Why do highly paid footballer struggle to show the passion and effort demanded by fans, managers and coaches alike? The problem is psychological and can be remedied.

Given the many responsibilities that a person has to face in this life, together with the deadly deadlines and endless barrage of pressures, people tend to forget what truly matters for them. They barely have time to pause, albeit for a while, and think of what truly matters. At the end of the day, when the silence creeps in, people could no longer avoid the nagging questions in their minds.

Everybody longs for a purpose in this life. Philosophers have brainstormed on the meaning of life and have arrived at different answers. Good people love to do good deeds and help others in need.

Live each day as if it was your last. This doesn't mean you need to start bungee jumping off of cliffs or parachuting out of perfectly good airplanes, but it does mean that you need to awaken yourself to the potential around you in a positive new light. Love a little more. Give a little more. Dare to dream; and dare to challenge yourself to follow through on your dreams.

We've all been there: a cell phone ringing in the middle of dinner, a late night work e-mail entitled "emergency" or a special request from a friend that requires "immediate attention".It's easy to get caught up in reacting to the moment when we're constantly bombarded with one more thing to do. So, how do we get unstuck, move past overwhelm to make room for what fulfills us?

Many people find it difficult to focus on the things that they need to get done, and many others get started on a task or project and quit before its completion. For you to get ahead in your life and to accomplish more to get closer to achieving your desires and dreams, you will need to overcome the obstacle that stands in your way; namely procrastination - continually putting things off, dragging projects from one day to the next, postponing things that ought to be done to feeling like a loser. That's procrastination.

"An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run."

"I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself."

"The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases."