Intriguing story about a couple of travel junkies who signed up for unlimited first class travel on American Airlines for life (at a cost of ~$400K) only to end up being investigated by the airline’s “revenue integrity team;” an excerpt: In September 2007, a pricing analyst reviewing international routes focused the airline’s attention on how much the AAirpass program was costing, company emails show. “We pay the taxes,” a revenue management executive wrote in a subsequent email. “We award AAdvantage miles, and we lose the seat every time they…
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Space Shuttle Demating Time Lapse
MAKE16 May 2012 | 9:00 amWay cool! This weekend several Resistor members worked together with The Last Shuttle Project and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to install a time lapse camera near Hangar 12 at JFK to record the demating operation of the Space Shuttle Enterprise (OV101) from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. [thanks, Trammell!] -
The Ten Habits of Passionate People
PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement16 May 2012 | 1:37 amMen’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them. ~Confucius Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~Jim Ryun When you find your passion, you’ll have a boost of motivation to get started and change your life. However, this motivation won’t last if you don’t turn it into habits. We are creatures of habits. Our human nature always looks for ways to create patterns and do things on autopilot. Habits are what differentiate successful people from others. The habits that you’ve developed in the LOST phase – where you used to… -
9 Childhood Rules Best Forgotten by Adults
Stepcase Lifehack16 May 2012 | 10:00 amI recently read a story about how we get pulled into yesterday each time we follow the sage advice of our parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents. Do you ever find yourself — at 30, 40, or 50 years of age — still carrying through on that advice? For the longest time into my adulthood I didn’t go outside for fear that I’d “catch my death of cold.” Same with going outside barefoot in the winter. To this day I still want to throw salt over my right shoulder (or is it my left?) after knocking over the salt shaker because Grandma said it would keep evil spirits away. I wonder… -
9 Things No One Wants to Regret When They’re Older
Marc and Angel Hack Life13 May 2012 | 11:05 pmIn the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take, relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make. The things you didn’t do when you had the chance. That priceless relationship you neglected. Those important words you left unspoken… Every one of us has experienced feelings of regret. But it’s not too late to set things straight. We’re still here breathing. Right now we have an opportunity to change our future. Right now we can choose to erase regret from our later years. Here are nine things no one wants to regret when…
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How to Focus When You’re Juggling Lots of Different Tasks
12 May 2012 | 10:08 amHave you ever noticed that the times when you really need to focus are the times when it’s toughest?On days when you have far too much to do — an overflowing inbox, meetings to prepare for, chores to complete — it’s easy to end up darting from one task to the next, never making any real headway.When you’ve got a lot to juggle, you need a battle plan. Here’s what to do:Write a ListIt’s impossible to focus when you’re constantly thinking “I mustn’t forget to send that email” or “I need to call John.” Write down everything that needs to get done today. Your list… -
7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Triathlon
7 May 2012 | 10:51 pmTriathlons can be intimidating.The mere mention of one conjures up images of genetically perfect athletes speeding through race segments so fast that they're blurry. Fortunately, you don't have to be a genetic freak in order to be able to run your first triathlon. A sprint distance triathlon is typically only a 400-600m swim, a 12.4 mile bike and a 5k run and is one of the fastest growing sports in North America. If you decide to race a triathlon, you can run your first sprint distance triathlon in about 3 months of training and as it turns out, triathlons aren't as intimidating as they… -
One Simple Way to Impress: Do What You Say You'll Do
7 May 2012 | 7:41 amOver the past week, two people have – independently – thanked me for simply doing what I said I’d do.In a perfect world, we’d take it for granted that people would actually come through on their promises and commitments. But in the real world, it’s the sad truth that many people – in business and in their personal lives – don’t always put their words into action.You probably know a few people who always talk big, but never come through for you. Perhaps they promise to help out, and let you down at the last minute. Maybe they’re constantly running late. And, over time, you… -
14 Action Inducing Lessons from Benjamin Franklin
29 Apr 2012 | 8:58 amBenjamin Franklin was a man of action. Over his lifetime, his curiosity and passion fueled a diverse range of interests. He was a writer (often using a pseudonym), publisher, diplomat, inventor and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.His inventions included the lightning rod, bifocals and the Franklin stove. Franklin was responsible for establishing the first public library, organizing fire fighters in Philadelphia, was one of the early supporters of mutual insurance and crossed the Atlantic eight times. Self-development was a constant endeavor throughout his incredible… -
You've Got One Change Left. What Do You Do?
16 Apr 2012 | 10:12 amSomething extraordinary happened while you slept last night. Your world has changed forever, because today you woke up being able to make just one more change before you die. You get to make a single change before you buy the farm, pop your clogs and kick the bucket. One last thing you can implement. One last thing you can transform. One last thing you can make a difference to.And everything else must stay the same for the rest of your life. Exactly as it is right now.How will you react knowing that you only have a single change left to make in your life? How comfortable are you knowing that…
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Google Knowledge Graph Brings Smarter Semantic Results to Your Google Searches [Video]
16 May 2012 | 12:40 pmGoogle's next-generation search technology, Knowledge Graph, is starting to roll out today, and it's going to make searching Google a lot richer. Knowledge Graph connects your search query to Google's knowledgebase of over 500 million people, things, and places to show you relevant info in a sidebar along your search results. More » -
TaskBadges Adds the Number of Uncompleted Tasks to the Icon of Any Text-Based To-Do List for Easy Reference [Mac Downloads]
16 May 2012 | 12:30 pmAdditionally, all your monitored text files are available in the menubar so you can quickly open them or just see what you've got left to finish. If you manage your tasks in a text file, TaskBadges is an excellent (and free) add-on. More » -
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Unitasker Wednesday: Pizza Plates
16 May 2012 | 9:20 amAll Unitasker Wednesday posts are jokes — we don’t want you to buy these items, we want you to laugh at their ridiculousness. Enjoy! A few years ago, my husband and I got rid of all of our dining ware except for our Wedgwood White bone china. Our friends and family graciously gave us the set when we got married, and in more than 10 years we have only lost one bowl due to breakage (and that happened outside, on a brick patio). We use the china for every meal, including meals we serve to our two-year-old son. The stuff is incredibly versatile (tea with the Queen or holding chips and dip… -
A year ago on Unclutterer
16 May 2012 | 7:45 am2011 Ask Unclutterer: Concert ticketsReader Ali wants to know how best to display her concert, play, festival, and movie tickets she has kept over the years. 2010 Ask Unclutterer: Regular car maintenanceDo you have any tips to keep track of upkeep for your vehicle, such as when to have tires rotated, etc.? 2009 Be organized with a Butler BagThe Butler Bag makes purse organizing a breeze. Like this site? Buy Erin Rooney Doland's Unclutter Your Life in One Week from Amazon.com today. -
Unstuck: An app that helps you achieve your goals
15 May 2012 | 12:34 pmI’m always on the lookout for smart phone and iPad applications that can improve my productivity. It’s probably not a good idea to keep app switching all the time (it certainly makes more sense to stick with what works), but if I did that I wouldn’t have discovered Unstuck, a free iPad app. Basically, if you’re stuck in a rut, Unstuck can help. It helps you to get rid of said rut, take action, and “live better every day.” I’ve decided to use it for a project that’s been hanging over my head for a bit, and it’s time to get it moving. But,… -
New additions to the Unclutterer family: Introducing Deb Lee
15 May 2012 | 10:42 amWe are happy to announce that two writers are joining our content team here at Unclutterer. Starting today, there will be three active voices bringing you advice, reviews, inspiration, and a little bit of humor regarding home, office, and life uncluttering and organizing. Twice a week, Deb Lee will bring her seasoned perspective to the site (she’s a phenomenal professional organizer who knocks my socks off with her depth and breadth of knowledge about how people can improve their lives with order). And, twice a month, Dave Caolo will share his wit and wisdom (he’s a technology… -
Five tasks to keep your Monday morning productive
14 May 2012 | 8:11 amMonday mornings can be tough, especially rainy ones like we’re having in the Mid-Atlantic this morning. Instead of wasting away your morning, try these simple five tasks to keep your productivity from stalling: Read and sort any stray emails that somehow went unread and processed last Friday when you were thinking about your upcoming weekend. Inspect your rain gear — umbrellas, boots, rain coats, compact poncho — and look for any damages, proper size and fit, unnecessary duplicate items, etc. Weed out anything that is past its prime, donate to charity any unnecessary…
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9 Childhood Rules Best Forgotten by Adults
16 May 2012 | 10:00 amI recently read a story about how we get pulled into yesterday each time we follow the sage advice of our parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents. Do you ever find yourself — at 30, 40, or 50 years of age — still carrying through on that advice? For the longest time into my adulthood I didn’t go outside for fear that I’d “catch my death of cold.” Same with going outside barefoot in the winter. To this day I still want to throw salt over my right shoulder (or is it my left?) after knocking over the salt shaker because Grandma said it would keep evil spirits away. I wonder… -
15 Minutes to Workplace Sanity
16 May 2012 | 4:00 amEver have one of those days when you’re just completely overwhelmed? Too much to do, not enough time. Deadlines looming (or whizzing past), phone ringing, emails pinging. Just everyday life for a lot of us. And most days we manage to roll with it, deal with things as they come up, and get along just fine. Some days, though, the clamor of multiple competing demands on our time, energy, and attention can be just too much to bear. We feel overwhelmed and out of control. It can paralyze us — dozens of things to do, and we do none of them, because we don’t know where to start. We… -
What Can Software Developers Teach us About Crushing the ‘Perfection Bug’?
15 May 2012 | 9:58 pmImagine this: Your desk is full of paper and it’s all related to unfinished work. Also, your task list never seems to shrink – instead, it’s growing bigger and bigger. Even if you work hard on your tasks, you have this nagging feeling of incompletion in your head. You also feel that it is impossible to meet your inner critic; you are never satisfied to your results. You are frustrated and burnt out. And even if that’s not enough, you start to procrastinate on your tasks. You only wish that you could leave the office at 5PM and spend time with your family. And then you look at the… -
It’s Time to Change Your Life
15 May 2012 | 4:00 pmToo often we come home after a long day at work and open the takeout food, then plop down on the couch and watch TV until it’s time for bed. The next day, we do the same thing again. While I have been known to indulge in this from time to time, there’s an issue with this lifestyle. You basically spend each day, trying to get through it. You’re just living for the weekend. The weekend is never long enough, of course, and then it’s another week of the same. The problem with this is that months — or years — can go by. That’s time you won’t get… -
The Top 5 To-Do Apps for iPhone
15 May 2012 | 12:00 pmTo-do apps are great because they help you to remember and complete the tasks that you need to do. Whether it is a task in business or family life (or any other field), to-do apps can help you keep on top of them and complete them in time. They make your life easier. They make you more productive. The iPhone has many to-do apps available, but it can be difficult for you to find out the best to-do app for your iPhone from the plethora of choices from both paid and free app lists. To help you get started on being more productive with your iPhone, let’s take a look at the top five to-do…
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3D Printer Trading Cards (From the Future!): The Replicator
16 May 2012 | 1:30 pmI’m sure you’ll see more than a few MakerBot Replicators when you come to the Bay Area Maker Faire this weekend. You’ll kick yourself later if you don’t check out their Robot Petting Zoo. If you make 3D Printers and will be at the Maker Faire, feel free to drop me a line at swallace@oreilly.com. -
Space Shuttle Demating Time Lapse
16 May 2012 | 9:00 amWay cool! This weekend several Resistor members worked together with The Last Shuttle Project and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to install a time lapse camera near Hangar 12 at JFK to record the demating operation of the Space Shuttle Enterprise (OV101) from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. [thanks, Trammell!] -
A Maker Day in Far Rockaway This Weekend
16 May 2012 | 5:30 amWith a bunch of the MAKE team out west helping prepare for the 7th annual Maker Faire Bay Area (including myself), a part of me really wishes I was back home for two awesome events taking place this weekend in Far Rockaway, Queens. Inspired by the likes of NYC’s boardwalk Mermaid Day Parade, and Baltimore’s Kinetic Sculpture Race, the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance is hosting the 1st annual Rockaway Bike Parade on Saturday May 19th from 11AM – 2PM, beginning at Jacob Riis Park. Expect to see Fish Bikez (above), inflatable costumes, decorated ice cream carts, and other… -
Junktech Spin Art System
16 May 2012 | 12:51 amThis simple, clever contraption from the folks at Austin Creative Reuse was spotted at last Saturday’s Austin Mini Maker Faire, where it was keeping a lot of kids engaged, for a long time, at very low cost. A platter, driven by a hand crank and chain cobbled together from bike parts, spins a junk CD while paint is dribbled on from squeeze bottles above. An old washtub keeps splatter corralled, and the whole setup is mounted on a retired hand truck, which is stable for use laid over on its back, but easy to tip up and roll away. More info about ACR—who they are, what they do, how you… -
Tool Review: Kimwipes Delicate Task Wipers
15 May 2012 | 10:30 pmWhen you need to clean something small or delicate, such as precision instruments or optics, don’t reach for a dirty microfiber cloth or lint-leaving and potentially scratchy paper towel, use a Kimwipe. Kimwipes are disposable delicate task wipers that are intended for use in laboratories and industrial settings, but they are every bit as versatile in home workshops. “Delicate task wipers” has always sounded strange to me, but I suppose the distinction is necessary to avoid confusing Kimwipes with Kleenex tissues or ordinary tissue paper. But that’s essentially what…
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What to Wear on a First Date: Your 60 Second Visual Guide (Spring/Summer Edition)
16 May 2012 | 11:42 amThis post is brought to you by Life Khaki from Haggar What’s this? Illustration by Ted Slampyak Have any other first date style tips? Share them with us in the comments! Related posts: How To Dress For the Kentucky Derby: Your 60 Second Visual Guide An Illustrated Guide to the Perfect Driveway Car Wash 6 Reasons to Carry a Handkerchief: A Visual Guide Dressing for the Occasion: Your 60 Second Visual Guide How to Dress for a Job Interview: Your 60 Second Visual Guide -
Listen Up! Part III: Crafting Good Questions and Responses
15 May 2012 | 6:43 pmEditor’s note: This is a guest post from Tony Valdes. As this series on listening comes to a close (see part 1 and part 2), we should consider a few things in terms of the transition from listener to speaker. When the time comes for the roles to shift, our responses to the messages of others will most often be one of the following: asking questions, agreeing, disagreeing, or qualifying. It is the first and last items on that list that we will examine here. Asking Questions When we ask questions, we are not only showing that we are listening, but we are also helping the speaker to… -
DIY Weekend Project: How to Make a Slingshot
14 May 2012 | 5:23 pmImagine the idealized rough and tumble boy depicted in literature, movies, and TV shows. Go ahead. Do it. Done? Whether you imagined Tom Sawyer, Dennis the Menace, or Bart Simpson, chances are you pictured him with a handmade slingshot dangling from his back pants pocket. The humble slingshot has been a fixture among boys across cultures and across generations. The first modern-type slingshots probably didn’t make an appearance until vulcanized rubber was invented in 1839. 19th century boys used old rubber tire inner tubes as the bands to catapult their rocks and pellets at cans and…
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Why People Procrastinate: Survey Results
10 May 2012 | 1:00 am“Procrastination is opportunity’s natural assassin.” – Victor Kiam The number two reason people procrastinate is not being sure about what to do. What’s the number one reason? The results might surpise you. Why People Procrastinate Last week, I asked you why you procrastinate – and also, why you believe other people procrastinate. Literally within minutes of publishing the post the responses started pouring in, and after the first few hundred, a pattern quickly started to appear. Even as more responses come in, the numbers are staying consistent. Remember,… -
How We Procrastinate (Survey Results!)
3 May 2012 | 2:00 am“How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.” – Fred Brooks The results from the procrastination styles survey are in! We had hundreds of responses, and honestly one of the results surprised me a little. I’ll get to the results in a second, let’s first quickly recap the two styles of procrastinators – long term and short term procrastinators. Short Term: “I’ll Do It Tomorrow” Short term procrastination is the type of procrastination where you have a small task, something you could finish right now. However, instead of… -
The Two Types of Procrastinators: Tomorrow, and …
26 Apr 2012 | 8:00 amQuestion: Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Answer: Nothing! According to research, all the statistics I’ve found say that 90 to 95% of people procrastinate. I don’t think I could find anyone who could claim they have never procrastinated. Many people procrastinate: but what you may not know is everyone doesn’t procrastinate in the same way. I realized recently while working with clients that there are two very distinct styles of procrastination. I put together The Action Solution specifically to help people actually make… -
You Are Not Limited By What You Did Yesterday
16 Dec 2011 | 5:00 am“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” –George Eliot I love to read, but more than that, I love to share wisdom and inspiration that I find. When I find something especially good, I can barely contain my excitement. I text entire passages to friends, I call them up and read pages to them over the phone. And today, I am excited to share such a passage with you: You Never Have To Be Limited By Who You’ve Been “One of the most common misconceptions in life is that what we did yesterday has to somehow dictate what we can do or be today. It… -
How Are You Spending Your Days?
18 Oct 2011 | 8:00 am“I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung.” – Rabindranath Tagore Imagine if you will, two people. They live in similar homes, have similar backgrounds, and similar education levels. They both have big dreams, and inside them they hold the potential to accomplish them. Now imagine that the first one has the support of friends and family, and by a combination of luck, circumstance, training and taking risks has found themself living the life they always dreamed of. In the morning they wake up satisfied,…
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Not Just a Job: Seeing (and Accepting) The Higher Calling of Leadership
13 May 2012 | 4:53 pmI remember the first time I became a leader. I was in eighth grade, and we were in the middle of tryouts for the upcoming middle-school football season. The previous year I had languished as an unhappy (and very ineffective) left guard, and the team had been winless the past two years – in fact, because we were a private school going against much larger public middle schools, we hadn’t even scored a touchdown the year before. This year I was going to be the quarterback. I had practiced throwing the football in my back yard very intently that summer, using the roof of our… -
The 12 Essential Traits of The Modern-Day Leader
6 May 2012 | 5:33 pmWhat does it take to be a successful leader in the 21st Century? This is a question that has already filled the “Management/Leadership” shelves in the local (and virtual) bookstores many times over – and we’re only 12 years into this century. Chances are you’ve read one, two, or more of these books looking for answers that resonate and inspire. I’ve read many of those books too, and while I’ve found them helpful, there was nothing that beat the actual experience of being a leader, where I could get a chance to synthesize all my accumulated lessons into a (hopefully) cohesive… -
Great Leadership And The Wisdom Of Chocolate Covered Kale
29 Apr 2012 | 2:54 pmLike many others here in Portland I’ve been increasing my consumption of a certain vegetable – one that has magical powers “It’s a superfood!”, the stores proclaim. Low calorie, low fat, high in essential vitamins and minerals, etc, etc, etc…. That’s all good, quite good in fact, but there’s one big problem with it. It doesn’t taste very good. Kale, in its raw state, is pretty darn bitter. So, to make it more palatable, chefs and health food stores all around town are coming up with ways to combine it with other yummy things, with… -
The One Leadership Secret That Will Never Involve A Mobile Device (or Any Computer)
22 Apr 2012 | 2:22 pm“We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection.” – Sherry Turkle We are living in an extraordinary era where digital communications has revolutionized the way we live, work, and play. For those of us old enough to remember a world without “devices” or “portables”, the possession of all that computing power and global reach in the palms of our hands is awe inspiring. But yet it scares me, more and more with each passing day. It scares me because I feel we are losing… -
The 3 People That Stand In Your Way Of Business Success (and How To Push Them Aside)
15 Apr 2012 | 2:57 pmFor every person that can help you on your way to business (and personal) success, there are many more that can do just the opposite – serve as big barriers that make the task that much more challenging. There are three people in particular that you need to be wary of, because you WILL encounter them along the way. One you will see EVERY DAY. How can we move these barriers aside, and reach strongly towards our dreams? Let’s start with Person #1. The Naysayer “You can’t do that!” “Are you out of your mind!” “No way” The Naysayer…
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The Creator’s Manifesto
15 May 2012 | 5:47 pm”A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.” - Abraham Maslow I’ve found that passionate work comes down one action: creating things. To building things using your talents, strengths, passions and interests, to help the world in some way. But in a world of instant notifications, distractions and people constantly asking for our time, we lose sight of what matters. It all comes back to creating things. That is what makes the world better. It always has and it always will. The tools will change, but… -
20 Uncommon Lessons from My Weekend with Warren Buffett (career & life advice most don’t talk about)
8 May 2012 | 1:35 am“Take a job that you love. I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don’t like because you think it will look good on your resume. Isn’t that a little like saving up sex for your old age?” - Warren Buffett [Tweet this Quote] The Power of Continued Education On Friday night I walked into the Omaha Marriott to check in for the weekend. The first person I said hello to was Bill Gates (yes that Bill Gates). He didn’t exactly respond to me by first name, but the brief exchange (and shot of adrenaline that came with it) reminded me of the potential of… -
How $62.90 Turned into a Six-Figure Business (The birth of the $100 startup)
30 Apr 2012 | 11:01 am“We rule out the possibility of great change, because it doesn’t seem realistic…” - Leo Babauta In honor of Chris Guillebeau’s latest book, The $100 Startup, today I want to talk a little about Possibility and the question of “Why Not?” But to start… The Death of the ‘Risky’ Startup There was a time not long ago when turning an idea into a business required a massive investment. Less than a decade ago the cost of building a passion into a career required significant risk. It may have meant leveraging your home, your bank account and… -
How Tony Robbins Plans His Week (My 5-Step Process + free worksheet download)
24 Apr 2012 | 11:48 pm“There is no excuse for not preparing for something that is inside your control.” - Anonymous Update: After being asked more times than I can count, today I’m sharing my Full Weekly Planning Process I’ve done religiously for the past 5 years (which I learned from Tony Robbins). This article is meant to be a reference piece. I’ve also included a free Weekly Planning Worksheet download at the bottom, to make sure this stuff is super easy for you to actually do. Oh, and keep an eye out next Monday – I’m sharing my favorite tool for finding and deciding… -
The 10 Laws Behind Every Million-Dollar Website (That You’re Probably NOT Following)
17 Apr 2012 | 9:49 pm“Find what makes others successful. Follow closely. Watch what happens.” ~Unknown Entrepreneur Today’s the third (and final) part to our “Building Your Thriving Online Audience” series, so we’re going to talk about the things you absolutely must do if you’re serious about building a following online. Because, as we talked about last week, so many people seem to be taking exactly the wrong steps. Let’s change that. Focusing on a Few Things that Work… Wow – I just got off an awesome Webinar with mentor and Living Legend, Corbett Barr…
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Oversized Scissors (Stage Prop)
16 May 2012 | 11:31 amI made it at TechShop http://www.techshop.ws This project was made at TechShop - Detroit for a school play. They needed an oversized pair of scissors for the scene in the Wizard of Oz where the Cowardly Lion is getting "all prettied up" to see the Wizard. After designing the three-dimensional sciss...By: lime3DContinue Reading » -
Banana and Strawberry Whoopie Pies
16 May 2012 | 9:37 amI obviously have a thing for bananas, and this time, strawberries too! Banana Cakes about 12 whole whoopie pies 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 medium mashed bananas 1/2 cup buttermilk 4 ounces (...By: kristen0329Continue Reading » -
Head board with hidden cubbies
16 May 2012 | 8:07 amThis was inspired by two things I saw. IKEA has a head board that has storage space in it, but... It was very plain and did not come in a king size. I also saw a DYI on YouTube of a headboard with a neat patterned fabric as the “center piece”. So my uncle and I scratched out some sketches together a...By: PadiDiver33Continue Reading » -
Beaded Clasp
16 May 2012 | 7:46 amThis basic tutorial will give you an idea how to create a clasp and add your own personal touch to it that will make your handcrafted piece totally handmade from start to finish. Materials & Tools: 20ga x 6cm copper wire Some seed beads Round nose pliers Flat nose pliers Wire cutter Cut 6cm x 2...By: diylessonContinue Reading » -
Make your own D.A.R.C.
16 May 2012 | 7:21 amD.A.R.C. - Defence Attack Rescue Claw Got this idea after an internal brainstorming about the question 'What kind of tool would I like to have if I should be burried alive?' Call it The Dark Side Of Myself... This question implicates multiple 'as's: - waking up on time (oxygen stuff) - no panic (w...By: bartoloContinue Reading »
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The frequent fliers who flew too much – L.A. Times
10 May 2012 | 6:28 amIntriguing story about a couple of travel junkies who signed up for unlimited first class travel on American Airlines for life (at a cost of ~$400K) only to end up being investigated by the airline’s “revenue integrity team;” an excerpt: In September 2007, a pricing analyst reviewing international routes focused the airline’s attention on how much the AAirpass program was costing, company emails show. “We pay the taxes,” a revenue management executive wrote in a subsequent email. “We award AAdvantage miles, and we lose the seat every time they… -
New trend in air travel: leaving your iPad behind
9 May 2012 | 4:00 amInteresting article from The Wall Street Journal‘s Middle Seat column: Oops! I Forgot My New iPad On the Plane; Now What? Author reports that hundreds of iPads are being left behind by harried or careless travelers. At the end of the piece is a useful checklist of steps you can take; an excerpt: Protect Yourself How to safeguard data and personal information on iPads, tablets and e-readers: For a new device –Apple can engrave information on the back. Securely taping a business card to the device works, too. –Buy a brightly colored case that is easy to spot in a… -
The $100 Startup: Start your own business NOW!
