Are you in the same old place? Are you looking to have a break out year? Looking to take charge of your life? If you are not in the place you want to be then we MUST change our thinking and actions. If you always do what you have always done you will always have what you had.

I do not recall being motivated to do anything in particular as a young child. I don't think I was any different from most other children in that respect. There was, of course, always the motivation to "be good" so that you gained a reward of some description. Whether it was a candy bar, or presents from Santa, it did not take long to learn that if you were good, then you got something good in return.

I love reading or listening to 'kick butt' or 'get off your butt' motivation. The effect of the motivation usually lasts for at least a day! Nothing wrong with that. One day with motivation is worth two days without it.

Dreams and vision are extremely important because they are good predictors of your life to come. The article outlines 4 tips to help you remain focussed.

This article discusses how we let our day to day lives interfere with our goals and dreams. We tend to wait around for the right opportunities to come along instead of actively seeking out those opportunities. We are so guilty of letting life happen around us and being happy with the way we are now instead of striving to reach the potential within us.

The reader is made to think about the reasons why sales teams struggle to make sales at times. The author addresses this by presenting a hierarchy theory develop by an American Psychologist. He talks about the reason why people fail to make sales production levels , and in this case, within a sales production team. It is rarely one thing that is lacking, he says, but a whole bunch of personal traits that must be examined to find a solution for this lack of motivation.

The best way to learn some things is to teach it. Here are some lessons I have re-learnt.

The choices that we make, whether forced or not, projects an energy level that contributes to the success or failure of what we're trying to accomplish. Empower yourself by learning the different ways you can respond to your choices.

"Holding onto anger is like grasping onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned."

"All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible."