1.)  MAKE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO CHANGE - That sensation is what many people call desire.  Before you know it, you'll crave that change all day and night - the desire becomes a burning desire.  Remember:  If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always gotten.  The decision is yours - it really is!

2.)  FIND A REASON - Make sure you clearly identify your reason for deciding to change, write it down, and read it every morning and night.  Be particular.  I know that you know deep down inside you have a reason, actually several reasons - good reasons - to decide to change.

3.)  HONESTLY "SEE YOURSELF"! - Now take other photos every month, and put them side by side in your bedroom, on your refrigerator door, in your wallet - someplace where you'll see them frequently.  This will help you honestly se yourself.  Remember, right now you are the youngest you will ever be, and time waits for no one!

4.)  SET SPECIFIC GOALS! -  Change is about being open.  Setting goals is vitally important to your success.  Dreams are things you hope for - things you enjoy thinking about but really don't know when or if they'll happen.  Goals, on the other hand, are specific things you have decided you need to accomplish within a clear defined period of time.  The bad news is, when you don't set and achieve specific goals, you can't create greater dreams!

5.)  HONOR SELF-PROMISES! - When you set goals, what you're really doing is making promises - not to me, your family, or your friends, but to yourself.  You see, the very essence of confidence is self-trust.  The thing about lying to ourselves is we never, never get away from it!  It is a lot easier to keep the promises we make to ourselves than it is to break them.  And keeping those promises unleashes enormous energy and potential - that emptiness created by self-deception can also be filled with strength, certainty, and, yes, confidence... if you honor self-promises.  "To thine own self be true."

6.)  FOCUS ON YOUR FUTURE VISION - Doing particular things you need to do to move toward that future vision will become automatic, a habit.  It's close to the certainty of religious faith - the comforting, reassuring feeling that whatever happens will happen, but in the end, you will succeed.  "IF your mind can conceive it, you CAN achieve it!"

7.)  FACE YOUR FEARS - Remember this:  IF you move away from what you fear, it will eventually dominate your life.  But if you move toward your fears and face them head on, they get smaller and smaller.

8.)  MAKE MISTAKES FAST - If you want to succeed fast, you need to be willing to make mistakes fast.  And you must learn from your mistakes.  Don't be one of those people who do exactly the samt things in the coming months that didn't work in the past, and expect a different result.  IF you want different results, you must allow yourself the opportunity to learn fast and take a different approach.  Evaluate your progress at least once a month by weighing yourself and taking a photo.

9.)  TAKE ACTION! - Success is created by action.  People who get results keep moving, even if they're a little fearful!  The time to do it is NOW!

10.)  DON'T GIVE UP! - In every challenge, there will come a time when the going gets tough!  You have to break through these barriers.  When you do, you will discover they were blessings in disguise.  You see, we become stronger because of them!  Remember that as long as you are trying, you have not failed!  When it feels like you have given it your best and it is time to let go, just keep holding on.  WINNERS FINISH WHAT THEY START!