MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'career work'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:52:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182383&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FHNUwXepMoB8%2F Image by Mike Bailey-Gates (license). Share || “Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.” Eleanor Roosevelt “Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.” Benjamin Franklin What do you fear in your everyday life? One common answer would probably be to be criticized. To stand there and hear those words streaming out of someone’s mouth and feel stupid or feel rejected or like you are getting smaller and smaller. I get quite a bit of feedback from my readers. Most of it is positive and supportive. But there are also sometimes criticism or harsh and nasty attacks. That part isn’t always so fun and can be hurtful. But it is a part of life if you want to live ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182383 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:52:19 +0100 5182383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182384&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FdtasXiwT2h4%2F Just before the summer I launched a course on simplifying the major parts of life called Simplicity. The news is that you can now get my Simplicity Course as a monthly membership course. The six-module course is then split into four parts, and you get one new email each month with the download links for the written guides, the workbooks and the audio guides. Here’s what you’ll learn each month: Month #1: The Principles of Simplicity and Simple Productivity The first month you get two modules focused on the basics of simplifying your life and on simplifying your work and effectiveness. And on lowering your stress levels and stop feeling overwhelmed. A brief summary: Module 1: The Six Principles of Simplicity What you should use your precious attention for in life. The three keys to ma... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182384 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:55:32 +0100 5182384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140361&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FWSk2Te8RU7M%2F Image by anieto2k (license). Share || “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.” Spanish Proverb “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task” William James Not all tasks of the day are inspiring, fun or exciting. Some just feel dull or boring. But you still have to wash those dishes and take care of those monotone, routine tasks at work or in school. So what can you do to not get lost in procrastination? How can you get going with those tasks you don’t feel much like doing and get to done? In this article I’ll share how I do it, how I get some motivation and find more pleasure in what may seem to be a boring task. Think of why you are doing the task and how good it will feel when it is done. Instead of focusing your mind on how boring a ta... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140361 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:53:45 +0100 5140361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107973&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FffzKUSR5sTQ%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/circo_de_invierno/ / CC BY 2.0 Share || “Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” Swedish Proverb “If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.” E. Joseph Cossman ”People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.” George Bernard Shaw You are going about your regular day in your usual fashion. Then a thought or a feeling strikes you. It multiplies and start circling around and around in your head. Becoming louder and louder as it saps your strength and makes you feel weaker. Worries can really put a wet blanket over your life and suck the excitement and fun right out of it. So strategies are needed. Strategies to redirect our thoughts and f... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107973 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:54:55 +0100 5107973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5097194&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FV4EdfRgsQlU%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/denemiles/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 Share || “The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” W. M Lewis “How soon ‘not now’ becomes ‘never’.” Martin Luther I love getting started with a new habit or project. There is excitement and a certain freshness ahead of you as you are about to get going. But sometimes it stops there. At about to get going. Because “you don’t have the time”. Or it’s “not the right time right now”. I have whole chapters on how I establish new habits, keep up the motivation after that initial enthusiasm perhaps has started to wane and on how to become more of a person of action in The Art of Relaxed Productivity and the Simplicity Course. But today I ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5097194 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:42:20 +0100 5097194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008729&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FkQo5rLddKlM%2F Share “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill is probably no stranger to anyone. He was an inspirational British leader during the Second World War. He was also a writer, historian, poet, artist and the only British Prime Minister to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Here are a few of my favorite fundamentals from Churchill on how to improve your life. 1. Focus on what you are doing right now. “It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” “It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.” When you start to look too far into the f... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008729 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:41:03 +0100 5008729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984733&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F0dVk7Is4Lgg%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nerdegutt/ / CC BY 2.0 Share || “Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow.” Yiddish Proverb “Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.” Confucius Most of us have one or a few habits that we consider bad and we’d like to get rid of. But how do you do it? Today I’d like to share I have a few suggestions that have helped me and people around me greatly. Here are 8 tips that can help you to finally get rid of that bad habit once and for all. Tell your friends and family. If you tell people around you that you will stop smoking or start working out three times a week then they will check up on you. And you will feel a social pressure to keep up with your promise now that it is let out into the world. I ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984733 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:18:48 +0100 4984733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4960360&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F06%2Fhow-to-defeat-kolrami%2F One of the most potent lessons I’ve ever learned (and would love to impart to you) is just how powerful a seemingly simple perspective shift can be. Dr. Wayne Dyer says, “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” I hope you realize just how profound that statement is. But just in case you don’t, let me share a personal story about it. During my first 5 years in business (1994-1998), I lost money every year, turning my $20K life savings into $150K of debt. That’s a net loss of $170K, or $34K per year on average. In 1999 I finally went bankrupt when my credit ran out. Every year since then, my business made a decent profit. So I suffered a negative cashflow each year from 1994-1998, and then from 1999 – present (12 years i... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4960360 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:22:01 +0100 4960360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4945317&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FhyP_NY8YU8M%2F Image by notsogoodphotography (license). Share || “Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “If one advances confidently in the direction of one’s dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Henry David Thoreau Does this sound familiar? You are sitting on the bus or you are standing in shower. Suddenly a great or very useful idea plops into your head. Or you have a moment of inspiration on your daily walk to work or school. You are pleased with yourself and excited about the idea. But then the days go by. A month goes by. And nothing has happened with your idea or moment of inspiration. Life just continues as usual. I gu... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4945317 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:49:10 +0100 4945317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921796&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F06%2Ffree-life-on-purpose-videos%2F As a follow up to my Living Your Life Purpose post, I wanted to share that Dr. Brad Swift also has a series of 3 short videos that will introduce you to his Life on Purpose process. These videos are free to watch and don’t require signing up for anything. Watch the videos here: A Life That Matters Once you’ve watched the first video, follow the link at the end of the text below the video to view the next video in the series. There are 3 videos in total, and each one is a little over 10 minutes long. These videos will give you a good overview of the more detailed process you’ll experience in the Life on Purpose Virtual Video Coach program that helps you discover your life purpose and begin living in alignment with it. If you feel you’ve been drifting lately and would... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921796 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:34:25 +0100 4921796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893971&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F06%2Fliving-your-life-purpose%2F You may recall that a few months ago I did a survey to see what kinds of products people would be interested in seeing me create. Among other insights this provided, it helped me see what the most requested topics are. Where do people need the most help? One of the top requests in that survey was for a product on the topic of Life Purpose. In reading through the many hundreds of comments, it became clear that a lot of people still feel they’re drifting, and they need more help bringing a sense of purpose to their lives, so they can feel centered and at peace with themselves — and so they can feel they’re on a path to making a meaningful contribution instead of being stuck in unfulfilling situations. Another thing that stood out was that people want more than how-to inform... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893971 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:49:25 +0100 4893971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862972&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FmQGF4AgahdU%2F Image by goodsurfers2008 (license). Share || “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain Motivation can be a huge help for you to achieve what you want in life. But how can you find all that motivation you need? Well, looking at timeless advice from time to time helps me. And in this article I’ll share four of my favorite timeless thoughts on motivation, four thoughts that motivate and inspire me. Make a conscious choice. “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” Wayne Dyer “I was thinking one day and I rea... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862972 Tue, 24 May 2011 15:53:25 +0100 4862972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848171&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F05%2Fwaking-up%2F What does it mean to wake up and become more conscious?Let me share some perspectives that should make it easier to understand the process of waking up.The Cellular PerspectiveFrom the cellular perspective, you can see yourself as an individual person interacting with other individuals. You’re like a single cell in the larger body of humanity, which is comprised of billions of other people-cells.For example, I could say that I’m a guy (a cell) who’s dedicated to helping people (other cells) live more consciously. I may communicate with many people during my lifetime, but each person is a unique individual, so the impact is different for everyone. We may all be part of some larger body of humanity, but our interactions mainly occur at the individual cellular level.This is... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848171 Fri, 20 May 2011 23:14:40 +0100 4848171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4842039&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FJl8wU8iYBM0%2F Share || “Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” Brian Tracy I believe that one of the biggest reasons why people get stuck in reading and discussing things instead of taking action to change their lives for the better is simply that it is uncomfortable. But to make real changes in your life you have to step outside your comfort zone. At least for a little while. And regularly. In this article I’ll share three habits that have helped me to make it easier to step out the comfort zone. Develop a habit of mixing things up. This is an easy and simple way to expand your comfort zone and to keep your curiousness up. Try new music. I mix things up by trying new music every month. I have a look at th... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4842039 Tue, 17 May 2011 15:34:37 +0100 4842039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4797925&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F05%2F10-tips-for-a-better-cover-letter%2F This article assumes that you seek meaningful and fulfilling work — a consciously chosen career that challenges you as opposed to a cog-like job to pay the bills. You aren’t likely to find such career positions advertised anywhere; it’s up to you to define and create them. But if all you want is a job, there are plenty of burger patties in dire need of flipping. If you've found this work helpful, please donate to show your support. The average donation is $20.71 (updated April 2011). Steve Recommends Lefkoe Method - Permanently eliminate a limiting belief in about 20 minutes. Paraliminals - Accelerate your personal growth. Site Build It! - Build an income-generating website. The Journal - Keep a secure journal on your PC. PhotoReading - Read books 3x faster. Man Transf... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4797925 Sun, 08 May 2011 03:48:45 +0100 4797925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4795079&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FdcYi6duQ1Cw%2F Image by Ben Fredericson (xjrlokix) (license). Share || “When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.” Ralph Waldo Emerson What is holding you back from trying new things and improving your life in big or small ways in your daily life? When you boil it down it is most often not about anything outside of you. Or that is at least not the biggest reason why you feel paralyzed. It’s the fear that gets to you. It holds you back from trying something new for lunch, a new place for the evening out or a new hobby because you feel somewhat afraid that you’ll have a bad experience. So you stick to your u... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4795079 Fri, 06 May 2011 14:03:18 +0100 4795079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768281&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FmjOheSrdCZA%2F Image by: notsogoodphotography (license). Share || “If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.” George F. Burns “Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.” John W. Gardner Lately I have been very busy with working hard on the final part of my new course, Simplicity. When you are busy like that at school or at work or just in life in general it’s very easy to from time to time fall into a couple of negative headspaces – such as victim thinking, feeling overwhelmed or just plain pessimistic – that make life and work more diffi... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768281 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:26:49 +0100 4768281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734718&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F4kufmf8i7Yw%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/notsogoodphotography/ / CC BY 2.0 Share || “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci “Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify.” Henry Thoreau One of the most important things I have done to improve my life over the last few years is to focus on letting go of many things and to simplify. Simplifying one’s life is as I have understood via emails and surveys also one of the most common aspirations of readers of this website. So for the past few months I have been working hard on a course called Simplicity. This is by far my most in-depth product so far and will help you to practically simplify and improve the most important areas in life such as your productivity & effectiveness, your thinking, your... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734718 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:16:06 +0100 4734718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4709485&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FzKNVh0xITgo%2F Share || “Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.” “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.” “With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.” Even if you are not an American – like me – you’ve probably still heard of Abraham Lincoln. He was the president who introduced and worked on measures to free the slaves and led the country through the Civil War. A war that had just ended when Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Boo... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4709485 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:36:58 +0100 4709485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696978&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F04%2Fhelp-wanted-the-serious-version%2F My April 1st Help Wanted post generated a wide range of reactions. As many people figured out, the post was indeed an April Fools joke. I thought up this idea 3 weeks prior when I decided I should finally do an Aprils Fools post. This idea seemed like the perfect combination of various things I’d written about previously (wanting to build a staff, not having a regular job, domination and submission), enough to make it sound semi-plausible. I still thought it was pretty ridiculous and wondered if anyone would really buy into the idea that the poor state of the economy is a justification for enslaving people. I did my best to make it sound convincing though.When I checked the forums, I saw that the early responders immediately recognized it as a joke — as one person noted, the... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696978 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:15:17 +0100 4696978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684800&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FWGCT6Pzq8Xs%2F How can you build your own business that lets you live the life you want? How can you make a living out of your passions and quit your day job? These are two of the most popular questions among people working online via blogs or websites today. They are also two of the most common questions I have received over the last few years. Who should you learn from in this case? Why not the people who have done what you want to do and created their own small business empires online? In this review I will take a closer look at Chris Guillebeau’s Empire Building Kit. This is a course based mainly around case studies of people that are already running their own small and successful businesses online (they earn earn $50,000 to $150,000 a year) and a sort of email school that runs a whole year – yes... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684800 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:39:01 +0100 4684800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664506&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F04%2Fhelp-wanted%2F I mentioned previously that I wanted to stop working as a solopreneur and build some staff this year. Well, the time has finally arrived. I’m ready to start recruiting some staff, so if the idea of working with me sounds interesting, please read on.If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, then you’d probably expect me to take a non-traditional approach to staffing. You’d be right. After writing articles like 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m not interested in creating dull, corporate-style positions and then looking for people to fill those predetermined roles, as if I’m buying parts for a machine. My business is too fluid for such rigidity anyway. I need people who can be flexible, adaptable, and wi... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664506 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:50:30 +0100 4664506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615468&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FRDKe3qqrA5k%2F Image by Drewski Mac (license). Share || “Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.”Doug Larson “An optimist is the human personification of spring.”Susan J. Bissonette Spring is finally here in Sweden. Well, kinda. I guess it’s more of a feeling of spring in the way that Doug Larson so awesomely points out in the quote above. But still. After an unusually long and very cold winter it’s great to have some warmth, a few birds singing and see more smiling and enthusiastic faces as you walk the streets. So I thought I’d share a few of my favorite sayings about spring that can help us to make this year the best one yet. Make decisions at the right time. “Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never m... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615468 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:38:03 +0100 4615468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4566360&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F8UAMd5KLNL4%2F Image by Tim Morgan (license). Share One good way to reduce the stress in your daily life and save time for something more enjoyable and/or more important is to cut down on the time you spend on email. Here is how I have done that over the past year or so. Effective spamfilters. My regular email service provider here in Sweden did some changes. This meant that I got a lot more spam every day. So I switched to using Gmail instead and these days I receive extremely few spam emails. This does not only save me from a lot of deleting but also makes it easier to quickly get an overview of new emails. Shorter replies. In many cases you don’t have to write a lot in a reply. I try to stick to just writing 1-5 sentences if possible. Check emails just once a day. I check my email inbox just once ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4566360 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:38:16 +0100 4566360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560636&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F03%2Fbeing-a-savage%2F If I were to create a resume/CV for myself, it would start out something like this:1989 – arrested for misdemeanor petty theft 1990 – arrested for misdemeanor petty theft (2x) 1991 – arrested for felony grand theft 1989-91 – UC Berkeley, expelled 1992-93 – retail sales associate, $6/hour, fired …I tried to plug myself into a system designed to mold me into a regular job-wielding citizen. But for some reason that system didn’t work for me. It kept spitting me out with an error message.If you’re able to conform to such an environment and be happy and fulfilled on that path, that’s wonderful. But if you’re struggling to fit into a system that keeps spitting you back out again, perhaps your path of fulfillment is elsewhere.Does it mak... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560636 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:14:57 +0100 4560636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549952&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FgncnEfKSzX0%2F Share “All I can do is be me, whoever that is.” “He not busy being born is busy dying.” One of the most successful and enigmatic musicians of the last hundred years must be Bob Dylan. Throughout his career, albums and awesome songs he has constantly redefined himself and both confused and enthralled listeners. Here is some clarity though, some of my favourite words of wisdom from Dylan. Find what you love to do. “A lot of people can’t stand touring but to me it’s like breathing. I do it because I’m driven to do it.” I think this is a first step that many of us have a big problem with. Or just forget about. Because when you find something you really love to do it doesn’t seem like work that much anymore. When you do something you love you don’t have to push yourself so... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549952 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:23:51 +0100 4549952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501834&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FZA7vytqnInE%2F Image by nattu (license). Share || Today I would like to share three of my favorite tips for making it easier to establish a relationship with someone. Maybe in a new class. On a date. At work or in a job interview. Or at some party next weekend. Assume rapport. This one can work quickly. That is, if you can suspend your disbelief for while and keep your mind open. It won’t work if you don’t think it will work. So, what is assuming rapport? Basically, instead of going into a conversation or meeting nervously and thinking “how will this go?” you take different approach. You assume that you and the person(s) will establish a good connection (rapport). How do you do that? Just before the meeting, you just think/pretend that you’ll be meeting a good friend. Then you’ll naturally s... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501834 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:32:58 +0100 4501834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4460199&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FKK-r_fKkZk4%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/notsogoodphotography/ / CC BY 2.0 Share || “Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.”Katherine F. Gerould “Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”Albert Einstein “First we make our habits, then our habits make us.”John C. Noble Over the last five years I have changed a lot about how I work, how much I get done and how well I do those things. Today I get a lot of things done but that does not mean that my day is more stressful. In fact it is often more relaxing than it used to be. This is not because I have become some kind of superhuman but simply because I have developed a few new habits and rituals and I stick w... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4460199 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:47:11 +0100 4460199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4436959&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FwXl_gZQnxhI%2F Image by Alex E. Proimos (license). Share || “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice” Wayne Dyer If you are setting a new goal or establishing a new habit then it’s pretty likely that you’ll run into a motivational low point. A point where you just feel like giving up, like it really doesn’t matter if you continue. What to do then? Here’s what I do instead of giving up and going home. Reconnect with optimism. How you perceive what you are doing or are about to do makes a huge difference. The positive and constructive way of looking at things energizes and inspires you. It makes it easier to keep going even when you hit roadblocks. The negative and defeatist way of looking at things will on the other hand suck the motiv... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4436959 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:53:28 +0100 4436959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349715&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FRSTV10ZB7mU%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/circo_de_invierno/ / CC BY 2.0 Share ”Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” Benjamin Franklin “When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.” Winston Churchill “Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” Swedish Proverb Worries can take a stranglehold on you. They can paralyze you. They can keep you down and hold you back from doing what you deep down want to do. Now, I don’t think you can get away from worries completely but you can certainly minimize those times both in duration and frequency. And you can stop those small worries from becoming huge tra... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349715 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:36:44 +0100 4349715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318562&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2Fev9Ul6amIJE%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/denemiles/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 Share “The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we could become.”Ben Herbster “The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.”Marcus Aurelius It’s a fresh new year. Although you can make a positive change in your life at any time most people get an extra dose of enthusiasm around this time of the year. That’s only natural. But how do you go about making changes that will stick? How do you not wind up in the same place where you started a few weeks or months from now? Below is a simple guide that will help you to stay on track and help you overcome or avoid some of the most common problems that people encounter when they are trying to make a change. Choose somethin... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318562 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:01:23 +0100 4318562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249271&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FLEh7LByzqYQ%2F Share “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” “A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked.” “I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.” Back in the 20:th century there lived a writer in France and the US who had one of my favorite names of all time. Anaïs Nin was a writer of journals that spanned over many decades and presented her view of her personal life and relationships. She was also one of the most critically celebrated writers of erotica. Anaïs Nin is the source of a few of my favorite quotes of all time. Today I would like to share those and a few more. 1. You ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249271 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:09:21 +0100 4249271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225720&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F39Tnqyo0kDE%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/ / CC BY 2.0 Share “Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” Anthony Robbins “The one who asks questions doesn’t lose his way” African Proverb Consistently asking yourself helpful questions is a great way to keep yourself on track in day to day life. Cutting out and letting go of irrelevant stuff can help you to simplify and relaxify your life. It can help you to find more time for the things that are fun and really important to you. So combining these two things can be very helpful. Here are three quick questions that can help you to cut irrelevant stuff out of your life. As you use the questions more and more they tend to start to pop up almost automatically at useful points in your everyda... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225720 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:59:01 +0100 4225720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179547&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F82NiCzmh-q8%2F Image by tony (license). Share “Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do.” Denis Waitley “If you wait to do everything until you’re sure it’s right, you’ll probably never do much of anything.” Win Borden Perhaps the most important thing you can do to improve your life is simply to do things. To take action and learn along the way. Here are five suggestions for “do-habits” that are very helpful to adopt to radically improve your life. 1. Do it first thing in the morning. How you start your day tends to have a big influence on that day. It sets the context in your mind. I believe that one key to better consistency and improvement in your life is what you do early in the day. Two ways to get a good start to your day are these: Do the har... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179547 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:52:59 +0100 4179547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4152333&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FxEOBGP-pq8s%2F Image by ePi.Longo (license). A few of the most common questions I get are related to: Stress and getting stuck in worrying about work or school even when you are supposed to relax. Not being able to get the most important things done and having a problem with procrastination. A lack of motivation or self-discipline. When I zoom out and not just look at what you are telling me I see and hear this in the world around me too. People are feeling a lot of stress at work or in school and want a simple and clear system that will help them to minimize stress and procrastination and to help them get the results they want. Almost every week I read an article in the newspapers about the pressure at work or in school nowadays and how people want to have more uninterrupted free time to use as they w... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4152333 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:20:36 +0100 4152333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134317&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F3IgljmoKwyQ%2F Image by abnelphoto.com (license). Share “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” Karen Lamb One of the most common problems people tell me that they want help with is procrastination. So in this short article I will take some inspiration from wise people throughout history and add a few of my own thoughts on how to minimize this energy draining and stress inducing dilemma. These are four of the most effective tips that I have found so far for making procrastination a much smaller problem in your life. 1. Break it down and just take the first step. “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Martin Luther King, Jr. When you start to look too far into the future any task or project can seem close to impossible. And so you shut down because y... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134317 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:30:52 +0100 4134317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119791&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FGisCdicEPJc%2F Image by Wolfgang Staudt (license). Share “Let him that would move the world first move himself.” Socrates “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Plato “Nothing endures but change.” Heraclitus “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” Pericles Obviously, old greeks like Plato, Epictetus and Aristotle were really sharp. And what they talked about over 2000 years ago is just as relevant and useful today. Our outer circumstances may have changed dramatically over the last few thousands of years, but on the inside we seem to have stayed pretty much the same in many ways. Here are just 7 of my favourite fundamentals from that place and time. I hope you will find them as helpful as I have. 1. If you are goi... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119791 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:44:03 +0100 4119791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074490&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FS3t9gBz-i0w%2F Share “Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” Anthony Robbins Your mind like answers. It seems like whatever you ask it, it will find answers for. So it becomes very important to ask yourself the right questions. Questions that will help you out rather than just make you feel more miserable and helpless. Questions like: “What’s awesome about this?” and “Will this matter 5 years from now?” Another favourite goes something like this: “What would X do?” X being whoever inspiring figure you want it to be. It’s a great way to shift perspective in a situation and find a more useful frame of mind. For example, the non-conformist and rebel might ask: “What would Tyler Durden do?” Me, I like Winnie the Pooh. What would Winnie the P... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074490 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:38:45 +0100 4074490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018465&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FYGGeEA_xMKU%2F Image by mezone (license). Share “When you write down your ideas you automatically focus your full attention on them. Few if any of us can write one thought and think another at the same time. Thus a pencil and paper make excellent concentration tools.” Michael Leboeuf “Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.” Francis Bacon, Sr. One of the simplest but most powerful habits I have established in my life in the past few years is to write things down. Why is it so important? 1. If your memory is anything like mine it’s like a leaking bucket. Since I’ve started to write things down more often I have also noticed when reviewing old notes how much my memory can leak. The memory isn’t very reliable. Every time we remember s... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018465 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:36:26 +0100 4018465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003464&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FVTUYKJOltHk%2F This September The Positivity Blog is 4 years old. So to celebrate this you can get my Power of Positivity ebook at a 25% discount for the next week. Yes, it will only cost 12.75 dollars until Monday the 4:th of October. And that is not all. I have created five all new bonuses for anyone that buys the book. The Focus Workbook. 23 pages in PDF format with questions and space to write so that you can print out the book and use it to find focus, clarity and build a plan that will help you achieve what you want and improve your life as you’d like to. How to Create a Great Day. A 17 minute audio session in mp3 format where I go through how I create more consistently great days where I get things done while maintaining balance and keeping stress levels low. The 10 Minute Guide to Positive Thi... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003464 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:00:47 +0100 4003464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976731&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FPswqTVe2MB0%2F Image by jimharmer (license). Share “God bestows upon one man genius without patience and upon another man patience without genius. The relative achievements of the two are often surprising.” Walter C. Klein “Patience is the companion of wisdom.” St. Augustine “If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent.” Sir Isaac Newton One of the most helpful qualities a person can have if s/he wants to grow is to be patient. With patience and persistence you can overcome pretty much anything. But why is it hard to be patient? How can you improve your patience? And how can patience help you out practically in life? Here are seven timeless thoughts that may give you some answers to such questions. 1. Social programming can sta... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976731 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:47:11 +0100 3976731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3960082&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F09%2Fhacking-reality-subjective-objectivity%2F As my 30-day subjective reality experiment concluded last month, I shifted to a different mode of living. I finally got used to seeing the world through a dream lens. It was seriously challenging to hold that perspective at first, but after a few weeks, my subconscious took over, and I no longer had to consciously remind myself that this is a dream. Eventually the dream perspective became my default way of thinking.Freeing Mental RAMUp until that point, holding that perspective was a major cognitive burden. My mind often felt fried at the end of the day. The experiment required a serious conscious effort, a lot of dedication, and perhaps a twist of fanaticism.Holding the subjective perspective required a significant amount of mental RAM. Multiple times per hour, I had to keep refreshing t... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3960082 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:12:27 +0100 3960082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907810&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FkY1wSr4nbmU%2F Image by jurvetson (license). Share “The resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering.” Ram Dass How do you get things done? As you may have noticed there are a lot of tips about that floating around online. One of my favourite productivity tips that have enabled me to get more done is to adopt a habit of acceptance. This is a very helpful thing to cultivate. Here are two reasons why: Less suffering. Pain is unavoidable in life. Suffering is however optional. The funny thing about a problem is that the negative feelings you may feel because of it do to a large extent not come from the problem itself. It comes from your resistance to the problem. You can choose to accept things as they are at this moment. When you accept you stop creating suffering within your own mi... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907810 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:28:46 +0100 3907810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885566&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FiVyCLHuNaYU%2F Share Bodybuilding world champion numerous times. One of the most highly paid actors in the last few decades. And now the governor of California. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s resume sounds more like the resume of three men rather than just one. How did he do it? Here are a five clues, success habits and tips from Arnold himself. 1. Believe in yourself. “I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way – I hope it never will.” “We all have great inner power. The power is self-faith. There’s really an attitude to winning. You have to see yourself winning before you win. And you have to be hungry. You have to want to conquer.” ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885566 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:52:01 +0100 3885566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750326&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FZaF5N7q7x94%2F Share “Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed.” Bertrand Russell “Envy is the art of counting the other fellow’s blessings instead of your own.” Harold Coffin Envy can be like a tiny devil on your shoulder that whisper words into your ear, gnashes on your soul and makes life into something that is often filled with suffering and much negativity. Or the envy can just be something that irritates and distracts you from time to time. In any case, it doesn’t have to be that way. If you want to, then you can at least minimize it in your life. So that you can spend your time here in a... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750326 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:47:40 +0100 3750326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718729&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2Fvh-t-womNCc%2F This article contains affiliate links so I do get a small, small cut if you decide to buy one of these books via Amazon.com. 1. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. For 20 years Napoleon Hill traveled around the US and interviewed 500 of the most successful people. This book, released in 1937, was the result and has since then sold over 15 million copies worldwide. A good place to start if you are interested in personal development as it covers a lot of time-tested advice. I wasn’t as enthusiastic as many others about this book when I first read it. But over the last few years I have become a bigger and bigger fan of it since I have discovered for myself that much of what it says works very well. And Hill sure does a fine job of explaining the ideas in a simple and inspirational way. 2... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718729 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:38:46 +0100 3718729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3695846&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FPXDnqdQxZJ0%2F Image by Kevin N. Murphy (license). Share || “Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks.” Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe “Some of us (perfectionists, especially) fuss so much over making the ‘right’ choice, but in life, all that’s really needed is to make any’ good’ choice, believe in it, go through with it, and accept the consequences.” Unknown “People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it.” Edith Schaeffer While spending much time working on my new book during the last month I felt old thought patterns pop up. Perfectionism reared its unsettling and distracting head. So I had to redirect my... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3695846 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:57:48 +0100 3695846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3666262&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FpC27YAC7QS8%2F Image by muha… (license). Share || “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” Sydney J. Harris “Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” Ovid Vacations can be great. You have time to spend with the people closest to you, to go traveling and to do the things you haven’t had time for during the winter and spring. But vacations can also become spaces in time where there is much to do and where “musts” and “shoulds” fill up your time until you are back at work or school again and feel drained and not feel refreshed at all. Perhaps you are starting your summer vacation soon. Or maybe it has already begun. Below you will find a four tips that will make it easier to make this vacation a refreshing and rejuvenating one. 1. Breathe. Just slo... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3666262 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:48:11 +0100 3666262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652731&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F06%2Fhow-to-fall-in-love-with-procrastination%2F Many time management experts label procrastination in strictly negative terms such as “the thief of time.” But is procrastination always such a negative experience? Is there a positive side to procrastination, one that may even encourage you to procrastinate more often?What if you could see procrastination from a more empowering perspective? What if you could even fall in love with procrastination?The Anti-Procrastination BrigadeOne of the reasons procrastination gets such a bad rap is because it’s generally perceived as contrary to corporate agendas, which rely heavily on time-is-of-the-essence execution driven by command and control authority to hit financial targets. When employees procrastinate on key projects and tasks, it can cause delays that hurt the corporate bo... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652731 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:50:37 +0100 3652731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607858&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2Fvrt6PSDZ428%2F Image: *Zara (license). Share || ”The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Albert Einstein “It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.” William Shakespeare “Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.” Voltaire Your thoughts are incredibly powerful. This can be an awesome thing. It can also be a thing that cripples you, paralyses you, causes much suffering and gets you stuck instead of getting you to move forward towards a better and more positive life. In this article I’ll explore 10 common mistakes I have made many times – and still do from time to time – and what I have done about them to improve the way I use my mind. 1. You overthink. I used to be chronic overth... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607858 Fri, 28 May 2010 15:53:46 +0100 3607858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603903&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F05%2Fhow-to-raise-your-hourly-rate%2F If you work as an independent professional or employee whereby you get paid by the hour, then your income depends heavily on your hourly rate. So obviously if you can raise your hourly rate, you can earn more money without working longer hours.But when does it make sense to raise your hourly rate? How do you know if you’re charging a fair price for the service you provide?When Not to Raise Your RatesIf you’re going to raise your rates, there should be solid business reasons for doing so. In the absence of such reasons, it makes no sense to raise your rates.Because you feel like it is not a solid business reason.Nor is the desire to earn more money. That’s a nice intention, but it’s not a justification for charging your clients more for the same service.When to Raise... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603903 Wed, 26 May 2010 19:47:51 +0100 3603903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595938&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FgsuNaqTrghc%2F Image: *Zara (license) “Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.” James Allen “Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.” Arnold Bennett “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin You have probably arrived here because you want to make a positive change in your life. Perhaps you want to improve your social skills, your health or simply your attitude and how you think. Now this is great. But it seldom that easy. There may be obstacles outside of you. There are almost certainly obstacles inside of you. In this article I’ll explore some of those common obstacles that can make c... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595938 Tue, 25 May 2010 16:11:41 +0100 3595938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577678&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FbMf3UrOUak4%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/denemiles/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 If you have read this website for while then you know I like wise, funny and inspirational sayings from last few thousands of years. Because even though the world may have changed quite a bit during the years the timeless wisdom about life still often applies. So today I’d like to share 7 of my absolute favorite lessons that I have learned from other people. The lessons I have had most use of and that pop up in my head the most. 1. Andrew Carnegie on paying attention to the more important things. “As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” I have to agree, I pay less and less attention to what people say. Because in the end, what someone does is the most important thing. Talking is e... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577678 Wed, 19 May 2010 11:59:03 +0100 3577678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542913&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FrEIKgMGyh5s%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabiovenni/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 “Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” Henry James “Be kind to unkind people – they need it the most.” Ashleigh Brilliant “Kind words are short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” Mother Teresa This is a short guide to being a kinder person. It’s not always easy though and I focus on being more consistent rather than trying to be perfect. But why even make the effort to be kinder? What’s the point? Why not just go about things as you usually do? Three reasons pop up in my mind. By being kinder to others you tend to be kinder towards yourself. Perhaps a bit counter intuitive but this has been my experie... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542913 Thu, 06 May 2010 22:04:26 +0100 3542913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3530076&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FSBAAVeJJZqY%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nerdegutt/ / CC BY 2.0 “Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow.” Yiddish Proverb “Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.” Confucius Most of us have one or a few habits that we consider bad and we’d like to get rid of. But how do you do it? I have a few suggestions that have helped me and people around me. Here are 9 tips that can help you to finally get rid of that bad habit once and for all. Tell your friends and family. If you tell people around you that you will stop smoking or start working out three times a week then they will check up on you. And you will feel a social pressure to keep up with your promise now that it is let out into the world. I would recommend only telling people who you thi... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3530076 Mon, 03 May 2010 17:34:02 +0100 3530076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511815&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FqSWwJkSARgc%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/notsogoodphotography/ / CC BY 2.0 “First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” John C. Noble I often write about making big changes in your life. So today I’d like to mix that up and just look at eight small habits that make my life simpler, easier and more effective. Feel free to use the comments section below to share your own small daily or weekly habits that you have found improves your life, even if it’s just a little bit. Keep everything in its place. If everything has its own place then it is whole lot easier to keep your home reasonably ordered and decluttered from day to day. This also helps you with your inner stillness as the outer environment affects how you feel on the inside. I also find it useful to always keep things in t... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511815 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:32:50 +0100 3511815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3501733&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FKbQpFMRsGXs%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/insomnia90/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 “Nobody will think you’re somebody if you don’t think so yourself.” African-American proverb “Self-love is not opposed to the love of others.” Dr. Karl Menninger “Happiness is: Looking in a mirror and like what you see .” Author Unknown People have a need for affection and being liked. But it’s very easy to make a mistake here and go about it the wrong way. Because while trying to get others to like you may seem like a simple and common solution there is an alternative. One that I find works better. It is to focus on liking yourself more rather than trying to get people to like you. Here are six reasons why I put my focus in that place. And after that a brief guide to how you can increase how much you ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3501733 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:31:25 +0100 3501733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483163&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Fthe-past-does-equal-the-future%2F The past does not equal the future is a favorite saying of Tony Robbins.Unfortunately he’s dead wrong.I can understand Tony’s intent in making such a statement. Sure it’s part of his overall sales pitch, but essentially he’s telling people that they have the power to break from the past and use their power to create a new future. In general that’s a positive message to convey. Unfortunately it seems to do more harm than good. Quite often it makes people all gung ho about changes that never quite materialize. The underlying idea that we can escape the past actually wastes a lot of people’s time.I know it feels good to think about the idea that we can somehow break with the past and create a whole new future for ourselves, but how often do people actually ... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483163 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:15:07 +0100 3483163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3456921&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Fcontributing-to-your-field%2F A good way to attract interesting and inspiring people into your life and to boost your overall success is to actively contribute to your field. Contributors get noticed and attract new friends and opportunities easily, and contributing is much easier than you might assume.Tired of IsolationWhen I worked as an indie game developer during the mid-90s, I felt isolated for many years. I was focused on my own projects for the most part, often working alone for days on end.I had friends, but most of them had regular jobs in other fields. After college they zigged into the job market, while I zagged into entrepreneurship. We always had fun hanging out together, but we couldn’t do much to help each other succeed professionally.Eventually I grew weary of my professional isolation. I wanted t... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3456921 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:11:21 +0100 3456921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3454238&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F670nY5bZzwA%2F Image: Steve Keys / License “Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” Albert Einstein After having spent over 3 years with writing on this website – thank you all for the support during the years! – I have done much work online and like to keep my life here simple. I do things that way because I want to spend most of my time doing creative stuff like writing. Or hanging out with friends and people close to me. Or just relaxing. So I want to keep my life as simple and relaxing and free of unnecessary negative stuff as possible. I write short emails. I tend write emails containing only a few sentences, usually between one and five. If you focus on keeping it short and focused then you’ll prob... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3454238 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:02:51 +0100 3454238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441098&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FlgzhE-KZbOc%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/notsogoodphotography/ / CC BY 2.0 “Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” Brian Tracy One big problem that I used to run into is that you simply don’t seem to be able to get started with making a change. You want to make a change but feel stuck. You don’t seem to be able to take action and start moving. If you feel this is a challenge for you then here’s what I have done to get out of such a place. Perhaps you’ll find something useful in my experience. Do a reality check. It’s actually pretty simple to get started. Even if you feel stuck. It may however not be as easy as you wish and there lies a problem. Making a change isn’t that easy and it will... