In an increasingly busy world, we find that we have less and less time to do the things that we really want while we seem to spend more time working and trying to find financial security. However, if someone were to ask you today what your priorities in life were, what would you say? It would probably be to spend more time with your family, have better health and to contribute meaningfully to society. Well, then what is preventing you from taking the steps necessary to do all this? Why do you feel powerless to change the direction in which your life is headed? Start working on your priorities and you will feel as through you have the power to change the world. Empower yourself by living your life to the fullest.

* Your physical health will have a great influence on how you live life. You have to take care of it through proper nutrition and regular exercise.

* Jack Welch, the past CEO of GE, once said," When I stop learning something new and start talking about the past versus the future, I will go." This is something that we should all keep in mind. Never stop learning or educating yourself. The more knowledge you possess, the better prepared you are and more the control you can exert over your life.

* Do not let your family and your loved ones become a casualty of your busy work schedule. Make them a priority - just as physical exercise is important for your body, the company of close friends and family members is important for emotional stability. There can be no real empowerment if there is no emotional stability.

* If you have had to give up something you once passionately believed in and had fought for, you might want to consider taking up those causes once again. Perhaps it was the environment or maybe it was fair trade practices. It does not have to be very big cause; perhaps you would like to join the local city council and see what you can do for the city. You have to spend some time in doing something else other than work that gives you pleasure and a great deal of satisfaction.

* Live within your means. You have to learn to live within your means. Though you may be able to afford all the luxuries of life and may think that this impresses people, you have to realize that true wealth is not measured in terms of material objects. Learn to understand the true value of money and always manage your money so that you live within your means at all times.

* Do not hesitate to try something new. After all what is life if not a series of experiences. If you have always been very careful in life and have never taken unnecessary risks, perhaps you should take a few to just experience the thrill of something new. You do not have to do something as drastic as go bungee jumping but perhaps you could give your usual route home a miss and just enjoy a nice ride in the countryside.