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What You Will Need Whether you want lemons to squeeze on your food, put in your water, or in order to make lemonade, there are a few things you’ll need to grow the tree: An organic lemon (inorganic lemon seeds don’t germinate as well) High-quality potting soil A 6″ deep by 6″ wide pot A 12″ deep by 24″ pot for transferring the plant A spray bottle for watering Plastic wrap and a rubber band A sunny spot in your house and/or a grow lamp Organic citrus fertilizer with nitrogen (optional, but recommended for best results)...

If you haven’t had much luck with gardening in the past, or don’t have a lot of time to dedicate to the process, learning how to grow potatoes is the perfect way to start your new hobby. Here’s how to grow potatoes in your garden, no matter its size or location: Step 1: Purchase Seed Potatoes Buy seed potatoes from your local garden center. These are potatoes that have already started to sprout....

Often there’s a particularly stubborn family member who always finds themselves at the point of conflict. Even with your best efforts, every approach seems to end in an argument with them. In these cases, you need to call upon these smart communication strategies for dealing with stubborn people. 1. Don’t Escalate Situations By Trying to Prove Your Point Don’t fall into the trap of proving your point against all odds....

Now, no one can see all there is to see in California in just a week or two. In fact, it may be best to stick to just one region of California. You can go to northern California with its wineries, nature, and San Francisco, or head to southern California with its beaches and Los Angeles. However, if you are feeling ambitious and want to see as much of the state as you can, here are some tips for how to prepare and some critical spots where you must go to for the perfect road trip....

You have to focus on the need to rebuild yourself so you don’t sink into a depression and lose your self-esteem. Though the journey often begins with resentment and the feeling that everything around you is collapsing, there are ways to stay strong and heal a broken heart. That’s what I’ll try to show you in this article, which is slightly different from the traditional tips shared on LifeHack. But, after all, even the best players sometimes have to deal with failure, and you can’t ignore your emotions....

The problem is you don’t know where to start. With too many resources available, you become paralyzed with fear. But you know you can’t sit still forever. So what’s your next step? To learn from others who’ve already experienced success. Take my case, for example, my current credit score is 750+, but this wasn’t always the case. At one point I had no credit and lost over 100 points. Through trial and error, plus learning from others I’ve learned which tactics work....

Write like a newspaper journalist Write the important stuff at the start. Begin with your conclusion. This may seem alien, but for time poor colleagues and customers doing this can make a massive difference. Remember that not everyone is going to read every email, blog post or paper that you write. So the sooner you get to the point, the better chance you have of conveying your message and convincing the reader continuing is worth it....

So what do you need to know to improve your financial prowess? Here are a few ideas. Educate Yourself My husband passed away 2 years ago. He was a very successful businessman and he handled all the finances. I knew nothing. When he died, my son stepped in to help me manage things, all the while encouraging me to educate myself on financial matters. I had zero interest. I’m a writer, therapist and a radio show host....

The section on The Currency of Time talks about everyone has the same amount of time, but the value of it can be different by spending the time wisely. It is exactly how we should remind ourselves everyday. How to Increase Your Value by Tracking Your Time – [Unleash Your Potential]

1. Offer flexible hours Life is hectic and lives outside of work can quickly become difficult and unmanageable when work becomes all-consuming to an employee. Flexible hours in a very real sense are an acknowledgement by the employer that employees need time to conduct personal business outside of the workplace. This option also saves employees money and time through lower fuel and commute costs. For parents, additional savings are gained through reduced child care costs....

Since so many of us spend so much of our time at work, why not introduce our health and wellness into that work environment? In a survey conducted during 2012, The Society of Human Resource Management found five major health concerns that employees held. 24% worried about obesity and 15% about a general lack of exercise, 23% where concerned about their stress and mental health issues, and 11% were concerned about chronic disease....

A List Apart has a great article about staying motivated in creative projects. However, these tips can be associated with any activity. Staying Motivated – [AListApart]

Despite all of those skills being so different, each one goes through a similar cycle. When we first attempt it, we’re terrible at it. We might even feel shameful or embarrassed about it later on. But after a while, things start to click. The movements feel natural. We require less mental awareness and energy. We do it without hesitation like a habit that we’ve long held. This is the power of the subconscious mind at work....

Of course, even if you don’t want to live forever, getting to spend a few extra years with your loved ones is something everyone could appreciate. So if you want to extend your lifespan, follow the tips on this great infographic and start working harder (but don’t stay at work too long), eating less, drinking more red wine, enjoying dark chocolate more often and exercising more. The bottom line is that a healthy body will take you a lot further than a stressed out, overweight, out-of-shape body....

Almost every important decision I’ve ever had to make has been made out of necessity and under pressure of various kinds, and that’s given me the chance to work out a process that I can use to work through them in a detached way. You can never eliminate all the bias that comes from emotions and circumstances. Subjectivity is inherently part of being a human being. But you can minimize that bias through the use of a reliable process and make the most of a bad situation....

That’s not where I plan to go. I want to look back to the year that’s past, and try to recall the resolutions I didn’t keep in 2005: all the good intentions that came to nothing; the plans that somehow dissolved as they met reality. What did I want that I failed to act on? What did I hope for, then gradually allow to drift into limbo? Why do this?...

We have done this too at some point before our meetings, and we know what it is like to burn your eyes reading through the uncountable number of business articles to find the one that sounds worth trying. We understand how much of a painful drag it is to read through the never-ending pieces of writing, so we decided to help you by putting together some of the most effective advice that you must try to make sure that your business meeting goes well....

Give It a Good Cleaning As a blogger, I find myself loading my Mac with tons of photos, videos, and documents involving articles I have to write and meet deadlines for. After a couple of months of doing this, I end up with a Mac that is sluggish, filled with junk, and just in need of a good cleaning. To ensure that your Mac works to the best of its ability, you must ensure that the useless files are cleared out periodically....

Did you know that listening to music while working helps you be more productive? Well, it’s true. You can literally boost your productivity with the beat. There are several reasons why this is true, but suffice it to say, the most important benefit to listening to music while at work is that it causes you to feel pleasure, and that puts you in a good mood and makes you calm and able to stay focused on your work tasks without your mind wandering....

People often think of stress as related to work, chores at home, illnesses, and trying to beat rush hour traffic—which is not wrong—but it is more. Several factors trigger stress, but stress is the body’s internal reaction to fight or take flight in the presence of adversity. In simple biological terms, stress is the state of increased arousal necessary for the human body to defend itself from a clear and present danger....