Decisive people are more successful, get more done and get more of what they want out of life and work. In this article you'll find a powerful series of questions and useful tips to help you make these all important decisions.

We are drawing close to the end of another year. Its been 12 months of expectations. Dreams fulfilled or frustrated. It is that time for making New Year resolutions or setting new goals. Another chance at a fresh start. A new beginning. Another opportunity to dream again. This year, I want to challenge you to take your New Year resolutions beyond mere dreaming or wishing. This year, I challenge you to set your New Year resolutions as specific goals. Identify and understand why you want the things on your list. And then, draw up a specific goal plan you will follow to achieve them. Believe in yourself that this time, you can.

"Concern for someone else was a good remedy for taking the mind off one's own troubles."

"The past is finished. There is nothing to b gained by going over it. Whatever it gave us in the experiences it brought us was something we had to know."

"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?"

"The best way to realize the pleasure of feeling rich is to live in a smaller house than your means would entitle you to have."

When Christmas and New Years arrive, we get overwhelmed and get the blues. Here are some ideas to keep you motivated and end the year with a bang!

There is something that separates the champions of life from the also-rans. Champions never give up. They don't know when to quit and they simply bounce back time and again. These people don't always achieve the fame and fortune they set out for--'luck' or fortune is an important determinant--but they do place themselves in the position of most-likely-favoured.

Time and time again I hear people say they want to make more money or they want a better life. Yet few do anything about it.

Lots of people will have made New Year's Resolutions for 2009. If so, I wonder how many are the same as ones they made at the beginning of 2008? Often we decide on 1st January that we are going to do things differently this year. But, come February we can find that we've slipped back into our old way of doing things.The mistake we make is in trying to change everything at once. And usually, New Year's Resolutions consist of depriving ourselves of something, or forcing ourselves to do something we don't really want to do! Getting motivated is tough under these conditions.