8. Use your neocortex when you pack, not your brain-stem. (You KNOW rules, abide by them! Exorcize from brain-stem another time, another place.)

· Pack carry-ons lightly so they can be checked more easily · Check checked baggage allowance and be sure your name and contact details are on outside of each bag · Avoid packing anything that looks like a weapon (guide – anything you wouldn’t give a toddler free access to – nail file, letter opener, knitting needle, and more obvious hand grenades) · When traveling to and from North America, TSA recommends not locking checked baggage · Check here www.tsa.dot.gov for common items which become hazardous in flight due to temperature changes and pressure, and don’t pack them.

9. Be sure you have a valid passport and any required Visas and be prepared to show them at any point along way.

10. Know rules of security checkpoints and abide by them.

· Only ticketed passengers can proceed beyond it · All electronic items will be screened – laptops and cells. Remove laptop from travel case. · Keep ticket and boarding pass and ID within easy reach – like on neck chain · Wear shoes easy to remove and as little jewelry as possible

P.S. Here's a tip from a seasoned traveler. You KNOW you're going to be buying things, and possibly taking home gifts, so pack some clothes that are ready for Goodwill and that you can deposit in another country's "Goodwill" to leave space in your bags for return trip.

A coach, on other hand is: ·Trained and experienced ·Objective ·Focused on you, not themselves ·Will come up with some real surprises for you if they’re any good at what they do! After all, if what you’ve been doing were working, you wouldn’t be where you are right now, right? ·Will give you questions

The New Year is a perfect time to start coaching. A coach can help you make a realistic list of resolutions and then coach you to complete each item on your list. Wouldn’t you like to be feeling different at this time next year. Perhaps you caould even say, “For first time in my life XXX is not on my list of resolutions!”

How to find your coach? Look on a search engine, of go to one of these referral sites: Premier Coach Referral Service, http://www.webstrategies.cc/coachreferralservice.htm , Coach Federation, http://www.coachfederation.org , or CoachVille.com , http://www.coachville.com . Then call a couple of coaches for sample sessions. You have nothing to lose but that No. 1 thing on your list of resolutions.