Conquer Your Challenges: 12 Great Ways to Do Things Differently. Last Updated Oct 27, 2011 9:09 AM EDT Whenever I'm discussing a challenge -- oh, all right, whenever I'm whining about something -- my wife only lasts about 30 seconds before she says, "Okay, I get it.
What are you going to do differently? " Hearing the same thing time after time could be pretty irritating... except she's right. The only way to overcome a problem is to do something differently. But here's an even better approach: Instead of waiting until you're forced to make a bad situation better, why not turn a decent situation into a great one and tackle your challenges head on?
Let's call this business -- and personal -- strategy The Five As of Awesomeness. All you have to do is pick a few of these to do differently: Analyze Switch measurements. When you do, tomorrow will be better -- or at the very least more interesting. Related: Photo courtesy flickr user alpiniste, CC 2.0 © 2011 CBS Interactive Inc.. 25 Beautifully Illustrated Thought-Provoking Questions. A question that makes you think is worth asking… At the cusp of a new day, week, month, or year, most of us take a little time to reflect on our lives by looking back over the past and ahead into the future.
We ponder the successes, failures and standout events that are slowly scripting our life’s story. This process of self reflection helps us maintain a conscious awareness of where we’ve been and where we intend to go. It is pertinent to the organization and preservation of our dreams, goals and desires. If you would like to maximize the benefits of self reflection, our new sister site, Thought Questions, is for you. Remember, these questions have no right or wrong answers. Here’s a sample of 25 recent thought questions posted on the site: Thought Questions is updated daily.
Title photo by: Oberazzi For all other photo credits please refer to ThoughtQuestions.com Related 6 Questions that Will Save Your Relationships May 21, 2014 In "Life" 20 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Every Sunday. How to Become an Early Riser. It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom. – Aristotle Are morning people born or made?
In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I rarely went to bed before midnight, and I’d almost always sleep in late. I usually didn’t start hitting my stride each day until late afternoon. But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high correlation between success and rising early, even in my own life. . … and the next morning, I got up just before noon. Hmmm… I tried again many more times, each time not getting very far with it. The Most Incredible Ways To Improve Thyself! « Price is Right?
| Main | How to Win Any Negotiation » The Most Incredible Ways To Improve Thyself! By admin | March 6, 2008 This article received over 83K thousand views from stumbleupon, thanks for everyone that liked and shared with others. Here is a list of some other similar articles I’ve written: In recent years many has become self proclaimed expert on self-improvement such as Dr. Self Improvement Productivity Health and Fitness Food and Diet Brain Power and Memory Sleep I find myself reading many of these types of articles and perhaps 40% of them are just crap but many of them provide good advice on how to improve oneself.
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7 Common Causes and Proven Cures for Procrastination. Email This is a guest post by Mike from Living Skillfully: Change Your Life.
Do you put off doing things that would bring you closer to your desired goals? I know I do. But why are we so foolish? It has something to do with how our daily responsibilities overwhelm us. So we take another break, read another blog post, watch another TV show and just kick back and relax. But then suddenly the inevitable deadline has arrived. So here are 7 common causes and proven cures procrastination. 1. Sometimes we’re afraid we’ll fail. The best way I’ve found to defeat fear is to stare it down. If you are conscious of it, soon it becomes shy, hangs its head, and mooches off, scraping one shoe on the ground. The Most Important Piece of Career Advice You Probably Never Heard. May 21st, 2008 · 60 comments Some Advice for the Road I’m leaving this afternoon to attend a college graduation: my second in three weeks.
As you might imagine, graduating is on my mind, and, I would guess, on many of your minds as well. Personal Change – 4 Conditions That Transform Us.