Self-sabotage is about allowing negativity to control the future. It doesn’t seem logical that we could actually be our own worse enemies. Sometimes though, our inward and outward negativity can get the best of us. Self-sabotage affects our health, wealth and desire to go forward in positive ways.

A few years back a friend emailed me this story. I'm impressed with the message because it is one we can all learn from and take to heart. Don’t wait until tomorrow to achieve your life’s goal, begin today. All great successes begin one small step at a time.

Books written by John C. Maxwell are generally informational, inspirational and motivational. When I looked at the title of his new book, Put Your Dream To The Test: 10 Questions to Help You See It and Seize It, I decided this was one I wanted to study cover to cover - I’m glad I did.

As women we often forget to take the time to acknowledge our successes. Honestly, when was the last time you marveled at your well-earned accomplishments? Have you ever made the time to seat back and appreciate all you’ve done with your life? Today is the day, we’re writing our “about me” pages!

Motivation is the ability to stay positive and focused even when the going gets tough. The most powerful motivation comes from within – it comes from our heart, mind and spirit to succeed. Learning how to stay motivated and being able to draw from our inner motivators is a powerful life skill.

The mind is a powerful success tool. Day-to-day thoughts can literally change your attitude, your mood and even your desire to succeed. For the next thirty-one days focus each day on one of these success tips and begin your day with an empowered attitude of optimism and success.

Are you watching America’s Got Talent? We are at our house! Every Tuesday and Wednesday my husband and I watch the hopeful contestants attempt to turn their dreams into a million dollars. Let me ask you this, what is your one million dollar talent?

If you’re looking for an effective way to make better decisions, let me suggest reading 10-10-10 by Suzy Welch. There’s nothing earth shatteringly different in her theories or ideas but what you will find is an extremely practical plan for making wise decisions - that’s a skill worth reading about.

I’m choosing to smile more often! The older I get, the more I realize that life is short. With recent loses of friends my age and relatives who weren’t elderly, I realize life is too fragile not to fully appreciate and enjoy each positive wonderful day.

An important and powerful life skill is learning how to make smart decisions. You know, those decisions that take you positively forward toward your hopes, dreams and goals. Wise decision-making is a learned skill and here are some ways to learn and perfect those skills.