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We often get disturbed about their monthly budget, not managing your budget can can put you in to further in debt if you are not aware. Managing your budget the right way has many benefits including saving you money and help relief some of your tension over debt. Always keep in mind that a budget is principally a plan for your monthly expenditure. Your budget, like any plan, requires some level of management to achieve a successful outcome. The way I oversee mybudget, for example, is by concentrating on maintaining info organized and controlling my spending.

My main focus is on coordinating the information in mybudget. For instance, I keep track of running expenses like utilities, auto and loan repayments, insurance, and the like. Consider that without organizing my budget, I can very easily lose track of my expenditure. By knowing what expenditures repeat every month, I have an imminent grasp on the minimum amount of money I have to set aside each month before I spend on other things I can moderate a little more such as entertainment, clothing, and vacations.

To make a financial progress, I make sure that I monitor my spending in my budget. A genuine measure of advancement is putting money into a savings instrument or paying down debt. However, if I over spend, the contrary is true because rather than saving money I will use debt to help me cover the monthly expenditure in my budget. Distinctly, giving in to the stresses of budgeting can have expensive outcomes for my finances, specially if I am unable to pay down my debt.

There are two benefits for watching and organising my budget: First, I save money by fending off unneeded expenditure. Second, my finances are targeted at achieving financial goals. Essentially, by not buying things I do not need, I am actually freeing up money that I can either use for something else or save. The spare money can also be useful in paying off debt or saving it for a holiday. In addition to having extra money, I am able to make longer term financial goals like saving and investing for retirement or paying off my mortgage or student loans. With my budget being coordinated and moderated, not only does my financial position become more healthy but successfully managing my budget reduces the stress that often comes with being in debt.

It is an unhappy fact of life that we sometimes have to determine if people who work for us or who are applying for jobs may have been arrested and/or charged with a crime sometime in the recent past. For most crimes (misdemeanors and non-violent felonies) you probably don’t care if something happened 20 years ago but you should want to know if something has happened in, say, the last year. Being mindful that public information may sometimes be incorrect, we still need to look upon criminal records search as vital part of our modern evaluative processes.

Some people have gone out of their ways to write helpful tutorials about the various processes involved with searching public and criminal records. For example, if you want to learn more about searching arrest records online several Websites provide generally useful information on the topic. They may not all offer exactly the same tips but procedures may vary from region to region or country to country. Be sure to vet whatever sources of information you seek out for your own edification and peace of mind.

Oddly enough you may find yourself the subject of a criminal record search. Many institutions now routinely perform criminal records searches on job applicants to comply with hiring standards and possible legal issues. Some organizations may, in fact, be forbidden by law (or insurance) to hire convicted felons. While such restrictions are regrettable they do help our society function better.

Nonetheless, suppose you are refused a job or told you lied on your application and you know that is not true. It may be that someone has mistakenly confused you with another person or, worse, that some public records database has switched your data with someone else’s. It could also be an indication that your identity has been stolen. These types of misfortunes are said to have happened on occasion.

Knowing how to search your own background to ensure that prospective employers only see accurate information may prove helpful to you in the future when you need to be considered for an ideal job. Although most of us will never need to search our own backgrounds for inaccurate arrest data, it is reassuring to know that we have the ability to do so.

I’m saying that if I am creating a situation in the world around me unconsciouslyby drawing together circumstances so that I can be the heromy manifestation of the hero is going to include not only the good things about being a hero, but also my reluctance, my harshness with myself, and all kinds of other, negative things. Because the film is already written and already filmed, it’s very hard to say, realistically, that it didn’t have to be broken glass.

We can change our movie! We can begin to integrate the qualities of the Deity that we’re working with into our sense of identitythe qualities of Wholeness, of Continuum of Flow, and of Openness for our heart to express itself. We can begin to live those qualities from within ourselves, pulling ourselves up with our own bootstraps, so to speak. And that expression isn’t dependent upon circumstances outside of us to be manifest. That’s the strength of being that comes from within us. This is really empowering, because at a very deep level, we use exterior circumstances to bring forth a sense of being.

