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• How “Now-I-Get-It” Discoveries Expand Career Savvy

  Business Fitness

  Dawn Lennon

  11 Jan 2012 | 1:19 pm

  Careers are mysterious. We skip naively into them, assuming that our generally optimistic assumptions about the company, our boss, and coworkers are true. Then wham, the gilt flies off the lily. That’s okay, actually. Careers teach us to pay attention continuously. A pulse exists below the surface of every business. It may be: Unseen or foreign to us Outside our understanding Separate from the work we perform daily That pulse drives business all decision-making, actions which include both simple and wildly complex variables. Directly or indirectly, that business pulse impacts us in ways we…

• The One Barrier to Your Success

  Darren Hardy, Publisher of SUCCESS Magazine

  Darren Hardy

  17 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am

  What matters most in making your business successful? (It might not be what you expect) We are mid-stroke the first month of 2012. How you doing? There is really only one barrier that can stop you from accomplishing every wildly ambitious and outrageous goal you have for 2012. Do you know where that barrier is? Let me give you a hint—it's above your neck and between your ears. Yes, it's your own mind. If you want to achieve more this year than you have ever been able to achieve in previous years, then we need to first get your head straight. I want to help you cultivate what I call an…

• 21 Secrets Of Becoming Wealthy

  PatricChan.Name

  admin

  17 Jan 2012 | 9:32 pm

  Being smart with money and becoming wealthy is not rocket science, but for many it looks and feels like hard work. The funny thing is it, the fact of its very simplicity means that more and more people should know and be doing this, but they are not. I like to share with you 21 common sense “secrets” of becoming wealthy… 1. Be clear of what wealth means for you. Being “rich” simply is a term for many people. Technically, wealth or being wealthy is defined as having an abundance of resources or possessions, in a sense, having a gigantic mortgage for a beautiful…

• Pick Your Purpose: How to Find Your Life Mission by Asking the Right Questions

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  Emilie

  26 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  Editor’s Note: this is a guest post by Garin Etcheberry. Like most multipotentialites, I was a multipotentialite long before I had ever even heard the term. When I finally heard about it for the first time and I started to read about the multipotentialite mindset I thought “Exactly! That describes me exactly!” It was kind of like one of those moments when you’re reading a great book and the author describes a thought or emotion that you’ve had for a long time but have never heard put into words. It was very exciting. My New Rebuttal The most valuable thing that I…

• The Most Popular Posts from 25 Top Personal Development Bloggers

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  Barrie Davenport

  24 Jan 2012 | 2:27 pm

  Have you ever noticed the “most popular” blog posts often listed on the sidebar of a blog? These land in that spot based on the numbers of people who have clicked on the post. I’m always fascinated by the posts that rise to the top of my “most popular” list. It gives me a clear indication of what interests my readers and what is on the top of their minds.  My post called 36 Ways to Be Irresistibly Attractive has been sitting in the number one position for quite a while. I thought it would be interesting to see the most popular posts of some of my personal…

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• The Top 2 Ways To Turning Your Passions Into Multiple Streams of Income

  M. A. Tohami

  28 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am

  In Making a Living Without a Job, Barbara J. Winter described the idea of Multiple Profit Centers: “I think of creating profit centers,” she wrote, “as being akin to what a juggler does when spinning plates on top of sticks. The juggler walks out on the stage with ten sticks and ten plates but doesn’t begin spinning them all at once. Methodically, he or she positions the first plate on a stick and gets it into motion. Once done, the juggler moves on to the next, then the next, and so forth. Eventually, all ten of the plates are spinning away, each with its own momentum” Creating…

• How To Use Experiences from your Love Life to Forward your Career

  Stephanie Staszko

  27 Jan 2012 | 1:03 am

  Everyone has up’s and down’s in their love lives, most commonly there are “those relationships” you’d rather forget, but should you forget them entirely? Why not use negative experiences from your love life to prevent you from making similar mistakes in your career? At least you’ll have something to show from those lousy relationships! Although using a one-night-stand in your work environment isn’t recommended, there are some popular relationship problems which can be likened common career complaints. You can learn from these mistakes to resolve pressing issues in your career.

• 3 Ways to Perfect Your Work-Life Balance

  Tom Tolladay

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:58 pm

  Whether you have just started in the world of work or a seasoned professional, establishing a successful work-life balance can prove difficult challenge. Having a good work life balance is a huge factor in your general happiness and well being. We all feel pressured to work and worry about work and we are all pressured to be out with friends or family every night. Pressure comes from all around you and before you know it you are stressed at work and not going out. The outcome is that you will be unhappy and this will affect not just you but your friends and family. Achieving balance will mean…

• How Your Friends Can Help You Reach Your Goals

  Ali Luke

  25 Jan 2012 | 1:28 am

  Whatever your plans are for the coming year, your friends can help. You might be reluctant to let them. Perhaps you feel that accepting help will lessen your own achievement – or you’re worried that your friends might laugh at your goals and ambitions. You might think that asking for help is futile: the people you know might not possess the skills or knowledge that would be valuable to you. The truth is, no-one achieves much if they work entirely alone. And by allowing others to help, you not only increase your chances of success, you also reinforce your relationship with them. Even…

• How to Stay Productive in Troubled Times

  Gary Barzel

  24 Jan 2012 | 12:36 am

  Distressful situations are a fact of life- a human predicament that seems hell-bent on blocking our attempts towards personal nirvana and impairing our ability to function. Though it may be unpleasant to have to stop and collect yourself in response to a personal difficulty, there may be times when you may not even have that “luxury.” If you find yourself in an usually stressful or painful situation, yet still need to maintain some level of performance in either your personal or professional life, then keep the following four tips in mind: 1. Give yourself some slack! The very first step…

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• 21 Secrets Of Becoming Wealthy

  admin

  17 Jan 2012 | 9:32 pm

  Being smart with money and becoming wealthy is not rocket science, but for many it looks and feels like hard work. The funny thing is it, the fact of its very simplicity means that more and more people should know and be doing this, but they are not. I like to share with you 21 common sense “secrets” of becoming wealthy… 1. Be clear of what wealth means for you. Being “rich” simply is a term for many people. Technically, wealth or being wealthy is defined as having an abundance of resources or possessions, in a sense, having a gigantic mortgage for a beautiful…

• A Story About Life… How To Live Life

  admin

  13 Jan 2012 | 9:19 pm

  This article is written by someone else — is not only motivating, but it’s “moving”. Feel free to leave your comment after reading it. – Patric Chan Re: Nurse reveals the top 5 regrets people make on their deathbed For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some changes were…

• Don’t Bother To Start

  admin

  20 Dec 2011 | 1:04 am

  One of my latest pictures taken, about a month ago. Recently, I’ve been putting on weight, to be more precise, I’m starting to have a “nice tummy”. Because of that, I’ve decided to go to the gym to do something about it. The first day was alright. Very motivated. The first week was still okay. Then… I started to get lazy and you can guess; I wasn’t motivated anymore after a while. Not only that I didn’t lose my “nice tummy”, I’ve lost a lot of valuable time (and body ache everywhere too ). This is how it strike me to write this…

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  Set The Stage For Success - Articles

• Know Your IRS Tax Levy Rights

  3 Jan 2012 | 7:00 pm

  When the IRS initiates a tax levy, they seize property in order to satisfy a tax debt. In most situations this is done because a taxpayer fails to pay taxes or make arrangements to settle the debt. Taxpayers faced with this have rights and should consult a licensed tax professional about those rights.

• Starting Over Again

  31 Dec 2011 | 3:00 pm

  As 2011 closes and we prepare to welcome 2012, “New Years Resolutions" will be a hot topic. For some these are simple tasks we wish to accomplish, but for others, these take on a transformative tone, offering a chance to get a fresh start.

• We Are Creators and Innovators

  6 Nov 2011 | 3:00 pm

  One of the great attributes of life is the freedom to choose. When I was a young woman my father would always remind me that the things I do and say are decisions that I am making for my life and that those decisions would shape my future life, both positively and negatively.

• Seven Financial Mistakes to Avoid

  26 Oct 2011 | 5:00 pm

  Many times the best lessons learned are from life experiences, here are seven business mistakes to avoid

• The Caregiver Dilemma

  17 Oct 2011 | 11:30 pm

  When we love requires the assistance of a caregiver who is the first person that comes to mind? A family member, a friend or a trained paid caregiver? Why would someone choose a specific family member or friend to be a caregiver for a loved one? Could it be because he or she is the person that is most available, or because that is the person we believe is most qualified to be the caregiver? These are questions those of us who maybe given the responsibility of overseeing the well being of a loved one who may require the services of a caregiver.

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  Darren Hardy, Publisher of SUCCESS Magazine

• “Get back on board, dammit!”

  Darren Hardy

  24 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am

  Those were the words of Italian Coast Guard Gregorio de Falco to Captain Francesco Schettino while he was abandoning his ship, leaving 4,200 people on board to perish (at least 12 died). When you "mess up" and difficulty strikes, how do you handle it? Do you take responsibility, do whatever it takes to make it right, step up and take action (like the Coast Guard)… or do you shirk responsibility, leave the scene of the disaster you created and start looking for someone else to blame (like the Captain)? The translated exchange between the Captain and Coast Guard is transcribed below. In…

• The One Barrier to Your Success

  Darren Hardy

  17 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am

  What matters most in making your business successful? (It might not be what you expect) We are mid-stroke the first month of 2012. How you doing? There is really only one barrier that can stop you from accomplishing every wildly ambitious and outrageous goal you have for 2012. Do you know where that barrier is? Let me give you a hint—it's above your neck and between your ears. Yes, it's your own mind. If you want to achieve more this year than you have ever been able to achieve in previous years, then we need to first get your head straight. I want to help you cultivate what I call an…

• The Choice

  Darren Hardy

  10 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am

  What matters most in making your business successful? (It might not be what you expect) If a genie popped out of a bottle and granted you instant “best-in-your-industry” status in just one of four categories, which would you choose?: best management best margins best marketing best product While all these contribute to your business success, only one factor matters most. PRODUCT? It’s often assumed that the highest-quality and best product wins. Not true. What’s the No. 1 restaurant in the world? McDonald’s. What’s the No. 1 wine? Franzia (the stuff…

• Achieving Your “One Thing”

  Darren Hardy

  3 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am

  In the movie City Slickers, Curly explains to Billy Crystal’s character that the secret to life is “one thing.” When he asks what the “one thing” is Curly says, “That’s what you have to figure out.” When it comes to making 2012 the best year of your life, the secret is the same, figure out the “one thing” that if you achieved it, would change your life so dramatically that it would make for the best year of your life. Identification In my Living Your Best Year Ever program (you have it right??) I take you through a process that vets…

• Top 10 of 2011

  Darren Hardy

  29 Dec 2011 | 10:00 am

  I love year-end Top 10 lists. I feel I can get a good review of year bygone and check-in to see if I happen to miss anything important. In that spirit I had the top 10 blog posts (based on comment and shares) pulled for you: Be a ROCK STAR Presenter (Pt 2 of 3) Based on important advice I gave to an executive team of a mid-size company to improve their 'State of the Union' address. Can help you improve any presentation you give. THANKS-Giving Challenge Of all the awe-inspiring stories I get about how The Compound Effect made a difference in someone's life, this is the concept…

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  The Invisible Mentor

• The Invisible Mentor Week in Review

  Avil Beckford

  28 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am

  This is what we talked about on The Invisible Mentor Blog this week Read This Before Our Next Meeting by Al Pittampalli Wisdom of Life: Susan Brownell Anthony, Women’s Rights Activist and Abolitionist,and Maggie Berry, Women in TechnologyAdventures in LearningFor National Mentoring Month, consider creating your Personal Board of Mentors. Having one mentor is seldom ever enough these days, because no one person can assist you with all your mentoring needs. It is your responsibility to ensure that all your needs are taken care of.Create Your Board of Mentors – January is National Mentoring…

• Mentor Yourself: Interview With Maggie Berry, Women in Technology Part II

  Avil Beckford

  27 Jan 2012 | 4:29 am

  Invisible Mentor: Maggie BerryCompany Name: Women in TechnologyWebsite: http://www.womenintechnology.co.uk/Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself.Maggie Berry: I run an organization called Women in Technology based inLondon and our strategic aim is to increase the number of women who are working and achieving in the UK’s technology profession.Avil Beckford: How do you integrate your personal and professional life?Maggie Berry: I keep them quite separate. I spend a lot of time on work, but I keep my connections separate. But some of the ladies I’ve met, and have grown to know…

• Mentor Yourself: Interview With Maggie Berry, Women in Technology

  Avil Beckford

  26 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am

  Invisible Mentor: Maggie BerryCompany Name: Women in TechnologyWebsite: http://www.womenintechnology.co.uk/Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself.Maggie Berry: I run an organization called Women in Technology based inLondon and our strategic aim is to increase the number of women who are working and achieving in theUK’s technology profession.Avil Beckford: What’s a typical day like for you?Maggie Berry: I don’t really have a typical day per se as my role involves a range of different aspects from the overall strategy for the business, to getting hands on with the networking…

• Wisdom of Life: Susan Brownell Anthony, Women’s Rights Activist and Abolitionist

  Avil Beckford

  25 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am

  Wisdom of Life: Susan Brownell Anthony was very outspoken and said what was on her mind, which made her an excellent reformer. While working as a teacher, she discovered that male teachers earned $10 a week while their female counterparts earned a measly $2.50. Anthony raised her objections and subsequently was fired. That did not dampen her spirits though. Over the years, Anthony voiced her objections about many issues such as slavery, women’s inability to manage their own money, and right to vote. It was the tireless work of Anthony and her colleagues that allowed women many rights that…

• Booked for Mentoring – Book Review: Read This Before Our Next Meeting by Al Pittampalli

  Avil Beckford

  24 Jan 2012 | 8:08 am

  While I was in my degree program at Haskayne School of Business, the University of Calgary, we had to watch a film, Meetings, Bloody Meetings, starring John Cleese, and that stuck with me. I was reminded of that film as I read, Read This Before Our Next Meetingby Al Pittampalli.Image via WikipediaHowever, meetings are vital to ensure that critical decisions get made in organizations, and teams are working effectively on complex projects. Therefore, the word meeting should be reserved for decision-making.  There should be no meetings to dispense information; instead, the organization should…

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  Remez Sasson Blog on Self Improvement and Spiritual Growth

• Tips for Affirmations and Visualization

  Remez Sasson

  19 Jan 2012 | 5:42 am

  By Remez Sasson I have recently been asked a few questions about affirmations and visualization. Since the answers to those questions could be of interest, and I hope of value, for everyone, I would like to share them with you. Tips for Affirmations and Visualization 1. It is not necessary to repeat affirmations all the [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Don’t Let the Past Shape Your Future

  Remez Sasson

  11 Jan 2012 | 7:51 am

  By Remez Sasson Most of the events of your life have been shaped by your thoughts, attitude and expectations. If your life doesn’t change and doesn’t improve, it means that you are not changing your thoughts, attitude and expectations. It is like playing the same movie in your mind, over and again, and enacting it [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with One Step

  Remez Sasson

  7 Jan 2012 | 3:17 am

  By Remez Sasson The title of this article is based on the words of Lao Tzu, who said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” This is true not just for a long journey, but also for short ones, and journeys, here are not meant to be actual journeys-trips. They refer to [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The Redesigned Website Has Been Uploaded

  Remez Sasson

  30 Dec 2011 | 1:37 am

  By Remez Sasson I am happy to announce that that I have finally finished redesigning my website, and have uploaded it. I hope and believe that you like it, and would be happy to read your comments and suggestions, which you can write in the comments section below, on this page. Please visit the redesigned [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Was the Past Really Better than the Present?

  Remez Sasson

  20 Dec 2011 | 2:27 am

  By Remez Sasson Do you think that your life in the past was better than the present? Do you miss the “good old days?” Quite often people, not just old people, but people of all ages yearn to the past, believing it was a better time. They think and feel that their childhood, adolescence, and [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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  TODAY with JEF MENGUIN

• Eight Ways to Check Your Presentation Story

  Jef Menguin

  21 Jan 2012 | 8:08 am

  Having gained the right to tell your story, you must be prepared to make it a good story. A story that will have a happy ending. A story that will make the listener want to buy. If you intend to tell a better story, it may be helpful to ask yourself, ” How can I [...]

• It’s More Fun in the Philippines is more than a slogan.

  Jef Menguin

  17 Jan 2012 | 3:36 am

  The slogan is trending despite the lack of advertising from the Department of Tourism. This is because the slogan is not just a slogan, it is our belief.  When the campaign of the DOT was introduced there were those who said that it was plagiarism twice over. They said that it was also used by [...]

• Professional Keynote Speaking and Career Advice

  Jef Menguin

  16 Jan 2012 | 6:37 pm

  When Mr Tony Cortez told me that he was very interested to conduct a public seminar for those who want to know how to have a successful career, I thought I could help him. I have been thinking of this kind of seminar myself where I can teach those without jobs to ace interviews and [...]

