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5 Reasons StumbleUpon is by Far the Coolest Social Site. This is a bit off topic for this blog so I’ll keep it short and sweet. Note: I’m not trying rip on other social sites and take a beat down from their supporters (even though I probably will regardless). I use and enjoy all the sites mentioned in this post. This is merely an expression of personal preference. Different strokes for different folks, or so they say. 1. 2. 3. 4. Side note: Stumbling “photoshop tutorial” lead to many more quality results than an identical Google search. 5. So there you have it. Edit: I couldn’t resist adding this quick tip after it came to mind. Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Heidi Grant Halvorson - The Conversation.

Learn more about the science of success with Heidi Grant Halvorson’s HBR Single, based on this blog post. Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren’t sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. The intuitive answer — that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do. 1.

To seize the moment, decide when and where you will take each action you want to take, in advance. 3. Fortunately, decades of research suggest that the belief in fixed ability is completely wrong — abilities of all kinds are profoundly malleable. 7. 8. 9. 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind. 174,203 Things You Can Do Instead of Watching TV. 70 Reminders to Help You Break Any Barrier. I am pleased to introduce this guest article by a new friend John, the creator of HiLife2B, where he hopes to inspire people and to help them achieve their dreams. Follow him on Twitter: @janyasor 1.

Believe that even the smallest compliment can save someone’s life 2. Remember that one person can change an entire nation 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 25 Facebook Tips and Tricks you should be aware of. 1. Hide Your Online Status From Selected Friends: So you want to use Facebook chat but don’t want some people to see your online status? Simply open up the Facebook Chat and click on Friends List. Start creating a new list called BlockList. Once the list is created, add those friends to the list that you want to appear offline to. When the list is complete, hover your mouse to the little green icon adjacent to the list and click Go Offline.

Bingo! 2. If you are like me, you often get annoyed by the dozens of silly applications that people have added to their profile. 3. Want to display your Facebook status updates on your WordPress blog? 4. No need to go to Facebook.com if all you want to do is use Facebook chat. 5. If you are a firefox addict you don’t need to use any other software to update your Facebook status. 6.

Easily create a photo collage from profile pictures of all your Facebook friends using a simple Facebook app called Photo Collage. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. How to Build Confidence - Amy Gallo - Best Practices. By Amy Gallo | 9:48 AM April 29, 2011 Very few people succeed in business without a degree of confidence. Yet everyone, from young people in their first real jobs to seasoned leaders in the upper ranks of organizations, have moments — or days, months, or even years — when they are unsure of their ability to tackle challenges.

No one is immune to these bouts of insecurity at work, but they don’t have to hold you back. What the Experts Say “Confidence equals security equals positive emotion equals better performance,” says Tony Schwartz, the president and CEO of The Energy Project and the author ofBe Excellent at Anything: The Four Keys to Transforming the Way We Work and Live. And yet he concedes that “insecurity plagues consciously or subconsciously every human being I’ve met.” Preparation Your piano teacher was right: practice does make perfect. On the flip side, don’t let modesty hold you back. Principles to Remember Do: Don’t: This was a turning point for Mark. Top Ten Films 1930-2009. 2019 1. LEAVING NEVERLAND (Dan Reed) 2. APOLLO 11 (Todd Douglas Miller) 3. THE BEACH BUM (Harmony Korine) 4. BAIT (Mark Jenkin) 5.

Honorable Mention: None Notable Shorts: COLOPHON (Dorsky); HOMEPOD: WELCOME HOME (Jonze) Most Overrated: A QUIET PLACE (Krasinski); BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (Singer); ROMA (Cuaron); SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (Riley); WIDOWS (McQueen) 2017 1. Honorable Mention: FIRST REFORMED (Schrader) Notable Shorts: WORLD OF TOMORROW EPISODE TWO: BURDEN OF OTHER PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS (Hertzfeldt) Most Overrated: BABY DRIVER (Wright); DARKEST HOUR (Wright); GOOD TIME (Safdie Bros); THE POST (Spielberg); THE SHAPE OF WATER (Del Toro) 2016 1. Honorable Mention: ELLE (Verhoeven); HYPERNORMALISATION (Curtis); STAYING VERTICAL (Guiraudie); TONI ERDMANN (Ade) Notable Shorts: COME TOGETHER (Anderson) Most Overrated: DEADPOOL (Miller); JACKIE (Larrain); NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (Ford); NO HOME MOVIE (Akerman); THINGS TO COME (Hansen-Løve); ZOOTOPIA (Howard & Moore) 2015 1. 2014 1. 2013 1. 2012 1. 2011 1.

Mark Twain Gives Nine Tips for Living an Extraordinary Life. By Henrik Edberg Is truth stranger than fiction? Perhaps. In this great article written by Henrik Edberg, we find that Mark Twain had expressed in his writings over the years an entire philosophy for living. If he were around today, it seems he would be on the lecture circuit with the likes of Eckhart Tolle or Wayne Dyer. Below are Mark Twain's Nine tips for living a "kick ass" life: “Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” “When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.”

