* Crime did not seem to be as rampant and violent.

Now maybe this was not always true where you grew up. But If you lived in small town America it probably was true. It did not dominate daily news then and it was not as brutal either. There usually were not a large number of crimes in those days.

* You could go out at night without fear of being accosted.

I do not remember many incidents when especially women, had to be so fearful when going out in public then. When I think of neighborhood where I went in those days to pick up my date, I shudder today when I think of it. Because that area now is so crime infested. Not having an automobile in those days, I had to walk several blocks to her house when I got off bus. When I left her house after date there was no fear to stand on corner late at night to wait for a bus.

* Parents could discipline their children without fear of reprisal

Discipline in most cases then meant a simple word called " NO". And in most cases it was never challenged. If it was, next action was usually a "swat on fanny" with a hand, yardstick, or a fly swatter. I do not hear of many parents using this method today, do you?

Sometimes just being told to "sit in corner" or having a privilege taken away from you was enough to remedy problem. Now, do not misunderstand me, I sure do not condone any kind of violence to discipline a child. But swatting a kid on backside with a fly swatter or a yardstick, is that a violent act? Some may think so today. I will not say there were some parents guilty of violent discipline back then but generally that was not case.

* Mothers were more likely to stay home raising children than working

You can be a master achiever by developing same qualities of those who seem to achieve more than others. Here are 5 qualities you need to master in order to become a successful person in your chosen field and in your life.

Achievers are creative. Creativity is a fundamental quality of a visionary leader. Creativity is also essential for problem-solving, conflict resolution, crisis and change management.

As they are extensively goal and result oriented, achievers need to come up with many solutions to reach their goals; therefore they need to be more creative than others. An effective method for you to be more creative in problem resolution is:

First, sit down in a comfortable chair and think about all ways to resolve problem, even if it may be absurd. This is not time to be critical, but time to think without any judgment. Come up with at least 20 solutions.

The first eight solutions will be obvious; second eight solutions will require some effort and therefore creativity. You will see that last two solutions will be hardest to find, but most creative. And they will surely be ones that you will stick to.

Second, act out in your head movie of how you would implement each solution. And third, be critical as far as each solution is concerned. This is an effective way to resolve problems used by effective leaders and managers.

Develop Habit of Courage. They have developed habit of courage. Courage to wake up earlier and go to bed later. They've developed self-discipline. Self-discipline is astering yourself, your actions, thinking and emotions. They know that in order to become leaders for others, they need to become a leader for themslves first.

It takes courage to have self-discipline but it is learnable. They take action even if it is uncomfortable. They go out of their comfort zone, and go for opportunities. Talk about courage!