Kirk Franklin admits that he does not sing well.

So how did someone who does not sing well become one of largest gospel recording acts today?

The answer is that man can do just about everything else. He is a songwriter, choir director, consummate performer and record producer. As for singing, he finds vocalists who sing well to do that for him. But who's name is on CD cover? Kirk Franklin.

Kirk Franklin didn't ignore his shortcomings, he made them work for him. He had a vision for his life and he followed it. And no, he doesn't sing a word on his current CD, "The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin." He raps.

In her book "You can Heal Your Life", Louise Hay gives readers an example of her typical day. As soon as she gets up in morning, she sings affirmations. At noon she again does affirmations. At night before she goes to bed, she writes down whatever affirmation she's working with at time 10 or 25 times.

S- Specific M- Measurable A- Achieved R- Reasonable T- Time

Specific - Be very specific about what your goal is.

Measurable - Make sure you can measure your goal so you know when you have achieved it.

Achieved - State your goal in present or past tense as if you have already achieved it.

Reasonable - Your goal should be reasonable enough that you can attain it. At same time, it shouldn't be too easy to obtain but obtainable. Stretch yourself.