When you fall short of your goals and dreams ask yourself is it your mindset, perspective, expectations, effort, approach, acceptance, company or a blend of these that needs to change.

Life is boring when everything is perfect. Life is exciting and joyful when we continuously adjust and change to overcome the imperfection in life.

You'll find that more doors open if you approach them with an open heart rather than a closed mind.

Change starts with YOU. When you step up, you invite others to step up, too.

True progress happens slowly, unnoticeable, like a flower blooms slowly and silently.

So also in a marriage or in helping a teenager through a difficult identity crisis—there is no quick fix, where you can just move in and make everything right with a positive mental attitude and a bunch of success formulas.