8 May 2012 | 4:00 amIf you’ve ever thought about pursuing your dream and starting your own business, buy this book. If you know someone who claims to be an entrepreneur but hasn’t actually done anything, give them this book. Chris Guillebeau’s The $100 Startup launches today, and it’s simply the best book I’ve ever read on how to turn your dreams and passions into a business. Right now. Without tons of resources or money. Chris profiles 50 individuals most of whom started with very little, and who all created remarkably successful businesses. In addition to a wide range of… -
Quick take: Goodhope 18″ convertible travel bag
7 May 2012 | 4:00 amThe Highs: Surprising capacity, light weight, dirt cheap The Lows: Some materials are decidedly “basic;” feature creep is not an issue The Verdict: At the price, a legitimate value; if it wears out, buy another! The guy who coined the word “underwhelmed” might have had this bag in mind. When it arrived, I removed it from its packaging, looked it over for about a minute, and tossed it in the corner of my home office. Sometimes first impressions are less than perfect, however. After trial packing the Goodhope, playing around with it a bit, and taking a few photos,… -
$1000 worth of digital courses & eBooks for $100 – offer good for 72 hours only
30 Apr 2012 | 4:00 amAdam Baker of Man vs Debt fame, and Karol Gajda of Ridiculously Extraordinary have pulled together a crazy deal – $1000 worth of eBooks, training modules, and a hard cover copy of The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau – and are selling the whole enchilada for 90% off ($100) for 72 hours only. If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your own business but don’t have unlimited resources, The $100 Startup is for you. In preparing to write this book, Chris identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases,…
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Inspire Me Today - Today's Brilliance
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Today's Brilliance from Colette Brown
16 May 2012 | 2:00 amTreat today like it was tomorrow. Think about what you want for tomorrow and manifest it today. No excuses... just live your dream now! ~ Colette Brown If I could share 500 words of wisdom to summarize what I've learned so far in life, these are the important things I'd want to pass along to others... It is hard to put a lifetime of experience into so little words. There are so many angles to look at it from and most lessons come from the past. I want to look at what lessons could come from the future, a future we can all aspire to today. There is future reality where all ages of life are… -
Today's Brilliance from Tara Taylor
15 May 2012 | 2:00 amOur greatest fears can become our greatest accomplishments. ~ Tara Taylor If I could share 500 words of wisdom to summarize what I've learned so far in life, these are the important things I'd want to pass along to others... That we are all extremely intuitive and when one understands the true function of the ego is when one is able to deepen one's connection with their intuition. We receive a minimum of 500 intuitive messages a day, we have just forgotten how to see, hear, feel or know that intuitive message because we have numbed our senses over the years. We are constantly distracted by… -
Today's Brilliance from Lesley Rodgers
14 May 2012 | 2:00 amReclaim Your Personal Power - nothing can stop you but you. ~ Lesley Rodgers If I could share 500 words of wisdom to summarize what I've learned so far in life, these are the important things I'd want to pass along to others... Learn to accept and love all things; sure, see what's different but remember what's similar! Appreciate the beauty and wisdom of diversity but remain aware that we rely upon collaboration to exist; competition divides and conquers. True personal empowerment comes from balance. Each one of us has value and a purpose on this earth - make it your life-mission to discover… -
Today's Brilliance from Dr. Shirley Cheng
13 May 2012 | 2:00 amI may be blind, I may be crippled; but with Yahweh as my Guide, I'm certainly not disabled--I'm ultra-abled, for "whoso trusteth in [Yahweh], happy is he"! (Proverbs 16:20, ASV) ~ Dr. Shirley Cheng If I could share 500 words of wisdom to summarize what I've learned so far in life, these are the important things I'd want to pass along to others... What's true wealth? Is it gold that glitters under the sun? Or is it wealth that no one and nothing, not even death, can take away from you? Let's consider material wealth for a moment. We can have everything we want in life: huge mansions, fancy… -
Today's Brilliance from Phil Bolsta
12 May 2012 | 2:00 amSeek to find beauty in everything you look at and you will find it. Invite beauty into your life and your life becomes more beautiful. ~ Phil Bolsta If I could share 500 words of wisdom to summarize what I've learned so far in life, these are the important things I'd want to pass along to others... Your every thought, word, and action spring from either love or fear. The nature of your choices determines the quality of your life. Love is the whisper of the Divine, ceaselessly calling creation back toward the Creator. Fear expresses itself as anger, intimidation, insecurity, despair,…
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Schaefer's Blog
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Imagine: How Creativity Works
3 May 2012 | 3:08 amI finally got around to reading Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer after having it recommended by multiple people, including a great review by J. Scott Shipman. As soon as I finish up my MBA (1 week left) I’ll get around to posting my own write-up. Until then, just buy it – I’ve read quite a few books on creativity and this one stands above them all. TweetNo related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. -
PotteryPrint Update: Thank You & Looking Ahead
17 Apr 2012 | 6:12 pmPotteryPrint didn’t end up making its funding goal on Kickstarter – never fun to miss the mark, but we had a ton of fun testing a new concept and received a lot of great feedback. Thank you (really, I’m humbled) to everyone that helped us out, it made me realize how many amazing people I’m blessed to be connected to in a myriad of ways. Creating something new and substantial is hard – sounds obvious, but it’s why so few people make a living doing startups…or even try for that matter. Just after the end of our campaign a friend sent Shlok, Brian… -
PotteryPrint Update #1: Ponoko Partnership + Campaign Update
18 Mar 2012 | 5:20 pmHey friends, below is a quick update on PotteryPrint, the project I mentioned last week. If you haven’t back us yet we could really use your help. Even a small donation would be greatly appreciated and help turn this idea into a reality. Click here to donate We’re excited to announce that we’re partnering with Ponoko, one of the world’s leading 3D printing companies, to do the actual fabrication of the pottery pieces developed within PotteryPrint. In doing so, we will be able to connect our app to their high-quality order and delivery system, making the entire… -
PotteryPrint – What I’ve Been Up To the Last Two Months
5 Mar 2012 | 2:02 amIn the last two months I haven’t finished any books, I haven’t done much blogging, tweeting, Facebook-ing, gardening…all because I’ve been working on a really fun, challenging project with a few good friends, Shlok and Brian. And now we’re finally ready to share it with the world. PotteryPrint is an iPad app that lets young kids express their creativity by designing pottery pieces that they can have printed in 3D. We just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the development of the app and I’d love for you to check it out. The Kickstarter page… -
Hello Future
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Mark's Daily Apple
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Nuts and Phytic Acid: Should You Be Concerned?
16 May 2012 | 10:00 amWho doesn’t like nuts? They’re crunchy, fatty, nutritious, and convenient. They travel well. Tossing them into the air and catching them with your mouth is a fun way to impress any onlookers (this effect is enhanced if you sit in a chair backward at the same time). They even turn into butter. Nuts are the common bond between all dietary sects, it seems. Vegans love them for the protein. Ancestral eaters accept them, some begrudgingly. Weston A. Pricers have to soak, sprout, dehydrate, and ferment them before they’ll even consider eating nuts, but in the end, they love them. -
Why We’re Missing Out on Real Life (plus a Primal Health Challenge)
15 May 2012 | 10:00 amOver the past couple weeks, I’ve identified two deficits in our modern lives – the lack of sprinting and the lack of walking – and proposed a series of corresponding challenges to address (and hopefully fill) those deficits. Judging from the responses, I think these articles were successful. Today, I’m trying my hand at highlighting another problem, this time one that has nothing to do with physical fitness. In fact, it deals with perhaps the most physically inactive activity you’ll ever do: staring at a smartphone as the world gets on around you. Don’t… -
Dear Readers: What Do You Want?
14 May 2012 | 10:00 amIt’s Monday and that usually means another round of Dear Mark, but today I have something a little different in mind. Today I have some questions for you (along with a chance to win a Primal prize). Since I launched Mark’s Daily Apple way back in 2006 it’s been my goal to help 10 million people take control of their health. While MDA now reaches hundreds of thousands of people every month I’m always looking for new ways to do a better job, so I’m coming to you for ideas. Over the years I’ve put together and given away numerous freebies (the 7-Day Course on… -
Weekend Link Love
13 May 2012 | 10:00 amSome guy named Jerry Tobbs (I might have that wrong) recently explained why he thinks the campaign to stop America’s obesity crisis keeps failing. Here’s the winning entry from last month’s “ethics of meat eating” NY Times essay contest. What do you think? Don’t eat green bacon (unless it’s St. Patrick’s day). Amish farm kids are “remarkably immune” to allergies, a new study has found. Something tells me Amish moms aren’t slathering their kids with Purell. We Want Paleo!, a new organization devoted to getting restaurants to… -
Banh Mi Salad
12 May 2012 | 10:00 amBanh Mi is an increasingly popular Vietnamese sandwich with a sweet, savory, tangy and sometimes spicy blend of meat, raw vegetables and herbs. Freed from the confines of a baguette, the bold flavors and contrasting textures of Banh Mi also make an incredible salad. In this simple Primal version, peppery seared pork is tossed with a crunchy cabbage and carrot slaw and topped with cilantro, mint and a tangy mayonnaise dressing. Pork is the type of meat that most typically fills Banh Mi sandwiches. This Primal version eliminates the sugar often used to sweeten the pork and instead coats the…
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zenhabits
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The 9-5 Guide to Staying Active
15 May 2012 | 10:00 amEditor’s note: This is a guest post from Matt Madeiro of Make Every Day Count. Let’s see if this rings any bells. When the clock hits 8, I sit. I plop back in my rolling chair, crack open the laptop on my desk, and spend the next nine hours with my butt glued firmly to seat. I stand on occasion to step into the bathroom, but I’m back to my post again shortly thereafter — hunched over, bleary-eyed, and nursing my coffee like it’s the greatest thing since toilet paper (I make no claims to the contrary). When that clock hits 5, I bolt. I’m out the door in the blink of an eye,… -
Three Little Habits to Find Focus
10 May 2012 | 12:42 pm‘Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.’ ~Blaise Pascal Post written by Leo Babauta. I’ll be the first to admit that I fall victim to the trap of the Internet — a wonderful empowering tool that can fill your day with distractions, a million little “productive” tasks that matter little, constant interruptions from messages and status updates. Who doesn’t fall victim to this? We are frittering our lives away. So how do we beat this? How do we make best use of the awesomeness of the… -
How to Live Well
7 May 2012 | 2:59 pm‘Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.’ ~Seneca Post written by Leo Babauta. I’m not a rich man, nor do I fly around the world and drink champagne with famous people in exotic locales, nor do I own a sports car or SUV or a yacht. And yet, I’m very happy. Much happier than seven years ago when I ate fried foods and sweets all time time and felt unhealthy and overweight, when I watched television and was out of shape, when I shopped a lot and was in debt, when I worked a job that paid fairly well and had no time for myself or my loved… -
What I’ve Learned About Learning
3 May 2012 | 10:07 am‘We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.’ ~Lloyd Alexander Post written by Leo Babauta. I am a teacher and an avid learner, and I’m passionate about both. I’m a teacher because I help Eva homeschool our kids — OK, she does most of the work, but I do help, mostly with math but with everything else too. I also teach habits, writing/blogging, simplicity and other fun topics in online courses. I’m a lifelong learner and am always obsessively studying something, whether that’s… -
The 39th Lesson
30 Apr 2012 | 10:05 amPost written by Leo Babauta. Today (April 30) is my 39th Un-un-birthday, and as usual, the day is a good day to pause and reflect. Last year I wrote 38 Life Lessons I’ve Learned in 38 Years, and people seemed to find some use in it. This year, I thought I’d share an additional lesson I’ve learned: You’re not missing out. Our lives are often ruled by the Fear of Missing Out, or FOMO. (Never heard of FOMO? You’re missing out.) Some ways we let the fear of missing out rule us: We check email, Facebook, Twitter and other social networks often, in case we’re missing…
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Marc and Angel Hack Life
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75 Day-Brightening Stories of Generosity
15 May 2012 | 11:03 pm75 real life stories of everyday giving from our sister site, Makes Me Think, that will put a smile on your face and inspire you to pay it forward. Today, when I landed at J.F.K. for a business trip, I turned on my phone and was inundated with several voicemails and text messages from family and close friends back in Seattle. “Call home. Your mom had a severe stroke and is currently in intensive care,” read the first text message to pop-up on my phone. My boss was with me, told me she’d handle things herself, and insisted that I catch the next flight back home. As I stood in line at the… -
9 Things No One Wants to Regret When They’re Older
13 May 2012 | 11:05 pmIn the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take, relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make. The things you didn’t do when you had the chance. That priceless relationship you neglected. Those important words you left unspoken… Every one of us has experienced feelings of regret. But it’s not too late to set things straight. We’re still here breathing. Right now we have an opportunity to change our future. Right now we can choose to erase regret from our later years. Here are nine things no one wants to regret when… -
101 Timeless Lessons Life Teaches
10 May 2012 | 11:04 pmTake everything you’ve ever learned – all the crazy experiences and lessons – and place it all in a box labeled “Thank you.” What has life taught you? Think about all the things you would love to tell yourself if you could travel back in time to give your younger self some advice about life. This is what our sister site, Everyday Life Lessons, is all about. Here’s a fresh sample of our favorite life lessons that were recently published on the site: What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. In life, you usually get what you ask for,… -
10 Destructive Faults in Our Way of Thinking
8 May 2012 | 11:12 pmThe human mind is wonderful and powerful, but it’s far from perfect. There are several common judgment errors that it’s prone to making. In the field of Psychology these are known as cognitive biases, or fallacies in reasoning. They happen to everyone regardless of age, sex, education or intelligence. Over the past few months I’ve become fascinated by these biases and fallacies, so I’ve read several books about them. Today I want to share ten of them with you. They are the ones I repeatedly notice myself and those closest to me struggling with. My hope is that you will use… -
12 Truths You Should Know by Now
6 May 2012 | 11:02 pmJust a few simple truths we learn on the road of life… The route to our destination is never a straight one. – We take questionable turns and we get lost. But it doesn’t always matter which road we embark on; what matters is that we embark. Either way life will likely get a little complicated, and bring unexpected hurdles and changes. But that’s okay. Sometimes you have to stumble and feel weak for a little while to realize how strong you really are. Read Tuesdays with Morrie. Real friends won’t ask you to change who you are. – The RIGHT people for you will love…
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Collaboration
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ProofHQ CEO: Remote work is bad for startups? Oh, please!
16 May 2012 | 10:54 amRemote work may be going increasingly mainstream with more and more companies letting staff work flexibly, but as with any major shift in how we work, there are bound to be holdouts. And the start-up scene is home to its fair share. Early-stage companies, particularly in the tech sector, have a long-standing mythology of (usually young and personally unencumbered) teams sleeping under their desks to get products to launch, with many wearing the hothouse atmosphere and extreme hours as a badge of honor. Remote working still raises eyebrows among some. Zaarly exec Shane Mac, for example,… -
Design tips for home offices in small spaces
15 May 2012 | 8:03 amConstant connection and the blurring of the lines between rest and work that it sometimes causes is one of the clearest downsides to the otherwise pretty awesome phenomenon of remote and flexible working. Tech tools that block distractions can help keep the spheres separate and give your brain a chance to recharge, as can shifting company culture to encourage rejuvenating off-time. But can space design also play a role? If you have a huge pad then keeping your spaces for work and for chilling physically separate is a non-issue – just locate them in different parts of your home and simply… -
Freelancer.com CEO: The future is bright for online outsourcing (but not niche sites)
14 May 2012 | 10:14 amAustralian Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer.com, has been racking up the frequent flyer miles lately, traveling to pick up a second Webby award for his company and speak at The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam among other appearances. GigaOM caught up with him in London to chat about his company and his views on the future of the sector. In a word, he’s optimistic. Why? Barrie explained that as hard as it is for perpetually plugged-in Europeans and Americans to imagine, only about 30 percent of the world’s seven billion inhabitants are online, leaving billions of potential… -
Can’t we all just get along? Employees, freelancers, entrepreneurs and coworking
11 May 2012 | 8:03 amCoworking, originally a movement dominated by freelancers and entrepreneurs, is increasingly attracting the attention of larger companies. And as these firms and their employees take notice, more and more remote corporate employees are joining the mix at coworking spaces. Do their expectations line up with those of freelancers and entrepreneurs? Do they get as much out of the coworking experience? The Second Global Coworking Survey aimed to answer these questions, with the results published recently in DeskMag. The findings confirm that the number of employees working out of coworking spaces… -
How to make time zone separation work to your advantage
10 May 2012 | 8:02 amTechnology might be collapsing distances and allowing folks spread across continents to work together, but no matter how good collaboration tools get, none of them can alter the course of the earth around the sun and eliminate the hassles of time zone differences. And anyone who has ever worked with a colleague half-a-world away knows of the occasional necessity of late night calls to bridge time differences, but besides knowing how to brew yourself a strong cup of coffee and operate your alarm clock, is there anything you can do to make working across many time zones less painful and more…
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Parent Hacks
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Minimalist decluttering: share your brilliance
16 May 2012 | 8:06 amOf all the topics we discuss here at Parent Hacks, getting organized is the most popular. Life is easier when you're organized and your home isn't crammed with stuff. And the good news is you don't have to be super-organized. You can be just a little more organized, and it will get you a long way toward a calmer, clearer life. Christine and I are writing about decluttering as an important part of Minimalist Parenting. But decluttering is a process, not a perfect destination. No one can reasonably expect to live in a zen-like environment perfectly free of clutter while also… -
Offer your kid a 'personal day' off after-school activities to prevent foot-dragging
15 May 2012 | 1:24 pmNatalie's thoughtful and creative response to her daughter's resistance to after-school activities short-circuits problems before they even occur. A little girl at my daughter's dance class refused to go into the studio. Her dad was unsure how to handle the situation. It reminded me of our struggles when my daughter was between 4 and 6. Too frequently I would sign her up for an activity she enjoyed, but then she would resist going. I couldn't figure out why, but after questions it became apparent that she just didn't want to go. If I forced her to participate, she would… -
"Upgrade" your marble jar with rocks
14 May 2012 | 12:04 pmvia www.deathbygreatwall.com Are you familiar with the idea of using a marble jar as a motivation system for your kids? A marble jar is sort of like a tactile star chart. Each time your kid does the thing you're trying to encourage (anything from chores to positive actions) he gets a marble placed in his jar. Once the jar's full, he gets a reward. Somehow a marble jar is so much more satisfying than stars or check marks on a chart. The fun of playing with marbles, the "plunk" of a marble earned, the simple beauty of jar full of colorful marbles...it all adds up to a great…
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The Happiness Project
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7 Tips for Good Behavior–from the 16th Century.
16 May 2012 | 9:50 amEvery Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: 8 tips for how to behave yourself, from sixteenth-century scholar Erasmus. One thing is true about happiness: there are very few new truths out there. The greatest minds in history have turned their attention to the subject, so while it’s often challenging to put that wisdom into actual practice, it’s pretty clear what kinds of actions are likely to yield a happier life. Likewise, “tips lists” have been around for a long time. I get a big kick out of uncovering tips lists from the past: Sydney Smith’s tips for cheering… -
An Overlooked, Exquisite Source of Hapiness? Giving Deserved Praise.
14 May 2012 | 6:33 amOne of the most exquisite of pleasures, and one that’s too often overlooked, is the joy of giving well-deserved praise. I’m a gold-star junkie myself, and maybe that’s why I love the opportunity to give good praise. Yesterday, I was able to do this. In the New York Times Book Review, I wrote about Kristin Cashore’s new book, Bitterblue. As I’ve often noted, I love children’s literature and young-adult literature, and Cashore is one of the best YA novelists writing today. I’ve been a raving fan since I read the first two books in this trilogy, … -
Trying To Be More Virtuous Can Undermine Your Sense of Virtue.
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Do You Make Time to “Treat” Yourself? You Should.
11 May 2012 | 2:46 pmLast week, I posted a question: What are the small treats you give yourself? I was very interested to see the range of “treats” people identified in the comments, and I got some good ideas for myself. I do think it’s important to take time for treats, because treats help us to feel energized, restored, and light-hearted. Without them, we can start to feel resentful, depleted, and irritable. My younger daughter has “Choice Time” every day in first grade, and I think we adults need some “Choice Time” ourselves, at least occasionally. However, in… -
“Happiness Without a Good Work Ethic Is Pretty Impossible.”
10 May 2012 | 8:29 amHappiness interview: Hugh MacLeod. Hugh is a cartoonist with a wildly popular blog, gapingvoid. He is the master of capturing a large idea in a single drawing, and a great deal of his work focuses on happiness: how to find happiness in work; how to have the courage to be yourself, do what you love, and take risks; how to build a life around your own values, interests, and temperament. He has a new book, Freedom Is Blogging in Your Underwear, where he explores how blogging, and the intellectual and creative freedom it gives him, changed his life. Having a blog isn’t the right route to…
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Everlasting Designs
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Aging: not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength
27 Apr 2012 | 2:10 pmPeople often say to themselves in life that they should avoid a variety of occupation, and, more particularly, be the less willing to enter upon new work the older they grow. But it is easy to talk, easy to give advice to oneself and others. To grow old is itself to enter upon a new business; all the circumstances change, and a man must either cease acting altogether, or willingly and consciously take over the new rôle. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE -
Love Lost: Love Found
13 Mar 2012 | 9:46 amShe is the reason you exist. Youth in her face belies her wisdom yet her Childlike innocence hides a secret no one should ever understand. Quick-silvered Time passes as she grows to know your every move, your breath, your face. Nothing about you is hidden; nothing is sacred but everything is a miracle. She is at once entwined and enveloped while you are separate yet inseparable. Breathing the same rhythms and beating the same life. The moment comes to give you notice and declare every delight under the stars. The heavens sing. The choirs exalt. The earth turns to bring you closer. Caressing… -
Inspiration of the Day: Mr Happy Man
29 Feb 2012 | 9:31 amFor the last few decades, Bermuda’s most beloved resident, 88-year-old Johnny Barnes, has dedicated his life to making the world a happier place in his own unique way. Standing on the street corner in his town in Bermuda for six hours every day and wishing commuters a good day. For 28 years, he has been announcing "I love you!" to anyone who passes by. He is Mr. Happy Man. Matt Morris is an award-winning filmmaker living in Winter Park, FL. In 2008, he produced and directed PICKIN' & TRIMMIN', a documentary short that was an official selection of over 2 dozen international… -
Inspiration of the Day: Failure
28 Feb 2012 | 9:48 amAll of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. S. Beckett -
Inspiration of the Day: Dream Big
24 Feb 2012 | 10:57 amOnly as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.
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Mind Hacks
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She’s lost control
15 May 2012 | 7:38 amAn article in Slate claims to have detectected a ‘logic hole’ in how much sympathy we feel for people with mental illness as both psychopathy and autism are ‘biological disorders’ that people ‘can’t help’ but we feel quite differently about people affected by them. The ‘logic hole’, however, doesn’t exist because it is based on misunderstanding of the role of neuroscience in understanding behaviour and a caricature of what it means to have ‘no control’ over a condition. Here’s what the article claims: In the piece… -
A look inside digital humanity
11 May 2012 | 7:25 amBBC Radio 4 has just started an excellent series called The Digital Human that looks at how we use technology and how it affects our relationship to the social world. It’s written and presented by psychologist Aleks Krotoski and the first two episodes are already online. The first discusses the tendency to capture and display personal media through sites like Flickr and YouTube but, so far, the stand-out episode has been the second which discusses the presentation of self online and how much control we have over it. I think it’s going to be a six-part series so there should be… -
Sex survey a let down in bed
9 May 2012 | 3:27 pmA ‘saucy sex survey’ has been doing the rounds in the media that claims to be one of the largest studies on the sex lives of UK citizens. Unfortunately, it seems to be a bit of a let down in bed. The study has been carried out by an unholy alliance between one of the country’s most respected relationship counselling charities, Relate, and the Ann Summers chain of sex shops but, sadly, it seems the commercial fluff has won out over the genuine insight. I’m a big fan of Relate. They provide sex and relationship counselling regardless of status, sexuality or income and do… -
How the British missed a trip
8 May 2012 | 8:18 amThe first ever medical report on the effects of magic mushrooms is featured in an article in Current Biology. The excerpt is from a 1799 report entitled ‘On A Poisonous Species of Agaric’ from an issue of The London Medical and Physical Journal. The psychological effects of hallucinogenic, or ‘magic’ mushrooms were first documented in the medical literature in 1799: a forty year-old father of four, JS, collected wild mushrooms in London’s Green Park and cooked them as a stew for breakfast for himself and his four young children. The apothecary Everard Brande described… -
As addictive as cupcakes
7 May 2012 | 6:51 amIf I read the phrase “as addictive as cocaine” one more time I’m going to hit the bottle. Anything that is either overused, pleasurable or has become vaguely associated with the dopamine system is compared to cocaine. In fact, here is a list of things claimed to be as addictive as the illegal nose powder in the popular press: World of Warcraft Power Nicotine Junk food High-Fructose Corn Syrup Ice cream Cannabis Love Gambling Fatty foods Porn Facebook Sugar Cupcakes Running Stories And here is a scientifically verified list of things genuinely addictive as cocaine: Cocaine In…
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Robert Walker Online
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Academia Sucks
30 Apr 2012 | 5:56 pmIn ostensibly—but not really—trying to get to truth, instead of breaking down and dissolving illusions, academia is all about constructing more illusions. The logic here is the simple logic that two wrongs don’t make a right. It is the dark forest of technical terms and jargon that run rampant in academia—and the enormous amount of unquestioned assumptions on which they are based—that I disagree with, for I see that the way to get to reality is by dissolving illusions, not constructing more. If our conditioned existences are like a house of cards, the way to… -
Are All Opinions Equally Valid?
16 Apr 2012 | 2:41 pmThese days, maybe because of the influence of the PC movement, many people have the belief that everyone’s ideas and opinions are on equal footing and have equal validity. I simply do not think this is true. In fact, if pressed, most people who have the belief that all opinions are equal would have to agree that they are wrong, unless, of course, they are absolutely irrational. It is simply a fact, given the inescapable truth of context in human thought, that some ideas are less valid than others. And it is also a fact that ideas and philosophies run the human world. It is ideas and… -
The Truth is On My Side
29 Mar 2012 | 8:10 pmThe beautiful thing about reality and truth is that once a person summons the courage to open his or her mind to reality, and rescind his ego’s all-access pass, and sees desire and self-regard not as the bringer of happiness, but as the exact cause of suffering, then there is absolutely nothing ‘the system’ can do to control him any longer. The beautiful thing about reality and truth is that once it is accepted and realized, one sees just how weak the system really is, and how the power that comes with being free of the system is limitless. Most people who live in the… -
Our Societies Are Run By Bullies
2 Mar 2012 | 11:15 amIs there any figure more ignorant, self-involved, brutish, arrogant, and ultimately pathetic than the historical Western White Male? The values, ideas, assumptions, and prejudices of this figure are, to put it simply, abhorrent. It is ironic that an ideology whose nature is weakness and fear could spread so widely over the world, infect so many people. More ironic is that those people have been allowed throughout history to oppress and manipulate the people of the world with such impunity. Of course, the reason it has spread so much is precisely because of weakness—weakness and… -
What about killing for food?
22 Feb 2012 | 2:29 pmI think that seekers of enlightenment recognize that humans have evolved beyond the overwhelmingly deterministic instinctual realm of most other animals, and that, as sentient beings, we have the capacity for compassion, and reflection, and self-control, in ways that less evolved living things do not. (Again, this does not mean that we are “better” than they are.) Many people who mistake cynicism for maturity point to human history, and the fact that humans have acted more like other animals than not, as evidence that it is “natural,” or what they call “human…
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Scott H Young
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The Laziness Paradox: Embrace Your Weaknesses to Accomplish More
6 May 2012 | 6:07 pmI was recently having dinner with a friend who was telling me his plan to get in shape. He had always been on the skinny side and wanted to bulk up a bit. His plan was to gain ten pounds over the following two months. Being the good friend I am, I told him he’d probably fail. My response may seem rude or pessimistic, but it was the truth. I’ve known this friend for a long time—long enough that we can give each other blunt feedback without taking offense—and setting fitness goals only to make zero progress was so common it was practically a ritual for him. Instead I gave him a better… -
Is Owning Your Own Business Worth It?
