Instead of asking "why do I oversleep?" Try "how can I get out of bed on time each day?"

Instead of asking "why am I not getting visitors to my website?" Try "how can I get more visitors to my website?"

Begin using afformations. Notice I did not say affirmations. An afformation, according to author Noah St. John, is "an empowering question to which human brain must try to find an answer." In his excellent book "Learn How and Why to Give Yourself Permission to Succeed," Noah devotes several pages to afformations. Pick up a copy of book or visit his website at .

Afformations are "why" questions which affirm something you desire.

Instead of asking "why am I always late?" Try "why am I on time for all my appointments?"

Instead of asking "why am I always broke?" Try "why do I experience financial abundance?"

Instead of asking "why am I lonely?" Try "why am I surrounded with friends who care for me?"

Instead of asking "why is my business unsuccessful?" Try "why is my business vibrant, growing and prosperous?"

By asking positive "why" questions, you convince your brain that what you desire is already so. If it exists in your mind, it's bound to become an outer reality.

Combine afformations with journaling. Begin keeping a journal each day and ask yourself only positive "why" questions. Not only will you be getting your thoughts out on paper, but you'll also be affirming - in your own mind - your desired reality.

Psychologist William James states "the greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." Transform way you use "why" questions, and you'll transform your attitude and your life.

It's your life. Make it great!

Principle 2 Your power exists only in now. Last year is gone. Last month, last week, last night, 1 second ago are all gone. They do not exist, except in your memory. They are meaningless, except for meaning you give them.

Likewise, tomorrow, next week, next month, etc. do not exist, except in your imagination, which you can control.

Action to take - Be here now. Always. Concentrate on what you're doing now. Remember, now is all that exists, and so,

now is where your power exists. Recite "be here now."

Principle 3 Your thoughts and emotions are creative forces. The thoughts and feelings you choose to focus upon most consistently will eventually manifest in your physical reality. If you consistently focus on thinking and feeling prosperous, you will create that in your reality.

Action to take - In each moment, get a grip on what you're creating. Decide what you want to have or experience, and create that, both mentally and emotionally. Experience it as if it exists now. Bring experience into now.

Principle 4 Whatever you resist, you cause to persist. As you resist any undesired experience, you focus your thoughts and emotions upon that experience. By focusing on experience, you only create more of it.

Action to take - Embrace your undesired experiences, for you can not know what you want unless you know what you don't want. One can not exist without other. Continually shift your focus to what you do want.

In his book "Mind Power Into 21st Century," John Kehoe explains: "Your mind is like a garden . . . and you are its master gardener. You can cultivate this garden, or you can ignore it . . . But make no mistake: you will reap harvest for your work or neglect."

Cultivate your garden. Resolve to master your history, and control your destiny by incorporating these 4 principles into your daily life.

It's your life! Make it great.