The foundation of confidence in virtually every field is preparation.

Self-acceptance begins in infancy, with the influence of your parents and siblings and other important people.

Poor or fuzzy communications are major time-wasters. Take the time to be crystal-clear in your communications with others.

Only about 2 percent of people can work entirely without supervision. We call those people 'leaders'. This is the kind of person you are meant to be and that you can be, if you decide to be.

For every difficulty that supposedly stops a person from succeeding there are thousands who have had it a lot worse and have succeeded anyway. So can you.

If you were starting over today, what would you do differently? Whatever your answer, start doing it now.

You must raise your aspirations, set higher goals, and make detailed plans to achieve them.