30 Apr 2012 | 6:45 pmI try to avoid writing too much about being an online entrepreneur. For one, there are plenty of people writing about it who are much better than I am. Even after being at this game for nine years, I still feel like a newbie most the time. I also try to avoid hyping entrepreneurship too much. It’s incredibly hard work to get established, there are no guarantees of success and you’ll face tons of discouragement. There are many less dramatic professions which nobody hypes, but many people would be happy in. Those caveats aside, I can be honest: the decision to start my own business was… -
Learning to Doubt
22 Apr 2012 | 5:38 pmHuman nature is to reason in certainties. It takes training to rid yourself of that handicap. Nobel-laureate, Richard Feynman, said it best: “I can live with doubt and uncertainty. I think it’s much more interesting than live with answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers and different degrees of certainty about various things, but I’m not absolutely certain of anything.” Thinking in uncertainties is unnatural. Like reading, arithmetic or operating computers, it is a learned skill, not something that comes imbued in our mental hardware. But uncertainties is all there… -
Healthy Delusions?
16 Apr 2012 | 5:18 pmIs some amount of self-delusion a good thing? I used to believe seeing the world more accurately was always a good thing. After all, even positive delusions must at some point brush against the rough surface of reality. Now I’m not so sure. Depressive realism is a phenomenon where, in some cases, depressed patients can view the world more accurately than the mentally healthy. In one study, participants were asked to rate their degree of control over a light bulb. Non-depressed participants believed they could control the light, even though its sequence was pre-programmed. Depressed patients… -
A La Carte Education
3 Apr 2012 | 8:09 pmWhenever I bring up the possibility of getting an education without going to school, I quickly get objections: “Without credentials at the end, a university education is meaningless.” “You can’t learn without guidance from instructors.” “College is mostly about forming a network, not passing exams.” “Self-education only works if you’re exceptionally bright or dedicated. Most students need school.” It’s hard to argue with these objections because they’re all at least partially correct. The signalling benefit of credentials is a major reason to go to school. Access to…
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Next Small Step
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How to do an email sprint
25 Apr 2012 | 8:46 amSo you have 123 emails. And you feel guilty about it. Especially about the ones at the bottom of the pile that have been lying there for way too long. You are loathe to even start because there is just too much to deal with in there. You have plucked up the courage to start a few times, but as you work down the pile, new mails arrive and you just fall further and further behind. Or worse, you start looking at some link or attachment and 20 minutes later you realize that you have got completely lost and the email pile is still there and growing. The solution? An email sprint. Here’s what you… -
How to change your life: Stop it! Just do it!
18 Apr 2012 | 8:03 amLast week I went back to my karate classes after a few weeks of work related travel and laziness. At the first class back Sensei Dirk in action called me out on my absence and told me to 'Just not miss karate class'. Somehow this struck a chord with me. I was going to miss a class on the weekend for what I thought were good reasons. But with my new resolve to 'Just not miss karate class', I found a way to be there. As a result of all this, I have felt a lot more confident and 'at home at karate' over the last week. All this got me wondering about how I complicate a lot of things in my… -
Roll your own time management system!
11 Apr 2012 | 5:16 amYou can read the all the self help and time management blogs you like, but in the end you will need to find something that works for you, personally. In this blog I am going to tell you about the system that I have stumbled on through a pretty anarchic process of trial and error. But please, the point is not for you to adopt it, but rather to illustrate how you should cobble together your own system with whatever pieces work for you. My time management history I have tried various time management systems. As a teenager I loved Ed Bliss's Getting things done (yes, he used the title before… -
A Room of One’s Own at the Office
10 Feb 2012 | 6:19 amThis is a guest post by my friend and colleague Thoko Madonko. Virginia Wolf said a woman needs a room of her own. She also needs a little money, childcare and a handful of loving friends and family. What she doesn’t tell you is how you make the money. To do this a woman also needs a job. This piece is about making a room of your own out of your office desk. I am fortunate; I have an office, desk and laptop of my own. On vary rare occasions I have to share it but essentially it is my space to come to. It has taken me the last three years to become accustomed to an office of my own. For… -
Stepping over one-sided fences and doing the impossible in 2012
4 Jan 2012 | 11:40 pmWe must fulfill ourselves in the present - Anais Nin I don't do well on coffee. Actually all caffeine. I can’t concentrate, I get irritable and when I have enough of it I get depressed. But I love the stuff. I love the smell, the way in which it wakes you up in the morning. So for years I have been hooked on this thing that is not good for me. I knew that it would be better for me to quit, but I just couldn't. But now I am off caffeine. Totally off. I will tell the story of how this happened another time. All that is important for now is that I take caffeine no more. What a relief. Then I…
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A Daring Adventure
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Get Your Message Out There!
13 May 2012 | 12:44 pmI recently had an e-mail from a newsletter subscriber asking me a very specific question. I was about to reply when I had the thought of sharing it with you because I know lots of people who are in, if not the exact same situation, then one very similar. Before I give you my take (and this is definitely one of those posts that I’d love you to offer your input in the comments), let me share with you the e-mail that Vic (real name) was happy for me to share. Note: I have edited out some parts that aren’t really relevant for brevity’s sake. -
When Is An Assclown Not An Assclown?
9 May 2012 | 11:46 amIf you didn’t read my previous post this one won’t make a whole lot of sense to you, so check it out here. Shortly after the post went live I got an e-mail from Bob that simply read: “Hi Tim Please give me your address and I will send you a check before the end of the month. I apologize.” That really cheered me up. Not because of the money, but because it led me to think I hadn’t misjudged Bob as badly as I thought I had and that maybe a lot more was going on in his life that I wasn’t privy to. I responded with this e-mail: “Thanks a lot for responding, I greatly… -
4 Takeaways After Being Ripped Off
6 May 2012 | 5:15 pmA month or so ago he I was contacted by one of my readers (let’s call him Bob for the purposes of this post) and asked if I could help him with his issue of chronic procrastination. I’ve had quite lot of experience in helping people who procrastinate and it’s work that can under the right circumstances be highly enjoyable and challenging, so we set up a time to do a consult call shortly after. To cut a long story short, not only did I like Bob, but I felt relatively confident that I could help him even though his issues reached back over two decades. I say relatively confident… -
Do Cancer Victims Deserve Our Sympathy?
3 May 2012 | 4:18 pmThis week one of the greatest Linebackers to ever play the game of (American) football, Junior Seau, took his own life at the age of just 43. It was shocking news to anybody that follows the game made worse by the fact that most people had no idea there was a problem in the first place. There have been deaths of other players in recent years that were of no surprise, but Seau didn’t fit into the ‘problem child’ category that most of the others did. I was reading about the sad news on the St Louis Rams message board when a another Rams fan who happens to be a firefighter posted that he… -
School Yourself: How Google’s Tool Set Can Add Value To Your Work
2 May 2012 | 8:10 amThis is a somewhat unusual guest post for me, but I am almost evangelical about life long learning and its benefits, so I was more than happy to run it. If you’re not growing, your shrinking and it’s never been easier to acquire knowledge, if you know where and how to look. Before I hand you over to Chuck though I just wanted to avert your gaze to my navigation bar. Next to ‘Blog’ you will see a ‘Free Stuff’ tab where you can now download almost all my ebooks (7 actually) free of charge. If you haven’t grabbed them already please do so and if you can…
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PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement
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The Ten Habits of Passionate People
16 May 2012 | 1:37 amMen’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them. ~Confucius Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~Jim Ryun When you find your passion, you’ll have a boost of motivation to get started and change your life. However, this motivation won’t last if you don’t turn it into habits. We are creatures of habits. Our human nature always looks for ways to create patterns and do things on autopilot. Habits are what differentiate successful people from others. The habits that you’ve developed in the LOST phase – where you used to… -
4 Ways to Unlock Yourself from Chronic Frustration
15 May 2012 | 12:37 amThere have been many times in my life when I thought I was angry, only to discover that it was really frustration. Frustration, at its core is wanting something to be other than it is: A different time; a different place; a different color; a different job; a different feeling; a different person. It doesn’t matter what it is, you just want it to be different. Since you probably don’t have a magic lamp with a wish-granting genie inside, I am guessing that you have probably been frustrated at one time or another. For many us, a lot of our frustration comes from our deepest desires being… -
The Art of Listening
14 May 2012 | 12:28 amA customer walked into McDonald’s and said, “One large fries to go, please!” ” Would you like fries with that?” John, the customer service guy, gave a quick automatic response. “I just asked for fries only.” “Oh, sorry about that. Would you like to upgrade?” “But, I already ordered large fries.” “Of course! Dine in or take-away…?” The customer looked askance. I find this incident funny every time I recall it. However, this story underscores something profound in the present age. Transactions happening in… -
What to Answer When They Ask What You Want to Be
13 May 2012 | 1:50 amWhen I was five years old, my parents asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told them I wanted to be a butterfly. It did not seem to be the answer they were looking for. But I quickly caught on. The next time they asked me that question, in junior high, I knew what I wanted to be– a crusading investigative reporter ala Woodward and Bernstein, or a humor columnist like Art Buchwald, or a theater critic such as John Simon. They told me those jobs were already taken and that journalism was a dead end. When they asked what I wanted to be when I was in college, I told them what I… -
Recharge Your Life – Go Green!
12 May 2012 | 12:59 amDid you know that most modern hunter-gatherers spend only 20 or so hours a week working? The Zhun people of Africa, for example, spend most of their time hanging out, socializing and generally enjoying life, while those of us running the rat race in industrialized nations work an average of 44 hours a week. Granted, it’s an extreme, but it does make you think about how living a sustainable or “green” life can be more fulfilling. While you might not want to drop your job and ditch your family to join a nomadic tribe, there are other ways to incorporate green practices into the life…
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Life Optimizer
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An Essential Way to Be a Wise Person
15 May 2012 | 8:50 pmDo you want to be a wise person? I certainly do, and I believe you do too. Being wise is different from just being smart though. Here is a definition of wise from Dictionary.com: having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion. And, to complement that, here is Wikipedia’s definition of wisdom: Wisdom is a deep understanding and realization of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to apply perceptions, judgments and actions in keeping with this understanding. As a comparison, here is a… -
Why Growing Slowly Is the Best Way to Grow
26 Apr 2012 | 5:03 amThe trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Moliere If there are two ways to success, the first one is instant and the second one takes a long time, which one would you choose? I think most people will take the first one. After all, who doesn’t want to get a quick reward? But there is a difference between achieving a quick success and a lasting success. If you just want a quick success, then sure, the first way the best way to go. However, if you want a lasting success, I believe you should choose the second way. It’s a slow way, but it’s the best way to grow. Here are two… -
HabitMaster Is Now Available for iPad
4 Apr 2012 | 12:29 pmBack in January, I wrote a post announcing HabitMaster for iPhone and iPod touch. Now, after a couple of months of development, I’m glad to announce that HabitMaster is also available for iPad. Better yet, you just need to buy it once to get the app on all your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. If you already bought HabitMaster before, all you need to do is downloading the latest free update to get the iPad version. What Is HabitMaster? HabitMaster is an app that helps you build positive habits in your life. It works by tracking how you keep the habits that you want to build. For each habit,… -
How to Break Bad Habits and Develop Good Ones
31 Mar 2012 | 11:14 amThere is no question that habits are important parts of our lives. We do many things in our lives not from conscious decisions, but from habits. So understanding how habits work is essential. For that reason, I was excited when I learned that there was a new book on this topic titled The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. I bought the book through Kobo and read it. As it turns out, the book covers not just personal habits, but also organizational and social habits. Here, however, I will focus only on personal habits. There are several things I learn from the book about how to break bad habits… -
5 Ways to Train Your Taste Buds and Eat Healthier
16 Mar 2012 | 1:30 amNote: This is a guest post from Varsha Aditya of CaloriesAndMore.com When eating healthfully seems like a chore, it’s often because we are slaves of our taste buds. Our tongues can be like little dictators in our body, demanding that everything have sugar, chocolate, oils, butter, cream…The list goes on. Why do we crave just those things that we’re supposed to eat in moderation? Why don’t healthy things like greens and steamed vegetables give us that “feel-good” feeling? And what’s the solution—is there actually a way to enjoy and love healthy foods without being a gourmet…
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The Positivity Blog
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How to Stop Checking Your Email So Much
9 May 2012 | 8:58 amImage by lastquest (license). Share || “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” Karen Lamb “Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.” Jim Rohn One thing that is very easy to get hooked on nowadays is to endlessly be checking your email, Facebook, Twitter etc. all day long. I have certainly had a few bouts with getting hooked mostly on checking email too much. Many of my readers have emailed me and told me how they often spend too much of their days on Facebook or on checking their inboxes. This may not seem that serious of a problem… -
10 Small Habits of Less Stressed People
30 Apr 2012 | 11:17 amImage by KevinLallier (license). Share “Unnatural work produces too much stress.” Bhagavad Gita “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” Sydney J. Harris Keeping the stress away in life isn’t just about the big decisions and challenges like the career, your most important relationships, money and health. It is also to a large degree about what you do each day and week. Those small habits that you may forget about or neglect that when added up make a huge difference. Here are 10 of them that are having a wonderful impact in my life and have had a very positive… -
How to Keep Creating a New Habit When You Feel Like Giving Up
23 Apr 2012 | 12:07 pmImage by notsogoodphotography (license). Share || Creating a new habit isn’t always easy. You often start out all enthusiastic and excited. But since you usually have to keep doing it every day for about 30 days or once a week for a whole lot of weeks to make the habit into something that sticks and feels natural it becomes harder after a while. Life may interfere. Perhaps you get overwhelmed at work or at home. Maybe you go away for a vacation or a conference somewhere. Or maybe – because change is scary and could be harmful – your mind starts to create thoughts that that try to… -
Get My Brand New 31 Days to a Simpler Life Course
17 Apr 2012 | 11:34 amNOTE: The special launch week offer is now over. Is your daily life often too stressful, chaotic or overwhelming? Do you feel like getting rid of the clutter in your home and workspace and building a more calming and peaceful life? Would you like to work and do things in a simpler and smarter way so that you have more time and energy over for yourself and the things that are most meaningful in your life? Do you want to spend your money more consciously on what you truly want rather than wasting too much of it on impulse purchases and unnecessary costs? And do you want to live a… -
3 Things You Can Do Today to Start Living a Happier Life
12 Apr 2012 | 9:17 amImage by nicolas_gent (license). Share || “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” Marcus Aurelius Antoninus “Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” Eleanor Roosevelt Happiness must not always come from big things and events. It can come from smaller, daily habits too. So today I’d simply like to take a look at 3 quick tips and habits that help me to live a happier life. Pick one and see how it works for you. Help someone. Helping…
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GTD Times
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Why ABC Priority Codes Don’t Work
14 May 2012 | 12:32 pmHi Folks, Before you spend another minute creating yet another list with ABC, 123, or high-medium-low codes as a way to define your priorities, read my essay this month. You may discover there’s a more natural path for getting you what you need to get the right things done. All the best, DAVID’S FOOD FOR THOUGHT WHY ABC PRIORITY CODES DON’T WORK “How do I set priorities?” Because I hear that so frequently, I assume most people think they could and should be doing it better. The “ABC” priority codes don’t work. Listing your top 10 things you… -
David Allen interviewed by “Small Business Big Marketing”
13 May 2012 | 8:58 am“Small Business Big Marketing” recorded this informative and entertaining podcast with David Allen. It has some great examples of how GTD helps us all to get more of the productive experience more often. Achieving an “on” state of mind Getting back on the GTD wagon Summary of the five phases of mastering workflow Listen now or download from iTunes. -
Get clear, get current, get creative
10 May 2012 | 3:15 pmGet clear, get current, get creative. Sound good to you? That’s what you get from a weekly review. David Allen calls it ”the critical success factor” in GTD. Lifehacker has two recent posts on this topic. The first is their link to our video of David talking about the value of the weekly review, and why it provides the leverage you need to be more productive. The second is a how-to that includes practical tips for getting into the groove of doing a weekly review. Your time is valuable. The time you put into a weekly review is a guaranteed investment in… -
Complete projects list = clear commitments
8 May 2012 | 6:44 pm“If you don’t have a clear sense of the totality of your obligations, you will always overcommit. And commitments occur on multiple levels, from ‘why I’m on the planet’ to ‘need butter.’ But the elevation most amorphous for most is the plane just above your physical activities—your projects. I have a radical definition of a project: Anything you’re committed to finish within a year that requires more than one action to complete it. Given that broad designation, most people have between 30 and 100. Where’s your list? How complete and current is… -
5 Phases of GTD Workflow
5 May 2012 | 6:44 pmThere are five phases of your workflow: Collect, Process, Organize, Review & Do. You need to know the best practices and tools for each phase. David Allen Company offers the “Keys to Getting Things Done” public webinar. Whether you are setting up your GTD system for the first time, or want to get better at working what you already have, this webinar is the way to go. It’s a lively 90-minute webinar for $49, available on the dates listed below. “Thanks again for your excellent GTD seminar. I have just been reviewing the notes – very refreshing and…
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Redcatco
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Upgrading to WordPress 3.3.2
21 Apr 2012 | 5:55 amWe’ve just upgraded all of our WordPress blogs to WordPress 3.3.2,. Assuming you’ve kept up to date, the upgrade is very minor . The changes between 3.3, 3.3.1 and 3.3.2 are predominantly security related, and shouldn’t cause any issues with themes or plugins. To be clear, there aren’t any major security issues to be concerned with here, but moving up to 3.3.2 (if we were back at 3.3) addresses the following issues: Potential cross-site scripting vulnerability on WordPress sites configured directly by IP address (tested here). A couple of other potential cross-site… -
Chris Brogan at SMWF
27 Mar 2012 | 4:07 amChris Brogan took to the stage for today’s opening key note at Social Media World Forum. He challenged the audience out of social media complacency. We have three major ways in which people experience our business: internet/pc, mobile/mobile web and TV (broadcast) – and, of course, face to face. 30% of business still requires human to human contact, so we need to blend the physical world to the virtual (and no-one loves QR codes says Chris – they are not the answer). Look at your company website on your mobile. Does it look beautiful? Does it give you the impact you expect? -
Communication – Becoming Fluid by Getting Uncomfortable
15 Feb 2012 | 4:44 amThis TED talk has now had over 500,000 views on YouTube. I started writing this post 3 years ago. It’s sat in my drafts folder, simply because there are so many things to say about it. And I wanted to get it right. I wonder how many critical business breakthroughs have got stuck, and then died, in someone’s email drafts folder? Benjamin Zander talks about ‘one buttock playing’ – being pushed over by what you are doing, what you are communicating. There is a point at which what we are doing takes over our thinking about what we are trying to do. To a professional… -
Social For Internal Comms – Social Media Workplace
1 Nov 2011 | 10:07 amA lively panel here today at the Social Media Workplace conference. The afternoon panel on Social Media for employee communications lead to a lively discussion. The panel consisted of: Jenni Wheller, SSP UK. Rebecca Richmond, Melcrum. Christian McMahon, Global CIO, Jamaza. Justin Hunt, Social Media Leadership Forum. Doug Shaw, What Goes Around. Interesting snippet from Rebecca from their recent survey – 50% of people were unsure of the business case for social media within the business (although 50% were). Question: Are the senior leaders the right audience to launch a social tool to? -
WordPress 3.2 Intranets Internet Explorer and The Web
26 Sep 2011 | 7:13 amWordPress 3.2 has been with us for a little while now – WordPress 3.3 is just around the corner (targeting the end of November as of this post), but in the Intranet world it’s been a longer journey than usual. WordPress 3.2 dropped support for Internet Explorer 6, and WordPress 3.3 will most likely drop support for Internet Explorer 7 as well. Time to Move Up Now, to be clear, Microsoft itself dropped support for Internet Explorer 6 quite some time ago, and has even been running a campaign to get users and web sites to move from IE 6, and Google has dropped IE 6 support on its…
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Productive Flourishing
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Defy Expectations – Be Your Own Truth
15 May 2012 | 9:30 amEditor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation, “Extraordinary Women Change the World.” In our last post, Shann Vander Leek shared her journey of finding the goddess within her own self. Today, one of my (Angela’s) very own heroines, Desiree Adaway, challenges us to defy expectations and be our own truth. You are not your wound, your weakness, or your resume. You are not your pain. You are not your job. You are not your income, your parents, your children, your partner, your community, or your circumstances. Sometimes we have too much faith in these things,… -
Seven Ways To Rock Your Goddess Life
14 May 2012 | 10:00 amEditor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation, “Extraordinary Women Change the World.” In our last post, Dusti Arab challenged the cultural narrative around motherhood. Today, goddess extraordinaire, Shann Vander Leek shares her journey of finding the goddess within. Fresh from a relaxing hot bubble bath I marvel at my healthy form and am thankful for learning how to appreciate my divine feminine body. I love my Shann-ness: curvaceous, soft and strong. I haven’t always felt this way. Years ago, I had very little body-mind awareness. The disconnect had to do… -
Empowered and Proud – We’re Just Getting Started
11 May 2012 | 2:26 pmThis May, we’ve been working on our 2nd Core Conversation Series – Extraordinary Women Change the World. In case you missed any posts, here is a brief wrap-up of the posts up to this point with an afterword by Angela Wheeler. Enjoy! Extraordinary Women Change the World – In the kickoff post for the series, Angela Wheeler (Charlie’s wife!) discusses why we’re interested and promoting women’s empowerment. She shares her story of discovering empowerment this past year through her personal and medical struggles. You, Me, and Tina Fey – Michele Woodward… -
Blog Your Own Adventure
11 May 2012 | 10:40 amHugh MacLeod’s new book, Freedom is Blogging in Your Underwear, is a gem that shows how blogging has utterly changed the world for those of us that have embraced it. From the book: Having a blog, a voice, having my own media, utterly changed my life. [...] This gave me the freedom I spent most of my adult life searching for, the same freedom I think we’re ALL searching for, in one way or the other. I echo his sentiment. Before I started blogging, I was just another guy with way too much stuff do trying to figure out how I was going to get it all done and thrive at the same time. -
Social Networks, Isolation, and Changing the Story of Motherhood
9 May 2012 | 10:00 amEditor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation, “Extraordinary Women Change the World.” In our last post, Heather Allard shared how tragedy led to empowerment. Today, Dusti Arab discusses the changing cultural narrative of motherhood – and the empowerment we can find after isolation. The first year of motherhood is the most isolating of a woman’s life. If you’re nodding, then you’ve been there. My first year as a mama, I suffered from debilitating postpartum depression, got divorced, and struggled in almost every aspect of my life. Left…
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Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog
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You Earn Passive Income by Being More Generous
14 May 2012 | 7:28 pmNow that we’ve covered setting your passive income goal and a bit about the mindset of passive income — I hope you enjoyed the humor in the last post — let’s explore the details of how to actually create passive income streams. We’ll start out fairly high-level here and then drill down into the specifics in future posts. Here are the 3 basic parts of an income generating method: Value creation Value delivery Payment Notice that these same 3 aspects can be applied to any basic income generation method. When you work at a regular job, for instance, you’re… -
Jobs vs. Passive Income
11 May 2012 | 12:49 pmMany people have the limiting belief that passive income is weird, unusual, complicated, or confusing. As I’ve mentioned previously, passive income isn’t particularly difficult in practice. In many ways, earning a living through streams of passive income is easier than earning a living through a job or as an independent contractor, especially in the long run. The difficult part has to do with getting comfortable with a passive income mindset. To tackle this mindset issue, let’s turn this around and look at it from the other side. Suppose you were already very comfortable… -
Commit to Your Passive Income Goal
7 May 2012 | 8:30 pmNow that you’ve set a specific passive income goal (as per the Set Your Passive Income Goal post), it’s time to strengthen your connection to this goal. The idea here is to begin believing in your goal so that it becomes more real and solid, not just some airy fairy fantasy. Put Your Goal in Your Face Try this for starters. Grab a piece of paper, write your goal on the paper in a positive, personal, present tense format, and then post this piece of paper somewhere that you’ll see it every day, such as on your living room wall or your bathroom mirror. You can even post it… -
Set Your Passive Income Goal
30 Apr 2012 | 11:19 amAs we transition into the how-to aspect of passive income creation, let’s begin by having you set a goal for what you want to accomplish here. Why are you reading this series? Is it just for entertainment’s sake? Do you hope to learn something that you might apply later? Or do you actually want to create at least one new stream of passive income this year? Let me suggest a simple meta-goal for starters: By the time you’re done reading this post, set a clear goal for what you want to gain from this series. Do not close your browser window or move on to something else until… -
The End Game of Passive Income
27 Apr 2012 | 7:23 amLet’s talk about the reality of what it’s like to create streams of passive income and how it compares to working at a regular job. What I’ll share here may surprise you. With a typical job, you’re more or less directly trading your working hours for dollars. You may receive an hourly wage, a salary, and/or bonuses for the time you put in at work. Your ongoing pay depends on your continued presence at work. If you stop working, your paycheck stops as well. With passive income you’ll often get paid nothing at first. Initially you work to create and/or leverage a…
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Gomestic
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Keeping in Touch with Friends: Despite Hectic Schedules
14 May 2012 | 8:24 amTime is just something that nobody seems to have enough of in the modern world, and unfortunately it is often our friends who have to suffer as a result of this. Although we might try our best to see each other as much as possible, things always tend to happen to mean that they get cancelled so we don’t get the chance to meet up as much as we should. This article should help you to find the time. Keep a diary. If you write everything down that you need to do as soon as you get the appointments, you should never find that you have to cancel things because of clashes of schedule. If you… -
How to Make New Mexican Pizza
13 May 2012 | 7:30 pmThis material is copyrighted. Please do not distribute/reproduce it without permission. A link to the article may be distributed/reproduced. http://www.copyright.gov/ Note: The Mexican-type chorizo used in New Mexican Pizza is a raw sausage. It must be cooked before being eaten. A common US brand of chorizo Ingredients As with all pizza recipes, the amounts for the topping do not need to be precise. *10 oz/ 300 g Mexican-type pork chorizo (if unavailable use minced pork)*1 recipe pizza dough for a 16 in/40 cm pizza (or use a ready-made unbaked pizza crust)*olive oil*1… -
Everyday is Mother’s Day
13 May 2012 | 4:09 pmMotherhood is one of the most beautiful, joyous, powerful, and yet the most challenging experience on the planet. Once you are a mother, you will always be a mother and at times it is quite overwhelming. It does not make any difference how old your children are and what kind of relationship you have with them. They are always in your thoughts. There is no such thing as a break from motherhood and it is equally taxing on your spirit, soul, and body. Your children will be a source of your greatest delight, but they often are also a source of sorrows. It is always… -
Pass It On..recipes and Family Traditions
13 May 2012 | 8:56 amEditor: Chris Manganaro Tradition is important. And recipes ,especially ones held closely by families, are as much a part of family traditions as the Holidays and Special Occasions the foods are served at. Recipes have an importance attached to them and are closely connected to memories we share. In Tony and Marc Danza’s book, Don’t Fill Up on the Antipasto, we are shown the way in which the Danza’s decided to make sure their traditions are not lost. The book not only includes recipes, but also stories of family members who are both alive and dead. By writing this book, they… -
Picture Frame
9 May 2012 | 10:30 pmAs I write this, it is currently May 9, 2012, 11PM. I just got home from leaving what I thought would soon be my fiance’s house after yet another ridiculous fight. I can longer be patient through his silence nor tolerate his mental and emotional abuse. I up and left, with my six month old German Shepherd following close behind me. Desmo, my dog, knew not to fuss with me when it came time to get into the truck. It was raining out and despite holding back tears and rage, she knew I was not happy. It’s funny how dogs know some things. It also shocks me…
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What My Mom Taught Me: Real Health Advice From Real Mothers
10 May 2012 | 8:00 amIt’s easy to point fingers at “bad” mothers who make questionable choices about the health of their kids (ahem, Tanning Mom), but the truth is that many of us learned what we know about nutrition, fitness, and taking care of our amazing female bodies from none other than our own mother. And even if you didn’t have a mom full of great advice, it’s never too late to hear what other great mamas have to say. So, as Mother’s Day approaches, here’s some really valuable, real-world health advice from Mom. Often, we get bogged down in the negative and blame… -
Why You Shouldn’t Have Sex When You Don’t Want To
9 May 2012 | 9:00 amGo take a look inside a few women’s magazine on the newsstands right now, and I guarantee that in at least one of them, you will find the following admonishment: to have sex even when you don’t want to, because it’s good for you. The more insulting versions of this sentiment are that you should have sex when you don’t want to because it’s good for your partner (they’re typically referring to your male partner), or because it’s good for your relationship. Well, I’m here to tell you this: Having sex when you don’t want to isn’t good for anyone. Not your partner, not your… -
Confessions Of Motherhood: 10 Unhealthy Things I Swore I Would Never Do (But Did Anyway)
8 May 2012 | 10:29 amBefore having kids, I had very idealist visions of what our lives would be like. Our family would be the perfectly healthy family. What we ate would be carefully scrutinized. Fresh fruits, tons of veggies, lean meats and whole grains would be on the table at every meal. What we did during our leisure time would also be closely mapped out and monitored. Lots of fresh air, exercise and family outings like picnics, hiking and biking together would consume our weekends. And of course, things like keeping the kids spotless and myself looking hip and put-together every day made the list too. Yes, I… -
Mom’s Disturbing Face Makes Us Wonder: Does Excessive Tanning Mean Mental Health Issues?
