20 mental barriers you should let go of photo by admitchell08 You are in an imaginary hot air balloon. It’s just you and all of your belongings in the wicker basket. The only immediate solution is to get rid of excess weight and throw off at least half of your belongings. This happens to all of us in less dramatic circumstances. Our mental life follows the same fate. Some of them are useless ideas that drag us down considerably. So if you were in the hot air balloon situation, which of these mental barriers should we let go? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Related posts: How to Organize Your Life: 10 Habits of Really Organized People Really organized people are not born organized people. They have to cultivate healthy habits, which then help them to stay organized. Here are the essential ten habits they use to keep their lives in order: 1. We all know someone that remembers every birthday and sends cards for every holiday. A pen and some paper is our way of remembering things externally, and it’s much more permanent. As an experiment, try writing down people’s names shortly after you meet them (when they’re not looking). 2. Organized people don’t waste time. As an experiment, look at your bucket list or make one. 3. The longer you wait to do something, the more difficult it will be to get it done. As an experiment, think of one thing that you should organize in your life. 4. It’s easy to get lost if you don’t have a home. Make easy-to-access storage spaces for things you use all the time, and don’t let your storage spaces get cluttered. As an experiment, choose one place in your home that you can re-organize. 5. 6.
Top 40 Useful Sites To Learn New Skills The web is a powerful resource that can easily help you learn new skills. You just have to know where to look. Sure, you can use Google, Yahoo, or Bing to search for sites where you can learn new skills , but I figured I’d save you some time. Here are the top 40 sites I have personally used over the last few years when I want to learn something new. Hack a Day - Hack a Day serves up fresh hacks (short tutorials) every day from around the web and one in-depth ‘How-To hack’ guide each week.eHow - eHow is an online community dedicated to providing visitors the ability to research, share, and discuss solutions and tips for completing day-to-day tasks and projects.Wired How-To Wiki - Collaborate with Wired editors and help them build their extensive library of projects, hacks, tricks and tips.
99 Ways To Help You Live More Consciously: How To Raise Your Vibration By Drew Guest Writer for Wake Up World Below are 99 ways to help you live life in a conscious way. Raising your personal vibration rate not only helps you live life with greater ease, but it also affects the collective consciousness of earth in a positive way. As always, take away what makes you feel good and light within. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99.
12 Sentences that Change Your Attitude at Work If you work with the right attitude and right way, you’ll have your productivity up another level, and eventually, success will be just a step away. These are the 12 encouraging sentences that could change your attitude at work. #1 Don’t work harder, work deeper. #2 When you are young, work to learn, not to earn. #3 If you work really hard and are kind, amazing things will happen. #4 Productivity is never an accident. #5 Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit. #6 Boost your productivity by taking action immediately after setting a target even without perfect plans. #7 To be successful, the first thing to do is to fall in love with your work. #8 Identify your peak hour of productivity. #9 Be a more productive passenger by getting work done in the car. #10 Practice saying “no”, it’s the only way to reduce distractions from the work at hand. #12 Remember that rules – even productivity rules – are made to be broken.
How to Write Faster, Better, and Easier If you are a writer, you’ve probably wished that you could write faster, better, and easier. I have too. I’ve been writing for many years now and I’ve found some tricks that help. This system is about being organized and prepared. The Writing Routine 1. 2. 3. 4. Planning: Before you go to Google or other sources, write out in bullet points the questions you need to answer.Clipping: When you find information you need “clip it” which means to collect it somehow. 5. If you normally write on the computer, give longhand a try for your first draft. If you are tired, just type your outline assuming you have it in longhand. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. These steps may seem longer when you read through them, but they truly will make your writing better, and your ideas will flow faster and easier. What are your tips for writing? Written for Pick the Brain by K. Erin shows overscheduled, overwhelmed women how to do less so that they can achieve more.
What’s on Your Bucket List? 101 Things To Do Before You Die “Every man dies – Not every man really lives.” ~ William Ross“The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” ~ Author Unknown A few days ago, I was surfing online when I came across someone’s bucket list. It quickly inspired me to create my own list and write an article about it at the same time. What’s a Bucket List? If you haven’t heard about the term “bucket list”, it is a list of all the goals you want to achieve, dreams you want to fulfill and life experiences you desire to experience before you die. Why Create a Bucket List? If you don’t live your days by personal goals and plans, chances are you spend most of your time caught up in a flurry of day-to-day activities. Even if you frequently live by goals or to-do lists, they are probably framed within a certain social context e.g. performance, career, health. It’s just like planning ahead all the highlights you want for YOUR whole life. To get the free ebook, enter your name & email: Create Your Bucket List 1. How about you? 2.
The Lazy Geeks Guide To Outsourcing Everything Tired of doing everything yourself? You don’t have to. These days, just about everything can be outsourced online so you can focus on the things that really matter -particularly things outside of work, like your family. Even if you aren’t in a position where you can start outsourcing your work due to its complexity or your income level, this guide even has some great tips on outsourcing things like email, social networking, meetings, phone calls, booking travel arrangements and handling other menial tasks using free programs so you can save time without having to spend money on actually hiring someone else to help you with these tasks. The bottom line is that you don’t need to do everything yourself in today’s world. Several strategies that you can easily implement so that you can stop feeling lazy, start getting more accomplished, and, as a result, increase your income: How to Be More Productive In Your Business
101 Important Questions To Ask Yourself by Celes on Oct 30, 2010 | ShareThis Email This Post “The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.” – John Simone What questions do you ask yourself every day? Believe it or not, the kind of questions you ask determine the kind of life you lead. Some people like to ask questions like “Why am I so unlucky?” If you’re someone who normally doesn’t self-reflect, you might be stumped by questions. Today, I believe questions are a key to self-awareness and personal growth. It doesn’t matter if you get stumped in the beginning, or if you don’t know the answers to the questions at first. I’ve come up with a set of important questions for your self-reflection. Remember, there is no one final answer. Here they are: Who are you? Image ©Who is/are the most important person(s) to you in the world?