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  What My World's Like

• to the creatives…

  Leandra

  6 Jan 2012 | 3:22 am

  do the work. be courageous. Source: Mreeuh Chang

• on openness.

  Leandra

  5 Jan 2012 | 12:49 am

  I have an admission. The recent absence of my online presence isn’t exclusively related to being busy or mentally preoccupied. That’s part of it. Another part of it, actually, the biggest part of it, is the recurring struggle I’ve had with allowing myself to be open. I’m set on finding the balance between protecting myself and my life and being an open book. I’d like to share myself in a thoughtful, meaningful way, not recklessly over-share. Posing this dilemma to a friend, he said, “But the work you do requires you to be honest. All creatives have to…

• vision is everything.

  Leandra

  3 Jan 2012 | 2:02 am

  “Before a painter puts a brush to his canvas he sees his picture mentally… If you think of yourself in terms of a painting, what do you see? Is the picture one you think worth painting? You create yourself in the image you hold in your mind.” - Thomas Dreier For years, I’ve been meaning to set aside the time to create a cohesive vision of how I’d like my life to look. Every area: health and fitness, career, finances, emotional life, spiritual life, social life, romantic life, etc. Occasionally, I’ll remind myself that fuzzy targets don’t get hit and…

• What My World Sounds Like: Emily King

  Leandra

  12 Dec 2011 | 1:05 am

  Emily King has slipped under the radar for far too long. Before even knowing what the words are, the song takes listeners on a nice little journey that feels so good, not knowing the words doesn’t seem to matter that much. Feels good. Enjoy. Emily King – “Radio” Emily King – “No More Room”

• be inspired: stand up for what’s right.

  Leandra

  19 Nov 2011 | 3:20 pm

  Admittedly, I’ve been fairly removed from the Occupy Wall Street movement that’s been brewing for the past few months. Last night, I found out a retired Philadelphia Police Captain joined the protest and was arrested. Not generally a fan of this country’s “defense” systems, it’s cool to see a police officer with a true understanding of where he stands within this nation’s social hierarchy and being one with the people and not against. Here’s a short video of an impromptu interview before he was arrested. Read more about this here.

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  Helpful Insights Online

• Increasing Likeability

  Gil Pizano

  17 Jan 2012 | 9:59 am

  We all know there are many great blogs out in the online world of the internet. One of my personal favorites is Guy Kawasaki’s blog. Through his blog, he releases many tidbits of wisdom and knowledge. In addition to being the co-founder of Alltop.com (an “online magazine rack” of popular topics on the web) and the previous “chief evangelist” of Apple, he is also the author of ten books including Enchantment, Reality Check and The Macintosh Way. According to Guy, when it comes to being successful in life, your likeability is a key factor. Regardless of one’s age, nationality,…

• That New Year’s Resolution

  Gil Pizano

  5 Jan 2012 | 9:27 pm

  A new year has begun and a countless list of New Year’s resolutions have been made by many. A large number of those resolutions won’t last the month! OK, I admit I tend to be optimistic about people (because many will tell me that most New Year’s resolutions don’t last the first week).  Resolutions are great decisions that people usually commit to in order to change their life or the life of someone else for the better. So why do so many “forget” or “lose track of” whatever it is they said they were going to do? I’m sure you’ve never been one of those people. J Admit it.

• Giving Thanks…Always

  Gil Pizano

  24 Nov 2011 | 3:07 pm

  Today is Thanksgiving and many people around the world celebrate it. I originally thought it was only an American holiday being that my recollection recalls learning about how the pilgrims in New England, USA, celebrated the first one in order to give thanks for the bountiful harvest they had that year. It eventually became a holiday tradition that started to include not only the bountiful harvest but all areas that a person or community could be thankful for. Family, friends, health, a home, you name it. Having something in one’s life where not having it would make life less enjoyable is…

• You Can Tell a lot from a Person’s Handshake

  Gil Pizano

  20 Sep 2011 | 8:03 pm

  This is probably a topic that has been beaten down so much that I’m almost embarrassed to write about it. But I can’t help it. You can tell a lot about a person from the way they shake hands with you. Whether they intend to let you know or not.  How can that be? How do you know if the person doesn’t have a weak hand or some other medical condition preventing them from doing any other type of handshake other than as though you are shaking hands with a piece of tissue paper? Or maybe the person does not know their own strength (which is why I can’t feel my hand for a few minutes…

• 52 Powerful Quotes on Leadership, Action and Motivation

  Gil Pizano

  16 Sep 2011 | 7:46 pm

  Why do we like quotes so much? A good reason for many of us is that you don’t have to read a book to get to the point. Quotes can be very short, straight to the point and thought provoking. Sometimes, there’s just so much wisdom and life experiences in one short sentence that you can almost sense and understand what the author has gone through to reach the point they are attempting to make! Here are some quotes that have thought provoking to me in my own leadership journey. Do you recognize any of these?   “I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100…

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  Get In the Hot Spot

• 10 Ways to Cope With Annoying Travel Partners

  mydestination

  26 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm

  Whoever said ‘travel broadens the mind’ forgot the crucial latter half of the sentence ‘and shortens the temper’. At the ripe old age of 29, recalling a sorry swamp of annoying travel partners, miserable trips and wasted travel funds mean I generally travel alone these days. Just me and my guide book. However, for those of you who aren’t yet ready to make that leap, I have 1o tips to help you cope with a travel buddy who is really starting to get on your nerves. 1. Earplugs, earplugs, earplugs! Earplugs are like travel adapters; the more desperate you are for them, the more elusive…

• 72 Hours on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia

  Annabel Candy

  23 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm

  The Gold Coast is known for its theme parks and we hadn’t visited them for a couple of years so it was time to load the family in the car, drive down the mountain from O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat and load the Candy kids up on adrenaline. Day One – Dreamworld I didn’t take many photos at Dreamworld as we were too busy admiring the animals, laughing at the snoring wombat and enjoying the rides. Thunder River Rapids Ride was my favorite with its “moderate excitement” but I was also wrestled onto the “extreme excitement” of the Wipeout. Yes…

• 24 Hours at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat in Lamington National Park

  Annabel Candy

  19 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm

  It’s a long, steep, windy road up to O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat in Lamington National Park but it’s worth the trip. These school holidays my oldest son went to visit family and friends in New Zealand while the rest of the Candy family hung out in Australia and visited the Gold Coast or the Goldie as everyone calls it. I’d been wanting to visit O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat and when Gold Coast Tourism invited us to stay there we were excited. There’s no rest for the wicked though and rather than a retreat we had an action-packed 24 hours. 10…

• 10 Funny Travel and Personal Stories

  Annabel Candy

  12 Jan 2012 | 6:07 pm

  Here’s a round up of my top 10 funny travel stories and blog posts from the last two years. Hopefully you find a few stories you haven’t read and some laughs. I’ll be back with more hot travel tips and stories soon. 1. Funny Search Engine Terms What are some people thinking when they google these? 2. Naked In Greece Sleep paralysis leads to embarrassing over exposure on a Greek island. 3. The Problem With Aussie Birds In which I try to capture the sound of a Kookaburra’s call in my suburb in Queensland, Australia. 4.  Heard the Joke About the Kiwis and the Sheep? My…

• The Year That Was: 2011

  Annabel Candy

  5 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm

  Do you often wish you could get more done? Or feel that time is being wasted? I can never decide if I’m an under-achiever or an over-achiever which probably means I’m stuck in the middle somewhere. But here’s what I actually did in 2011 as opposed to what I wrote. 1. Set up my new blog Successful Blogging. 2. Joined Toastmasters to practice and overcome my fear of public speaking. I spoke at workshops, business groups and conferences including the prestigious Walkleys Media Conference and to over 200 people at the Sunshine Coast Creative Collective. 3. Broke my toe. I really…

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  TALENT DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES » Talent Development Resources : creativity and personal growth

• Marketing Yourself And Your Creative Work

  Douglas Eby

  24 Jan 2012 | 8:19 pm

  How do you think about being creative versus the business aspects of a creative career, such as marketing? Do you see them as separate, even mutually exclusive? Do you think of creative expression as something more “spiritual” or “pure” than sales or business? Many creators probably don’t think much about the value of marketing to get their ideas and creations out to a wider audience, to have more impact and success. > Continued: Marketing Yourself And Your Creative Work: Don’t You Deserve a Wider Audience?

• More Intelligence, More Creative?

  Douglas Eby

  23 Jan 2012 | 9:18 pm

  How do intelligence and creative ability interact? Do we get more creative with more intelligence? Dean Keith Simonton, PhD thinks “Intelligence is purely a cognitive construct. Creativity on the other hand, I see as being much more complex.” Like other writers on creativity, he makes a distinction between “little c creativity” and “big C creativity.” He says creativity in everyday life, solving everyday problems, or “little c creativity,” “is very closely related to intelligence because intelligence includes, as part of it, problem-solving abilities. But, he adds, “when…

• Dee Rees On Filming A Universal Story Of Identity

  Douglas Eby

  10 Jan 2012 | 6:27 pm

  “It was just a story I wanted to tell. Writing it was an expression of my own coming out. Getting it out there was willpower, feeling this is a universal story about identity and it has to be told.” Writer and director Dee Rees is referring to her movie “Pariah” – about a lesbian teenager struggling to keep her sexuality a secret from her family. A review article explains that the lead character Alike (pronounced Ah-LEE-kah) “lives comfortably with both parents and a younger sister… gets great grades in school and is an avid writer. Rees says, “It’s not even about coming…

• Connecting with our tribe

  Douglas Eby

  10 Jan 2012 | 12:05 am

  A summary of the book: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin says: “A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. For millions of years, humans have been seeking out tribes, be they religious, ethnic, economic, political, or even musical (think of the Deadheads). It’s our nature.” (Amazon.com) As an entrepreneur, writer or other artist, success may be furthered by – even depend on – connecting with your ‘tribe’ of people who can support and benefit from your work. Coach Molly Gordon…

• Do you have expertise to share?

  Guest Author

  9 Jan 2012 | 3:25 pm

  By Phillip Mountrose and Jane Mountrose Many gifted individuals have expertise to share and this may include you. The issue is how to make your expertise into a profitable business. Experts Academy with Brendon Burchard solves this problem. His goal is to turn you into a generously paid expert. As we all know, there are a lot of things we didn’t learn in the classroom. The educational system misses areas that are essential for success in life and in business. And millions of men and women are seeking the help of experts who can take them where they want to be in their personal and…

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  Half-a-dozen Monkeys

• Taste Testing Tasks

  Rich

  23 Jan 2012 | 5:46 am

  Ever been to those expensive cafes where you can try a bit of each cake before deciding which one to go for? No, me neither, but I wish they did the same with beer… That said, it is a very effective technique fore task management. Very rarely are things that need doing truly one task – they are usually ‘Projects’ in the GTD sense. For example, you may have to review the marketing plan for your product. You can just throw it onto your to do list if you want. You might even split it into ‘print marketing plan off’, ‘read marketing plan’, and…

• Things vs Omnifcous

  Rich

  18 Jan 2012 | 5:52 am

  Two to do apps – a battle to the death. Okay, so not really. But I have been a long time Omnifocus user, and have been trying Things out for the last 3 or 4 months, and thought it might be useful to share the experience. The conclusion? I love Omnifocus, but I am moving to Things… I have a pretty complex job – a lot of moving parts, and a lot of things to keep on top of. As such, a simple paper based, or single list, solution has always groaned a little under the strain. I also use GTD, so use contexts a fair bit. As such, Omnifocus looked to be the idea solution. And it has…

• Top 10 Productivity Tips of All Time

  Rich

  25 Oct 2011 | 5:50 am

  Read, consider, contemplate then do: Just get on with it; Just get on with it; Just get on with it; Just get on with it; Just get on with it; Just get on with it; Just get on with it; Just get on with it; Just get on with it; and Just get on with it. Seriously. What are you waiting for? Other posts to enjoy:A Paper Based GTD SystemThe Chicken and Egg of Personal TraitsOne Thing WellHow to Survive Your Annual ReviewChoosing Your Own Habits

• How to Get Things Done Very Quickly

  Rich

  12 Sep 2011 | 5:59 am

  At the end of the day, this is what we are trying to do. Get whatever we want done, to the right standard, as quickly as possible. So here is a quick and dirty way of doing it: 1. Spell out to yourself clearly what you want to do; 2. Define precisely what ‘complete’ looks like; 3. Establish how much time you have to do it; 4. Spend two-thirds of the time just having a go; 5. Spend the remaining time making sure you meet the criteria in point 2; and 6. Enjoy the spoils of ninja productivity. Does this work with every task you have to do? No. Will this make you faster with 70% of…

• Productivity vs Creativity

  Rich

  6 Sep 2011 | 4:59 am

  Last night was not a good one sleep-wise. Something to do with a 2 year-old singing about The Guffalo from 3am until 5am. Incredibly, my productivity has been at full throttle all morning. Yes tired. But very focused on the individual tasks. I find this interesting. If I was going to sit there and plan when I was going to do things that best fitted in with what I’d be feeling, I’d have been filing this morning. Instead, I have got through a fair bit of quality stuff. Why is this? Well, I think it is because we forget what actually drives productivity. Productivity is not a…

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  DaveandDawnCook.com

• Seventeen Dollars

  Dave Cook

  4 Jan 2012 | 1:27 pm

  Now days Seventeen Dollars ($17) doesn’t buy you a whole lot in this weak economy. Seventeen dollars can buy you and your spouse two tickets to a movie theater, one good steak at a nice restaurant (not including the tip) or about 5 gallons of gasoline for your car. The above are just a few examples of what seventeen dollars ($17) can buy you and they may be great, but they do not provide you peace of mind for you and/or your family. Okay, I know what you are thinking and that’s fine. You are probably asking yourself what is Dave trying to sell me now, right? Well, how about peace of mind…

• How The Grinch Stole Your Identity During Christmas!

  Dave Cook

  9 Dec 2011 | 1:36 pm

  Almost everyone has seen how the Grinch Stole Christmas, but have you ever thought about how the Grinch might steal your identity during Christmas? Many times when we think about Identity Theft (IDT) being financial identity theft, but just remember that there are other forms of IDT and financial IDT only makes up about 24% of these cases. AnyWho, (Get it? You know the Who’s in the movie from Whoville?) I crack myself up! Seriously, it is once again that time of year when you are making plans to visit relatives, host festive get-togethers, and, of course, hit the stores (or computer)…

• Are You Living Life?

  Dave Cook

  1 Dec 2011 | 10:01 pm

  As I write this post today I was just informed that a good old high school buddy was tragically killed in a car accident last night.  So this post is dedicated to my good friend Terry Richert (1964 – 2011). Life can be blessing or life can be miserable, but only you can decide what life you want to live! The first thing that came to my mind when I heard the news was that we are the same age and in the blink of an eye, everything we know as reality can be taken away from us at anytime. I truly believe that most of us really think we are going to live forever and we don’t want to imagine…

• Financial Crisis Creates More Greed!

  Dave Cook

  30 Oct 2011 | 3:40 pm

  Yes the current financial crisis is creating more greed!  If you follow our blog, you know that we specialize in helping you personally protect your life and assets now and in the future. With so many people out of work, foreclosures still devastating  families (200,000 – 300,000 properties/mo.),  banks are still not lending money, the governments spending is totally out of control and etc…, people are looking at other options in order to survive. These methods that people are turning to for possible solutions may have a major impact on you or your family. I’m not only…

• Lifelock Review of their $1,000,000.00 Guarantee!

  Dave Cook

  21 Oct 2011 | 8:56 am

  This Lifelock Review of their $1,000,000.00 Guarantee is something I wanted to share with you because our family members even fell for this misrepresentation of their $1,000,000.00 Guarantee! Is Lifelock using misleading advertising to promote their services? Are you ready for the truth? I’m glad that Lifelock and banking institutes has informed the general public about the #1 Crime in America which is Identity Theft, but when these companies are using misleading advertising in their campaign, it does not help people when they become a victim. Since we specialize in this area, we dive a…

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  A little piece of me

• I love Ewe

  11 Jan 2012 | 6:31 am

  Hey guys, hope that 2012 is treating ewe well so far?2011 ended with the great build starting and mumborg going into hospital. To elaborate, the house is being made disabled friendly, with ramps installed, doors being widened, wet room added downstairs and the kitchen being kitted out with things suitable for those of wheelchair height. A lot of planning was needed to get this off the ground, but things are going well so far! Mumborg was not meant to be in hospital, as she was meant to be staying with one of my sisters and keeping out of the way of the building work.

