Michael Masterson 
AARP The Pledge 
Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life

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Successful people don’t sit around waiting for everything to be
‘100%’ right or to be ‘absolutely sure’ 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.

Table of Content

Acknowledgments ix

INTRODUCTION: How to Live Your Abundant Life Starting Today
1

PART ONE: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life 9

PART TWO: How to Turn Your Biggest Dreams Into Reality 17

PART THREE: Your Abundant Life, Day by Day 41

PART FOUR: Creating a Richer, More Enjoyable Life 69

PART FIVE: The Push You Need to Succeed 95

PART SIX: Skills of the Most Successful 123

PART SEVEN: The Obstacles to Your Success–and How to
Defeat Them 147

PART EIGHT: Building Your Wealth 171

Conclusion 195

About the Author 205

Index 207

About the author

MICHAEL MASTERSON has been making money for himself and others for almost four decades. At one time or another, he’s owned and run companies that were public/private, onshore/overseas, local/international, service-/product-oriented, retail/wholesale/direct mail, and even profit/not-for-profit. Masterson is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Automatic Wealth: The Six Steps to Financial Independence; Power and Persuasion: How to Command Success in Business and Your Personal Life; and Confessions of a Self-Made Millionaire.