Entries Tagged as 'Productivity'

Monday, November 16th, 2009

The Productive Art of Positive Thinking

This guest post was written by Nea, author of Self Improvement Saga.
A common misconception I’ve heard repeated over and over is that positive thinking depends on one’s ability to “fool the mind” into believing something is better than it actually is.  For those who hold this belief, positive thinking may seem like a bunch of […]

Monday, October 5th, 2009

How To Make Difficult Tasks Easier

This guest post was written by Karl Staib, author of Work Happy Now.

“Why am I insisting on procrastinating right now?”  You all know what I’m talking about – that dreaded task that makes you ignore reality.  It’s just sitting on your ‘to do’ list, ready to be tackled, but for some reason you keep […]

Monday, September 14th, 2009

22 Tools You Should Keep in Your Car

“Always be prepared!”  That’s the Boy Scout motto.  Most people keep their tools at home.  But if you aren’t at home, you probably drove your car to get to wherever you are.
Here are 22 useful tools you should keep in your car.

2-3 Gallons of Water – You can drink it when you’re thirsty, use it […]

Monday, August 24th, 2009

40 Modern Nonfiction Books Everyone Should Read

I credit a fraction of who I am today to each of these books.  Many of these titles challenged my internal status quo, opening my mind to new ideas and opportunities.  And together, they gave me a basic framework for living, loving, learning and working successfully.
If you haven’t taken the time to read them, do […]

Monday, August 17th, 2009

How To Be The Best You Can Be

 
This guest post was written by Celestine, author of CelestineChua.com.
Do you expect nothing but the best from yourself?  Well, you are not alone.  As someone who’s highly committed to personal excellence and growth, my motto in life is to ‘be my best self and live my best life.’  I strive to uphold this motto […]

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

5 Practical Steps for Generating
New Ideas and Insights

This guest post was written by Glen Allsopp, the author of PluginID.
About a year ago, I feared I would struggle to build an audience for my new personal development website.  My fear was solely based on the fact that I had just turned 19.  I simply assumed most people would question my age, and thus, […]

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

That Advice Saved My Life

Six years ago he walked into my dorm room on the verge of tears.
“I can’t take it anymore!” he groaned.  “I’m just running in place!  I aim. I sprint. I leap.  I fall.  I get nowhere.  Nowhere!”
His desperate eyes stared into mine, hoping… searching for an answer.
His Story
He has dreamed of pursuing a career in […]

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

28 Ways to Slay the Delay

What do you call a painter who doesn’t paint?  Is a writer a writer if she doesn’t write?  If you don’t follow through with the things you want to do, are you really being you?
Think of all the tasks you want to get done, but haven’t yet started.  How much time has lapsed between the […]

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

“I Will Do One Thing Today” To-Do List

This morning I informed my colleagues that I had only one thing on my to-do list.  Two of them chuckled, a few of them rolled their eyes, but every one of them assumed I would spend most of my day slacking off.  They changed their minds, however, when our boss sent out a mass email […]

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Top 40 Ways to Take Notes Online

Regular note-taking is one of the most productive habits a person can practice.  The ability to take notes online and access them anytime, from any location is priceless.  Over the last few years, I have personally tested nearly 100 different ways to do this.  Some of these note-taking systems are worth mentioning, and some are […]