Entries Tagged as 'Productivity'

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

The ABC’s of Productive Living: 26 Tips from A to Z

Practice your ABC’s daily to live a more productive and proficient life.

A.
Avoid negative people, negative habits and negative sources of information.
B.
Believe in yourself and your closest confidants.
C.
Create a healthy balance between career, family and social responsibilities.
D.
Dare to be unique and creative.
E.
Enjoy yourself everyday. It’s quite possible there will be no tomorrow.
F.
Find what you love and […]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Hack People’s Emotions to Rest via “The Break Script Technique”

On occasion, we all find ourselves knee deep in a heated discussion that seems to be escalating rapidly without any sign of resolution or agreement.  As soon as the intensity elevates, agitated personal emotions are bound to influence the direction and tone of the conversation.  These emotional influences usually cloud the open-minded exchange of information with […]

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

How To Write the Perfect Love Letter in 3 Short Paragraphs

Writing the perfect love letter can be quite a challenge. After all, love is an emotion, and it can be extremely difficult to accurately transcribe your emotions into a meaningful set of words. It’s easy to spell out the phrase “I love you”, but those words are relatively hollow without a little contextual substantiation.
3 Simple […]

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Reduce Morning Stress in 11 Simple Steps

If we fail to appropriately manage our time and health needs, mornings can be the most stressful part of our day.  Many of us deal with the dizziness of an unpleasant, hectic rush every morning in preparation for work or school, but it doesn’t have to be this way.  With a little sensible time management […]

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

20 Practical Life Lessons Kids Can Teach Us

Kids live by their instincts openly and without hesitation.  They are enthusiastic about life, eager to learn, and curious about everything.  Even though kids still have a lot to learn, just observing them can teach us many practical life lessons.  These lessons are simple, yet pertinent to living a healthy, happy and productive life.  Spend […]

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Brain Hacking: 10 Easy Steps to Improving Your Memory

Editor’s note:  This is a guest post from freelance writer Heather Johnson. 
If you are starting to feel your age it might be because your memory is slipping at the most inopportune times.  Or, maybe you already have a decent memory and would just like to improve it so you can beat your buddies at Trivial Pursuit.  Think […]

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

9 Productive Time Sinks - When Wasting Time is Time Well Spent

Success is achieved when you manage your time in such a way that you accomplish everything you want to do in addition to everything you have to do.  I call this the art of balance.  A simple metaphor for getting everything done without abandoning the seemingly inconsequential tasks you actually enjoy spending your time doing.  […]

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

7 “Before the Wedding” Steps that Initiate a Successful Marriage

Marriage can be wonderful, but only if you are entirely aware of your individual, unique circumstances.  Angel and I have been married for a full year now, and honestly, the transition to married life has been remarkably smooth.  I do not believe our initial success with marriage is based on luck either.  We took it […]

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

10 Things We All Must Figure Out for Ourselves

Learning is merely a component of life, like the limbs of the human body.  We can learn a lot from others, but some things in life must be experienced to be truly understood.  Below you will find a list of 10 such things, the things we all must figure out for ourselves.

  If you hold […]

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

40 Quick Tips for Career Happiness and Success

There is no magic formula for attaining instant career happiness and success.  Happiness and success in the working world is more of a strategic goal one must progressively work toward.  It’s kind of like building your dream house.  You architecturally map out a plan, research all your options, pour a solid foundation, and begin building […]