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　　Twenty two years ago, Kathy Kreiner stood on the Olympic podium listening to Canada's national anthem being played in her honour. The gold medal had just been placed around her neck, and as the Canadian flag rose against the backdrop of the mountains near Innsbruck, Austria, a swell of emotion and pride passed through the hearts of Canadians everywhere.

　　A Dream Come True

　　Kathy had just skied the race of her life to snatch the victory in the Giant Slalom away from the highly-favoured German skier, Rosi Mittermaier. The teenager from Timmins, Ontario was declared the new Olympic Champion and Canadians immediately adopted her as their sweetheart and national hero. Kathy's heart was filled with elation, but it was only as the days passed that the significance of her victory finally began to sink in -- her childhood dream had come true. She had struck Olympic gold at the age of 18.

　　 Two decades later, Kathy Kreiner-Phillips is a practicing sport psychologist who acts as a mental trainer to world-class athletes and uses her unique story to remind men and women from all walks of life that dreams really do come true. She motivates people to strive for excellence in all areas of life because "Olympic gold may not be for everyone -- but excellence is."

　　Excellence One Step at a Time

　　 Personal excellence takes a dream, hard work and determination, as well as the support and encouragement of others. It can only be achieved by developing an individual game plan that you are committed to and by adopting a winning attitude that will carry you through to the finish. Kathy's story illustrates key points that can help you make your dream come true -- whatever that dream may be.

　　 1. Dream big -- excellence always begins with a vision.

　　Kathy's first glimpse of Olympic Gold came while watching home movies of the 1968 Olympic Games in Grenoble, France where Canadian skier Nancy Greene captured the world's attention by winning a gold medal. Kathy's father, a physician, had travelled to Grenoble to serve as the team doctor for the Canadian ski team and he returned home with films and personal stories of the Olympic games and Nancy's victory. Kathy was fascinated by Nancy's win, and as she watched the scratchy film footage, the seeds of a dream began to grow in Kathy's heart.

　　 2. Set shorter, achievable goals along the way.

　　Setting short-term goals and reviewing accomplishments is necessary to keep efforts directed and focussed. Without this strategy, we tend to become so focussed on the dream that we lose sight of what we have to do each day to achieve it. Do not be afraid to revise short-term goals along the way. Even though they may appear to be a step off the original path, revised goals can revitalize a tired game plan.

　　An olympic dream may have seemed impossible to many, but not to a spunky, 10-year-old girl. Kathy began travelling with the Canadian ski team when she was 11 years-old and went to the Pan Am games when she was only 13. The trips were tiring and Kathy was away from home for long periods of time, but she knew that she was steadily working toward her goal of Olympic gold.

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