A Questionnaire by Suzanne Falter-Barns, http://www.howmuchjoy.com

Take this questionnaire to get clear on what you may be doing to undermine your own success and happiness in life. An explanation of your score awaits at end.

1. When someone offers help you usually a) answer no without even thinking b) consider for a moment, but then decide their help would be inadequate c) consider for a moment, but then decide it would be asking for too much d) happily accept

2. Your level of organization is a) catastrophic -- you can't even find your toothbrush at night b) okay, except that when it comes to your dream you tend to keep everything on tiny slips of paper that get lost c) not bad ... you organize everything. It's just that you never act on it d) fine -- you keep a running file or list of what you need to do on your dream projects every day

3. If someone gives you a key contact, you a) tuck it away in a pocket with no intention of using it anytime soon b) stick it in a safe place in your organizer or wallet, then lose it c) put it on your desk where it sits untouched for next four months d) get in touch with that person within a few days

4. When opportunity knocks a) you get a strange feeling in your gut and do nothing b) you always manage to get sick c) you seize opportunity, but not until after several hours hair-tearing while you try to find necessary materials, correct directions, a parking place, an open Fed Ex office, etc. d) you open door and let it in

5. The idea of being prepared, i.e. keeping an extra clean suit handy, having a beeper, always keeping extra promotion materials on hand, seems a) downright silly b) like a good idea, but one you probably wouldn't do c) smart, and you may even do one or two of these things d) critical -- you even keep extra panty hose on hand, and business cards in your gym bag

Two years ago, when I had been working online about a year, an online colleague approached me about writing an article for a special edition of his newsletter which was to feature successful women online. Naturally, I agreed.

As I was researching for article, I read a statistic that revealed that women over 50 were one of fastest growing groups of internet users. That didn't surprise me, as at time I was approaching that "golden age" and had contact with others online who were also in that age group.

All these women were using vehicle of internet to earn an income online - and numbers were growing every day.

So I wrote article, and it was published not only in my colleague's newsletter but many others as well.

Now, two years later, I realize that things I discussed in that article are as relevant today as they were two years ago when article was first published - and we all know that for anything to stay current online for two years it must be significant!

For that reason, I feel that they bear repeating again. After all, there are an untold number of women - in this age group as well as younger - who have entered world of internet business since that first article was published two years ago.