We use all kinds of things are eventsa phone call, dental surgery, or anythingto bring forth qualities within ourselves that are, in a sense, known entities. I am not saying that you will gain something from the pain, because I have had some people say to me, “You’re getting something out of this.”

Now, a quote from Jesse Jackson: “You’re not responsible for where you are right now, but you are responsible for where you go from here.”. I can’t say that circumstances won’t continue to arise, because they will; there are things that are involved with my physical manifestation that are going to come to fruition. But I can say that I can determine how they come to fruition. I can begin to direct myself so that how circumstances come to fruition without validating, bringing forth my sense of being victimized by life.

By doing the Deity Yoga Practiceby cultivating this, internalizing this, and opening up to the spaciousness of changecertain things will happen. If I start living these qualities with my favorite song or my favorite picture, I’ll feel it as I’m driving down the road in my car, or as I’m doing things. This practice is going to open up the possibility of dealing differently.

Yogi Sean is the student of Swami Ramananda and the author of Dancing in the Fire of Transformation, The Everyday Sanyasin, and Experiments in Awareness, a workbook for yogis.

While managing your budget can be bothersome, not overseeing your budget can contribute to putting you further in debt if you are not cautious. Handling your budget the right way has many benefits including saving you money and help relief some of your stress over debt. Always keep in mind that a budget is mainly a plan for your monthly expenditure. A budget, like any programme, requires some level of management to make it work for you. The manner I handle my budget, for example, is by focusing on keeping information organized and controlling my expenditure.

My first focus is on organising the info in my budget. For example, I keep an eye on running expenses like utilities, car and mortgage repayments, insurance, and the like. I can very easily lose track of my expenditure without coordinating my budget. By being informed of what expenditures repeat every month, I have an instant grasp on the minimum amount of money I have to put away each month before I spend on other things I can moderate a little more such as entertainment, apparel, and vacations.

To make a financial progress, I make sure that I monitor my expenditure tightly in my budget. A good measure of progress is putting money into a savings instrument or paying down debt. However, if I over spend, the opposite is true because instead of saving money I will use debt to help me cover the monthly expenditure in my budget. Distinctly, giving in to the tensions of budgeting can have costly consequences for my finances, particularly if I am unable to pay down my debt.

There are two benefits for controlling and coordinating my budget: First, I save money by avoiding redundant expenditure. Second, my finances are directed at reaching financial goals. Basically, by spending wisely and buying only things that are needed, I am actually freeing up money that I can either use for something else or save. The extra money can also be useful in paying off debt or saving it for a vacation. In addition to having extra money, it will also allow me to establish longer term financial goals like saving and investing for retirement or paying off my mortgage or student loans. With my budget being organised and controlled, not only does my financial situation become more healthy but successfully overseeing my budget reduces the stress that often comes with being in debt.

People know me as a romantic, only ‘caus playing cupid is my role in the universe. I always endorse having Great Expectations. I can’t avoid it, cupid just follows me around without notice. Expert dating services, like this
Milwaukee dating service with a long-history of dating expertise, know people personally. They make optimized social events between friends, and that’s dating done right. Matchmaking is a small profession offering big promise by developing working marriages till “death do us part”.

I’ve casually shared social networking advice on the web and without regret. What you’re reading is not rehashed advice. Tips like: Pay attention to social cues, clean up nice, don’t be nervous, be candid and (a big one) avoid comparing your dates on a rubric. Date and take your time! Encourage a relationship if you like. If you hadn’t learned from movies, keep it real and don’t make a mess trying to portray that you’re someone you are not. Consider ramifications if the acquaintance grows significant, then you’ll have to reveal your lies. My number one dating tip: it always helps to have Great Expectations. Yes, dating advice is a gift I fine-tuned every day since grade-school. Victories singles around me developed my title. Happy couples are everywhere.

There’s Julie and Larry and their gaggle of kiddos. Take a stab at who matched the couple together at the Kentucky dreby once upon a time, and the compatibility is hard to argue with. Daniel and Lindsay also fell head over heels after I put them at the same table at a wedding last year. But most importantly my sister in law Angela and her companion. They get hitched in Manhattan next September. I love them both and they built their love with Great Expectations, on my suggestion.

