Tips to make this the best year ever

I don't know who first posted these thoughts, but whoever it was shared the Daily Dose philosophy, and if I can say thank you to whoever first wrote them - thank you for doing so and therefore allowing me to share them with you. Following these principles will almost certainly guarantee a great year.

1. Count your blessings daily. Doing so will keep you in a positive state of mind.
2. Surround yourself with positive, encouraging, successful people. They will pull you up no matter what the circumstances.
3. Deliver more than you are paid to. Make yourself indispensable to others.
4. Focus on your strengths. Find an arena you are suited to play in, have the courage to get started, have the courage to not quit, and decide you will give it all you've got for as long as it takes to get the job done.
5. Don't neglect the details. Excellence comes from taking care of the details.
6. Constantly ask yourself, "What is the number one thing I could do in the next 15 minutes to get me closer to my goal?" Then do it right away.
7. Find a mentor who believes in you, who will support you, and who will push you toward your dream.
8. Don't let others rain on your parade. Avoid negative people like the plague.
9. Decide that you are willing to do whatever it takes to realize your dream.
10. The past does not determine the future. No matter how many times you have failed, the next time you could succeed. If you don't believe me, just read Thomas Edison's biography.
11. Take full responsibility for your results.
12. Read biographies then model your life after the lives of successful people.
13. Don't complain about your circumstances. Decide you will make your own circumstances.
14. You only live once. Go for the Gold. Decide you will not simply exist. Decide to live an exciting life. Don't just take up space. Make a difference so you will be missed when you are gone. Decide to leave a legacy.
15. Celebrate every small victory.
16. Embrace change. Change brings opportunity to win.
17. Live your life with passion.
18. Make your dream so exciting that it takes your breath away. Then, be willing to fight for your dream and future.
19. Every time you make an excuse, you give away control of your life. Stop making excuses.
20. Don't live life through others. Be the hero in your own life.