• Ho ho ho and all that bollocks

  8 Dec 2011 | 7:48 am

  Personal Grumpus commission for Truus I seem to have wandered into the world of microblogging (as in Facebook, Twitter etc) and neglected my beloved weblog, whoops. There are lots of things that I need to do, like respond to comments on the last post, write my epic ode to five years of blogging and much more, but I don't want to miss what is happening in the here and now, so I am writing this post. I will probably do a reflective new year post and include the thoughts on five years of blogging then. Lots of other things to update on too, like how the new business is going (The…

• Turning 30 and the world not ending

  17 Oct 2011 | 6:52 pm

  I recently shuffled off this mortal coil, erm, I mean I turned.....into a green hideous furry beast... 30. Interestingly my face didn't suddenly slip of my facial skeletal structure and I didn't sprout any more grey hairs. I refuse to talk about that weird hair on my chin, tweezers have taken care of that issue.I celebrated this monumental birthday by attending a glass blowing course in the morning and then going to Farmageddon in the evening. Blowing glass is bloody hard work, just keep twiddling, but it was very very cool and I highly recommend it. I will do an update post on the…

• Just keep doodling

  11 Sep 2011 | 5:34 pm

  Hey chumsI am currently doing a few art/craft stalls at the moment, to market The Doodologist in the real world (not just online). I think I will leave writing up my experience with those until I have done a few more. I will have done four, by the first of next month, so a full expose into the world of arty farty crafty stall type things shall be written up then, including my mahoosive to do list! If I wrote it up now it would be something like:"Talk to me, I am human being, not a zoo animal trapped behind this stall/cage, wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"In the mean time I will be…

• The Doodologist and the Prince

  24 Aug 2011 | 9:31 pm

  The Prince's Trust:My doodling business The Doodologist is developing quite nicely and I am officially allowed to say that This business was initially helped by the Prince's Trust.They obviously have to be quite strict about how their good name is used and you can't use their logo, without paying a hefty sum. This is to protect the charity from unscrupulous people.What is the Prince's Trust?The Prince's Trust is a charity set up by the Prince of Wales (Charles) in 1976. It does a lot of great work with young people, covering many different aspects of life. I found out that I could…

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  Aviv's Blog

• The KEY:Top 5 for 2012

  Aviv Shahar

  2 Jan 2012 | 7:19 am

  The top lesson I propose you take forward into 2012 is to be surprised by nothing. Always expect the best and believe in possibilities, but be prepared for any eventuality, wild card and setback. Anything and everything you assume is stable and safe may not be. Look at the world with new eyes. In the next five years there will be very few institutions and structures, if any, that will be left unchanged. Read more about my top 5 for 2012 here. © Aviv Shahar

• Panama City, Panama

  Aviv Shahar

  28 Dec 2011 | 2:17 pm

  My immersion and acclimatization to Panama City, Panama is through rhythm and is immediate. The Taxi driver who drives me from the airport to the hotel taps the rhythm of the music his radio plays. This is a short work visit and I ask him to take me directly to the Canal. We tour the city and the Panama Canal and we both tap the rhythm. Music is the fastest way to get to know people and to feel what moves them. The music tells the story of people’s attitude to life, challenge, joy, love and more… Panamanians’ pride is different to the way Mexicans or Brazilians express their pride. The…

• The KEY: Your Biggest Choice Ever

  Aviv Shahar

  30 Nov 2011 | 3:48 am

  We are entering the most critical period of our lives. This coming decade is perhaps the most crucial time of all times. Immense struggles everywhere indicate that Planet Earth and Humanity as a whole are experiencing a transformative change. The promise of this change is a birthing into a new time. We are all called to take a stand, to choose in small and big ways to make a difference. Your biggest choice ever defines you as a leader. The default option chosen by most is easy but dangerous. If ever there was an important resolution to make, this is it. Click here to discover your biggest…

• Iceland

  Aviv Shahar

  24 Nov 2011 | 4:35 pm

  Edan in Iceland Reykjavik Iceland

• The KEY: Your Accelerating Universe

  Aviv Shahar

  1 Nov 2011 | 5:37 am

  The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics is the inspiration for this KEY.  Humans have struggled to embrace new paradigms about the world and about themselves from the beginning of time. We are now living through such a disruptive period where breakdowns and breakthroughs converge into confusing and chaotic change. But amidst dysfunction and impossibility, profound breakthroughs and system upgrades are possible. Man’s view of the universe is a reflection of man’s view of himself. Scientists now believe the Universe is pumping extra space between celestial bodies at an accelerated rate. In this…

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  The Loop of Confidence

• Excuses Expose Your Lack of Self-Confidence

  Ann Bernard

  26 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am

  Like many, I’m not a fan of, and I have little patience for, excuses.  A person who is full of excuses or always ready to give an excuse is clearly someone in my opinion who lacks self-confidence.  Confident people don’t make excuses – they take on the responsibility and hold themselves accountable. So, what are [...]

• Self-Confidence to be Yourself

  Ann Bernard

  25 Jan 2012 | 5:14 am

  One of the most visited/read of my blog posts is the post called: Stop Thinking About What Other People Are Thinking. I open the post by saying that if you worry about what other people think of you…it’s a sure sign you lack self-confidence. The post goes on to give people things to consider [...]

• Get Answers via Video from The Confidence Builder

  Ann Bernard

  23 Jan 2012 | 9:33 am

  Did you know the Loop of Confidence was on Youtube?  I started the channel over a year ago – I posted a few videos but did not keep up with it.  Well, that’s changing!! The plan is to post one video a week, but more importantly, I want to use the [...]

• Ten Fallacies People Tell About Self-Confidence

  Ann Bernard

  18 Jan 2012 | 5:06 am

  The study and understanding of self-confidence is my life – part of who I am and it’s what I do.  I often come across misinformation on the web, on social media sites and forums about self-confidence.  I decided to go ahead and write this post to highlight the top ten fallacies I have heard [...]

• Build Your Confidence. Stop Being Sheepels

  Ann Bernard

  16 Jan 2012 | 10:03 am

  Today people around this country are celebrating the life, tragic death and amazing accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr. A man who lead a movement that changed millions of lives.  A man who faced adversity, challenges, and death for his work and beliefs.  A man of great faith, courage and confidence. Martin Luther King, Jr. [...]

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  KrantCents

• Protecting your home when on holiday: top tips

  Krantcents

  28 Jan 2012 | 2:23 am

  Whatever kind of neighbourhood you live in, you will want to protect your home while you are away from it. Should you be embarking on a big holiday in the coming weeks and months and you find yourself away from the house for two weeks or more, there are a number of things you can do to ensure that things are exactly the same as you left them when you get back from your jollies. You must remember that if you have a policy of Castle Cover house insurance or an alternative from another company, this will cover a home while it is unoccupied. However, all of these policies will have restrictions…

• Friday Night Links: Pinched Nerve Edition

  Krantcents

  27 Jan 2012 | 2:25 am

  Friday Night Links Pinched Nerve Edition is a personal story.  For about a week, I have been suffering with a pinched nerve.  I would love to say it was thanks to too much snow skiing, off road BMX or a century ride.  Perhaps, it would make a better story, if it was caused by something glamorous.  You know, many hours of  something that even few young men can do never mind an aging athlete!  Unfortunately, I do not know what I did or how I did it. The good news is it is getting better. I am treating it with a lot of TLC and medical treatment.  In addition, a little therapeutic massage…

• Broken New Year’s Resolutions!

  Krantcents

  25 Jan 2012 | 2:43 am

  Have you Broken New Years Resolutions yet?  I know, it is only the twenty-fifth (25) day of the New Year.  It is way too soon for you to give up!  Am I right or wrong?  Your resolutions are still too fresh in your mind to quit this early.  So this year, you will succeed.  Don’t you want to achieve your goal?  Whether it is a financial, personal, or business goal, maybe, I can help. Recently, I saw an article on Time called “Top 10 Commonly Broken New Year’s Resolutions”.  It was from 2011, but do you really think anything has changed.  Many people make the same…

• The 3 B’s of Success

  Krantcents

  23 Jan 2012 | 2:15 am

  The 3 B’s of Success is the second in a series of articles to help you reach your goal.  What are your goals? I know you thought about it!  You know, it is your dream, wish or resolution you made!  Before you can get to where you want to be, you need to know where you are going.  You wouldn’t get on a bus, train or plane without knowing where it was going.  Background Did I always know what to do?  I don’t know, but anything I wanted became a goal.  I learned I had to work for it.  I remember that I had to save for anything I wanted.  My parents generally provided me…

• Common Credit Score Misconceptions

  Krantcents

  21 Jan 2012 | 2:34 am

  Want to start your year with a good credit score? That is an excellent idea! While you are sorting out your finances, try to start a savings plan for the future by putting money away into an ISA account. One of the main perks of an ISA account is its tax benefits. A FICO credit score is normally between 300 and 850 points. The higher the score, the better your credit rating will be and the lower the interest rate you will pay on a loan. Many people have some misconceptions about their credit scores: 1. When you have paid off a large debt, it is a splendid idea to close your credit card as…

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  Michael Carwile

• Not Being Noticed? Do Things Worth Noticing.

  Michael Carwile

  14 Jan 2012 | 6:55 am

  Feeling Small I recently made a conscious decision to form a new habit: to connect with more people both online and offline. I’ve always known that connections, social media and content production were important to my success. But, like many, I’ve always struggled with these things. As is typical in many stories you read about when someone begins down the path of content development and social media interactions, I held/hold onto fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of what people will think. Fear of my own success. Fear of looking like an idiot – or worse, not even being noticed. I know in…

• Power Napping To Boost Productivity

  Michael Carwile

  21 Dec 2011 | 7:47 pm

  Image Credit: Amir Jina I wake up early. I stay up late. On an average night, I sleep for about 5 or 6 hours. It is usually plenty for me. Though my recent run-in with Shingles might make some people believe otherwise. I normally wake up refreshed, energized, and ready to enjoy the day and its many adventures. Every once and a while, though, too many 5-hour nights in a row, combined with a starchy lunch, creates for a slow-paced afternoon. You know the feeling. That “2:30 feeling”. 5-hour Energy has made millions of dollars on that slogan. Interestingly enough, I’ve…

• In Defense of Luxury Car Christmas Ads

  Michael Carwile

  12 Dec 2011 | 5:44 pm

  I’ve heard a lot of people around me complaining about the “ridiculous” luxury car commercials that are currently being flooded into the market. Most of the complaints I’ve heard have been in reference to the fact that they are simply unbelievable. Like this one: It seems a bit far-fetched that such a young couple, in this economy, can afford such an elaborate Christmas present. Sure, there are the outliers that would disprove this consensus. But the fact remains, most people don’t “buy” it. The other comments I often hear are similar to, “If I…

• Overcome Writer’s Block: My “Writer’s Fiber” Formula

  Michael Carwile

  19 Nov 2011 | 5:17 pm

  Image Credit: chelseagirl Just start typing. That’s what I often read when I search for ways to overcome writer’s block. Writer’s block. Such an interesting phrase, really. Could it be that there is really a double meaning to the use of “block”? Why not call it “writer’s constipation”? It’s really a better description, in my opinion. Maybe it’s because I grew up playing football (and I’m coaching it now, too) but when I think of “blocking” I think of an outside force intentionally stopping you from achieving an objective.

• Starbucks Even Got Their Gift Card Holders Right

  Michael Carwile

  17 Nov 2011 | 12:52 am

  Image Credit: Me I love everything about Starbucks (except maybe their prices). I’ve always been impressed by their customer experience and branding. It’s all so cohesive. Even this gift card holder matches the brand and provides an small but elegant engagement with their brand. Nerd alert: The holder stock is a recycled paper stock with a simple spot UV coating. Potentially Related Pre-Ordering best practices & the iPad (my version) Breakfast + Brisket + Guns + Football = Awesomesauce Sharing Life’s Adventures Dear Website, You Lost Me At Hello (You don’t have RSS)

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  Coaching Confidence

• Coaching Quote of the Day 28th January 2012

  Jen Waller

  27 Jan 2012 | 11:44 pm

  “Teachers open the doors, but you must enter by yourself.” (Chinese Proverb)

• Relationship Drama

  This is a post by a Guest Author

  27 Jan 2012 | 12:30 am

  In this week’s guest post Karen Wise shares a personal experience. How familiar is this for you and/or your clients? Relationship Drama by Karen Wise My friend Rose called the other night. The conversation started like this: “Karen, I really need to speak to you – I need your advice” And then she started to whisper “The thing is, I’ve been having an affair, and I don’t love my husband any more, and I just don’t know what to do”. Rose and I have been friends for twenty years and she’s been with her husband for almost as long. She was one of my bridesmaids and both our…

• Coaching Quote of the Day 27th January 2012

  Jen Waller

  26 Jan 2012 | 11:41 pm

  “A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” (Francois Bacon)

• Coaching Quote of the Day 26th January 2012

  Jen Waller

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:38 pm

  “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” (Albert Einstein)

• How much is your coaching worth?

  Jen Waller

  25 Jan 2012 | 12:30 am

  The TV was on in a room I was in the other day and it was showing a daytime TV programme which involved 3 interior designers and antique experts each buying a house gift for a specific family. Each expert had a different monetary amount to spend buying their gift. The family can only choose one gift to keep, which they do before finding out who brought the gift and how much that expert had to spend. As part of the show we got to see the families discussion about which gift was worth what price tag. It was interesting to see what they valued in line with their lifestyle, personal preferences,…

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  Ciri's Life Coach

• Thirsty? Beware of Fruit Drinks, They are No Better Than Drinking Soda!

  14 Jan 2012 | 7:24 am

  Once in the supermarket, you are drawn to the pictures of juicy and healthy-looking label of a drink. The assumption, for many of us, is that what is inside the carton contains significant amounts of juice from the tasty-looking fruit on the outside. This is not always the case. Whereas the label 'fruit juice' is generally reserved for beverages that are 100% fruit juice; similar to making your own homemade juice, 'fruit drinks' or 'juice drinks' are often no more than flavoured water that has been artificially colored and packed with added sugars. In many cases, these supposedly healthy…

• 15 Ideas Of What To Wear For Valentine's Day

  7 Jan 2012 | 8:45 am

  Valentine is here once again. The day of Love! The fact is there's no getting away from red on this occasion. Whatever your status, come February 14, some people will enjoy being noticed and what you wear will influence how other people see you. Whether an affordable or expensive Valentine's day, here are ideas to a red hot Valentine's style and wear: What To Wear? Choosing the right outfit on Valentine's day is essential and it must have a bit of red in it. Browse through your closet and see if there is anything red. Think about the shade of red that looks best on you. There is scarlet,…

• Herbal Treatment For Common and Problematic Diseases

  5 Jan 2012 | 5:19 am

  For obvious reasons such as inadequate health facilities as well as shortage of relevant staff; folks who fall sick in remote areas are unlikely to be taken to a health clinic for treatment. Rather, these fellows are rushed to a traditional healer. Thanks to their deep knowledge of traditional herbal therapies, most common and problematic diseases have herbal cures, whether complicated or minor. Asthma: It involves difficulty in breathing. If a person cannot get enough air, nails and lips may turn blue and neck veins swell. It's generally worse…

• How Hand-Held Laser Pointers Can Cause Blindness

  4 Jan 2012 | 3:11 am

  Laser pointers are growing in popularity as a device for both business and home use. For example, they are used in lecture halls and demonstrations, business presentations to highlight crucial points and also to entertain cats who enjoy pouncing on the light as it bounces across the wall. These devices look deceptively safe in the hands of the speaker pointing at the screen but it can cause serious eye damage if used inappropriately. The same way manufacturers argue that cell phone radiation posses no risk, it's no wonder that the makers of laser pointers insists that they pose minimal…

• Flu vs Common Cold Symptoms; What Is The Difference

  3 Jan 2012 | 7:27 am

  When I was younger, I could not understand why some people would get really sick with flu or cold to a point of missing school or work. I thought, like most people, that flu or common cold symptoms are the same. Now, however, I know better, especially after having a really bad case of the flu early last year. What's The Difference? The common cold and the flu are both viral infections of the airways. However, they are caused by different viruses. Although sometimes one can be confused for the other, the flu tends to be more severe and is usually associated with headache, cough, fever, joint…

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  Business Fitness

• Ready for the Big Stage or Too Freaked Out? | Handling Pressure

  Dawn Lennon

  25 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm

  [Reminder: Only 6 more days left to take advantage of my buy one, get one free offer on my book: Business Fitness: The Power to Succeed--Your Way. Go to http://consultbigpicture.com, order one and I'll ship two, signed. Thanks.] A some point you’ll likely ask yourself: “Do I have what it takes to be really successful at what I do?” Role models provide clues to the answer. Look hard at what they’ve achieve and you’ll see they were willing to put themselves “out there.” Now ask yourself, “Can I handle it when all eyes are on me?” Your answer…

• Help Giver or Help Seeker? Let Gratitude Fuel the Ride

  Dawn Lennon

  20 Jan 2012 | 3:22 pm

  I’ve always been at odds with the adage: “Good guys (and gals) always finish last.” It implies that being a team player, going the extra mile, or helping coworkers is a negative career strategy. Often we’re warned that if we’re too generous with our time and talents at work, we’ll get taken advantage of. Well, maybe, but it’s worth the risk. Most of us lend a hand because we: Can’t help ourselves; it’s how we’re wired, raised, or compelled Can put our knowledge and skills to good use Care about the person or group in need Enjoy…

