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- Making Microsoft Outlook Rules Work For You - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Sherry BorsheimMicrosoft Outlook can be a tremendously helpful productivity tool when you are prioritizing your time spent on email. But if you don’t know about Outlook’s many functions you may not be using it to its greatest potential. This article is part of a series of articles that will guide you as begin ...
Views: 1518 - 6 Things That Make Hardships in Life Easier - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2016 from Dixie SomersFor most of us, life can be a roller-coaster of achievements and disappointments. Just when we're sailing along smoothly, something occurs that knocks us off track. Dealing with the inevitable hardships in our lives can be challenging, to say the least. But there are a variety of coping ...
Views: 1517(1 vote) - Five Tips to Avoid Halloween Hangovers - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Julie SimonFor many emotional eaters, the holiday season’s over indulgences begin with Halloween. The sheer volume of candy and delectable treats lining supermarket and drugstore shelves and home pantries is in itself downright spooky! And to add insult to injury, candy is being handed out every where you ...
Views: 1514 - 5 Secrets to Overcoming Fear - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2015 from Porschia Parker-GriffinWhat’s holding you back from having the life or career you want? The answer for over 50% of my clients is overcoming fear. This can show up in a variety of ways from doubt, worry, and anxiety. Maybe you’ve been told negative, put-downs over and over again by other people. Or perhaps you’ve ...
Views: 1513 - THE TAO OF NEW INFORMATION AGE TIME MANAGEMENT - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from William CottringerTHE TAO OF NEW INFORMATION AGE TIME MANAGEMENT By Bill Cottringer “The challenge today is to catch up to the shift between the manufacturing age goal of squeezing a penny out of a nickel to the new information age goal of squeezing a nickel out of a penny.” ~The author. We are ...
Views: 1512 - Today I Resolve to Make the Most of My Time - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2011 from Jef MenguinI look around and I saw that there are people live happy and fruitful life. I believe these people are my best models and not the book authors who give 1001 techniques on time management. I must observe them. I must listen to what they say. The practitioner is the real expert. People who ...
Views: 1512 - When Good Habits Go to the Extreme - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2013 from Joshua NyamacheDo your friends say that you have good habits? If yes, then probably they prefer being with you because they feel at ease. Not all people out there know how to behave properly towards other people. If there is something that describes the characters of a person, then it is habits. The habits of ...
Views: 1512 - Need help dealing with difficult people? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2011 from Bruce MillsDealing with a difficult Person can be as hard as a buried ball in the sand. Is dealing with difficult people as challenging as they claim. Can you remember that last time that you had to deal with difficult people? Personally I hate arguments but I have never managed to evade them fully. You ...
Views: 1509 - 6 Savvy Email Habits - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2012 from Julie GrayCheck Email Only When You Can Process Email. We all love to ‘check’ our email to see what has arrived since we last viewed our inbox. But this means we continually add to our to-do list (and our anxiety) without giving ourselves the time to actually deal with the email (i.e. respond, delete, ...
Views: 1508 - Routine Destruction of Your Spirit - by Submitted on May 24, 2010 from Jack HatfieldThe alarm clock goes off. Snooze. Alarm again. Snooze. Alarm again. Off. Shower goes on. Wash body, shampoo. Shower off. Brush teeth, hair, dress. Eat. Drive. Sit. Work. Eat. Work. Drive. Eat. Sit. Sleep. Rinse and repeat daily for the worst results. Does this seem like you? Is this ...
Views: 1508(7 votes) - Secret Keys To Success - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Aleks SrbinoskiThe secret key to success is failure! It's sounds, strange, it sounds counterintuitive but it is the secret to success. Ask yourself how many times have you failed in your life? I'm sure the answer is more than you care to remember. Then think of someone you admire, a role-model who you ...
Views: 1507 - Repitition And Concept Formation - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2013 from Dr. Mona AeyshaOther than genetic factors involved in our personalities, here I am focusing on the factors that shape our habits and then we develop a specific attitude towards life. At first our mothers or caregivers influence on our personality by offering us certain choices related to dressing, food, ...
