When things don’t go as planned, we start to experience a lack of control, and that is truly depressing. It affects how we behave; it prevents us from being happy, and we feel stressed out as a result of all the self-doubt we are experiencing. Luckily, by using the Life Multipliers – the core skills for life, you will be able to take back control of life and achieve what you want....
Being smart is about much more than acing an IQ test or being the valedictorian. Those are both great things, but they have more to do with being book smart. In our modern society, it’s arguably more important to know how to think smart (to know how to critically think about things and be open to new ideas). Here’re 9 strategies for how to think smart: 1. Be Open to Different Perspectives Thinking smart means being open to new ideas....
By the time the iPod arrived on the scene in 2001, mp3 players were old technology. In today’s tech terms, they were ancient. The first portable mp3 players showed up on the market in 1998, and there were 50 different portable mp3 players available for purchase before the iPod came into the market. Basically, Apple added a wheel, but it did not reinvent it. Rather, it innovated an old idea and turned it into something that everyone would come to love....
Everything comes with a price however, and starting a business without much experience and without a circle or sequential learning that could take it further is risky. You know it’s risky, but you might not be aware of just how risky it is. That’s when your mind begins to guide your thoughts. Of course, this article isn’t about business itself, but the correlations between business and instances in which you try to do, and be, something different from the norm, strongly relate together....
What often gets lost in the discussion is what appointments should go into your calendar in order to best maximize your time and ensure you’re making progress on the things you really want to be doing. One of the best ways to do this is to get a bit more granular with the definition of appointments so that you can use your calendar more effectively as part of your overall productivity system....
A little background on Bubbl.us bubbl.us is a flash-based mindmap creator, which enables you to create interactive mindmaps, which can be shared and added to. It is a free tool, which is fantastic as it is one of the tools that has been great for me towards the end of this year. The mindmaps can be exported, like the one above, and can be as small or as large as you want them to be....
I happen to really love my credit cards so I will share with you my approach to how I use mine without getting into deep financial trouble. Ever since about 1983 when I got my first Visa card, I continue to charge as many of my purchases as possible on credit. Everything from gas, groceries and monthly payments for services like my cable and home security monitoring are charged on credit....
A textbook definition of learning styles is:[1] That’s a fancy way of saying that different individuals interact with their learning environment in different ways. You’ll often see learning styles in conjunction with higher education and other types of cognitive learning courses. The theory is that, if the teacher is aware of the various ways in which people perceive information, they can differentiate the instruction to meet those needs. To the casual learner, understanding your learning style can help you find the best way to learn new information....
Osas Obaiza, a contributor for WonderHowTo, described in a recent article how you could turn your phone into a full-featured TI-89. All you need is an emulator from the Play store called Graph 89 Free and a ROM offered directly from Texas Instruments. Transfer the ROM to your SD card, set it up in the emulator and you’re good to go. Check out 1.25 in this YouTube video uploaded by OfficialSoftModder for a look at the emulated calculator in action....
What Is Conscious Thought? Let’s start by explaining what the unconscious mind is not. I want you to think about what your dream house would look like if money were no object. Then, think about where you were the first time you can remember feeling joy. That voice in your head that was talking you through those two tasks is your conscious mind. Simply put, any thought process that you are aware of (conscious of) is part of your conscious mind....
1. What is the Hero’s Journey? Think of your favorite story: does the protagonist face an obstacle? Do they experience a change in character or a shift in perspective? Then your favorite movie follows, at least to some extent, the Hero’s Journey. There’s a reason for that: the Hero’s Journey is a plot structure that works. It centres on a protagonist overcoming a great obstacle and undergoing a profound change. Those driving forces of conflict resolution and change makes for a compelling plot where the readers/viewers root for the protagonist....
The Well section of the NY Times states that the participants in this study were between the ages of “65 and 75” who had existing lesions in the white matter area of their brains. The women were put into one of three different groups in the study. One group of participants took part in a once a week light training session that worked on the upper and lower body. Group two of the participants also did the light weight training but they did this twice a week....
Having gone through giving birth your body is different now and reacts to another pregnancy in new ways. The important thing is to remember that these changes are normal and part of being pregnant the second time around. Here are a few changes that may occur in your second pregnancy: You can feel this child move earlier than the first one One of the biggest differences is that you feel you child move around sooner in you belly than your firstborn moved....
Self-esteem was a problem for me as far back as I can remember. I know now that I wasn’t bad, stupid, incompetent, unworthy, or any of the other negative descriptions I pinned on myself, and neither were you. Healthy self-esteem isn’t something we’re born with, like brown hair or blue eyes; it is an attitude that is learned and developed over time, and our interactions with people—especially our parents—teach us to evaluate our own self worth....
As we go through life we have relationships that don’t work out, jobs that just aren’t right, exams that we flunk, initiatives that don’t succeed. The more new things we try the more failures we are likely to have. In fact, the only way to avoid failure is to do nothing new. The important thing is how we deal with failure. It can be part of a downward slide in which lack of confidence reinforces feelings of inadequacy and incompetence....
After working for five companies in five years, I can assure you I’ve made many mistakes in choosing the company. While I’ve gotten important experience at every place I worked, I might not have said yes to one or two of them, had I paid closer attention. Take advantage of what I learned and look for these details next time you’re about to sit in the hot seat. Office Culture Is Everything When you walk into an office, observe the manner of the people working there....
Reading for Smarts Reading gives you a bigger vocabulary. That seems pretty obvious, but it’s grounded in scientific fact. People who read have larger vocabularies than people who don’t, and tend to have better verbal skills as well. You’ll write better. Absorbing all those words and how they’re put together makes it easier for you to put words together in a pleasing way, too. Which may be why reading more is common advice for people who want to be writers....
Life is full of opportunities. The life path we take is a sum of decisions we make. In life, there is no right or wrong choice of path because your decision will only lead you to different opportunities. It doesn’t really matter which way you take because you never know what is going to happen anyway. Just be brave and take on the path you’ve decided and don’t look back....
What happened to the fun-seeking, experience-hunting, and self-realization twenties? People in their twenties seem much more concerned about their savings, pressuring themselves to act more grown-up than they actually are. Therefore they seem to settle for mediocre jobs and relationships in order to play by the rules and strictly follow pre-made life paths. True – bills, rent and college debt won’t pay itself, but what you do with the rest of your paycheck, is what makes all the difference....
It happens to all of us – good intentions and determined willpower slowly fade as we fail to meet our savings objectives. With the right tools, however, maintaining budget-friendly habits and systems is infinitely easier. Support your financial ambitions and save more money by stocking your home, workspace and vehicle with the money-saving items shared here. Around the home: Ceiling Fans Running ceiling fans counterclockwise in the summer and clockwise in the winter can lower both your cooling and heating bills....