• When You’ve Had Enough, How Far Should You Go? | Managing Emotions

  Dawn Lennon

  16 Jan 2012 | 3:16 pm

  No one likes criticism or unfair treatment. Most of us just suck it up until one day we’ve had enough. Then watch out! Think twice Knee-jerk reactions never pay. When we’re fed up, we need to keep our wits about us. Most of the time, we’re reacting to situations that have been brewing. I’m a big proponent of not becoming a doormat for anyone at anytime. We’re entitled to respect and fair treatment, both of which we need to stand up for in the right way at the right time. I’m also a big proponent of understanding the consequences of the actions we want to…

• How “Now-I-Get-It” Discoveries Expand Career Savvy

  Dawn Lennon

  11 Jan 2012 | 1:19 pm

  Careers are mysterious. We skip naively into them, assuming that our generally optimistic assumptions about the company, our boss, and coworkers are true. Then wham, the gilt flies off the lily. That’s okay, actually. Careers teach us to pay attention continuously. A pulse exists below the surface of every business. It may be: Unseen or foreign to us Outside our understanding Separate from the work we perform daily That pulse drives business all decision-making, actions which include both simple and wildly complex variables. Directly or indirectly, that business pulse impacts us in ways we…

• Winner, Loser, or Also-ran? How Attitude Defines You

  Dawn Lennon

  7 Jan 2012 | 2:25 pm

  Attitudes reveal us—what we value, how we think, and what we’re after. They’re the stuff of statements like: “With an attitude like that he’ll be an obstacle on our project?” “We don’t need a supervisor with an attitude like hers?” “I can’t give him a good rating with that attitude.” People observe our attitudes and then define us through their own attitude-shaded lens. Like it or not, we’re locked in an inexorable cycle of labeling. Attitudes revealed Attitude is defined as either a positive or hostile disposition or state of mind. Our feelings, thoughts, and points…

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  Monetize Your Life

• NMEDA providing peace of mind transport solutions for disabled persons

  Michael Fletcher

  28 Jan 2012 | 2:38 am

  This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of NMEDA. All opinions are 100% mine.My work as a data analyst for a health insurance administrator and my work blogging has really opened my eyes to some of the realities of living as a disabled person. Even in the 21st century a lot has changed but sadly somethings stay the same. I know a couple of disabled bloggers, one of whom owns  a consulting firm that advises on disability access. Listening to some of his challenges and the obstacles he helps others avoid, I become very aware of how the smallest of detail we take for granted could…

• 10 Posts In Thank You Mr(s). Reader

  Michael Fletcher

  27 Jan 2012 | 2:38 pm

  I was reminded this morning, while reading about how to Make Scary Big Stuff Happen by the very informative Men With Pens, of the importance of occasionally just putting your head down and grafting.I’ve decided to celebrate ten as a an achievement after reading 9 First step Goals for New Bloggers. The time since I started this site has been extremely  busy and I’m very proud of having been able to get through all of it still standing and head high. This is my second incarnation of Monetize and this is a project I am quite sincere about. I would love nothing more than to add value to your…

• Evernote to flip the lid on July 14th?

  Michael Fletcher

  16 Jan 2012 | 2:39 pm

  According the Evernote blog announcement, we need to prepare ourselves, come the 14th of July We’re making an announcement about something new. Something we’ve been working on for a little while. Something that will change the way you interact with Evernote, and, maybe even, change how you think about Evernote.Speculation is rife about the Evernote blog announcement about what July 14th will bring. So what is the evernote announcement on the 14th July going to be? This is my personal Evernote wishlist none of which will end up being the July 14th Surprise no doubt.What’s in the July…

• Goal Gym; Goal Large or Goal home

  Michael Fletcher

  15 Jan 2012 | 2:39 pm

  Goals should be geared to creating life! More life, to be lived and enjoyed. The more I mull the goal setting and tracking and achieving paradigm the more I think that there is confusion between  goals and tasks. The road and the journey. Time and life.If we are to look forward into our lives, we must not look up the rocky paths that are ahead of us, but rather lift our heads. Look ahead as the proverbial crow flies and look to our goals. That for me is what goals are about. They have to be the compass that guides us out of the wandering paths which split into path after path detour after…

• Be the Lighthouse not the ship: Attract the Power of Positivity

  Michael Fletcher

  8 Jan 2012 | 2:38 pm

  Life is often seen as a journey, a long voyage through troubled seas. I disagree life is a a function of the company we keep. Every day our seas are ravaged by storms of adversity and strife. Many of us are caught in amongst swells being thrown about and generally feeling out of control of our vessels and our journey’s.How do we arrest this and bring our lives under control? Simple, realize that this is just a metaphor, you don’t have to be the boat. Your life need not be out of control and better still you can make it your job to save more vessels in distress.Take ChargeAs an individual…

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• Pick Your Purpose: How to Find Your Life Mission by Asking the Right Questions

  Emilie

  26 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  Editor’s Note: this is a guest post by Garin Etcheberry. Like most multipotentialites, I was a multipotentialite long before I had ever even heard the term. When I finally heard about it for the first time and I started to read about the multipotentialite mindset I thought “Exactly! That describes me exactly!” It was kind of like one of those moments when you’re reading a great book and the author describes a thought or emotion that you’ve had for a long time but have never heard put into words. It was very exciting. My New Rebuttal The most valuable thing that I…

• The Eternal Battle between Art and Marketing (and Why the two Needn’t be at War)

  Emilie

  23 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  I met a very nice Apple fanboy the other day when I went to pick up my MacBook Pro. (We exchanged business cards, so hopefully he’s reading this.) His name was Scott, and Scott was a photographer. I try to be careful when telling someone what I do for work, because it often leads to a long discussion. Don’t get me wrong, I love talking about my work. It’s just that before jumping in, I try to make sure that it will be a fruitful discussion, that I won’t be defending my unconventional career choices. This was a good one though. And suddenly, we’d stopped talking…

• My First Big Fuck Up

  Emilie

  19 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  All I could do was laugh at myself. Laugh at the situation. There were too many ironic things about it: the fuss I had made about everyone figuring out their tech issues beforehand, the fact that my laptop decided to die literally fifteen minutes before the Huddle was to begin, and finally, the fact that this was my first workshop — the beginning of my career as a speaker — and I had planned out a ten minute speech on fear. One of my points involved addressing your “worst case scenario” and asking yourself what you would do to remedy the situation if this did happen.

• A Super Ninja Secret for “Finding the Time” and Inducing a Flow State

  Emilie

  16 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  I flew back to Portland a week ago and it’s been a nonstop flurry of house hunting, settling in, and hustling hard on multiple projects (such as this one). I’ve also managed to squeeze in a few nights out and brunches in with friends, and I’ve been popping in on a yoga class, which is a totally new thing for me. On top of everything, the CMC orchestra director called me yesterday and begged me to return. Apparently they’re desperate for Second Violins. The concert’s in three weeks. Guess I’ve got some practicing to do… A lot of people ask me how I get…

• The Selfish Artist

  Emilie

  12 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  Who are you to be talking about “minimalism,” when there are people out there who sadly can fit all their possessions into a day pack? Who are you to be talking about “lifestyle design,” when there are people who have no choice but to hustle to make ends meet. Who are you to be talking about “multipotentiality,” when many have no choice but to work multiple jobs. Who are you to work on yourself and fulfill your potential? Stop following your dreams, it’s offensive. Turn around, go home, and be silent. The best way to change the world isn’t to be…

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• 10 Acts of Kindness To Change the World

  Stephen Borgman

  22 Jan 2012 | 2:07 pm

  In this article, I’m gong to share 10 acts of kindness to change your world.Do you sometimes find yourself a bit down?  Or just knocked down by life? Here in Chicago, IL, we have experienced the full blows of winter.  Even though I love cold weather, I can sometimes fall prey to the winter blues.  And so, I’ve decided to continue on with some prescriptions for the winter blah’s. I’ve written the last few weeks about some happiness enhancing strategies from the field of positive psychology. If you’ve missed some of the strategies, it’s okay, because you…

• Steps For Business Entrepreneurs To Dig Out Of The Debt Cycle And Stay Out Of It

  Stephen Borgman

  15 Jan 2012 | 5:56 pm

  This week’s post is a guest post on the topic of debt and small business.  Whether you are an employee or a small business owner, managing debt and keeping it to a minimum is a key factor for long term success. With the onset of 2012, the lenders have already tightened their reins on the borrowers as well as the lending guidelines in order to reduce their risk to be subject to defaults on payments. During the last quarter of 2011, there were many small business owners who were straining under the burden of growing high interest debt. According to the Automatic Access to Court…

• Learn Two Secrets Of Being Happy

  Stephen Borgman

  8 Jan 2012 | 2:36 pm

  Here’s a test for you: Your co-worker receives a promotion at work.  What’s your first reaction?  Happiness?  Jealousy? You encounter difficulties in your week, whether big or small.  What’s your first reaction?  Dwelling on your problems?  Or acknowledging them, but knowing that you will get the best of them, and not your problems getting the best of you? You may not know it, but how you responded to those two questions sums up a two-part strategy for living a happier life. The last couple of weeks, I’ve focused on happiness enhancing strategies. You can read…

• Now You Can Have Optimism: The Key To Personal Success

  Stephen Borgman

  1 Jan 2012 | 2:31 pm

  Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s Corporation, had a key quality for living life to the full.Last week, we discussed the key personal success factor of practicing gratitude.This week, I’m going to share with you a way of thinking that can add years to your life.  It’s also key to improving your personal leadership.It’s  learned optimism. Here’s a quote from Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s, that illustrates this quality of optimism: I was 52 years old. I had diabetes and incipient arthritis. I had lost my gall bladder and most of my thyroid gland in earlier…

• Live Life To The Full!

  Stephen Borgman

  24 Dec 2011 | 12:33 pm

  If you and I are on this orbiting planet for a span of just a few years (relative to eternity), should we not live life to the full? In the next series of posts, I am going to be sharing some insights from positive psychology author Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., author of “The How of Happiness.” Life is not just about being happy, but I want you to think about life from this standpoint: We each have the choice of our attitude and outlook on life: we can either choose to be unhappy, depressed, and miserable; or we can choose to be faith-filled, courageous, and realistically optimistic.

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• An Open Letter to 2011

  Heather Vale Goss

  1 Jan 2012 | 1:13 am

  Dear 2011, Often we go through life looking for easy routes to happiness. And at the end of the day (or year), when people talk about what they’re grateful for, it’s the “good” times they focus on. In a reversal, and in honor of my good friends Yin and Yang, I’d like to thank you, [...]An Open Letter to 2011 is a post from: Heather Vale Goss Unwrapped

• If Today Was Your Last Day

  Heather Vale Goss

  27 Dec 2011 | 12:33 pm

  I just read about an influential writer and producer named Joe Bodolai who helped create Canadian comedy TV. He was instrumental in the creation of The Comedy Network, shows like Kids in the Hall and Comics, and co-wrote the original Wayne’s World movie with Mike Myers. He also wrote for SNL. Our paths crossed with [...]If Today Was Your Last Day is a post from: Heather Vale Goss Unwrapped

• The Spirit of St. Nick

  Heather Vale Goss

  24 Dec 2011 | 6:39 pm

  I’ve been thinking a lot about Santa Claus lately. With a 3-year-old, it’s hard to escape that at Christmas time! And what I’ve realized more and more is, Santa isn’t about an old man with a beard, any more than God is (in my opinion and belief). God (or the Universe, the Creator, or whatever [...]The Spirit of St. Nick is a post from: Heather Vale Goss Unwrapped

• Luck o’ the ‘levens: 11-11-11

  Heather Vale Goss

  11 Nov 2011 | 5:42 pm

  Whether you write it as 11.11.11, 11-11-11, or 11/11/11, today is seen as a lucky day… and much more. “11.11.11 is special because there is no other date that consists of all the same number. The day comes around once every 100 years, meaning (this) is the only time many people will be alive to [...]Luck o’ the ‘levens: 11-11-11 is a post from: Heather Vale Goss Unwrapped

• Dancing with the Cars

  Heather Vale Goss

  1 Nov 2011 | 5:03 pm

  This afternoon, while driving along the main drag in town, I saw a hilarious sight; let’s call it a battle of the fast food mascots. Three out of four corners were occupied by dancing food — a dancing Pita Pit pita on one corner, a dancing Quizno’s drink on another, and a dancing Yogurt Hut [...]Dancing with the Cars is a post from: Heather Vale Goss Unwrapped

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  Deep Existence

• How Deep Thinking Can Be Harmful

  Stephen Guise

  18 Jan 2012 | 9:29 pm

  Thinking is arguably the most important function we have. It determines everything we do. It dictates our mood. With this blog, I aim to promote depth and quality of thought in order to improve lives. But everyone should be aware that there is a dark side to deep, analytical thinking. It involves thinking obsessively about negative things – events, situations, experiences, etc. There is research that shows the danger of this mental fixation on the negative. We Are What We Think Why engage in deep thinking in the first place? Do so to increase your awareness – of yourself, your…

• Learning How To Change – A Resolution For Everyone

  Stephen Guise

  31 Dec 2011 | 12:57 pm

  Your resolution is probably going to be a failure. Sorry, but the statistics show it. As time goes on, I hear more and more people decide not to do New Year’s Resolutions anymore because they don’t last. I’ve been one of them…until this year. There is one resolution that is plausible and stands the best chance to permanently change your life. It isn’t as daunting as losing 50 pounds. It isn’t flashy like training for a marathon. Once you successfully accomplish this resolution, you won’t ever have the need to initiate another one. This is the…

• The Four Most Important Minimalism Tips I’ve Learned

  Stephen Guise

  30 Dec 2011 | 9:07 pm

  “We really must understand that the lust for affluence in contemporary society is psychotic. It is psychotic because it has completely lost touch with reality. We crave things we neither need nor enjoy.”  ~ Richard Foster Possessions are easier to gain than to lose. Remember when you won that t-shirt at the concert that was 2 sizes too big and you kept it anyways? Yes, the one you haven’t worn since 1997 but still have stowed away in the attic. You should have gotten rid of it ages ago, but it was easier to gain it than to lose it. Why is this so? Accumulation implies a gain of…

• Live With Intent

  Stephen Guise

  19 Dec 2011 | 1:36 am

  There is one key style of living that is opposite of everything this blog stands for. It is extremely common. Everyone has been guilty of it at some point in time. I’m going to recommend that you do NOT do the following… Do not live without being fully aware of what you’re doing. Here are some warning signs that might mean you’re not living fully aware… Finding yourself wanting to waste or kill time. Wasting or killing time. Not being able to recall any accomplishments,  progress, or milestones for your life in the past week (though this could simply be a memory…

• How To Inspire Yourself In Two Steps

  Stephen Guise

  12 Dec 2011 | 2:27 pm

  When you aren’t “feeling it,” what happens? Is it a hopeless situation or can you pull yourself out of it? How often do you succeed? I’m talking about self-inspiration. Self-inspiration is the ability to take yourself from bored to passionate, from stagnant to active, from discouraged to excited. It doesn’t depend external assistance. Self-inspiring people can inspire themselves (and likely others) anytime and anywhere. Self-inspiring people get things done. We have so much help available to us online and elsewhere. As such, it is tempting to look outside of…

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• Freedom Friday: January 2012 Resource List

  Maia Duerr

  27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  The Freedom Friday list is a monthly round-up of resources to support your true freedom. I’m always happy to consider suggestions for future lists — drop me a line here! Spirit Take Online Courses Through Sounds True Sounds True, the Boulder-based multi-media publishing company, has recently started offering a number of online courses and events featuring some of their fantastic authors and speakers such as Caroline Myss, Sharon Salzberg, and Marshall Rosenberg. Some of the events cost a fee and others are completely free. Definitely worth checking out! Virtual Support for Your…

• How to Measure Your Freedom — the Liberated Life Quiz

  Maia Duerr

  24 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  “]Photo by Jonathon Colman http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcolman/ Do you ever wonder what the heck I’m talking about when I use the phrase, “a liberated life”? Just for fun, I’ve come up with this quiz to help you see where you fall on the liberated life spectrum (as defined by moi). The statements themselves will help to illustrate what this concept of “liberated life” is all about, and maybe they’ll even spark you into thinking differently about how freedom shows up in your own life. This is in no way a scientifically validated quiz…but I invite you to let me know if…

• 5 Essential Elements to Help You Move Toward Forgiveness and Freedom

  Maia Duerr

  17 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  Photo by Tania Cataldo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taniacataldo) To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. ~Lewis B. Smedes __________ Recently, I went “home” to visit my parents. Before I left on this trip, I took a quick look at my horoscope (yes, I do that!). One of my favorite astrologers, Rob Brezsny, clued me in about a window for forgiveness that was opening: Once every decade or so, you’re asked to make a special point of practicing forgiveness and atonement. According to my reading of the astrological omens, that time will be the next…

