Setting and Completing a Goal

Born in El Monte, California, he suffered from a severe stutter "since [he] started talking", which led to an emotionally traumatic childhood. Even at the peak of his success in 1995, journalists reported that during interviews he "hardly finishes a sentence without repeating the phrase at least six or seven times". At age 12 he began to learn piano, and was introduced to the art of scat singing at 14 through records by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, amongst others. The piano provided him with a means of artistic expression to compensate for his speech difficulties. He remarked in a 1996 interview that "playing piano gave me a way to speak... I hid behind the piano because I was scared of talking."

He became a professional jazz pianist in the 1970s and '80s, playing many gigs in jazz clubs around Los Angeles. In 1986, he released the self-titled album John Larkin on the Transition label, copies of which are now extremely scarce. He claimed to have "hundreds of them lying around in [his] closet at home". Around this time alcoholism and drug addiction were also beginning to take a hold of his life. When fellow musician and friend Joe Farrell, who also had a drug problem, died in 1986, Larkin decided to beat his habits. He eventually did so, largely with the help of his new wife Judy, also a recovering alcoholic. "You have talent", she told him. "I'm going to make something out of you".

The idea is that even with tramedous hardship you can still accomplish everything you ever wanted!

No not Crazy so than the men in white coats take you away. I mean go all out to see it lie you already have it! Visualization of the end result of your goal being completed! When you wake up before and after your done doing some daily event and when you goto sleep think about what you want!

Now, lets say Tom wants that new MP3 Player. He has tons of songs and his computer cant hold them forver but this knew MP3 Player can. This MP3 Player cost $200 but he has only $50. Tom really wants the MP3 Player he thinks about it day and night tells people about it does whatever to get the word out saying "Thats what I want!" Heck he's gone out of his way to make a wallpaper on his computer just to imagine already having it! One month goes by after working like a dog he raised the other $150 and he buys it!

Here's what Tom did: He thought about it, Visualized and he worked for it! He deserved it and recieved it! Now he dumps the music on his MP3 Player and has no more issue with the computer. "Killed to birds with one stone!" Great Job Tom!

Once you have it, revel in it! Dont get cocky or overzealous because, than you invite the possiblity of becoming a jerk!

This ties in with the previous step. Like I said Tom Worked for it like a dog and deserved it and therefore recieved it!

When you work for something you want it comes to you sooner. Time flies when your having fun afterall. If you set a goal for yourself for something you want to accomplish you'll accomplish it! Do NOT let anyone tell you otherwise. Determination and Confidence is key to goal setting.

Becareful though dont let determination turn into stubborness and Confidence into cocky! When the Oppurtunity and Impulse is there act on it! When your a self-motivated individual than you already have succeeded in life!

Focus on the positive and you'll continue to bring more in. Write a list of things your thankful for! When you wake up and goto sleep give thanks and be gracious.

If you focus on the negative in life you'll attract it! If you say I want to get rid of (.Fill.In.). Your actually just attracting it. You spend so much time thinking about what you dont want that you'll one, forget what you do want and two, never get what you want.

Your outlook your attitude affect what you want! You want love but are filled with hate you'll some how spread hate. Want that car but are try to get out of debt and believe you'll always be in debt that cars gone already to someone else!

So whats a good attitude? I cannot answer that for you. What I can say is that whatever makes you truly happy is whats a good attitude for you. Like living in debt? Single No love life? Like being a showoff? Go ahead but does it really make you happy?

Im sure that by now you realized I wrote more "truly happy" than just "happy." Happiness is an absolute. Sex can make anyone feel happy but its short-term and temporary. Once you say why do I have sex? Once you go beyond just saying because, it makes me feel good! And really look at why than you can correct it and You can be TRULY HAPPY! Heres an Example:

Joe is 23 and is an attractive bachaelor. But he's lonely. Everynight Joe goes to the club picks up a girl and has some fun. He does it everynight for a year. Joe finally decides to ask himself "Why do I have sex everynight?" Now Joes smart and mature goes beyond the simple answer of "because, it makes me feel good!" and realizes because, he's lonely. Now with that knowledge and awareness he goes out and looks for a girlfriend who loves him for who he is! 2 Years latter they get married! Now that new girlfriend who is his wife makes him happy because, he's no longer alone and has a companion! Thats true happiness!