The Pledge

An actionable guide for quickly improving one's wealth, personal development, and happiness Successful people don't sit around waiting for everything to be "e;100%"e; right or to be "e;absolutely sure"e; they will succeed. They don't need absolute assurance, because they realize life doesn't provide any. To get what they want out of life, they set specific goals and put together a formal plan to achieve those goals, one step at a time. Successful people know that the cost of failure is modest compared to that of inaction. Failure means they are smarter the next time. Inaction means there is no next time-there's only a lifetime of regret. In The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life, author Michael Masterson reveals how to become successful-and not just financially, but in every area of life. The book Offers simple tips to making immediate changes and to establishing long-term goals Details strategies on becoming more productive at the office and defeating depression Explains why simplifying goals into four major ones makes them much easier to achieve The Pledge teaches readers how to start and finish projects they have been dreaming about for years, boost confidence, strengthen skills, build wealth, and enjoy life.

An actionable guide for quickly improving one's wealth, personaldevelopment, and happinessSuccessful people don't sit around waiting for everything to be"100%" right or to be "absolutely sure" they will succeed. Theydon't need absolute assurance, because they realize life doesn'tprovide any. To get what they want out of life, they set specificgoals and put together a formal plan to achieve those goals, onestep at a time. Successful people know that the cost of failure ismodest compared to that of inaction. Failure means they are smarterthe next time. Inaction means there is no next time-there's only alifetime of regret. In The Pledge: Your Master Plan for anAbundant Life, author Michael Masterson reveals how to becomesuccessful-and not just financially, but in every area of life. Thebook* Offers simple tips to making immediate changes and toestablishing long-term goals* Details strategies on becoming more productive at the officeand defeating depression* Explains why simplifying goals into four major ones makes themmuch easier to achieveThe Pledge teaches readers how to start and finishprojects they have been dreaming about for years, boost confidencestrengthen skills, build wealth, and enjoy life.

Acknowledgments ixIntroduction: How to Live Your Abundant Life Starting Today 1Part One: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life 9Part Two: How to Turn Your Biggest Dreams Into Reality 17Part Three: Your Abundant Life, Day by Day 41Part Four: Creating a Richer, More Enjoyable Life 69Part Five: The Push You Need to Succeed 95Part Six: Skills of the Most Successful 123Part Seven: The Obstacles to Your Success--and How to Defeat Them 147Part Eight: Building Your Wealth 171Conclusion 195About the Author 205Index 207