The world is full of people searching for the secret; the secret to fulfilling their dreams. Strangely, they just expect it to happen and are somewhat surprised when it doesn't happen for them.

Often they are jealous of those who have attained some success without realizing that these people have capitalized on their God-given talents, organizing their lives to use, to the very best of their ability, what they were born with. These are the people who have taken stock of their lives and made whatever changes are necessary to achieve their goals. For without change most folk can say goodbye to any worthwhile accomplishments.

So many arrive at the end of their earthly span feeling that their time on this planet has not amounted to very much; in fact, they see themselves as failures and feel that they have wasted their lives.

Happily, everybody has a choice, a free will; and the option is, fairly plainly - change or any ambition you once had will simply wither away. The way to change is a well worn path and includes at personal development, mind & body, spiritual growth, business strategy, sales training which will all ultimately lead to wealth building.

Are you, like many other folk, waiting for the magic bullet. In fact, as of now on Google, here are the searches under the various headings 250,000 personal development, 150,000 mind & body, 35,000 spiritual growth, 325,000 business strategy, 48,000 sales training and 40,000 wealth building. A high proportion of theses searchers will buy material in their quest for a panacea. And yet, many are unaware that they have the answer within themselves to achieve all they want or need.

The answer is within you and it has been expressed in many different ways; James Allen said As a Man Thinketh; Earl Nightingale spoke of Acres of Diamonds and Napoleon Hill, in Think and Grow Rich, declared all wealth is created by the human mind.

However, none of them improved on the ancients who, 2000 years ago, stated "Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to knowledge".

Accept this simple truth...and your life will change for the better in every possible way; and it won't take long.

For things to change for you...you will have to change.

And now it's decision time for you if you want achieve all those dreams you started out with. Because, if you don't do something different with your life, you'll suffer for all time with an ailment known as "the pain of regret". And, until your inevitable demise, you'll be trying to answer the imponderable. Just what could I have achieved with some effort?

Jack Ritchies spent over 40 years in specialty sales and came to realize that there is much more to selling than using standard techniques. His website http://www.amotivatedmind.com is currently number one in Google and his new book How to be Motivated 365 a Year is an encapsulation of motivational techniques. http://www.motivated365.com