Hi, I'm Bob Sakalas.

I believe that you can achieve and maintain true happiness throughout your life if you
1) first figure out what you stand for - what your true unwavering principles are, then
2) choose to be optimistic,
3) discern lots of exciting goals,
4) create clear plans to reach your goals, and
5) take decisive action, giving every day your best effort.

My mission is to teach and inspire. I hope to inspire you to make positive decisions and take fully committed actions. Do your very best, be all you can be, and you will be remarkable and happy.

I do not believe in searching for happiness. Happiness is not found at the end of a quest but in the challenge and quality of the journey. Success and happiness is truly created in our chosen attitude and choices we made during our life's journey.

We are often surrounded by pessimism, which is fueled by the media which often celebrates low moral standards. A person needs to see it for what it really is, and rise above.

I believe three of the most important decisions you can make are:
1) to be a contrarian, questioning everything you hear and thinking for yourself,
2) to be optimisic, and
3) to be a person of decisive choice and action.

A few of the items you will find here include:

* My current blog where I share my observations each week.

* Inspirational capsules I created in 2003,

* My Seven Great Minutes podcasts from 2002
(before they were called podcasts),

* The complete text of Seizing Share,
my book about improving a sales organization from good to great,

* Twenty-One Keys,
my book about teaching kids the fundamental keys to a successful life,

* A few of my favorite quotes and thoughts, and

* A few links to worthy-of-a-look sites.

Best of luck and vaya con Dios,

Bob Sakalas