Views: 1505 - You can become a Healer - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from T. Renee RichardsonYes, of course you can become a healer. What is a healer, anyway? Is a healer an individual who strikes someone in the head, thereby dazing them, displaying “miracle power?” Is a healer a doctor who has studied year after year in medical school? How can you become a healer if these two choices ...
Views: 1505(1 vote) - Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life - 5 Secrets For Breaking Your Bad Habits - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2009 from Jonathan HuieBy nature, we are all creatures of habit. We instinctively adopt familiar routines for most activities. We eat about the same number of meals each day - at more or less the same times. We have a regular pattern of sleeping - unless it is perturbed by illness or shift work. Most everything we ...
Views: 1504(2 votes) - Grab yopur Chances in 2012 - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2012 from Angela Schulz-Henke"We must learn to understand what we do not understand." Dr. Michael King We live in a time of change. What has still been valid 5 years ago, no longer works today. People who take advantage of others are being discovered. Lies are exposed and rulers overthrown. The world is changing rapidly ...
Views: 1502 - Planning for Success - Start With The End In Mind - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2013 from JODI NICHOLSONYou may have already starting planning for your life with a certain ending in mind and you didn’t even realize it. If you start to think about it, this is an incredibly smart way to look to the future, by looking at the end first and then working your way backwards. Just as with any type of goal ...
Views: 1502 - Good Habits To Help You Grow - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Alexandria JoySo you’ve decided to take the plunge and start your own business. You’ve got stars in your eyes and grand visions of working in your jeans, having the time and flexibility to “do lunch” with friends and pick up the kids each day from school. SOUNDS APPEALING, DOESN’T IT? The reality, ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - Tips for Overcoming Poor Habits - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2010 from CB MichaelsEverybody has a habit or personality trait that they wished they could be rid of. Smoking, nail biting and hair twirling are all good examples of these kinds of habits, which can seem difficult if not impossible to overcome. I personally believe that all behavior can be changed, however, and the ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - Teaching Children to Make Good Choices - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Maria KhalifeLeadership demands that we make tough choices. ~ Alan Autry We have exercised the right to choose for many, many years. If you reminisce backwards, you’ll recognize at just how early of an age you were making choices. We become wiser in making choices as we mature, oftentimes because we ...
Views: 1493 - Go for the Gold – Habits to Build Your Confidence and Courage! - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2010 from Pat MussieuxI am so very proud to call myself a Canadian this week as we host the Olympic Games in Vancouver. I was spell-bound as I watched the Opening Ceremonies and jumped out of my chair with great joy when Alexandre Bilodeau won the first Gold medal for Canada! "If you only care enough for a result, ...
Views: 1492(5 votes) - Cat Bath Training by Michael Harris, PhD - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2011 from Michael HarrisI was reading an article on cat training so I thought I’d offer a different point of view. The article starts out with this statement…”The most effective cat training is best done early”, and I completely agree. It was after the first sentence that they began to lose me. It has been my ...
Views: 1491 - How to Manage Workplace Stress - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2014 from Melissa HeislerWorkers seem more and more stressed every day. Technology has created expectation of an immediate response 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Short-term thinking and planning based on the focus of quarterly stock reports has increased the sense of importance for every project. ...
Views: 1491 - Uncommon Sense for Work & Play - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from William CottringerUncommon Sense for Work & Play By Bill Cottringer “Success and happiness are a result of using uncommon sense, while failure and unhappiness are the consequence of using everything else.” ~The author. Success and happiness in life are most often tied to your efforts in reaching a ...
Views: 1491(4 votes) - Time Management Tips and Habits Give You More Time and Still Reach Business and Personal Goals On Time - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2021 from Leon EdwardThe interactive world we reside in permits a lot of diversions. At the office, there are interruptions by our colleagues or our partners in addition to calls from our family at times always important and many times a priority to address. There are our own vices sometimes searching phones, email ...
Views: 1490 - What Happens to Me When I'm Not Perfect? - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonDo you struggle with trying to be the perfect woman? I do. Like most that struggle with perfectionism, I know it’s wrapped into my ego and insecurities. I consciously know that I need to lighten up on my expectations of myself, but in execution it can be difficult. This morning as I ...
