I suppose it is not the one thing that we do to be successful, it is the many small things that we do day in and day out that make us successful on a GREAT scale.

When you are looking for that "secret".  That one thing that you think your competition is doing, and that is why that is why they are more successful than you, you are making a mistake.  I am not sure if we will ever know "everything" that our competition is doing.  Barring you slipping them a Mickey Finn and getting it all out of them...

The one thing that they are probably not doing is thinking about what you are doing...  That is why they can move farther, faster, and more efficiently toward being higher ranked.

I give very little thought to the "other guy".  I want to move forward with as little "visible" effort as possible.  I want others to wonder how I can appear so relaxed and confident.  I guess I am naturally a happy person, not "drugged" happy, but a person that always see's the glass as half full.

That is something that you are either born with or you are not.  Being an optimist is also something that you can teach yourself.  But you must remember that every time you choose to look in the rear view mirror and choose to have a glimpse at your past regret, you have pushed yourself backward.  Everyone has a hidden pain, a secret pain, (taken from Star Trek).

It is how you deal with your personal and "hidden pain" that will make you successful.

You want to do something monumental, learn something new, I am working on Olympic Lifts...  Check out www.crossfit.com.  These men and women are impressive.

All My Best,