• Creating a Freedom Business with Integrity: The Liberated Life Project in 2012

  Maia Duerr

  10 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  photo from beneaththecover.com A little more than a year ago, I launched the Liberated Life Project. At the time, I was inspired by bloggers like Chris Guillebeau and Danielle LaPorte who have a gift for changing people’s lives with their words while at the same time running a sustainable business model in the form of their websites. I’ve learned a lot over the past year. One of the biggest lessons is that creating and keeping a blog going with original and useful posts over the long term is no easy matter. And, with rare exceptions, it is not a fast path to making money. I’m sharing…

• Big Wisdom in a Tiny Package: Lori Deschene Interview and Tiny Buddha Book Giveaway

  Maia Duerr

  3 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am

  Freedom means waking up and deciding to do something today, with exactly what you have, for your happiness. ~Lori Deschene JAN 10 NOTE: A winner has been chosen for the book giveaway — thanks to everyone who entered! I am very happy to start this new year with a special guest: Lori Deschene, creator of the Tiny Buddha website and now author of the new book Tiny Buddha: Simple Wisdom for Life’s Hard Questions. There are three important parts to this post, so listen up! I don’t want you to miss anything : ) First, a mini-review of the book Tiny Buddha. Second, an interview…

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  Motivation Diversity Success Blog

• How To Really Become A Better Skier

  Clint Cora

  26 Jan 2012 | 12:45 pm

  [Note - I wrote this article primarily for snow skiers but the overall tips can be applied to other areas of life as well] photo credit: hillary h How To Really Become A Better Skier Too often, skiers come back year after year and they don’t really improve all that much. They become what I call ‘perpetual intermediates’. I estimate that 75% of the skiers I see from the chairlift will fit into this category. This happens to people who have been skiing for 20 or 30 years or more too. The problem that we often see with these experienced skiers is that they have been skiing the SAME way for…

• Motivation Techniques Include Waking Up Like A Dog

  Clint Cora

  25 Jan 2012 | 8:06 am

  photo credit: smerikal Motivation Techniques Like A Dog Okay, I have to admit that the title of this blog post is a bit weird.  I haven’t been able to blog as often during this winter because of my busy ski instructor schedule and some of you must be thinking that I’ve gone off the rocker writing about waking up like a dog. Let me explain.  I was just highly motivated this morning.  Each morning here at my home without fail, one of my Lhasa Apso dogs Chester, starts to prop himself up at the side of my bed between 6:30 and 7 am to see if I’m getting up yet.  He does this…

• People Expanding Their Comfort Zones On The Snow

  Clint Cora

  18 Jan 2012 | 6:22 am

  Expanding Comfort Zones We have a special program here at many of the ski resorts in Ontario which are geared specifically for first timers who want to expand their comfort zones and try out snow skiing.  This program is called Discover Ski and a special rate covers all rental equipment needed (including helmet), a beginner lift ticket to access the easy ski slopes and a beginner lesson by a professional ski instructor. The only things that people bring to such a program are warm winter clothing and enthusiasm to see how much fun snow skiing can be. Just this past weekend, I ran such a…

• More Success Quotes For January

  Clint Cora

  17 Jan 2012 | 6:18 am

  Success Quotes Here are some more nice success quotes for January that were posted at my Motivation Facebook page. “Don’t get too comfortable with who you are at any given time – you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be.” ~ Jon Bon Jovi “This bright new year is given me to live each day with zest, to daily grow and try to be my highest and my best” ~ William Arthur Ward “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” ~ Martin Luther “Our self image and our habits tend to go together.

• New Habits For Personal Growth Success – Motivational WebTV #64

  Clint Cora

  15 Jan 2012 | 8:45 am

  photo credit: maistora Personal Growth Success For personal growth success, we often have to learn new habits and/or skills.  In order to make such new habits stick so that we don’t give up on them, many experts claim that we have to put continuous efforts into them for 21 to 30 days at minimum. This way, new habits or skills will be absorbed into your system which is exactly what we want.  When habits or skills become absorbed into your system, they become second nature. First Time Showing Acoustic Guitar As an example, I will be showing for the very first time in Motivational WebTV,…

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• A Crash Course In The Long-Lost Art Of Adaptation

  Dragos Roua

  23 Jan 2012 | 8:55 am

  One of the biggest lies of my life was this one: if you do your job constantly, if you listen to your folks obediently, nothing bad will happen to you. All you have to do in order to live a happy life is to play by the rules and everyone around you will do the same. If you listen to life, life will listen to you and will reward you back big time. Well, guess what, it didn’t actually happen like this. I mean, I did my best to be obedient, to follow the rules, to do my job and not to harm anyone else, and yet, out of the blue, I got kicked straight in my ass. And not only once. I’m sure…

• Best Empowering Tools

  Dragos Roua

  16 Jan 2012 | 4:51 am

  Yeap, I know. This is a very generic title. But, if you clicked through it, you’re gonna be in for a treat. Every once in a while, I get to be involved in specific online events. Sometimes it’s about collective projects, sometimes it’s about some interesting memes and sometimes it’s about specific sales events. This post is about one of these sales events. How are these are working? In short, you put together some top-notch experts in a specific niche, and then try to convince them to lower the price of their products, for a very short amount of time, and to create…

• Are You Staring At Me?

  Dragos Roua

  11 Jan 2012 | 5:19 am

  As a digital nomad I get to work in public places a lot, especially coffee shops. Every once in a while I run into some mild problems, but, usually, nothing really serious. Until the other day. Sit down, relax, and make sure you don’t read this in a coffee shop too The Premises So, here I am, on a nice Monday morning, unpacking my laptop over a nice small table at my favorite Starbucks, arranging my cup of tea and plugging in the cable. Around, a few people at their own tables, most of them with their own laptops, tapping silently. Soft music, nice light, a perfect atmosphere for…

• Cash, Stubborness and Music

  Dragos Roua

  5 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am

  I had the first cassette recorder when I was around 4. It was called Jola 2, a Polish make. I know, I know, Poland and cassette recorders. But hey, it was the peak of the communist era in the Eastern Europe, in very early seventies. We were all actually eating our own dog food. I still have a very clear recollection of both the actual device and the context which lead to its acquisition. It was a black box with the cassette tray on the left side, with the speaker on the right side (it was an ellipse shaped speaker, I remember how I peaked through the small holes of the black plastic mask and…

• An Tan Tiri Mogo Dan

  Dragos Roua

  3 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am

  Or, to be more precise, “An Tan Tiri Mogo Dan, Cara Cara Si, Princi Pa Ta Morin Go. Tan Go!” In case you didn’t live in the Romania of the seventies, chances to know the meaning of those words are close to zero. Ok, it’s a “countdown”. You don’t know what a “countdown” is? It’s a sequence of apparently bogus words, spoken in a certain rhythm, almost like a song, each word being assigned to a certain person. Or, to be even more precise, to a certain kid, because this countdown is actually one of my strongest childhood memories.

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• Looking For Free Minimalist WordPress Themes? Here Are 20 Gems Handpicked For You

  Naveen Kulkarni

  13 Jan 2012 | 5:31 am

  Though being a design addict, I have always loved the clean , typography based designs when it comes to blogging. Because if you want your audience to get engaged with your writing, you need to have a design that highlights content rather than flashy widgets. Minimalist themes are just right fit for a content based blog. During my journey of blogging, I have come across many minimal WordPress themes which are great and do a great job in highlighting content.  I am using Coraline for planetnaveen.com with little customization done from my side. In this article, I am providing links for 20…

• What Horrible Things You Have Been Taught That Stop Success

  Jason

  4 Jan 2012 | 5:48 am

    This is a guest post by Jason Fonceca from ryzeonline.com. To guest post on this blog, check guest post page. You’ve been taught some things in your life — maybe directly, maybe not — and they’re horrible. And if they’re left to reign terror in your life, they can easily turn your life horrible too. Dramatic enough for ya? Alright, so they’re not horrible, but they are important. They’re things that peers, authorities, and society has hammered into us, and that we absorbed eagerly, thinking it was in our best interest. I’m going to tell…

• A Perfect Time To Say Thanks To My Readers : Happy New Year

  Naveen Kulkarni

  31 Dec 2011 | 5:24 am

   Dear readers, I am not doing well since winter has gifted me and my family a horrible cold and I am sneezing more than I type. However, that doesn’t stop me from wishing my dear readers a very happy new year A Big Thank-you to you Really, without your love and support, I wouldn’t be even thinking of writing and running this blog as I play two roles already in my life. One being a full time software programmer at office and other as a responsible family member (husband and father) at home. Blogging has been a great friend to me. I am now attached to it and with my readers. My…

• 45 Free Personal Development And Blogging eBooks/Guides From Top Bloggers – The Ultimate Collection

  Naveen Kulkarni

  24 Dec 2011 | 7:08 am

    45 Free eBooks Dear readers, I am excited to share few really wonderful and valuable eBooks for enriching your knowledge. They are absolutely free. I have enriched my knowledge by reading most of them. These books cover topics such as personal development, blogging tips , lifestyle. Download these free eBooks and read them however you want (on PC, kindle, mobile or tablet). Here are the 45 free downloadable eBooks. 1. Get More From Life – By Scott H Young Category: Personal development Download the eBook here  and here 2. Focus – Leo Babauta Category: Personal development…

• Release

  Naveen Kulkarni

  30 Nov 2011 | 12:46 pm

  You don’t need to do something extraordinary to deepen your connection with everlasting happiness and soak yourself in the beauty of life. You just need to do a simple thing. Release. If you work for someone, don’t just work and deliver an ordinary result. Instead, razor sharpen your focus and release your true potential. Make the challenges look small. They are really no match to your intelligence. You will start seeing an amazing growth in your career graph. If you are a creative writer, don’t just write. Instead, release your thoughts like a flow of water. Let them flow.

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• The God Delusion Review: My Takeaway Thoughts

  Martin Osborn

  16 Jan 2012 | 12:13 pm

  It’s tough to write a book that challenges God’s existence without inviting scorn, accusations of bigotry and a flash mob of fundamentalist believers. It’s for that reason that I admire Richard Dawkins, first of all, for even having the courage to send The God Delusion to print. Released in 2006 to bestselling acclaim – and by that effect, religious alarm – The God Delusion is a merciless attack on religion as a system of faith, moral principle and twisted ill-reason. You can tell that the book has found its mark simply by counting the number of responses from…

• The Most Pointless New Year’s Resolution of 2012

  Martin Osborn

  28 Dec 2011 | 6:18 am

  Want to know what it is? ALL of them! If Planet Earth received a penny for every broken New Year’s Resolution… We’d probably still be in debt. But at least we’d have some guaranteed growth forecast for the future. As 2012 begins, there are two things we can take for granted: 1. The world is not going to end. 2. Millions of New Year’s Resolutions will be born, briefly adored, and then aborted faster than a back-alley Catholic love child. What is it about January 1st that inspires us to scream “Yes, I Can!” to personal change? And why is it that we fail…

• Four Legged Friends: How Dogs Improve Your Health & Happiness

  Martin Osborn

  8 Dec 2011 | 8:37 am

  I was never a ‘dog man’, until I stumbled across Chatuchak market in the blistering heat of Bangkok. It was there that I had my heart ripped out by a tiny blur of tan cotton with eyes. She would be called Pancakes, a name that my girlfriend had been saving for a pet rabbit. Half pomeranian, half terrier – for all we knew, Pancakes could have been a rabbit, or a koala bear, or a vixen. Her features were indistinguishable as a pup. Two weeks later and Chatuchak weaved its magic again. The harder I fought to resist the aisles of toy pugs, kittens and infatuated tourists, the…

• How Words Can Change Your World

  Raphas Angel

  5 Dec 2011 | 9:37 am

  “Can my words distill for you a little sweetness, tender and caressing?” – Marc Chagall Speaking is a privilege. And every privilege is accompanied by a corresponding responsibility. Words create worlds. Period. No two ways about it. All that we know and do not know was created by, first, a few thoughts, and then, a few words. No matter what religion you belong to, or if you don’t follow any religion other than your own conscience, you could never in aeons convince me that the amazing sky or the multimillion dollar dwelling place that we occupy (a.k.a the human body) was created…

• Feed Your Brain ‘Legal Enhancement Drugs’ with Binaural Beats

  Martin Osborn

  28 Nov 2011 | 12:24 pm

  As I write this now, I’m wearing a headset that is tuned in to a 30 minute MP3 with the title of Inspire. No, it’s not a painfully long Justin Bieber B-side. I’m actually listening to binaural beats, a controversial brainwave entrainment technique that has been labelled a ‘dangerous drug’ by some critics. I have been a fan of binaural beats for a long time now. I use them to focus on my work, to ‘inspire’ my writing and even to put myself in a positive frame of mind. The benefits of binaural beats can be far reaching, but are ultimately tied to the…

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• Reaching the destination

  Harley

  24 Jan 2012 | 4:32 pm

  In an earlier post I mentioned that this site was part of a journey on self reflection, exploration, and pushing personal boundaries. Today I’m writing to ask you to help me reach that destination. Two ideas: 1. One of the biggest ways you can help is by commenting and letting me know what are some things you would be interested in seeing on site site.  Are you more interested in travel/travelogues and photography, pushing and stretching oneself to become a better person, exploration, self reflection, none of the above, all of the above?  Leave a comment 2. Resources.  I would love…

• Self-Acceptance

  Harley

  24 Jan 2012 | 4:18 pm

  Prompt: 1) If I extended myself endless patience and kindness… I would feel more relaxed.  Oftentimes I am not as kind to myself as perhaps I should be, nor am I as patient with myself as I should be.  I’m not sure why I do this, but i am realizing that it happens quite a bit.  Too often, in fact. 2) If I were to let go of my internal record-keeping, the laundry list of all that I’ve done wrong, and all the places in which I feel inferior, sub-par, or less-than, I would feel… probably much happier than I usually do.  Thinking about this makes me realize how often I…

• Ancestors and Trees

  Harley

  23 Jan 2012 | 4:27 pm

  Prompt: Sara Blackthorne says: “Who are the women in your story, the ancestors, who have walked the path of their own true stories? How do you find your beautiful reflection in the world? How do you tend and nurture your core story, as you would tend a tree in the forest?”   I honestly don’t really have any idea what Sara Blackthorne is asking, mostly.  However, I will say, that being in nature, especially alone, has been a way for me to listen to the stillness and beauty in the world.  It helps me quiet my mind and practice being fully and completely present, the beauty of…

• True North

  Harley

  23 Jan 2012 | 4:12 pm

  Prompt: Goddess Leonie says: “Have you found your soul’s compass yet? What would you like to call into your life? If the 80-year-old you wrote you a letter, what would she say? And in what ways are you a goddess?”   When I think about my soul’s compass I’m reminded of a book I read a few months ago titled Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck.  In the book she talks about the idea of having a north star, or a compass in you that is always pointing towards whatever it is in life that you are meant to pursue, even if it’s buried under so many things you can…

• From Point A to Point B

  Harley

  21 Jan 2012 | 3:52 pm

  Welcome to HarleyRoxanne.com.  Over what been almost a year, this site has seen ups and down, a series of focuses, and today the cycle is starting all over again. Reset. Like many things in life, this is a journey.  A journey towards a better and more meaningful life, towards self employment, towards doing fulfilling work that matters.  I don’t consider the false starts and changes previously on this site as failures, but rather, course corrections.  If you’re driving and you start to drift off the road, you gently steer the car back.  If you get lost, you retrace your steps…

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  Shake Off the Grind

• How Not to Be a Victim: A Guide to Self-awareness and Empowerment

  Joe

  23 Jan 2012 | 7:34 pm

  “He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.” – Lao Tzu To take more control of your life, consider these questions. Are there beliefs you’re holding onto that you need to release? What have you experienced or learned in the past that [...]

• How to Boost Productivity While Working from the Comfort of Home

  Joe

  21 Jan 2012 | 11:14 am

  Are you a part of the fortunate group who get to work from the comfort of your own home? For many people the idea of working wherever and whenever they want is pretty appealing. Maybe you are self-employed or maybe the company you work for has offered the opportunity for you to work remotely outside [...]

• How to Meditate: For the Type-A Personality

  Joe

  14 Jan 2012 | 9:41 pm

  “Do not dwell in the past; do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha Can’t find time to meditate? Well, you’re not the only one. We live in a world of constant stimulation and activity. We have our entire day planned out by the minute and we are [...]

• How to Untwist Your Thinking and Take Control of Your Mind

  Joe

  8 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm

  “Life consists in what a person is thinking of all day.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson We have over 50,000 thoughts running through our heads on any given day. Our mind is flowing in a constant stream of thought, whether we’re aware of it or not. Our beliefs are at the core of this process. They [...]

• How to Be a Champion in the Game of Life

  Joe

  2 Jan 2012 | 1:33 pm

  I remember getting trophies and medals for sports I played when I was a young kid. Frankly, my teams never got first place, but we still were given a trophy for our effort. It felt great to get a trophy even though we weren’t the true “champion.” Too bad society isn’t so considerate of our [...]

