· give yourself a great and wonderful gift. Being grateful lifts your spirit, it helps you to renew, reflect and reconnect with yourself. You'll notice you start appreciating ordinary things and realize that every day is a gift. An attitude of gratitude will hold you together even when you are in midst of struggles and hardships. · maintain that sense of thankfulness for life, for chance to experience each day's sunrise. This will keep you in positive thinking mode. · have greater confidence and higher self-esteem. . · will be richer and happier and you will appreciate all abundant gifts you have.

9. Contribute to society and make a difference

As you continue creating a positive outlook on life, you will realize importance of making a difference by giving back to your community. Giving back in terms of donations, volunteering, contributing, mentoring or just listening to a friend will make a huge difference in your life.

The benefits of giving back to society cannot be measured. When you give back by serving others you will feel a rewarding sense of fulfillment in return. The satisfaction you get from helping others will enhance your mental attitude and you will enjoy greater prosperity.

10. Take great care of yourself'

You are greatest miracle and most unique individual ever created. When you take care of yourself, you:

· stop singing blues and appreciate this beautiful gift you have been given. · will take your life and yourself more seriously. The more focus you place on you, more joy you will feel. · will feel fully alive, vibrant and rich. · will feel in control, confident, and connected to your life's purpose. · will truly put your own needs first, you will build a reserve of energy and a safeguard against burnout. · will become more productive and energized. · will develop a habit of daily renewal. The feeling of being of purpose will inspire you to new heights - some you never dreamed possible. · will always be focused on your well-being, on what's most important to you. You will spend your day doing what matters most.

When you stop singing blues, you will truly know what it is to love yourself, greatest gift of all...when you love yourself you are honoring very nature of human heart -- your source of life.

Dr. Cynthia Barnett is the author of Stop Singing the Blues: Powerful strategies for hitting the high notes in your life. The book is filled with heartfelt stories of people who refused to let life get them down.

It's kind of funny also when I get three or four emails within a day or two telling me how their friend so and so has this great thing going on. It's of course only open to a few people, and fortunately I'm one of lucky ones. :) It wouldn't even be so bad if they would at least personalize offer with their own voice a bit, but they don't. It's exactly same, word for word, "hey buddy, this ones for you".

You see, a lot of them are not what I would consider ethical business people. Most of them could really care less about any benefit I might derive from offer, what they care about is what they can get out of deal.

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with people trying to sell you or I something. After all, isn't that idea of internet marketing? But, if I get an offer from someone that I think has a great product and I want to send it along to you, I'm going to do things a little different. First I would send you a note telling you about why I thought product was a good one. I would then tell you that I was forwarding you a copy of letter I received so you could get more details about benefits of product.

To me, if I really believe in a product, and I want to be honest, that is only way that I can endorse it. Being ethical is being honest, it's treating and dealing with people as you would have them treat or deal with you.

You may get someone to buy something from you with a slick sales letter once. But if product isn't really something that will benefit them; but you used a slick sales letter to gloss over that fact, it may be last time you sell them anything.

The moral of story? If you're going to sell something, make sure it's something that you believe in yourself. If it's an offer from someone else, don't pretend like offer comes from you directly, use your own voice lest you sound phoney. Be honest, be ethical, and in long run it will pay dividens many times over, and in many areas of your life.