“Every step you take should increase, not decrease, the breadth of your opportunities.”

~ Andy Tuck

You don’t need an excuse to feel good.  What a rare concept for many people.  Many people think that feeling lousy is natural and feeling good is rare.  As Anthony Robbins said this weekend at a Zrii convention, “Problems and happiness have no relationship.”

I subscribe to an online newsletter called the SalesLadder and I get weekly information from a writer Marc Cenedella.  He has some great stuff, you should check it out.  Here are some excerpts from his latest email when he interviewed Karen “Duff” Duffy the MTV VJ who has been battling sarcoidosis.

I was on Wall Street Journal Online this morning and read an article about how in this economy,  61% of Americans have either started or thought about starting a small business.  However, another study showed that of over 400,000 potential entrepreneurs in 2008, only 19,000 ever got started.

When I was a ninth grader my class voted me “Most Likely to Succeed.”  Believe it or not, that silly vote done by a teacher has caused me a lot of reflection and even pressure.  There is no doubt that I am driven and I want very much to succeed, but as I approach the big 4-0 in age, I must ask, “What really is success and how will I acheive it?”