Visualize your success using clear, vivid images. Learning Spanish is not your Outcome. Having a conversation in Spanish with your cute Cuban neighbor is your Outcome.

Having a conversation in Spanish with your neighbor might be your Outcome, but visualizing the conversation won't make it happen. So, how do you achieve it? The same way you'd eat an elephant: one bite -- er, step -- at a time. Some examples,

• practice Spanish Lessons for 30 minutes ... every other day ... for 15 days.
• run 1 mile ... every day ... for 5 days.
• Clean my desk ... every week ... for 30 days.

Everyone needs other people to help keep them going, to encourage them when the road gets tough. Enter the email addresses of folks who can help you stay on track. You must ask at least one person to support you.

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You're going to work hard on your challenge. Why not reward yourself when you succeed? The prospect of reward -- even a small one -- can help see you through your challenge. Some examples include:

• Buy that album I've been wanting
• Go see the new James Bond movie
• Relax and do nothing for a couple of hours.

And if you need a little extra motivation to complete your challenge, you can "fine" yourself $10 if you don't make it to the finish line. Of course, it's self-enforced, but isn't honesty the best policy? (Your payment will help keep the lights on at ruzuku.)

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