Now, it’s time to ask ourselves the honest question – how often do we limit ourselves from opportunities, experiences, and even give up certain dreams because we’re digging up the most used excuses in the book? How often do we cross things off of our bucket list, not because we’ve completed them, but because we’re too fixated on how we’re not able to or capable of doing them? One time is one too many....

Let me know if this sounds familiar. You work hard all day to accomplish your goals. During your moments of focus, there are requests from others and demands from outside distractions on your time. You start each day with a to-do list of items that you want to accomplish. By the time you come to the end of your day, you haven’t completed what you wanted. If you were to analyze your time, you would see that the reason is you’re constantly being distracted....

Keep calm in the face of stress This is something particularly important to working in technical support and customer service, two sides of the same coin. I never know what is going to be thrown at me from day-to-day. It could be an irate customer or a broken computer during a deadline or any number of crazy situations that could crop up at a moment’s notice. Keeping calm makes the crisis more manageable....

I asked the audience these questions: How many of you set New Year’s Resolutions? One person raised their hand, I then asked How many people set Goals? The response was almost unanimous, everyone set goals. My reaction was to tell them that goals and resolutions were the same thing. That maybe New Year’s Resolution needed a re branding exercise to help us see that setting resolutions is the same as setting goals....

It helps me capture notes during client coaching sessions, write down inspiring headline I’ve seen, capture the insights from a seminar and becomes a place to write down ideas. Taking notes helps me get things out of my mind and down on paper. It also inspires me to take action on the things I’ve written down. These notes become my ‘creative reference point’ that I can take action from, refer back to, build ideas from and they help to improve my time management and increase my focus and productivity....

During midlife and older years, travel takes on a whole new importance. More than a third of all leisure travelers in the US are over 55, according to AARP, and half of all money spent each year on travel is by this age group. Because lifestyle enrichment plays a critical role in maintaining brain resiliency as we age, high levels of travel among older people can be great for our brain health....

We all want more clients, a better job offer, a promotion. Nothing wrong with that of course, but why is one of the best strategies to give it away? Well, I’ll give you four good reasons. You make connections Let’s say you write a free white paper that can help solve a problem, or respond to questions at Answers.com, or give a free health assessment at a train station. You are meeting people and making connections....

Socialization is indispensable for our career success and interpersonal connection nowadays. However, oversocialization will actually deprive your of the time to so something concrete, drain your energy, and put you under unnecessary comparison which may lead to low self-esteem, a sense of powerlessness, and other negative feelings. Having a slice of time to yourself to deprogram doesn’t mean you should abandon all social activities. Instead, allot time in your schedule for “me time....

If you want to be organized, put all you’re life’s info in one place. And if you need a great tool to do that, look no further than a personal wiki. Wikis are everywhere, many are free, they’re easy to use, flexible as anything, an perfectly accessible anywhere, or portable if you want to take them on a USB thumb drive. Put everything into your personal wiki, and you’ll never have to look around for anything again....

A wireless extension cord can beam to 300ft from a wall outlet to a satellite unit using microwaves in the 7.2GHz range – so it doesn’t interfere with wireless networks and Bluetooth. I don’t think I need to get into how useful this could be – inside and out. Editor Update: Yup, confirmed.. April Fool is great isn’t it, especially when it is placed in a very reliable online shop, or not ;) Wireless Extension Cords – [ThinkGeek]

Crooked Forest, Poland The Crooked Forest is exactly what it sounds like: a small forest of bent pine trees, located in western Poland. The trees were planted around 1930, when Germany controlled Poland, and grew with their bent shapes at roughly 90 degree angles. Some guess it was a deliberate modification by humans, though no one can say how or why this would be done. The trees grew normally for 7-10 years before whatever method or event caused them to start growing crookedly....

10 Life Lessons People Should Learn Before They Turn 30

I asked myself these same questions. Whenever I browsed online to find a way to remove my eye bags, I always found clichéd answers such as sleep more, don’t watch TV before bed. But, I wanted some precise methods that I could do whenever I noticed puffiness under my eyes. Luckily, I did manage to find out how to remove eye bags effectively (hooray!), and the methods are listed in this article....

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” Lead without titleBut as Leadership expert Robin Sharma has pointed out, you don’t have to have a title to be a leader. He tells us that we all must step up to the mark and be a leader in our own field, even if we work in a team or are self employed. When it comes to self leadership it’s about taking control and responsibility for your own circumstances....

Why Do Our Feet Smell? Is It My Problem? Out of the 2-3 million sweat glands on our bodies, ½ million are located on are feet. Scientists think this is when we walked everywhere in the past, before we had shoes, our feet would get hot from walking on sun-baked earth. The multitude of sweat glands allowed them to cool themselves off more effectively. But now when we wear shoes, sweat can build up leading to smelly feet....

Struggle, failure and pain are all intricate pieces of the puzzle that makes you who you are. When you shy away from struggles, run from failure or hide your pain, you become an incomplete picture. What most people fail to realize is that wisdom, strength and fuel for the future is wrapped up inside that pain. Oprah Winfrey epitomizes the concept of not only triumphing in spite of pain, struggle and turmoil but actually using it a tool to help actuate success....

Unfortunately, travelling to another country isn’t exactly that easy. There’s a lot of planning involved in taking a successful trip to exotic and foreign lands. But that doesn’t mean it won’t be worth it in the end. In fact, the more prepared you are before your plane ever leaves the ground, the more you’ll enjoy your vacation from reality. Just make sure to take these factors into consideration before you go:...

What I’ve found works best for me is to compact my exercise routines so that I don’t have to carve out too much time in my day to go to the gym. At work, we have a few different fitness products available. We all jump on the equipment every couple of hours to work different muscle groups, get a little pick-me-up, and get back to brainstorming. There are at least 10 different ways to use each of the fitness items in our office, and there are even some great ways to work multiple muscle groups at a time for maximum exertion and time efficiency....

Step #1: Make Your Problems Your Priorities It doesn’t matter if you work for a minimum wage or earn a decent living. With all these temptations, it is hard to stop getting loans and credits. The truth is that debts have become a normal part of our lives according to recent studies, and we are more often than not tempted to take on more than we can handle. And although there is nothing more rewarding than standing on your own two feet, it is hard to do it with no debt whatsoever....