It's not just for Yogis and Buddhist Monks any more. Meditation has gained new respect as stress relief technique and a way of getting into greater touch with your body and mind. You can do it anywhere and it can be done with or without a religious, spiritual context. This quiet state, with practice, can become easier and quicker to achieve. As a conditioned response to stressors, it can become an ally during periods of craving and a comfort when the stresses of a lifestyle change get you down.
Nothing succeeds like success.
You must start out, and continue with success in mind. Not all of us are lucky enough to have in our immediate sphere of friends and relatives, genuine heroes who succeed against all odds. But we can find them. If you have a genuine hero around you, hang out with them and pick their brain. The idea here is to determine what successes you admire and have inspirational success resources at your immediate disposal for any rough times.