2009 and Creating Your Own Path To Success!

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2009! Its almost here and with it comes a flurry of New Year's resolutions, declarations, observations, and promises, with most of them never actually happening for one reason or another. However, I say to you, it does not have to be that way! 2009 can truly be a year of happiness, excitement, and a rejuvenation for your life. Instead of making the old fabled resolution, why not simply just ACT! A resolution is clearly not a verb--which could be why no one actually ever keeps that first, second, or third resolution to the end. How many people do you know have actually succeeded in doing anything in life by sitting there and just hoping it comes true by virtue of just writing it down? Sure, writing it down is an important step--write three goals down for 2009-post them in a visible spot that you will see everyday and create a game plan on how you make those goals a reality.

Secondly, make sure you have lots of support! Support from friends, family, or even strangers--anyone who can check you on those goals and make sure you are keeping that sacred bond between yourself and yea yourself! Instead of just saying I am going to lose 10 pounds--know why you are going to lose 10 pounds and how! i.e. I am going to lose 10 pounds so I can fit into that nice, tight dress I've always wanted to wear or so I can a reduce my chance of heart disease. And know how you are going to achieve those goals, i.e. I will lose 10 pounds by running 30 minutes everyday and eating healthier. Whatever your reason is, you need to know why you are aiming for your goal and how you are going to achieve it.

And the most important thing to remember is you must be willing to ACT to make those 2009 goals a reality and be happy-love what you are doing. You can't just simply hope they will magically come true, because chances are they will not. If you have a dream of starting your own clothing line--but you actually never work towards that goal, then what's the point? Successful people throughout history have been prone to their success by a will to act and the will to succeed. They were and still are individuals who are determined, idealistic, and unrelenting in their quest for success--i.e. Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah, and of course my favorite--Jesus just to name a few! Wake up everyday fighting for those goals, visioning yourself succeeding, and in the words of Gen. Colin Powell, "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence."

Good luck and I wish you all an amazing and inspiring 2009!

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“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
Jesus Christ

"The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure."
Sven Goran Eriksson

"A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position."
John Maxwell

"You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else."
Albert Einstein

"I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act."
Bill Gates

“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me."
Jesus Christ