Everybody has a different strategy, but everybody agrees that active management does not beat the market.

Some people's weight loss is impeded by an impaired thyroid. So I think it's worth testing that at your next physical exam. If it's off, sometimes, that can be caused by excess metals, such as mercury or cadmium. A qualified M.D. can help you cleanse your body of those.

If there is any one skill that every professional must learn, it is how to brand himself or herself in the marketplace. A brand provides certainty to customers and lets them know that what they`re getting is the best. People don`t like to make decisions. Once we decide, for example, the kind of toothpaste we prefer, rarely do we change. We have to make so many decisions every day in our lives that most of us are overwhelmed.

Realize that the hardest step in achieving anything is making a true commitment.

When people are like each other they tend to like each other.

Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.

Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.