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How To Build An Awesome Life You've Always Wanted. Everyone wants to live a happy and fulfilling life, but often don’t get to do that because they don’t know how.

How To Build An Awesome Life You've Always Wanted

Many know that it’s important to have goals in life, but don’t understand the steps necessary to achieve those goals. For instance, in order to attain your goals, you must first be happy. If you start out miserable or depressed you’ll only make things harder on yourself. The infographic below is based on the speech “Why Happiness is the New Productivity,” by Vishen Lakhiani in Calgary.

With it you’ll learn how to build an awesome life, but first you must achieve a state of “Flow.” As you’ll see, it’s important to balance your present and future. Do you agree with Lakhiani’s theories when it comes to being successful in life and eliminating failure? The Theory of Awesomeness Infographic | Mindvalley Academy Featured photo credit: Mindvalley Academy via mindvalleyacademy.com. 5 Toughest Personalities at Work. Running a business would be easy if only you didn't have to manage people.

5 Toughest Personalities at Work

The bigger your company grows, the smaller the likelihood that everyone in it will be easy to supervise. As the boss you always (or almost always) have the option to terminate anyone who is truly a drag on your company. But good talent is hard to find, so before you go down that road, it's worth the effort to try and make a difficult person work more effectively within your company. When faced with a problem personality, most of us do one of two things: We either confront the person head-on, leading to escalating hostility, or else avoid dealing with him or her and leave the problem to worsen. Neither is an effective solution, and as your company's leader, neither is an option.

There's a better way, according to Judith Orloff, M.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA, and author of "The Ecstasy of Surrender. " "Let go of reactivity," Orloff advises. 1. 5 Incredibly Effective Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder. 7 Things Remarkably Happy People Do Often. 35 of the Best Productivity & Lifehack Apps of 2012. The Next Web has covered thousands of apps throughout 2012, from nifty new browser extensions, to fully fledged features on the latest game-changing Android and iOS apps, through to native-like cross-platform Web apps.

35 of the Best Productivity & Lifehack Apps of 2012

But productivity apps always seem to get people’s attention, perhaps more so than all others. Anything that can help us get one-up on life is certainly appealing, so we sifted through this year’s archives and pulled out some of best. Join us over the next few pages as we share them with you. Don’t miss our other 2012 lists for more great recommendations. Mac & iOS Clear To-do list app Clear was announced for the iPhone in January and then came to the Mac last month. Clear is, at its core, a list app. 14 Best Apps for Writers: Essential Tools for Daily Writing Stints. Have you been playing the role of Jack?

14 Best Apps for Writers: Essential Tools for Daily Writing Stints

Jack-of-all-trades? I bet it must have been hard to keep up with all the projects for the first quarter of this year. As far as I’ve observed, January is all about momentum. For us writers, it’s the peak season because everyone’s back to business. January is a productive month for me. Just like you, I don’t want to cram neither procrastinate, but frankly, it’s challenging to keep up with our clients and editorial board without tools and apps to boost our productivity and squeeze the creative juices. Here are my top 14 apps I often use that serve as my productivity boosters for daily writing stints and even the days when I battle against resistance. AP Stylebook 2013 AP Stylebook 2013 is a stylebook for writers, journalists, editors, students and anyone in public relations professionals. Biscuit Expand your vocabulary with Biscuit app.

The Brainstormer. How to Stop Procrastinating – Helpful Tips. 5 Small Changes You Can Make to Be Way More Productive. The Ultimate Office Playlist to Improve Your Productivity at Work. We've all been there: that midday lull when all the lines on the page or spreadsheet start to blur and a Reddit visit becomes inevitable.

The Ultimate Office Playlist to Improve Your Productivity at Work

But Reddit is never the answer. A growing body of recent psychological research has proven that music can improve concentration and productivity in even the sleepiest of workers. Numerous studies have shown that music can help us work faster, make fewer mistakes and reduce stress while completing tedious tasks. However, not just any music will do. Music that's fast and loud may jar one's attention into focus, but we can't sustain this agitated state of arousal for long periods of quality work.

The ideal music should be instrumental and rhythmically interesting (to keep the brain curious and engaged) at a tempo of around 60 bpms (beats per minute). This "flow" or "zone" is the holy grail. . * We can't actually make you superhuman. One day you'll be done with all your work. Lots of bizarre electronic sounds on this one, all of them extremely calming.