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Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning - Peter Bregman. By Peter Bregman | 11:00 AM May 27, 2009 I was late for my meeting with the CEO of a technology company and I was emailing him from my iPhone as I walked onto the elevator in his company’s office building.

Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning - Peter Bregman

I stayed focused on the screen as I rode to the sixth floor. I was still typing with my thumbs when the elevator doors opened and I walked out without looking up. Then I heard a voice behind me, “Wrong floor.” How to Make a Schedule You Can Stick To. Have you ever been surprised at how much you can fit in when you’re at a conference? When we have a schedule provided for us, we manage to get from one event to the next at the right time; the imposition of external timings means that even if we’d like to stick with one task a little longer, we move on quickly.

We deal with emails in brief breaks, sending shorter replies than usual, ditching any junk without even opening it. In day to day working life, though, we tend to find ourselves struggling to stick to self-imposed schedules. 28 Dignified Ways to Impress Everyone Around You. Post written by: Marc Chernoff Email Far more often than any of us like to admit, our actions are driven by an inner desire to impress other people.

28 Dignified Ways to Impress Everyone Around You

This desire is often reflected in the brand name products we use, the bars and restaurants we frequent, the houses and cars we buy and the careers we choose. But are name brand products, fancy bars, houses and cars really that impressive? What about a person who holds an elite position in a career field they dislike? Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive « alex.moskalyuk. How do you become CHARISMATIC? The Art of Now: Six Steps to Living in the Moment. A friend was walking in the desert when he found the telephone to God. The setting was Burning Man, an electronic arts and music festival for which 50,000 people descend on Black Rock City, Nevada, for eight days of "radical self-expression"—dancing, socializing, meditating, and debauchery.

A phone booth in the middle of the desert with a sign that said "Talk to God" was a surreal sight even at Burning Man. The idea was that you picked up the phone, and God—or someone claiming to be God—would be at the other end to ease your pain. So when God came on the line asking how he could help, my friend was ready. Train Yourself to Become a Morning Person and Test If You're a Real Lark or Night Owl. About 15 years ago I suffered from a serious case of Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome, where I was most awake between 1-3 AM, and couldn't get out of bed before 9 or 10 AM.

Train Yourself to Become a Morning Person and Test If You're a Real Lark or Night Owl

It didn't help that I had a high tech/dotcom job where I could roll in at 10:30, no problem. I fixed my sleep rhythm by doing a few things: 1 - I bought an enormous light box, and I put 2 150 watt bulbs in the lamps next to my bed, and put those lamps on a timer to go off at 6AM. How to be a morning person, and have more time for yourself! Do you hate getting up in the morning?

How to be a morning person, and have more time for yourself!

Does the sound of your alarm clock set you in panic, dry sweats, and almost bring you to tears each morning? Do you hate people that are happy and chipper early in the morning? How to have Lucid Dreams: How, How Often, and How Cool! Key Fact: Lucid dreams are more enjoyable than ordinary dreams and have a more positive emotional tone.

How to have Lucid Dreams: How, How Often, and How Cool!

If you're a particularly sad soul, and would take absolutely no pleasure from flying round the world, meeting famous people, fighting dinosaurs, or walking on water, oh yes - and sex, then there is still hope for you! Another reason for wanting to experience lucid dreams is because on the whole, the predominant emotion exprienced is positive. Lucid Dreams. How to meditate.