Well, let’s make this year different. In this video, you will learn a fun and crafty way to recycle those old T- Shirts taking up space in your closet. You will know how to use them to make an amazing, colorful scarf for your mom and loved ones. Kids enjoy fun activities that wow their imagination and get their creative juices flowing. This can also be a great project for them to get involved and create something for grandma....
How, do you ask? How could you possibly have low self-esteem if you are adored by your peers? Well the fact of the matter is that there are two types of self-esteem. The genuine, empowering self-love that is inspired from within yourself; and the superficial self-esteem that is generated by external sources such as fame, riches and popularity. We calculate our self-worth by the level of prestige that we are able to achieve....
Do you wake up in the middle of the night and find it hard, impossible even, to get back to sleep? Have you tried cutting out caffeine and other stimulants from your diet, and still can’t sleep? Have you resorted to prescription or over-the-counter sleep aids to get you through the night? If you have trouble sleeping, you aren’t alone. It’s estimated that over 20 million Americans experience some form of sleep problems, and over 40 million suffer from a chronic sleep condition....
Laughter Chaplin built his career around making people laugh. To him it was a serious business, indeed. Making boots out of a pair of loaves with forks for legs, is only a scratch on the surface. He made millions laugh with almost all of his work. My lesson learned is to not take myself so seriously. Carry On Chaplin certainly had his fair share of difficulties. One such problem was in the 1940’s he was accused of impregnating Ms....
Whether parents cohabit, marry, or divorce, the kids are always altered, for better or for worse. So, let us ask the kids what they think of marriage. Maybe they can teach us a few things about this institution because kids can be intuitive, perceptive, wise or naïve. It is fascinating to hear what their impressions are. On Dedication Marriage thrives on the couple having independent satisfying lives, according to all the marriage counselors out there....
The average employee who’s duties include collecting information and researching spends nine hours a week looking for information, that’s two hours a day. This admittedly doesn’t seem like much, but it all adds up: 42% of college grads have not read a book since leaving education. 67% of parents said they don’t spend enough time with their kids. 63% feel they don’t spend enough time with their spouse. 35% said they don’t have time for guests....
Earlier, I talked about how you can use meditation practices “in real time,” while you’re working on a task, to stay focused and motivated. In this post, I’ll discuss how some forms of movement and breathing from yoga can help you find efficiency and ease in your work. Usually, when we think about productivity, images of well-organized e-mail inboxes and color-coded folders come to mind. But these things alone aren’t enough to make us efficient....
What is a mortgage broker? Having established the ideology of what a mortgage is about, it’s important to know what mortgage brokers are. A mortgage broker is an intermediary that negotiates mortgage loans for individuals, groups, and business organizations. A mortgage broker may either work on behalf of a bank or lending institution, or be independent. In many cases after mortgage brokers working on behalf of institutions have obtained vast experience in the field, they move on to become independent mortgage brokers, otherwise known as private mortgage brokers....
“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” – Khalil Gibran 1. They give their skills and expertise. In addition to the 30 charities he supports, Sir Richard Branson is dedicated to saving the planet. He is passionate about how clean fuel is the way to go. He has committed $3 billion from his travel business profits in the next decade to combat global warming....
Do you find yourself bending over backward to try to win someone’s approval? Or try to hide something you feel won’t get approval? Do you pull yourself in and try to make yourself physically small when you are criticized? When someone makes a comment about you, do you become defensive, or go take the other route of going quiet, while at the same time as your mind races around attaching all sorts of meaning to the comments?...
Yup, the time to answer that daunting question is finally here. The Dilemma As parents, we want to keep our children close to our hearts. We want to protect them at all costs and keep them healthy and happy. The idea of anyone possibly hurting them physically or emotionally is a scary thought, and we can’t help but want to keep them far away from those circumstances. No matter what age our children may be, they’ll always only be babies in our eyes....
The overabundance of food in restaurants and at stores raises a question: are these first-world conveniences hurting us more than they are helping us? Sure, we all need to eat everyday, but is the accessibility factor actually responsible for unhealthy outcomes in countries like America? An important study spanning decades The Lancet Global Health recently posted a journal based on a decade-long study of the diets of almost 4.5 billion adults across 187 countries....
Running away from problems In my mid twenties I had so many voices in my head and was so sick and tired of the way they talked to me and confused me, that I decided to try and leave them behind. Literally. So I went to Europe. Alone. I needed to get that far away to try and shut them down. Now I understand that it’s not feasible for most people, so bear with me....
These days, you have a lot of passwords to remember- your device, personal computer, workstation, social media accounts and online billing facilities all use them. A great way to remove at least one from the list is by using the SALT card. The security gadget is a smart sensor that automatically locks your device when you’re not within the desired range of 10 feet. This could be extremely helpful for those who have sensitive information on their phone and are always walking around the office....
Now, remote workspaces have become part of the new normal for many of us. Therefore, it’s more important than ever to pay attention and arrange it according to one’s individual needs. In my practice as a productivity specialist, I like to present my clients with a “to-don’t” checklist. And one of the first points that I follow up on is regarding the environment we work in since it is one of the main productivity fundamentals....
Say your husband often comes home late and explains as “I have to work”, or you catch your boyfriend looking at some other girl’s profiles, do you associate these actions with cheating? Yes, men do cheat but not all of them. (And women do cheat too) And it’s not always because they don’t love their significant others anymore. So why do guys cheat? There are more reasons as to why they cheat on their loved once....
Part of the challenge of leading from a place of authenticity is understanding which approach is best for a given situation.[1] If you’ve ever witnessed a manager offer a tone-deaf response, you know that a leader’s style can have major impacts on company culture. There are many ways to classify leaders, but Daniel Goleman’s [2] designations provide a valuable framework for our purposes.[3] You may see yourself in one or more of these styles....
It might be a glass of wine you’ve knocked over, accidentally scratching someone’s iPhone, or even standing on the paw of a friend’s dog! Careless mistakes like these, can rapidly induce high levels of personal embarrassment. However… Embarrassment is a natural response. It’s nothing to be embarrassed about. That’s right. It’s perfectly natural to feel and look embarrassed when you’ve made a blunder.[1] Think of it like this: Embarrassment is a non-verbal way of saying that you’re sorry....
Negative emotions can reveal things of which you may be in denial, and with that revelation, you can empower yourself to maximize your potential. Not engaging with negative feelings is one thing, but ignoring them is quite another. So, let your watchword be “curiosity” rather than “fear.” Accepting Negative Emotions Negative emotions naturally impact our sense of well-being at the moment, and that’s only natural. But they also have a purpose: they alert us to the fact that something isn’t right....
You are constantly overwhelmed One of the biggest issues of constantly feeling the need to please others is that it is mentally and physically taxing. Always offering to do extra favors for other people can deplete your energy quickly and make you feel like a robot. Playing neutral for any disagreement between a group of your friends or co-workers can make you a mental zombie and can take precious time away from focusing on your own priorities....