3 May 2012 | 10:07 amYesterday’s story about the New Jersey mom who was accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth had a lot of you enraged. Aside from questioning what type of parent Patricia Krentcil must be, some questioned her state of mind–just look at her, right? She’s only 44, but could easily pass for decades older. Clearly she is not taking good care of her skin–and possibly her daughter’s, but does excessive tanning mean she must have mental health issues? You tell us. One dermatologist, Doris Day, told ABC News that she likely suffers from… -
My Postpartum Depression: From Feeling Like A Horrible ‘Monster’ To Empowering Women
2 May 2012 | 9:08 amKatherine Stone will be the first person to tell you that most people don’t know enough about postpartum depression. In fact, she admits she didn’t know much about it either. That’s why, when it hit her after the birth of her first child nine years ago, she was completely caught off guard. She went from feeling “normal” before her pregnancy to feeling like a horrible “monster” afterward. She even admits to having thoughts about being so inadequate that she worried she may drown her son. Now, Stone is on a mission to help remove the societal stigma…
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How to Hire a Great Wellness Coach in 3 Powerful Steps!
3 May 2012 | 2:07 pmCongratulations! You’re ready to make an investment in yourself that will forever change your life – you’re ready to hire a great Wellness Coach. With a simple plan, you can do so in 3 simple steps: I. Get Clear II. Get Answers III. Get going I. Get Clear! What you put into your personal Wellness Coaching journey will determine what you get out of it. The journey begins with you getting clear about what’s important to you and what you want in a great Wellness Coach. • Take the time to answer these 10 questions: 1. Why I am hiring a Wellness Coach? 2. What is/are my… -
5 Sure-Fire Ways To Block Your Own Success
27 Apr 2012 | 3:14 pm“Are you interested in your own success or committed to it?”– John Assaraf When you’re interested in your own success, you dream a lot, wish a lot, hope a lot and focus on the roadblocks in your way. Thinking you’ll achieve success “someday”, you don’t even see that you’re the one actually putting up those roadblocks. When you are committed to your success, you see clearly that the roadblocks are of your own making. You breathe, simply notice what you are doing and, in that moment of witnessing, you activate what author Rick Carson calls The Zen Theory of Change in… -
Top 10 Business Resources Every Wellness Coach Must Have
18 Feb 2012 | 8:51 pmWhether you’re building a new Wellness Coaching business this year, leading one that’s established, or restructuring and re-energizing a Wellness Coaching business that’s undergoing a makeover, the resources shown here are a must-have. By “resources”, I truly mean “sources of help.” That said, you are going to have to expend energy to obtain or create each of the “sources of help” that I’ll mention. I won’t share anything with you I haven’t put into place myself. I have each of the 10 resources below in place for my own business. Yup, it took solid effort…AND the… -
Say a Hearty Yes! to Your Wellness Coaching Business
2 Feb 2012 | 3:43 pm“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.” – Joseph Campbell • Are you saying a “hearty yes” this month? • Are you saying “yes” each day to high impact actions that will move your wellness coaching business forward? • Are you letting go of time-wasters, energy-drains, and clutter in all areas of your business and your life? In the 2012 Wellness Coaches Calendar, the focus for February, Develop a Yes!Energy® Mindset, is based on Loral Langemeier’s soon-to-be-released life-changing book, Yes!Energy: The Energy to Do… -
Announcement: Free Monthly Q&A Call for Wellness Coaches
17 Jan 2012 | 6:32 pmGot Wellness Coaching Business questions? Let’s Talk! I’m excited to announce the new Free Monthly Q&A Call for Wellness Coaches. Beginning Wednesday, February 8, 2012, on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, I’ll be taking the business questions that are foremost on your mind. No two calls will be the same and you’ll be setting the agenda. Get answers to questions such as: • How do I create added revenue streams & not just trade time for money? • When is it time to establish a business entity? Should I incorporate? • Which marketing strategies work best?
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Leading Hands Through Technology
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Choose My Plate
20 Apr 2012 | 6:23 amAre you looking for an interactive way to eat healthier? Have you been wondering where do I start down the path of a balanced diet? If so, you need to discover Choose My Plate. The new site was rolled out to inspire a healthy conscious by the United States Department of Agriculture and promoted with first lady Michelle Obama . For example, here a tip of the day. The website says, “One way to make half your grains whole is to read the ingredient labels on food packages and choose foods with “whole” in the grain or flour name of the first 3 ingredients.” Whether you are a… -
Getting Cozi (Review): Organizing A Growing Family, Digitally
19 Apr 2012 | 12:05 amI am fortunate enough to have young kids, ages 4 (Luke, soon to be 5 by the end of April), 3 (Caleb), and 5 months (Hannah… or “Babes” as Luke calls her). I love my growing family! And the larger my family grows, the busier I seem to get. It’s become clear to me that as busy as I think I am right now with family activities, I’ve only reached the tip of the iceberg. My oldest is in pre-school 3 times a week, karate 2 times a week, and starts all-day Kindergarten in the Fall (and I’ve heard a rumor about soccer in the Fall, too). Caleb starts pre-school next year, and Hannah will… -
Best Email Signatures
13 Apr 2012 | 11:53 pmPromote things you care about and make a better use of your emails. WiseStamp creates the best email signatures. The site will enable you to make mail signatures with most email source providers (ESP)s like Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail. The site features templates and apps you can choose from to spruce up your email signatures. Choose from social to business apps that will add panache to your signatures. The site says, “Dynamic Email Apps to bring that extra professional look-and-feel to your email signatures and make them work for you! Show your latest blog post, the items you sell on Etsy… -
Wish Wall – More Social Discounts
13 Apr 2012 | 10:12 pmHow do you buy new clothes? Are you a window shopper? Why not use the Internet to influence what and how you buy? Wish Wall suggests products you might like. You create wish lists of these products and share them with your friends. All your wish lists then tally up for rewards. Connect your Facebook account and get digital coupons based on what you are sharing. Wish Wall is a combination of Pinterest and digital coupons. http://www.wishwall.me/ -
Killer Apps for iPhone, Android and Windows Phones
12 Apr 2012 | 9:57 pmLooking for the hottest apps on the web? Whether you have an iPhone, Android or Windows smartphone, then you need to check out this website. First you choose, you platform and then get hit with reviews and tips on the best applications to load up your phone. What else could you ask for if you can’t live without your Smartphone? http://www.appstorehq.com/
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Results Junkies
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Transparency Goes Both Ways
15 May 2012 | 5:28 pmIf you’re an investor, it’s harder than ever to be a big fish in a small pond. If you can’t (or won’t) fund a company on fair terms, someone else will. If you’re a founder, it’s harder than ever to raise money on a mediocre idea. After all, if I see a company with more traction halfway around the world, why wouldn’t I invest in it instead? As much as AngelList has helped founders obtain capital from investors that may not be in their physical backyard, it’s important to recognize that AngelList has given investors the ability to see deals that… -
Startup Traction and Defensibility
9 May 2012 | 1:55 pmIn the past, it was often the case that the skills required to build online startups were hard to find. If you could find the people with those skills and subsequently build something, you’d tell potential investors that you had some sort of secret sauce (read: intellectual property) that sets you apart. Today, it’s not hard to build, test and launch a startup within a weekend. More importantly, it’s become easier than ever to obtain paying customers in that same timeframe. That’s not to say that technology or the skills required are a commodity. In fact, it’s… -
On Investor Differentiation
1 May 2012 | 6:35 pmEarlier today, VentureBeat wrote about the dirty secret behind the incubator boom. Francisco raises an important point: other than initial money, what do these incubators bring to the table? The broader question is, what value do all investors bring to the table? As access to early stage deal flow opens up to more potential investors (see: AngelList), investors are being forced to prove their value. Especially if you want to get into the best deals. For early stage investors, differentiating on access to capital is no longer enough — focus on building a solid brand. As my partner Dave… -
Early Stage Fundraising Tips
25 Apr 2012 | 6:03 pmIf you’re trying to raise money today, the fact of the matter is that it’s getting harder: as the web gets bigger, the world gets smaller. More founders, from all over the world, are going after the same pool of money. (As an aside, crowdfunding may make the initial round a little easier to raise but I suspect it will actually raise the bar for folks trying to raise a subsequent round from “traditional” investors. You’ll have even more founders, many with crowdfunded initial rounds, competing for the same pool of investor money. This flood of inbound interest is… -
Startup Product Development Tips
22 Oct 2010 | 4:32 pmI spoke at a Founder Institute DC event last night along with Gabe Zichermann (by the way, you’re missing out on some seriously good stuff if you haven’t seen Gabe speak elsewhere) and Matt Howard. If you’re in the startup trenches, these tips are for you. FI: Product and Service Development View more presentations from paulsingh.
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Root Simple
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A Time Out Box for Quail
16 May 2012 | 5:00 amIn this week's guest blog post, Nancy Klehm tells us about her unique way of dealing with pesky quail: It is a beautiful, lush rainy spring in Chicago and all my birds get a large bouquet of fresh weedy greens everyday to supplement their feed: chickweed, dandelion, clover, shephard’s purse, garlic mustard, stinging nettles.Besides chickens, I have been raising quail for the past four years – I have both Coturnix and Bobwhite quail. Quail need to be enclosed and can’t ‘free range’. They are top choice of any urban predator: raccoon, possum, stray cat and raptors.After… -
Shibori Challenge Proves Challenging
15 May 2012 | 6:00 amSo it's May 15 and I have not met the terms of the Shibori Challenge. I have been playing with both natural dyes and shibori techniques, but have not yet made anything worthy of being sewn up into a cocktail napkin.I think I'll have declare my challenge a little over-optimistic. As it when I start any new craft, I'm hitting various walls and spinning around trying to figure out what's what. But that's okay. Our motto around here is Go Forth, Embrace Failure, and give Her a Big Kiss.The foraged, plant-based dyes I've been working with are only producing pale tones for me, even with… -
Should Reuseable Bags Be Washed?
14 May 2012 | 5:00 amRoot Simple's stylish new norovirus shopping bag. Kansas State University's humorously named Barf Blog has been following the story of a norovirus outbreak related to a reusable grocery bag that sickened 13 members of a soccer team. Norovirus, incidentally, is the most common foodborne illness--when you get food poisoning or the "stomach flu," odds are that it's probably norovirus. So should you wash your reusable bags to prevent norovirus? It's probably a good idea but, according to Barf Blog, there's not a lot of evidence about the question--just one study on the matter.In fact it's not… -
Picture Sundays: Trout Smells Kraut
13 May 2012 | 5:00 amSomehow, in a post about a handy fermenter from the Farmer's Kitchen, I failed to put up this shamelessly cute picture of our cat, Trout, interfering with the photo session. If you'd like more proof that the internet is some kind of million typing monkey/non-linear/collective unconsciousness generation machine, try typing "cat and sauerkraut" into Google. You get a fluffy and deaf white cat who loves sauerkraut. We can now consider that long experiment in human civilization complete. -
Saturday Linkages: Really Old Beer, Interior Design Tips From the Mafia, Trash in LA, Halloumi Kabobs and More
12 May 2012 | 5:00 amWilliams-Sonoma's $60 "predator proofing" kit. Yes, that's hardware cloth and nails. Via Northwest Edible Life.Beer From 1840s Shipwreck May Be Recreated By Scientists. http://huff.to/JFfiAlHuge, dumb booze producer Diageo orders industry association to give them the prize that had been awarded to competitor:http://boingboing.net/2012/05/10/huge-dumb-scottish-bar-chain.htmlItalian mafia interior tastes exposed - in pictures http://gu.com/p/37d2t/tw Behind the scenes of a city: Trash in L.A.: http://boingboing.net/2012/05/08/behind-the-scenes-of-a-city-t.htmlTrain horn attached to bicycle:…
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Shoplet Office Supplies Blog
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We’ve Gone Bananas for Bic
16 May 2012 | 11:30 amI saw My Supply Room’s post about Bic Banana Pens last week and then I found this awesome commercial. From now on, whenever I see Bic I will hear “Oh we’ve gone bananas…” in my head :) (Image from Flickr) -
Write With a Graphite Object
16 May 2012 | 10:30 amYou can write and draw with every part of the object! I’m not quite sure how you draw without your entire hand turning grey from the lead but maybe that’s a dumb question to ask. It’s probably more of a conversation piece/beautiful item for your desk type of thing. Check out all the different graphite objects! -
The Best Office Supply Packaging
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Nine More New Uses for Office Supplies
15 May 2012 | 11:30 amHey more uses for office supplies! I can’t get enough of these ideas from Real Simple (there are 1, 2, 3 other posts about them) Now I’ve got an excuse to buy a xylophone! - CD case ice scraper - Placemat mousepad - Name tags as address labels - Slinky desk organizer - Trouser sock cord holder - Egg carton paint palette - Film canister stamp dispenser - Xylophone message board - Coffee filter screen cleaner -
Can You Spot the Difference?
15 May 2012 | 10:42 amSee if you can spot the differences between these two HON office photos. The first person to submit all of the differences to contests@shoplet.com will win a 20% off coupon to Shoplet.com! Congratulations to last week’s winner, Melania Gomez!
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Think Simple Now
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The Next Step to Freedom
13 May 2012 | 7:00 pmPhoto by JUCO By Chris Guillebeau Before I made the call, I worried. I had the chance for a new client, a big sale, and a lot of money. It was during a time in my life when I could have used it. No, to be precise—I needed it, or at least I thought I did. But something didn’t feel right. I couldn’t follow-through, so I finally looked the opportunity in the eye and said, “Thanks but no thanks.” After I made the call, I stopped worrying. I walked outside and noticed that something was different about the sky. All of a sudden, it was blue! I felt as if I had never noticed before. Then I… -
How to Find Fulfillment (with Sarah McLean)
6 May 2012 | 7:00 pmEditor’s Note: The following is a conversation between Cat and her meditation teacher Sarah McLean. This is truly an inspiring piece. As I was editing this interview, I felt an inner shift happening within me and with it came a sense of serenity and peace. Hope this inspires you as it did for me. Sarah is truly an incredible and powerful human being. I look forward to learning from her. Don’t miss the giveaway at the end of this interview. By Cat Li Stevenson “Meditation is an essential travel partner on your journey of personal transformation. Meditation connects you with your soul,… -
How to Lose Weight Fast
29 Apr 2012 | 7:00 pmPhoto by JUCO Editor’s Note: This article details my recent adventure into how to lose weight fast. Even if you are not interested in losing weight, check it out. There are some useful thoughts on the power of self image embedded within. By Tina Su “Losing weight is hard.” ~me “Anything worth having in life is hard.” ~my husband I admit it. I am not the most active person. I sit for more than 8 hours a day, and actually prefer to sit than stand, and drive rather than walk. To say that I am adverse to exercise is an understatement. In fact, the last time I visited a gym was over… -
4 Steps to Personal Transformation
22 Apr 2012 | 7:00 pmPhoto by Karrah Kobus Guest Contribution By Bobbi Emel “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~Anais Nin Sometimes the path of life comes to a crossroad. One direction ends in stagnation while the other leads to transformation. When I entered my junior year of college I had a sudden identity crisis. I had always been an athlete throughout high school and junior college, and a fairly good one at that. A very shy person normally, my abilities in sports gave me confidence and brought out leadership skills I didn’t know… -
How to Plan the Unexpected
15 Apr 2012 | 7:00 pmPhoto by Sandra Lara By Kayla Albert “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” ~John Lennon Plans are what I’m good at. I plan my meals, outfits, weekends. I plan what I’m going to say when confronted by a certain someone, what my life will look like six months from now and how I’m going to spend the tax return that hasn’t yet hit my account. I plan because I like control, because the only surprises I like are of the party variety and because I don’t want to have to face anything that I’m not entirely ready for. Yesterday I was forced to acknowledge…
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FitHacks.com
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4 Tricks for Getting Buffed Quickly
14 May 2012 | 12:28 pmMany systems and trainers nowadays promote “secret” systems that will make you grow muscles quickly and with little work. Most of these systems don’t work and only get you to spend more time at the gym and more money on supplements. In this article I will describe 4 easy tricks that will speed up your muscle gains right from the first workout. Go for High Intensity High intensity training was first introduced by Arnold Jones (the inventor of the Nautilus workout machine), and was considered an extreme but highly efficient training method. It was then revised, improved and… -
Controlling Your Thyroid: A Balancing Act
1 Apr 2012 | 10:21 pmThe quest for rock hard abs isn’t as straightforward as you think. The most common myths aroundbuilding abs assumes that everything is about being on a straight line. If you eat right (whatever that is supposed to mean), work out properly (again, very vague), and really just think about all of the supplements that you could possibly buy (a waste of money when you have no plan), you’ll not only burn fat, but you’ll have some rock hard abs that everyone will be excited about. That’s just not the case at all. You’re going to need to make sure that you go beyond… -
How to Lose Weight
3 Nov 2011 | 9:13 amThere are probably just as many excuses to not get into shape, as there are reasons to get into shape. The difference is those excuses can lead to less mobility, more illnesses, and possibly an earlier death. The gain in overall health and fitness makes the effort to lose weight worth it. Please remember to visit a doctor before starting any exercise program. Exercise Tips There are different exercises and different exercise programs, and it seems that someone somewhere is promising that their program is the best. The truth is that the best exercise program, especially for the person… -
4 Ways to Train Like a Zombie
28 Oct 2011 | 2:01 pmThe grotesque, animated bodies of the recently dead are among the most horrifying creatures in all the world. However, were you aware that zombies also serve as fantastic fitness role models? While the slow shamble of the undead may strike a deep fear in your heart, try to learn as much as you can from them before they tear the flesh from your bones. Here are 4 quick lessons we can learn from reanimated corpses. Be Persistent: Think about it. A zombie stops at nothing. He will pursue you to the end of the world if it means one more bite of living meat in his mouth. His legs will break off… -
FitGear: BTB Sunglasses Review
24 Oct 2011 | 11:25 pmDISCOUNT CODE: Use code FITHACK20 for 20% off any product at BTBSunglasses.com I recently had a chance to review a pair of sunglasses from an up-and-coming distributor, BTB Sunglasses. This company has some unique styles for very active people. The BTB guys were kind enough to give me a pair of my own to take for a test drive; however, the opinions presented here are completely my own. So- the verdict: Pros: Comfort – I can honestly say that I’ve never had a more comfortable pair of sunglasses… seriously. Even after wearing them for hours, I was comfortable- no pinching…
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Sources of Insight
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Leadership is Who You Are
14 May 2012 | 8:00 amEditor’s note: This is a guest post from Alan Shelton on Awakened Leadership. Alan is a leadership coach, blogger, speaker, and the author of Awakened Leadership: Beyond Self-Mastery. The idea behind Awakened Leadership is to transcend beyond trained behaviors to awareness, and lead a life of authentic leadership. In other words, to be a more effective leader, you have to be more of who you already are. I’ve been reading Alan’s book. It’s entertaining and deeply engaging. The stories really bring Alan’s insight to life, as we follow him along on his journey to… -
Don’t Wait for the Facts to Change
12 May 2012 | 1:22 pm“The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Are you waiting for the economy to change? Are you waiting for your job to change? Are you waiting for the weather to change? Don’t wait. Work with what you’ve got. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of playing the waiting game. Especially if it’s a situation you don’t like. The problem is, while you wait, the world passes you by. It keeps moving forward. When you “just wait and see,” it takes your power away. … -
Richard Branson Quotes
11 May 2012 | 12:37 pmThis is my collection of Richard Branson quotes. Richard Branson lives to challenge himself, make a difference, and have fun in the process. As you read through these Richard Branson quotes, you’ll find some common themes: adventure, brand, business, entrepreneurism, fun, quality, and purpose. While putting together my Richard Branson quotes, one pattern that really stood out for me, is how deeply Richard Branson cares about both sides of the equation. He cares deeply about the people that wok for and with him, just as deeply as he cares about the people he builds his businesses to… -
Kindle for Mom
10 May 2012 | 10:47 am“A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” — Author Unknown One of the best gifts I got my Mom is the Kindle Touch 3G . It’s a gift that keeps on giving. She uses it all the time, and now I can easily get her books as gifts for the holidays, like Mother’s Day. I’ll share my Kindle review experience here. I’ll also share my thought process. My experience might help you perform your own Kindle review, whether as a gift, or for yourself. There are a lot of Kindle reviews, but I actually had a hard time figuring out what really mattered until I… -
Happiness is a Skill
9 May 2012 | 11:39 amThe foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.” — James Openheim That’s one of my favorite happiness quotes. It reminds me that happiness is a skill. While some people seem to be born happy, others have to work at it. Some have to work harder than others. Rather than work harder, we can work smarter. Luckily, with all the focus on happiness, we now have a better body of knowledge to draw from. Carlin Flora shares a collection of patterns and practices for skilled happiness from a variety of sources in her article, The Pursuit of Happiness, in…
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Get Organized Wizard
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If It’s Not Useful Or Beautiful – It’s Clutter
13 May 2012 | 8:46 pmThis quote from artist and textile designer William Morris is a pithy prescription for avoiding clutter in your home. Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. To earn its place in your house, office, closet or life, according to Morris, each thing must: Serve a useful purpose and/or Make you happy. Which means you can count as clutter anything that: You don’t use regularly Doesn’t work You find ugly Has unpleasant memories or associations Is tatty or dirty or broken or uncomfortable Doesn’t suit you You only keep because it was… -
BRAND NEW 30-Day Weight Loss-athon Pack: Just $4.95 (83% Off) For A Short Time Only
10 May 2012 | 7:42 amYou may know I’ve been running a 30-Day Weight Loss-athon over at 52 Weight Loss Missions. Each day we completed a 10-minute task relating to diet, exercise or mindset. As with all my programs, the focus was on taking action and being accountable. With more than 2,500 people signed up for the daily emails, a lot of action was taken over those 30 days! I’ve now packaged up the program into a neat little 30-Day Weight Loss-athon Pack containing: The 30-day email series An interactive workbook with: - All 30 x 10-minute tasks covering diet, exercise and mindset - To-do list for each… -
How To Stop Procrastinating? Sit Down To Write
8 May 2012 | 10:12 pmAt the moment I’m re-reading The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. It’s a wonderful book on overcoming resistance and doing meaningful stuff. Early in the book Pressfield says There’s a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don’t, and the secret is this: It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is the sitting down to write. You could say the same about decluttering, exercising, that project you’ve been meaning to do… In every situation where procrastination raises its nasty, multifarious little heads, what’s… -
FREE 30-Day Weight Loss-athon Program At 52 Weight Loss Missions
22 Mar 2012 | 8:52 amEvery year I run a FREE, action-based program in April. This year my program is for people who have a few extra pounds they’d like to shed, and are looking for a burst of motivation, inspiration and community support to help them take action. It’s called the 30-Day Weight Loss-athon and I’ll be running it on the blog over at 52 Weight Loss Missions. It involves 30 days of 10-minute actions. Easy peasy! You can get all the details here. If you’ve been putting off your goal to lose weight, start exercising or overcome emotional eating, then this cool, FREE program could… -
Get Organized and Declutter for Spring
20 Mar 2012 | 10:44 amSpring has just begun in the US. What a lovely time of year! Whether you live in the US or on the other side of the world (Australia) like I do, you may be feeling inspired to spring clean – or at least to declutter, or to do a little home organization. To help you, I’ve put together a list of some of my most popular posts from the past couple of years on decluttering and organizing your house, or simply making a fresh start. I hope there’s something here to help and motivate you! Reboot Your Motivation With Some Small New Beginnings Declutter Your Life and Home Home…
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my wet hair
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Digital Fun Challenge #40 – cloud(s)
13 May 2012 | 4:58 pmDigital Fun Challenge #40 theme is >>> cloud(s) / pilvi(-et) <<< Here’s my entry Now, show me yours! Welcome to play along! Nyt on sinun vuorosi – tervetuloa mukaan! ps. Capture daily life ‘On May 15th we ask you to photograph what is close to you. Upload a photo, share it, compare it and join others all around the world doing the same. Let a part of your life inspire generations to come.’ Read more about this project > aday.org -
Helsinki seashore and dry grape
10 May 2012 | 6:35 amweekend #19 photos Huh, I’ve been active this week! Yesterday I visited in an interesting place which I’ll post in near future. On Sunday it’s Mother’s Day in Finland. This time we’ll have late lunch at my mother’s place. She likes cooking and her food is always good. We asked salmon in cream & garlic and new potatoes…aah, can’t wait! It’s getting green in Helsinki, finally. I shot these a couple of days ago – now trees are much greener! Shadows like veins, right? … -
Digital Fun Challenge #39 – ‘waves’
6 May 2012 | 4:58 pmDigital Fun Challenge #39 theme is >>> wave(s) / aalto (aallot) <<< Here’s my entry Now, show me yours! Welcome to play along! Nyt on sinun vuorosi – tervetuloa mukaan! -
blossoms and blooms
4 May 2012 | 12:40 amweekend #18 photos Buds here and there and everywhere… My mother gets wood anemones on Mother’s Day 13.5. She got one of these already A view from my friend’s flat, that’s Gulf of Finland. If you cross it you find yourself in Tallinn, Estonia. Colorized shadows on our living room wall. Shadow Shot Sunday2 Sundays In My City Life In Pictures Have a relaxing weekend!
