Welcome to the second half of 2008

Welcome to the second half of 2008. We thank God for His faithfulness in our lives and in the lives of our loved ones.
This is great time to do a few important things:

• Reflect on our thoughts, visualizations, actions and behaviours in the first half of 2008
  
• Review and clearly document our GOALS, activities and accomplishments
  
• Plan for the second half of 2008 to accomplish more.
  

Before I go on, let me share this piece with you....
Take 100 individuals who start even at the age of 25 years
They all believe they're going to be successful.
By the time they are 65

• Only 1 will be rich
  
• 4 will be financially independent
  
• 95 will be broke, depending on others for life's necessities
  

That means only 5 out of hundred will have achieved success (financially).
How do you ensure that you will be one of the 5?

Remember:

• You wouldn't build a house without a blueprint!
  
• You can't drive somewhere without directions!
  
• It doesn't matter where you are coming from or what you have been through.
  

All that matters is where you are going.

• Whether you think you can or think you can't, you are right (Henry Ford).
  
• Determine the most important things you want in life and go after them with passion.
  

The secret to getting it right is having GOALS and using the 4 "D" approach.

• DESIRE to be successful
  
• DECIDE on what is important for you to be successful
  
• DISCIPLINE yourself to do what you should do
  
• DETERMINE to persevere. Never quit.
  
  

We need to define 2 words here:
DISCIPLINE is the ability to make yourself do WHAT you should do, WHEN you should do it, the WAY you should do it, whether you feel like doing it or not.
SUCCESS means balanced achievement in all or most areas of life:

• Career and profession
  
• Health and fitness,
  
• Family and relationships,
  
• Self development,
  
• Money and investments,
  
• Social and community
  
• Spirituality
  

One of the greatest gifts you have is CHOICE.

• You can choose to be all you can or you can choose to be less.
  
• A few simple disciplines repeated every day leads to success; a few simple errors in judgment repeated every day leads to failure.
  
• Every choice you make matters. Make every day count.
  
• The rich invest their money and spend whatever is left; the poor spend their money and spend what is left.
  

Whatever it is going to be is up to you. You are in charge of your life and I wish you success in this second half of 2008.
Best regards.

This is very motivational! Thanks for posting this!!! :)