Monthly Archives: November 2018

Nervous Habits and How to Deal with Them

Posted on November 30, 2018 by admin

How are you breathing right now? Are you taking short, shallow breaths or are you breathing more slowly and deeply? Do your shoulders feel relaxed or are they tensed and pulled up toward your ears? If you’re not using your … Continue reading →

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Learning Like a Wise Man

Posted on November 29, 2018 by admin

There’s a saying that says, “A smart man learns from his mistakes; a wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” While the saying focuses specifically on mistakes, it could work just as well if it focused on life lessons … Continue reading →

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How I Handle Criticism

Posted on November 28, 2018 by admin

Unless you live alone and never interact with anyone else, you’re going to face criticism at some point in your life. Sometimes it’ll be intended to help and other times it’ll be intended to hurt. In either case, it’s important … Continue reading →

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Review of How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People

Posted on November 27, 2018 by admin

Some of you may remember my review of How to Win Friends and Influence People. If so, then this review will feel like a walk down memory lane. That book is very similar to How to Have Confidence and Power … Continue reading →

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Changing Times

Posted on November 26, 2018 by admin

Routines are comfortable. They are familiar, predictable, reassuring, and they allow you to act automatically and with little thought. The more you can act on habit, the more energy, both physical and mental, you can reserve for other tasks. Most … Continue reading →

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Learning Spanish

Posted on November 25, 2018 by admin

Since February of this year, I’ve been working on learning Spanish. There are many resources for language learning and I chose to use a great app called Duolingo (that link takes you to the web version but there are also … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Thinking Big: Getting Your Mind to Work for You

Posted on November 24, 2018 by admin

Your mindset affects everything you do, so having the right mindset is essential for accomplishing your goals. The Magic of Thinking Big contains a lot of great life hacks and this excerpt is one of the best. It shows you … Continue reading →

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Review of The $100 Startup

Posted on November 23, 2018 by admin

The $100 Startup is a great business book that I read earlier this year. Author Chris Guillebeau offers a lot of advice on generating ideas, marketing, testing things out, launching products, and other related subjects. Guillebeau pulls a bit from … Continue reading →

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Failure and Mistakes

Posted on November 22, 2018 by admin

In anything worth doing, there is no success without failure. Everybody who’s excelled in some area spent a lot of time making mistakes on their way up. Despite this, many people are afraid of making mistakes. A mistake isn’t the end … Continue reading →

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Encouragement

Posted on November 21, 2018 by admin

If you take some time to think about the people in your life whom you most appreciate, you’ll probably find that they are all encouraging. Everyone needs some encouragement, whether they’re going through a rough time or a smooth time. … Continue reading →

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