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When Life Hacks You Off How often have you been given some really, really good advice in your life? I’ll put money on it being a lot more often than the number of times you’ve taken it. And conversely I’ll bet you’ve offered really, really good advice far more often than it’s been taken. (As an aside I’ll wager that the times good advice is taken is pretty similar to the number of times the advice matched what the person receiving the advice wanted to do in the first place! The point is this: it’s always easier to solve other people’s problems than your own. There are a few tools you can use yourself to take advantage of this clarity of vision without the expense of a coach and I’ve listed some of them here. “If a friend of mine came to me with this problem, what would I ask them and what would I suggest?” There now. Let’s take a personal example where life hacks you off. Okay, I’ve over-simplified to make the point but I’m sure you get the idea. Chances are…you’ll spot a way forward.
Progressive Training A great idea I learned from weight training is the concept of progressive training. Progressive training means that you keep gradually increasing the weights you lift (over a period of weeks, months, and years), so you always experience a high degree of challenge in your training. In broader terms progressive training means changing various aspects of your training to increase the challenge, including distance, speed, duration, etc. If you keep lifting the same weights week after week, you aren’t going to get much stronger. Progressive training helps ensure that you remain in the sweet spot of challenge, so you grow stronger in less time than you would otherwise. Of course progressive training can be applied to other areas beyond your physical body. Here’s an example of how I’ve been using progressive training since the summer of 2004 to build my speaking and communication skills. Deciding to Train First, I made the conscious decision to train up in this area. Basic Training Training Pays!
The daily routine of 17 CEOs Jim Citrin at Yahoo! Finance set out to study the daily routine of 20 CEOs. Surprisingly, he received responses to his survey from 17 of the 20 CEOs polled. Jim’s questions were focused around their daily routines. Start early.This is the part of your morning routine over which you have the greatest control. The CEO daily routine – [Yahoo!
Being Honest With Yourself Do, or do not. There is no ‘try’.– Yoda You’re thinking about starting a business. You want to travel the world some day. “If I were your age”, you tell your daughter, “I’d get out of this town too.” You would have gotten that girl’s phone number, but then her friend came and whisked her away. You could have kissed her. You should have talked to that girl at Starbucks today. But you’ve been “thinking about” starting a business for the past five years. In personal growth terms, the shortest distance between two points is the truth. Convert “Some Day” Into an Actionable Plan The problem with “some day” is that it never comes. Most plans you have for “some day” can be set in motion today. What day is “some day”? Whether your goal is to buy a car or lose weight, you can apply some combination of the questions above to invoke the chain reaction that will propel you forward to concrete results. Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda You didn’t get her phone number. You didn’t kiss her.
The Most Common Mistake People Make When Setting Goals In the absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.– Unknown So you’ve finally figured out your goal in life: To become a successful entrepreneur. You’ve never liked working for others. You would love the freedom that comes with working for yourself. You know your wealth prospects are staggering. You visualize yourself reading the paper in your private jet, while sipping on champagne served to you by a Playboy Bunny. There’s just one minor detail you’ve omitted from your grand plan: What the hell does “successful entrepreneur” mean? Make It Measurable Some of the most exciting choices we make are in figuring what to do with our lives. But for our goals to be effective, they need to be specific. To crystallize your intentions, ask yourself: Is my goal actionable? Here are some examples of goals that are insufficiently defined: Learn to speak SpanishOvercome social anxietyGet in shapeGet better with womenGet better marks at school
One Simple Thing You Can Do To Instantly Improve Your Day “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” – Etty Hillesum Are you familiar with those days where you feel like you have too much going on – way too much work, a dozen errands, e-mails to check, voicemails to listen to, and a growing list of things you really need to handle? Or what about those days where you feel like you’re on autopilot and just going through the motions? Nothing is really wrong, but for one reason or another you just feel…blah. I am way too familiar with all of those types of days. I thought, “There has to be a better way. I knew I wasn’t supposed to rush through my day. But, one day I figured out stumbled into “Time Ins” and life hasn’t been the same since. Take Some “Time In” A “Time In” is simply a conscious decision you make to take a break from all that you have going on and give yourself just 60 seconds to relax, recharge and most importantly enjoy silence. 3 Tips For Integrating “Time Ins” Into Your Day:
The Right Habits I've been a huge fan of the keystone habits concept since first reading "The Power of Habit." When you realize that most of what we do every day is habitual ... and that little keystone habits can support huge new structures (just like keystones support bridges) ... you then think, "What keystone habits can I include in my life?" I've found that 3 keystone habits work really for me (and others who read my blog): 1) Reading my monthly goal out loud for 1 minute every morning2) Visualizing it for 3 minutes3) Walking while saying affirmations out loud for 10 minutes These 3 habits have been little catalysts for big changes in my life and my business. I wish you all the best! Kevin Donlin3 Habits of Growth
How to Be Fashionable at 20 Edit Article Edited by Ben Rubenstein, Axiom, Liz321, Flickety and 16 others Every wardrobe has gaps, but a wardrobe that can provide a suitable outfit 95% of the time is a must for women or men of any age. Your 20s might be a particularly appropriate time to focus on your wardrobe: you are beginning to have a good understanding of who you are and are not subjected to the peer pressure and fads that come with high school, and you (likely) have more disposable income than you ever will again. Ad Steps 1Understand that creating a strong wardrobe is going to take some money. 9Have fun and try new things! Tips Don't waste your money buying an item just because it is on clearance and a "good deal". Warnings Don't buy for imaginary situations.
