By time we are women, fear is as familiar to us as air. It is our element. We live in it, we inhale it, we exhale it, and most of time we do not even notice it.

We think it applies to men as well as women. Well at least Graham says it applies to him. Every time he thinks of stepping out of his box, fear is present.

So there isn’t a fearless state. We just have to accept it and carry on. What is that phrase? “Feel fear and do it anyway”. Start by looking at your aim and objective. What is your aim? Do you have one? Is it a general I want to earn $50,000 a year or is it more focussed on an activity. For example, I want to tap into, understand and use power that is within me. I want to assist others to do same. All you need is an aim and willingness, courage to make effort to implement it. Once you have your aim hard work really starts. Now it’s time to practice, practice, practice. To read all you can around your subject. To buy all books that will help you. Go on courses that will help. Meet successful people in sphere of your chosen aim. Pick everyone’s brain. Whatever needs to be done to reach your aim.

Don’t worry about your capabilities they will come. If you have chosen aim from your heart, from your subconscious then capabilities will follow. How do you know your aim is chosen from your subconscious? Because you have no doubts about it. It feels comfortable. More than that it makes you get up in morning.

As they say, journey begins with a first step. Now; do you have courage to take it? Do you have courage to ignore experts and do what you really want to do in world?

It’s up to you.

Courage charms us, because it indicates that a man loves an idea better than all things in world, that he is thinking neither of his bed, nor his dinner, nor his money, but will venture all to put in action invisible thought of his mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)

Good Luck

Graham and Julie www.desktop-meditation.com

The best way to determine that is to apply these test questions:

· What would I do for free? · Am I enjoying my work so much that time seems to fly by? · How would I like work to be done if I were on receiving end? · What would I do if I didn't have to support myself, but did indeed want to work? · What work would I do if my doctor told me that I had only five years more to live?

> considering my financial rewards:

· Am I contended with my current income? · Am I in position to influence a change in my income? · What if work I enjoy doing doesn't pay very well?

If you're satisfied with first two, then I say, "Hang in there! You're on your way to becoming rich."

People who became rich did so because they persisted. Only a personal involvement with what you enjoy doing will produce kind of persistence that propels you out of bed in mornings and makes you willing to work long and hard.

> investing in yourself:

· Am I developing my skills, talents, and abilities? · Have I made a plan that will help me to develop them? · Am I constantly improving my relationship with others? · Do I ask my co-workers for feedback about my performance?

Investing in yourself means developing both of these aspects: technical knowledge you need in order to do your work effectively and human relations skills you need in order to work effectively with others.

Mr. Joseph Brooks, CEO at Lord & Taylor, once said, "If you love your work, and do it well, someone will spot that ... Let quality of your work do it for you."

Conclusion: To become rich, do it your own way. Rely on your own talents, skills, and abilities. Invest them in a business or profession that you enjoy doing very much. Invest in your personal growth and development. Become very best at what you do at your work even if it pays you little right now. If you really like what you are doing, eventually a fat salary will catch up with your reputation. The bottomline is persistence. Become an expert at relating well with others.

Remember: When you maximize your potential, everyone wins. When you don't, we all lose. © MMIV, Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW