How to Improve Yourself
In the post 4 Lessons on How to Get Things Done, there is an interesting comment by Mark Foo: Bill Gates once remarked that the key to succeed in business is to innovate and make yourself obsolete. If you don’t…
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How to Give Compliments That Mean Something
Note: This is a guest post from Chris Birk of Write Short Live Long Carefully chosen words are among the most disposable items in today’s throwaway society. That’s helped to make compliments ”” real, meaningful words of praise ”” an…
Failure Is an Option, but Fear Is Not
That’s what James Cameron said at the end of his TED talk and I love it. It’s simple but powerful. Failure is an option, but fear is not. Unfortunately, people often do the exact opposite: failure is not an option,…
8 Ways to Get in Shape
Note: This is a guest post from Jarrod Clark of Optimistic Journey Do you procrastinate when it comes to a new workout regimen? Starting a new workout routine can be an overwhelming thing if you don’t have the right mind-set,…
Review: Getting Organized in the Google Era
Do you want to be productive? Then you need to get organized. Getting organized helps you do your work efficiently. You won’t waste time and energy trying to get the resources you need when you need them. You won’t miss…
The Power of Curiosity and How to Develop It
The more I observe brilliant people, the more I notice that one distinguishing characteristic they have is immense curiosity. I’m reminded of this quality when I read two articles by Bill Gates where he listed his favorite Teaching Company courses.…
45 Benefits of Optimism
Note: This is a guest post from Ayo Olaniyan of Discovering Purpose Look at the picture closely: Is the glass half full or half empty? The BBC website published a report Optimistic women ‘live longer’. This was based on a…
Video Journaling: Find Your Video Voice
Note: This is a guest post from Michael ‘Sean’ Kaminsky of Video Regeneration Got video? Not long ago, video cameras were mainly owned by pro videographers and home enthusiasts. Now with a camera stashed in nearly every phone, digital camera…
Three Essential Things to Track in Your Life
A few months ago I wrote a post on personal analytics. There I discussed how more and more people make their life decisions based on numbers. They don’t make their decisions based on what they feel but based on facts.…
50 Little Things You Can Do to Empower Other People
Note: This is a guest post from Mark Foo of 77 Success Traits “The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process,” said Barbara Coloroso. This is an idea that has held true…