By acting in a positive, pleasant and optimistic way, you become a positive, optimistic and enjoyable person.

To be truly happy, you need a clear sense of direction. You need a commitment to something bigger and more important than yourself. You need to feel that your life stands for something, that you are somehow making a valuable contribution to your world.

Focus on your strengths.

Satisfy the deep subconscious needs of your customers - to feel important, to feel valued, respected and worthwhile

Successful people save in prosperous times so they have a financial cushion in times of recession.

Structure your presentation so that you appeal to the different interests of the different decision-makers involved.

Your most vauluable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else.