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If you had access to a chronicled record of your thought patterns, emotional cycles,
and your personal responses to the environmental conditioning you have received
in your life, would you find it valuable? How would having a tool such as this be
beneficial to various aspects of your life? For example, how would it help you to
make tough decisions? How would it affect your determination to never again
make that detrimental mistake you made that you regret? Would it enable you to
make choices for your future that were better for you than if you didn?t have this
record?
Astrology, in an overwhelming number of aspects of the science, is the study of
individual behavior patterns or cycles that repeat themselves. All you need to
answer all the questions above is a birth chart. A birth chart, sometimes called a
natal chart, is a graph depicting the position of the astrological houses and planets
in the sky at the very moment of your birth. To obtain this chart you need the date,
exact time, and exact place of your birth.
Proper analysis of your chart is quite revealing, and can lead you in recognizing
your personal patterns and cycles of life, love, and work. In the past decade
psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, and other professionals are using astrology
to pinpoint certain personality traits that are causing a person difficulty in life.
Many life coaches are using astrology to help people recognize when they are in a
proverbial rut, and encouraging them to pay attention to certain triggers in their
actions that are causing them to feel stuck.
On your individual birth chart, the sun sign (the sign based on the date you were
born) and ascendant (or rising) sign will reveal the patterns of your mind; the
moon nodes will show you about conditioning; and the moon sign will expose
your emotional responses or reactions.
Let?s look at some examples by categorizing them within the elements.
In each astrological sign there is a ruling planet. If the predominant planet of a sign
is in a ?stressed aspect? and is located in water, this person is sure to need to refine
their emotional responses, reactions, and disciplines, as they would be considered
very ?Emo.?
If the plant of another is stressed within a fire sign, self centered and impulsive
behavior needs to be modified. The need to become more sensitive, loving, and
develop a higher level of patience is absolutely necessary.
When in an air sign, a stressed plant will cause an individual to discipline their
mind and thoughts to produce clarity and reduce erratic thinking. This includes
how thoughts are communicated to others.
And finally, if it is the earth sign that the stressed planet is caught, there is entirely
too much attachment to the physical realm in the form of materialism. Obviously
there are security issues to deal with.
Learning to recognize these patterns and cycles, and adjusting accordingly, can
drastically improve your situation and position in life.

KEYWORDS: practical, astrology, patterns, cycles, personality

American companies spend approximately $400 million annually on pre-screening
potential employees. These personality-based tests are analyzed to discover
predictors of performance an employee will put forth on behalf of the company.
This practice has gained popularity among Human Resources managers over the
last decade to help alleviate the overhead costs of a ?bad hire.? Understandably so,
considering a business will spend the equivalent of a full year?s salary recruiting,
hiring, and training a new employee.
Human Resource managers could save their companies a lot of money if they
simply determine the astrological sign of the potential employee! The astrological
signs are one of the best predictors of specific personality traits inherent to a person
born under a particular sun sign.
Astrology is not hocus pocus, it is an actual science as valid as a psychological
personality test. Granted, since the science of astrology has been exploited as
merely entertainment across the world, most find it difficult to see astrology as a
science. Those whose vocation it is to make astrological predictions spend years in
the study and apprenticeship of the science. Their accuracy and reliability grow
with each passing year, and most never forgo deeper study and understanding.
Why, on average, does every person endure a change in career three to five times
in their adult life? Mainly because they choose the wrong career and end up being
unhappy in their work, or worse, unsuccessful. Many people make the mistake of
choosing a career only on the basis of what they are interested in doing, rather than
what they are inherently good at doing.
Our positive abilities come to us naturally because of our personality. Sun signs
are an obvious determination of personality. An in depth analysis of the sun sign
reveals the true aptitude of an individual. Let?s use the sun sign of Virgo to show
how well this works.
> The Virgo has a tendency to be a workaholic and always needs something to
do, as they get bored easily.
What employer wouldn?t want absolutely all their employees to have this as part of
their personality?
> The Virgo is deep thinker, good at strategy, and extremely detail oriented.
Virgo always plans their work, and works their plan. No fact goes
unchecked and double checked. A good listener and willing to ask the tough
questions, nothing disorderly has an opportunity to survive with Virgo.
The combination of these traits is an excellent foundation for vocations such as
office manager, project manager, journalist, accountant, lawyer, or life coach.
> A Virgo has an inherent fascination with what makes people tick
This trait allows Virgo to be phenomenal therapists, counselors, social workers, or
human resource managers.
> Virgo is an earth sign, so the Virgo has a love of nature, as well being very
health conscious.
These traits translate into more than capable doctors, veterinarians, biologists,
holistic healers, or nutritionists,
Isn?t it fascinating? If you are evaluating what vocation you would like to pursue,
look to your sun sign to find your way!

KEYWORDS: Vocation, career, astrology, signs, personality, practical

Because of the growth of scientific knowledge, and general disapproval of the
public, the use of astrology spent a time in survival mode, functioning only in the
circles of an underground-type community. Recently, however, the west is
enjoying a resurgence of not only interest in, but the practical use of, the science of
astrology.

Some very prominent professionals have been noted for their use of astrology in
treatment. Carl Jung, one of the 20th Century?s foremost psychologists, utilized
astrology to assess personality traits in his patients. Zipporah Dobyns, author and
prominent astrologer, stated in her book ?Personality Assessment Through
Astrology? –

“It is my firm conviction that the psychotherapy or counseling of the future will use
the horoscope as routinely as we now use the interview and background data on
the subject.?

It seems Ms. Dobyns was absolutely correct. Clinical psychologists and
psychiatrists have indeed begun to contribute to the resurgence of astrology.

Being fully aware of the traits of a person is necessary to a proper treatment
program that will actually help a patient. Of course, there are other factors
involved in creating a full treatment program for a mentally troubled person, but
personality is the largest percentage of information to be obtained. This is because
certain treatments work with certain personality types.

However, the sun sign alone will not give the clinician the most information
available. For the most part, the masses are inundated with the daily horoscope for
each sun sign. A clinician would not use a prediction to help assess personality
traits of a patient. They would, however, use the science of the natal or birth chart.

A birth chart, or natal chart as it is sometimes called, tells the real story of your
natural personality. This chart graphs the position of the planets and astrological
houses present in the sky at the very time of your birth. Because of the
characteristics ascribed to the planets and astrological houses this chart can reveal
motivations, desires, positives, negatives, and just why one is the way they are.
The three most important things to review in the birth chart are the sun sign, the
ascending sign, and the moon sign.
> The sun sign reveals the inner-self ? the core of the very being, and how one
sees themselves. This is the most general aspect of personality.
> The rising/ascending sign can be thought of as the outward personality – the
part that is projected toward others, or that others observe.
> The moon sign indicates emotional and intuitive responses – the way one
deals with certain situations.
A clinician seeking to find information about personality would take note of both
the positives and negatives of a particular personality through a study of the entire
natal chart, paying particular attention to the three areas outlined above. There
would also be a time of careful examination concerning environmental factors of
the patient. This would include parents & family, social situations, economic
circumstances, and cultural expectations.
With this amount of information a clinician can formulate a useful and complete
treatment program to facilitate bringing a mentally disturbed individual back to a
thriving and mentally healthy life.

KEYWORDS: practical, application, astrology, birth, chart, professional, mental,
health, personality

