Consider the following chart. Assuming you live until the age of 70:

and now that you know approximately how many days you have left, ask yourself - 'what do I want to do with the rest of my life?'

Every study of successful achievers whether Olympic athletes, famous industrialists or self-made millionaires has found that they all had/have commitment to meaningful goals.

According to Actuarial tables if you take 100 people at random at the age of 25 and then compared their progress at age 65, 1 will be wealthy, 4 will be financially independent, 15 will have modest savings and the other 80 will be totally broke relying on others for their livelihood. Scary thought!

Rainmakers are people who bring money into their organisation and they come in many guises. In this book Fox gives us the recipe for how to increase customers and 'make it rain'.

By understanding more about your own personality and the personalities of others you can identify your personal strengths and apply them to motivate yourself and your team. The book also shows one how to deal with different personality types in the most effective way.

A practical and inspiring book that will teach you how to create a powerful personal and professional network of people and contacts.

I believe goals are not only about one's career and money and wealth. What you want to achieve in life is also about your own growth and development, about your pleasure and about adventure and enjoyment and doing what you want to do.

REMEMBER IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO RE-ASSESS WHERE YOU ARE, WHERE YOU ARE GOING
AND WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.

Think of your LIFE as consisting of 4 cups:

Your CUP OF BELIEF - what do you believe in, what do you value, what is important to you and then set your goals around these areas - not what other people expect of you but what you believe in and want to achieve. Your belief and conviction in something will determine its success.

Your CUP OF POTENTIAL - what are you able to achieve, where are your strengths and areas of expertise - make a list of the things you are good at and if there are areas that need work. This will also help you to determine what you want to do, for example if you can play the piano and want to - why aren't you?

Your CUP OF ACTION - how do you see yourself achieving your goals i.e. what action must you take to implement your goals - do you need to get creative, read more books, do a course or take a risk!

Your CUP OF RESULTS - what do you ultimately want to achieve, what is the end result...and of course how determined are you?

Whether it is your personal development, your peace of mind, your career, your health, your spiritual growth or whatever it is that is you want to do - there is nothing to stop you except yourself.

"I'm gonna fly from my cocoon and put my footsteps on the moon, All I've ever hoped to be is free to be that person…me!" Anon

So as we are about to turn the corner into 2005 ask yourself:

·	Is 2005 going to be my year?
·	What do I want to achieve and do?
·	How full do I want my Cup of Life?
·	Do I need to take some risks?
·	What stirs my passion?

OR one day are you going to write your OWN epitaph that reads:

"HERE I LIE WITH A SIGH WISHING I HAD BEEN A DOER RATHER THAN A HOPER"

Don't die with your music still in you.