You may know Mark Twain for some of his very popular books like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Twain is known for his many – and often funny – quotes. 1. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” If you don’t approve of yourself, of your behaviour and actions then you’ll probably walk around most of the day with a sort of uncomfortable feeling. 2. “Age is an issue of mind over matter. 4. Tone/Attitude Words. 101 Ways to Be F*ckin EPIC :: Diesel Strength & Conditioning | Innovative Strength Training for Athletes.

Comments 1. If you want to build muscle, lift heavy 2. If you want to lose fat, tighten up on your nutrition. Stop thinking that circuits and conditioning will take care of it 3. Hit more mobility work, yeah, I’m talking about everyday 4. 8. 10. 13. 21. 27. 32. 36. 40. 44. 49. 58. 1-6 (power), 6-8 (strength), 8-12 (muscle), 12+ (conditioning, endurance) – generally 59. 68. 74. 81. 87. 94. 100. 12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free. How to Sleep Well. 7 Awesome Rules for Designing a Perfect Logo. A logo is that concept, symbol, graphic element that represents the main feature or the basic orientation of one company, site or product. In other words the logo is the element which provides feed-back to the potential customer.

The purpose of one logo is to make people say something like that:”Hey look at this, here we can buy swatches of the very high quality, I saw this symbol on the Tom’s swatch which is really fabulous, it shows the time with no error”. A great logo instantly connects the people with the product. For example the logo of Coca Cola is worldwide known, when you see the it’s logo, you immediately feel the taste of juice in your mouth. Coca Cola’s Logo on the headquarters It has an important quality which is essential for logos: is timeless, since 1885 they are using the same logo and that is something that bring an invisible, but important advantage for them.

History of Logo 1.Your Logo should be able to Use on a variety of media Nike’s Logo on T-Shirt Nike’s Logo on a wall. The Wit of Steven Wright. 117 awesome things + 1 awesome giveaway. 60 Ways To Become The Person You Love. Photo credit: Niffty.. Only the time and attention we give ourselves demonstrates how much we love and admire ourselves.

Self love requires that we place ourselves at the top of our priority list. Self-nurturing is everything that makes us feel positive, happy and joyful. When we decide to honor ourselves with the love we need and deserve like the sun we radiate a glow, touching everything and everyone in our lives. Below are 60 ideas for glowing: 60. 59. 58. 57. 56. 55. 54. 53. 52. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.

Instead of commenting take time for yourself today! 22 Things You Don't Know About Your Customers | Internet Marketing Strategy: Conversation Marketing. There are things you don’t know about your customers. It’s not you, it’s them. But you need to figure it out. Here are some hard lessons I’ve learned over the years – they apply to usability, pet peeves and other fun stuff. Learn these and you’ll have more, happier customers/visitors/readers/fans: 1. Reading onscreen is hard, for everyone The most basic principle of usability: It’s hard for folks to read online. 2. Oldest rule of marketing, from way back when we printed on paper and used mail and stuff: Write no more than 4-5 lines in a paragraph.

To learn just how little the rules have changed. 3. Reading onscreen is hard. 4. Also know as ‘leading’, wide line spacing makes text easier to read. 5. We are trained to read dark text on a light background. 6. With those nifty mouse wheels, folks stopped getting unhappy about scrolling – it’s no longer a usability issue, unless you create a 5000 word page or some silliness. 7. Red;Green;Blue. Your audience wants the latter. 8. 9. Seriously. 10. The 7 Types of Friend Everyone Needs. Just like a superhero team or jewel thief gang needs each member to specialize in a different skill set, a good circle of friends also needs a wide range of useful skills. While a superhero team might need a guy who is superstrong and a guy who has a lot of gadgets, your friend team might consist of a guy who can get you discounts at the Best Buy and a guy who's totally cool with feeding your cats when you're out.

When I suggest assembling such a team, I'm not suggesting you go around preying on emotionally vulnerable people who can do useful things for you and pretend to be their friend. I'm just saying that if you happen to run into some cool people you enjoy hanging out with, who also own a pickup truck, don't take them for granted. Sure, you can have friends that are just fun people, or that you are fond of for no logical reason, but that doesn't mean you don't also want to have friends such as: The Friend With a Pickup Truck GettyThis is way past it. That look. This is why I had Pat. Ask E. Jean: 25 Things Every Woman Should Know - Get More Relationship Advice on ELLE. Dolls, in honor of ELLE's twenty-fifth anniversary, I thought I'd reveal how the Ask Eeee column started. It all happened after I was fired as a writer on Saturday Night Live—a hilarious interlude that has lent a lovely piquancy to my subsequent advice on how not to be fired. Anyway, after I was canned, I started writing for Esquire, Rolling Stone, and Outside, covering sex and adventure and sometimes both!

In 1993, this led ELLE editor Amy Gross to ask me to lunch at the hottest restaurant in New York—damn, I wish I could remember the name! —and inquire if I'd like to write a monthly advice column. I nearly passed out, I was so ecstatic! 1. 2. 3. When it comes to sex and love, question (B) has a great way of yanking the blinders off and giving you a clearer picture of what's actually going on. 4. 5. 6. 7.