"How many times have you set goals, only to see them remain incomplete...." Stop whatever you are doing and write these words on a piece of paper that you can keep with you at all times. It is a quote from Napoleon Hill "Dream big dreams; Only big dreams have the power to move men's souls." By following a simple daily technique you can ach

Is it possible to achieve success without struggle, despite what most of us have been taught from our younger days that success is impossible without massive hard work and sufferings? As you go through stages of life, the painful reality you have to contend with is: Even hard work and struggle does not guarantee success. To most people, succes

The New Year is a great time to re-evaluate where you are putting your energy and what specific steps you can implement to create lasting change in your mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Here is an effective step-by-step process to identify what you want, be aware of what keeps you from getting it, and create a plan to take action to reac

It has been almost a year exactly since my late mum fought bravely against Leukemia. I remembered her for being a wonderful person who showed love, care, concern and most important of all courage. It was devastating initially for me when I lost her. I still do miss her but I realized that challenges are meant to be part of life and it helps you gro

Success in any endeavour, in achieving any goal, inserting an objective and going ahead and taking massive action to make it happen to be distilled into eight steps to success. These eight steps to success are universal in application and if you apply them you will not fail to achieve your goals. Anyone who applies these eight steps to success wil

Goal setting is not a difficult process but we make it so daunting, like we're climbing Mount Everest. The secret to setting and achieving goals is to decide what you want and make a plan. There are important steps along the way that will help you achieve your goal. We will look at the rules that will keep you on the path to getting what you wa

As goal setters, and high achievers, we often can get caught in the working hard philosophy of work. We will try to put in double the time to get double the result. We get confused that working hard will make us successful, but often it is the lazy person who wins, why is that? Why is it that the one who looks like he or she is taking it easy, w

What does being successful mean to you? It really depends who you are, where you come from, what your life experiences have been so far, what you want to achieve, and where you want to go in life. For me, success means taking my responsibilities seriously, and working hard at each one until I reach my set goals. It means being happy with what I

What does "ideal" mean to you? Think about that for a second. If you think about it, you'll find that you have a particular definition for that word. Do you nurture it? Do you let it breathe in your life? If not, you should. Even if you consider yourself a "realist," you can be an idealist if you believe that imagination makes anything possible.

Yes you read that right. New Year's resolutions are for losers! I am sure by now many people are asking each other what their resolutions are for next year. What a joke. Resolutions are made only because of peer pressure. Wanting to be thought of as one of the gang, we all have fallen for this in the past. Well today I am suggesting to you that

Successful people make habits of certain things. Things they do unconsciously. Generally they don't think too much about "being successful". They are too busy doing the things that make them successful. If you study these habits and attributes, and make them part of your daily life, and learn what habits to avoid you can duplicate their success

Although I am a great believer in the power of positive thinking I also realise the dangers and pitfalls of this approach. If you have ever tried to kid yourself that everything will be fine and glossed over certain issues because you wanted to avoid them, or did not know how to deal with them... your misguided positive thinking has in all likeliho

The creative life is somewhat of a paradox. That is, if you define a creative life as a life that produces ample amounts of recognized creative output during its decades of existence. In order to produce plenty of creative output over the sustained period of a lifetime, a large helping of discipline is involved. That and some extremely robust routi

When one creates goal setting, one must also realize that the goal setting comes with a strategy or plan. A strategy or plan here can enable individuals to achieve great achievements in life. There are many different forms of strategies that one can use to achieve great achievements in life. Let us take a look at an example of a strategy that one c

For many people, procrastination is a way of life. While it is difficult to pinpoint just why people may procrastinate, but there is not doubt the havoc it can wreak on goals and dreams. When people procrastinate, they are often putting off something that will most certainly benefit them, but for some reason they expend more energy putting off th