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• Long Walk

  Josh Allen

  9 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  The old truck roared under the strain as it crested the last hill, it’s battered and rusted hull blent into the desolate landscape, just like one more derelict piece of junk left to deteriorate in the windswept plain. In the distance hills rose in a ring around the valley, seemingly within reach, but a full days walk in actuality. As the truck shuttered to a stop, the whistle of the wind came into focus, an overwhelming wail, streaking across the short grass and dried mud. It was cold out as evidenced by the small clumps of scattered snow and the frozen water in tire tracks. He opened the…

• Smarter, Sexier, Smell Goodier

  Josh Allen

  6 Dec 2011 | 8:08 am

  Have you ever wanted to be smart, sexy, smell good, and have the ability to read peoples minds? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Don’t worry, you’re the only one who will get this special deal. You will be unique among your friends, elevated among mere mortals. You will have it before it’s popular. A trendsetter, yet still aloof and individualistic. Not mainstream in any way, yet coveted by the mainstream. Not convinced? Check out these other people who have it, they look happy. Look how many friends they have. Do you smell that? They sweat yet still smell like roses, spend…

• Thanks For Thanksgiving

  Josh Allen

  24 Nov 2011 | 8:00 am

  Once a year comes a day when we are specifically reminded to give thanks (at least in the United States). Hopefully most of you out there are thankful more than once a year, but if that’s all you can manage then it’s better than nothing. I want to take a minute to list in no particular order some things I personally am thankful for. My beautiful wife The people who surround me and support me (You know who you are) Employment that pays the bills while letting me do something I love Al Gore – for inventing the internet (Actually, that’s a joke) Modern medicine Freedom – It…

• The Old Man By The Sea

  Josh Allen

  22 Nov 2011 | 8:00 am

  It was the middle of summer, sometime in July. The three youngish friends had met at the donut shop to wolf down some empty calories and then transitioned down to the beach for some people watching. Leaning against a vehicle they gazed out at the water and talked about the old days, the glory days, the “better from a distance than they actually were” days. As they relaxed and chatted, an old man approached from the north. He had a purposeful stride and a focused gleam in his eye. His pants were high waisted, his shirt was tightly tucked, his white hair perfectly parted and firmly held in…

• You Are The Reason You Fail

  Josh Allen

  28 Oct 2011 | 8:00 am

  Do you have an idea but doubt anyone will be interested in hearing it? You’re right, they won’t. Are you content with being mediocre at everything you do? That’s good, because you will always be mediocre at everything you do. Are you envious of what others have earned but assume they got what they have because they know how to work “the system”? You’re right, they do know “the system” and you obviously don’t. Congratulations, you are the reason for your failure. You are the one holding you back. Successful people don’t waste time thinking about reasons why they won’t…

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• The Window of Opportunity Sprint

  Rachel

  4 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am

  The New Year signals the start of a three-month period that I like to refer to as the Window-of-Opportunity Sprint. Research shows that the people who are the most successful in the FIRST 100-DAYS of the year tend to take very specific steps on a very clear path. If you are SERIOUS about accomplishing great things in 2012, you would be wise to come out of the starting gate fast, focused and fired up. And keep going at FULL SPEED through at least the end of March. Why? Because, if you do not make major strides toward achieving your goals from January through the…

• Where Will You Be 10 Years From Now?

  Rachel

  2 Jan 2012 | 10:21 pm

  Where will you be 10 years from now if you keep on going the way you are going? Many people do not realize that big success is the result of little successes achieved, often over a very long period of time. Most successful people are long-term thinkers. They know that they must build upon each achievement and constantly learn new and better ways of doing things. A regular review of your progress is an essential part of goal-setting. Our goals are little more than a wish unless they have a timetable for completion. Make sure your plan for your life includes three types of goals:…

• What Are Your Limitations?

  Rachel

  1 Dec 2011 | 7:40 am

  Think of your limitations as a ceiling that hovers at a certain height over your head. The ceiling height is different for each of us, but all of our ceilings have one thing in common: they determine our potential. If our ceiling is built up high, we have great potential and can achieve much in our lives. If our ceiling is built down close to our heads, we will only achieve the bare minimum for comfortable survival (or even less). You create your own ceiling.  You set the height of your ceiling based upon the things others said to you, and the conclusions you drew about your…

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  Rachel

  23 Nov 2011 | 8:00 am

  Count your blessings instead of your crosses; Count your gains instead of your losses; Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes; Count your smiles instead of your tears; Count your courage instead of your fears; Count your full years instead of your lean; Count your kind deeds instead of your mean; Count your health instead of your wealth; Count on God instead of yourself.   ©2012 Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. All Rights Reserved..

• Setbacks are Inevitable

  Rachel

  21 Nov 2011 | 11:00 am

  While trying to attain your goals, there will be obstacles that will get in your way. On both the psychological as well as physiological level! It is  the psychological ones that need to be tended with utmost care, or it is very easy to falter.   Giving in is not an option!   Kidding, fibbing, fabricating, storytelling, rationalizing, lying– isn't that self-deception? Those who do not make excuses are the true achievers!   Do you have the right attitude to succeed? Explore and enhance your belief and value system.   How many times have you tried something…

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• Focus on what won’t change

  Etienne Garbugli

  18 Jan 2012 | 6:02 pm

  I recently read that, only

• Don’t shit in your own trail

  Etienne Garbugli

  10 Jan 2012 | 8:08 am

  When I started working as

• Don’t be average

  Etienne Garbugli

  4 Jan 2012 | 4:13 pm

  The reasonable man adapts himself

• Are you building or just surviving?

  Etienne Garbugli

  22 Dec 2011 | 8:24 am

  What are the pillars of

• What’s your assumption path?

  Etienne Garbugli

  20 Dec 2011 | 9:50 am

  The only way to do

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  TAKING COMMAND! ACHIEVING YOUR OBJECTIVES.

• Command In Crisis: Abandoned Cruiseship!

  24 Jan 2012 | 10:08 am

  A captain in command who chooses to abandon his ship and all of the souls whom he is sworn, by ethics and Maritime Law (the "Law Of The High Seas") to protect, without regard to his own safety until the last of his charges is safe is a coward. He made a decision to be derelict in his sworn duties. He is not a leader. There is no gray area here -- the implications are carved starkly in black and white: He probably should be blindfolded, hands tied behind his back, and made to walk the plank.Having said this, this article is not about the captain, but about the Officer-In-Charge at the Port…

• "Need To Know" Means SERIOUS.

  10 Jan 2012 | 10:37 am

  In becoming involved with a project, program, strategic plan or even in building a new enterprise, it is instinctively Human to want to discuss aspects of it with others; if it's is an source of pride and achievement (actual or potential) we want to either 'sell' the circles of individuals around us on the concept and the excitement with which it is associated, or to exercise our bragging rights.These instincts and propensities must not be indulged -- in giving in to them, we can do damage in several different ways:1) Compromise important information;2) Undermine the objectives of our whole…

• Breaking Your Word Or Pledge - Sensibly

  2 Jan 2012 | 2:31 pm

  There are times when you have made a pledge that no longer makes any practical sense to honor. You are faced with an immediate dilemma: "How do I 'undo' this pledge that no longer makes sense without appearing to be weak, indecisive, or untrustworthy?" It is an issue involving negotiations, diplomacy and public relations.Recently a pledge made by the Americans For Tax Reform created a legislative gridlock because the parties involved were terrible negotiators -- they were at loggerheads -- simply restating their pledges and inferring that there was no basis for discussion. Any negotiator…

• Know Your Legal Rights: Playing For Keeps

  27 Dec 2011 | 12:02 pm

  Law enforcement, and the 'Justice System' for the most part are not genuinely groups of people who are in the business of either protecting your rights or serving the greater interests of justice. They are in the business of indicting, convicting, fining and incarcerating. By analogy, they serve your rights as effectively and enthusiastically as the Internal Revenue Service operates to minimize your income tax payments and help you to prepare a tax return. There are some basic rules to dealing with law enforcement and its investigative and judicial allies:1) Know your legal rights. Don't ever…

• Leadership: Sealing The 'Working Bond'

  23 Dec 2011 | 8:51 am

  If you are a leader, or are going to become one, one of your first crucial chores when assuming responsibility for others and taking the scepter of command is to create a working bond, i.e., a person-to-person bond with everyone in your organization or company -- even if that organization or company is a very large one.You must not only achieve this symbolic but very powerful working bond with all of those persons who will be reporting to you, and to all of the persons who will be working for them --- all of the way down the hierarchical pyramid. It will be time-consuming, but worthwhile.This…

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• Motivational Songs

  Thea

  27 Jan 2012 | 4:43 am

  It’s a rainy Friday here in Brisbane.  One of many rainy days recently.With this in mind, I thought it was time for another motivational songs post to get us tapping our feet, singing or dancing down the hallway.What defines a motivational song? You may feel energized, uplifted or determined to try something bold and new, to push past old boundaries.  Songs that motivate us can help us through a rough patch or remind us to keep going with our heads held high. Or they simply might make us smile and reflect.So regardless of whether it’s raining, snowing or the sun is shining…

• Warning: The One Big Mistake that Could Kill Your New Blog

  Thea

  24 Jan 2012 | 8:19 pm

  I realised this morning I was guilty of this mistake when I first started blogging. Thankfully I am still here to write about it.What am I talking about?When you first start blogging there is a lot to learn; so you read a lot of websites that teach you how to blog and you sign up for newsletters.  You might also join a membership site to get help from the experts, buy several eBooks or sign up for a short course.While all of these teaching methods are highly recommended, the problem comes when you try to do them all at once.Most likely when you first start blogging, you will have a…

• How to Improve Your Consistency with an Editorial Calendar

  Thea

  22 Jan 2012 | 6:06 pm

  I recently installed the Editorial Calendar for WordPress on Write Change Grow.This plugin enables you to take charge of the editorial calendar for your blog. You can view what date and time you published existing posts and schedule upcoming ones.Though I haven’t discovered everything this great plugin can do yet, one of its key functions has been very enlightening.I used the calendar yesterday to review the days for all of my published posts from the beginning of my blog in February 2010 till the present moment.I have to say the outcome was a bit of a shock.Back in October 2010, I…

• Minimalism: 6 Painless Ways to Get Started

  Thea

  18 Jan 2012 | 10:43 pm

  As regular Write Change Grow readers will know, I have adopted a much simpler lifestyle over the last couple of years. To be honest, my interest in minimalism primarily came about by a tight savings budget.  I wanted to spend less money. However once I started reading some of the amazing minimalism blogs on offer, I realised the concept of minimalism appealed to me on many different levels.I don’t for a moment claim to be a hard core minimalist who owns fewer than 100 things.  I think a peek into my garage would attest to that.  In fact, I have no urge to go in the direction of…

• 3 Common Mistakes You Might be Making That Can Mess With Your Life

  Thea

  15 Jan 2012 | 9:35 pm

  I realised over the holiday break that I had been making some very common mistakes when it came to my relationships, health and life. You could be making the exact same mistakes, all of which can have lasting implications.In our effort to see the big picture, we can overlook some of the simplest things that can negatively impact our lives.Here are three thoughts to mull over and take action on.Don’t assumeBetween Christmas and New Year, I was feeling a tad flat.During this time, I was tempted to call one of my close friends. I’d been wondering how her Christmas went and wanted to…

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  Smokers Quit Here

• edarem – How I Quit Smoking

  dre3325

  6 Jan 2012 | 11:10 am

  You can’t chew and smoke at the same time, so keep your mouth busy.

• Use These Tips To Have The Most effective Pregnancy

  dre3325

  6 Jan 2012 | 4:36 am

  Use These Tips To Have The Most effective Pregnancy Article by Lokietek Olide Bringing a child into this world has become the greatest responsibilities, along with the most blissful moments all rolled into one particular. You have to realize the seriousness of this. You…

• Wax – Doin Damage (W/LYRICS)

  dre3325

  6 Jan 2012 | 3:02 am

  Artist – Wax / LYRICS IN DESCRIPTION Track – Doin Damage Album – Eviction Notice Download mixtape at www.djbooth.net Man I dont know what it is about this track but Im diggin the vibe. Oh and on a side note Big Wax is getting sick at producing, EOM watch out this beat is BANANAS!!!! Wax: ayo its hard to be…

• Stop Smoking ToDay part 3

  dre3325

  6 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am

  Stop Smoking ToDay part 3 From: DrCarolFrancis.com Stop Smoking ToDay part 1: These 3 parts help people stop smoking because it addresses a number of reasons, attitudes and habits that keep people addicted to cigarettes. These 3 parts can be used in conjunction with THE KISS METHOD OF STOP SMOKING explained in BlogTalkRadio.com/Dr-Carol-Francis.

• How does Laser Therapy help you Quit Smoking?

  dre3325

  6 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am

  How does Laser Therapy help you Quit Smoking? Article by Elizabeth Wood There is no denying the fact that smoking is bad for you and that quitting is not an easy task. Throughout this article we will be discussing the impact that smoking…

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• The Most Popular Posts from 25 Top Personal Development Bloggers

  Barrie Davenport

  24 Jan 2012 | 2:27 pm

  Have you ever noticed the “most popular” blog posts often listed on the sidebar of a blog? These land in that spot based on the numbers of people who have clicked on the post. I’m always fascinated by the posts that rise to the top of my “most popular” list. It gives me a clear indication of what interests my readers and what is on the top of their minds.  My post called 36 Ways to Be Irresistibly Attractive has been sitting in the number one position for quite a while. I thought it would be interesting to see the most popular posts of some of my personal…

• Personality Type: How It Impacts 3 Key Areas of Your Life

  Barrie Davenport

  22 Jan 2012 | 5:45 pm

  Do you know your personality type based on the Myers-Briggs personality assessment? If not, this is a tremendously beneficial tool in helping you understand yourself, your motivations and behavior, and how you interact with the people around you. And knowing the personality types of the people close to you is extremely helpful in understanding them and how you can best relate to them. Based on the personality type theories of Carl Jung, The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a questionnaire designed to measure a person’s preferences in how they perceive the world and make…

• 15 Darned Good Reasons Why Self-Help Actually Helps

  Barrie Davenport

  17 Jan 2012 | 5:48 pm

  Special Note: The Empowerment Pack promotion will end on Thursday, January 19 at 9:00 a.m. EST. You still have time to get over 30 self-improvement courses and products from 25 top bloggers for 1/10 the regular price. Click here to check it out! The other day a friend proudly announced to me that she never reads “self-help” books or blogs. “Why do I need someone else to tell me how to live my life? I know how to live my life,” she countered when I suggested that many self-help materials actually provide transformative information. She is a practical, no-nonsense person…

• A Personal Development Bonanza: The Empowerment Pack is Live!

  Barrie Davenport

  16 Jan 2012 | 7:11 am

  On Monday, January 16,  my partner Stephanie and I launch The Empowerment Pack, starting at 9:00 a.m. EST. We’ve invited 25 top bloggers in self-improvement and personal development to contribute their courses, guides, and eBooks, and we’ve packaged them together in a mega, self-empowering cornucopia for a fraction of what they cost individually. It’s the beginning of a new year, and all of us are thinking about how we want to create our lives for 2012 — the improvements we want to make and the goals we hope to achieve. Maybe you want to finally commit to exercise or…

• The Secret Life of the Self-Empowered

  Barrie Davenport

  10 Jan 2012 | 9:24 am

  Have you ever been excluded from something? A club or team? Or maybe the life of the rich, beautiful, skinny, or successful? You feel like an outsider with your nose pressed up against the window, looking at all of the sparkly fun inside that you don’t get to experience. That feeling of being left out, excluded, not part of the real fun, is one of the loneliest feelings in the world. What is it that they’ve got that you don’t? What is it that you are missing that holds you back? The truth is, you don’t need to be rich, beautiful, successful, or invited to join the club…

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  Abundance Tapestry

• Luminary Interview: Lance Ekum – Jungle of Life

  Evelyn

  27 Jan 2012 | 8:58 am

  I am featuring Lance Ekum in my Love and Light Luminary Interview Series today. I have known Lance for a few years now. He is the founder to the site, Jungle of Life. I believe that he has many qualities that make him a force of inspiration in his own right. So let’s find out more about him, his site and his thoughts…. Q. Can you explain why you name your site Jungle of Life? What convinced you to start blogging? A. In early 2008, my wife and I were talking about our “bucket lists” – things we wanted to do before our time here on earth was finished. And from that…

• How to Create a Powerful Personal Life Vision

  Evelyn

  25 Jan 2012 | 5:49 am

  “You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” - Woodrow Wilson Creating a powerful personal life vision has many benefits. It offers you guidance in charting the way forward. It also drives the actions, decisions and behavior that you undertake. Where it is lived into, it basically sums up who you are, your life story and the meaning you have created. If you are like…

• Vision for the Year of the Water Dragon

  Evelyn

  19 Jan 2012 | 7:50 pm

  I am no expert on the Chinese zodiac signs but I have been reading up on the Year of the Water Dragon. I thought it will be interesting to find out what the New Year heralds for us. 2012, being the Year of the Dragon, is an auspicious year to begin with. It starts from January 23, 2012 and ends February 9, 2013. While it occupies the 5th position of the 12 zodiac signs, the Dragon is the mightiest of all signs. A mystical beast, it is the symbol of the emperor in China. Thus, it is connected with royalty and richness. The Dragon loves to do things on a grand scale – big ideas, big picture…