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Wise Words About Work
15 May 2012 | 11:18 pmAre you feeling lazy at work? Are you thinking that maybe this just isn’t your day? Stop even before you start thinking that way. These powerful words I’m sharing with you in this post can give you the spark you need to steer towards the right track and still end your day in a more hopeful mood. If you’re thinking about slacking off at work, read these motivational quotes first. And you might just have a change of heart. In fact, a couple of these quotes made me realize about the more positive things about work some years back. And I continue to assure myself with these optimistic… -
Motivational Bible Verses: Encouraging Words from Above
6 May 2012 | 4:07 amDisasters and economic slump in almost every part of the globe. Scandals and squabbles in our neighborhood, in the news, and practically everywhere. My own concerns and tasks alone already make it hard for me to survive the day without being frustrated or irritated. And all those extra pressures that I see, hear, and read everyday make it even tougher, at times, for me to focus on having a more positive attitude. My faith is my mightiest weapon against times like these. I often stop and reflect on God’s words whenever I have these negative feelings and experiences. And I’d like to share… -
A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard
2 May 2012 | 9:40 pm“I want to go on and I will finish it …” These are the brave words of Jaycee Dugard, the 11-year old girl who was abducted and abused for 18 years in South Lake Tahoe, USA. She tells all in her book, “A Stolen Life,” which was published in the middle of 2011 – two years after she was rescued. She may talk about loneliness, fear, and uncertainty all throughout the book, but these words best represent her thoughts and attitude that made her survive all those years. Someone who thought I might want to read it sent me a copy of this book. When I scanned the book and saw the photos,… -
Motivation to Lose Weight
26 Apr 2012 | 6:33 pmI talked about the fruits of being inspired and determined towards a certain fitness goal in my last post. I’d like to share some more motivational quotes for exercising. This time, they’re for those of us who are aiming at losing weight. Many of us find it hard to achieve or maintain our ideal weight. We can always blame the fast food and complicated lifestyles of today. There are many obstacles and temptations along the way. But the fact is we are the ones accountable for our own health and fitness. For us who choose to be persistent, even after stumbling from our diet and exercise,… -
Motivational Quotes to Boost Your Workout
24 Apr 2012 | 3:54 amMy brother joined the recent Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run in Washington, DC. He’s been into sports since we were kids, but from what I know, he hasn’t been training in any sport for many years now. And it’s been years since my brother participated in an organized running event (at least, to my knowledge). He may have been exercising from time to time, but he’s been more into doing his day job and helping his wife take care of their two little girls. He trained about 5 months before the 10-Mile Run. He may have finished far from first place. But the point is he finished the…
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Lifescript
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Q&A – Should I Ignore My Stepson?
14 May 2012 | 7:00 pmBy John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach Q: My new husband has a 19-year-old son who lives with us. He plays video games all night and sleeps all day. He doesn’t contribute to the house at all. Should I just ignore him?-Brenda C.A: Hi Brenda,What you describe is a situation many blended families face every day. It’s a real dilemma for any new spouse who walks into an already intact family. As a matter of fact, research shows that it’s the biggest hurdle that all blended families encounter. I’m also wondering if your husband shares your concerns about his son. It’s ideal if… -
9 Wacky Beauty Tips: Do They Work?
12 May 2012 | 7:00 pmBy Michele Bender, Special to Lifescript As we continue to keep our economic belts tight, testing out homemade beauty remedies is even more enticing. But hold on before you turn your body into a lab experiment. We asked experts to weigh in on 9 wacky beauty tips. Read on to learn what works and is safe... We’ve all heard those odd beauty tips girlfriends pass on, like using super-glue on torn cuticles or oatmeal to get rid of the itches. Hmm, we think, got to give that a try. They sound nutty but they could be brilliant. But do these remedies work? And a more important question: Will they… -
Relationships 101
10 May 2012 | 7:00 pmBy John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal CoachOn a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 meaning horrible and 10 meaning blissful, how would you rate the level of happiness with your current relationship? If you’re like most people and are being totally honest, I’m guessing few of you would choose a 9 or 10. I say that because, whenever I’ve asked this question in the past, I seldom get those high marks. Why? Because regardless of how good your current relationship is, it could always be better.The best advice given on relationships can be summed up in the following word… communication. The… -
Q&A – How Can I Forgive Myself for a Failed Marriage?
7 May 2012 | 7:00 pmBy John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach Q: My husband wanted a divorce after two years because I didn’t want him to talking to his ex-girlfriends. Now I have no contact with him. I’m so angry for allowing myself to love someone who could so easily discard me and our marriage. How do I forgive myself for being so stupid?-Arlonial S.A: Hi Arlonial,I’m sorry to read about your divorce and I can tell from your message that it has truly caused you great angst. For the record, I’ve never met anyone who planned on getting divorced when they got married, so your surprise and… -
Parenting Tips You Need To Know
1 May 2012 | 7:00 pmBy Norine Dworkin-McDaniel, Special to Lifescript Whether you’re a new mom or the leader of a pint-sized brigade, it’s hard keeping up with all the do’s and don’ts of motherhood. Here are the 10 biggest mistakes parents make and how to avoid them… We like to think of ourselves as the best moms – ever. But even when we think we’re doing everything right, we’re not. Here are 10 of the biggest mistakes made by savvy moms and first-time moms alike:1. Sharing a bed with baby. Bonding, breast-feeding, or 2 a.m. bottles and diaper changes are much easier when Junior is next to you at…
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The Power of Music
13 May 2012 | 7:00 pmBy John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal CoachI want to share an uplifting story and video that literally made my day. The documentary, called “Alive Inside,” took place in a nursing home and involved an elderly male named Henry who had been a patient there for 10 years. A professional in the video describes Henry, who is in a wheelchair, as “inert, maybe depressed, unresponsive and almost un-alive.” That is, until music comes along, triggering something wonderful in Henry’s brain, altering his demeanor and significantly changing his life.According to the narrator of the video:… -
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
3 May 2012 | 7:00 pmBy John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal CoachIf the unthinkable was to become true today and you learned that you only had three months to live, what would you regret the most about your life and what would you do differently if you had the chance?I thought about this question as I watched a news story on TV the other day. Even though the story was about death, it was an enlightening and inspirational report about a hospice nurse named Bonnie Ware, who spent time with dying patients during the last 12 weeks of their lives. She even wrote a book about her experiences called The Top Five… -
Q&A – How Can I Expand My Small World?
2 May 2012 | 7:00 pmBy John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach Q: I’ve been lonely most of my life. I keep my feelings to myself because I’m depressed and embarrassed. Do you have suggestions on how to make social connections and expand my small world?-Anne F.A: Hi Anne,You ask a great question about something that most people find rather easy to do. However, for some, engaging others and making social connections is both terrifying and unnerving. Nevertheless, like most things in life, the more you do it, the easier it becomes. With that said, let me offer you some simple and fundamental advice that… -
Are You Ready For a Pivot Point?
17 Apr 2012 | 7:00 pmBy John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal CoachI have a challenging and thought-provoking idea for you today. It’s series of questions to consider regarding your past and future life. These questions aren’t age specific, so everyone can participate.Let’s begin with a few inquiries about the life that you’ve been living up until this now. Answer these next questions with total honesty using the following 5-point Likert Scale:Strongly Agree (5 pts)Agree (4 pts)Neutral (3 pts)Disagree (2 pts)Strongly Disagree (1 pt)I enjoy the job I currently have?I am happy with the lifestyle that I… -
Prepare for the Golden Years
15 Apr 2012 | 7:00 pmBy John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal CoachWhat comes to mind when you hear the phrase “the golden years?” For most, I’d guess that it conjures up images of older people enjoying the fruits of their labor by fishing, playing golf or doing some other relaxing and personally satisfying activity. Since gold is such a precious thing, the term golden years suggests a life of leisure where time is irrelevant, money is no concern and happiness and free time is abundant.Well, I’m sorry to say that it doesn’t always work out that way in the real world. Those of you who are still on…
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How to Fill Out a Field Placement Request – Social Work Program at UBC
16 May 2012 | 10:51 amCompleting a Field Placement Request can be difficult, but it’ll help you solidify your... This is a summary only, to stop "scrapers" from copying and pasting my articles on their sites without permission. Please visit Quips and Tips http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/ for the full article. Sorry for the inconvenience! -
How to Quit Your Job When You’re Scared
14 May 2012 | 10:41 amMaybe you’re scared to quit your job because you don’t have a new job, you need the money, or you... This is a summary only, to stop "scrapers" from copying and pasting my articles on their sites without permission. Please visit Quips and Tips http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/ for the full article. Sorry for the inconvenience! -
How Psychotherapy Can Change Your Life – Without Talk Therapy
9 May 2012 | 11:37 amYou don’t need years of “talk therapy” to change your life and... This is a summary only, to stop "scrapers" from copying and pasting my articles on their sites without permission. Please visit Quips and Tips http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/ for the full article. Sorry for the inconvenience! -
Getting Money From Your Rich Parents – When to Say No
28 Apr 2012 | 12:07 pmIf your parents are wealthy and want to give or loan you money, should you take it? Here’s what... This is a summary only, to stop "scrapers" from copying and pasting my articles on their sites without permission. Please visit Quips and Tips http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/ for the full article. Sorry for the inconvenience! -
When Your Spouse Withdraws Because of Grief – 5 Ways to Stay Close
25 Apr 2012 | 12:00 pmYour spouse’s grief process is different from yours – he may withdraw emotionally and... This is a summary only, to stop "scrapers" from copying and pasting my articles on their sites without permission. Please visit Quips and Tips http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/ for the full article. Sorry for the inconvenience!
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Mystic Madness
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The Importance Of Respecting Company Procedures
15 May 2012 | 6:22 amMany people consider company procedures as just another way for the big corporations to make sure you do exactly what they want. Of course that is true to some extent but at the same time, these procedures help insure a smooth running operation. There are many advantages to having in place some very strict procedures [...] Related posts: The Importance Of Reward And Recognition Programs -
Can Being Snappy Cause You Problems At Work?
14 May 2012 | 12:13 pmA problem that I have found with many employees especially in the public relations department is being snappy. For somebody doing that job, this should be the most important thing to avoid, along with being rude, which it is closely related to. Being snappy at work can cause you trouble not only with the clients [...] Related posts: Define Yourself Through Your Work Ways Of Handling Work Overload Fun Ideas At Work -
Is This The Death Of Print?
13 May 2012 | 11:02 pmInternet has taken over our lives in many aspects. One of the most important is how and what we read. Many people have already declared that we are living the age of the death of print. I tend to agree with them because in countries all over the world sales of books and newspapers have [...] No related posts. -
Easy Weekend Jobs
12 May 2012 | 6:23 pmMany people are trying to find a way to make some extra bucks without having to lose too much time doing it. A trend that is reaching its hype I believe is finding an easy weekend job that can help you earn some money by doing something you would want to do anyway. For example [...] Related posts: The Best Ways To Find Jobs Online Training Humor, Made Easy Being Productive Made Easy -
Solutions For Keeping The Environment Clean
11 May 2012 | 8:13 amOne of the problem our children will feel much greater than we do now, is keeping the environment clean. It is not a priority for most of the developing countries to lower their carbon footprint, especially when tough economic times raise the unemployment rates to record levels. In this situation jobs are crucial, and if [...] No related posts.
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Illuminated Mind
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When to Quit your Passion and Change Course
15 May 2012 | 4:30 amEditor’s note: This is a guest post from Nick Thacker of LiveHacked.com Remember what it was like the first few weeks in a foreign language class? The first couple days learning a new musical instrument? HTML or Javascript? Or what about the first few days of a new workout? They’re easy—the first period of developmental progress in just about anything comes with the reward of great results. When I first started playing trombone, I enjoyed the same sort of success—I was getting better and better, and putting in very little effort to do so. Throughout my grade school years, and… -
Are You Undervaluing Yourself? 7 Pitfalls for Getting Paid What You’re Really Worth
10 May 2012 | 7:30 amEditor’s note: This is a guest post from Henri Junttila of Wake Up Cloud “How did I end up here?” I thought to myself as I peered over the sea in southern Spain. I lived in Spain for the whole of 2010 with my girlfriend and our miniature schnauzer, Cleo. We roamed the beaches in January and prayed for rain in July. It was amazing. But it didn’t happen overnight It took years of self-discovery and struggle for me to start making a living online. And one of the biggest obstacles was undervaluing what I had to offer. It penetrated every inch of my life like a rusty nail. It wasn’t just… -
The #1 Reason You Will Never Quit Your Job
3 May 2012 | 4:30 amEditor’s note: This is a guest post from Jason over at Tribe.ly 72% of us dream about living life on our own terms, escaping the day job, breaking down the cubicle walls and adventuring into business for ourselves. Since you’re reading this blog, I’m going out on a limb here and guessing that you are part of this overwhelming majority. I was too. In late 2004, I was approaching 9 years at my job. I worked in a management position for the largest privately held corporation in Philadelphia. I was being compensated well with a 6-figure salary and benefits package. I managed… -
What’s Keeping You From Your Great Work?
1 May 2012 | 4:30 amEditor’s note: This is a guest post from Cara Stein of 17,000 Days What’s keeping you from your great work? You’ve read the stories: the artists, the writers, the musicians, the visionaries—quitting their jobs to follow their dreams and actually making it. You want that life, so much you can taste it. It’s not that you don’t know how. So why aren’t you living it? What do those people have that you don’t? Personally, I always assumed it was an exemption from the rules of reality. Those people had been sprinkled with some kind of magical “special… -
Money = Freedom?
12 Apr 2012 | 7:44 amEditors Note: This is a guest post from Esme Gosling of EsmeGosling.com; Money Love, Money Smarts I started to write a post about how money doesn’t matter, that we’re all free, and, therefore, money does not equal freedom. (To see my original post, click here .) Screw that. Freedom is about the money. You know the question: “What would you do if money were no object?” If you wouldn’t change a single thing in your life, you wouldn’t be here reading this post. Of course, money makes all of the difference: you’d get a different job or maybe no job; you’d pursue hobbies or…
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Jonathan Fields
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Ask JF: How Do I Get Attention In a Crowded Field?
14 May 2012 | 9:31 amI’ve been asked this question by everyone from bloggers to actors, artists to entrepreneurs and corporate aspirants to movement makers. How do I make a mark when it seems everything that can be created, said or done has been created, said or done by someone else? Short answer. No field is too crowded to make a mark when you’re remarkable. Click here to tweet! In fact, the very existence of a robust market filled with competition and a near cacophony of voices is a signpost of demand, which in business, is a good thing as long as you do one big thing… Become the signal,… -
Broken Open to Greatness: Transforming Tragedy into Triumph
8 May 2012 | 10:09 amToday’s guest contributor is my friend, Jennifer Boykin, an amazing writer, mentor and creator of the soulful, sassy and simply divine LifeAfterTampons.com. Last March, my daughter Grace should have been twenty. She should be a sophomore in college. She should have come home for the weekend. There should have been a party and mani-pedis and some lame-ass boy or two hanging around waiting around for us to get home so he could drool all over her. But there wasn’t. Because Grace died shortly after her premature birth. And instead of a lifetime of little girl memories, I had 32 minutes… -
Why I Drool Every Time Forleo Launches (it’s not the product)
5 May 2012 | 10:49 amEvery great entrepreneur or marketer is a student of human behavior. It’s no different with me. I learned to write response-driven copy in part because I wanted to learn how to sell more stuff, but even more because I’m fascinated by the process of influence and action. How can you craft a set of words or images, in print, on screen, on video or audio to move people through a psychological process that triggers a specific behavior? That’s my real fascination. How can I inspire someone to start meditating, eating better, moving their body, embracing a calling, act in the face… -
Giving Power to Gain Freedom
1 May 2012 | 11:29 amHow do you build and scale a venture or a movement to touch as many lives as possible without blowing apart your own life along the way? This is a question I’ve been working on for years. Exploring models, strategies, ideas and tactics. Through it all, one overriding ideal keeps bubbling up to the top. It’s, at once, ridiculously obvious, but at the same time extraordinarily difficult to execute on. Because it means removing ego from the picture. Inserting faith. And focusing on service, empowerment and exalting relationships. The fastest way to expand your own power, freedom and… -
How Danielle LaPorte Set the World On Fire
20 Apr 2012 | 7:01 am“I decided to stop selling and start radiating.” That, from the mouth of highly sought-after speaker, entrepreneur, strategist and author, Danielle LaPorte. The words tumbled out during the filming of an interview for my soon-to-launch web series, Good Life Project TV (don’t ask, more on that soon). We sat facing each other on the floor of the yoga studio I founded in 2001, talking about her killer new book – The Fire Starter Sessions. She was sing-songing her way through a longer answer to a question I’d posed about her success. Wait! I said. You can’t…
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There, I Fixed It - Redneck Repairs
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VWBBQ
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A Life Without Risk Is Not Worth Living
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Raise the Roof!
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This Toothbrush is… Electrifying…
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Please Shake Maracas to Enter…
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amAnd we would prefer if you boogied in through the door instead of walking. Thanks for your understanding.
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How to of the Day
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7 Ways to Spot a Pathological Liar
16 May 2012 | 11:00 amThe term, “liar, liar pants on fire” takes on new meaning when dealing with a pathological liar. This person may not be completely rooted in reality, believing the lies they tell, often in an effort to remedy low self esteem. Unlike telling a few fibs here and there, or slightly exaggerating the truth once in a while, the pathological liar lies about literally every aspect of his or her life. From how much was spent on dinner last night to talking about the last time the dog was bathed, the pathological liar feels that every bit of communication has strategic meaning positioned for his or… -
How to Make a Doll House Into a Hamster Cage
16 May 2012 | 3:00 amTurning an old unwanted dollhouse into a hamster home can be fun for you, thrilling for the hamster and entertaining for everyone who checks it out. Here are some suggestions for changing an old dollhouse into a new hamster mansion. Edit Steps Find an unwanted dollhouse. Check that nobody wants it for play, heirloom keeping or for fetching a fortune on eBay because once you've changed it, it's no longer going to be that old dollhouse. Clean the dollhouse. Unless it's particularly grotty, a warm, soapy wash should be sufficient for cleaning the doll house walls, floors and other surfaces. Use… -
How to Find Social Actions by Source in Google Analytics
15 May 2012 | 7:00 pmYou can use Google Analytics if you want to see the number of actions such as Facebook likes, Google +1s and tweets that you're getting by source. For these steps to work, you must have current versions of the Facebook like button and Google + widgets running on your site. Edit Steps Open Google Analytics. Open Google Analytics. Click "Social" under the "Visitors" tab. Then click "Action". Click Social Source below the graph. Click Social Source below the graph. Click whichever social action you wish to graph and track directly.Click whichever social action you wish to graph and track… -
7 Tips for Behaving Professionally on Social Media
15 May 2012 | 11:00 amOnce upon a time, a well articulated resume and interview were enough to land you the job. That was before Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Today, both clients and recruiters look beyond a nicely pressed suit and resume and are also scanning each candidate’s social media channels in order to get a flavor of who you really are and how you conduct yourself on a social level. Although some social media users let it all “hang out” and haphazardly comment and post wherever their emotions take them, those of you aiming to maintain a more professional reputation will do best to rein it in when… -
How to Use a Praktica MTL3 35mm Film Camera
15 May 2012 | 3:00 amThe Praktica MTL3 is a tough, reliable, and enormously popular mechanical camera from the late 1970s that sells for almost nothing and is a great choice for the photography student who requires a fully-manual camera for their studies, or for the photographer who loves having indestructible German engineering in their hands. Here's how to use one. Edit Steps Preparation Fit a battery, if one is not already fitted. The cover for the battery is on the underside of the camera. Put a coin into the slot in the battery cover and turn it anti-clockwise (a British 5-pence coin or an American quarter…
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Genuine Curiosity by Dwayne Melancon
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Accountability and granularity
14 May 2012 | 5:42 pmLately, I've been involved in a debate about accountability What's at the heart of the debate? Clarity regarding how much detail is required for someone to feel like they have enough information to hold another person accountable. In my particular debate, the question revolves around accountability for some longer term goals. The person making the commitment, let's call them Mr. Committer, has made some bold declarations (more directional in nature, although there are some measurable aspects that are clear enough to give a "pass / fail" grade). These declarations won't be… -
Is your laptop bag getting too heavy?
3 May 2012 | 6:11 pmWhat better time than now to go through your laptop bag and find ways to lighten your load? When I was preparing to hit the road this week, I noticed just how heavy & cluttered my laptop bag was. I set aside some time on Sunday night to reduce my “travel weight” by getting rid of some things in my bag. Here are some strategies to help you if you decide you want to lighten your load: Move into a smaller place Nothing forces decisions like having to fit your stuff into a smaller laptop bag. This is a good strategy if you want to become less of a packrat with the things you carry… -
Sharpen your saw with THINKBook
28 Apr 2012 | 2:16 amA while back, I bought a THINKBook, which was developed by my old friend Rajesh Setty. The problem? I got busy and forgot I had it, so I just got around to using it a few weeks ago. I am very impressed with this unassuming little notebook. What the heck is a THINKBook? In simple terms, a THINKBook is a hard-bound red notebook, about the size of a Moleskine notebook. But it's way more than that; sure, it has ruled paged you can use for writing, but it is more than just a general purpose notebook.. This is a thinking person's journal, for challenging your thinking. The thinking… -
Get things done on the Mac and/or without Outlook
20 Apr 2012 | 8:43 pmThe dark side of the Mac: personal productivity systems As some of you may know from following my escapades on this blog, I have been a big proponent of the Getting Things Done (GTD) and Mastering Your Now (MYN) as personal productivity systems. At one point, I was pretty good - and very productive - using these systems. A couple of years ago, however, I switched to the Mac and I lost a lot of momentum. You see, I used to use Outlook as my "home base" for processing my inbox and managing tasks, and I relied heavily on ClearContext for managing my mail volume. On the Mac, Entourage, OS X… -
Run your own private cloud at home
12 Apr 2012 | 2:07 pmI've been looking for an easy way to access some of my home files (music, pictures, some of my software, etc.) remotely, as well as share large files with other people. I recently found a great, cost-effective way to do this: The "Tonido Plug 2" personal cloud device. The Tonido Plug 2 is a small device that you can plug into your broadband router to share data. The data is shared from a local hard drive, which you can either attach via a USB on the Tonido Plug; or from an internal 2.5" hard drive which you can insert into the Tonido Plug 2's built-in hard drive bay. I opted for the…
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Change your Thoughts for true Personal Development
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The Six Step Framework To Develop Life Enhancing Rituals
14 May 2012 | 1:13 pmHave you ever tried to make a change in your life to find you just didn’t have the willpower to carry it through? Well, today I have a simple six step framework for making changes in your life called ‘The Life Enhancing Framework’ Before I go on to show you the framework I’d like to explain it a little more to help you get the most out of it. If I were to ask you what rituals you have in your life, what would your answer be? A lot of us don’t even know we have rituals in our lives, but think about these rituals that most of us perform: brushing our teeth, showering, having… -
What Do You Stand For?
10 May 2012 | 8:00 am“Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.” ~ Louisa May Alcott There comes a time in each of our lives when we must decide who we are and what we stand for. Truth is, we are called to take that stand each and every time there’s a choice to be made between doing what’s right in the moment, despite our fear and insecurities or the possibility of public scorn and following the crowd into the lukewarm waters of moral mediocrity and self-defeatism. Each of these… -
3 Steps Toward Living a Life on Purpose
3 May 2012 | 8:00 amAll our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. –Walt Disney In 1995, at the age of twelve, when most of his buddies are playing ball in the yard, Craig Kielburger was telling anyone who would listen about an organization he created called Free The Children. He would speak anywhere from India to Washington D.C. to New York to Haiti. He was even profiled on 60 Minutes about his crusade to stop child labor. So if you had asked that kid why he did all that instead of just being a kid? He’d say, “I feel very passionate about child labor and want to do… -
Monthly Income Report for April 2012
1 May 2012 | 3:42 pmToday sees the start of a new monthly series for CYT: A Monthly income report. Over the course of the last 2 years, since I took the blog seriously, I have been asked how I make income from the blog and have been asked to help others do the same. Time constraints have stopped me from helping as many people as I would like to, but that will soon be changing (watch this space) This report is not about showing off in any way it’s a way to motivate others who are blogging to make money online. I have to say it took me a hell of a long time to find my feet and really, it took 4 years to make… -
The Success Mentality
26 Apr 2012 | 8:00 amAs a junior in college in the summer of 2009, I decided, of my own volition: “I should learn Chinese!” We’ve all heard the anecdotes about why Chinese is “hard”: it’s one of the hardest languages for English-speakers to learn. It’s impossible to memorize the characters (“they all look the same!”. There are in excess of 50,000 characters; a literate Chinese would need to know about 4,000 to read and understand a newspaper). That’s going to take a lot of time. I wasn’t a Chinese major (I was an accounting major), so it’s not like I had all day to study the…
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Exile Lifestyle
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Committing to No Commitments
15 May 2012 | 2:22 pmA few years ago, I made a decision to stop committing. Long-term, at least. Think of how many commitments you have in your life. Agreements and contracts and relationships that will be with you for years into the future. Now imagine what life would be like without those commitments. These days, monetary commitments are a big part of what make large purchases viable. An iPhone would cost upwards of $600 off-contract and not locked into any particular phone company. Commit for two years, though, and you get it for a fraction of that cost. Unfortunately, these are the types of commitments that… -
You Should See My Car
9 May 2012 | 9:04 amThere’s a guy that everyone knows. Let’s call him Car Guy. Hi Car Guy! Car Guy is the guy who has a great car. The thing is really slick; he’s been working on it for years. Rims bigger than his neighbor’s rims. A big ol’ fin on the back. There’s a massive muffler that makes it really loud, annoying everyone for miles, but it sounds heavenly to Car Guy. The thing I’ve always wondered about Car Guy is this: when he’s not with his car, who is he? He’s invested everything of himself into a thing, so what’s left when that thing… -
Finishing Things
30 Apr 2012 | 10:00 amMy past two weeks have been riddled with endings. Jóna and I completed a road trip around the US, managing to set foot in all 48 continental US states in under 60 days, and doing it all in Greyhound buses. Then, Jóna left the US, heading back to her home in Iceland, which ended our traveling together, and also ended the relationship we’d enjoyed for the past year-ish. Finally, a few days ago I completed my newest book; a sequel of sorts to ‘My Exile Lifestyle,’ which is called ‘Iceland, India, Interstate,’ and tells the story of my past year, and all the… -
This Post Will Be Short, Because There’s Cake
16 Apr 2012 | 2:09 pmI turned 27 today, and although it’s one of those awkward numbers that don’t mean anything (not like 21, or 25, or 30), it’s also just old enough that I should feel old, but just young enough that I’m still youngish. Thankfully, I’ve been feeling younger and younger ever year, and arguably doing less-and-less ‘adult’ things (not a euphemism) every day. Take that, social expectations! I tallied up the votes for the next country I’ll move to today, as a birthday gift to myself, and Romania came out on top; a shocking turn-of-events, because until… -
Who Could Hire Me
4 Apr 2012 | 10:12 pmOpting to work for myself — forever and ever — was one of the best decisions I ever made. I started my first company at 19, and back then I had ideas, but little practical knowledge of how to run a business. I had a few successes and a lot of flops, and it was exciting, but it wasn’t sustainable. I ended up taking a job when I graduated from college, and after a year of that, decided to give working for myself another go. Thankfully, by that time I had acquired a fairly large body of knowledge involving the nuts and bolts of business, not just big, bold, brash ideas of how I was…
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Organize to Revitalize!