Since the time of the ancient Greeks, astrologers have presented the concept that
each astrological sign has certain health issues associated with it. Studies
conducted at various institutions have given validity to the concept that the
astrological signs carry with them certain health disorders. One such study
concluded that at least two health issues are associated with each astrological sign.
Physical health issues are governed over by the Sixth House within an individual?s
birth chart, and its planetary ruler. Each of the twelve astrological signs is
associated with a ruling planet. In turn, each planet rules over a particular part of
the body, and influences the body in some significant manner.
For example, Virgo is ruled over by the planet Mercury. Mercury governs the
intellect and communicative faculties of humans. Therefore, Virgo rules over the
bowels ? which is associated with the full breaking down of food ? which
associated the analytical nature of the Virgo. The sinus area is a concern for the
Virgo, connecting with the head and intellect of the sign as well as the ruling
planet. Common health complaints from the Virgo are allergies, intestinal issues,
and consistent flu or colds.
Health issues are not only contained to that of one?s physical health. Mental and
emotional health issues affect you more readily and more consistently than those of
a physical nature, on average. Mental health issues manifest in both a short term
and long term duration.
The most common mental health issues, anxiety and depression, can not necessarily
be connected with a particular planet. Saturn can cause some to feel restricted, and
depending on the person, this can cause a feeling of anxiety or depression. The
same principle goes for Uranus, which can cause some to feel like what they have
built is falling apart; or Neptune, which causes some to feel their very foundations
of life are stripped out from under them for no apparent reason.
One way to discern whether your sign has a tendency toward mental health issues
is to obtain a birth chart, or natal chart as it is sometimes called, which tells the real
story of your natural personality. This chart graphs the position of the planets and
astrological houses present in the sky at the very time of your birth. Because of the
characteristics ascribed to the planets and astrological houses this chart can reveal
your motivations, desires, positives, negatives, and just why you are the way you
are.
The three most important things to review about your birth chart are the sun sign,
the ascending sign, and the moon sign.
> Your sun sign reveals your inner-self ? the core of who you are, and how
you see yourself. This is the most general aspects of your personality.
> The rising/ascending sign can be thought of as your outward personality –
the part of you that you project to others, or that others observe about you.
> Your moon sign indicates emotional and intuitive responses – the way you
deal with certain situations.
For mental health issues, the moon sign is the most significant place to start your
search to find out how you can keep yourself mentally healthy.

KEYWORDS: practical, astrology, birth, chart, health, mental

Everything in, of, and on the earth is made up of and emits energy. Thought
patterns, emotions, beliefs ? they are all made up of sheer energy. Gemstones are
no exception to this obvious law of the universe.
Astrological signs are each credited with certain types of gemstones that are
beneficial to those born under that sign. Many are familiar with this birthstone
concept. The gemstones mentioned in Exodus 28:15-30 could quite possibly be
the original twelve birthstones. Historically, the High Priest wore a breastplate,
called an Ephod, adorned with twelve gemstones that represented the twelve tribes
of Israel. The Ephod was used for oracular (meaning, an oracle) purposes, to
discern the will of God. When questions were asked through the oracular process,
the divination of the answer was received via the glowing of light coming through
a particular stone embedded on the breastplate.
Verdic astrology attests that wearing a prescribed gemstone can aid a person in
overcoming an obstacle in their chart. However, the popular list of birthstones we
are all accustomed to are not necessarily the best gemstone to help one overcome
any negatives, or promote any positives, within ones birth chart. The energy
emitting from the stone itself, which changes the vibrations within the person
wearing the stone, should create a more harmonious union with the other energies
produced and received by the body.
Stones, like people, are individual and seem to carry their own personality, but
most certainly exude unique character and energies. The pattern of energy a
gemstone sends out consistently can affect one?s emotional and mental energies.
Over time wearing a certain gemstone can induce lasting changes. As the gem is
worn it continuously vibrates at its own level, giving off its particular energy, and
is absorbed into the aura of a person. The protection aspects of the aura then
become stronger and more powerful, either through spectrum effects or radioactive
effects.
Selecting a Gem to wear that is right for you should be chosen with one goal in
mind ? to increase one?s positive efficiency or to reduce one?s negative deficiency.
Some gemstones will help heal what ails you. Some will aid in clarity or
concentration. Some are even good for business! It is important to match the stone
you choose with the essence of who you are, and what your needs are.
Some of the common stones you might want to consider wearing are:
> Red Coral ? A warrior stone, the Red Coral is known to instill courage in the
wearer.
> Emerald ? The royal green Emerald is attributed with promoting brain
power, but is also known to decrease the libido.
> Yellow Sapphire ? Known for its healing properties, the Yellow Sapphire is
also attributed with bringing the wearer success and honor!
> Cats Eye ? The Cats Eye negates evil and the disease given by Mars.
It is strongly suggested that before a gemstone is chosen to be worn some good
research on gemstones be done! There is ample information available on the
internet to educate you, so that you can choose the gemstone that is right for you.

It might take a little coffee or probably a few rounds of beer or any other booze you could get your hands on when it comes to relaxing after a hard day’s work. Well, yeah I’m guilty about that one as well, unless I’m caught dead wearing a lampshade over my head after a few rounds of vodka? half-naked! Okay, bad example and I apologize to everyone reading this after getting nightmares about me in that state of drunken stupor.

