Secrets of success -- Secret #1 : Live in the now, not the later -- Secret #2 : Define your goals -- Secret #3 : Pay the price -- Secret #4 : Discover the Law of Reciprocity -- Secret #5 : Develop a winning attitude -- Obstacles to success -- Obstacle #1 : Self-pity : admitting defeat -- Obstacle #2 : Poor self-image : selling God short -- Obstacle #3 : Guilt : plagued by the past -- Obstacle #4 : Fear : paralyzed by the future -- Obstacle #5 : Bitterness : the cancer within -- Obstacle #6 : Adversity : you aren't in control -- Secret #6 : Ask God for help -- Ultimate success -- The friend -- The Christian perspective