Success consists of many elements. A good plan, smart decision making, careful strategizing, research and goal setting. But, above all, the success or failure hinges on your ability and willingness to explore, realize and then embark on self improvement where needed. More importantly realize what assets you do possess; i.e your seeds of greatness.

What are these seeds? Simply put, it's who you are, what you believe and what you do with that belief.

What do I believe to be my greatest strengths?

What do I believe to be my greatest weaknesses?

What do I really want to achieve in life?

What limits do I place on myself?

What obstacles do I allow to hamper my success?

What am I afraid of?

What is the best thing that would happen if I went all out toward my goals?

What is the worst thing?

What steps can I take each day to move toward where I want to be?

Do I take responsibility for where I am in all aspects of my life?

Once these questions have been answered (honestly!) you are ready to develop a plan for moving to where you want to be. To develop this, look carefully at your answers. Whatever your answers are, they are okay. There is nothing wrong with them (if you want to stay where you are.)

If you are ready to move forward, imagine yourself answering each question with the opposite or more positive degree of what you have written.

For instance, for limits you may have written "I don't believe I can earn more than $30,000 per year."

Imagine instead that your answer is "I don't believe I can earn LESS than $300,000 per year." Feel the power behind the second answer. Just reading it is empowering!

Do this with each of the answers that you have written.

The next step is to write down what actions you can (and will) take to move yourself in the direction of the second answer that you have listed for each question.

Be a little risky. Push yourself beyond the norm and past your comfort zone. Anyone who has ever experienced great success in anything will tell you that you must get out of your comfort zone to truly achieve what you want.

Set a time limit for achieving what you want.

The last step is often the most difficult and where many people lose sight of their vision. You MUST put your plan into play. It's time to take action. Every day, determine what you must do to move toward changing each original answer to the desired answer.

Each night, before you go to bed, read the second set of answers that you have listed. Ignore those first answers completely. They no longer have a place in your life.

As you do this on a daily basis you WILL begin propelling yourself toward your goals. You will be amazed. You will begin saying and doing things that you never dreamed you could. You will experience a strong shift in your attitude. Things will begin to come easier to you. It may not seem like it at first, but be patient. Stick with it! Strong, unseen forces are at work on your behalf. The potential of your subconscious mind is astounding.

As time progresses, you will become much clearer on what you truly want, what you are willing to sacrifice and do to achieve it and what you are not willing to accept in your life. Your feelings of self-worth, self-confidence and self-esteem will soar to new heights. You realize that nothing can stop you from success!

On occasion, when an old, limiting behavior pops up, you will know just how to turn it around and take the action necessary to move beyond it. Your seeds of greatness will mature with every step. And new seeds will be planted to help you along the next leg of your journey. You will know who you are, you know where you are going and you know what it will take to get you there.