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Deb Lee Gets Unstuck and Joins Unclutterer.com
15 May 2012 | 1:19 pmSo, I have some news. I’ll be sharing the organizing love (twice a week) with the lovely readers at Unclutterer.com as a writer. I’ll still be here at OTR and so will a few awesome guest bloggers, so not much will change here. Check out my intro post and be sure to say something nice about me over there! ;) Oh, and while you’re visiting, take a gander at what I have to say about Unstuck. A little teaser for you: It’s an app. It’s free. It’s almost human. It could really help you get off your duff and get that project finished! Ok, now off you go. -
4 Ways to Stay Focused After Returning From Vacation
14 May 2012 | 4:21 pmIt’s Monday. It’s also the Monday after I got back from a few days away. A few very relaxing days. I don’t want to work today. Because it’s Monday and I’d rather be on the beach. Doing nothing. I’m all too aware that I still have to get stuff done. I have to force myself to get into work mode. I should be happy because I am getting stuff done. But, I’m sulking because I want to wallow in “Poor me. I didn’t have enough time off.” Sulking or not, being productive is the name of the game. If you’re interested in getting things… -
Fact Friday: Meetings Are a Waste of Time
11 May 2012 | 6:00 am“Meetings take up an ever-increasing amount of employees’, and particularly managers’ time. According to a survey by Office Team, a division of Robert Half International, 45 percent of senior executives surveyed said that their employees would be more productive if their firms banned meetings for a least one-day a week.” Read More: Why Meetings Kill Productivity | PsychologyToday.com | 4.15.2012 Get More Information -
Cut Down on Your Hoarding Habit in 5 Easy Steps
10 May 2012 | 6:00 amA new OTR guest blogger, Grace Pamer, joins us today with tips on how to tackle hoarding tendencies. Many of us are natural-born hoarders and we end up having far too many possessions but without the room to house them. For others, it can be a type of mental health illness where they throw nothing away because they are unable to. If you know someone who fits into the latter category, there is help available either in the form of talking to a councillor or visiting an online forum to talk to other sufferers. A person with a serious hoarding problem would need support before undertaking any of… -
Quick Tip: 3 Things to Always Keep in Your Car
8 May 2012 | 11:46 amToday is my Friday. Because it’s road trip time! We’re taking a long car ride tomorrow, the hubster and I…and the dog, too. 8 hours. Should be fun! And, no major craziness allowed! Just a few pit stops along the way. Maybe some greasy food. Definitely a good audio book. That’s the plan. But, just in case things go wonky, I’m going to make sure that I have (at least these) three things in the car: 1. Important Docs. “License and registration, please.” Not the words you want to hear when you’re going anywhere and get stopped by some…
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Upgrade Reality
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Quantum Placebo
3 May 2012 | 10:26 pmGuest post Written by Anthony Lee Quantum Placebo: The Physics of Never Being Sick Again Thanks to advances in medical science, we have come a long way in understanding how the human body works. That understanding has laid the foundation for us to take more control over our bodies’ processes. Through connecting the dots of a few facts uncovered by science, we may be able to immunize ourselves from serious illness. I call it an information inoculation. It consists of three basic tenets; Understanding how the body has the power to heal itself, understanding how cells… -
The Universal Laws Explained – The Law of Vibration
10 Mar 2012 | 9:45 amIn the last post – What You Should Know About The Law of Attraction – you learned the truth about the Law of Attraction. You learned that the Law of Attraction can really work to give you everything you desire, but that it’s considered such a big scam because it’s not explained properly by the mass media. It doesn’t give results the way most “gurus” explain it, and this pisses you off. The Law of Attraction is in fact just one of the six basic laws of the universe. All these laws have to be used in combination if you wish to manifest or attract the… -
What You Should Know About The Law of Attraction
4 Mar 2012 | 11:11 amAt some point in your life you’ve heard someone mention the Law of Attraction. Maybe you’ve seen or read The Secret or bought one of the many self-help courses claiming to allow you to use the Law of Attraction to become successful. But unless you’ve done your own research you’ve probably come to the conclusion that all the hype about the Law of Attraction is a marketing ploy to get you to give away your hard-earned dollars and get nothing in return. You’re probably thinking that the Law of Attraction is a scam. Fairy hocus pocus. It doesn’t work. Well,… -
4 Game-Changing Transformations to Overcoming Obstacles
16 Feb 2012 | 9:12 amNOTE: This is a guest post about overcoming obstacles by Mika Maddela Hi! My name is Mika and I’m deathly afraid of public speaking much less voicing my opinions. I grew up with this belief that I needed to stay in the shadows and avoid being center of attention at all cost. In fact, as a small child, my life depended on this inherent fear. It saved me from sound lashing by the wrath of a very angry step-mom (definitely not your stereotypical American family with the doting mother and white picket fence). Unfortunately, as I got older, this fear stuck and I lived the majority of my life… -
5 Ways How To Make Someone Fall In Love With You
16 Feb 2012 | 8:40 amDO you want to know how to make someone fall in love with you? This post doesn’t contain some magical secret about love that’s been kept hidden from the world for centuries, BUT there are some very useful tips that you can start using today to greatly increase your chances of someone falling in love with you. As Valentine’s Day approaches, I’m sure some of us who will be alone this year dread it, or try to ignore it, or even mock the whole saga of lovey-dovey candlelit dinners as childish in order to mask their frustrations at not having a Valentine to spend the day with. However,…
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Timeless Information
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Thoughts As Words
12 May 2012 | 5:38 pmI just made up that title. I haven’t written here in a while. This is because my goal is to actually help you and others. Most words I could put on here wouldn’t do much for you. I might switch into just making articles to entertain. You probably read this site to avoid reality, like people who read fiction books and watch fiction movies and do so many other things to “get away” from their current life’s responsibilities. If most of you are coming here for entertainment, why would I try to provide knowledge or wisdom? Khan Academy can provide you with… -
Part Of The Problem Is The Audience Here
24 Mar 2012 | 10:03 pmHey folks. I thought I’d point out one of the problems on this site. Often times I am writing to help you readers solve one problem or another. However, instead of having many readers with the various problems I mention, it is the case that many of you are either writers with sites of your own, or people who don’t have or cause such problems. It’s sort of like teaching 6th graders 4th grade material, or teaching someone in accounting class about welding. You can choose what you write about, but you can’t choose your audience. If I encounter some dummy on the… -
Can’t Win It If You’re Not In It
17 Mar 2012 | 1:39 amThe title of this post was mentioned by a person, and then he informed me that I should write about it. I am glad to do so. You can only win in something you took part in. This means that loads of opportunities are closed off to you right now because you are not giving them a chance. You are limiting yourself. Let’s go to some example. How about the Los Angeles Marathon? You might think you are not able to complete it, or might be able to, or aren’t sure, but if you don’t sign up and give it a go, you won’t know, and you can’t complete it. All that… -
What Is The Real Breaking News?
15 Mar 2012 | 1:02 amTurn on the TV and check the news and you get some useless “breaking news” about another shooting or accident or whatever. Here is a bigger piece of breaking news for those in the US. Students in the US aren’t doing as good in math and science as loads of countries in Europe and elsewhere, which reduces the future power of the US. STEM fields(science, technology, engineering, and math, the subjects thought to be “harder” to most students) are the ones that we don’t need to be losing in, or avoiding. Instead of material on these topics, or some news… -
Suicide Is Never The Answer
8 Mar 2012 | 12:05 amNow, I don’t know anyone who wants to commit suicide, but I thought I’d write this post in case there is one reader of mine, or a future Google searcher that arrives at this post, who will be helped by it. This is a post for the person who is actually having such thoughts, and explains my input on the option. Let me point out some things before I start. If an asteroid hits Earth, we’re all gone like boom. If some big catastrophe happens, we’re all gone like boom. We’re things made of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and some other elements. We try to…
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Time Management Ninja
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The Truth About Piles and Your Productivity
16 May 2012 | 6:03 amI was in a client’s office recently as they were getting ready for a meeting. They were looking for a document. (Actually, they were frantically looking for a piece of paper.) I asked if could help. As they moved piles around their desk, they replied, “No… I put it right here. I know where it is.” Apparently not. Five minutes later, they gave up looking for the document and headed off to a meeting (late!) without their reference materials. Piles Are Not Organization People tell me all the time that their messy desk is organized. “I know where everything… -
How to Start Your Week With Your Batteries Fully Charged
14 May 2012 | 5:32 amMost people hate starting their week. (And thus, Monday gets a bad rap.) Many come back to work dragging worse than when they left Friday afternoon. Are you one of those individuals that dreads restarting the work week? What would it take to start the week fully charged? Starting on Empty Do you come back from your weekend needing another weekend to recover? “How to start the week” is one of the most popular questions that I am asked. Ironically, much of the “starting the week” stress is self-inflicted. It is either due to not being prepared or irresponsible behavior… -
Why Managing Your Time Makes You More Creative
11 May 2012 | 5:35 amYou might think that time management and creativity are bit like chalk and cheese. If you’re a creative type (or if you want to be more creative), then all the usual advice about organizing yourself and avoiding procrastination might just not seem to apply. After all, isn’t a bit of disorganization and procrastination just part of the creative process? Well, you might be perfectly happy doing your creative thing while everything around you is in a state of chaos. There’s a good chance, though, that some simple time management skills will hugely boost your chances of actually finishing… -
21 Things You Could Do In Just 5 Minutes
9 May 2012 | 5:30 amLife moves pretty fast. Often, we let it slip by. Bit-by-bit. Minute-by-minute. Are you letting your time slip by? The Potential of Just a Few Minutes Want more time in your day? I can’t help you there. We all get the same amount each day. But, you can make more of the time you have. You can be more productive. Not letting life’s little moments slip by. The few minutes before a meeting. The short time waiting for something or someone. “5 minutes is more than enough time to get a small task done. And small tasks add up to big productivity.” Don’t underestimate… -
Today Is Always the Most Important Day
7 May 2012 | 5:30 amGet up! What day is it? The answer is easy: it’s today. In fact, it’s always today. The question is… what will you do with yours? What Day Is It? Today, of Course. I want you to make today count. Because it is the only day you can act on. Because you don’t know how many more you have. And because… Today always beats tomorrow. There is no competition.” Why Today Is Always the Most Important Day: Today Always Wins – In the battle of getting it done, today always wins. Don’t put off what you can do today. Live It Like It Was Your Last - You never…
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Day-Timer - Time Management and Productivity Tips
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Stress-Free Writing: How to Finish Your Essays and Projects Before Your Deadline
16 May 2012 | 12:35 pmNote: Today we feature a guest post by Ali Luke. How often do you rush your essays at the last minute? Do you ever have that slowly-growing sense of guilt as a deadline creeps closer and closer, without you taking any action? You’re definitely not alone. Most students struggle with deadlines … as do many [...] -
Today’s Productivity Tip: Ask Yourself These 5 Questions
14 May 2012 | 12:06 pmJumpstart Monday | Get your week off to a great start with the Day-Timer blog. Each Monday we feature a new tip to help you gain a more productive week at work and at home. Today’s tip: Set Priorities with 5 Questions Once you’ve made your to-do list of what you’d like to accomplish today, [...] -
Choose the Gift that Matters for Your Graduate
11 May 2012 | 7:00 amWith the commencement season upon us, now’s the perfect time to help all the graduates in your life celebrate their accomplishments with a thoughtful gift that will serve them well in the coming years. Not just any gift, but a gift that they’ll use on a regular basis – one that will help them continue [...] -
Ask Jeff – May 2012
10 May 2012 | 7:00 amWe continue to ask readers to send comments and questions about planning, productivity and time management, to Jeff Doubek, Brand Spokesperson. Your response has been fantastic. Here is an answer to a user question that might be of interest. Dear Jeff, I have a busy life between working (I’m a nurse), going back to college [...] -
Today’s Productivity Tip: Make Your Free Time Count!
7 May 2012 | 3:12 pmJump Start Monday | Get your week off to a great start with the Day-Timer blog. Each Monday we’re going to feature a new tip to help you gain a more productive week at work and at home. Today’s tip: Maximize your discretionary time How are you going to benefit from your free time today? [...]
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The Art of Less Doing - Ari Meisel
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Micro Pearls of Productivity Wisdom
14 May 2012 | 8:03 pm1) FOMO is a MOFO FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out. Everyone likes to be in the know but it’s really hard to keep up with all the information we are exposed to everyday. See my blog post on Dealing with Information Overload but also realize that you are probably covering more information than most people if you are making a concerted effort. If you’re goal is to be more knowledgeable about things that affect you’re business or personal life, just making an effort to stay on top of things puts you half way there. Remember to overuse services like Evernote. If something… -
Things I Found Interesting This Week (5/11/12)
10 May 2012 | 10:53 pm5/11/12 Friday Posts A Better Queue http://abetterqueue.com/ Find Good Stuff on Netflix AirBedz http://www.truckairbedz.com/ Air Beds Designed For Truck Beds AutoSlash http://www.autoslash.com/ Automatic Cheap Prices on Car Rentals CloudOn http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cloudon/id474025452?mt=8 Microsoft Office on the iPad Gumroad https://gumroad.com/ Sell Anything You Can Share Hammacher http://www.hammacher.com/Product/12121?source=cj&cm_mmc=CJ-_-1414665-_-1492714-_-Hammacher+Product+Catalog The 85 Foot Inflatable Military Obstacle Course PowerBreather http://www.powerbreather.de/ The… -
How To Deal With Daily Information Overload
8 May 2012 | 7:15 amIt’s nice to be in the know right? Having an idea of what’s going on in the world and what’s new in your industry is interesting, exciting, and sometimes essential to progressing in your business and personal life. With such easy access to so many sources of information each day, it’s pretty easy to become overwhelmed and lose track. These are the tools I use and the steps I take to read over 1000 blog posts each day and act on the ones that are actually important to me. Part of this is about psychology, realizing that you can’t possibly give attention to… -
My Essential Tools for Improved Efficiency
2 May 2012 | 9:47 amEssential Services The apps and services I can’t be without Amazon Subscribe & Save http://www.amazon.com/gp/subscribe-and-save/details/index.html • automatically receive a new shipment of the item in the monthly intervals you select • get a discount on our everyday price • get free shipping on every Subscribe & Save shipment • pay for each order only when the item is shipped • have the option to cancel at any time American Express https://www.americanexpress.com/ Amazing benefits and services CardMunch http://www.cardmunch.com/ Business Card Scanning Crossfit… -
The Art of Less Doing Class – Now Available Online With Udemy
1 May 2012 | 9:05 pmThe Art of Less Doing – Make Everything in Life Easier
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Prolific Living - Smart Habits for Rich Living
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To Quit or Not to Quit Your Cushy Job
14 May 2012 | 10:01 amI haven’t read Quitter by Jon Acuff and after my client mentioned it to me by sharing a passage from the book, I am pretty glad I did not see it when I was on the verge of leaving my corporate hell in May of 2011. Without reading the book, it is not fair to pass judgment but from that single passage, I’m pretty sure I won’t be reading so best not to talk so much about Quitter as to talk about what I think you should do when it comes to quitting or not quitting your cushy job. After all, I’ve “been there and done that” too, and it bears repeating for my new… -
Episode 42 of The Daily Interaction: Falling in Love with Your Failures
11 May 2012 | 5:14 amWelcome back to Episode #42 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is on Episode 42 – Falling in Love with Your Failures. I know that you know they are a part of the journey and that you need to accept them and get over them and move on and keep going. Yes, we know all of that but I want to talk to you today about something else -I want to push you even further and suggest that you fall IN LOVE with your failures. The idea behind this is very simple – the closer you are to the things that are not going well for you, the closer the relationship that you develop with… -
What Are You Restless and Hungry For?
7 May 2012 | 9:39 am“Stay hungry, stay foolish.” Steve Jobs For as long as I can remember, I have been hungry and restless. And seeing how it is human nature not to like your own “nature”, no pun intended, I have been deeply envious of those who are the opposite of this: grounded, settled, relaxed, content, and at peace with the process of life. But maybe, just maybe, restless and hungry are conditions from which we all suffer silently in the windmills of our minds and in the sanctum of our hearts. Maybe we just learn to hide it as we grow up and grow older, and learn to go with the flow… -
Episode 41 of The Daily Interaction: Eliminating What’s Not Working
4 May 2012 | 7:42 amWelcome back to Episode #41 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is on Eliminating What’s Not Working of The Daily Interaction podcast. Can you take a moment to scan your interactions and communications and see what’s not working – what is something that you keep doing that’s not serving you well anymore and before you add anything new, can you eliminate that thing which is getting in the way? That is the topic today and I am so excited to share this concept with you because you can put it to use right away. Elimination of that which does not serve me… -
On Celebrating Progress and Not Heeding Persian Myths
30 Apr 2012 | 4:57 pmThere is a superstition in the Iranian culture so integral to the belief system that you simply take it on as fact, lest you fall victim to its wrath. It is the notion that you never, ever, talk about the good things that are happening to you such as the good health that you are enjoying or the good friendships that you are blessed with or the good boss that gave you a raise, so on and so forth, because the moment that you talk about these things, someone out there with an evil eye will inevitably jinx you and then you are doomed! Dark days and poor fortune will befall you, simply because you…
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Untemplater
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Making The Most Of What You Have In The Moment
14 May 2012 | 5:08 amThere is a famous quote by Teddy Roosevelt that has really struck home with me over the last few years:Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.I didn’t grow up with much, which was hard to understand sometimes when I was a kid, but I’m actually glad that I wasn’t born rich. My parents made some bad decisions with their finances over the years, but they always found ways to provide for our family. Their struggles with money warned me early on that mismanaging money can lead to a lot of stress and unhappiness, but they also taught me a lot of ways to be creative… -
Taking A Sabbatical And Potentially Never Coming Back!
10 May 2012 | 5:08 amAs of right now, I’m on sabbatical! Yeah baby, yeah! After some discussion with my various colleagues, I’ve decided to take a one month paid sabbatical to rest, rediscover, and go on an adventure. I could have done longer, but the second month is only 80% paid, and the third month is even less at 60% of paid salary.You thought I was kidding when I wrote, “Should I Take A Sabbatical: Fears, Preparation, and Execution!” didn’t you? Now you know when I write lengthy posts about making a change and enjoying life that I’m not messing around! I’ve… -
The $100 Startup: Do What You Love For A Benjamin
7 May 2012 | 11:01 pmA lot of people are too scared to start a business because they’re too afraid to fail and think they don’t have enough money. I had those same fears myself for a long time, but thankfully I got over myself and stopped being afraid of taking chances. Life is too short to waste it living a life you don’t enjoy and to never take any risks. After all, being frozen by fear and self doubt is exactly what our competitors want us to believe!The $100 StartupChris Guillebeau has a new book out today called The $100 Startup. It talks about how to reinvent the way you make a… -
How To Build An Efficient Business
5 May 2012 | 5:08 amWith the digital revolution in full flow and economic growth looking more promising than it has for some time, opportunities are increasing for entrepreneurs and small businesses to flourish.But businesses can’t afford to put goof up repeatedly in the early stages if they hope to establish themselves in their industry. Building an efficient business with low costs and high profit margins is the key to success at any stage of business development; but it is even more important during the start-up phase.Below we take a look at some key areas to concentrate on if you are looking to build an… -
Be On The Lookout For Small Business Scams!
1 May 2012 | 5:08 amThere are tons of things to think about and keep track of when you are starting a business. Putting together a business plan, bringing ideas from the drawing board to the table, figuring out all sorts of logistics, researching, planning, raising capital, marketing, legal stuff, you name it. The last thing you want to think about is being on the lookout for small business scams! But if you’re not careful it’ll cost you.Forms, Filing, and FeesEach state has its own rules and requirements for corporations and the self employed, and a lot of the time counties and cities have…
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Wake Up Cloud
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60 Proven Ways to Generate Article Writing Ideas
14 May 2012 | 8:20 amEver run out of ideas for topics to write about?Of course you do, unless you have magic tricks up your sleeve, in which case, email me your secret.The problem with building an online business is that you have to create content.And sometimes creating all those blog posts, podcasts and sending out those newsletters can tap you dry.However, worry not, because the 60 ways below will help you.If not, you may want to resort to harder substances.One of the interesting things is that most ideas are generated when you relax, or when you’re in an “altered state.”Why do you think Thomas Edison… -
Is Your Writing Keeping You Poor?
7 May 2012 | 8:46 amAre you getting the results you want through your writing?Is your writing helping you build your business, or are you pumping out thousands of words without bringing in more readers, customers, and ultimately, revenue?Knowing what, why, or even how to write can be tough.But the good news is that you don’t have to spit out life-altering prose to use your words to build your business.At the same time, just filling pages with sentences is not enough. You have to know where you’re taking your readers.You have to have a goal.If you’re writing day in and day out without a plan, you need to… -
How Following My Passion Changed My Life
30 Apr 2012 | 8:20 amFive years ago I was stuck in a prison constructed by my own hands.I wanted to do what truly set my soul on fire, but I didn’t think I could.I was miserable and slowly losing hope, but one day it all changed.I stopped believing my lies.I discontinued my subscription to negative thoughts.And I began the journey.The ChangeI made the shift from waiting for something to taking matters into my own hands.I went from coming up with reasons for why I couldn’t to saying “so what?”I realized that I had been looking for permission to follow my passion. I was looking for people to tell me it… -
10 Lies You’ve Been Told About Launching a Lifestyle Business Website
16 Apr 2012 | 7:20 amThere are many things you’ve been told you need to do to launch your lifestyle business website.And while most of those things are fantastic, they can hold you back from starting, because it’s too much information.It’s overwhelming.I prefer simplicity, so I focus on the 20% that provide 80% of the results.It helps you minimize overwhelm and maximize results, because that’s what this is all about: helping you get your lifestyle business up and running.So let’s have a look at some of the misconceptions when it comes to launching your website:1. You Need an Original IdeaYes, it’s all… -
7 Warning Signs That Your Lifestyle Business Might Fail
9 Apr 2012 | 4:10 amYou’ve taken in a lot of information.You’ve read articles, listened to podcasts, and maybe even taken courses.Yet you’re still not quite sure what it takes to create a successful lifestyle business, are you?In the beginning stages, confusion is the norm, because knowledge cannot replace experience.I see my clients and customers make the same mistakes over and over again, so let’s have a look at what they are, shall we?Vamonos!1. You Don’t Have a NicheIf you’re building a house, you need a good foundation.Building a lifestyle business is no different. Just because it’s online…
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Asian Efficiency - Time Management and Productivity
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The Email Boomerang Effect (One Simple Trick to Reduce Email Overload)
15 May 2012 | 5:55 amThe Email Boomerang Effect (One Simple Trick to Reduce Email Overload) is a post from: Asian Efficiency. Let’s talk about email management – a topic no knowledge worker ever gets any coaching on. That is quite strange considering that email-related tasks take up about 25% of someone’s day at the office (source). It’s very difficult to be at your best when you are drowned in emails each day. This time can be greatly reduced and used for more lucrative and joyful projects. Do you want to know the magic trick of getting rid of unnecessary emails and to spend less time on… -
Setting Better Outcomes
10 May 2012 | 6:00 amSetting Better Outcomes is a post from: Asian Efficiency. Outcomes and goals are key to everything that we do, but few people set them properly. This article is about setting better outcomes in the context of daily outcomes within Agile Results, but the principles can be applied to any productivity system or goal setting methodology. Most people fail to set outcomes correctly, simply because they have never been shown how. That’s about to change. Quick Summary Structure your outcomes with a name, a why, a how and a set of defined results. Set 2 – maybe 3 – outcomes at a… -
Effective Brainstorming Using Mind Maps
8 May 2012 | 5:55 amEffective Brainstorming Using Mind Maps is a post from: Asian Efficiency. Mind mapping is a great way to brainstorm ideas and to subsequently structure ideas into something that makes sense. It’s a great way to start off with dumping your thoughts in a graphical way and you can let your imagination run wild as you populate your mind map. However, most people who use mind mapping for brainstorm sessions do it the wrong way – here is how you effectively brainstorm with mind maps. Quick Summary There are two phases to brainstorming: divergent and convergent thinking. Common mistake… -
The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
3 May 2012 | 5:55 amThe Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz is a post from: Asian Efficiency. If there is one book we would recommend for any intermediate and advanced Asian Efficiency nerds, it would be The Power of Full Engagement. Written by Tony Schwartz and Jim Loehr, the authors have studied many professional athletes over the years to figure out what caused some of them to excel at the highest level. What they have found is that the top athletes perform at their best when certain controllable factors in their body and life are in the right place (I will touch on those below). -
How to Teach Someone to Mindmap (or, How to Learn Mind Mapping)
2 May 2012 | 6:00 amHow to Teach Someone to Mindmap (or, How to Learn Mind Mapping) is a post from: Asian Efficiency. One of the best ways to learn something is to try to teach it to someone else. In this spirit, we’re going to show you how to get started with the basics of producing effective mind maps – and then ask you to teach the same basics to someone else. Quick Summary Always have a central idea and purpose for your mindmap. Make your first tier thoughts count. Anything second and below are just details. Reorganize your mindmaps to suit how you think. Practice and learn over time. Central…
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How to Turn I Wish Into I Will
13 May 2012 | 9:15 pmBe pleased that you don’t have everything you want. If you did, what would you hope for? What would bring meaning to your life? ~ A.M.L. Whenever I visit IGG I’m always inspired by the picture on the right with the text that says, stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will’. There are so many people in my life who relish saying, ‘I wish…’. I think it gives them pleasure to just think about what they want to do, because wishing is always safe. ‘I wish’ is a term that keeps you tucked up nicely in your comfort zone. All you have to do is stay put and imagine. And we all… -
Transforming the 404 Page Dead End into a Relationship Builder
11 May 2012 | 7:33 pmRegardless of whether you’re on the receiving or delivery end … it happens to everyone at some point. You’ve found what looks like a fascinating article, or the perfect bit of information for your business, only when you click on the link what you end up with is one of those annoying 404 page not found error messages. Sometimes there’s a path back to where you started … sometimes you’re left hanging all alone in cyberspace. Basically a “404 error” appears when you try to get to a website or URL but the site or page is unavailable, unreachable or simply no longer there. There… -
Choosing Happiness in Your Job
9 May 2012 | 5:58 pmBe content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Lao Tzu For most people, regardless of their chosen field, going to work day after day is a necessity rather than an option. The good news is that regardless of how rewarding, challenging or taxing your work may be, you can choose to focus on your own happiness and make the day-to-day tasks more manageable and even enjoyable. To create and maintain a sunny disposition, try these simple stay-happy tactics. Congratulate Yourself Sometimes work can feel… -
How to Effectively Beat Sidetrack Syndrome
7 May 2012 | 10:40 amExperts estimate that we experience an average of 73 interruptions per day – and that’s just in the workplace. Imagine it’s a busy day and you’re feeling good because you are on a roll, making real progress on an important task or project; all of a sudden the phone rings, an e-mail alarm goes off, a colleague asks for a favor, your mother-in-law stops by “spur of the moment,” you’re called to school to pick up a sick child, etc. Uh oh, sidetracked again! Experts estimate that on average we are interrupted 73 times per day – and that’s just at work. Add family, friends and… -
Need a Confidence Boost? Take Time to Appreciate Just How Awesome You Really Are!
