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It is a tough question to answer because evaluating your own trajectory in life is difficult to do and there is no “one size fits all” sort of method that can conclusively tell you when you’ve made it in life. I’d venture to guess that most of us if not all of us, want to experience success in life. The dictionary definition for success is:[1] However, I think the majority of folks who contemplate this question often are not prepared for the challenge that they will face in seeking to find a proper answer....

You’re not alone. Some 88% of resolutions are destined not to make it anywhere near success, even if you start out with the best of intentions on January 1st. It’s simple to make resolutions year after year; tempting even. You want things to change, you want something better, and the start of a brand new year seems like the perfect time to start and stop all of that “stuff”. But New Years Resolutions are systemically flawed, and it’s hardly surprising they end up broken and discarded like an old sofa when you consider that they’re normally one of these 3 things:...

Registration In order to complete registration at the hospital, you will need a photo identification card, your insurance card and your physician’s name and contact information. You will be asked questions about your medical history, so be prepared. For a C-Section, you might be able to pre-register and get this out of the way. Notification When the baby is born, it is helpful to have a list of people who need to be called and their phone numbers....

People who are familiar along with his novels will have fun with the authentic-life stories at the back of a number of his fiction; people who aren’t will locate that his writing offers an effective opportunity to the inventory figures of the mythological Wild West – the brave cowboy and the stoic, noble Indian. In the middle of the book, although, is his courting with his mother, a hard, abusive girl who ought to perform acts of large maternal sacrifice on behalf of her youngsters on the same time as treating them shockingly badly....

When are you at your creative peak? That is, what time of day do ideas flow most easily for you? What activities bring your best ideas to the surface where you can most easily gather them up? A recent survey by the Crown Plaza hotel group suggests that certain times and activities are more conducive to creative thinking than others [PDF download]. The most creative time, they found, was late in the evening (around 10 pm), while their respondents were at the least creative in the late afternoon (around 4:30 pm)....

If you’ve read my stuff for a while now you’ll know that I am a teensy bit addicted to caffeine. I love coffee: it’s been around for ages and there dozens of different ways it can be made. You can have it strong and bold, sweet and creamy, even flavoured with syrups. There are few places on Earth that are more creative with their coffee than Italy, and having just come back from a trip there let me tell you; they have so many choices their coffee menus are often bigger than the food menus....

Giving this up can be rather difficult, but if you’re thinking about it, this probably means that you have found a person who has the potential to make your “sacrifice” worthy. Chances are that you forgot how to communicate with someone you actually wish to see more of, which is why you should try to switch from a fling to a relationship. No one said serious commitment; you don’t have to become a magician who pulls off an outstanding disappearance act just yet....

Sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day, hmmm, not so much. And so you have to admit that it’s a little strange that we segregate a part of our day to grudgingly march off to the gym or the bootcamp to check the virtual box for the day’s exercise. We turn our health and movement into more of an obligation and less of a celebration of what our bodies can really do....

What if I tell you it’s really about drinking? Not alcohol though. but about your water intake. A study [1] shows that when drivers were dehydrated, they only made 47 minor driving mistakes. But when they were dehydrated, 101 mistakes were made, which is doubled. Such number is similar to that under the influence of alcohol. The study was done at Loughborough University, in which participants were given 200 ml of fluid every hour, and only 25 ml on the dehydration test day....

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Did you know that Body Language accounts for over 55-percent of all our communication? The way you cross your legs, how long you hold your gaze and the width of your smile – there are some surprising ways we communicate without saying a word. Intrigued? This amazing infographic from visual.ly dissects the subtle sub-conscious gestures. Understanding and improving these would help you appear more confident & desirable regardless of whether you are a lady or a gentleman....

Few people I know knew they would be exactly where they are today. So how can we plan for our futures when they are so uncertain? The answer is not to look at what we want or where we want to be in the future but rather, who we want to be. 30 Vital Things Your Future Self Will Thank You For

Why am I so unhappy? Unhappiness comes in many shades of gray. Sometimes people just lack joy. Is their emotional darkness their own choice? Or are life circumstances beyond their control? While depression, and other psychological diseases, are certainly a clinical illness and should not be minimized, there are also factors that contribute to feeling down that you can influence. Why Am I So Unhappy? Here are 50 reasons you may be unhappy, and suggestions on how to open the mental blinds to let the sunshine back in....

A recent study, published in the journal Biodemography and Social Biology, found that babies born to mothers in their 30’s will be healthier and more intelligent than some babies born to mothers who are in their 20’s during childbirth and especially babies born to mothers who are in their 40’s when they give birth. Researchers from the London School of Economics looked at data from more than 18,000 children enrolled in the Millennium Cohort Study and tried to understand the impact a mother’s age has on the well-being and intelligence of her children....

Yеѕ, раrеntѕ use iPhones tо distract аnd арреаѕе thеіr bаbіеѕ. Еvеn thоugh thе bаbу wasn’t еvеn old еnоugh to hоld іt! Make a decision, аnd ѕtісk to your gunѕ – еvеn іf уоu hаvе to dеаl with a temper tantrum. Here is why you need to read this article by Tali Sharot on Why do babies love iPhones. Babies love iPhones BABIES аѕ young as nіnе months are teaching thеmѕеlvеѕ tо use іPаdѕ аnd іPhоnеѕ before ѕоmе can еvеn сrаwl – muсh to thе horror of many раrеntѕ....

There are a number of ways that we can enjoy a meal in order to benefit both physically and mentally. 1. DIY We need to start growing and farming our own food and sharing it within our communities through growers’ markets, small businesses and bartering or exchange systems. Veg Exchange is a great example. It’s about reclaiming our access and ownership of food. We have become accustomed to relying on what is being sold to us by supermarket chains....

When and how could forgetting be beneficial? First of all, the human brain is designed to forget, and though scientists disagree on what causes us to forget information or memories, there’s a reason we don’t remember it all. Watch this informative video from the PBS-sponsored YouTube channel BrainCraft to learn why we need to forget. Featured photo credit: Screenshot/PBS via youtube.com

While there is a persistent narrative in our culture of the lone wolf or cowboy who plays by their own rules and still succeeds. The reality is that no one makes it to the top completely on their own. Virtually all successful people have had a mentoring influence in their life, whether it was a teacher, parent or boss, someone served as a role model, coach or cheerleader pushing them out of their comfort zone to success....