Your journey of life should be focused towards knowing your true self. Most of the people don't know about their true self. Most of the motivational talks go by the way of mind. They teach us about techniques to enhance abilities of the mind and achieve your desires. That's a very limited view if we consider knowing you true self as a major vow. See, your body is the exhibitionary self that lives, moves, covers your true self. Your mind is your pre-conceived notions, beliefs, and desires, all collated into one, called mind. Mind is just a picture drawn by your pre-conceived desires. So if you enhance your mind you will become an achiever in life. The one who wins at life. But, there is a higher goal, to attain your supreme, the true, self. That by the way of achieving consciousness. Consciosness is the True Self that is invisible to the eye. In the state of consciousness, you feel no guilt, no happiness, no sadness, no desire, no jealousy, no movement, but just stillness. It is in the stillness of the mind that you see your true self. Stillness can be achieved by giving up desires or by controlling breath. Choose whichever you like.