Artificial deadlines are self-imposed excuses for not kick starting your transformation for a better quality of life. One of these excuses is not having a resolution or plan after the glam & glitter of the New Year's Day midnight celebrations have passed. Remember, while everyone is sleeping off their celebratory hangovers, the roads to transformation are all yours for the taking.

Many of the best insider information doesn't come via dramatic methods, rather through deep active listening. Patience and tenacity count greatly in securing the key that unlocks the hidden or sometimes in-plain-sight door to opportunities that you never thought you even knew existed.

The early bird always gets lots of perks especially at restaurants. New Years represents a huge feast for the upcoming year, a time that you can be one of the few diners piling the freshly made culinary goodies on your plate before anyone has even gathered in Times Square. These are the techniques why you should be one of those early birds.