Views: 1490 - Maximizing Your Time - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2012 from Renee UrsemI keep thinking that one day there will be more time in the day to get things done. My daughter started first grade this fall. For years I heard about all the time I would have once she was in school for a full day. Some suggested that I might even get bored. Yeah…hasn’t happened. Sure, I do ...
Views: 1488 - The Timing of Change - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Dr. Robin RushloIt is always tempting to make changes at the beginning of the year. After all, it seems like a logical time to think about doing something different. But is that really the case? Sure, we can all think of things we would like to change about our lives, but is the beginning of the year the time ...
Views: 1488(3 votes) - Enjoy Your Free Time More, Organize Your Scrapbook Supplies - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxYour day is packed with the things we are required to do, don’t you want to get the most out of the little time you do get to spend on your hobby? Scrapbooking can be a really great hobby. With so many supplies required you can be very easily overwhelmed by the task of keeping it all straight. ...
Views: 1487(1 vote) - Summer On A Budget – 5 Tips For a Back to Basics, Fun From The Farmer's Daughter - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from The Farmers DaughterIt’s summer time again and there never seems to be enough time to get to all those things you’ve always wanted to do. How can we have the BEST summer imaginable and do it on a budget? Well let’s first see what elements make up the best summer. Elements of Your Best Summer It is often said ...
Views: 1487(1 vote) - 5 Questions To Ask Yourself To Get Back On Track And Finish What You Started - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2013 from Adrienne FikesListen, you are not alone. You had so much enthusiasm at the beginning of that project. Your intentions were the best. You were so passionate, motivated, and excited about the impact it would have. Maybe you thought it would be more fun than it turned out to be. Maybe you got distracted by ...
Views: 1486 - Learn how to Control your Emotions - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from cedric riceMost times handling your reaction is just about the most unnatural thing that you can do. It can be done however with a lot of practice and patience. Once you master getting over the urge to react you can win every emotional battle that you will have to go through in life. ...
Views: 1486 - Become a success story in 20 minutes or less - by Submitted on May 07, 2010 from Christina Hollister“Your ability to work single-mindedly on your most important task will contribute as much to your success as any other discipline you can develop.” ~Brian Tracy It was the spring of 1950. Author Ray Bradbury was living in a modest home in Venice, Calif., with his wife and children. He wanted ...
Views: 1484(1 vote) - Things That Happy People Do Not Care About - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinIf you are serious about becoming a better and happier person, what’s important is that you keep your focus on your main goal, which is to be happy. Once you find your own happiness, you will instantly be a better person in every aspect of the word. Finding what can make you happy isn’t the ...
Views: 1484 - A Potential Obstacle Called Thinking - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Eric JohnsonSometimes it is best not to think. Thinking is great, necessary and a basic function. God knows some people need to try it more often. However, there is a time not to think, but rather to act. Thinking can… * anticipate obstacles * prioritize actions * solve some problems in ...
Views: 1483(1 vote) - 7 Key Steps to Build Positive Habits - 28 Days to Building Your New Habit - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2016 from Julie Doherty28 Days to Building Your New Habit! Any area of your life that you are looking to develop a new, positive habit can be as easy as 28 days. This can be everything from eating well, to handling your finances more efficiently, completing tasks or projects within a reasonable scope of ...
Views: 1481 - How Sugar is Sabotaging Your Work - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2017 from Lance BregerLike R&B singer Lauryn Hill once sang, ‘the sweetest thing I have ever know, was like the kiss upon the collarbone’… that was of course, until I came across a corporate office and millions of Hersey kisses. After visiting offices around the country, I can honestly say that today’s professionals ...
Views: 1481 - What was I thinking? The dilemma of the impulsive buyer - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2011 from Tele OpakunleThe joy of shopping to some is like the sweet savor of good wine. Package and baggage - all delights of one hasty decision to taste another forbidden fruit. Dresses, shirts, shoes, perfumes and unlimited categories of buyables. Excuse my coin word but in this era of credit cards flying all over ...
