventing me from having it? (Obstacles.) 5. How will I know I am successful? (Measurements.)

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More important, the level of success you experience internally — the happiness, joy, ecstasy, love, or anything else you desire — is the direct result of how you communicate to yourself. How you feel is not the result of what is happening in your life — it is your interpretation of what is happening. Successful people’s lives have shown us over and over again that the quality of our lives is determined not by what happens to us, but rather by what we do about what happens.