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in my mind which fits all the conditions. You know, you have

a set (one ball), disjoint (two balls). Then the balls turn colors,
grow hairs, or whatever, in my head as they put more condi-
tions on. Finally they state the theorem, which is some dumb
thing about the ball which isn’t true for my hairy green ball
thing, so I say “False!” . . . I guessed right most of the time.

Michelangelo, Amelia Earhart, Mozart, Albert Einstein, Geor-
gia O’Keeffe, Muhammad Ali, Mia Hamm, Ansel Adams, Michael
Jordan, and Bruce Lee (I think there’s someone in there for every-
one), and so many more respected names, all share a common link.
They all used or use the process of animation to unleash their cre-
ative genius, to reach their goals, and to achieve amazing results.
Undeniably, injecting life into our thoughts and goals is cor-
related with genius. And who of us couldn’t use a dash or two of
genius when it comes to our HARD Goals? Never again will you
stare blankly at a computer screen that says, “The Company will
double market share in a year” or a sticky note on your bathroom
mirror that says, “I will lose 30 pounds in six months.” Your goals,
once properly animated, will vividly play before your eyes as did
Feynman’s mental cartoons or Moore’s three-dimensional minia-
ture sculptures or Tesla’s synesthetic visions. And, just like these
great creative minds, through animating your goals, you will get
the burst of drive you need to take your HARD Goals from vision
to reality.

SUMMARY

The biggest impediment to any goal is lack of visual stimulation.
We’re human, and so we’re visual, and our brains remember