• 101 Ways to Love Your Life

  Evelyn

  16 Jan 2012 | 10:52 pm

  When you love your life, everything works. You become happy. There is a skip in your walk, a song in your heart, a shine in your aura, a joy in your being. Others are attracted to you. You find yourself supported by the universe. Success, invariably, becomes easy. (See Tip #100 below) Just imagine if the opposite is true. Life appears bleak and that there is nothing to live for. And you believe that you are right in holding on to the pessimistic view: your life sucks. You have enough evidence to prove that life has little or no meaning. Everything has been a struggle so far. Obviously, you…

• Life Tip: My Wish For You

  Evelyn

  12 Jan 2012 | 6:45 am

  “This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, love to complete your life.” - Lynnie Buttercup Dear friend, I wish you nothing but the best of what life can offer. If life has been a struggle, a dread or a disappointment for you, then things are about to…

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  I Geek for Creativity

• Creative Response to an Interruption (on YouTube)

  24 Jan 2012 | 4:36 pm

    Instead of an over reaction, why not a creative reaction?  @TweetRightBrain Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Mindful Curiosity from Where You Stand – Brain Leaders and Learners

  24 Jan 2012 | 4:20 pm

  via brainleadersandlearners.com A curious brain explores discovers invents experiences imagines wonders dreams develops does and enjoys. Is your brain curious? @TweetRightBrain Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Creativity on Ice (on YouTube)

  21 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm

  via youtube.com Harbin is one of the coldest cities in China. With a little creativity, it now attracts lots of tourists. Creativity can make the bad, better; and the good, best. @TweetRightBrain Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• The value of quality ideas (on Vimeo)

  21 Jan 2012 | 11:35 pm

  via vimeo.com Good ideas are everywhere. Catch one rather than criticize it. @TweetRightBrain Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Barack Obama Singing Born This Way by Lady Gaga

  19 Jan 2012 | 3:59 pm

    Good editing is also good creativity.  @TweetRightBrain Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  creativecommons.org

• 10 Acts of Kindness To Change the World

  Stephen Borgman

  22 Jan 2012 | 2:07 pm

  In this article, I’m gong to share 10 acts of kindness to change your world.Do you sometimes find yourself a bit down?  Or just knocked down by life? Here in Chicago, IL, we have experienced the full blows of winter.  Even though I love cold weather, I can sometimes fall prey to the winter blues.  And so, I’ve decided to continue on with some prescriptions for the winter blah’s. I’ve written the last few weeks about some happiness enhancing strategies from the field of positive psychology. If you’ve missed some of the strategies, it’s okay, because you…

• Steps For Business Entrepreneurs To Dig Out Of The Debt Cycle And Stay Out Of It

  Stephen Borgman

  15 Jan 2012 | 5:56 pm

  This week’s post is a guest post on the topic of debt and small business.  Whether you are an employee or a small business owner, managing debt and keeping it to a minimum is a key factor for long term success. With the onset of 2012, the lenders have already tightened their reins on the borrowers as well as the lending guidelines in order to reduce their risk to be subject to defaults on payments. During the last quarter of 2011, there were many small business owners who were straining under the burden of growing high interest debt. According to the Automatic Access to Court…

• Learn Two Secrets Of Being Happy

  Stephen Borgman

  8 Jan 2012 | 2:36 pm

  Here’s a test for you: Your co-worker receives a promotion at work.  What’s your first reaction?  Happiness?  Jealousy? You encounter difficulties in your week, whether big or small.  What’s your first reaction?  Dwelling on your problems?  Or acknowledging them, but knowing that you will get the best of them, and not your problems getting the best of you? You may not know it, but how you responded to those two questions sums up a two-part strategy for living a happier life. The last couple of weeks, I’ve focused on happiness enhancing strategies. You can read…

• Now You Can Have Optimism: The Key To Personal Success

  Stephen Borgman

  1 Jan 2012 | 2:31 pm

  Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s Corporation, had a key quality for living life to the full.Last week, we discussed the key personal success factor of practicing gratitude.This week, I’m going to share with you a way of thinking that can add years to your life.  It’s also key to improving your personal leadership.It’s  learned optimism. Here’s a quote from Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s, that illustrates this quality of optimism: I was 52 years old. I had diabetes and incipient arthritis. I had lost my gall bladder and most of my thyroid gland in earlier…

• Live Life To The Full!

  Stephen Borgman

  24 Dec 2011 | 12:33 pm

  If you and I are on this orbiting planet for a span of just a few years (relative to eternity), should we not live life to the full? In the next series of posts, I am going to be sharing some insights from positive psychology author Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., author of “The How of Happiness.” Life is not just about being happy, but I want you to think about life from this standpoint: We each have the choice of our attitude and outlook on life: we can either choose to be unhappy, depressed, and miserable; or we can choose to be faith-filled, courageous, and realistically optimistic.

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• Startup Lessons From a Crime Boss

  Patrick Driessen

  9 Jan 2012 | 2:24 am

  By Donald DeSantisEverything I need to know about startups, I learned from a crime boss!The door opened and into the room walked the most dangerous person I’ve ever met. He reached towards his belt and slowly pulled out his .45 caliber handgun, raised it and paused to evaluate my expression. “No disrespect, but it’s been pressing into my hip all day.” He placed the gun on the coffee table, relaxed into the leather sofa and let his guard down for the first time in a very long while.This person, let’s call him Kobayashi (I’m a Usual Suspects fan), is one of the most interesting…

• How You Can Support Young Entrepreneurship

  Patrick Driessen

  1 Dec 2011 | 4:48 am

  By Patrick DriessenEntrepreneurship is the growth engine of most developed economies. To keep feeding the entrepreneurship engine, education, inspiration and motivation are key ingredients to breed new entrepreneurs. I always like to say that anyone can become an entrepreneur! Now every country needs new entrepreneurs and that is something we can all help with, because YOU can help to breed new entrepreneurs! This overview will hopefully inspire you about how you can contribute to it as well.How YOU can stimulate young entrepreneurshipBuy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their…

• Just Give Yourself to Others!

  Patrick Driessen

  11 Nov 2011 | 5:16 am

  By Patrick Driessen"Life's too short not to show your love or appreciation to someone or something!" - Patrick DriessenAs I have noted in my long list of Life Lessons; giving your support to others will often help you succeed as it will increase your levels of happiness and success, plus it has a positive impact on your health.These are some of my applicable 'giving yourself to others' Life Lessons:#30.  Make at least three people smile each day.#63.  Share your thoughts, ideas, knowledge and experience with others, so they can benefit from it as well.#77.  Buy whatever kids…

• 11 Leadership Styles To Avoid

  Patrick Driessen

  10 Nov 2011 | 6:29 am

  By Mike Michalowicz  Leadership is one of those things that every successful entrepreneur must have in order to succeed, but identifying what good leadership entails may not always be clear-cut for everyone. So just what kind of leadership style should you have? You can weed them out by taking a look at these 11 leadership styles that you must avoid if you want to succeed.1.  Providing Too Much Info.You look like a know-it-all. People are less likely to share their ideas, because you will just roll over them with your own “better” ideas. The Fix: Next time you have a better…

• Inspiration and Life Lessons from Steve Jobs

  Patrick Driessen

  6 Oct 2011 | 3:14 pm

  "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected!" - Steve Jobs By Patrick Driessen Unfortunately - at the age of 56 - Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has lost his battle with cancer. To me and to many other people he was one of the greatest visionary maverick technology entrepreneurs of our time. A true inspirator!Thanks to his passionate entrepreneurship, leadership and his innovative focus on excellence, both Pixar Animation Studios and Apple became very successful global companies. They both contributed to enormous innovation in…

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• Becoming Valuable to Your Social Networks (Part 2): Twitter

  John Clark

  20 Jan 2012 | 5:13 pm

  Sorry for the delay in posting the next post in this series on being valuable to your social networks, it has been a very hectic but very productive week. Anyways…. About a week ago, I posted this http://www.lifetosuccess.com/2012/01/13/are-you-making-a-difference-in-the-lives-of-those-in-your-social-netwoks/ and followed it up with the next in the series which you can read here: http://www.lifetosuccess.com/2012/01/16/becoming-valuable-to-your-social-networks-part-1-facebook/ so now that we are caught up let’s get on with Twitter. Twitter is a micro blogging site that limits…

• Becoming Valuable to Your Social Networks (Part 1): Facebook

  John Clark

  16 Jan 2012 | 9:50 am

  The other day I wrote a post about becoming valuable to the Social Networks, I hope you had a chance to read it, if not here is the link: http://www.lifetosuccess.com/2012/01/13/are-you-making-a-difference-in-the-lives-of-those-in-your-social-netwoks/ , at the end of the post I said I would recap the bigger social networking sites with a recap of the advantages and the purposes of each. In this post, we are going to focus on Facebook. Facebook is the granddaddy of all the social networking sites right now. It was one of the fastest growing social networking sites to date. Facebook started…

• The Main Reason for All That Ails This World…

  John Clark

  15 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am

  With everything that is going on in this world right now, it’s not to hard to feel like everything is falling apart at the seams. We have: Class Warfare being waged all over the world. This past Friday we seen all of Europe, except for Germany, downgraded by S&P. We have a citizenship in the US that does not trust the government for any reason. We also have a government who is proud of the amount of people who have dependent upon them for their source of living. We have the Middle East about to explode with all the strife between Israel and Iran. There is a huge focus on the…

• The Whole World Will Be Better Off When We All Realize This…

  John Clark

  14 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am

  As of yesterday’s post, I was going to start a series of posts exploring the different Social Media websites and how to leverage them to be a source of good to your social contacts. I will get to those starting on Monday. But this as for this post, I just want to get something off my chest. I received a comment from this post,  http://www.lifetosuccess.com/2012/01/13/are-you-making-a-difference-in-the-lives-of-those-in-your-social-netwoks/,that kind of stuck with me. Take a few minutes to review the post and then check out the comments. I wasn’t offended by the comments and they…

• Are You Making a Difference in the Lives of Those in Your Social Netwoks?

  John Clark

  13 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am

  One of the quotes that I refer back to on a regular basis is… “You can have everything you want, if you just help ENOUGH people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar This is probably one of the greatest quotes that I have ever come across. Zig has plenty of great quotes and I think this is his best by far. Here is something to consider about this quote, if for some reason, you don’t feel that you are getting what you want, then it is time to focus your efforts on helping more people get what they want. And with all the technology that we have at our disposal, it is…

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• My 2012 “Must-Watch” list

  Mark

  23 Jan 2012 | 10:17 pm

  Last year, I almost slipped during my quest to read more, save wisely and exercise regularly by letting myself consider all the “must-see” movies I’ve never, well, seen. Instead of letting myself become sidetracked, I parked the idea of catching up on a number of these almost certainly fantastic films, promising myself that I’d get to them in 2012. And a promise is a promise. So, here’s the list of films I will select from to enjoy this year. (A list partly crowd-sourced with the help of blog readers and twitter contacts who weren’t backwards in coming…

• Mark plans to Level Up!

  Mark

  21 Jan 2012 | 6:10 am

  You know those increasingly ubiquitous social badges that you can earn by doing ordinary stuff? You know, like the ones doled out by various apps for “checking-in” in to a venue, rating a favourite movie, commenting on a friends review… that kind of thing. (Get really good and you can flex your prowess by commenting on film reviews as you check-in to cinemas with friends. Blindfolded. That’s how the pros roll anyway.) Well I LOVE those social badges and I’ve got a plan to turn my odd affection for digital rewards in to some goal-busting magic of my own.

• 3 easy blog improvements

  Mark

  17 Jan 2012 | 6:31 am

  Last year I blogged about 5 reasons I wanted to be a better blogger. Months on and those reasons still resonate but they just aren’t motivating me to blog as regularly as I’d like. Aspirations are important but when it comes to blitzing goals, small, practical steps always seem to lead to results faster and easier. So here are 3 tangible improvements I’m going to make to This Geek’s Goals in 2012. I hope they’ll help me unleash the inner power-blogger and also make the site a more useful site for readers like you. 1. Sorry, it’s not all about me? I spent most…

• Building a better 2012 (with old goals and new)

  Mark

  12 Jan 2012 | 6:02 am

  We are almost two weeks through 2012 (um, sorry, where the blergh did that fortnight go?!) and I’d like to take the time to share some more info on the goals I’m introducing (and the goals I’m keeping) this year to build a better me. You could probably tell in my wrap up of my 2011 goal progress that in some areas, I bit off more than I could chew. After lots of reflection and encouraged by good friends and tweeps, I’ve decided to carry over 2011 New Year resolutions and to change my targets a little, informed by my successes and failures to date. And let’s face it. If I throw the…

• 2011 book review summary

  Mark

  4 Jan 2012 | 5:33 am

  Here’s the summary I promised of the books I read for pleasure in 2011. I reviewed some of the titles below throughout the year and I’ve included to those books. I’ve also included a Book Depository affiliate link where possible should you wish to grab any of these gems for yourself. Happy reading! This geek says: 2.5 out of 5 stars My review This geek says: 3.5 out of 5 stars My review This geek says: 2.5 out of 5 stars My review This geek says: 4 out of 5 stars My review This geek says: 5 out of 5 stars My review This geek says: 4 out of 5 stars My review This geek says:…

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• iThemes Premium Themes Offers 44% Off! (+ Get Mobile Plugin For Free)

  Maria Erving

  28 Jan 2012 | 4:52 am

  As part of the 4th Anniversary Celebration at iThemes, they are offering 44% off all products (except LIVE Events) through the end of January. Use coupon code COMMUNITY and you can save 44%! Click on image to get redirected to the store where you can browse and have a look at all the different themes:     Plus..! You get the MobileBuddy Plugin for free with any theme purchase! (It normally costs from $45) It will be automatically added to your purchase when buying a theme from the iThemes store.   This offer (44% off of normal price) is only valid until January 31, 2012.

• How To Change Font Size In Flexx Professional (iThemes)

  Maria Erving

  27 Jan 2012 | 5:15 am

  I’m using the Flexx theme by iThemes and one thing that kind of annoyed me a bit was that the default font size is a bit too small for my eyes. I like larger font size rather than small, so I figured out how to change it. Here’s how you can change the font size: Go to Appearance > Editor> Stylesheet: (click on image to see it more clearly, and then “back” to get back to blog)                   And Save – Done! Much easier on the eyes, wouldn’t you agree?   Related Posts: iThemes Premium Themes Offers…

• When To Take Action and When Should You Surrender? (Let Go, Let God)

  Maria Erving

  26 Jan 2012 | 12:36 pm

  Action, no action, surrender, let go let God… – what’s “right”? Should you just go with the flow, or should you take massive action and go full steam ahead? Life flows in rhythms – like ebb and flow life goes up and down. Sometimes we are in high gear, doing a lot, and sometimes inspiration ceases into non-action. How do we know when to do what? When do we “go for it” and when do we “surrender to a higher power” and let it all go? And what is the right thing to do when we hear so much about taking action and at the same time we hear…

• Inspirational Quotes by Maria Erving

  Maria Erving

  25 Jan 2012 | 6:15 am

  Feel Free To Share My Quotes – Just Always Include My Name When Posting Them: For Twitter: (Scroll down for longer quotes) “Often we know what we want, but we’re afraid to go for it.” ~ @mariaerving #quote #quotes “Only ego flows back and forth to an imaginary future and regretful past.” ~ @mariaerving #quote #quotes “Spirit lives in the present moment.” ~ @mariaerving #quote #quotes “To be willing to receive is to say yes to life.” ~ @mariaerving #quote #quotes “There are plateaus in life and they are there for a reason.” ~…

• Spiritual Purification and Raw Emotions

  Maria Erving

  24 Jan 2012 | 5:36 am

  I remember many years ago when I went through a process of releasing my past, or better said; my need to know my past, as I had suppressed large blocks of my childhood. I knew there were a lot of trauma, and that my mind had blocked out whatever it was in order to protect [...]

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• Breaking the Glass Ceiling

  Karen Keller, Ph.D.

  26 Jan 2012 | 5:24 am

    Don’t just crack the glass ceiling, shatter it! For decades now, there have been reports going back and for on whether the glass ceiling (the invisible limit for promotion that women frequently see in business) has been shattered or whether it still exists in a big way. I’ll posit that, while in general the glass ceiling exists in the workplace, I think that should never stop women from trying to get ahead at work. Here, I thought I would identify some of the excuses that women face from their male counterparts that are trying to explain why most women shouldn’t be in management.

• Operation Recon: Know Your Competition

  Karen Keller, Ph.D.

  24 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am

    It’s no Mission: Impossible, but knowing your competition will always give you an advantage. WARNING: This blog will self-destruct in 60 seconds! OK, not really, but when I talk about doing recon work and getting to know the competition, I bet you start playing the Mission: Impossible theme song in your head. No, sadly there won’t be any night vision goggles involved when you’re researching your competition (unless you really want to wear them), but it’s important that you take the time to get to know what others in your industry or even company are doing in order to be better…

• Success at Work is Proportionate to Your Influence Factor

  Karen Keller, Ph.D.