It appears I’ve been on the mark and quite productive too! But all this time, as I focus on getting really good at matching up single friends to understand how to find a relationship, I looked past my personal dating situation. Can you guess what happens when Miss Cupid Herself needs an arrow shot her way? I will enjoy Great Expectations Milwaukee Wisconsin, ’cause knowing you’re specialized in an area it raises expectations. Perhaps similar thinking has kept me from really getting serious about dating. If anyone does, I must understand it’s not good to walk this world by yourself. Here I go, taking my own advice by expert matchmaking.

Irene Hetrick

Just Call Me Dating Guru

When things go wrong as they sometimes will
When the road you’re traveling seems all uphill
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile but you have to sigh
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit

Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup
And he learned too late when the night came down
How close he was to the golden crown

Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems far;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things go wrong that you mustn’t quit
-Author Unknown

I was in the ninth grade when I first heard those words. My friend Wally Small recited them in front of the class and they had an immediate impact on me. That was the year I started running track and during practice, as I struggled through the last two hundred meters of my intervals, under the bright afternoon sun, dust swirling from the occasional light breeze traversing the field, my muscles aching from the lactic acid build up, my lungs bursting as I gasped for breath; I would repeat to myself the only words I remembered from that poem….”Give it your hardest hit but never quit.” If we ever hope to realize our dreams and truly reap the fruits of our labor, we must develop the ability to endure in the face of the challenges and adversity that life will throw our way.

Persistence does not recognize failure

Lack of persistence is one of the biggest reasons for failure. People simply give up and, in the history of the world, no one has ever been defeated until defeat was accepted as reality. As Winston Churchill said in a speech at his Alma Mater, “Never give in; never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.” Unfortunately, most people give in even before they get started. They will come up with a great idea but right away think of all the reasons why it wouldn’t work - and quit.

No matter what your field of endeavor, you will always face obstacles. Things simply won’t go as well as planned or expected. But if you don’t quit, you may achieve your goals. Back in 1988 when our team got started we were sure that corporate sponsors would be knocking down the door to back this hot new idea. Very quickly, however, it became apparent that that wasn’t going to happen. So we began selling T-shirts. You may remember them. They declared us “The hottest thing on ice!!” There were many nights that I pulled up beside a couple on the dance floor, whipping out a shirt and completing the transaction before the song was over.

Even more recently, as I prepared to compete in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, I was faced with the old age problem of funding. It was January 1997 and I can still hear my coach’s voice saying “Devon, if you don’t get sponsorship by June, you will only be chasing pipe dreams and you should quit. Well, instead of quitting I set up training camp in Evanston, Wyoming (www.evanstowy.org) and started to coach myself. I delivered pizza at night after about eight hours of training during the day. I was experiencing major setbacks but I had found a way to keep the dream alive. June came and there was no sponsorship. July, August, September, October, November, and December came, and there was still no sponsorship. It wasn’t until January, one month before the Olympics, that the Utah based long distance company, Tel America (www.telamerica.com)came on board and provided the financial support that I needed. It all happened because I didn’t quit.

Persistence denotes belief in yourself

Persistence is a very good measure of your belief in yourself. It speaks volumes of how confident you are in your ability to succeed. Only a person who is confident in their ability to succeed will persist. The more you persist, the more your confidence and your belief in yourself intensifies. That in turn increases your desire and motivation, and drives you to persist even more - which reinforces your self-esteem and belief in yourself. It is an upward spiral.

Persistence builds on itself

Persistence is the ability to endure in the face of adversity. Every single act of persistence builds and cultivates success habits which become ingrained and ultimately guarantee your success. Each act of persistence strengthens you and increases your ability to persist even more; until you become the most persistent, determined person you know. You will simply become unstoppable. As they say “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in not giving up.”

Keep on Pushing!

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Devon Harris Bio

• Born Christmas Day, 1964
• Raised in Kingston, Jamaica
• Graduated from the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, in England
• Served as an officer in the Jamaica Defense Force
• Selected to membership on Jamaica’s first Olympic Bobsled Team
• Competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics - Calgary, Canada
• 1992 Winter Olympics - Albertville, France
• 1998 Winter Olympics - Nagano, Japan
• Disney based the popular movie, Cool Runnings, on the story of the 1988 Bobsled Team

Presently, Devon is an athlete ambassador for Olympic Aid, an athlete-driven humanitarian non-profit organization using sport and play to enhance child development and build community capacity. He resides in New York City and travels the world as a motivational speaker, offering a captivating message of inspiration and hope. His personal philosophy, like that of the Jamaican Bobsled Team, is that he will not permit others to define the limits of his success.

