Motivation can take you far, but it can take you even further if you first find your vision. Your vision will motivate and guide you on your journey to success and personal fullfillment. Trying to succeed at anything without first having a clear vision of what it is you want to accomplish will only lead to you going around in circles and eventually giving up in frustration.

To develop your vision, you must look inside yourself. Vision comes from within, from the spirit or subconscious, whatever you choose to call it. Every one has a vision that is uniquely their own, and you are no different. the hard part comes in understanding your personal vision and how it applies to your personal motivation plan.

Your vision will most likely not come suddenly like some bolt of lightning out of the sky. Instead, it will grow from your experiences, talents, dreams, and desires, so don’t try to rush it. Instead, keep your motivation and allow your vision to reveal itself through you.

Here are five steps you can use to effectively find your vision:

1. Learn to listen to your inner voice. Since your vision starts from inside you, you should learn to listen and feel what your mind and heart truly desire. What stirs you? What is your greatest desire? What kind of dreams do you have? If what you think you want does not really come from the inner depths of your heart and soul, then you will find it difficult, if not impossible, to not give up before you achieve it.

2. Prepare yourself mentally. Your vision begins in your mind and heart. It is something that burns within your soul. it should be greater than your all of your past memories, mistakes, and accomplishments. If you know what your vision is, you will have a purpose and won’t get lost on your journey. Discouragement is the outcome of not having a ditinct vision. If you don’t know where you’re going or how to get there, the journey will seem a lot
longer and harder.

In order to seek your vision, retreat to a quiet and tranquil place, a place that will allow your mind to think creatively and concentrate on your vision.

3. Seek out other motivated vision seekers. Greatness breeds greatness, and it is for this reason that you should seek out the company of others who can appreciate and support your vision. Hang with the winners and it will keep your motivation high.

4. Keep a notebook and pen handy. All too often, when seeking a vision, it is easy to forget that it is 90 percent inspiration, as American inventor Thomas Edison said. With that in mind, you never know when your vision is going to come to fruition, so keep a small notebook with you at all times, even on your nightstand when you sleep, and write down whatever comes to mind, no matter how silly it seems at the time. You may write down a hundred crazy ideas but number one hundred and one just might be the vision you were searching for. Don’t try to edit right now, just write down everything that comes to mind.

5. Don’t try to fully understand your vision. The vision you are seeking will most likely come to you in ways that you won’t fully understand at the moment. That’s okay. Just follow as much of your vision as you can right now, and more will be revealed to you as time goes on.

All truly successful people have a vision that they follow, no matter what challenges they may face, to it’s eventual outcome. Begin following the above steps to seek your vision today and remember that true, lasting success will never come to you until you know what your vision is and how you will follow it. And you will be unstoppable if you combine your personal vision with a healthy dose of motivation.

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Most of us work towards achieving some sort of objectives in our life time. Though we have some elementary goals to achieve, they may not be well defined and as a result they may turn out too vague to comprehend and attain. Most of us fail due to incomprehensible goals and objectives, which do not have any vision and definition. As a person if you want to achieve success in life, you will need to develop a definite personal goal/s, which will lead your life to happiness and prosperity. Personal goals are very important as they assume your personality and character in its objective.

Personal goals may be anything and in any form; some people want to achieve a tangible family goal, while many others want to gain professional or business success. Whatever the nature of your goals are, just remember that all of them are in fact, highly personalized and private. However, there are some goals which are team oriented, like a family goal involving your spouse and children, or it may be a team goal to be pursued by you and your business associates.

There are many advantages to set personal goals and some of those benefits are:

1. You’ll be more enterprising and become highly talented once you reach those goals

2. You will also be empowered to make better decisions on matters of importance

3. You’ll also be more organized and effective

4. You’ll develop self confidence and self worth

5. You’ll also become highly motivated and energetic

6. You’ll have the satisfaction that you’ve achieved something tangible and worthwhile.

But always consider both the positive as well as negative aspects of your personal goal setting; there are times when you would have sacrificed something to achieve your cherished goal, but it may turn out failure, when you see that you have lost somewhere else. Always keep in mind the safety and security of your family in mind. If you feel that the goal you are trying to chase is worth its value, both in satisfaction and results, go ahead and achieve it.

Once you are ready with the spadework, create an action plan by considering the following:

1. Divide your goals in to many smaller chunks of manageable entities. You would preferably work on each of them to achieve the final result. Let these smaller pieces be interlinked to each other and have a connection to the ultimate goal.

2. Identify your goal by writing it down. Make sure that you have listed all of them in their order of priority.

3. Set a time frame for accomplishing it. Without a time tag attached to your goal, you’ll never achieve your goals. See that you attach achievable deadlines to each of your goals.

4. List what you need to do to achieve the goal. You may need your time and money to achieve those goals. Or you may have to sacrifice many of your luxuries and conveniences.

5. Identify who, and/or what, you will need to work with to reach your goal. This is often called as logistics part of goal setting and you will need to list all those things and materials needed for achieving goals.

6. List the skills and knowledge required to reach your goal. Are you skilled enough to reach those goals? How deep is your preparedness for reaching the destination?

7. Write down the steps you will follow. Create strict to-do item lists and a series of reminders. Follow them without fail and never deviate from the original objective.

8. You may need to change your action plan in the middle and be ready to replace the old plan with the new one, which is foolproof and practical.

Personal goal setting may not be a difficult task. Though it feels very difficult and strenuous, a goal can be achieved, if you are calm and determined. Be cheerful and sportive to accept any failures in the course, as they will be your stepping stones for future success.

‘Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill.’
Christopher Parker

Do you suffer from distractibility? I do. I have been meaning to write this for ages. My problem? Did I have a crisis so that I couldn’t do it? No. Did I find the topic uninteresting? On the contrary, I found it fascinating. It was because I had contracted that dreadful disease that afflicts many of us – procrastination!

Why do we procrastinate? For many and different reasons. Disorganization, forgetfulness, fear – of failure and of success, worry about others’ opinions, boredom with the task to be done, or by being a perfectionist, so not willing to start because we expect not to be able to achieve our own high standards. We think about the task for so long that we never start! We become busy with other things. We allow ourselves to be distracted. ‘I’ll just watch TV for 5 minutes..’ Something else comes up. ‘I don’t know where to start!’

For a day, pretend that you are a well organized non-procrastinator. Become someone who gets started and then perseveres. Has the task been imposed on or assigned to you? Take personal responsibility and make it your own. Are your standards realistic or are you using them as an excuse not to get started? Identify what diversions you use, when and where you use them and then plan to overcome them. What are you gaining from procrastinating?

Avoiding something will not make it go away. Don’t waste time talking – start doing! What are you afraid of? Get a sense of the entire project and what is required to complete it. Break down tasks into manageable steps, estimate the amount of time you think it will take, increase by 50%, and set appropriate deadlines. Put them in a diary. Check them off as you do them. Reassess time commitments regularly.

Choose a regular time each day to work towards your goal. Get the files out! Or whatever it is that you need to start working. Start with the most unpleasant task. Stay with it, if only for 5 minutes. You may find that once you’ve actually started, you’ll want to carry on. Reduce distractions by making your work place conducive to actually working! Get organized. You’re not sure how to proceed or what exactly you’re expected to do? Ask someone. Are your skills and abilities adequate for the task? Do you need more training? If you have started, then get bogged down in the middle, try changing location or position. Reward yourself for a task achieved. Remember, it is better to do something rather than nothing. Find a way that works for you and keep at it.

Procrastinators can become bad tempered and stressed. They often miss opportunities. Working to overcome our distractibility brings with it peace of mind, a feeling of strength and purpose, and a healthy feeling of being in charge of your life, of being strong, competent and capable. And look, I managed to get this written! What a feeling of achievement. If I can do it, so can you!

Kate Harper is based in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland.

She works with people who are fed up with moaning about their lives and have decided to do something about it. If that is you, please see her here at http://www.harpercoaching.com.

She is happy to work with people from any part of the world.

“The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.” Madame Marie du Deffand

Take your first step today and contact Kate.

This is intermediate level SQL scripting article for DB Administrator, Programmer, IT Specialist

Our and Microsoft Business Solutions goal here is to educate database administrator, programmer, software developer to enable them support Microsoft Great Plains for their companies. In our opinion self support is the goal of Microsoft to facilitate implementation of its products: Great Plains, Navision, Solomon, Microsoft CRM. You can do it for your company, appealing to Microsoft Business Solutions Techknowledge database. This will allow you to avoid expensive consultant visits onsite. You only need the help from professional when you plan on complex customization, interface or integration, then you can appeal to somebody who specializes in these tasks and can do inexpensive nation-wide remote support for you.

Let’s look at interest calculation techniques.

