If only I had known about the self image as I consciously began my journey to self improvement! I think of all the dust that could have possibly fallen on the ground to help some plant grow instead of collecting on the many self help and inspirational books, magazine articles, and tapes on my book shelves. I could have enjoyed some really great wines and a cruise or two with the money I used to attend various self improvement workshops and seminars, only to have the information fade into oblivion.

Out of all the characteristics a successful person needs to cultivate, PERSISTENCE could be the only one that everyone can create. No matter what your education or family background. If you are persistent, you will outperform the most talented person.

All of us seem to be guilty of procrastinating one time or another and want to stop procrastinating, right? There are times when we just feel that we can do it later, and then later becomes tomorrow, and then tomorrow eventually becomes never!

There are three categories of people. The non-achievers, the achievers and there are the self-motivated people. Sometimes even the achievers may fail to do something but a self motivated individual draws inspiration from failures to make success stories. A self motivated person will always have his confidence levels shooting through the roof and the world is his oyster.

"Science arose from poetry--when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends."

"It's also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that's sitting right here right now... with its aches and it pleasures... is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive."