You’ve heard it said before that attitude is everything. You can have an attitude of success or, you can focus on the negatives – it is totally your choice. Your success attitude will help determine whether you wish for success or actually achieve success.

Many of us grew up believing that to be loved, lovable or successful we had to be perfect. Yes, I said, perfect! In school we wanted the perfect paper, the perfect test score and the perfect date to the prom. As we grew older, we wanted the perfect children, the perfect career and the perfect mate.

Yes, I know this is the self-development site and not the romance or fiction site. But I’ve found a book I think is worth sharing with our self-development readers. It has a strong female character, relates to mother/daughter issues and is just a clean, fun, insightful pleasure to read.

Do you wake up everyday thankful? Do you make time to actually list those positive reasons in your life for which you are grateful and appreciative? Gratitude is a powerful emotion, an emotion that can positively affect how you live life. Let’s take a close look at the emotional power of gratitude.

Robert Kiyosaki and his sister Emi have written a book together. That may not sound so unusual until you realize one is a multi-millionaire and the other a Buddhist nun. Both openly and honestly share personal, and often intimate, details about their journey to find inner faith and financial peace.

How about combining good fiction with powerful self-development/self-discovery lessons? Here are my personal top five favorite self-development fiction books. Pour yourself a favorite beverage, curl up in your favorite chair and get ready for some good reading. These books make great gifts too!

Does Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) really work? How can “tapping” clear out limiting beliefs? That’s exactly what I wanted to know so I posed these questions to Janet Hilts, a well-respected EFT practitioner. I think you’ll find my interview with Ms. Hilts interesting and informative.

Winston Churchill said, “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” As a whole, we are surrounded by negativity - the economy, the world situation, the environment and more. Do you believe your attitude can make a difference? I have a story I’d like to share.

Setting goals is fine but it is achieving them that makes the difference between dreaming of success and making your personal and professional success a reality. Here are a few tips for setting and achieving your goals.

Purpose is the motivating factor that gets you up in the morning. American Heritage Dictionary defines purpose as: The object toward which one strives or for which something exists - an aim or a goal. Have you defined your motivating purpose?