Imagine that you are financing institution and have multiple customers in two companies, where you need to predict interest. The following procedure will do the job:

CREATE PROCEDURE AST_Interest_Calculation

@Company1 varchar(10),	--Great Plains SQL database ID

@Company2 varchar(10),

@Accountfrom varchar(60),

@Accountto varchar(60),

@Datefrom datetime,

@Dateto datetime--,

as

declare @char39 char --for single quote mark

declare @SDatefrom as varchar(50)

declare @SDateto as varchar(50)

select @SDatefrom = cast(@Datefrom as varchar(50))

select @SDateto = cast(@Dateto as varchar(50))

select @char39=char(39)

if not exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'[dbo].[AST_INTEREST_TABLE]') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsUserTable') = 1)

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[AST_INTEREST_TABLE] (

[YEAR] [int] NULL ,

[MONTH] [int] NULL ,

[COMPANYID] [varchar] (4) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL ,

[ACTNUMST] [char] (129) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL ,

[BEGINDATE] [varchar] (19) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL ,

[ENDDATE] [varchar] (19) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL ,

[YEARDEGBALANCE] [numeric](19, 5) NULL ,

[BEGBALANCE] [numeric](38, 5) NULL ,

[ENDBALANCE] [numeric](38, 5) NULL ,

[INTERESTONBALANCE] [numeric](38, 6) NULL ,

[INTERESONTRANSACTIONS] [numeric](38,  NULL ,

[INTEREST] [numeric](38, 6) NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]

exec("

delete AST_INTEREST_TABLE where [YEAR] = year("+ @char39 + @Datefrom + @char39 +") and [MONTH]=month("+ @char39 + @Datefrom + @char39 +")

insert into AST_INTEREST_TABLE

select

year(X.BEGINDATE) as [YEAR],

month(X.BEGINDATE) as [MONTH],

X.COMPANYID,

X.ACTNUMST,

X.BEGINDATE as BEGINDATE,

X.ENDDATE as ENDDATE,

X.YEARBEGBALANCE as YEARDEGBALANCE,

X.YEARBEGBALANCE+X.BEGBALANCE as BEGBALANCE,

X.YEARBEGBALANCE+X.ENDBALANCE as ENDBALANCE,

X.INTERESTONBALANCE as INTERESTONBALANCE,

X.INTERESTONTRANSACTIONS as INTERESONTRANSACTIONS,

X.INTERESTONBALANCE+X.INTERESTONTRANSACTIONS as INTEREST

--into AST_INTEREST_TABLE

from

(

select

"+ @char39+ @Company1 + @char39+" as COMPANYID,

a.ACTNUMST,

"+ @char39 + @Datefrom + @char39 +" as BEGINDATE,

"+ @char39 + @Dateto + @char39 +" as ENDDATE,

case when

b.PERDBLNC is null then 0

else	b.PERDBLNC

end as YEARBEGBALANCE,

sum

(

case

when (c.DEBITAMT-c.CRDTAMNT is not null and c.TRXDATE ="+ @char39 + @SDatefrom + @char39 +" and c.TRXDATE =year("+ @char39 + @Datefrom + @char39 +")

where

a.ACTNUMST>="+@char39+@Accountfrom+@char39 +"

and a.ACTNUMST="+ @char39 + @SDatefrom + @char39 +" and c.TRXDATE =year("+ @char39 + @Datefrom + @char39 +")

where

a.ACTNUMST>="+@char39+@Accountfrom+@char39 +"

and a.ACTNUMST<="+@char39+@Accountto+@char39 +"

group by

a.ACTNUMST,

case when

b.PERDBLNC is null then 0

else	b.PERDBLNC

end,

d.USERDEF1

) X

")

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Andrew Karasev is Chief Technology Officer in Alba Spectrum Technologies – USA nationwide Microsoft CRM, Microsoft Great Plains customization company, based in Chicago, Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas, New York, Georgia, Florida, Canada, UK, Australia and having locations in multiple states and internationally , he is Dexterity, SQL, C#.Net, Crystal Reports and Microsoft CRM SDK developer; akarasev@albaspectrum.com

Minerals are essential nutrients that serve the body in many ways. Many minerals are active in their own right, serving individual purposes within the body. However, the much more common way of working for minerals is partnership. They act as cofactor in many complex substances and processes. Many minerals complement each other, serving as cofactor to each other in the body’s most essential processes.

The skeletal system benefits from the partnership of various minerals, as do the teeth. Calcium and phosphorus, the two minerals that are present in the highest amounts in the body, are the key mineral players in the hard surfaces of bones and teeth, with the mineral magnesium serving to help the body metabolize the calcium and the phosphorus. The mineral manganese serves a purpose in this process as well and the mineral zinc is needed to metabolize phosphorus. This group of minerals also combine to protect the health of the nerves and to enhance the ability of the nerves to communicate, as well as ensures the ability of the muscles in the body to contract smoothly and regularly, contributing to, among other things, a regular heartbeat.

The mineral iron is responsible for the production of hemoglobin in the blood, which is what the red blood cells store the oxygen in as they travel the body, supplying the cells and tissues with the oxygen that is vital to their survival. But, without the mineral copper, the body would be unable to absorb and use the iron. A deficiency in copper results in an anemia that is similar to that caused by a deficiency of iron.