Just don’t ask how it happened, please.

But what’s really interesting is that how do people go through the usual part of life when faced with vein-popping stress? I mean, the new age thing like Zen or yoga is one of the good things and it actually works. Is there room for the intellectual side of people who can actually smell the roses-in-a-can while on the move? It kind of had me thinking that there really must be something in this ‘mind-over-matter’ thing.

Humor is indeed the best medicine there is whenever you are. I mean anyone can pay good money to listen to a comedian just to make you wet your pants after laughing so hard. Despite of what’s been happening, and to those who has gone though the ordeal, it’s better to just laugh while facing the troubles with a clear mind than anger with a clouded vision. One of my favorite celebrities of all time may have to be Woody Allen. Now this is one guy who gives you the in-your-face bluntness that he pulls out with gusto, even without even trying. You can talk just about anything with a man, and he’s bound to mock the subject and you’ll end up laughing rather than being upset about it.

Woody Allen has this to say:

1. “Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.” It sounds good to me, I mean the practicality of all things does involve money but it doesn’t have to take an arm and a leg to get it.

2. “I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it’s the government.” ‘Nuff said.

3. “There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?” This happens to be one of the classic ones. I mean the issue about life’s little problems isn’t all that bad, until ‘he’ shows up.

Sure, relationships can get complicated, or does have its complications that probably any author about relationships is bound to discover it soon. We follow what our heart desires, unless you’re talking about the heart as in the heart that pump blood throughout your body.

4. “Love is the answer, but while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty interesting questions.” And if you want more, just keep on asking!

5. “A fast word about oral contraception. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, she said ‘no’.” It sounds, ‘practical’, I think.

And when it comes to everyday life, he really knows how to make the best out of every possible scenario, and it doesn’t involve a lawsuit if he strikes a nerve.

6. “Basically my wife was immature. I’d be at home in the bath and she’d come in and sink my boats.” I never had a boat in my bathtub before. Just staring at it while soaking in hot water makes me seasick already.

7. “I am not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” If it rains, it pours.

8. “I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.” It could get worse when you’re guzzling on beer? or mouthwash, and it happened to me once!

9. “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” At least he doesn’t smite us with lightning, and I’m thankful for that.

And despite of what may happen to all of us in the next ten, twenty, or even thirty years, I guess we all have to see things in a different kind of light and not just perspective. I can’t seem to imagine life without any piece of wisdom that could guide us. Whether we’re religious or not, it takes more courage to accept your fears and learn how to deal with them is all that matters when it comes to even just getting along.

And to sum things up, here is the last nugget of wisdom to go by? however, whenever, and wherever we may be.

10. “The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don’t have.”

Ciao!

Time management is basically about being focused. The Pareto Principle also known as the ‘80:20 Rule’ states that 80% of efforts that are not time managed or unfocused generates only 20% of the desired output. However, 80% of the desired output can be generated using only 20% of a well time managed effort. Although the ratio ‘80:20′ is only arbitrary, it is used to put emphasis on how much is lost or how much can be gained with time management.

Some people view time management as a list of rules that involves scheduling of appointments, goal settings, thorough planning, creating things to do lists and prioritizing. These are the core basics of time management that should be understood to develop an efficient personal time management skill. These basic skills can be fine tuned further to include the finer points of each skill that can give you that extra reserve to make the results you desire.

But there is more skills involved in time management than the core basics. Skills such as decision making, inherent abilities such as emotional intelligence and critical thinking are also essential to your personal growth.

Personal time management involves everything you do. No matter how big and no matter how small, everything counts. Each new knowledge you acquire, each new advice you consider, each new skill you develop should be taken into consideration.

Having a balanced life-style should be the key result in having personal time management. This is the main aspect that many practitioners of personal time management fail to grasp.

Time management is about getting results, not about being busy.

The six areas that personal time management seeks to improve in anyone’s life are physical, intellectual, social, career, emotional and spiritual.

The physical aspect involves having a healthy body, less stress and fatigue.

The intellectual aspect involves learning and other mental growth activities.

The social aspect involves developing personal or intimate relations and being an active contributor to society.

The career aspect involves school and work.

The emotional aspect involves appropriate feelings and desires and manifesting them.

The spiritual aspect involves a personal quest for meaning.

