Now, when anything 'bad' happens, I remember that everything that ever happens to me has within it the seeds of something better. I look for the upside rather than the downside. I ask myself, 'Where's the greater benefit in this event?'

If What you re doing now was enough to get what you want, you'd already have it.

What have you done for YOURSELF this year to create a better life?

It is only by acknowledging that you have created everything up until now that you can take charge of creating the future you want.

The problem is that most people focus on their failures rather than their successes. But the truth is that most people have many more successes than failures.

I think setting goals is critical; having deadlines for ourselves- how much by when? Too many people have these big dreams where they want to have a big house on the ocean. But until we say what ocean, how big, what day, our conscience doesn't know what to do with that information. A positive expectancy, a positive attitude, a belief that your dream is possible is also helpful.

People who don't make goals end up working for those who do.