Minerals serve as cofactors in a variety of chemical combinations in the body that are essential processes of everything from food digestion to oxygenation of the body’s cells. The entire functioning of the body is built upon chemical and electrical reactions. These depend primarily upon the nutrition we consume, which serves as fuel and, once broken down to its basic elements, the chemicals needed to complete the various interactions. The balance of the complex system is delicate, but must be maintained to ensure health and peak performance.

The amount of mineral available in food and water can vary from region to region. That is because the amount of minerals found in plants depends on the quality of the soil, the type and amount of mineral deposits in the soil. Growing the same crops in the same place year after year can deplete the minerals in the soil. Topsoil erosion also can reduce the minerals available in soil.

Nutritional supplements can serve as an effective and safe means of ensuring that each day the body achieves the standard recommended daily intake levels of the minerals it need to perform the essential operations of the body. Because the balance of nutrients in the body is so important, it is a good idea to engage in a consultation with a licensed nutritionist who will be able to help you to devise a mineral supplement plan that is best suited to your individual dietary needs.

Numerous elements of the phone system are wasted, but they can be recycled to produce new devices and instruments. An announcement with regard to this issue has been made today. The supermarket chain Tesco will support this cause and promote the application of this system.

Taking the advantage of a huge customer base of 13 million, Tesco would actively participate in this event and contribute a major portion of the money to the welfare organizations of NCH, Alzheimer’s Society and Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

Among the existence of various recycle companies like “Fonebank“, the major duty of performance has been attributed to the company of “XS Tronics”. The company has made a commitment of recycling phones ranging between 500,000 to a million. Components like gold and palladium are used as essential elements in the procedure of recycle.

Eminent socialites like Ben Shaw, a member of Green Alliance have declared that Tesco is working for a beneficial purpose and this event needs to be encouraged by all, particularly retailers to learn the system of recycling. This would keep the planet waste-free.

Tony Manwaring, the director of NCH stated that the process would help to evaluate the benefits for nature. Soon this event would be included in the chapters of the “European Union Law” for the betterment of the society.

In the old days of internet poker, everyone seemed to be giving away money. You never had to deposit any money to play for real money on a site because there were so many promotions available. Time has changed things a bit, and these free money giveaways are not so common anymore.

But just like some websites are making money through rakeback programs by promoting certain gaming sites, there are still some free money promotions to be found as well.

PokerSourceOnline.com (PSO) is a site that offers promotions and rakeback and all kinds of incentives for new poker players. I recently came across an offer for both Ultimate Bet (UB) and Absolute Poker. PSO is offering new players to these sites a free $50 starting deposit with the gaming sites doing a 100% match. The only catch is that you must reach a certain number of raked hands or earn enough “points” to be able to cash out any of the money.

Now, both of these sites have been shrouded with scandals. UB issued paybacks to many players for their having been cheated over a number of years. It was deduced that a certain player, whose account information linked to one of the owners, Russ Hamilton, had been granted access to see everyone’s hole cards. So, when he played, he played with all of the information about his opponent’s hands. Needless to say, he did very well and many good poker players lost lots of money.

Now, I would not deposit any of my own money on these sites, but I can’t argue with free money. If I lose the money, I’m done with the site. If I turn it into a lot, I’ll have to rethink my stance on the site, and decide if it’s worth keeping any amount of money on there. For now, it’s worth a shot.

Pain is something that most of us dread, but pain often serves a useful purpose: it tells us that something is wrong and that we need to do something about it. So that toothache or pain in the back should not be ignored. Unfortunately some medication masks pain rather than treating pain. So, what can you do if you are experiencing pain?

Sometimes the choice is obvious: if you have toothache, you need to visit a dentist. Sometimes it’s less clear. What do you do if you have backache? There are several different choices, including visiting an osteopath, a chiropractor or a sports therapist. Sometimes specific exercises will do the trick. Have a look at the books by Pete Egoscue for simple easy exercises you can do to help alleviate chronic pain.

Sometimes chronic pain responds well to a change in diet. Some people with arthritis find that reducing their meat intake and/or sugar and white flour intake works well. Some pain is caused by allergy problems, so check this out with a kinesiologist.

A recent study on irritable bowel syndrome has shown that many sufferers are allergic to foods, such as yeast (in bread, alcohol, etc.), wheat, peas, cashew nuts, almonds, barley, beef and soya. Migraine sufferers often do well if they exclude certain trigger foods, such as chocolate, cheese, red wine and citrus fruit.

Drinking lots of water can help. So can eating lots of fruit and vegetables. These are rich in antioxidants, which help keep the joints lubricated and so prevent stiffness. Many people swear by fish oil supplements, or glucosamine sulphate to keep them fit and supple into old age.

Whatever you do, don’t just put up with pain. Have a look at all the possibilities, not just pain killers.