Today’s Top 10 Tips was inspired by zenhabits.net.
Loss of motivation can happen to anymore. Whether it is for your goals or a project at work, these 10 tips will help you keep your energy to stay focused on your goals.
Do not forget to enter our contest this month – What Motivates You – and win some cool prizes.
Be Free!
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- One Goal
Whenever I have been in a slump, I have discovered that it is often because I have too much going on in my life. I am trying to do too much. And it saps my energy and motivation. It is Read More...
If any of your goals in 2010 are along the lines of “improve myself,” “find balance at home and work,” or “be happier,” you are in the right place. But getting started in the world of personal development can be overwhelming.
So today’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday is devoted to tips to make the leap into the journey of personal development and creating a new you in the new your.
Enjoy and Be Free!
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Are you totally happy with your life? It wouldn’t surprise me if your initial response was to ask the question “Is anyone totally happy with their life?” Fair comment. So let me rephrase the question. “Is there any area of your life right Read More...
Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself and Why Self Knowledge is the KEY to Having the Life You Want
When you know yourself and act in accordance, the path becomes clear.
Start by asking yourself some specific questions. Keep a record of your answers in a notebook or journal.
Here are 10 questions to begin your journey and remember, YOU will always be a WORK IN PROGRESS.
1) If you could do anything you want to tomorrow, what would it be?
The answer should not be something that is an escape from what you ordinarily would be doing, but in more positive terms of a true dream.
2) What are your core values?
Core values became yours in Read More...
With Thanksgiving this week, take some time to think about what you are truly grateful for – that is the reason for the holiday right?
Make sure to enter our gratitude contest too! All you need to do is answer this question:
What 3 “outside of the box” items are you truly thankful for and WHY?
Submit Your Answer
Here is a Top 10 List of Things to be Grateful for:
1. You’re breathing. You owe your life to the world not the other way around. How are you sharing you natural gifts with others?
2. You have a roof Read More...
Personal energy is an important component of personal and business productivity. Most people cycle between positive and negative energy states during the workweek. But the percentage of time spent in positive and negative moods varies significantly.
Some people seem to be overwhelmingly negative, while others in similar circumstances can remain much more positive. Increasing the time spent in positive states will improve personal productivity.
The following 10 tips suggest ways to facilitate a more positive attitude.
1. Work first on your relationships.
Relationships are both our best sources of happiness and our biggest Read More...
Here are 10 tips to improve your company’s customer service and most of the ideas can be implemented for free.
1. Stay in contact with customers on a regular basis.
Offer them a free e-zine subscription. Ask customers if they want to be updated by e-mail when you make changes to your Web site. After every sale, follow-up with the customer to see if they are satisfied with their purchase.
2. Create a customer focus group.
Invite ten to twenty of your most loyal customers to meet regularly. They will give you ideas and input on how to improve your customer service. You could pay them, take them out to dinner or give them free products.
3. Make Read More...
Yesterday we announced our Contest Winners in our Time Management Contest. Today, for the Top 10 Tips Tuesday, we wanted to give you some time management tips.
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1. Work on your Highest Priority Task Durning Your Peak Performance Time
Schedule demanding tasks to the part of the day that you work best, where your energy levels are at their highest. It maybe first thing in the morning or early afternoon – work out when it is and then see yourself moving ahead.
For me, I am most productive in the morning. I schedule all of my “high brain” activates such as writing and planning at that time. I save administrative tasks for the afternoon.
2. Check Your Email on a Read More...
Words are powerful because they shape our thoughts, determine our actions, and chart the course of our lives. This is true whether the words are positive, giving hope and encouragement, or negative utterances that steal our joy and confidence.
Wherever we are in our lives, personal relationships, or our careers, the words we have used consistently are partly responsible.
This fact can prompt us to become more aware of our words, and when needed, to change them, so that we can begin to get the results we really desire.
Recently, during a particularly challenging period, I discovered that I was using some of the following words far too often to get the favorable results I wanted:
- Can’t
The use of this word is responsible Read More...
Everyone hates to fail but what most people don’t realize is that failing is part of success. Anyone who has ever succeeded has failed many times. So, how do you overcome failure?
1. Learn from your mistakes and failures.
How did you learn to ride a bike? The short answer: you fell off 100 times. Every time you make a mistake or fail, learn as much as you can from it so that you are better prepared next time.
Action Step: Write down the top five things that you learned from your last mistake or failure.
2. Don’t dwell on it.
Now that you have learned something Read More...
Last month we ran a contest on our blog and asked “what makes you laugh?” We got so many great submissions that we thought we would share the top 10 funny videos to brighten your day.
Remember, laughter is a great attitude management tool. The benefits of a good laugh are endless: it improves your attitude; decreases stress and depression; it is a workout for your abdominal muscles; it increases oxygen to the brain and your muscles; it strengths your immune system; and laughter makes you more attractive.
Here is an interesting fact for Read More...
