Kindle Edition Download from Smashwords (eBook) Amazon Ambition's Blueprint Category:  Self-Help Publisher: Hart Publishing Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 53 Copyright: Jan 24, 2013 ISBN-13: 9781301491339 Price: $2.99 (eBook) The purpose of Ambition's Blueprint is to provide the methods and motivation for people to pursue their goals. Do you wish that you could accomplish your dreams? Do the things holding you back from pursuing your dreams seem insurmountable? Is the mere thought of beginning the process of working towards your goals overwhelming? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you. Ambition's Blueprint is a guide that will show you how embracing your dreams and formulating a plan to achieve them will help you to not only overcome all of the obstacles in your path but also to get started on your journey towards accomplishing your goals. Excerpt As we get into this book, I want everyone to ask themselves, “Do I have a dream?” There are only two answers to this question. If you seriously answered “no,” then this book is not for you, at least not yet. Instead I would recommend some time to do some soul-searching and self examination. This could be in the form of meditation, reading other books on the subject, practicing religion or talking with friends and loved ones. Good luck and I hope to see you in the future. If you did answer in the affirmative, congratulations on admitting to yourself that you do in fact have a dream. Stand up and say out loud in a confident tone, “I am a dreamer” or on the other hand don’t do that at all. Although self affirmation has been proven to be a very effective tool in accomplishing goals, we will save that for later. I do however, want you to take your notebook and your pen and write down your dream or dreams. There is no limit to how many dreams you may have or what size and scope they may be. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (the 24th president of Liberia) once said, “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” A word of caution however, on having multiple dreams and goals; sometimes they conflict and sometimes they can only be followed in a certain order. For example, if you wish to become the champion of the Boston Marathon where all contestants have tremendous endurance and slim to skinny builds it will be difficult to also win the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition in the same year. The requirements of following those dreams are in direct conflict with one another and attempting to pursue both at the same time will lead to nowhere. Simply stated, the only limits on your dreams are the ones you create. Moving on to the second question, “Are you pursuing your dream?” If you answered yes, that is an awesome achievement in itself. I would suggest reading this book anyway, paying extra attention to the planning section as well as the section on eliminating distraction. For all of you who answered no, let’s get out your notebook and begin writing down the various reasons you are not pursuing your dream. This list is going to become important in a few chapters, but for now we are going to assume that most of the reasons are going to be more like excuses and can be overcome. There is one caveat to this. If your reasons include matters of family or loved ones, such as raising and providing for a family or maybe taking care of a terminally ill friend, your responsibilities lie elsewhere. For realizing and accepting this, I also applaud you and want you to know the world needs more people like you. Maybe someday down the road your situation will change and it will be possible to achieve your goals, but for now continue being a noble soul and contribute to your fellow man. I want you to write down everything you can possibly think of that you believe would stand in the way of your pursuit. Leave no stone unturned in the creation of your list. Take into account everything, your financial situation, your relationship status, health, location and climate. Write down your fears and insecurities. The objective of creating this list is to complete a comprehensive self introspection and to uncover very early on any potential roadblocks to realizing your dreams. Take as much time as you need and feel free to go back and add things to the list as they pop into your head. Once you have all your current issues documented read on.

Simple and Effective
A simple yet empowering "blueprint" on how to start, succeed and accomplish your goals with out all the smoke and mirrors of similar success work. Brian Hart has put together a short and empowering book that makes you think of the decisions you've made, and the life you are living. Truly wonderful.

Required Reading
Well-written, concise, and full of practical information, this book may just be the push that anyone needs to begin working towards a goal. Without overwhelming the reader with pages of minutiae, AMBITIONS'S BLUEPRINT presents a simple and easy-to-follow plan of action. A personal storyline is included that doesn't hold back on the reality of the hard work and dedication needed to follow and achieve one's dreams. I cannot recommend this book more highly to all dreamers of the world. More importantly, however, I feel this book should be required reading for all non-dreamers.

Set your goals
This book is an excellent resource for goal setting but I got so much more out of this book. I have read many motivational books. Along the way I have achieved goals I thought were impossible. Yet, still I dream. I loved this book. It is a straight forward blueprint for goals. I loved that the author acknowledged individuals that put aside their dreams to care for others. The author also reminds us we may have to take different routes to our goals, there is the possibility of not reaching them 100% and that is okay and the easy step by step process to success is a lot of work. I found the concept of bench marking your success and re-evaluating your goals as very realistic. Just what I needed to read at a time when I was ready to return to an old goal I had put on hold for another goal I achieved. The author also shows you how goals may cross other parts of your life including financial and relationships. Again, this book is not a pep talk it is good solid information and filled with honest words not a bunch of hype. If only we all followed our dreams and were true to ourselves what a world we could all create. Highly recommend.