To Start or Not To Start a Business with Your Spouse - VerticalResponse Column by Janine Popick, Inc.com "Women in Business" December 2006 Starting a business with the one you love might sound dreamy, but you should give it careful consideration before making the business commitment. I'll start off with this. Flashback, Burgundy, France, January 2001. So there we were in France, discussing John's role as CEO, and mine as COO. Reality set in quickly. All of our "eggs" would be in one basket. Luckily, a friend who had just started his own business needed someone with our skills to work at his company. What type of personality do you each have? Working with your spouse isn't impossible, and it can work for the right people. Albert is technical; he manages the company's website. Albert yields to Shannon as the president because of the nature of the business. Their business is successful as a partnership because they each bring something complementary to the business. In my case, my husband does lend a lot to my business.
Self-Image Is The Key To Success In Business And In Life “There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge."--Napoleon Hill It has been conclusively demonstrated that individuals who expect to succeed at a given venture are more likely to do so than those who expect to fail. Positive expectations work as a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy--those who expect to succeed are more likely to do so, thus maintaining and reinforcing their expectation for success. Today, we are going to take this analysis one step further and address the underlying cause of these expectations. The expectations we have for ourselves are largely determined by our self-image. If you consider yourself a slow learner, chances are you will remain so. If you believe that you cannot learn a foreign language, you aren’t likely to do so. If you believe that you can’t grow a profitable business, chances are that you never will. As Henry Ford once said, “If you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” Don’t dwell on negativity. Step out of your comfort zone.
Walk Time Calculator How far can I walk today? One of the most important points to consider when planning a walk is assessing the time it will take to complete the walk. If you are using public transport this is even more important as you will have to plan your walk to correspond with Bus or Train times. Also, particularly in these hectic times you may have to finish the walk at a certain time in order to get to your accommodation for dinner, or to make a restaurant reservation, or even just to meet friends for a social gathering. How to use the Calculator Simply enter the details of your planned walk into the relevant boxes. How the Calculations are made The calculator is based on Naismiths Rule. Walking time = 3 miles per hour Climbing Time = 1 minute for every 10 metres ascent Descent Time = 1 minute for every 20 metre descent This method is fine for the average regular walker but it does not apply to walking in difficult conditions (e.g. boggy ground, dense undergrowth).
7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People With a twist to the common list of habits that are useful to establish, here are 7 habits that you do best to avoid. Just like finding habits that can be useful for you it’s important to find habits that are holding you back. Most of these 7 habits can easily become such a normal, everyday part of life that you hardly notice it (or how it’s affecting you). I’ve dabbled with all of them quite a bit. I’d also like to add that these are just 7 broad habits you can establish to become highly ineffective in most parts of your life. 1. Maybe you’ve heard this quote by Woody Allen: “Eighty percent of success is showing up” One of the biggest and simplest thing you can do to ensure more success in your life – whether it be in your social life, your career or with your health – is simply to show up more. 2. - Swallow that frog. 3. One of the easiest habits to get stuck in, besides procrastinating, is to keep yourself busy with unimportant tasks. 4. And thereby seldom taking action. 5. 6. 7.
Sheep Sculptures Made Out of Rotary Phones Jean-Luc Cornec’s Sheep Sculptures from the Museum of Telecommunication in Frankfurt. (via ThisBlogRules) The 100 Best Lifehacks of 2010: The Year in Review Happy New Year everyone! It’s the first week of 2011 and many of us are getting ready to kick off the brand new year with a big bang. As we start off 2011 with our new resolutions and goals, let us now look back at the best posts at Lifehack in the past year. In this review post, I have gathered 100 of the best LifeHack articles in 2010. These articles have been selected based on your votes and how much YOU have talked about them in social media (Facebook and Twitter). Do not attempt to read this whole post at once! Let me start off with the top 10 most popular life hack posts out of the 100s of posts published in 2010. Following which, I’ll present the 100 top articles presented in the 11 catetgories. Top 10 Most Popular Posts in 2010: Overall Personal Growth Maximizing Productivity and GTD Lifestyle and Habits Inspiration & Motivation Goal Achievement & Success Emotional Mastery People Skills & Relationships Communications & Writing Business & Career Creativity & Inspiration Family Miscellaneous
meeting great people I’ve had the neat opportunity so far this summer to meet a few of my “online friends” in real life. If I had to use one word to describe it: Energizing. Living in an area where lots of people still do not even have internet access, and if they do it’s prehistoric dial-up, many of my friends and family don’t really understand it. Anyhow, the reason I’m writing this post is to tell you about what I have found to be the best way to get extremely excited about life and your goals. This shockingly effective method to get yourself pumped up and rearing to go is to simply spend some time, in person, with people who are living your dream lifestyle. Getting together with the Way Below Status Quo crew, Colin , Andi and Ash (and meeting the awesome Elisa ) was incredible. I ended up staying awake until just about 5 a.m. that night (or morning) working on my business. It’s because I saw that they were actually DOING IT.