  19 Jan 2012 | 5:31 am

  Do the math and find your influence factor. I get asked quite a bit what the secret to success is and, to be honest, there is no hard and fast rule, but I find that the more successful women in the workplace generally have quite a bit of influence over their employees, their peers and even upper management. Of course, there are a lot of factors that contribute to the amount of influence that they have, so I decided to sit down and take some time to develop a formula to determine what amount of influence you might have at work. Here is the formula for discovering your influence factor:…

• Where Does It All Go Right? Recognizing Healthy Relationships

  Karen Keller, Ph.D.

  17 Jan 2012 | 5:22 am

    Smart women know when to admit they’re in a healthy relationship. All over America, it’s happening. Smart, successful women are waking up in the morning, looking at themselves in the mirror and realizing, “My goodness, I’m in a happy, healthy, fulfilling relationship. What’s happened to me!?” It’s going to be alright. There are many women just like you and you don’t need to feel alone. In fact, you probably don’t feel alone since your partner supports you and offers you daily affirmation. If you aren’t certain whether you’ve ended up in a healthy relationship,…

• Returning to Work and Finding Balance

  Karen Keller, Ph.D.

  12 Jan 2012 | 5:16 am

    Find balance between work and home without feeling guilty. When you return to work after you’ve been “out of the game” for a while, you’re naturally going to struggle for a bit rediscovering that balance between home and work, but don’t feel guilty about it. If you have made the decision to go back to work, whether to earn extra income for your family or to challenge yourself again, it was your decision and you should own it. Regardless, there is an adjustment period, but there are things you can do to lower your stress levels when you return to work. First off, you have got…

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• A Life Worth Living- Say No to Being Shamed and Feeling Guilty by Others!

  Chaplain Donna

  2 Jan 2012 | 1:14 pm

  There will always be people in your life that are bitter and angry.  Some are angry because they have given up on their dreams, some feel trapped by poor circumstances and others are simply whacked. They are suffocated by the power they allow others to place upon their lives and hate you for your perseverance. These people criticize you for positive behavior and try to make you feel guilty for doing great things. A few of these bitter people criticize you to your face, but most do it behind your back. A life worth living does not allow others to shame and guilt them into mediocrity! I…

• 2011, The Year in Review!

  Chaplain Donna

  31 Dec 2011 | 12:11 pm

  2011 has been an amazing year! I lived my first year after the death of my mother and I lived My first year after the death of my first career.  Well maybe my second career.  My first and ongoing career is motherhood. These deaths were painful and put me in a position to draw upon a glimmering light of inspiration. I began 2011 determined to live the heart of my dreams.  This gave me energy to move forward, because I felt really hopeless at times.  I think I was successful, but as usual only God knows how life will unfold. One of my hearts desires in 2011 was to be an…

• The Thanksgiving and Peace of Choice!

  Chaplain Donna

  24 Nov 2011 | 3:20 pm

  I received several invitations for Thanksgiving dinner today.  It was nice to have people willing to open their homes and share the joy of breaking bread together.  I could have even cooked and had my small, but loving family over.  However this year I made a conscious choice to be at peace! Some of the invitations I got were from loving families, but I did not know them very well.  I didn't want to put myself in the awkward position of being around strangers on the Thanksgiving.  I could have went to a relatives, but they are not close family.  There would have…

• Adult Bullying- It Happens, Exisits and it Hurts Like Hell!

  Chaplain Donna

  16 Nov 2011 | 3:02 am

  I began to write about a different subject, but my heart is lingering in a different place.  I have found myself once again the victim of unwanted bullying and it hurts! Yes, I am an Empowered woman, a strong woman and a woman that won't quit, yet I find myself weakened by the onslaught of whispers, looks, laughter and jeers.  I find it difficult to get close to people that may or may not be aware of what is happening.  You see my bully quickly befriends them and fills their head with poisonous lies.  I find myself evaluating if getting close and then having them turn away…

• Breaking Dysfunctional Family Ties to Live an Empowered Life

  Chaplain Donna

  9 Oct 2011 | 9:40 am

  In life people tend to be repetitive!  This is most evident in the relationships that shape the quality of a person's life.  The times that are most fulfilling are normally connected to positive work relationships, supportive partners and good, fun friends.  They bring out the best in everyone and cultivate growth.  Unfortunately, many vital relationships are warped because of dysfunctional family ties. These dysfunctional family relationships are systems people do not choose.  They have a profound effect on how people interact with…

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• My running gadgets

  Simon Goodship

  21 Jan 2012 | 6:04 pm

  I'm headed into the second week of my knee issue. It's too painful to run and I don't want to make it worse by pushing it. I have an appointment to check it out next week. Fingers crossed. If I need to take a little time off, this wouldn't be the worst time to do that. The weather is pretty extreme right now. I don't mind resting but the one thing I hate about not running is that my immune system seems to crash. When I was taking lots of steroids for asthma, my immune system was in really poor shape. I was sick all the time and I had at least one hospital visit to look forward to every…

• Charlie's running initiation

  Simon Goodship

  18 Jan 2012 | 9:01 am

  This weekend, I took my second run with my son Charlie. He just turned 6. You may remember that I wrote a post about feeling disconnected from him lately. It was one of the reasons that I was drawn to the book by Jim Axelrod. I thought running could be a way for us to bond and a time for us to do something without the rest of the clan coming along. He has been excited about it. I even purchased him a pair of Merrell Trail Gloves. Sorry New Balance but you are way behind the curve when it comes to minimal kid shoes. The reason I got them was so that he felt like running shoes are special…

• Contact with New Balance Chicago!

  Simon Goodship

  16 Jan 2012 | 3:13 pm

  Jan 16th, 2012 - Contact with New Balance Chicago I got a really warm and welcome email from Jeff Mach. He and his partner own four New Balance Chicago area stores. They are independently owned and operated licensee's of New Balance. He said he found my blog randomly and also said "I like the way you write, what running means to you and the type of person you seem to be in your blog." He said that culture is very important to their family business and asked me if I would like to come into the store and meet them. I have to admit that in many ways, this is more meaningful to me than a…

• Lost track of New Balance

  Simon Goodship

  15 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am

  So, I go away for the holidays and take a break from obsessively following running and running shoe content online and look what happens! I seem to have totally lost track of what New Balance is up to. All of a sudden, there is a new Minimus shoe that I have never heard of! As you may know, I am a fan of the new Minimus line. The 10 series was impressive. I owned the Minimus Trail MT10's. A great shoe but the band accross the metatarsils is just too tight for me since my stress fracture healed with more bone. I still own the Minimus Road MR10's which are also a nice shoe but nowhere near as…

• Trails have got us falling in love again

  Simon Goodship

  13 Jan 2012 | 10:26 pm

  Happy new year to all of you. Thanks for taking the time to read my blog last year. I appreciate it. I took a little time off over the holidays. I was in Cleveland with my in-law's for Christmas and we took a train cross–country to New Hampshire to visit my sister and family in Manchester. It was our first experience in a sleeper car on a train. Quite an adventure. We came back to Cleveland and then drove home with the presents. The three kids were lunatics on the drive home. Not even a Beatles CD with Yellow Submarine would calm them. It didn't help that there was a blizzard going on…

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• Google alerts how to get them

  Yorinda Wanner

  24 Jan 2012 | 10:36 pm

  In the free Google Alerts you can add up to a thousand queries and set the frequency of how often you want to be notified. This alert will then be sent to your email.     You can use this to find out: ‘who’ is talking about you type “first last name” i.e. “Joe Blogs” ‘what’ [...]

• Healthy Digestion

  Yorinda Wanner

  18 Jan 2012 | 7:56 pm

    Is your body absorbing our food properly? Are toxins eliminated or re-absorbed? What interferes with our Digestion? What does our digestion tell us about our thoughts and attitude? What can we do to help our body to have optimum digestion?   Understanding the Process of Digestion (Assimilation and Elimination) How is the food broken [...]

• Looking after yourself with abundant Energy

  Yorinda Wanner

  11 Jan 2012 | 4:39 pm

   Do you feel that you have enough energy to get you through the day? Do you drink coffee and/or energy drinks for a pick me up? How much sugar is in your coffee or energy drink? How is your energy about an hour or two after the caffeine injection?  Can you sleep after you had [...]

• Smile

  Yorinda Wanner

  6 Jan 2012 | 3:23 pm

  Have you noticed how people light up when they smile? Do you think that you light up like that when you smile. I am sure you do. When you are out and about, have you ever noticed how many people smile? How about when you walk around with a smile, do people respond by smiling [...]

• Digestion Health and Well Being

  Yorinda Wanner

  6 Jan 2012 | 3:23 pm

  How Digestion effects our Health and Well Being To have a sense of Well Being and feel healthy we need to have good Digestion. An abundance of enzymes and good bacteria are some of the essential factors to make this happen. Ultimately toxins need to be eliminated in the process instead of being reabsorbed into [...]

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• Build Confidence: Just Do It

  Anne

  22 Jan 2012 | 11:17 am

  In order to build confidence, we need to answer this question: What is confidence? ‘Confidence’ is defined as belief in the truth about something. Note: confidence is not necessarily knowing the truth about something. It’s the belief  in the truth about that thing. Confidence is to be certain, to have faith, to be assured. Build Confidence: You [...]Post from: How To Build ConfidenceBuild Confidence: Just Do It

• Boost Confidence When Feeling Low

  Anne

  11 Jan 2012 | 6:01 am

  Boost confidence when feeling low because this is the very thing  to put that sprint back into your step. Life puts all kinds of pressures on us, and even if you’re generally a very self-confident person you can still be negatively affected when things fail to go the way you thought they would. This article [...]Post from: How To Build ConfidenceBoost Confidence When Feeling Low

• Building Confidence Apps

  Anne

  4 Jan 2012 | 9:02 am

  Building confidence apps isn’t something I thought I’d be talking about in the near future. However, many people seem to need a little extra push when it comes to giving their confidence a push-start. Whether it’s building your confidence to help you talk to the opposite sex,  boosting your body confidence, or giving  your confidence [...]Post from: How To Build ConfidenceBuilding Confidence Apps

• Confidence Building Activities

  Anne

  29 Dec 2011 | 3:31 pm

  It can be  intimidating starting Confidence building activities. This is why we’re running a series on this site to show you some confidence building activities you can easily do from your own comfort zone. We will go tackle them one by one to give you a chance to provide some feed-back, and of course to [...]Post from: How To Build ConfidenceConfidence Building Activities

• Merry Christmas

  Anne

  23 Dec 2011 | 9:32 am

  Build Confidence would like to say Merry Christmas to all our readers, subscribers and sponsors! Have a wonderful time with your family and friends and come back to see us in the new year. We’re closing shop for a few days, but keep the faith and stay confident. We’ll see you again soon.  Please let [...]Post from: How To Build ConfidenceMerry Christmas

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• It’s the Little Things That Count

  David

  27 Jan 2012 | 1:13 pm

  Have you ever noticed that no one seems to care about the little things any more? I don’t really know how we became desensitized to the little things, but we have. It is going to be a hurdle that you are going to have to get over quickly if you want to be able to … Continue reading »

• Picking a Dream

  David

  26 Jan 2012 | 2:42 pm

  If you are anything like me, which I would guess is a fair number of you, you will have a whole bunch of dreams that all follow different paths. Because of all of these different possibilities and often no sense of which one is the best option, we can get bogged down by switching from … Continue reading »

• I Don’t Wanna!

  David

  25 Jan 2012 | 12:58 pm

  Today’s post is going to be a little short because it is getting late and I am getting tired. I really just want to say one thing today that was mentioned while I was getting my hair cut by the hair stylist. Two of them were discussing their significant others and how they were looking … Continue reading »

• Today is the Day

  David

  24 Jan 2012 | 9:38 pm

  Just like the title to this blog post suggests, you shouldn’t wait until tomorrow or the next day or even five minutes from now to do what you want to do with your life. You just need to get out and start it right now. You don’t need to finish it now but you do … Continue reading »

• The Importance of Failure

  David

  23 Jan 2012 | 1:24 pm

  All throughout our lives we have been told that it is unacceptable to fail. Failure is one of our worlds biggest taboos that is completely incorrect. Instead of being a bad thing, failure should be viewed as an important part of growth. We should embrace failure as something that we need to experience in order … Continue reading »

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• 4 Blog Posts That Can Change Your Life!

  Dwayne

  27 Jan 2012 | 11:12 am

  I have always been someone who is interested in the things other people do to add value to their lives. I’m not talking about monetarily but the type of value that comes from within and is sustainable no matter what the state of the economy. During my quest some of the readings I’ve come across have not always been useful. Some of them were poorly written while others weren’t feasible for me to try and implement into my own life at the time (travel to a foreign land and witness a beautiful sunset). No matter where you look you will inevitably find some writers who seem to be…

• You Gotta HUMP Excuses Into Submission!

  Dwayne

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:06 am

  If it’s not one thing it’s another. There is always something that gets in the way of us either starting or finishing a task. And most of the time that thing that’s stopping us IS us! Sometimes we just don’t feel like doing the things that we need to do and in certain cases it’s understandable. After being at work for 8 LOOONNNGGGG hours you may not always feel like heading straight to the gym to get your “swole on”. You get home, get undressed and say “I’ll go tomorrow. I’m too tired right now.” EXCUSE!! Excuses are the…

• All Warfare Is Based On Deception!

  Dwayne

  23 Jan 2012 | 10:04 am

  Now, anybody who knows me knows that I am an avid gamer. I am extremely partial to FPS’s (First Person Shooter) and yes I have all Modern Warfare games on PS3. I play video games because it’s fun and it let’s me unwind but I don’t play them for their philosophical value. What I mean is that I don’t intend to actually learn anything that I would be able to apply to my life. I just wanna shoot somebody. But when I put Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in my system and it started up I listened to the intro, and for me, the first words that were uttered kinda gave me…

• 4 Reasons Your 2012 Will Be Worse Than Your 2011!

  Dwayne

  20 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am

  We are just about 3 weeks into the New Year and some of you have already given up on your New Year’s Resolutions. Why is this?! I’ll tell you why. Because you weren’t sincere and clear with yourself about how serious you should treat those “resolutions”. Like I told you here before New Year’s resolutions are pointless. New Year’s GOALS are what’s hip and new and they work much better than how a resolution is supposed to. You can read the post I wrote about resolutions here but this isn’t about the difference between the 2. This is about…

• 5 Questions To Ask Yourself! What Do You REALLY Want?!

  Dwayne

  17 Jan 2012 | 10:07 am

  How many of us know exactly what it is that we want the most?! How many of us think we know exactly what we want the most?! If you answered “ME”  to the first question you may have a seat in the back row and choose to stay and listen in if you would like to. If you answered “me” to the second question I need you to come to the front of the class and listen attentively. Thank you. Now, the reason you answered “me” to question number 2 instead of question number one is because you don’t really know what it is that you want the most in life. We think…

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  Life or Depth: Daily Resolutions for Living Intentionally

• Today’s Resolution: Stay Up Two Hours Past Your Bedtime

  Patrick

  27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm

  Today’s Resolution: Stay Up Two Hours Past Your Bedtime When’s the last time you stayed up super late? And what’s your version of late these days? 12am? 2am? 4am? Pulling an all-nighter? When’s the last time you really added a few extra hours into your day? Was it college?... [[ Read the rest on LifeorDepth.com ]]

• Today’s Resolution: Play With Your Food

  Amanda

  26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm

  Today’s Resolution: Play With Your Food Image source: Furryscaly on Flickr Playing with your food is fun, but decorating your food is even more exquisite. The lost art of the banana tattoo almost got away from us there, but I’m here to bring it back! So, did you know that you can design... [[ Read the rest on LifeorDepth.com ]]

• Today’s Resolution: Empty Your Cupboards and Create 3 Future Meals

  Amanda

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm

  Today’s Resolution: Empty Your Cupboards and Create 3 Future Meals We waste a lot of food here in the United States. As a population, we over-shop, over-consume, and we waste like crazy. When you shop in bulk, you often forget exactly what you have in your cabinets and often end up buying... [[ Read the rest on LifeorDepth.com ]]

• Today’s Resolution: Give into a Guilty Pleasure

  Amanda

  24 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm

  Today’s Resolution: Give into a Guilty Pleasure If you died tomorrow, would you be upset that you stuffed your face with a jelly doughnut today? I think not. We all have guilty pleasures, whether it’s watching reality tv shows, taking naps, eating chocolate ice cream, playing bad video... [[ Read the rest on LifeorDepth.com ]]

• Why We Love the Philips goLight Blu / Light Therapy

  Patrick

  23 Jan 2012 | 11:52 pm

  Why We Love the Philips goLight Blu / Light Therapy Philips goLight BLU is a little device that was recommended to me first by a friend and then by my doctor when I started chatting with him about Vitamin D and how rotten and gloomy winters are here in New England. This darkness at 3pm is for the... [[ Read the rest on LifeorDepth.com ]]