1.  S – Simplify.  A great life is the result of simplifying your life.
                    People often misinterpret what simplify means.  It’s not a way to remove
                    work from your life.  When you focus on simplifying your life, you free up
                    energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which
                    you are here.  In order to create a great life, you will have to make room
                    for it in yours first.

                    2.  E – Effort.   A great life is the result of your best effort.  Creating a
                    great life requires that you make some adjustments.  It may mean
                    re-evaluating how you spend your time, or choosing to spend your
                    money in a different way.  It may mean looking for new ways to spend
                    your energy that coincide with your definition of a great life.  Life will
                    reward your best effort.

                    3.  C – Create Priorities.  A great life is the result of creating priorities.
                    It’s easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets
                    your attention, instead of intentionally using the time, energy and money
                    you have in a way that’s important to you. Focus on removing the
                    obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are honoring your
                    priorities.

                    4.  R – Reserves.  A great life is the result of having reserves – reserves
                    of things, time, space, energy, money, love.  Having reserves means that
                    you have a lot more than you need – not 6 months living expenses, but 5
                    years worth; not 15 minutes of free time, 1 day. Reserves are important
                    because they reduce the fear of consequences, and allows you to make
                    decisions based on what you really want instead of what the fear decides
                    for you.

                    5.  E – Eliminate distractions.  A great life is the result of eliminating
                    distractions.  Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied up in things
                    that are draining and distracting you. Eliminating distractions can be a
                    difficult concept to many people, since they haven’t really considered that
                    there is another way to live.  Look around at someone’s life that you
                    admire.  What do they do that you would like to incorporate into your
                    own life?  Ask them how they did it.  Find ways to free up your mental
                    energy for things that are more important to you.

                    6.  T – Thoughts.  A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts
                    so that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can happen
                    to you!  Your belief in the outcome will directly dictate how successful
                    you are.  Motivated people have specific goals and look for ways to
                    achieve them.  Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you
                    encounter year after year is vitally important to creating a life that you
                    love.   Whatever you think and believe, you create.  Listen to what
                    you’re telling yourself, and adjust that voice if you need to.

                    7.  S – Start!  A great life is the result of starting.  There’s the old saying
                    everyone’s familiar with:  “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a
                    single step.”  In order to even move  from the couch to the refrigerator,
                    you have to start.  There’s no better time to start than today.  Don’t wait
                    for a raise, or until the kids get older, or the weather is better.  Today,
                    right now,  is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your
                    heart’s desires.  It’s what you do TODAY that will make a difference in
                    your life tomorrow.