ASK YOURSELF

                                                          ASK YOURSELF

     * AM I CONFIDENT ABOUT YOURSELF?

     * DO I COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH PEOPLE?

     * DO I STAY CALM, EVEN IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS?

     * DO I REMAIN ALERT TO OPPORUNITIES AND DEVELOPMENTS AROUND ME?

     * DO I TRY TO FORGET OLD ATTITUDES AND APPROACHES?

     * DO I MAKE THE BEST OF BAD SITUATION?

     * DO I LISTEN TO MY INTUITION?

     * DO I TRY TO STRENGTHEN MY INTUITIVE ABILITIES?

     * DO I GROW AND STRENGHTEN MY NETWORK OF FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES?

     * DO I MAKE AN EFFORT TO BE NICE TO OTHERS?

     * AM I GENEROUS TO OTHERS?

     *AM I WILLING TO TAKE CALCULATED RISKS?

     * DO I CUT LOSSES AND QUIT WHEN NEEDED?

     * DO I LEARN FROM MYSELF?

     * DO I STAY INFORMED?

     * DO I PICK UP IDEAS AND ABSORB THEM FOR FUTURE USE?

     * DO I HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO LIFE?

     * DO I PERSEVERE IN THE FACE OF FAILURE?

     * DO I AVOID GETTING AFFECTED WHEN OTHERS CRITICIZE ME?

     * DO I SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO GET PAID FOR MY PASSION?

     * DO I PREPARE FOR SITUATION IN ADVANCE?

     * DO I USUALLY ORGANIZE, PLAN AND PRIORIZE?

     * DO I LEVERAGE MY STRENGTHS AND POTENCIAL?

     * AM I OPEN AND WILLING TO TRY NEW THINGS?

                      IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO MOST OF THESE QUESTIONS, THE CHANCES ARE THAT YOU HAVE A HIGH LQ. IN EFFECT, ANYONE CAN BE LUCKY. THE AMERICAN POLITICIAN WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN SAID, DESTINY OS NOT A MATTER OF CHANCE, IT IS A THING TO BE ACHIEVED. IN SIMILAR VEIN, SHAKESPEARE SAID, MEN ARE AT SOME TIME MASTERS OF THEIR FATES. THE FAULT, DEAR BRUTUS, IS NOT IN OUR STARS, BUT IN OURSELVES....