Thoroughly planning and having a set of things to do list for each of the key areas may not be very practical, but determining which area in your life is not being giving enough attention is part of time management. Each area creates the whole you, if you are ignoring one area then you are ignoring an important part of yourself.

Personal time management should not be so daunting a task. It is a very sensible and reasonable approach in solving problems big or small.

A great way of learning time management and improving your personal life is to follow several basic activities.

One of them is to review your goals whether it be immediate or long-term goals often.

A way to do this is to keep a list that is always accessible to you.

Always determine which task is necessary or not necessary in achieving your goals and which activities are helping you maintain a balanced life style.

Each and everyone of us has a peek time and a time when we slow down, these are our natural cycles. We should be able to tell when to do the difficult tasks when we are the sharpest.

Learning to say “No”. You actually see this advice often. Heed it even if it involves saying the word to family or friends.

Pat yourself at the back or just reward yourself in any manner for an effective time management result.

Try and get the cooperation from people around you who are actually benefiting from your efforts of time management.

Don’t procrastinate. Attend to necessary things immediately.

Have a positive attitude and set yourself up for success. But be realistic in your approach in achieving your goals.

Have a record or journal of all your activities. This will help you get things in their proper perspective.

These are the few steps you initially take in becoming a well rounded individual.

As the say personal time management is the art and science of building a better life.

From the moment you integrate into your life time management skills, you have opened several options that can provide a broad spectrum of solutions to your personal growth. It also creates more doors for opportunities to knock on.

Everyone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big. Who hasn’t fantasized about being the one who hits the game-winning homer? Who hasn’t dreamed of being the homecoming queen? And how many times have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our relationships?

Often, we dream big dreams and have great aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that ? dreams. And our aspirations easily collect dust in our attic.

This is a sad turn of events in our life. Instead of experiencing exciting adventures in self actualization, we get caught up in the humdrum of living from day-to-day just barely existing.

But you know what? Life could be so much better, if only we learned to aim higher.

The most common problem to setting goals is the word impossible. Most people get hung up thinking I can’t do this. It’s too hard. It’s too impossible. No one can do this.

However, if everyone thought that, there would be no inventions, no innovations, and no breakthroughs in human accomplishment.

Remember that scientists were baffled when they took a look at the humble bumblebee. Theoretically, they said, it was impossible for the bumblebee to fly. Unfortunately for the bumble, bee no one has told it so. So fly it does.

On the other hand, some people suffer from dreaming totally outrageous dreams and not acting on them. The result? Broken dreams, and tattered aspirations.

If you limit yourself with self-doubt, and self-limiting assumptions, you will never be able to break past what you deem impossible. If you reach too far out into the sky without working towards your goal, you will find yourself clinging on to the impossible dream.

Try this exercise. Take a piece of paper and write down some goals in your life. Under one header, list down things ?you know you can do?. Under another header, write the things ?you might be able to do.? And under one more, list the things that that are ?impossible for you to do.?

Now look at all the headers strive every day to accomplish the goals that are under things ?you know you can do?. Check them when you are able to accomplish them. As you slowly are able to check all of your goals under that heading, try accomplishing the goals under the other header-the one that reads ?you might be able to do.?

As of the items you wrote under things I could do are accomplished, you can move the goals that are under things that are ?impossible for you to do? to the list of things ?you might be able to do.?

As you iterate through this process, you will find out that the goals you thought were impossible become easier to accomplish. And the impossible begin to seem possible after all.

You see, the technique here is not to limit your imagination. It is to aim high, and start working towards that goal little by little. However, it also is unwise to set a goal that is truly unrealistic.

Those who just dream towards a goal without working hard end up disappointed and disillusioned.

On the other hand, if you told someone a hundred years ago that it was possible for man to be on the moon, they would laugh at you. If you had told them that you could send mail from here to the other side of the world in a few seconds, they would say you were out of your mind. But, through sheer desire and perseverance, these impossible dreams are now realities.

Thomas Edison once said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Nothing could be truer. For one to accomplish his or her dreams, there has to be had work and discipline. But take note that that 1% has to be a think-big dream, and not some easily accomplished one.

Ask any gym rat and he or she will tell you that there can be no gains unless you are put out of your comfort zone. Remember the saying, ?No pain, no gain?? That is as true as it can be.

