Image via Wikipedia At one time, being successful meant relaxing on a beach in Cabo, tapping on a Blackberry to check Swiss bank accounts. These days, however, times have changed, and being successful tends to be equivalent to being busily working away at the top of a huge company. The more we have to do, [...]
So, as a quasi-Buddhist, I sometimes find myself worrying about what kind of energy I am sending out into the universe. They say that everything we send out to others we get back, or get back 10-fold, depending on which belief system we subscribe to. If this is accurate, sending out positive actions leads to [...]
Social site Enlightr.com has a comprehensive list of 50 things you can do right now to get your life in order. It could have been a little better-organized, but surely there are a few things on it that we can all benefit from doing. What are some of your decluttering techniques?
Most people you will encounter will be generally good. Everybody has a few unfortunately negative moments due to stress, worry, or a lack of awareness, but most people will successfully become positive influences upon you, whether you realize it or not. Unfortunately, there are some people around who are toxic. Many of us end up [...]
In tough economic times, many people spend less and tighten their belts in order to avoid getting into financial trouble. Others on a macroeconomic level of thinking prefer to spend the same amount of money to keep the economy going in the hopes conditions will improve sooner. I fall between these two camps. Below is [...]
Focus.com has a list of 101 rules for leaders. Most of them are a little bit common-sense, but there are a few with interesting logic behind them. Either way, it is a good list to review periodically if you are a manager.
Many people have trouble making the decision as to whether they should rent or buy. If you choose to rent, however, My Life ROI has some suggestions about what to do in order to still be building equity while you rent. My favorite part? Take the amount you would have used for a down payment [...]
An objective of every employer in every industry is to increase employee productivity and output without shelling out more money. This is accomplished by keeping morale and a sense of efficacy high and clear of any negativity. How to keep employees motivated, however, can be somewhat of a challenge. Faced with such a task in [...]
Personal finance blog I Will Teach You To Be Rich has an interesting post about personal investments, with a few good examples of things not normally considered to be investments, but that have paid off thoroughly over time (either monetarily or otherwise). The post sparked an idea for me, and I feel the desire to [...]
If you’re looking for a good reading list, OnlineClasses.org has a list of 100 inspirational books they think everybody should read. I have read a few off the list, and the rest are highly recommended, so I believe there should be some solid finds within it.
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