"You become what you believe" - Oprah

Most people live their lives never knowing what they were put on this Earth to do.  They get tossed to and fro by what other people have in store for them, or by what other people envision them doing.  Before they know it they have just been existing in this world, unfruitful, unhappy, and then their spark is put out.  They never got to realize that their life turned out how it did only because they believed what everyone else said about them, and that became their reality.  When you are able to create your own destiny, and create your own future and reality the opposite will happen.  People will begin to believe what you believe about yourself.  The power will reside in you, and what ever you believe about yourself will become your reality.  No longer will your existence be unfruitful or unhappy, but it all starts with what you believe about yourself. 

"Yesterdays home run does nothing for todays game". G. Richards, Jr.

In order to achieve any level of success, one thing you must be able to do is get control of your emotions.  Most people put an emphasis on controlling their emotions when things go bad, but what most people tend to over look is learning how to control their emotions when things go good.  It is very easy to become complacent after we have worked hard to achieve a goal.  The tendency is to put a focus on that achievement for a long period of time, but that is no time to slow down and rest on your laurels.  Once you have achieved a goal, you then must put it to bed and put your attention and focus on the next goal.  Life is to short so don't waste time focusing on what you did yesterday.