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8 Lies You’ve Been Told About Following Your Passion. Are you doing what you truly want to do?

8 Lies You’ve Been Told About Following Your Passion

Are you following your passion to the best of your ability? If you’re reading this post, the answer is most likely no. Time and time again, I see people who can follow their passion, but they don’t, because they hold themselves back. I know how hard it can be, because I’ve been in the same situation. 7 Rules of Listening, Really Listening. A few days ago, I got a message from one of my best friends.

7 Rules of Listening, Really Listening

She asked if we could meet and maybe have a little chat. I didn’t hesitate and said yes. It was great way to catch up. When we saw each other inside the quiet little café we agreed on, she immediately went onto a sort of rant right after the usual pleasantries. She lamented about how she had this huge problem with a co-worker and how the situation was upsetting her and disrupting her work life. I listened while she talked, and although we both dropped a few jokes every now and then, I can see that her work situation was definitely weighing her down. Excerpts from "How to be Perfect" by Ron Padgett. Wednesday May 30, 2012 Listen Download E-mail Share.

Excerpts from "How to be Perfect" by Ron Padgett

100 Simple Nutrition Tips. “Man Is What He Eats” – Lucretius Good nutrition is one of the most important factors for good health.

100 Simple Nutrition Tips

You can dramatically improve your health by doing simple adjustments to your eating habits. You’ll notice a big difference in your energy levels if you regularly eat foods that have a lot of vitamins and minerals in them, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low- or non-fat dairy. There is no doubt that eating well can maximize our life experience. One of the best resources that I’ve found on the topic of health and well-being is “8 Weeks To Optimum Health” by Dr. Life Tip #21 - This is your world. Shape it or someone else will. 20 Things to Start Doing in Your Relationships. 30 Good Karma Things To Do With Your Free Time. Email by Barrie Davenport of Live Bold and Bloom.

30 Good Karma Things To Do With Your Free Time

If you cut to the chase of the meaning of life, it’s the ‘meaning’ part that we all long for. Beyond all of the stuff, excitement, and happiness we chase on any given day, all of us want to feel like we’ve made an impact on the world in some way. We need to know that we’ve made a difference. Does the idea of making an impact on the world cause you to hyperventilate a bit – like you might have to join the Peace Corps or adopt an orphan from Indonesia?

Those are great things for sure, and there are many bold and courageous people whose lives are dedicated to making a huge difference in the world. You can make a difference in the world and create some good karma for yourself in the short, often forgotten, free moments of your day or week. Lost time is never found again. Think about those times when you are in an elevator, sitting in traffic, surfing the Internet. Here are some ideas for spending these time gaps in purpose-filled ways: 137 Ways to Pamper Yourself, Lift Your Spirits, or Recharge Your Life : Parentables - StumbleUpon. Photo: tibchris / Creative Commons. 39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist. “The proper function of man is to live – not to exist.” — Jack LondonToo often we go through life on autopilot, going through the motions and having each day pass like the one before it.That’s fine, and comfortable, until you have gone through another year without having done anything, without having really lived life.That’s fine, until you have reached old age and look back on life with regrets.

39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist

That’s fine, until you see your kids go off to college and realize that you missed their childhoods. It’s not fine. If you want to truly live life, to really experience it, to enjoy it to the fullest, instead of barely scraping by and only living a life of existence, then you need to find ways to break free from the mold and drink from life. What follows is just a list of ideas, obvious ones mostly that you could have thought of yourself, but that I hope are useful reminders. We all need reminders sometimes. 1. 2. 3. 88 Ways To Make A Stranger Smile. Post written by: Marc Chernoff Email Don’t wait for people to smile.

88 Ways To Make A Stranger Smile

Show them how. 60 Small Ways to Improve Your Life in the Next 100 Days. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to make drastic changes in order to notice an improvement in the quality of your life.

60 Small Ways to Improve Your Life in the Next 100 Days

At the same time, you don’t need to wait a long time in order to see the measurable results that come from taking positive action. All you have to do is take small steps, and take them consistently, for a period of 100 days. Below you’ll find 60 small ways to improve all areas of your life in the next 100 days. Home 1. Day 1: Declutter MagazinesDay 2: Declutter DVD’sDay 3: Declutter booksDay 4: Declutter kitchen appliances 2. 50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do. Marc and Angel Hack Life - Practical Tips for Productive Living. 30 Challenges for 30 Days of Growth. Email We are what we repeatedly do.

30 Challenges for 30 Days of Growth

Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle Scientists have suggested that, with a little willpower, it takes roughly 30 days for a person to form a new habit. As with mastering anything new, the act of starting and getting beyond the preliminary stage where everything feels awkward is 80% of the battle. How to give yourself the best chance of a good life (Part 1) 100 Ways to Nurture Yourself. Probably the most important component to demanding your joy is learning to take excellent care of yourself – mind, body, and spirit.

100 Ways to Nurture Yourself

Think of caring for yourself as if you were your own child – giving to yourself at least as much as you give to others. You are worth it! Like joy itself, self-nurturing comes in many little bits.