One of my greatest personal heroes is Jerry Lopez. When you can snowboard like he surfs, you'll be there!

The study of law, medicine and the arts, in each of these instances, the developed mindset is very helpful to one who is practicing meditation.

Never settle for that which is easy and comfortable or the necessity of seeking that which is difficult and uncomfortable.

Learn to control your emotions. Be able to glide through them. By practicing concentration exercises and meditation, you will find that when strong emotions strike, you will gain the ability to not be swayed by them.

Power, people are obsessed with it. You can take a nice person and turn them into a slob, into an insane being, craving power, destroying anything that stands in their way.

I would recommend, initially, if you are trying to increase your personal power level, to meditate on the navel center, not the lower two.

When your home is perfect, every plant in place, every piece of furniture suits the space completely - you've completed a task.