How to Stop Procrastinating: 7 Timeless Tips Image by tbondolfi (license). “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.”Spanish Proverb “How soon ‘not now’ becomes ‘never’.”Martin Luther “A year from now you may wish you had started today.”Karen Lamb One of the most common problems is procrastination. Now, nothing wrong with a little escape from time to time. So what can you do? 1. “To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing.”Eva Young A bit of planning can certainly help you to achieve what you want to achieve. You think and think and try to come up with “the perfect plan”. 2. “If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.”Olin Miller ”Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. By over thinking and putting things off you are not only trying to protect yourself from pain. Because you are dwelling on it. So plan a little and then take action. Often you don’t even have to plan, you have been there before and you know what needs to be done. 3. 4. “Do the hard jobs first. 5. 6. 7.
Your personal online coach to help you gain control of your house and home How To Be More Disciplined And Organized When Working From Home Being a web worker, I firmly believe that working from home is much better than the alternative of sitting in a cube all day at the office. Although it has its share of negatives, I assume the majority would agree. Over the last few years, working from home has really picked up and now you can find people from in all occupations like freelancers, internet marketers, salespeople or people like our very own Jay White who have convinced their employers to let them do their office work from home. However, for anyone who has just taken the plunge to web working from an office job, the initial days could be the toughest. There is a complete change of lifestyle and the realization of the fact that you are essentially your own boss and that nobody is cracking the whip to keep you moving could unleash more troubles and negatively affect a lot of things in your life including your health. Educate your family about the change in lifestyleThis is very important for those who don’t live alone.
Social Skydiving: The Art of Talking to Strangers I’ve travelled all over the world, from New York to Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo. I’ve had the privilege of working with brilliant minds. A few years ago I learned French, and mastered the language well enough to speak in horrible slang with a fully authentic accent. I bought my first house not even 72 hours after my first ever house-shopping expedition, and only hours before I was due on a plane to Australia. But the single most exhilarating thing I’ve ever done was to make a habit of talking to strangers. Nothing has changed my world view, and my life, more than taking the risk of saying “Hi” to people I don’t know on a regular basis. How to Become a Social Skydiver I can’t help but geek out on almost everything I do. Figure out what you want. How to Approach People I prefer to keep my conversations fairly organic. What you say isn’t nearly as important as how you say it. That’s okay. What I’ve Learned from Talking to Strangers People don’t bite. One Approach a Day
10 Habits You Must Quit to Be Happy Email When you quit doing the wrong things, you make more room for the things that make you happy. So starting today… 1. Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it. The secret to getting ahead is simply getting started. 2. Stop blaming others for what you have or don’t have, or for what you feel or don’t feel. 3. If nothing ever changed there would be no sunrise the next morning. And don’t forget, however good or bad a situation is now, it will change. 4. If you try to control everything, and then worry about the things you can’t control, you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of frustration and misery. Some forces are out of your control, but you can control how you react to things. 5. Nothing will bring you down quicker than berating yourself. As Henry Ford once stated, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” 6. The negativity you bleed out toward others will gradually cripple your own happiness. 7. 8. 9. 10.
U N E A R T H E N 15 Ways to Hack Your Brain For A Better Life ...For answer Holmes clapped the hat upon his head. It came right over the forehead and settled upon the bridge of his nose. "It is a question of cubic capacity, " said he; "a man with so large a brain must have something in it. " ... Not everyone is born with a big brain. If you’re looking to improve mental cognition, increase your memory, and enhance your alertness, here are 15 easy ways to give your brain a six-pack. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. First, know how you learn. Second, the most effective way to remember facts is by forming multiple associations. Third, rinse and repeat. 14. 15.
Break Free From Opinions We always have a place in life for a close circle of friends with whom we share every moment of victory, a small and yet exciting discovery and every piece of mind. And some of us expect certain reaction of approval and encouragement from people to keep following the path of self development and growth. Whenever I tripped I always had those who would catch me as I was one foot from the ground about to hit my head because of the decisions I’ve made, things I’ve said and roads I’ve taken. I always expected certain reaction from people around me as if they were my puppets that had to react in the exact way I wanted them to based on the systems of believes that developed in me from the moment I was born. But most of all I was suffering in the process of hitting myself against the wall of someone else’s negative opinions trying to shutter my motivation. There is no such thing as negative feedback. I made an observation. People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.
40 Questions Everyone is Afraid to Ask Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. -Voltaire …because asking the right questions is the answer. Please share your thoughts with us in the comments section below. Also, check out our sister site, Thought Questions, for more photo-illustrated questions like these; and check out The Book of Questions if you’re interested in reading even more thought-provoking questions.Title photo by: Colin Kinner For all other photo credits please refer to ThoughtQuestions.com Related 40 Photo-Illustrated Questions to Refocus Your Mind Asking the right questions is the answer... February 23, 2012 In "Happiness" 40 Questions that Will Quiet Your Mind Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers … because asking the right questions is the answer. August 5, 2015 25 Questions that Provoke Thought If the question makes you think, it’s worth asking. January 4, 2010 In "Hacks"
Lessons Learned from Bruce Lee Sure you know Bruce Lee the martial artist and movie star. But do you know Bruce Lee the philosopher, comedian or master of personal development? Bruce was one of my early inspirations. He continuously pushed his mind and body to new levels and his physical prowess inspired and influenced body builders and martial artists alike. As far as heroes go, Bruce Lee truly set an example of what it means to be YOUR best. My Top 10 Lessons from Bruce Lee These are my top 10 lessons from Bruce Lee: Be YOUR best. I think it really boils down to making the most of what you’ve got, including your mind and body, pushing past your limits and following a path of continuous learning and growth. Bruce Lee’s Physical FeatsWhile we don’t know whether the following stretch the truth, we do know you don’t look the way Bruce did by default. These are some of the physical feats attributed to Bruce based on various demonstrations, his friends and associates, and interviews: Art / Artistry General Goals Life Mistakes
40 Tips for a Better Life Reading tips from the Internet, I got this useful list where I personally follow some of it to help me sort of improve my day to day life. Read through it and just follow the things you want to believe. Remember, each person has his/her own needs/wants/beliefs. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, ‘My purpose is to __________ today.’Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.Make time to practice meditation, and prayer. You don’t have to win every argument.