In other situations, goodness of situation is harder to find. For example, someone lies to you and causes you to lose your trust in them. What good is there in that? Maybe it's an indication that your trust is misplaced and you need to focus elsewhere for truth. Maybe it's an indication that you've allowed an experience to be created (from previous usages of Power) that you don't like. In this case, it's an indication that you need to refocus your mind to create what you do want, and not what you don't want.

And this is central message here. Your thoughts and feelings are directing Power to create your life experiences. Think about possibility of dishonesty, or allow yourself to feel that dishonesty is a possibility, and you sow seeds for a dishonest experience.

I know what you're probably thinking - "People lie and cheat all time. How can I possibly NOT think or feel that dishonesty is a possibility? It's more than a possibility, it's real!" This is where principles of Keys To Power get most difficult to implement in real life. All I can say is that if you can convince yourself that you will never experience dishonesty, then you won't. I'm not saying that it's easy to do, I'm just relaying principles.

Now let's get to our first question, how can we find happiness in midst of unhappy experiences?

Whatever situation, we need to focus our mind on happy things. Maybe we start to think about other situations other than one we are currently in. Think about a time when you were tremendously happy. Relive experience in your mind. Pretend that you are having same experience right now. Or maybe it's better to think about how you would like current situation to end. Imagine that situation is completely transformed and becomes what you want it to become. Or maybe you only need to focus on concept that everything will be okay, whether you know how it will end or not.

There's a story that I like to remember from time to time. There was once a farmer living on a plot of land with his family. This farmer had 2 horses to help him farm his land. And if he worked with those 2 horses from sun up to sun down, he barely made enough to support his family. One day, one of horses ran away. The farmer's neighbor, once he found out about it, said "That's terrible. Now you won't have what you need to support your family. You'll surely starve to death." The farmer replied "Maybe, maybe not."

The next day, horse that ran away came back, and brought 2 other horses with it. The farmer's neighbor happened to be there, and exclaimed jubilantly "This is wonderful! Now you'll be able to earn much more, and you and your family will live in luxury!" Again, farmer's response was "Maybe, maybe not."

A few days later, one of farmer's sons tried to tame one of wild horses. The horse threw young boy. When boy fell, one of his legs was broken. Again farmer's neighbor said "That's terrible!" and again farmer replied "Maybe, maybe not."

About a week later, local militia came around recruiting all available young men. Because farmer's son's leg was broken, they passed by without taking him. Again farmer's neighbor said "That's great!" and again farmer replied "Maybe, maybe not."

The basic lesson in this story (which could go on forever), is that you never really know what will happen because of current event. Even if situation now is "terrible", it may be necessary to get to a situation that's "Great!"

Maps are made by people who have been there. Map-makers are common in all walks of life. There are map-makers who have succeeded in business and write books to show others way. There are map-makers who have succeeded in human relationships who give seminars to help others avoid pitfalls that await unwary.

Before you begin to pursue your resolutions, find a map and follow it.

3. Reward Yourself For Succeeding Few people will work hard when they don't see a payoff at end, and with a lot of resolutions, payoff isn't as clear as it should be. For instance, losing weight is about a lot more than seeing a lower number on scale. Starting your own business is about a lot more than just getting away from a boss.

In all cases, you will succeed easier if you can see clear and definite rewards for your efforts. And when you're working for a larger goal, you sometimes need small rewards for each checkpoint along way.

To be effective, rewards must be something you truly want, such as a vacation, or a new outfit, or even a hot fudge sundae. Just keep your rewards in proportion to successes acheived, and you will be fine.

4. Get Help When You Need It Most of us need a little help along way to success. This help could be a mentor who knows what to do to reach goal, or it could be a tool that will amplify your efforts and give you an advantage.

There are many sources of help available to you that will help you reach your goals. I have created a page of resources that can help you reach any goal you may have. You will find current list of resources at http://www.KeysToPower.com/Links.html.

I hope that this little article will help you find greater success in your resolutions. If you'd like more information, I invite you to sign up for Keys To Power Mastery System available at http://www.KeysToPower.com.