The key is to....

The first key to living the life you want is to take some action!! It's easy to read a book and say, "Yea, that's great!". It's another thing to actually do what the book says.

Here's something I've learned in my long journey toward fulfillment. If you want to change something in your life, anything, you need to start by making a change in your daily lifestyle. There's an old saying, if you keep doing what you are doing, you'll get the same results. One reason most people fail to follow through on a book they read or a couse they take, is because they wake up the next day and keep their same schedules. I recommend you make a drastic change. This will show you, your mind, your friends, that you are now living a new life.

I've read plenty of books, listened to cds, and who knows what else. I would try some of new techniques I learned yet I consistently fell back into my old habits.
Why? My old daily schedule, my old lifestyle, would just suck me back into doing the same old things. Before I knew it, I was just too busy to keep up with what I was learning. The action I decided to take was to get up at 5am every morning.

Now I had this extra time where I had no excuses. It wasn't in my old schedule.
I still went to bed at the same time and it's been working out ok. Once I did this I had the time to set goals, read about finance, learn the internet, and on some days I even meditate. I'm working now on what I do at lunch time.

I have to admit, my old schedule still calls me. I try not to listen. Some days I fail, but that's ok. I can honestly say my life is now moving in a different direction. Thank goodness. There's nothing worse than waking up one day and realizing you're in the same spot you were in a year ago. No more. Action!!