A personal life coach is part of a profession whose name is new but whose role is as old as recorded history. Throughout history, successful people have had the self-awareness and emotional intelligence to ally themselves with friends and confidants, advisors and partners, mentors and guides, peers and supporters of their enterprises, consultants, and, in athletic endeavors, even coaches. The synonyms for those who care for us and are committed to our growth and success are as plentiful as mythology’s hero of a thousand faces.

A COACH IS THE MODERN-DAY ALLY

Since we began to call it “coaching” in the mid-1980s, we now have “coaches,” who differ from the previous archetypal helpers in various ways. Yet those differences are precisely the source of the power and effectiveness that is causing more and more people to hire their own chief of staff.

Clients hire coaches for support and comradeship in reaching goals in areas as diverse as business, executive, leadership, career, financial, health and relationships. Many coaches offer specialties such as spiritual coaching, parenting coaching, and individual speech coaching. The coached client sets better goals, takes more action, makes better decisions, and more fully uses his or her natural strengths.

Coaches enhance the traditional functions of friends, mentors, or advisors by adding several effective features:

- A structured relationship with clear goals

- Advanced techniques and procedures designed to effect change

- Motivated clients who know they want something, even if they’re not yet sure what it is

- A coach skilled in ferreting out a client’s true goals and identifying how the client can most effectively use his or her natural talents to reach them

Sometimes coaches will just help you over that cliff. But only after you’ve told them you’re ready, looked back, and given them the thumbs-up sign.

A COACH IS NOT AN EXPERT IN ALL AREAS

Coaches presume you are the expert on you. Unlike other practices (consulting, some fields of therapy), a coach does not need to be an expert in the field of your goals in order to coach you on the process of achieving those goals - in fact, a generalist can sometimes help you more than any specialist. That’s because coaches are experts in process — in the methodology of asking powerful questions that help you to clarify your values, goals, and what blocks you. And coaches are experts in defining, leading you to, and declaring the attainment (or lack thereof) of outcomes. They don’t need to be experts in subjects like your psychology or even human psychology, though many are. If expertise matters

at all in a given situation, the expertise is yours, the client’s.

COACHES TEND TO BE EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT AND GOOD WITH PEOPLE

Beyond commitment, coaches bring critical attitudes and traits: emotional intelligence, ferocious listening skills, proven psychological techniques, people smarts, and, if you hire right, a sense of humor. Coaches perform assessments of skills and aptitudes, of course, but they also draw out what would give you fulfillment. Most importantly for life and career coaching clients, coaches dig into what clients have always (often since childhood) enjoyed, but too often overlooked. This is just one of the ways we whittle away at who you might reflexively think you are in order to expose the real you.

We know how to help you model the attributes of people you consider successful until that modeling manifest as your new reality. We can show you techniques of mental imagery and construction of effective, positive affirmations. We’re alert to linguistic patterns indicating commitment - or the lack of it. We can spot speech patterns that signal avoidance, resignation, defeatism, and unexamined assumptions and obstructions that impede success.

We also work at converting clients’ unconscious negativity and subtle patterns of defeatist thinking into conscious empowerment. We do this using various methods, including some drawn from consulting and psychology. One is Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), a series of techniques and procedures for coding human behavior in order to assist clients in understanding what they do and how they do it when they do it excellently. Another is cognitive-behavioral therapy. We use framing and metaphors to set up worldviews in speaking to you, and we employ reframing when we see that a worldview (or set of assumptions) expressed by you is restrictive and self-limiting.

We try to apply the best of science and people skills to real caring about how you fare.

• Social Contract. Coaching relies on one of the most powerful forces in the world: the power of the social contract and commitment. For the same reason that public marriage vows tend to keep people together longer than they would in its absence, for the same reason we try harder to keep New Year’s resolutions we have shared with others, coaching is effective because you have made a promise to someone other than yourself - a public or social contract.

