One of the most important things we could ever do, yet we disregard it and keep going without ever stopping to take a moment to "Reflect." Reflecting gives you a baseline, to know where you are, how long you have been there and if you are getting closer or further from the goals you have set for yourself. Without reflections how do you know what areas you need to improve on? How will you know what worked and what did not work for you? Reflection is critical to your success. Find time to do it more often, you will thank yourself later.

Everyone wants to be successful in life, but most of us have not defined what a successful looks like. What is your definition of success? Being successful no matter what it is, it is going to take drive, ambition, hard work, and focus on what you are trying to accomplish. Whether you are successful or not, depends on how you define success.

When you say, "Bye!" you mean "farewell" or "so long." or another familiar saying, "Bye Felicia!" It is time to dismiss some people and things out of your life. You must take a posture of closure along with your welcoming spirit. You are like a computer that is buffering and running slow, because you have too many tabs open, close those tab that you are no longer using in your life and get rid of the things that are slowing you down. Do not be afraid to tell someone "Bye Felicia!" say it, some peoples absence maybe your blessing in disguise.

When you know who you are and what you are capable of, you will realize that everyone and everything does not have the compatibility to connect with you. Things that are compatible with you, should enhance your life and not disrupt it. We are dealing with stuff too long and hoping that it eventually works out, to discover down the road that it was never compatible in the first place. The issue is that we knew it on the front, but decided to ignore it and hoped that it would one day work out. Know what you are capable of, so you do not waste your time dealing with things that are incompatible, that disguise themselves as compatibility.

Everyday we should welcome a new day, because we are gifted with a new one, which means new opportunities, new adventures, or a continuation on the things we have already been working toward. Take advantage of the new day, but remember "It's On You!" Do not let situations circumstances you have faced or are currently dealing with discourage, distract or discount you from your goals. No one is coming, so it's all on you. Get up, get out and get something.

You are influenced by the five most important people in your life. With that being said, you should choose your circle slowly and carefully. Who surrounds us, affects us. Having the right people in your life comes down to a decision, a decision for yourself, a decision for your future and a decision for who will be in your circle. Be aware of those who are in your circle, but not in your corner.

Every year we should do a self evaluation check. What is working? What is not working? What needs to be improved? Without honest assessments how can we improve and know that we are on course to reaching our goals. If we are not careful, stuff will remain attached to us, longer than it should be, because we did not evaluate it's worth. Do not keep put things that are dead to you and draining the life out of you on life support, pull the plug and move on. remember if it is not pushing you toward your destiny, then it is holding you back.

There are two kinds of pressure, internal and external. In life you will experience pressure at times, and during that time, you will learn a lot about yourself, you will find out how well or how bad you perform under pressure. You will know if you can handle pressure or will avoid it with all cost. Dealing with pressure, you have two choices, you either react impulsively or you respond intentionally. If you are going to grow, you are going to have to deal with pressure. Do not run from pressure, meet it head on and rise to the occasion.

Challenges of life are unavoidable. As much as we all may want to run from the fight, we will never be able to outrun the giant. Giants cannot be ignored or transformed, they must be confronted. Giants by nature are the enemy and try to hinder your forward momentum as you strive to reach your God given purpose. Most of the things that have become giants in our lives, were once small and manageable. Refusing or ignoring a issue or situation does not make it go away. Sometimes the only way through to the other side, is through your giant. Giants, if seen in the right perspective can be and are a blessing in disguise. Life will always present us with tough situations, but we must have the heart of a warrior

Most people are not willing to get back up, dust themselves off and figure out how to overcome the very thing that has defeated them. Failure is a necessary evil and is unavoidable. It is not about failure, it does not matter how many times you fail, it does not matter how painful those failures were. What matters is what you did after the failure? Failure is a moment and not a destination.