Although I do believe whole-heartedly in power that a simple smile can impart on another. No, you see, just like everyone else, no matter how over all a positive person I am, or attempt to view things I still have my down moments.

I like to call it being human :-)

The very fact that we are just that, human, allows us all to have down times. The difference lies in how quickly we choose to get over those things that are holding us back, or making us feel at less then our personal best. And that I believe is a major key - being able to get past downtimes in ones life as quickly as possible and getting back on with being your best. Moving towards continuous improvement.

Remember, self-improvement is a hands on project. That is to say that without ongoing implementation and attempting of new ideas we learn, try as we might, we aren't going to miraculously wake up one day changed people. No, we've got to apply those ideas and bits of advice we learn.

Now if I might elaborate a bit on motivation itself. And how I believe you can better stay on path of leading a more positive life, as well as pursuing your journey with greater motivation. I'll use saying of Zig Ziglar; he has such a simple - yet powerful way of getting point across...

Zig say's, "People often say motivation doesn't last, well that may be true, but neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it every day."

Now if that's not an ahhh haaaa moment for you, I'd like to ask you to really take in simplicity of Mr. Ziglar's words. You see, that is "gasoline" that has fueled my own journey to where I am now. It's how I stay positive in a world that others might tend to view as negative. It's how I tune out most of negative things around me, and tune into what's positive.

But enough about me... Most importantly, it's how you can lead a more positive daily life. And as you can see, it's not really all that complex is it?

There’s a important intent behind that. What if every time we made a phone call or personal request or met with a potential new customer, you expected you would be successful? Do you think your behavior would be different?

If we truly expected success we would make more phone calls, make more requests and schedule more appointments. And that would result in more business, more income, more ease in our workday, and more overall success.

When we call people or meet with them, we have to hold attitude that we are offering them an opportunity—an important opportunity, and maybe even perfect opportunity for them. If they do not go for it, that’s fine. Our responsibility to ourselves is to make offer. It doesn’t matter what thoughts and actions of other person are; it doesn’t matter whether they agree to what you are offering or not. What matters is that you go for what you want all time, every time, and are as proactive and confident as you would be if you knew you could not miss.

As you well know success is not a destination we arrive at; it is an attitude we hold along way. All joy of our professional lives is not in outcome, but in process. Do not rob yourself of satisfaction that lies on path along way—enjoy every call you place, every order you take, every presentation you make. Revel in process of being a success—today.

To expect more success, more of time, follow these steps:

- Acknowledge all small successes in process. Count your “wins” daily. Wins are all those things that go your way in a given day—the letter you wrote, VIP you finally got hold of, parking ticket you eluded, compliment you received.