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. But are name brand products, fancy bars, houses and cars really that impressive? Why? Consider the following questions: He drives a Porsche, but can he truly afford the car payment? You get the idea. Now take a moment and imagine a person who loves what he does for a living, smiles frequently and bleeds passion in every breath he takes. Here are 28 dignified ways to impress everyone around you. We make a living by what we get. Be authentic. Of course, the coolest thing about this list is that everything you need to impress everyone around you is already contained within you. Photo by: Khalid If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book. And get inspiring life tips and quotes in your inbox (it's free)...
Smart Pretty and Awkward A True Love Story: Couple Torn Apart Reunited By Chance | Gimundo | Good... Couple Torn Apart By War Reunited Decades Later This true love story is one of the greatest we've heard. By Kathryn Hawkins. Posted on February 13 2011 Three days after their wedding, Anna Koslov kissed her husband Boris goodbye. But when Boris returned home from his military expedition, he found the house cold and empty. Under the brutal regime of Joseph Stalin, Anna and her family had been declared enemies of the state. “I threatened to commit suicide rather than go because I couldn’t live without him,” she told The Telegraph, “but in the end I was forced to go. Boris spent years searching for his lost love, but never found a trace of her. As time went by, Boris and Anna’s respective spouses passed away. In a remarkable twist of fate, the town received another long-lost visitor on that very same day – an 80-year-old man who had come to lay flowers at his parents’ gravestone. “I thought my eyes were playing games with me,” Anna said. “I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Liked this?
T-Shirt Wars - both of them (by @baekdal) #design While researching great uses of video annotations, I came across these two (actually four) videos by Rhett and Link. They are stop motion videos made simply by printing a lot of graphics on t-shirts - but in a really ingenious way. The first video became so popular (5,8 million views) that McDonald's and Coca Cola wanted them to copy the concept for an 30 second ad. For those interested, here are the behind the scenes videos of how it was made. In short, you need a great idea, and put in a lot of work... and you need to buy 200 t-shirts. Follow: 42Concepts The 7 Habits of Highly Incompetent People - Global One TV By Michael Lee Number 1 - They Think, Say, & Do Negative Things. Yup. They see problems in every opportunity. They complain that the sun is too hot. They think that everyone is against them. Every little bit of difficulty is exaggerated to the point of tragedy. They never seem to move forward because they're always afraid to come out of their comfort zones. Number 2 - They Act Before They Think. They move based on instinct or impulse. Then they see something better. Then they spend & spend again until nothing's left. They don't think about the consequences. Number 3 - They Talk Much More Than They Listen They want to be the star of the show. Oftentimes they are not aware that what they're saying is not sensible anymore. When other people advise them, they close their ears because they're too proud to admit their mistakes. In their mind they're always correct. Number 4 - They Give Up Easily Successful people treat failures as stepping stones to success. Then they go & search for a new one.
Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity | zen habits By Leo Babauta This is something I’ve been wanting to write for some time — a Handbook for Life. Now, is there any handbook that can be a guide to every single person? It’ll also become apparent from the links in this handbook that I’ve written about this stuff before. How to use this handbook This handbook is not meant to be a step-by-step guide, nor should you adopt all the tips below. Pick and choose the tips that will be most useful to you. 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity Try rising early. How To Treat Others: 5 Lessons From an Unknown Author - Global One TV Five Lessons About How To Treat People -- Author Unknown 1. First Important Lesson - "Know The Cleaning Lady" During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. Surely this was some kind of joke. "Absolutely," said the professor. I've never forgotten that lesson. 2. One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. A special note was attached. Sincerely, Mrs. 3. In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it. "Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" The little boy again counted his coins. 4. In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. 5.
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