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Becoming Your Best Self

When your confidence is in the doldrums here are seven facts to build your self-belief and ignite the fire in your belly. Your strengths are powerful If you find yourself focusing on your weaknesses, it’s time to reconnect with your strengths. Knowing and developing your character strengths can have a significant impact on your quality of life as well as a positive effect on your relationships, your career and your personal growth....

the shark’s size (so you’ll know whether it can eat you whole) location (so you know if it is getting closer) breed (so you’ll know how to describe your brush with death to friends back home) This means that when is no tweet alert, you can enjoy shark-free beaches in western Australia. According to Industry Tap… You will have to bring an Internet enabled device to the beach and make sure to be following @SLSWA on Twitter....

Proponents of evening showers swear by how relaxed they become before falling into bed afterwards. They also say showering at night saves you time in the morning. But fans of a morning shower time love how a splash of water wakes them up and gets them recharged for their day. Even Benjamin Franklin washed up in the morning.[1] So are there any points we can take into consideration to decide when should be our optimal shower time?...

As someone who tries to get the most out of their day but also likes to take some time and relax with a video or two every once in a while, I’ve been out of luck for a while. There’s a lot of noise out there on social networks, especially since I follow a lot of people on them. If I want to be able to keep up with the latest and greatest of what my friends are sharing, I’ll likely have a lot of digging to do....

Following the five simple steps will not only make you get your things done, but also you’ll have the time to spend on yourself and for relaxation purposes rather than always running out of time. You know what? You might as well add the time you need to relax on your list, so you can work towards fulfilling it as well.

Smart phones have been known to lead to depression, anxiety, and even stress. Additionally, these devices could lead to behavioral changes. This read will help you understand why the Smartphone is extremely dangerous to their users and how to minimize or prevent the effects of this device from taking place. Why Are Smart phones Dangerous? Most people have become slaves to their phones. This is through the invention and use of social media sites such as Instagram Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest, among others....

With a great number of available fitness advice that provide information favoring one or the other type of training, it seems like we are none the wiser when it comes to choosing between SST and HIIT. While steady state training involves steady, longer lasting cardio exercises that burn a lot of calories, fast intervals of high intensity workouts followed by quick resting provide faster results when it comes to burning calories, fat and improving overall aerobic capacity....

A lot of times this is pretty cheap, and leaves us feeling manipulated and used. This is because the movie (or novel, or TV show, or commercial, or whatever) seems to play on our emotions for no other reason than because they can. The emotional response is triggered without satisfying any real need. But the emotions roused by the greatest works of art — whether in film, paint, words, or stone — do satisfy a need, and it is for that reason that we return films like Casablanca or paintings like Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring after decades and even centuries....

The Layout Stock quotes follow a similar format whether you’re using Yahoo! Finance (where the above stock quote came from) or you’ve gone old-school and picked up the morning paper: certain pieces of information are always included. At the top of the quote is the name of the company being traded — in this case, American Express — as well as the stock’s ticker symbol. Here, the ticker symbol reads “NYSE: AXP,” indicating that the stock, AXP, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange....

We constrain our self when we box ourselves in. When we do this, we fail to see solutions outside of the status quo. If you have boxed yourself in… simply get rid of the box. For me, Lean Six Sigma helps to remove the box. Think of watching a movie in high definition (HD), can you recall what an image looked like prior to HD television? Similarly, looking at the world through the lens of a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt provides us a high-resolution and clear image of a problem....

Benefits Of Training Outside Lifting weights in the great outdoors offers many benefits over the gym. Below are the most significant: How It’s Done Find A Space – All you need to perform your workout is some open space. I prefer grass or sand. Working out on either surface allows you to train barefoot which makes the workout even more fun, and challenging. Try to find a location where you have enough room to perform walks and throws for at least 40 yards....

1. Assess Yourself It is important to figure out what causes your low self-esteem. Once you figure out what the root of the problem is, then you can fix it and move on. For instance, if you look at yourself in the mirror and you usually say, “I’m ugly,” “I’m fat,” or “I’m no good,” that would be the problem. In order to fix it, start telling yourself positive things, such as “I’m good looking,” “I’m healthy,” and “I’m a great person....

Here are ten strategies to transform your dreams into reality. 1. Be honest. The truth shall set you free: free from worries, guilt, or anything that’s been holding you back from achieving your dreams. At any given time you can become honest with yourself by committing to the truth. It may hurt your feelings but it will change you forever. Be real with yourself if you want to make your dreams real....

Most Expensive States Hawaii Take palm-fringed, sandy beaches, sizzling cultural melt, and add incredibly beautiful flora and fauna – and that’s the ‘magical’ allure of Hawaii. All these goodies, however, come with a steep price. Looking to buy a home in Hawaii? That’ll set you back a whopping $1 million on average. And that isn’t all – it’ll cost you nearly$3000 to rent a two-bedroom apartment and the monthly energy bill is estimated at $455....

But implementing it isn’t something that you can just “get done”. GTD can be dififcult for those stuck in their ways and trying to adopt it on their own. Sure, the David Allen Company provides resources that can help you get into it more efficiently and effectively, but it’s still a lot to wrap your head around. Many people have to adjust their entire way of thinking when they try to use GTD, and that takes a whole lot of time, focus and effort....

If you aspire for personal growth, then you have to focus on yourself. Here are five areas of personal growth and how to improve them. 1. Self-Awareness Most of the time, people operate the journey of their lives on autopilot. Over the years, you have programmed yourself to react rather than respond. The strategies that you have adopted in the past have become your default settings. Many of these learned behaviors were set in stone during childhood, and you unconsciously trust these strategies because they have worked in the past—”worked” in the sense that you at least survived whatever life was throwing at you at the time....

These days, many couples tend to turn their wedding registry into a honeymoon gift list where guests can contribute anything from toiletries for the trip to experiences like hot air ballooning to enhance the experience. Those who create honeymoon gift lists have, on average, around 29% of the trip paid for by friends and family members. And remember, just because your wedding has passed doesn’t mean you should give assume you have received all of your gifts....

Get rid of an itch in your throat by scratching your ear. When the nerves in the ear get stimulated, they create a reflex in the throat that causes a muscle spasm, which cures the itch. “When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm.”says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose, and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey....

You’ll also see some common heat producers in your home that can create unwanted heat and push your AC unit to the limit, thus increasing your electric bill. Knowing what these items are and shutting them off when not in use can help to lower your electricity bills. One great tip the infographic suggests is to lower your thermostat by 10 degrees when not at home or while sleeping. Doing this for 16 hours a day will help to save 14% on your heating bill during the winter....