1. What are main reasons why most people's new year resolutions fail, and what can they do to insure success?

a. People have competing commitments driven by deeply protected and differing assumptions and beliefs. These competing commitments pull them in opposite directions and cause them to spend a great deal of energy attempting to satisfy each. Examples: I am going to lose 20lbs but I love to eat and drink...or...I am going to change careers/start a new business but I really like security of paycheck I get from job I tolerate today.

b. Most people don't respect their strong immunity to change and, therefore, don't develop support systems necessary to overcome this powerful and dynamic equilibrium to stay same. However, there is untapped energy to be found if we can become less embedded in our immune system that protects us from change.

Even if interviewer tries to solicit an answer from you regarding your required salary before making a job offer be cautious and be canny.

The best time to discuss salary question is once you have been made an offer.

The following questions will kill your chances of getting job:

QUESTION ONE What is my salary? Do not ask about salary unless you have a job offer or until interviewer has raised subject first and even then adopt a coy approach. This may not happen until second interview or even later when a job offer has been extended. If interviewer pushes for an answer, use your prior research on market rates to give a salary range.

QUESTION TWO How many days holiday/sick leave do I get? Some interviewers may perceive this as a sign of being more concern about yourself than company. Naturally, you want to get this information, but leave it like salary question, until you have an offer on table.