What are you hopes and dreams? The messages of today is "Whatever happens in your life it's Up TO YOU". What are the choice you are making?

Are you spending time listening to the News and feeling sorry for yourself? Are you worried that you may lose your job, your home? You need not worry about thoses things if you are making the right decision now to prepare yourself for a better tommorrow.

In the book the The Twelve Universal Laws of Success, Herbert Harris goes over what he calls the 9 Principles of Success.

Do not procratinate - Procratination is one of the biggest dream stealer. It comes in the form "I'll do later", "I need more time", "I'm not ready", and "There no hurry". As my friend Cathy Demers says 'Now is best Time" If we want to have a great future we have to do things in the here and now to manifest in the here and now of the future.

We all live with the wonderful gift call the present. It is a gift that has no expiration date, it can not be exchanged, and it is either appreciated and used or left unused. Taking advantage of the present is what seperates the haves and the have nots. More than money it is now Knowledge that is major determining factor in Success and Wealth.

Knowledge is not just information. If it was all a person would have to do to be successful is just read a book and success would mysteriously manifest itself in their life. No to have knowledge of something is to have taken some action.

This leads to the concept of "Being Accountable for one's own actions". Flip Wilson's character "Geraldine" used to say "The Devil Made Me Do It". While their maybe a Devil, or a bad economy, or bad people successful people focus on what they can exercise some degree of control and that is their responses to what comes their way.

This means inorder to be successful one must "stand on your on two feet". Once we become accountable for our actions we can then take the necessary step to succeed. You can start claiming bigger salaries, bigger wages, because you'll be doing bigger jobs with more challenges. And it's because of the added challenges you "don't sell yourself cheaply".

Finally, "don't fear failure". Too often we feel that we have to get it right. It is often more important that we get is started and be willing to learn from our mistakes.