4 May 2012 | 1:50 pmLet today be the day you stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others. ~ Steve Marabo Self-confidence is a trait we tend to associate with strength, success and unfailing tenacity. And while it can be all of those things, it’s also pretty fragile and the smallest thing can boost it or snuff it out in a moment. This doesn’t just apply to us mere mortals … even the richest, most accomplished and successful people in the world occasionally suffer periods of self-doubt and insecurity. Now there are plenty of tips and…
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The Summit Blog
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Considerations for planning in professional services
15 May 2012 | 7:12 amThe intention behind developing a long term (strategic) plan is to help you as a senior leader to allocate resources in alignment with the company's really big goal - its vision of what it wants to become and the markets it serves. The vision is the starting point, the context, for everything else that follows. After a look at the external opportunities and threats and internal strengths and limitations, an operational mission is the next major output from the plan. The operational mission defines the major achievements or milestones that the company wants to reach within the next… -
The best name for your customers
11 May 2012 | 5:10 amHappy Customers, a photo by storeturkey on Flickr. When you talk about your customers, what name do you give them? Do you call them clients? Do you refer to them by name? Are they people to you, people who have goals and needs and wants - or do you see them solely as walking wallets? Do you call them something different (and perhaps not very flattering) when they aren't in the room with you? The people who buy goods and/or services from you are looking for more than only the products and services you sell. They are looking for respect, they are looking for… -
Discovering a door
10 May 2012 | 5:34 amBlue door under Widdop rocks, a photo by felixspencer2 on Flickr. There you are in the middle of nowhere, in a rocky wilderness, when you notice a door. What will you do? Will you hurry past, thinking that no self-respecting door belongs in this place? Will you stand and stare at it, and perhaps take a picture? Or will you place your hand on the knob and attempt to open it? You don't know what's on the other side of the door. It could be something frightening, or it could be a hidden treasure, waiting for you to discover it. Your assumptions… -
How career management is like investing money
8 May 2012 | 5:10 amDiversification - Investing, a photo by 401K on Flickr. There has been a lot of posting here about the power of focus. When you know what your target, your goal, or your vision is, you notice opportunities that align with your intentions. Through goals you also have criteria with which you can sort misaligned opportunities out of consideration, helping you conserve your resources in the direction of greatest potential. You might have one overall intention; however, it might be important or even critical to have more than route to get there. In the world of… -
Avoiding the post-goal-achievement letdown
4 May 2012 | 5:33 amPhoto by Lauren Poland Well, here you are with another stretch of road in front of you. You focused your energy, you sacrificed in other areas of your life so you could achieve that goal you have been chasing. After time (and perhaps some struggle) you have made it and you have celebrated your success. Now what? After the victory dance is over after a big goal is achieved it's not uncommon to feel like something's missing. It's not that the goal didn't bring the rewards that you hoped for and even expected - you're still happy that you accomplished it. Your issue is that the…
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Balance In Me
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How to Bring Your Emotions in Line With Your Spine
15 May 2012 | 8:00 amBy guest author Beth Wilson I’ve been seeing a chiropractor for several weeks to ease acute lower back and neck pain aggravated by years of “managing” a deteriorating spinal condition. “Managing” is my way of saying I’ve been coping with the pain on my own, thank you very much. Over the years, I’ve tried medications, bone-cracking chiropractic, physical therapy, injections and the list goes on, all with varying degrees of success. I’ve never considered a long-term, slow-action plan because, well, I’m an instant fix, fast-action kind of… -
Using a Balanced Approach To Restore My Health
12 May 2012 | 2:08 pmBy guest author Tony Rovere Like so many people I exercised and kept in great shape when I was in my teens and 20’s. But as my 20’s started to turn to my 30’s, that was when it seemed that the pressures of life started to hit me. And that means longer hours at work, more responsibilities with the family and ultimately less time for yourself. The net result of the situation is that I, like many people, started to put a few pounds on. And a few extra pounds each year ended up turning into an extra 60 pounds and a 252 pound bodyweight by age 36. I was still working 12 hours a day and… -
14 Effective Ways to Survive a Stressful Day at Work
8 May 2012 | 8:00 amBy guest author Ani Chibukhchyan I was weeping uncontrollably in our office bathroom for almost half an hour… Big international telecom company was going to launch in our country and fortunately (or unfortunately) I was part of the team of people who were supposed to make this happen. We all had long months of overtime, sleepless nights, terribly high stress level and very high responsibility preasure. We were carrying the burden of high expectations and the fear of failure on our shoulders. As a result, once in a while, one of us was losing control and breaking into tears with no… -
Saying Yes to Change: an interview with Alex Blackwell
4 May 2012 | 8:00 amBy Anastasiya Goers Did you ever want to change something about yourself? While we all want to believe that we know how to live our lives at some point we realize that our strategy probably wasn’t the best one. (Of course, you won’t have this realization if you already feel that your life is in balance.) Change is an essential part of life balance because you can’t grow as a person without changing your habits, lifestyle and your attitude. However, making that change is not always easy. The first, and most difficult, step is admitting that you were wrong. If the change… -
The Art of the Sale: Review and Giveaway
27 Apr 2012 | 9:33 pmBy Anastasiya Goers Important Note: This post contains a giveaway. If you are reading this in your inbox or RSS reader you may want to click here to participate. Last week I was invited to my friend’s jewelry party. She is starting her Premier jewelry business so I wanted to support her during her first show (if you are interested, friend Abigail Russo on Facebook and you’ll get a chance to be invited to her Facebook jewelry party – coming soon.) The show was fun and enjoyable but most of all it was very educational for me. I am definitely not a person who can start a business like this…
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Nona Jordan: The Business Yogini
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What is Your Legacy, Mama?
13 May 2012 | 6:00 amEach of us leaves a legacy, consciously or not. For me, I think about my legacy largely in terms of my daughter, Clara. If you are a Mom, I bet that’s true for you, too. Until I stopped drinking in my late 20′s (I’m now 41) my relationship with the legacy I was living out [...] -
Playing with Money Energy
1 May 2012 | 2:05 pmHorses aren’t my “thing”. Not close up, at least. Yes, yes, they are pretty and majestic and all that jazz (pictures! send me pictures!!), but they are also big. In person, I find their energy somewhat disconcerting, alien, and well, BIG. Last year, I got in the ring for an equus coaching experience. I had [...] -
Effort Required
26 Apr 2012 | 1:00 pmI do not believe in quick fixes. In our culture of get rich quick and instant gratification, it can be difficult to remember that mastery of anything requires an investment of time and energy. I believe that when we look for the quick fix we do ourselves, and our greatest work, a gigantic disservice. To [...] -
On the other side of fear
13 Apr 2012 | 8:42 amMoney, and the conversations about it, can generate a lot of fear. Last week, I shared about my own family getting bare around my husband’s likely deployment to Afghanistan. I have been reminded, again and again this week, that getting right with money and having bare conversations are practices that free up the kind of [...] -
On Getting Bare in Conversations
6 Apr 2012 | 11:19 amResist and avoid is a common response to hard topics. When we are faced with difficult conversations (or conflicts), often our habitual response is to avoid. To move away from the conversation – maybe because of social rules (sex is not a topic of polite conversation), perhaps because we experience shame (I’m not good with [...]
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Good Vibe Blog
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LOA Success Secret #4: Don’t Make It Important
12 May 2012 | 11:23 amContinuing the countdown of the five secrets to law of attraction success, here is #4: You’ve noticed it, too, I’m sure. How the things you don’t care about too much come together easier than the “big deal” desires of life. It’s why the email from an old friend pops in the day after randomly thinking about them, but the phone hasn’t rung in weeks after interviewing for the dream job. It’s why we can manifest a free lunch in the blink of an eye, but dropping the extra weight seems next to impossible. People ask me regularly why the stuff they… -
Guest Post: Not Caring What Others Think
10 May 2012 | 8:58 amToday’s guest post comes by request from Chip Engelmann. I asked him to share his thoughts about how deliberate creators could get better at not caring what others think, since that is a common source of kinky vibes: How do I stop caring about what other people think of me? This question cannot be answered as such because it is predicated on a fiction. In truth, no one can ever know what anyone else is thinking. At best, they can make a guess based upon false assumptions. If you will bear with me, I will create a metaphysical construct in which we can re-examine the dynamics of… -
Good Vibe Quotables
5 May 2012 | 4:22 pmWhat my clients hear from me regularly: www.goodvibeblog.com www.goodvibeblog.com www.goodvibeblog.com www.goodvibeblog.com www.slackermanifesting.com www.goodvibeblog.com www.moneymojomagic.com www.goodvibeblog.com www.goodvibeblog.com and some of my favorite personal mantras: www.goodvibeblog.com www.goodvibeblog.com I LOVE to share Mike Dooley’s “It’s a good thing I’m rich” and Stuart Wilde’s “The trick to money is having some.” But clients know me best for asking the… -
Deliberate Creator or Crazy Person?
4 May 2012 | 12:50 pmIt’s not every day I get called delusional, dangerous and egotistical. But yesterday’s newsletter discussing the difference between powerful manifesting and irresponsible behavior flooded my inbox with the kind of comments I don’t usually get. Here’s an unedited sampling: Lisa M writes: After I had children I would not even smash a spider or bug. . I became more protective . . . . no worry and bring in “ lower vibration thoughts” , but “Common Sense with light” ? besides not wearing seat belts is Illegal . . that is close to keeping the… -
LOA Success Secret #5: Drop the Agenda
29 Apr 2012 | 12:03 pmI’m counting down my top five favorite “secrets” to deliberate creation success … the things not every deliberate creator knows (or remembers to practice) to create our highest success. Law of Attraction Success Secret #5: Drop the Agenda Those of us who know how the system works can sometimes (maybe often) find ourselves working that system in order to get what we want. That sounds innocent enough, right? (In fact, isn’t that what we’re supposed to do?) But if you’re ‘doing this’ in order to ‘get that’ – you’ve…
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10 Things You Can Do to Prevent Cancer – Starting Today
10 May 2012 | 7:50 amAccording to the American Cancer Society, approximately one in three Americans will develop invasive cancer in their lifetimes, while almost one in four Americans will die of cancer, making it the second leading cause of death in the U.S., after heart disease. Although your susceptibility to developing certain cancers does have a genetic component, the overwhelming majority of cancers are attributed to environmental and lifestyle factors. So how do we cut down our preventable cancer risks? You probably already know that you need to wear sunscreen, eat more veggies and avoid tobacco, but few… -
The 5 Best Natural Sleep Remedies
1 May 2012 | 6:25 pmThere are few things that feel worse than being exhausted, yet unable to sleep. In addition to insomnia (the inability to fall or stay asleep), many people also suffer from poor sleep quality, which can cause you to feel sleepy during the day despite getting eight or more hours of rest. If you frequently have trouble getting a decent night’s sleep, it’s a good idea to see your doctor to rule out/treat any underlying conditions, such as sleep apnea or depression. For many people, sleep problems can be remedied naturally with lifestyle changes and proper nutrition. The following are five… -
Bucket List: 225 Things to Do Before You Die
11 Apr 2012 | 8:20 amThe essence of any good bucket list consists of overcoming fears, achieving goals, realizing dreams and even simple pleasures. Whether it’s an exotic adventure half-way around the world or something simpler, like spending more time with your family or friends, what matters is that you experience all the good and phenomenal things Earth offers. Here you’ll find 225 things to do before you die. Sure, a few of them are what some might consider to be cliché, but we made it a priority to think mostly outside the box. So, without further ado… 1. Throw Tomatoes at La Tomatina La Tomatina… -
Top 100: Funny Quotes and One-Liners
10 Apr 2012 | 6:55 pmAs powerful as inspirational quotes can be, sometimes we just need a bit of humor to lighten up our day. For those occasions, funny quotes and one-liners are quite effective, especially when they poke fun at our everyday annoyances, whether it be politics, work, aging or marriage. Not content with finding these humorous quotes on only bumper stickers, we set out to put together a list of them. Below, you’ll find the Top 100: Funny Quotes and One-Liners that are sure to put a smile on your face. 1. ”How do you get a sweet little 80-year-old lady to say the F word? Get another… -
Top 5: Essential Bodybuilding Supplements
9 Apr 2012 | 6:05 pmWhether you’re training to become the next Mr. Olympia, or just fed up with co-workers taking your lunch, supplements can give you the upper hand when in the gym. And if you think supplements are only for those who envy Arnold Schwarzenegger, you may want to reconsider. Bodybuilding, and weight training in general leads to a healthier, happier lifestyle. Benefits of increased strength and muscle mass include: Improved posture, personal appearance, sports skills, and joint stability. Reduced back pain, risk for injury, and blood pressure. Enhanced weight loss and psychological…
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5 Most Effective Ways To Deal With Arrogant Internet Trolls
4 May 2012 | 4:06 pmThe Internet is without doubt a great invention. Unfortunately, no one so far has been able to develop an anti-troll device that will help to make it a more civilized place. You might have come across this beast called the Internet troll too, in the white of comment boxes, on social networks, and on discussion boards. In Scandinavian folklore, a ‘troll’ is a supernatural creature that lives in the caves and mountains. Read more » -
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ready To Download
26 Apr 2012 | 12:00 pmThe popular user friendly Linux Distro from Canonical has released its latest version Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Long Term Support) for download. This version brings a lot of brings support for Remote use including Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol 7.1, plus desktop virtualization for Citrix and VMWare. There is also improved Power Management, which a lot of users will be happy with. So don't delay, get your torrent today on the Ubuntu Website>> -
How Users and Programmers See Each Other
24 Apr 2012 | 11:22 pmCheck out this funny image from webdiscover.ru on how Users and Programmers see eachother :) Read more » -
Bruce and Esther Huffman Learning Their New Computer
24 Apr 2012 | 3:02 pmTrying to learn how to use their new computer! Bruce and Esther Huffman from McMinnville, OR AKA. Check out this very funny Video below:) Read more » -
Firefox 12 Available For Download
22 Apr 2012 | 6:12 pmMozilla is releasing Firefox versions at an alarming rate these Days. It has jumped from version 4 to 12 in a matter of Months. This latest version is for all the major platforms, Windows, Mac and Linux. So what are you waiting for? Download Now >>
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Happiness is Your Right
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How to Find the Best of Me… and Success
12 May 2012 | 2:47 amThe best side of us lies within. By maximizing it, doors of success will stay open… Sometimes we wonder, what makes us different than other people who are more successful? Aren’t we all created as equal in perfection from the Almighty? But why there are people who are successful and unsuccessful? It all leads to [...] No related posts. -
7 Wastefulness that Disturbs Career
1 Apr 2012 | 10:08 pmHave you felt doing the best on your career, but your position and salary do not increase? Try to investigate these 7 things. Who knows there are many wasteful things we do that make us unproductive. Many people complain, why their careers seem going nowhere. They feel they’ve done all kinds of things, run things [...] Related posts:Boost Career by Keeping Your Life in Balance Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. -
Attitudes That Cannot be Applied on Our Children
20 Jan 2012 | 8:30 amFeeling upset is a common thing for children as long as parents are not overreacting on it. However there are times when parents lose control so they do inappropriate things. Though it seems normal, this kind of attitude should be avoided. No matter how busy a father or a mother is, it is not appropriate [...] No related posts. -
Financial Management: What We Think is What We Get
25 Dec 2011 | 8:24 amWhat we think in our mind will determine the content of our wallet. The source of problems in this world; whether you admit it or not, comes from money. Therefore it is not mistaken when people say, “Are we really that materialistic? Do we really cannot live without money?” The key lies on our thinking [...] Related posts:Mistakes in Financial PlanningThe Wisest Financial Advice of All Time Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. -
Here Are the Keys to Success of Steve Jobs
8 Dec 2011 | 4:30 amCompetitors consider Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Inc., as someone who changes the world. The President of USA, Barrack Obama, also acknowledged that fact about the late Steve Jobs who passed away last October 5th 2011. “Steve was one of the biggest American innovators who had the courage to think differently, brave enough to [...] Related posts:How to Find the Best of Me… and Success Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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10 Lessons My Mother Taught Me
12 May 2012 | 1:07 pm“A mother is someone who dreams great dreams for you, but then she lets you chase the dreams you have for yourself and loves you just the same.” – Author Unknown The second Sunday in May is the day designated to honor mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds. It’s the one official day where mothers are remembered, celebrated, [...] -
Living Consciously – Every Day!
1 May 2012 | 11:51 amWould You Like to Live More Consciously – Every Day? This new book shows you how I’ve recently become aware of a new inspirational, uplifting and empowering book for women to live consciously and I want you to have access to it as well. I’d like to share with you not one, but forty-seven inspiring women who [...] -
The Living Quilt
25 Apr 2012 | 3:40 pmI’ve always been fascinated with the patterns, colors and designs in quilts. Quilt making is one of the things on my to-do-list and it’s inching its way closer to the top of the list. I’ve taken the first step already and enrolled in a quilting class starting in a few weeks! The intricate patterns of a [...] -
Silent Agreements You Make With Yourself
17 Apr 2012 | 1:35 pmAn agreement is defined as coming to a mutual arrangement, the state of being in accord or an arrangement that is accepted by all parties to a transaction. There are many types of agreements that we enter into such as a legal contract, an agreement to provide a service or product or an agreement to give [...] -
10 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills
3 Apr 2012 | 4:20 pmMarch was International Listening Awareness Month but every month is a good time to check how well you listen. What with the endless supply of texts messages, abbreviations and acronyms we use to communicate, it’s no wonder our listening skills fall short. Listening is the process of receiving, constructing meaning from and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal [...]
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living for everyone else
16 May 2012 | 10:22 amA lot of people don’t do minimalism because it doesn’t seem realistic for their lives. But what they often mean is that they don’t want others to think they’re weird. Wearing the same clothes every day might seem weird to your friends and co-workers. Having no car might make you seem like an oddball. Not having a smartphone mike make you uncool. Living in a small home or an RV might make everyone think you’re poor or crazy. Eating vegan food might make the meat eaters in your life groan or roll their eyes. But who are we living for? I am all for living to help… -
as happy as possible
6 Apr 2012 | 10:10 amI believe I’m as happy as it is possible to be. I’m not crying out in ecstatic pleasure, or streaming tears of joy, but I am very happy. It’s not a peak of happiness, but a plateau of happiness that can go on for as long as I live. This is a happiness I wish on everyone alive. The question then is, what are the factors that contribute to my happiness? Here’s what I don’t have: A huge house Massive wealth Fancy clothes A nice car A powerful job Cable TV And I don’t believe having any of those would contribute to greater happiness than I already have. -
being OK with things as they are
21 Mar 2012 | 4:46 pmWe strive to improve our lives, often because we are dissatisfied with how things are. I know this, because I’ve lived it. I don’t like the way I look, so I try to improve myself. I don’t like my house, so I work to get a better one. I want everyone around me to improve too, so I push them to change, and get frustrated when they won’t. This striving never ends. When we are unsatisfied with how things are, including ourselves, we make changes, but then what? We are still unsatisfied, because the root cause of this problem isn’t the things around us (or how we… -
Be able to walk away
20 Feb 2012 | 7:09 pmIn any kind of negotiation, your ability to walk away is your strongest tool. Those who can walk away from the negotiation — legitimately walk away, not just make a show of it — are in the strongest position. Those who are convinced they need to make the deal are in the weakest position. This is true of negotiating when you’re buying a car, closing the sale of your new home, haggling in a foreign flea market, or trying to get a raise. It’s also true of anything in life. Know that there’s almost nothing you can’t walk away from. If you are convinced you need… -
Kindle & iPad are marketing devices
28 Dec 2011 | 1:30 pmChristmas has come and gone, and in its consumerist wake thousands of people are left holding shiny new Kindles, iPads, iPhones and iPods. New toys that are fun, useful and beautiful all at once. And while I see the attraction of these devices — I’ve been tempted myself many times — I also know that they are some of the best marketing devices ever. Yes, they are useful. Thousands of books on one tiny reading device? Amazing, in all sincerity. I’m all for something that encourages reading and lightness at once. They can also be used for work, email, social networking,…
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DaveUrsillo.com
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Social Good Friday: A Summer to Serve
11 May 2012 | 7:15 am“For it is in giving that we receive.” ~St. Francis of Assisi Good morning and happy Friday from a bright and sunny New York City! It’s been a pretty damp and dreary spring since I’ve moved to the Big Apple, but I’ve been completely adoring living amongst the people and energy of ol’ Gotham. New York has been helping to fuel my will to give, my wants to create unique and brilliant work in conjunction with awesome collaborators, and simply to meet more and more amazing people. So, what better time to share a bunch of great announcements, positive developments and… -
My Axe to Grind with Occupy Wall Street (Or, When Quiet Speaks Louder than Noise)
7 May 2012 | 7:30 am“What we speak becomes the house we live in.” ~Hafiz Quiet? Silence? How could quiet speak louder than noise? When could silence trump commotion — especially in the battle for attention? Remember, we’re talking about leadership here. Human leadership. Examining, questioning and reclaiming what it means to lead, for all the right reasons — and in ways that effortlessly endure. So, when it comes to the power of quiet, let’s think over these vital questions: Are you in this game to build something that matters — something that can last? Do you work,… -
The Fires You Start (And Why Leaders Create More Leaders, Not Followers)
30 Apr 2012 | 7:46 amWhat fire burns in you? Nah, we’re not talkin’ arson, here. I’m talking about the fires of your spirit, your love, your passion — those biz ideas, your sincerest interests and personal endeavors, those deepest (and maybe never-spoken) dreams that call your name every single moment of the day. What fires do you need to start — in your life, in your world, in our world? …What makes you come alive? It’s an easy question to ask, but a tougher one to answer. I think you know the answer deep down; it’s not hiding. There are things you love. Topics… -
Leading from the Supermarket Aisle
23 Apr 2012 | 10:19 pmA few years ago, I was beginning to learn the profound effects of “quiet leadership” while living in Washington D.C. But you might not suspect that one of the most influential lessons I took away from living and working in the leadership capital of the world actually came from… my neighborhood supermarket. At the time, I was coming off of an internship at the White House. That summer had consisted of things like: interviewing for a job in the West Wing helping host international diplomats in the Eisenhower Building welcoming environmental representatives of foreign nations… -
Please, Never Apologize for These Things
19 Apr 2012 | 1:54 pmPlease, never apologize for what is the best for you — because the best for you, I know deep down, is the best for me too. Never apologize for what sets your spirit ablaze: the present-living, the heart-awakening, the self-actualizing glory. There are moments all around you. There are opportunities abound. Embrace them, and never apologize for them. Never apologize for being you – for living your life in ways that help you to be the most “you” that you possibly can be. Your work. Your living space. Your friendships and relationships. What you read, what you eat, the…
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How to End A First Pitch and Owning the Sale
15 May 2012 | 8:00 amYour pitch goes perfect, the guy on the other side is fired up…this one is in the bag! But what unfolds is different than what you expected. Your emails go unreturned. Your calls are ignored. You’re left scratching your noggin at the radio silence. This ever happen to you? It has to me plenty and in retrospect it could have been potentially avoided. Usually you start by pitching one person. What I’ve come to realize is that even when this person is the decision maker they still might need to get buy-in from multiple people. This could be the rest of their team, an adjacent… -
Things You Might Want to Know for Tough Mudder
14 May 2012 | 6:42 amI did my first Tough Mudder event in the Poconos this weekend with my buddies Derek and Mark. It was awesome. I have a lot of friends who seem interested so I thought it’d be useful to highlight things which I would have liked to know going into the event. Training Dude 12 miles!? – The average Tough Mudder is around 12 miles, but you don’t need to be able to run 12 miles straight to finish it. Between the rocky terrain, obstacles and bottlenecks, it was next to impossible to run the entire thing. If you’re goal is to finish completing all the obstacles doing light jog… -
My BD Toolkit
8 May 2012 | 7:51 amI thought it might be useful to highlight some products I use on the reg for BD. Rapportive For those that aren’t familiar, Rapportive is a gmail plugin that populates social profile information attached to an email address in your inbox. It sharpens my BD blade in a variety of ways: Context/Rapport Building – People are constantly eliciting relevant events or things they’re interested in through facebook and twitter. Rapportive helps me identify these signals which can be used to add a personal touch to an email. For example, if someone was writing me an email right now, rapportive… -
Choice
5 May 2012 | 10:25 amI LOVE trying new things and am addicted to the upside that accompanies the unknown. But when faced with too many choices, my adventurous aspirations relinquish and I find myself retreating to familiarity. I noticed this multiple instances over the past week: Dinner at Gracefully – The market at my house has 30+ different sandwich options. I looked at the menu chock full of interesting combinations for 5 minutes and ended up ordering a boring italian hoagie. Restaurant Recommendation App – This app recommended 10 places to eat dinner in East Village. After looking at each one, I… -
Weeklongs 7 | Meals Are Not A CheckBox
29 Apr 2012 | 11:31 amThis post is part of my Weeklongs Project. This week was about letting internal signals direct eating instead of external cues. As an undersized college football player, I ate constantly. My 5’10 frame was not going to stop me from trying to look like Lattimer from The Program. I didn’t stop eating when I was full and didn’t wait until I was hungry to start. I’d end up eating 4-5 meals a day. In retrospect eating seemed almost more like part of a regimen than an act to satiate my hunger. Despite the fact that I’ve hung the cleats up, I’ve noticed I still behave this way. Between…
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ZEN INSPIRATION
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Three Little Habits to Find Focus
11 May 2012 | 5:27 am‘Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.’ ~Blaise Pascal I’ll be the first to admit that I fall victim to the trap of the Internet — a wonderful empowering tool that can fill your day with distractions, a million little “productive” tasks that matter little, constant interruptions from messages and status updates. Who doesn’t fall victim to this? We are frittering our lives away. So how do we beat this? How do we make best use of the awesomeness of the Internet (which has given me the power to do what I love)… -
How to make money online
10 May 2012 | 3:55 amSeth Godin is amazing , he is sharing some wonderful tips on building a blog ,a brand and mistakes people make on way to make money online . Don't pay anyone for simple and proven instructions on how to achieve this goal. In particular, don't pay anyone to teach you how to write or sell manuals or ebooks about how to make money online. The first step is to stop Googling things like, "how to make money online." Not because you shouldn't want to make money online, but because the stuff you're going to find by doing that is going to help you lose money online. Sort of like… -
Six Productivity Principles to Live By
9 May 2012 | 4:50 amHere are six principles I strive to live by. This is my own “personal productivity manifesto”: it summarizes what works for me about personal productivity. Whenever I follow these guidelines, I am at my very best, feeling productive and joyful. If I feel that I am doing things outside these guidelines, I know I can refer to them and quickly get back on track. Since these principles work so well for me, I figured they might work for you, too. Here they are: Devote Time Focus Your Attention Honor Thy Commitments Develop a Sustainable Pace Keep Moving On Feel Good. Now. Read the full article… -
‘Losing yourself’ in fictional character can change you
8 May 2012 | 4:43 amWhen you “lose yourself” inside the world of a fictional character while reading a story, you may actually end up changing your own behaviour and thoughts to match that of the character, a new study has suggested. Researchers at Ohio State University examined what happened to people who, while reading a fictional story, found themselves feeling the emotions, thoughts, beliefs and internal responses of one of the characters as if they were their own – a phenomenon the researchers call “experience-taking.” They found that, in the right situations, experience-taking may lead to real… -
10 Small Habits of Less Stressed People
7 May 2012 | 2:12 am“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” Sydney J. Harris Keeping the stress away in life isn’t just about the big decisions and challenges like the career, your most important relationships, money and health. It is also to a large degree about what you do each day and week. Those small habits that you may forget about or neglect that when added up make a huge difference. Here are 10 of them that are having a wonderful impact in my life and have had a very positive effect for many people. Write it all down. One thing at a time. Ask instead of guessing. Don’t make…
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Praxis
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How To Be a Superhero
16 May 2012 | 8:00 amIt is about that time for summer movie blockbusters to come sweeping through a movie theater near you. These movies will provide a nice air conditioned respite from the sizzling temperatures and the heroes will save the world in about 2 hours and 12 minutes. In these movies the world is in some state of chaos, and just when all seems lost a single man, thing or It saves the entirety of the human race. There are some important components, and of course the good hair and tights, but I won’t focus on the latter two for this post. Here is the thing, weekly if not daily we are our own… -
Stress much?