So dream on, friend! Don?t get caught up with your perceived limitations. Think big and work hard to attain those dreams. As you step up the ladder of progress, you will just about find out that the impossible has just become a little bit more possible.

No matter what type of blog that you have, one of the
best places that you can advertise your blog is to
join a blogger forum. After all, everyone who posts
there has a blog and thats the main subject.

It’s a great place to meet other bloggers and to
advertise your blog.

There are quite a few blogger forums that you can sign
up for on the Internet. One is known as Bloggeries,
where you can show off your blog, get your blog
reviewed or review other blogs, and find lots of tools
that you can use for your own blog.

Another good place to go is to Blog Forum.

Blog Forum, like Bloggeries, has spots for you to
market and show off your blog,

Blogger forums are a great place to advertise because
everyone in them are of the same mind and want to make
certain that their blogs get noticed and read.

If you use your blog to advertise something that you
are selling, or you want to get a lot of traffic to
your blog in order to make money, you want to go
someplace where it can get exposure.

When you advertise on a blog forum, you know that you
are placing your advertisement in a place where
blogging is something that people enjoy.

Just remember when you are posting to a forum to read
the rules and abide by them. That way you’ll get your
blog noticed and you will know that you are doing the
right thing.

Everyone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big. Who hasn’t fantasized about being the one who hits the game-winning homer? Who hasn’t dreamed of being the homecoming queen? And how many times have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our relationships?

Often, we dream big dreams and have great aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that ? dreams. And our aspirations easily collect dust in our attic.

This is a sad turn of events in our life. Instead of experiencing exciting adventures in self actualization, we get caught up in the humdrum of living from day-to-day just barely existing.

But you know what? Life could be so much better, if only we learned to aim higher.

The most common problem to setting goals is the word impossible. Most people get hung up thinking I can’t do this. It’s too hard. It’s too impossible. No one can do this.

However, if everyone thought that, there would be no inventions, no innovations, and no breakthroughs in human accomplishment.

Remember that scientists were baffled when they took a look at the humble bumblebee. Theoretically, they said, it was impossible for the bumblebee to fly. Unfortunately for the bumble, bee no one has told it so. So fly it does.

On the other hand, some people suffer from dreaming totally outrageous dreams and not acting on them. The result? Broken dreams, and tattered aspirations.

If you limit yourself with self-doubt, and self-limiting assumptions, you will never be able to break past what you deem impossible. If you reach too far out into the sky without working towards your goal, you will find yourself clinging on to the impossible dream.

Try this exercise. Take a piece of paper and write down some goals in your life. Under one header, list down things ?you know you can do?. Under another header, write the things ?you might be able to do.? And under one more, list the things that that are ?impossible for you to do.?

Now look at all the headers strive every day to accomplish the goals that are under things ?you know you can do?. Check them when you are able to accomplish them. As you slowly are able to check all of your goals under that heading, try accomplishing the goals under the other header-the one that reads ?you might be able to do.?

As of the items you wrote under things I could do are accomplished, you can move the goals that are under things that are ?impossible for you to do? to the list of things ?you might be able to do.?

As you iterate through this process, you will find out that the goals you thought were impossible become easier to accomplish. And the impossible begin to seem possible after all.

You see, the technique here is not to limit your imagination. It is to aim high, and start working towards that goal little by little. However, it also is unwise to set a goal that is truly unrealistic.

Those who just dream towards a goal without working hard end up disappointed and disillusioned.

On the other hand, if you told someone a hundred years ago that it was possible for man to be on the moon, they would laugh at you. If you had told them that you could send mail from here to the other side of the world in a few seconds, they would say you were out of your mind. But, through sheer desire and perseverance, these impossible dreams are now realities.

Thomas Edison once said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Nothing could be truer. For one to accomplish his or her dreams, there has to be had work and discipline. But take note that that 1% has to be a think-big dream, and not some easily accomplished one.

Ask any gym rat and he or she will tell you that there can be no gains unless you are put out of your comfort zone. Remember the saying, ?No pain, no gain?? That is as true as it can be.

So dream on, friend! Don?t get caught up with your perceived limitations. Think big and work hard to attain those dreams. As you step up the ladder of progress, you will just about find out that the impossible has just become a little bit more possible.