There is a concept that I'll bet you have heard about most of your life. It goes something like this-"You can do anything, if you put your mind to it."

Some of us have learned that there is more to this than just a quaint old saying or proverb. In fact it is basis for all successful people I have ever met. I know it is basis of all success I have ever known. Before you can receive success you must see and BE that success. I like word believe for one reason--it holds secret to all your success. BE-LIeVE or BE - LIVE.

When you believe something is true, that fact becomes a part of you. You become what you believe.

Believing first paves way for success in all areas of your life from your spirituality to family relationships, work, and relationships with others. Accumulations of experiences, money, power or authority do not bring happiness or success in any area of your life.

Do you have to belong to a group or do certain outward acts to gain vitality? No. In fact, in many cases people have learned that activities and belonging to groups often make them more miserable. They feel like they are obligated and don't understand why when they were told activities were pathway to personal growth.

This month I am going to follow up on article from last month, as I promised I would. Last month you may remember I made a statement that may have taken some of you by surprise. I told you that recent studies have shown our brains have no less than six levels of activity and five of those work all time. Even when we sleep or are in a stupor from too much from night before. By way alcohol that makes our senses dull works on our brains to prevent electrical signals to travel through it and cause all our mental activity to slow down. No wonder you get blurry vision, strange animals, slowed response time and strange verbal responses after a bit of alcohol in body.

An no wonder you have a headache later. The brain is just trying to get chemicals back in balance. All this to say chemicals inside your brain make it work. Recently you may have seen articles in news magazines or your newspaper about a discovery related to memory and recognition. It seems diet has a direct impact on our mental activity. As we get older we get a waxy substance that builds up on brain connections. These act as insulators to prevent electrical signals in our brains from being transmitted. This energy is activity of our mental process and creates memories we have as well as reactions we need to cause our bodies to work.

For us this translates into ability to remember what makes us feel good, or even where we left keys this last night. Our brains get dull and listless when we don't exercise them and as we get older. To some degree we can defeat this by actively associating something with our actions. Preferably tie memory to an image that is familiar. I do this by always placing my car keys in a basket on my dressing table. When I see my keys drop in basket I make association graphic, rather than just throwing them anywhere without thinking about it. Try it. You will be surprised how this simple exercise demonstrates powers of associative organization. In one way or another all memory gurus use this principle to teach you how to remember about anything.