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Foreign Lanuages. Productivity. ADHD. Business: How To Fake Charisma. 10 Traits That Make You Filthy-Rich. NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Saving money isn't all about whether or not you know how to score screaming bargains. It has more to do with your attitude toward money. Just think of those who don't fit the filthy-rich stereotype.

People like Warren Buffett. As explained in the book The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Understanding how personal traits can influence your finances is an essential ingredient for building wealth. Here are 10 key traits: 10. Patience is one of the most important traits when it comes to saving money. This means waiting until the first wave of product hype has passed, keeping a car for an extra few years before getting another one and waiting until something you want fits into your budget instead of putting it on credit. Patience is often the difference between creating savings and being in debt. 9. When you're satisfied, there is no reason to spend money on nonessentials. People spend because they want to capture the excitement shown in advertisements. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. Aging and Disability Services Administration - Help for Caregivers - Caring for an adult who lives far away. ALTSA > Caregiver Resources > Long Distance Caregivers There are many ways to help a loved one when you don’t live nearby.

Whether you are concerned that someone needs to check in on your mom from time to time or an uncle has become too frail and needs care services, there are many things long distance caregivers can do. Finding Care Services Outside of Washington State The Eldercare Locator helps long-distance caregivers access resources and services in any state. Resources The Handbook for Long-Distance Caregivers from The Family Caregiver Alliance. The World Factbook. Guest Blog: You can increase your intelligence: 5 ways to maximize your cognitive potential. How to Cultivate Humor. Humor doesn't typically come to mind in the same breath as depression.

But humor can be an important ally in getting beyond the rigidity of thinking that accompanies depression and keeps people locked into a depressed state of mind. One goal of cognitive therapy is to change your perspective, your point of view. Humor is one way to change your view viscerally—and enjoyably. Cultivating a humorous mindset helps you see yourself and any situation with a more supple mind so that you are not locked into a negative view. Take a common situation: someone feels very depressed in the wake of having failed at something. We're not talking stand-up comedy, but insight-oriented commentary, achieved via anecdote and metaphor. Humor fosters acceptance of our humanness and our foibles. So how to foster good humor? Choose to allow yourself to laugh at your own behaviors and beliefs—but not at yourself. Too much novelty, not enough appropriateness. One of the most common assumptions that we make in creativity research is that being creative is inherently a good thing.

This topic is one I've written about before ; I've also been revisiting it a bit because my friend and colleague David Cropley has been visiting from Australia. Along with his father Arthur Cropley and Mark Runco, we edited a book called The Dark Side of Creativity . It's filled with essays that were lots of fun to read and edit, with contributions by people in psychology, education , criminal justice, design, history, and other disciplines.

One of the concepts behind the book was some work that I did with both Cropleys on the concept of malevolent creativity - i.e., creativity deliberately planned with ill intent. I was struck by this distinction upon reading a recent news article. When I think of Jonestown, I think Mexican food. For those not well-versed in their cults, the billboard refers to the Peoples Temple cult. "Are you kidding? Teachings - Carrie and Danielle. …is a tool for reflecting, journaling and planning your whole life. And by ‘whole’ we mean everything from your wardrobe to you career plans, AND your feelings and to-do list. It’s a 360-degree view of for designing a life that is true to you in every way. …is a very simple list of questions that you can use to steer your Style Statement gathering. Ironically, knowing who you are as an individual often happens in contrast to others – the light of others who can not only reflect your truth back to you, but inspire you with their own.

Download Group Guide PDF “…I am thoroughly enjoying the inquiry process and learning things about me I wasn’t aware of. The colorful format and beautiful layout is exciting and inspiring. If you’ve started a Style Statement Group, we’d love to hear about it! You can also jump into the conversation in the forum. …is a very cool 20-point declaration of how we perceive and make use of the power of true style. 1. Consistency is power. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Are You a “Normal” Eater? People who have never been overweight and have not had significant issues with their weight eat, think, and behave differently from chronic dieters. If you're a chronic dieter, do you have a tendency to: "Graze," i.e., eat a larger amount of food than you intended throughout part of the day, or binge-eat Feel a lack of control over your eating Try not to notice how much you're eating Eat until you feel uncomfortably full Overeat and stop only when the food is gone Eat alone (maybe in secret) because you'd be embarrassed by how much you're eating Obsess (think too much) about food throughout the day or evening Feel depressed, guilty , or disgusted with yourself after overeating Eat as a primary coping strategy when you're upset Eat when you're bored Significantly overvalue body shape and weight Weigh yourself more than once a day Become pre-occupied with how heavy your body feels or how tight your clothes are after meals or throughout the day Plan ahead so you never have to be hungry.

Bob Sutton. Frank Lloyd Wright's 10-Point Manifesto for His Apprentices. I love personal manifestos -- for instance, on the home pages of their blogs, Bob Sutton includes his 17 Things I Believe about work and Madame X lists My Rules about money. I recently read Frank Lloyd Wright's Autobiography -- a very thought-provoking work. In it, he includes a list of the "Fellowship Assets" that he outlined for the architecture apprentices he worked with at Taliesin , his summer home, studio, and school. 1.

An honest ego in a healthy body. 2. This list was interesting to me, because although it's quite short, it packs in a lot of big ideas and strongly held views. Writing a personal manifesto is a very interesting exercise; it really forces you to articulate your values. . * I love checking out my friend Liz Gumbinner's blog, Mom 101 -- "I don't know what I'm doing either. " If you want a , email me at (they're free; I'll mail anywhere, be sure to include your mailing address!) Order your copy. Read sample chapters. Listen to a sample of the audiobook. Are you depressed? (Abridged)

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