Views: 1480 - Personal Development Tips – Why It Is Important To Set Your Own Goals - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2013 from Ewen ChiaToday, I would like to share with you some personal development tips on why it is important for you to set your own goals. You may have heard people harping on how important that is. Did you ever wonder why? Goal setting is important, firstly because it gives you a sense of direction. Think ...
Views: 1479 - The Top 7 Reasons You Don't Have Time For What's Important - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2013 from Jennifer HazlettOne of the most common challenges I hear from small business owners is that they do not have enough time to focus on what's really important in their business. In order to solve this problem you first have to determine why this is a challenge. Once this is clear, you can look at strategies to ...
Views: 1479 - 5 Things to Do to Take Care of You - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Shela SkarpAll too often, people put the care and well-being of everyone else ahead of their own. When you spend all of your time on others and none on yourself, you become energetically depleted, stressed out, even physically ill or dis-eased. These are messages from your body telling you to take time ...
Views: 1478(2 votes) - Tips for Falling Back in Love with Your Business - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2016 from Jaynine HowardWe all hit that brick wall at times where we are no longer jumping out of bed each morning excited to start our day. When you find yourself lying in bed dreading to get up and start your day you know it is time to do some self-reflection and find out what is zapping your energy. Retreat from ...
Views: 1478 - Green is Good for You! - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Ann MusicoA client of mine called me today. She has been taking spirulina capsules in place of a multi as I suggest. She noticed when she ran out of them, not only did she have less energy, but she began craving sugar. Now that may just be how it affects her, but I thought it was very interesting. ...
Views: 1477(1 vote) - Nose to the Grindstone - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Vickie GriffithHave you ever heard the term “keep your nose to the grindstone?” Although sources cite different origins to the phrase, it has come to describe someone who works hard and steady at something that is tedious and boring. Many historians believe that the origin of the phrase was passed down ...
Views: 1477 - Breaking (Changing) Bad Habits - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Tracey FarmerAs I was reading about breaking habits, the rule of thumb seemed to be that if you can avoid doing the undesired behavior anywhere from 21 to 30 days, then you will be rid of it. That didn’t make a lot of sense to me. If that were true, then alcoholics with a lengthy span of sobriety would ...
Views: 1476(1 vote) - 10 Tips to Save Money - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2012 from Adam TijerinaToday, many people are accepting the fact that saving extra money is the only way to live a stress free life. People with significant amount of savings are said to be better off financially than people with huge amounts of debt. Many people often find themselves with extra cash but do not know ...
Views: 1475 - Finding the Habit - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2013 from John SteelyMany times, when we are working to improve ourselves, we need to determine what we are already doing. In time management, for example, we need to determine where we are spending our time. Since most of our activity is based on subconscious or unconscious habitual behavior, we need to find out ...
Views: 1475 - Seven Deadly Sins of (Not) Listening - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Badmapriya MurugesanSeven Deadly Sins of (Not) Listening Listening well is a crucial soft skill and can help a manager get more ROI from his staff. Don't make these critical mistakes. If you recognize your own actions in any of those below, it may be time to give your own listening skills some attention. ...
Views: 1474 - Help To Stop Nail Biting - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonAppearance is something that seems to be ever more important. How we look, the clothes we wear, the fashions that we embrace all serve to say a lot about ourselves. When you have nails that are bitten down to the quick you can find yourself going to great lengths to try and hide your ...
Views: 1473 - Emotional Eating Help—How NOT to Eat Your Feelings: Identify the Cause - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from Melissa McCreeryIf you are an emotional eater, you are not alone. Emotional eating is one of the major causes of overeating for women and one of the biggest reasons for weight regain. If you are seeing to avoid emotional eating, you’ve probably already figured out that willpower alone isn’t enough. To ...
Views: 1470 - Are You Wearing Success Blinders? - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2010 from Danielle MillerI live in a part of the country that has a large population of Amish folk and this time of year they are gearing up for weddin’ season. What this means for those of us who are the “English” is that getting from here to there involves passing quite a few buggies as they make their way to a ...
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