30 Simple Things You Don't Realize You Do That Impress Everyone Around You One the biggest mistakes people make when they’re trying to impress someone is that they assume people only pay attention to the important or “big” things they do. But the reality is that the little things are what matter most. It’s the little things we do or don’t do every day that shape us in to who we are. The little things determine how we respond when big things come in to our lives. The kind of image you present to the world is determined by your actions, comments, attitude, behavior and even appearance. 1. Your appearance is the thing people see first. 2. If you’re late for something, you’re giving someone the opportunity to judge you without you even being there. 3. There are too many people out there making promises they know they can’t keep. 4. This includes your elders, minors, co-workers, family members, etc. 5. If you support going green, then go green in your life. 6. These are small words, but they go a long way. 7. Smiles are contagious. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
18 Things Everyone Should Start Making Time For Again 1. Writing things by hand. Letters to friends, lists for the store, goals for the week, notes for lovers, thank you cards and memos to coworkers. Digital communication is easy and convenient but ask anybody: there’s a huge difference between texting someone to say that you love them and hope they have a great day and writing it on a note and leaving it next to their bed. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Check out “The Truth About Everything” here. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Like this post?
19 Life Lessons from the Dalai Lama Here are 19 Life Lessons from the Dalai Lama that he wishes to share with you The Dalai Lama is regarded as the spiritual leader of Tibet and has spent his life helping people around the world reach happiness and enlightenment. Here are a few life lessons he has to share with all of us 1. Take into account that great LOVE and great ACHIEVEMENTS involve great risk 2. 3. - Respect for Self - Respect for Others - Responsibility for all your actions 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Discussion Time What are your favorite lessons from the Dalai Lama? I have a few, but my immediate favorite right now is #8 “spend some time alone everyday.”
The (JavaScript) Question I Bombed In An Interview With a Y Combinator Startup — Nathan LeClaire About a year and a half ago, I was on the hunt for my first “real” job. I knew that I wanted to be a “web developer” (whatever that entails) but I had no idea where to begin. I knew just a smidge of PHP. I was developing websites in Classic ASP at my current internship, but I knew that was an antiquidated technology which was unlikely to help me in the modern job market. As I had recently begun stomping around Hacker News, I noticed that they had a “jobs” section in their header. To hack and start things up. A few e-mailed me back and I managed to set up a phone screen with a company that does next-level web analytics. The developer who did my screen was pretty courteous and eased me into things a bit by talking about my background and experience. So, without further ado, we began to investigate a coding problem. INTERVIEWER: You’re familiar with jQuery, right? ME: Yes, I’ve used it at work. INTERVIEWER: Great. ME: Oh yes, I see. Called Server 0 times… ME: I see. ME: Uh… ME: Yeah! ME: I try.
21 Habits of Happy People “Happiness is a habit – cultivate it.” ~ Elbert Hubbard Happiness is one aspiration all people share. No one wants to be sad and depressed. We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. 1. Be thankful that you woke up alive each morning. 2. Surround yourself with happy, positive people who share your values and goals. 3. Accept others for who they are as well as where they are in life. 4. Keep up to date with the latest news regarding your career and hobbies. 5. Don’t wallow in self-pity. 6. Some statistics show that 80% of people dislike their jobs! 7. Take the time to see the beauty around you. 8. Don’t take yourself – or life to seriously. 9. Holding a grudge will hurt no one but you. 10. Develop an attitude of gratitude. 11. Always make sure your loved ones know you love them even in times of conflict. 12. Honesty is the best policy. 13. Meditation gives your very active brain a rest. 14. Concentrate on creating your life the way you want it. 15.
A Product Manager’s Job — What I Learned Building… Product management is one of the hardest jobs to define in any organization, partially because it’s different in every company. I’ve had several recent conversations about “what is a product manager?” with friends who are taking their first product jobs or advancing in their product careers. I wanted to capture and share them here. Please share your feedback via notes. The job of a product manager is to: Help your team (and company) ship the right product to your users Or to break this down into smaller pieces: 1) Help your team: The best product managers spend all of their time on the highest priority things that help their team. These are primarily (a) coordination — ensuring that the team is planning, making decisions, and working together effectively with a clear purpose and focus, and (b) communication — making sure everyone understands what is happening, when, and why, especially as things inevitably change. 2) (and company): 3) ship: 4) the right product: 5) for your users:
50 Life Secrets and Tips Memorize something everyday.Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also have a huge library of quotes to bust out at any moment. Poetry, sayings and philosophies are your best options.Constantly try to reduce your attachment to possessions.Those who are heavy-set with material desires will have a lot of trouble when their things are taken away from them or lost. Possessions do end up owning you, not the other way around. Become a person of minimal needs and you will be much more content.Develop an endless curiosity about this world.Become an explorer and view the world as your jungle. Read “Zen and the Art of Happiness” by Chris Prentiss.This book will give you the knowledge and instruction to be happy at all times regardless of the circumstances.
(309) Product Management: What are the best Books for Product Managers 10 Tricks for the Beginner Handyman Up your handyman know-how with these 10 simple but extremely effective tricks. Being handy with tools is more than showing off. Being “that guy” in your circle of friends is nice—if not a little tiring, what with all the requests to fix everything—but for those of you who want to become the guy who knows how to fix little problems here and there, there’s usually one obstacle. How the hell do you learn? Sometimes, it’s guess and check. 1. A broken garbage disposal is actually a huge headache. Before you begin, make sure you get under the sink and unplug the disposal unit itself (Many sinks have an outlet underneath them, just open the door and poke around for it.). Once the power is off, duck under the sink again and find a button underneath the cylinder that houses the disposal mechanism. Next, see if you can locate any debris stuck inside the mouth of the disposal. Flip the power back on and check if it’s working. 2. That sound. Next, lift the top of the tank. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Marriage & Family | If I Knew Then If you knew then what you know now, what advice would you have given yourself about getting married and raising a family? These statistics probably don’t need reciting again, but for every two marriages performed in the U.S. in recent years, there was one divorce. Clearly, marriage is not a game for the risk-averse and yet most of us give it a try. Or two. Or three. Nearly three-quarters of Americans tie the knot at least one time, despite the odds. Because the members of the Class of 1963 have a bit of a golden touch at getting and staying married, it won't surprise you that many of them say no decision in their lives was more important or more worth getting right. While you might argue that these classmates don’t have the golden touch at getting and staying married, they are unified in their feeling that no decision in their lives was more important, or more worth getting right.
www.icontact-archive.com/OBEMGylzLCWF-dBxvqE5fTRqrIkDoOpm?w=7#%21 Elevate Your Pitch When I moved up to Boston after college, I knew few people in the area. I found my roommate Judy through a service called the Roommate Connection. One first date that sticks out in my memory went downhill faster than an Olympic skier. His name was Joe and he was a PhD candidate at Harvard. We went to a casual restaurant and ordered our meals. He described in detail what the next seven years of his life would look like – the path of his PhD program and some sort of fellowship. Then he pinpointed the precise time he planned to get married and have three kids. Did I want kids? Whoa there fella! And though we still had two courses of food to go, I already knew there wouldn’t be a second date. Being plugged into a predestined future was not what I was looking for. But more than that, it was just too much information too fast. The same problem plagues most elevator pitches. Elevator pitches stress people out. It’s not true though. What’s the goal of a good first date? That’s it.
Sexy Versus Cute Taylor Swift Some girls have expressed their disappointment when I've told them that they look "cute" rather than "sexy" or "hot." I used to respond to their reaction by claiming that it was unwarranted. After all, cute is still attractive. To one degree or another, all women want to turn heads and make men's jaws hit the floor; and they know that "cute" doesn't elicit this kind of reaction. However, both looks can be achieved by any woman. Let's consider the characteristics of both looks. Sexy: Confident, serious, poised, seductive, postured, tight (clothes), mature, aloof, gorgeous, sexual, selective, sharp, directed, closed, pretentious, shrewd, desirous, hungry, dark, cat, fox Cute: Innocent, light-hearted, wide-eyed, adorable, affectionate, eager, naive, young, youthful, joyful, pretty, animated, open, trusting, candid, colorful, kitten The "cute" associations are predictably child-like. Megan Fox As in most cases, feigning the mindset can help you to obtain it.