• A coach has you as his full-time job. Unlike even a friend, a coach is wholly and formally committed and dedicated to your success, uses rigorous and proven training and techniques to assist you in getting there, and will always (not just most of the time) speak the truth to and challenge you when you could most benefit from it.

• Sometimes we want help but don’t need a therapist: a coach drives a future of high functioning. Unlike a therapist in a strictly counseling format, a coach focuses not on the past but on the future, and supports you not in analyzing dysfunction but in functioning at an even higher level than you already are. For more on this important topic, see our article on “The Difference Coaching and Counseling” at http://www.ferocecoaching.com/coaching-and-counseling.html.

• A coach leads you to answers that are often inside you. Unlike a consultant, who purports to be a subject-matter

expert and creates most of any plan of action, a coach is an expert on, if anything, process and motivation, and simply guides you in the creation of most of your own plan of action. We believe and have seen that people are fundamentally creative and resourceful; our job is to show you how to tap into that creativity and those resources.

We bring to the task the following guiding principles:

• A posture of non-judgmental awareness, or unconditional positive regard, or, more simply, acceptance of you

• Authenticity, and honesty coupled with sensitivity

• Compassion-in-action, and empathy

Cameron Powell, a writer and coach, is also a professional ally and strategic partner who, as a life coach, when his clients most need it, will kick their butts into action now and then. To learn more about how he gets people unstuck and moving forward in their lives and careers as a Personal Life Coach , visit his site.

Before the age of twenty-two I used to think I was one of the
most unluckiest people in the world. My life seemed to be such a
struggle compared to other people who seemingly breezed through
life. I was caught up in a web of negativity and needed someone
or something to help me to escape.

Then I met a man who was around fifty while working on a project
at work. We were having a chat one day when he stated that I was
a depressive person who rarely smiled. What he said was quite
upsetting and disturbing, however would have a profound effect
on my future.

In a shocked state I denied the accusation but be continued, yes
you are, you very rarely smile, you are negative about most
issues and you always seem to be carrying the world on your
shoulders.

This man was aged around fifty three and continued, I used to be
like you and then I was given some advice, of which I am now
going to relay to you. When you feel down, depressed or sorry
for yourself, read the newspapers or watch the news on the
television. You may then realise that you are in fact one of the
lucky ones.

I listened and thought about what he had said. I had never been
a big reader or watcher of the news, but decided to start. The
advice was totally correct, the news from around the world and
even my own country was quite shocking. I realised that the
worries I had were actually quite trivial and that I needed to
cherish everyday and start to look on the bright side of life.

In reality worrying about a particular situation does not help
you, what I now try and do is to find a solution to whatever it
is I am stressing about by thinking positive and taking a
pro-active stance. This is not always easy as the negative
demons in my mind are constantly working to bring me down. I see
it as a battle and the demons as a bully and am determined not
to let them win.

Stephen Hill

A King was trying to choose between three maidens to be his wife and queen. It was very difficult to judge since these women were all very intelligent and beautiful. He gave each maiden a bag of seeds and told them he was going on a pilgrimage for one year. When he returned, each of them were to give the seeds back to him. Whoever protected the seeds the best would become his wife.

The first maiden locked them in a safe to protect them. The second maiden sold the seeds at the market, thinking she would purchase new seeds when the king returned. The third maiden threw the seeds in the garden. When the king returned, the first maiden pulled the seeds from the safe where they had died due to lack of light, water, and air. The second maiden rushed to the market, purchased new seeds, and presented them to the king. The King said that although the seeds were alive, they were not the same seeds. The third maiden brought him into the garden where there were many flowers blooming. She told the King that the flowers were from the seeds he had given her. The king said to the third maiden that she would be his wife because she understood that a seed, like love, should be treated with care, tended with kindness and allowed room to grow for it to become strong and beautiful.

Relationships, like seeds need the proper environment to grow. The environment needs a balance of the five elements. The seed will die if there is too much or too little water, air, light, or earth. Just as a seed needs this balance in life to flourish, we also need proper balance in our homes to create, maintain, and nurture our relationships.

SIX KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIP

1. Clear the energy in your home regularly as a build up of stress and resistance will only inhibit relationships. You can purchase a Vastu CD from Vastu Creations by emailing us at info@vastucreations.com. When played regularly, this CD will eliminate negative energy in the environment and will benefit all of your relationships.

2. Remove clutter from all areas of your home especially the center, northeast, and northwest. Clutter causes stagnation in relationships.

3. Balance the five elements in your home to create a healthy environment so relationships will grow. Get a Vastu Home Analysis. It’s easy to do, easier to implement and will benefit your life immensely. See the Vastu Creations website at www.vastucreations.com for more information and to order.

4. Sleep in the southwest area of your home with your head to the south. Your body is a magnet with your head being the positive polarity. When you sleep with your head to the north, the two positive polarities repel each other and can create disharmony in the body. Sleeping with your head to the south replenishes your energy and helps to remove stress.

5. Create a Relationship Altar to positively stimulate new and existing relationships. You can purchase individual instructions for this altar by going to the Products Page on our website at www.vastucreations.com/ or pre-order our upcoming book Altars of Power and Grace and get free shipping within the continental United States.

6. You are connected to everyone in the world and everything in the Universe. See all people as God. Treat others as you wish to be treated by giving them respect and honoring who they are.

Michael and Robin Mastro’s synergistic approach successfully assists people in living in peace and harmony with themselves and others, and in creating balanced lives filled with unlimited possibilities. Visit us at www.VastuCreations.com

Six months ago you had trouble finding your keys and were late for work. At the time, you felt agitated and upset. Chances are, you don’t even remember the incident. Last year, at a business lunch, you spilled salad dressing on your shirt. You were so embarrassed when it happened but now you can just laugh at the whole episode.

Three years ago, you were on your way to the airport to leave for vacation. You got caught in a traffic jam and missed your plane. You were worried sick that your whole vacation would be ruined. However, when you finally arrived at the airport, the airline was able to get you and your family on a later flight. Your trip was wonderful and the traffic jam is a distant memory.

How often have you looked back on what seemed like misfortune at the time, and wondered how you could have been so aggravated? Has anyone ever said to you, “Remember when you were so upset about…” and you couldn’t recall the incident they were referring to? Did you ever have a fight with someone and later couldn’t remember what the conflict was about?

Undesirable or unpleasant circumstances and events are a part of living. Something breaks, you loose something, you’re late, you embarrass yourself, you forget to do something, someone laughs at you, someone doesn’t like you, you get into an argument, or your car breaks down.

Some circumstances you have control over, others you don’t. Many people constantly get tripped up by the small annoying aspects of life. They expend far more emotional energy on them then is warranted. As a result, their enthusiasm for good and positive things declines.

Most feelings fade with time. If they don’t disappear altogether, their intensity diminishes. The cliché that hindsight is 20/20 is recalled on a regular basis. So why not look forward with hindsight?

What exactly does this mean? You have already experienced the effect time has on your memory and feelings. In hindsight, you wonder why you were so upset. So view the present as if you were looking back on it from the future.

When faced with a stressful situation ask yourself, “How will I feel about this next week, next month, or next year?” Although your feelings may be very intense at the moment, will they last? Recall how time has soothed past events. Consider the big picture. In the overall scheme of things, will what you are confronting now matter as much in the future?

When faced with feelings of frustration, project yourself into the future. In the future, what you are currently facing is at best a faded memory. Next, reassess the significance of what you are now experiencing and put it into perspective.

Since memories and feelings are going to fade anyway, why not save yourself a lot of time and grief by not getting trapped initially? The main question to ask is “Will this matter to me later?” If the answer is no, why should you let it matter to you now?

That’s how to look forward with hindsight. You view the events of today as if they were already in the past. Emotions diminish and fade with the passage of time and life goes on. Don’t waste time on those things that won’t matter to you later. Spend time on what does matter.

copyright 2005 Bryan Golden

Bryan Golden is a self-development and motivational expert, author, and adjunct professor. He is the author of “Dare to Live Without Limits,” and writes a nationally syndicated newspaper column. For more information please visit:
http://www.daretolivewithoutlimits.com or
http://www.bryangolden.com