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OPERATION GOAL FORMULA

Support Our Troops!

Help Our Troops to Accomplish Their Goals!

While we enjoy our freedom today, thousands of our young men and women are overseas serving our country. Many have left their families behind to fulfill their orders and to fight the war on terror. Regardless of your opinion of the war, there is no doubt that our troops need help! In addition to the hardships of being at war, the length of their deployments have been increasing, placing an even greater level of stress on our service members, their spouses, and their children. The divorce and suicide rates for our military members are too high.

In addition to their unique struggles, many veterans return home with significant physical and mental challenges. I have seen, first-hand, the challenges faced by our troops. As a keynote speaker at many pre-deployment events for our service members and their spouses, I have listened intensely as they described their difficulties to me. They struggle in ways that most people will never experience.

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Our military leaders understand the importance of keeping their troops focused on their personal goals, especially while they are deployed. However, staying focused on your goals is not that simple, especially when you are in a combat zone. After all, most of us stop moving toward our goals as soon as their is a slight ripple in the water. Imagine trying to stay on track with your goals as bullets whiz by!

As a former U.S. Marine, I speak to our troops and their families about the goal-setting strategies in my book, The GOAL Formula. But I can only reach so many of them at military-sponsored events. I am committed to reaching more of our service members. With your help, we can reach them all.

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In addition to speaking to our military, I speak with a lot of civilians who want to give back to our troops. Wearing yellow ribbons and waving the flag is a start, but very few people actually take action to “support” those who put their lives on the line – each day! Most Americans want to do something, but often do not know what to do to support out troops. Now, we can all take GREAT action to help support the men and women of our military!

I have launched OPERATION GOAL FORMULA to help our troops to accomplish their goals. Individuals, businesses, and organizations can buy copies of my book, The GOAL Formula, at a discount, and we will have them sent to our troops via care packages. As the holidays approach, help us to deliver a powerful tool to our troops!

Each book includes a message to the service member, from the person who bought the book. It also provides the service member with a way to write back! We have already started to ship books to our troops! Help our troops to stay focused on their goals. This week – take action!

Here’s how you can participate in OPERATION GOAL FORMULA:

1. Buy a Book for a Hero: Order copies of The GOAL Formula and we will send it to our troops via care packages: http://www.thinkgreat90.com/index.php/solutions/operation-goal-formula

2. Go to our Facebook page and give us a “Like”: http://www.facebook.com/Operation.Goal.Formula

3. Spread the word – tell as many people as you can!

If you are a business owner, become a sponsor of OPERATION GOAL FORMULA. Your company logo will be posted on our website and printed on our literature – E-mail us for more info. info@thinkgreat90.com - www.thinkgreat90.com

Thank you for making a difference in the lives of our heroes.

Think GREAT,

Erik Therwanger

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