14 May 2012 | 8:00 amWhy is it that we are experts at filling up our days with meetings, tasks, and appointments…yet what we may need the most rarely finds its way into our calendar? What exactly am I referring to, you ask? Well, in order to answer this question, let us take a gander at the present state of our lives, according to a study performed on Americans in 2010: In general, Americans recognize that their stress levels remain high and exceed what they consider to be healthy. Adults seem to understand the importance of healthy behaviors like managing their stress levels, eating right, getting enough… -
Tidbits
11 May 2012 | 8:00 amIt’s Friday, and here at Brooke Stone Lifestyle Management we value all things Friday brings. Sometimes a slower day, sometimes a race to the finish, but always with a treat at the end of it all – the weekend! In your busy life, do you take the time to reflect on the week past? The day past? Active reflection is one of the most valuable lessons I have learned from the extraordinarily lesson-full Pam Allyn, Executive Director of LitWorld. When you pause and look back at what has come before, you have infinitely more control over what will come next. How can you learn from… -
Making the Most of Your Summer Vacation: Packing 101
9 May 2012 | 8:00 amI hate to pack. This might sound crazy coming from someone who traveled non-stop for 4 years of her life, but it’s actually my personal nightmare. The thing is, when you’re on tour with a Broadway show, as I was as a company manager, you have two suitcases. In those two suitcases are everything you really need, and “packing” consists of shoving everything that’s not hotel property back into those two suitcases and making sure the zipper closes. Packing for vacation is a whooooole different story. Why? Because you’re packing for fun! Not for everyday life. But this means that there… -
Start Your Day Peacefully
7 May 2012 | 8:00 amI would not classify myself as a particularly calm or peaceful person, at least not by nature. It tends to be my natural inclination to overdo, get worked up, react emotionally, and to generally get caught up in the mayhem of life. An unattributed quote that I love says: Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart. In New York, we live in a city where it often seems no corner is calm. There is noise everywhere. You have to hustle. Peace? Yes. Peace. Some time…
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Ridiculously Efficient
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It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Staying Motivated on Long-Term Goals
16 May 2012 | 10:17 am(CC) Lululemon Athletica/FlickrStarting a project is tough enough, but staying motivated on long-term goals is even more challenging. I tend to break big projects down into small, bite-sized chunks and tasks. That way, I get the instant gratification of completing daily milestones and simultaneously support my long-term goal.Another trick that helps is to schedule regular review intervals in which you look at the progress you’ve made over a period, celebrate your successes and brainstorm ways to supercharge your effectiveness over the next period. I do this on a monthly basis. During a… -
3 Warning Signs a Top Employee is About to Quit
15 May 2012 | 9:57 am(CC) Carey Ciuro/FlickrEven managers who focus on culture and motivation are sometimes unable to retain high-performance team members. Here are three warning signs that indicate a top employee is getting ready to quit.Asking for more opportunities or development. This behavior is the workplace equivalent of a cry for help. Ignore the employee, and you intensify his desire to quit.Disengagement. Once-cheerful employees who become bitter or otherwise disengaged are looking for emotional ammo to reinforce their impending resignation. Recognize the signs and reel the employee in, ideally by… -
Monday Must-Reads: Managing the Social Network Generation
14 May 2012 | 9:00 am(CC) Rosaura Ochoa/FlickrToday’s must-reads tackle how Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest have shaped the way leaders manage the so-called social network generation. The hands of time continue moving forward. Here are seven tips to help you better manage your social media-obsessed employees. [HubSpot]Curious about government’s role in the .net generation? Here’s some insight. [GovLoop]Gen X and Gen Y employees require a different style of management. Find out how social media plays into this new style of management. [HubPages]There’s a new generation of customers who use… -
Weekend Reading: Work Motivation Guest Posts 5/7 – 5/11
12 May 2012 | 10:00 am(CC) Andrew Roberts/FlickrEach week, I contribute dozens of articles on business and work motivation-related topics to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of my favorites from this week.Can Bringing Your Dog to Work Boost Job Satisfaction? [infographic] [PayScale]Do You Experience Social Anxiety? Research Reveals Influence of Small-Group Dynamics on Perceptions of IQ [PayScale]Can Shortening Your Commute Save Your Life? [infographic] [PayScale]Bennett Olson Beats Postgrad Job Crunch With a Promotional Billboard [PayScale]5 Ways to Manage Your Emotions and Avoid Venting at Work… -
Avant-Garde Offices: The Smoffice
11 May 2012 | 9:41 am(CC) The SmofficeThe Smoffice, this week’s Avant-Garde Offices star, is an itty-bitty workspace about the size of a bathroom. The office was created as a part of Durham, North Carolina’s Smoffice contest, which aims to “highlight the importance of the coffee shop in the entrepreneurial world,” as Chamber of Commerce startup strategist Adam Klein described to Fast Company.During the monthlong contest, companies competed for six months of free rent in a 30-square-foot office space with Wi-Fi, tech assistance and a downtown condo. As you can see from the sketch above, the…
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Personal Excellence » Blog
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How To Give Constructive Criticism: 6 Helpful Suggestions
14 May 2012 | 10:00 pmHave you ever provided suggestions which were subsequently ignored? Have you ever provided critiques which were not well received? Have you ever wanted to provide constructive feedback on something, but held back from doing so because you did not know how to convey your intentions across? Today’s guide is on how to give constructive criticism to someone. Whether at work or in relationships, sharing (and receiving) feedback is part and parcel of improvement. If you have ideas on how someone can improve, don’t hold your ideas back – rather, share them in a constructive manner. -
Finding Love: 8 Tips on Attracting Authentic Love Into Your Life
11 May 2012 | 3:29 pmAre you trying to find love? Are you looking for the special someone to fall onto your lap? Are you looking for someone to “sweep you off your feet”? In today’s world, the notion of love has been very much romanticized, in part due to the media. Look at the number of ballads that flood the radio waves today. Every film and TV series always has some kind of romance story weaved into it as a hook, so as to keep viewers watching. Unrequited love and forbidden love stories are always big hits among the audience. There’s even a film genre specially catered for romance… -
10,000 Hours in Bejeweled
7 May 2012 | 12:00 amBejeweled is a popular tile-matching puzzle game that involves matching 3 (or more) jewels of the same color in a vertical column or horizontal row. It’s available on many present day consoles as well as on PC and Facebook. More than 75 million copies of Bejeweled have been sold, and the game has been downloaded more than 500 million times since its launch in 2001. Top Player in Bejeweled – 8.2 Million High Score Lately, I’ve taken to playing Bejeweled 3 as a recreational activity after I’m done with work. My favorite mode used to be the Lightning mode where you… -
Thin You, “Meet” Not-Thin You
6 May 2012 | 7:15 amFor those of you who would like to lose weight but haven’t been able to do so (or have successfully lost the weight before but could not keep it off), have you ever considered that perhaps there’s a spiritual reason behind it? That there’s a message your subconsciousness is trying to send to you, via the physical manifestation of the “not-thin” you? A Message from Your Subconscious Self I’m not talking about messages like to be more disciplined, to stop being lazy, or to watch your diet. All these are important messages, but they are the surface level… -
Update: Closure of Challenges Section
5 May 2012 | 4:03 amHi everyone! About 7 months ago, I officially launched the Challenges micro-site on PE. 7 months later today, I’m now officially closing down the challenges section. Why I’m Closing Down the Challenges Section There are a variety of reasons, but the main reason is it was consuming my life. Since August last year, I had been conducting challenges non-stop, every month, up until March this year. (with the exception of September) That meant new content for every day of the challenge for 7 months. And since each challenge was either 30 days long or 21 days long, that left me with…
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Productive Life Concepts
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Motivation + Perseverance + Meaning = Life Success, Part 3
16 May 2012 | 4:33 amWhen we are talking about life success, we are talking about not only achieving goals and financial success but also a high quality life in general, meaningful relationships, good health, enjoyment and laughter a fulfilling connection to the world outside of us. We have talked about how motivation and perseverance play a role in achieving a life of satisfaction and success. If you missed those posts, I recommend you read Part 1 and Part 2 first. But meaning is also an important factor in achieving life success; it’s possibly the most important one. There needs to be purposefulness in… -
We Have a Choice to Make
14 May 2012 | 4:48 amLife is full of transitions, both large and small. They happen whether we like it or not. Children grow up, we grow old, people, and circumstances come and go. We are buoyed and buffeted by life’s current and though it may not be the smoothest arrives, we hopefully learn something along the way. We cannot stop time and I’m not sure if we would want to anyway. Each phase of life is special in its own way. We stretch, we grow, and sometimes we hurt. Nevertheless, the indisputable truth is that time keeps moving forward with or without our consent. Our choice is either to dig… -
In Defense of Instant Gratification
11 May 2012 | 5:24 amThe precept of delayed gratification has been preached to us, drummed into our heads, until we no longer question it. It has been awarded lauded status, an unquestionable tenet, almost a commandment. “Thou shalt delay gratification.” We learn this message early in life. Many of us cling to this rule, to the point of martyrdom. Work before play, save for the future, the payoff is somewhere down the road, pleasure and enjoyment must be earned through hard work. You know who you are. My hand is in the air! If your hand is not in the air, you probably don’t need to read the rest of this…
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Productive Super Dad
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PSD Video Tip #10: Yet Another Way to Spend More Time With Your Family
10 May 2012 | 12:00 pmFirst of all, I have to thank Jason Fonceca for the idea of this video. You see, sometime ago I published a post describing different ways bloggers can have more balance in their lives. Jason left a comment to that post giving his opinion on why we should blend/unite activities instead. So, that’s what this video is all about! I also share an example how to do this in practice. If you liked this post, please share it or opt-in to my e-mail list for updates and future articles. Shownotes and resources: Video length: 03:27 Blog post: Ninja Productivity and a Balanced Lifestyle With… -
Expert Time Management Interview: Interview With a Coach, Danny Iny
8 May 2012 | 12:45 pmBlog: Firepole Marketing Danny’s book: Engagement from Scratch Writing and guest posting training: Write Like Freddy Twitter:@DannyIny I was happy to talk with Danny Iny of Firepole Marketing.com. Danny is my coach and he is everywhere with his guest posts. He launched a successful book last year and also a very popular guest post training program (which literally changed my blog post writing). We discuss why one should (or shouldn’t) hire a coach. Video length: 37:07 Interview Questions: Tell me a little bit about yourself (01:36) Why should a person hire a coach? What is the… -
Why You Should (Or Maybe SHOULDN’T!) Hire a Coach (Interview With @DannyIny) (Productivity Elements)
8 May 2012 | 12:00 pmWelcome to WAHD Productivity Elements. This is a seven part series related to different productivity elements that are important to internalize and apply in every work at home dad’s (WAHD) daily life. Each part of this series focuses on one important element (timing, nutrition, systems …) that is needed in order to keep a WAHD as productive as possible. Every post focuses on one certain WAHD group and contains an interview regarding that particular group member. Not only is it important to understand these elements, but it is also important to realize how these elements are used in… -
Expert Time Management Interview With Blogger, Craig Jarrow
7 May 2012 | 5:17 amBlog: Time Management Ninja Membership site: Time Management Ninja.net Twitter:@TMNinja To complement this article, I had a pleasure of talking with Craig Jarrow of TimeManagementNinja.com Craig is a dad, blogger and he has a day job. Still, he has been able to build a successful blog while blogging part-time. Craig is also the author of e-book “31 Days, 31 Days – Daily Tips for Time Management Mastery” and the creator of Time Management Ninja membership site. Video length: 32:24 Interview Questions: Tell me a bit about yourself (01:00) How are you able to publish content on your… -
Expert Time Management Interview With an Entrepreneur: Michael “Nozbe” Sliwinski
7 May 2012 | 4:52 amBlog: Internet Business Productivity Project Management GTD Application: Nozbe Productivity Magazine: Productive Magazine Twitter:@MichaelNozbe I was pleased to talk with Michael “Nozbe” Sliwinski of Nozbe.com. Michael is a dad, blogger, an entrepreneur, a productivity tool developer and an editor. He shares his views of tools and systems in this cool interview I did with him. Video length: 32:06 Interview Questions: Tell me a little bit about yourself and where are you coming from? (00:48) Is it necessary for an entrepreneur to use productivity tools to keep him/herself productive –…
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The Intelligence Daily
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Documentary: The Story of 1
16 May 2012 | 5:16 amHost: YouTube The story of the number one is the story of Western civilization. Terry Jones (of Monty Python’s Flying Circus) goes on a humor-filled journey to recount the amazing tale behind the world’s simplest number. Using computer graphics, “One” is brought to life, in all his various guises. One’s story reveals how celebrated civilizations [...] -
Five Historical Misconceptions Rundown
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The Future of The Dictionary
16 May 2012 | 3:47 amIs the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today’s print dictionary is poised for transformation. -
Sugar Makes You Stupid
16 May 2012 | 3:22 amUCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages learning, memory Attention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: Binging on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks may make you stupid. A new UCLA rat study is the first to show how a diet steadily high in fructose slows the brain, hampering memory and learning [...] -
People See Sexy Pictures of Women as Objects, Not People
16 May 2012 | 3:16 amExcerpt: People recognized right-side-up men better than upside-down men, suggesting that they were seeing the sexualized men as people…“What is motivating this study is to understand to what extent people are perceiving these as human or not,” Bernard says. The next step, he says, is to study how seeing all these images influences how people treat [...]
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The Blurbler
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Is This The Earliest Christian Inscription Ever Found?
21 Apr 2012 | 1:25 amArchaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered what may be the oldest Christian Inscription ever Found.The inscription may date back to a few decades after Jesus. The ancient Hebrew possibly shows an inscription of a FISH with a branch in its Mouth which to many makes reference to Jonah and The Whale Bible story.However there are a lot of sceptics who believe that it may mean something else entirely. Read More Christian inscription? Or random squiggles? - Science -
No More Crushed Beetles In Your Starbucks
21 Apr 2012 | 12:55 amGood news for Beetles as Starbucks has said that it will stop using Beetles in their Food coloring for strawberry flavoring by the end of June.This may have come as a shock to any Vegetarian customers who enjoy Starbucks current Strawberry Frappuccinos Smoothies, as well as some deserts like their Raspberry Swirl cake to find out about crushed Beetles in their Starbucks Food and Drinks. Of course Starbucks is doing nothing illegal as crushed Beetle is a Government approved food colouring in the US.Read More Here>> -
Get Fit At Home
13 Apr 2012 | 3:41 pmYou could save yourself an expensive Gym Membership by having an effective Home or No Gym Workout using your own Body Weight and Gravity.WebMD has a great No Gym Workout consisting of 15 Challenging moves for both Men and Women to use at Home such as:Wood ChopCircuit TrainingPull UpSquatsLunges and MoreCheck out the Workout on WebMd>> Why you should Donate! Related articlesBody Weight WorkoutThe Outdoors Is My GymWhat is circuit training? -
5 Creepy Forms of Mind Control You're Exposed to Daily
9 Apr 2012 | 11:15 amWe know what you're thinking: You're far too cynical to fall for the ads you fast forward through on your DVR or the little tricks employed by marketers and politicians to push your subconscious buttons. But are you sure?Read 5 Creepy Forms of Mind Control You're Exposed to Daily | Cracked.com: Why you should Donate! -
5 Ways Stores Use Science to Trick You Into Buying Crap
9 Apr 2012 | 11:08 amA big chunk of the world economy runs on human weakness. Peer pressure, vanity, insecurity, the fact that we just cannot resist the sight of melted cheese -- all of these will make us fork over our cash. And really, we're fine with that.View here 5 Ways Stores Use Science to Trick You Into Buying Crap | Cracked.com>> Why you should Donate!
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Got Impact?
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Win before you get on the mat
12 May 2012 | 10:23 pmEngaging effectively to win requires, amongst other qualities, supreme confidence. As Robert Greene states in his book co-written with 50 Cent "The 50th Law": "A bold act requires a high degree of confidence. People who are the targets of an audacious act, or who witness it, cannot help but believe that such confidence is real and justified. They respond instinctively by backing up, by getting out of the way, or by following the confident person. A bold act can put people on their heels and eliminate obstacles. In this way it creates its own favorable circumstances". Karate tournaments are a… -
Tension and Release
5 May 2012 | 1:42 pmMaking an impact requires understanding the simple concept of tension and release. Building and holding tension as a component of success has been illustrated several times, not least by Walter Mischel's famous Stanford experiment on delayed gratification. In this study kids were sequestered with a marshmallow and told that if they did not eat the treat straight away--if they were capable of self control and could handle the discomfort of waiting with the tasty 'mallow tempting them--they would eventually get two marshmallows. Mischel followed-up several years later and found that the 30% of… -
Fight Club
21 Feb 2012 | 8:53 pmThe reality of the situation is that life is a fight. Whichever way you look at it, it still comes down to this, it's a fight through all of the obstacles, events both good and bad, twists and turns, unexpected events.So if it's a fight, what do we do? We have to enjoy it, relish the challenge. We have to prepare ourselves, physically, mentally and spiritually. We have to train and enjoy getting stronger, increasingly able to take on our adversaries.This is a very positive way to visualize life and its challenges. It's a way to avoid being too disheartened by the inevitable problems and… -
Go With!
12 Feb 2012 | 4:16 pmThe art of impact is the art of conserving energy so that there is more to unleash in a focused way when the moment arises. It's important then to realize where we waste our effort, looking carefully at our personal energy footprint, reducing it to a minimum.A big drain is our tendency to go against, instead of going with. Whenever there's change, or a new situation, our instincts cause us to resist, to complain, to be anxious. All this takes energy and suppresses our ability to think creatively about the new challenge.It's better to go with whenever possible, saving our energy for the… -
Grip
28 Jan 2012 | 4:46 pmGrip - a grip on yourself and your environment - is fundamental to impact, without this it becomes difficult to build anything meaningful.My local gym runs boxing classes which are the ideal forum for studying the art of impact. The concept is simple - hang a bunch of heavy bags and guide the participants through a series of punching combinations while playing remixes of Funky Cold Medina. Taking a look round during the session it's clear that not many have much in the way of impact, even the big tough guys are reduced to very little when it comes to delivering a punch. So why is…
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Be Productive Today
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Three reasons why it’s ok not to have all the answers
14 May 2012 | 12:44 pmThis past week I hosted a Business Productivity workshop in Key West and in attendance were some really creative entrepreneurs with lots and lots of talent and passion. As we dove deeper into the content, we covered the fears we all face in business. One participant shared that his greatest fear and what has kept [...] -
Do you suffer from shiny object syndrome?
7 May 2012 | 1:47 pmAre you familiar with the Disney Pixar movie Up? It’s one of my favorite movies and there’s a particular scene that just cracks me up. Without ruining it for you if you haven’t seen it, a group of dogs flying fighter planes is attacking until someone yells, Squirrel! and off they go into another direction, [...] -
This Too Shall Pass
17 Apr 2012 | 1:49 pmI attended business school and learned a great deal about profit and loss statements, effective marketing strategies, business plans etc. However, I don’t recall learning about highs and lows, about breakthroughs and breakdowns or about having faith. You see, in textbooks, running a business is about logical action. If you are a business owner, you [...] -
Two Ways To Empty Your “To-Do” Plate
13 Apr 2012 | 1:02 pmResearch shows that a person at any given time has more than 300 hours of things to do. Books you want to read, projects you want to start or finish, favors to others, etc. As the list of things to-do grows, so does the feeling of being behind. Even if you are currently working on [...] -
How hard is it for you to sell?
6 Apr 2012 | 1:39 pmIn a recent conversation with my colleague Mandy Schumaker, the subject came up of how painful it is for some entrepreneurs to sell. They feel like if they do, it will be perceived as “too pushy”. They struggle with what to say at a networking event. They do not really have an elevator speech that [...]
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How To Life Guide
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End Conversations Smoothly By Agreeing With Others
3 May 2012 | 12:41 pmSay you’re late for work in the morning and you run into your neighbor Dave. Dave loves his Boston Terrier Stinky and won’t shut up about him. As much as you love hearing about Stinky’s pooping habits, you really need to get in your car and off to work. What do you do? Easy. You agree with Dave. Positively reinforce Dave’s rant, and transition to how you’re running late and need to get going. For example: Dave: “…and then Stinky dug a hole and pooped right in it!” You: “That Stinky sure is quite the character. I’d love to hear more… -
14 Programs and Websites to Keep Your PC Clean and Efficient
1 May 2012 | 3:45 pmPrograms for Cleaning Your PC 1. CCleaner - Application cleaner. 2. Malwarebytes - Malware remover. 3. Microsoft Security Essentials - Virus remover and security. 4. Revo Uninstaller - Uninstall programs more thoroughly. 5. SpywareBlaster - Adds filters to web browsers. Programs to Help Your PC Run More Efficiently 6. Defraggler - System defragmenter. 7. Game Booster - Improve computer performance during gaming 8. Rainmeter - Shows RAM/CPU/other info. 9. Speccy - See details about your computer. Backup Your PC 10. Dropbox - For backing up files. 11. -
Clean and Care For Your Teeth With These 7 Items
21 Apr 2012 | 1:28 pm1. Sonicare Toothbrush - Electric toothbrushes remove more plaque than manual ones. Make the switch to electric now. 2. Toothpaste - This is the stuff dentists prefer, and it will help keep your teeth white. 3. Floss Picks - Screw regular floss. It’s difficult to use and no fun. Use floss picks. 4. Tongue Scraper - Your breath smells because your tongue needs to be cleaned. Keep it clean with a tongue scraper. 5. Mouthwash - Listerine is pretty much the only effective mouthwash. Everything else is basically a breath mint. 6. Crest Whitestrips - Keep those teeth pearly white. Like… -
7 Quiz Websites to Keep Your Mind Sharp
20 Apr 2012 | 1:54 pm1. Sporcle - A lot of trivia stuff here. 2. Math Run - For basic math knowledge. 3. Free Rice - Expand you vocabulary and feed the hungry. 4. Lizard Point - Learn some geography. 5. Games for the Brain - A bunch of logic puzzles. 6. Quizlet - Memorize something new. 7. Luminosity - Your brain, just brighter. -
How to Start Extreme Couponing
6 Apr 2012 | 12:08 pm1. Start a collection. Keep a box of coupons organized by item (ketchups, bread, salad dressings, etc.). Make sure to always bring the box with you to the store. 2. Combine coupons. Use coupon on top of coupon. Don’t feel guilty about using too many coupons, you’re doing nothing wrong. 3. Treat it like a game. Each time you hit the field, try beating your personal low for money spent. 4. Check the newspaper every weekend. Cut coupons out of the paper and file them in your box. 5. Check online. There are tons of coupon websites out there. You just need to know where to look.
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Thad Thoughts
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What Sounds Good To You?
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amAll of us have certain smells that spark memories. Our olfactory senses are closely associated with memories. But what about sounds? Can you remember sounds that have been pleasant for you? Sounds that bring back good memories? What sounds good to you? The Sound of the Shower One sound I remember from my childhood that even then was very pleasing was the sound of my father getting up and getting in the shower early in the morning. He owned his own business (a trucking company), and would usually be up and out the door before I was up getting ready for school. There was… -
Interview with Moolala’s Matt Dale, 2012 Edition
15 May 2012 | 6:00 amMatt Dale is a friend I have known since 2009. I was fortunate enough to work with Matt at The Karis Group until he left to go to bigger things. One of those bigger things has been Moolala, of which I have the distinct honor of having written more words about that virtually any other blogger. A week or so ago Matt dropped by my office, and we got a chance to catch up a bit. A few days I later I wrote him asking if we could do another interview. My first interview with Matt was published here at ThadThoughts in February 2011, not many weeks after Moolala had launched. Here is my email… -
Join a Million Photographers Tomorrow (But Sign Up Today)
14 May 2012 | 6:00 amTomorrow, May 15th millions of photographers from around the world will join to take pictures of all manner of things, but mostly from their lives. It is one grand venture. A single solitary photo journal shared by millions. The ultimate instagram. Have you signed up yet? Hurry over to ADay.org and get started. It is free to join, and you need not be a professional to do so. This can be a project for your kids, for your kid’s scouting group, or school group. Old. Young. Doesn’t matter. Take the pictures and upload away. What kind of camera can be used? -
Five At Five #2
12 May 2012 | 5:00 pmThis has been a great week at ThadThoughts. From interaction with commenters to the excellent response to the interview with Kandy Persall, this has been an excellent week. Don’t forget to stop by the Movie Tickets Giveaway page! You can sign up through May 15th. Top Five Reads From Across the Interwebs 1. How Generation Y is Redefining Risk and Reward at Mintlife.com 2. Making Difficult Leadership Decisions at Kingdom in the Midst 3. The 12 Essential Traits of The Modern-Day Leader at TerryStarbucker 4. Getting Things Done Review from Raymond Le Blanc 5. What My Mom… -
Find Phishers Before They Find You, Part 1
11 May 2012 | 6:00 amThe other day I got a Direct Message via Twitter. I think of myself as a fairly astute and savvy Internet user, and have never been bitten by a phishing scam. I am not saying that to turn myself in to a target. I am saying it because the other night I fell for the first piece in a phisher’s tricky puzzle. The Twitter Direct Message was from someone I (believe I) follow. And the message basically said, “Someone is talking bad about you”, and included a link. Now, I have received more than my fair share of notices from London barristers informing me that a…
