"Success Associates is the realization of a personal dream or, better yet, goal," said Dias, who spent more than 16 years as a successful human resource executive before he purchased a relocation management business. For 18 years he grew the relocation business (PRM, Inc.) into a successful company; he sold it in 2001. He had used the concepts of the SMI programs to build his business and decided to share them. "Our parent company,

Success Motivation International, was founded by Paul J. Meyer over 45 years ago and is dedicated to 'motivating people to their full potential worldwide.' Having used the concepts myself, I knew they worked."

"The Dynamics of Personal Goal Setting" is among the company's most popular programs. There are also programs geared toward adolescents and young adults including "Growing Up is Fun," "Achieving Academic Success" and "The Making of a Champion." "I especially enjoy working with youngsters, having a successful daughter and having been a Big Brother for over eight years," Dias said.

Dias is currently seeking sales associates to join Success Associates.

The markets and individuals Dias' company works with are:

¥ Individuals seeking a means to refocus and move to a new level of success, achieving a better balance in their lives;

¥ Business owners or department managers who want to surround themselves with a team of highly motivated, organized and goal-oriented associates;

¥ Organizations looking for a way to develop a motivated and skilled sales force;

¥ Families seeking to establish a dialogue with their children in the areas of goal setting, self-image and working toward success;

¥ Couples looking for a program that provides a means to establish and accomplish common goals.

"We recognize that there is no 'quick fix' to achieving success," Dias said. "We also recognize that there is no one answer to what constitutes success. In fact, there are as many definitions of success as there are individuals.

"We feel that success is the progressive realization of worthwhile, predetermined personal goals. For example, through our 'Dynamics of Personal Goal Setting' program we provide a structured, building-block approach to identifying worthwhile goals in each area of your life, and then we provide the tools to achieve those goals."

Success Associates, through the programs of Success Motivation International, provides clients with a structured approach to create and accomplish goals. Dias said the company's programs "... empower each client, allowing them to use more of their potential to become a total person by setting and achieving goals in all areas of their life: financial and career, physical and health, family and home, mental and educational, spiritual and ethical, social and cultural."

Alan Dias resides in La Cañada Flintridge with his wife, Jennie Manders, a successful Realtor. He can be reached via e-mail at adias@success-motivation.com. The company's web site is www.success-motivation.com.