There is a psychological reason for doing this. You are figuratively flushing the things you DO NOT WANT out of your mind and out of your life. What remains is what you truly DO WANT.

Need some tips on staying motivated? Sometimes the most repeated tips are being repeated because they work.

To discover your true destiny, you must first explore what it is that you want out of life. If you desire prosperity and happiness, you need to initiate two key elements: intuition and motivation -- the rest comes naturally.

Did you ever think that perhaps these cross roads have come before you for a reason? Sometimes, inevitable changes are what encourage us to move ahead in life. Instead of fighting the cross roads of your life, allow them to lead you in a new and prosperous direction.

The 2006 Walt Disney classic "Invincible" starring Mark Wahlberg showcases a truly inspirational sporting story based on Vince Papale's rise to pro-football team the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976. This article looks at the spiritual virtue of HUMILITY in the context of Wahlberg's portrail of Papale in the motion picture, and how humility is a key ingredient in achieving success, in sport, and in life.

As we sit here in mid-June, do you remember back at the end of December/early January when you sat down and promised yourself a whole bunch of stuff for 2008? Or maybe you were more organised and professional about it and sat down and wrote SMART goals for the year? Well as we approach the halfway mark of the year, how are those goals going? Are you on track for a good year or a bad year? We are all different of course and will have differing reactions to the sober thought of almost half the year having elapsed already. For those steaming ahead and striding forward with laser like focus towards their goals, I salute you. However, for the remainder of this article I am going to focus on what is most likely the majority category that I am going to call DIT-OAF's, which stands for 'Do It Tomorrow - Others At Fault', and the harsh truth is that there's a bit of a DIT-OAF in all of us.

Thoughts become things. By thinking and giving emotion to those thoughts, we literally bring those thoughts into physical reality.

We can kid ourselves that the problem is 'other people'. We think we would be more productive, more organised and more satisfied without them. We would be able to get all the important things done without the many distractions they cause.

Events in our lives only take on a positive or negative meaning when we decide to assign a meaning to them. No matter how good or bad my life is, many have a better life and many have a worse life.

The law of rhythm helps me understand that life is always changing and that if times are rough, they will get good again. If times are good, I will eventually get bored and want to move on.