Articles By Michael A. Verdicchio

In January 2007, at business breakfast in Arizona, the keynote speaker was Len Dawson, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in the very first Super Bowl. He spoke on three keys for success.

You are in life today where you are because of what you have believed and accepted as true. You can change your circumstances by changing your thinking. You can choose to focus on the things that you do desire instead of settling for the way things are now.

Are you closer to your goals and dreams today than you were yesterday? Will you be closer to those goals and dreams when you wake up tomorrow morning? It all depends on the action you take everyday towards achieving them.

Did you know that you can make a conscious decision the first thing in the morning to have a great day? Regardless of the challenges and obstacles, you can decide to have a great day. Am I saying that having a good day is a choice? It really is!

There are a lot of people who think that if they could just win the lottery, their whole life would change for the best. They think that once they have all that cash, all their problems will disappear. Why then, are so many lottery winners broke?

Have you ever noticed how easy it is for people to be happy, excited, and positive when things go well? At those times, it is easy to be in a good mood. But, can you be in a good mood when things are not going well?

Negative thoughts will produce negative results. Positive thoughts will produce positive results. It is our own thoughts that build our own belief systems.

What do you think about before you go to sleep? Does it really matter? What you think about could be extremely beneficial and profitable to your life. While your conscious mind takes a break as you sleep, your subconscious mind actually stays very active.

Successful people don't quit and throw in the towel. No matter what obstacle you are faced with, don't focus on the obstacle, but instead look for the solution.

Some people take one course or another, or read a book or two, and it really helps them to improve - they see the results they have been looking for. Then there are others who take the exact same courses, or read the exact same books, and nothing happens. For them, there is no change. Why is that?

Who is success really for? Are there certain people who just have a knack for success? Are there others who are just destined for success? In this article you will find out if you are destined for success or destined for failure.