How To Ruin Your Life (Without Even Noticing That You Are) Understand that life is not a straight line. Life is not a set timeline of milestones. It is okay if you don’t finish school, get married, find a job that supports you, have a family, make money, and live comfortably all by this age, or that age. It’s okay if you do, as long as you understand that if you’re not married by 25, or a Vice President by 30 — or even happy, for that matter — the world isn’t going to condemn you. You are allowed to backtrack. You are allowed to figure out what inspires you. You ruin your life by choosing the wrong person. You ruin your life by letting your past govern it. You ruin your life when you compare yourself to others. You ruin your life by desensitizing yourself. You ruin your life by tolerating it. You should follow us on Instagram here.
Jealousy has an ugly face and it's MINE. You see -- through my school we have this fantastic opportunity to go to Mexico for a practicum tour. It costs a God awful amount - but you get to see amazing places and help needy children. I. Alas -- money is tight, and I've sketched this Mexico Practicum into my plans for my diploma year -- it will be a "graduation gift" to myself. She's blogging about it. Now...I know what I'm missing. 14 Mantras For Transformation Yesterday at a cafe I overheard a sad and astonishing conversation. Two women about the same age were talking nearby me in line. The first said, “Yep, I turn 33 tomorrow. "I mean, I’ll just never be this young or in shape again. Her friend nodded somberly in agreement, her blonde ponytail bobbing. I couldn’t help but surreptitiously scan both of their faces for traces of irony or humor. I mean, they were just SO completely wrong in so many different ways. Because the truth is that our reality is deeply informed by how we see it, and by the limiting thoughts habitually formed in our minds. But believe that you’re barely getting started (I tell myself that every day) and the Divine can bring miracles beyond anything the ego can imagine. So here’s some mantras of Divine intercession on a whole slew of topics. I recommend doing whichever ones you need for at least twenty-one days to help the mind recalibrate. 1. 2. The perfect partner is already selected. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
10 Benefits of Rising Early, and How to Do It | zen habits “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” – Ben Franklin, famously “Put no trust in the benefits to accrue from early rising, as set forth by the infatuated Franklin …” – Mark Twain By Leo Babauta Recently, reader Rob asked me about my habit of waking at 4:30 a.m. each day, and asked me to write about the health benefits of rising early, which I thought was an excellent question. However, there are a ton of other great benefits. Now, let me first say that if you are a night owl, and that works for you, I think that’s great. Greet the day. How to Become an Early Riser Don’t make drastic changes. Chocolate for Breakfast and 6 Other Simple Ways to Be Happier Each Day Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama You’re not alone in your search for it. Happiness is an elusive thing for many people. What would happen if we began to take joy in little, meaningful activities each and every day? Here is a list of really simple things you can enjoy in some capacity that will make your day and your life a lot happier. 1. Sounds amazing doesn’t it? 2. What a great way to start the day. The toasty aromas that waft through my house every morning are somehow comforting. 3. Along the same lines as coffee, a great cup of tea in the afternoon is a soothing way to transition into the latter part of the day. Sounds like something you can feel good about drinking. 4. You see it on all kinds of lists. Exercise makes you feel better for a number of reasons. On top of that, try going outside. Why do you think people get cranky if they’re stuck inside for too long? 5. Satisfy your sweet tooth. It’s almost too good to be true. 6. 7.
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