Self Development Mistake Not all that claims to be growth is real growth. Much of what masquerades as growth is a narcissistic pursuit in a shrewd disguise. What I’ve come to realize is that much of the time, when I think I’ve been growing, I haven’t really been growing. I’ve been trying to fix or improve myself. The line between authentic growth on the one hand, and fake growth on the other, is an obscured landscape. That inadequacy is a myth driven by the ego, and has nothing to do with real growth. We’re already whole. Real growth has nothing to do with… Improvement (although you may inadvertently improve things, you don’t start from a place of trying to improve).Solely ego-based pursuits.Being more popular.Adding things to your resume, or your list of accomplishments.Inflating your self of entitlement. On the other hand, fake growth is all about… (On a side note: fake growth and “good ideas” seem to have a lot to do with each other.) It’s a tricky business. I’ve seen this happen too many time with myself. Share:
puzzling dot org: Why keep an online diary? I think there are several bad reasons to keep an online diary, including using it as a poor substitute for a paper diary, using it to experiment with hyperlinking writing, or using it as a forum for your opinions. Each of these needs is better served by alternative forms. On the other hand, online diaries are maligned as being necessarily uninteresting due to their trivial nature. Trivial and uninteresting do not always go hand in hand, as diarists and letter writers have appreciated for hundreds of years. The online diary is a format held in peculiar contempt, for several reasons. The online diary format naturally loses much of that power. So, let’s free the online diary from those constraints. I also suggest that you do not keep an online diary in order to experiment with stylised writing, because you’re likely to attract the wrong audience. Most of the good stylised writing I’ve seen on the Web has been noticably free from the constraints of chronology.
Jak uczyć dzieci zarządzania pieniędzmi? - Artykuły - Forbes.pl Po konretną wiedzę z różnych dziedzin posyłamy dzieci do szkoły. Wydawałoby się, że do zadań rodziców pozostaje nauczyć je dobrych manier, zasad bezpieczeństwa i jazdy na rowerze. W każdym razie w szkolnych ławkach na pewno nauczą się pisać i liczyć. Niestety zbyt często to ostatnie mylimy z zarządzaniem pieniędzmi. A właśnie ta umiejętność może być kluczowa dla przyszłego sukcesu dziecka. W Polsce toczy się właśnie debata nad tym, jak edukacja szkolna zawodzi, kiedy stykamy się z firmami takimi jak Amber Gold. Czytaj też: 10 sposobów na idealny koniec dnia pracy Warto nauczyć dzieci nim dysponować: zarówno oszczędzać, jak i wydawać. Edukację dotyczącą pieniędzy powinniśmy zaczynać od najmłodszych lat. Pierwsza lekcja, jaką powinno otrzymać dziecko, dotyczy wartości pieniądza i tego, że jeśli go wydamy, to go nie ma. W ten sposób dziecko dostaje czytelny sygnał, że robiąc zakupy, my też coś dajemy w zamian. » Słynne piramidy finansowe Stać nas, a i tak nie kupimy: Kieszonkowe dla dzieci: