With the new year just around the corner, many folks are setting business goals or making resolutions for the new year. But many, and myself included, often set goals which are unattainable, or we forget about them and so they never are accomplished.

As I'm looking back at mine I realize that I have not kept over half my resolutions, and the reason they were never accomplished is because they were not focused, and I did not have an action plan on how I would achieve those goals. You can set all the goals you want, but if there is no action, they will never be achieved.

For example, my one goal was to not eat fast food...well perhaps I should have had an action plan that said I will cook more, or go grocery shopping every day. Obviously those things would have helped to deter me from eating so much fast food. But I had no such goals and therefore I failed.

And so for the new year I have come up with some strategies to help me come up with a clear set of goals, and action plans that will help me to succeed and help me to stay focused in the coming year. Read More on Setting Goals

Seth Godin has written many best selling books and is a very good inspirational speaker. He uses humor and real-life stories to help get his message across and many people are flocking to him.

As a matter of fact there is a lot of hype online about Seth Godin, especially his book called "Tribes". Everywhere you look people are talking about it. I finally decided to download it and discovered that it's a very inspirational book. And now I'm going to talk about it too and recommend it to others.

And this is exactly what it is about; when there is something you like, pass it on. And when you have an idea, get others to talk about it, spread the word to like-minded people and lead them, or allow others to lead you. Seth Godin has demonstrated how to do this, and by following his example we can all become leaders of some sort.

The book is about leadership, not authority, but true leadership to help others and bring about change. Read More on Seth Godin's "Tribes"

I just finished reading a book called "The science of getting rich" by Wallace D. Wattles. When I first read the title I thought to myself that there cannot possibly be a scientific method to achieving the things you want in life. But a few chapters into the book I was convinced that there really is a method and it can work for everyone who is sincere and follows his methods.

When I read the claim that his methods were guaranteed to work provided we followed instructions, my first thoughts were "ok, what kind of weird instructions will I have to follow in order to make my dreams come true?"

I soon discovered that most of the things that were required were basically just common sense. A lot of the things he mentions are things that I was already doing; perhaps not to the extent that he explains it, but the concept was in my mind and I understood it. Read More on The Science To Get Rich

Many sad people go through life thinking that if only they had money to buy this, and that, and have money to go on vacation, to drive a nice car, and live in a dream home, then they would be happy.

And you would think that at least they would be satisfied, but in reality, money cannot buy happiness. Money can only buy the necessities of life, and help to diminish the worries about money when it comes to paying the bills and so on. And yes it can make our lives a lot easier by allowing us to purchase a reliable vehicle which doesn't break down, and so on, but it cannot buy us the mindset to be happy.

It doesn't matter how much money one accumulates in a lifetime...it will never be enough. Once the goal to accumulate a certain amount is achieved, the goal simply becomes bigger, and bigger, and it is never enough.

I have been fortunate enough in my life to have enough money to be able to squander a good amount of it at the end of each month buying whatever my little heart desired. I have also had the privilege to experience what it is like to have no money at all. Looking back I have to say, that I was just as happy, if not happier when there was no money, then when I had an abundance. Read More on Satisfied