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441098 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:20:35 +0100 3441098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395405&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FWdOxPXPPORo%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/muffmuff/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 Simply getting up from the chair, stopping all the theorizing and getting started is one of the biggest issues I believe people face. But to keep going until something is finished can also be a big issue (it has certainly been so at times for me at least). I have however found a few solutions that work for me and help me to reach the finish line. Feel free to chime in with your own solutions that work for you in the comments. Let go of perfectionism. This has been a pretty big issue for me in the past. You want to polish everything until it is “perfect”. The problem is just that such thinking often leads to many things not ever being finished. So you have to find a balance for yourself where you do good work and don’t slack... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395405 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:20:28 +0100 3395405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383143&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FQ4TgB75wW5g%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23912576@N05/ / CC BY 2.0 “He who knows others is learned; He who knows himself is wise.” Lao-tzu Who are you? What is your daily and weekly life really about? Those not always easy questions to answer. So today I’d like to share three tips that have helped me to get to know myself a bit better and to see my life more accurately. 1. What part of you do you see in them? What we see in others is quite often what we see in ourselves. And what irritates us in people may be what we don’t like in ourselves. What you judge in someone you are actually judging in yourself. Therefore what you notice and what irritates you in others can teach you important things about yourself. Things you may not be aware of. In a way people can be like a mirror for you. A... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383143 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:46:13 +0100 3383143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374415&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FGSgqIygp_aM%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 “No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.“ Napoleon Hill “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Michael Jordan “Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” C. S. Lewis Failure can be quite the problem. And the fear of it can be paralyzing. So what can you do to motivate yourself to take a chance, to overcome possible failure and to use it to your advantage? Here are a few timeless words of advice. Redefine failure. “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning s... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374415 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:12:35 +0100 3374415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370472&cid=t_392852_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Flessons-learned-from-sxswi-2010%2F Since 1999, I’ve been attending the SXSW interactive conference off and on over the years. This year’s SXSWi conference (one leg of the annual three-leg SXSW interactive, film and music festival) was in some ways no different than in years past, but in other ways, way different (with its highest attendance yet — somewhere between 13,000 and 14,000 people). Here are a few tidbits of random insights from this year’s conference outing. 1. Keynotes are Key Conference-goers look forward to the keynotes. They are, by definition, the highlight of the day and sometimes of the entire conference. Keynotes cannot just be individuals promoting their own work, product or company (and believing the audience can generalize from this usually very-unique set of experiences). They ne... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370472 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:33:07 +0100 3370472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359251&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FuwPcT5zOwQg%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeacid/ / CC BY 2.0 “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.” Dale Carnegie When you read this blog, other blogs and books on personal development it’s easy to get drawn into an atmosphere of this being really serious business. And for someone who needs help it can be. If you are really out of shape or have a huge debt or haven’t had date in ages or just don’t know what to do with your life then it’s no fun. However, as usual, I want emphasize what works here. And through my own experience these last few years I have discovered that taking this as deadly serious business makes things harder than they need to be. So today I’d like to suggest a bunch of ways to make personal growth and achieving what you want mo... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359251 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:48:53 +0100 3359251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350620&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2Fmaster-your-workday-now%2F I recently had the privilege of reading the book Master Your Workday Now! by Michael Linenberger. I daresay this is the best book on workflow management I’ve ever read — and I’ve read a LOT of books on that subject.The book just came out this week, and last I checked it was in the top 30 books on Amazon.com (#1 in the Time Management category). I predict that this book is going to be a huge hit and a long-term classic in its field.I met Michael at a leadership retreat in January, and we spoke on the phone for about an hour last week to discuss some of his ideas. He shared what I considered some truly elegant workflow management strategies, so I was eager to read his book and learn the whole system he developed. I’m seldom impressed by time management books these da... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350620 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:40:49 +0100 3350620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342939&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FBSxY2gsfed0%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/grrphoto/ / CC BY 2.0 “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Michael Jordan Basics such as motivation, setting goals and taking action are vital to get the success you want in any area of life. But there are also other factors that play a part. Inner and outer obstacles that can stand in your way and make things harder than they need to be. Today I’d like to explore three such things and how you can overcome these obstacles and make success easier. 1. Drama. Drama can be a bit annoying. Both when it pops up in me and in other people. It’s annoying because it’s pointless, counterproductive and at the same time can be add... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342939 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:06:31 +0100 3342939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307133&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2Fregistration-opens-for-3-more-2010-workshops%2F I’m happy to announce that we’ve finalized the bookings for the remaining 2010 Conscious Growth Workshops. Registration is now officially open for all 3 of them. These workshops will be held at the Flamingo Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip on the following dates: May 14-16, 2010 (Fri-Sun) Jul 16-18, 2010 (Fri-Sun) Oct 29-31, 2010 (Fri-Sun) Feedback was so positive on the first two CGWs that it made sense to commit to doing many more of them. On a scale of 1-10, the average rating from CGW graduates was about a 9. Social Abundance One of the primary strengths of CGW is the social element. I’m still impressed by how much CGW alumni are keeping in touch with each other, both online and in person. Week after week I’m seeing CGWers encouraging each other, supporting each oth... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307133 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:26:39 +0100 3307133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298649&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FUcygaqcim4U%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/helgabj/ / CC BY 2.0 “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.” Helen Keller One of the most common wishes people have seems to be to improve their self confidence. This can be a tricky thing and it is easy to start fooling yourself and making mistakes that keeps you stuck in place of low self confidence. So today I’d like to share 3 mistakes I have made in the past and what I have done to move past them and to actually increase my self confidence. I hope you find something helpful here. 1. You sit around and hope that you can solve it in your mind somehow. Yes, a helpful component of raising your self confidence can be to for example positively visualize future events or using affirmations or afformations. Bu... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298649 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:11:00 +0100 3298649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280226&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2Fone-week-on-one-week-off%2F If you’d like to boost your productivity far beyond the results you get with the 9-to-5 grind, an interesting alternative work schedule to consider is the One Week On, One Week Off approach. Instead of working week after week, you alternate between one intensive work week followed by one vacation/personal week. This method isn’t very well publicized, but it’s commonly practiced by some of the most successful business people in the world. I first learned of it several years ago when Jay Abraham mentioned it on one of his audio programs. He said that it was a method Napoleon Hill had learned from many successful people while doing the research for Think and Grow Rich but that Hill didn’t comprehend why it was so effective and therefore didn’t integrate it into h... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280226 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:08:43 +0100 3280226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3273118&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2Ff1pQyrFVjtA%2F Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/notsogoodphotography/ / CC BY 2.0 “If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.” George F. Burns One good life skill is to be able to chill out. To be calm in negative situations and not overreact about all kinds of things. Or invent big, big problems in your mind – or create them in your world as you drag other people in through arguments – by making mountains out of molehills. By being able to chill out when needed to you will: Have a lot less stress, worry and pointless conflicts with other people. Waste less of your time on things that aren’t really that useful. Attract what you are. To be able to... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3273118 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:21:50 +0100 3273118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254766&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2Fl-uRnsQhL1g%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilerin/ / CC BY 2.0 “What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning – and some of them many times over – what do you find? That you can swim? Well – life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!” Alfred Adler “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein I don’t really write much about blogging since this is website about personal development. But once in a while I make an exception. However, some of the mistakes and lessons I have learned are probably still he... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254766 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:49:36 +0100 3254766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236137&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2Fhow-you-give-your-power-away%2F One of the themes that repeatedly came up at the last Conscious Growth Workshop was the problem of giving your power away. Instead of focusing on your true desires, you erect false structures in front of your desires and then feed your power to those structures as a delay tactic. Here are some typical scenarios of how people give away their power in different areas of their lives: Relationships Let’s say that your true desire is to be in love. You want a relationship with someone special. You want someone that you can smooch, cuddle, play with, and make love to. You want to be with someone who totally loves you just the way you are. But instead of focusing your power on creating that, here’s what you do instead. You decide that before you can attract a new relationship, you nee... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236137 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:38:13 +0100 3236137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220764&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FQIVMfFKamhU%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zarajay/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” Chinese proverb “Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own” Bruce Lee Personal development books, blogs and videos can be a wonderful resource to help you improve your life. Over the last few years I have learned a couple of things that helped me to make better use of that information to get actual results in my life. I would like to share those things today. 1. Use your own common sense. It’s easy to be drawn into thinking that gurus or teachers know everything. But a book or blog can’t know or understand exactly what you dream about and all the positive and negative experiences you have been through. No one can kno... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220764 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:52:22 +0100 3220764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208733&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FSY7d01UorfU%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 “It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.” William Shakespeare Some things are often deemed to be bad. Some things are often deemed to be good. Here are three things that may sound bad but can actually be good for you. Three things that I have learned to make better use of or strengthen a bit since that would help me out. Think about them. Then add and subtract as you see useful for your life and situation right now while using your own common sense. 1. Selfishness. Selfishness is rarely seen as something positive. The word may fill your head with images of greedy and soulless Montgomery Burns-like people. However, personal development is in a way pretty selfish. You are trying to make yourself and your life bette... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208733 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:55:49 +0100 3208733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189456&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2Fyn9M5SSPQew%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericmcgregor/ / CC BY 2.0 “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi Improving your attitude and living a more positive life overall can take a lot of time and effort. But a part of it can also be simple. You can spread positivity around you with small actions. This will not only make you and other people feel better today. Over time you tend to get what you give. You will make it easier for yourself to live a more positive life in the long run too. Smile. Smiling puts you and the people around you into a more positive mood. It even works when you don’t feel much like smiling. Just try forcing a smile for 30 seconds if you are feeling a bit negative and see what happens. Give a genuine compliment. Compliments are awesome... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189456 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:38:36 +0100 3189456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176190&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FmBmTTFNESRk%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/insomnia90/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 Lately I’ve become a lot fonder of limits than I used to be. I used to see them as something negative. Because on one level it’s great to surpass you own limits. On another level it is pretty helpful to set some limits. So here is how I use limits to make things easier for myself and to accomplish more. 1. Drop the irrelevant stuff. What are the most important things in your life? What are the least important things in your life? Find ways to drop the things that are actually pretty irrelevant when you think about it. This may not be that easy though and you can encounter resistance from within. Even if it’s a change for the better you are still upsetting the order you are used to and that is uncomfortable. But to make r... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176190 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:56:33 +0100 3176190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153674&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F4FLSyHgOsVA%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/denemiles/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 “All glory comes from daring to begin.” Eugene F. Ware “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” Eleanor Roosevelt A few days ago I wrote about how to make that change you really want to stick this year. Today I’d like to continue on the theme of newness and fresh changes with this companion piece. 1. There is always a new beginning. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Seneca “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” Helen Keller How often do we not miss the window of opportunity in a new situation just because we are still angry, sad or frustrated about th... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153674 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:11:55 +0100 3153674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3139282&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FWsKjxz-mhLs%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/notsogoodphotography/ / CC BY 2.0 “The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we could become.” Ben Herbster “The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.” Flora Whittemore “The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.” Marcus Aurelius It’s a fresh new year. Although you can make a positive change in your life at any time most people get an extra dose of enthusiasm around this time of the year. That’s only natural. But how do you go about making changes that will stick? How do you not wind up in the same place where you started a few weeks or months from now? Below is a sort of checklist for 2010 that will help you to avoid some of the most common problems that peopl... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3139282 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:50:13 +0100 3139282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124721&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FHp1qKpAPXNo%2F Just a quick update today. The offer from Learning Strategies to all Positivity Blog readers that consists of a free download of their Double Your Reading Speed in 10 Minutes session (that also sells regularly as a CD for 19.95 dollars) and a 60 percent discount on both versions of the Photoreading system expires in two days (at the end of the 30:th of December 2009). So if you’re interested I would suggest following the link above now. Double Your Reading Speed in 10 Minutes is a quick session where you learn to read faster through three steps (and it includes a great little exercise for quickly stepping into a mental state of relaxed attentiveness). Photoreading – the most popular and top selling product from Learning Strategies – is a whole system and home study course fil... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124721 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:35:58 +0100 3124721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111721&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FKV3MXj2-mGY%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ansik/ / CC BY 2.0 “May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart!” Eskimo proverb The holidays are here. It is snowing and blowing a cold wind outside of my window. Christmas decorations are hanging in just about every window in the house next door. The holidays bring a lot of things. There is great food, awesome presents and wonderful company as you spend time with the people closest to you. But there is also the stress and sometimes negativity that often comes with the holidays. So you may feel the need to relax and let go of some negativity. Here are four simple and effective tips for doing just that. Slow down. First, slow down. Even if it may feel silly and if you have to force it a bit. Slow down your body, move... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111721 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:09:43 +0100 3111721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3101097&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FYJosARxHUjE%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/notsogoodphotography/ / CC BY 2.0 “Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” Anthony Robbins “Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.” Charles Dudley Warner Time is limited. The amount of time each day that you are able to focus and get things done is even smaller. You have a few precious hours. You can get things done faster by for instance setting deadlines and by batching similar tasks (like answering all your emails in a row). That works very well. But you don’t have to stop at just improving your practical methods. You can also improve how you think about these things. Or even what you think and don’t think about. One thing I... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3101097 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:54:44 +0100 3101097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3097102&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2Fsbi-buy-one-get-one-free-holiday-special%2F SBI is currently offering a special buy one get one free holiday promotion. This is their best offer of the year. This is an extra optional bonus where you can get a second SBI subscription for a friend or relative (or even yourself) for FREE instead of the regular $299 price. This offer is only good until midnight on December 25th, 2009, so if you want to take advantage of it, now is the time to look into this and make a decision. SBI sometimes runs other promos like getting a second subscription for $100, but this one is their most generous and popular promo of the year by far. This is a great deal for couples, for a parent and child, or for two friends, since the two of you can build your own online businesses together. What Is SBI? SBI is a very popular service that helps you build an... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3097102 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:05:38 +0100 3097102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089611&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2Fsave-100-on-cgw-through-december-15th%2F The $100 early registration discount for the next Conscious Growth Workshop expires at midnight on December 15th. This workshop will be held January 15-17, 2010 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. Dozens of people have already registered, including many return attendees from the previous CGW, so it’s great to know that we’ll have another amazing international group. At the first CGW, about 1/3 of the participants came from outside the USA. Workshop Details All the workshop details can be found on the Conscious Growth Workshop page, including the specific topics we’ll be covering each day. This will be a very holistic workshop, blending high-level ideas with practical application. We’re going to cover career development, money, health, skill building, habits, productivity,... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089611 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:43:11 +0100 3089611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3071504&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FB3vyxWoIuB0%2F Learning Strategies are now offering all Positivity Blog readers a free download of their Double Your Reading Speed in 10 Minutes session (that also sells regularly as a CD for 19.95 dollars) plus a 60 percent discount on both versions of the Photoreading system. These offers are only available for a limited time until the 31:st of December 2009, so if you’re interested I would suggest following the link above now. Double Your Reading Speed in 10 Minutes is a quick session where you learn to read faster through three steps (and it includes a great little exercise for quickly stepping into a mental state of relaxed attentiveness). Photoreading is a whole system and home study course filled with techniques to help you not only read even faster but also to help you get what you want out of ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3071504 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:24:46 +0100 3071504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056925&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F-SBKLKHQro0%2F “My father was a quitter, my grandfather was a quitter, I was raised to give up. It’s one of the few things I do well.” “I’m disturbed, I’m depressed, I’m inadequate, I’ve got it all!” “If you take everything I’ve accomplished in my life and condense it down to one day, it looks decent!” You can learn a lot from people. Personal development stars like Wayne Dyer or Eckhart Tolle. Or your family. Or a friend. Or even a walking disaster like George Costanza, the iconic and miserable character from the classic TV-show “Seinfeld”. Now back on the fake reunion show that is taking place on Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. Much can be learned from the great life of Costanza. Mostly what to avoid doing. 1. Beli... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056925 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:06:06 +0100 3056925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048407&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F46K0Ysq-QAo%2F Image by Wolfgang Staudt (license). “First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” Charles C. Noble “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle Changing a habit is not always easy. It becomes even harder to change when you make what I believe are some common mistakes. I have at least made them quite a few times. So I hope you’ll find something helpful in this article. Something that will make it at least a bit easier to change your habits and change your life. 1. Trying to change too many habits at once. This is perhaps the most common mistake. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the enthusiasm and the hope that you will give your life a total overhaul. Nothing wrong with that. But in my experience you won’t be able to keep it up ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048407 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:22:28 +0100 3048407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012672&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FcXL17FC9qFw%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelogon/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 “Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you.” Aldous Huxley Last night, as I was going to sleep, I thought about the most common question in my inbox: “What are your tips for creating a successful blog?”. And as I thought about it I got an idea. Not about writing about what I have learned about blogging. But what blogging has taught me about life. So here are 9 life lessons I have learned. Or in some cases healthy reminders of what I already knew. I hope you find something helpful for your life/blog. 1. Don’t wait for inspiration. The most common question I get from people whe... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012672 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:30 +0100 3012672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3008440&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FL-D_-o-ylP4%2F “Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do.” Denis Waitley “If you wait to do everything until you’re sure it’s right, you’ll probably never do much of anything.” Win Borden Perhaps the most important thing you can do to improve your life is simply to do things. To take action and learn along the way. Here are five suggestions for “do-habits” that are very helpful to adopt to radically improve your life. 1. Do it first thing in the morning. How you start your day tends to have a big influence on that day. It sets the context in your mind. I believe that one key to better consistency and improvement in your life is what you do early in the day. Three ways to get a good start to your day are these: A morning routine. ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3008440 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:15:21 +0100 3008440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989441&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F_zzb4on8bdE%2F Image by tbondolfi (license). “Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking.  There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by, and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught.” J.C. Watts “Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.” George Bernard Shaw “Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” Henry David Thoreau One of the most powerful things you can do for yourself and your world is doing what you feel deep down is the right thing. What is the right thing? Well, that is up to you. Often you have a little voice in your head that tells what the right thing is. Or a gut feeling. Here are a few suggestions though: Being kind instead of being judgmenta... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989441 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:40 +0100 2989441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981441&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FSaLEOMk4sSg%2F “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill is probably no stranger to anyone. He was an inspirational British leader during the Second World War. He was also a writer, historian, poet, artist and the only British Prime Minister to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Here are a few of my favorite fundamentals from Churchill on how to improve your life. 1. Focus on what you are doing right now. “It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” “It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.” When you start to look too far into the future ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981441 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:53:32 +0100 2981441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2974243&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F11%2Fhow-to-visualize-your-new-reality%2F This is a follow-up to my last video post on Creating Abundance. In this article I’ll share more detail on how to visualize your new reality so that you become a vibrational match for it. This is an area where people make some critical mistakes when trying to manifest their desires. Slide Into Your New Reality Did you ever see the TV show Sliders? In that show a group of four people would “slide” through a portal between dimensions, spending each episode in an alternate version of earth. For example, they might enter a reality where the Nazis won WWII. Or in another reality one of them might be a famous performer. Another TV show that can give you the right idea is Quantum Leap. In that show a man spent each episode in someone else’s body in an alternative time and ... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2974243 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:07:04 +0100 2974243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967566&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FsvTXiI-NWbE%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/ / CC BY 2.0 “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” Lao Tzu One destructive habit is to constantly compare your life and yourself to other people and their lives. You compare cars, houses, jobs, shoes, money, relationships, social popularity and so on. And at the end of the day you create a lot of negative feelings within. And perhaps also outside of yourself. But how can you stop doing it? Or at least get control of it and use it in a better way? Well, here are five tips that have helped me. 1. Be kind. The way you behave and think towards others seems to have a big, big effect on how you behave towards yourself and think about yourself Judge people more and you tend to ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967566 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:50:23 +0100 2967566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912571&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2Fconscious-growth-workshop-2-registration-opens%2F I’m delighted to announce that we’re now accepting registrations for the second Conscious Growth Workshop, January 15-17, 2010 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. In fact, we already received the first registration while I was still editing the workshop pages. The first Conscious Growth Workshop earlier this month was such an unqualified success that I started the process of booking another event less than 48 hours after it ended. It took a little while to select the meeting room and get the paperwork signed, but we’re good to go now. Workshop Details All the workshop details can be found on the Conscious Growth Workshop page, including the specific topics we’ll be covering each day. This will be a very holistic workshop, blending high-level ideas with practical appli... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912571 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:53:33 +0100 2912571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2891035&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2Fyou-vs-the-cubicle%2F Ah, the cubicle. The beige cage. The cubicle is the antithesis of doing work you love. Virtually no one pictures a cubicle when they think about doing what they most love. The cubicle is where you end up when you fall out of harmony with what you love. The only way you can be stuck in a cubicle is by giving your power away to it. A cubicle has no power over you. You can empower the cubicle, but it can’t empower itself. To complain about a job you dislike is an act of giving your power away. You chose the job, and you can just as easily choose to stop showing up. Think of it this way: If you and your cubicle got in a fight, who would win? Still not sure? How about this: You plus a chainsaw vs. the cubicle plus a chainsaw. Who’d win? If you decide to leave the cubicle, it is po... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2891035 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:24:31 +0100 2891035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2828491&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2Fp6KP48KVAaw%2F Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/ / CC BY 2.0 “Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” Anthony Robbins “The one who asks questions doesn’t lose his way” African Proverb Asking yourself questions is a great way to keep yourself on track in day to day life. Cutting out and letting go of irrelevant stuff can help you to simplify and relaxify your life. It can help you to find more time for the things that are fun and really important to you. So combining these two things can be very helpful. Here are three quick questions that can help you to cut irrelevant stuff out of your life. As you use the questions more and more they tend to start to pop up almost automatically at useful points in your everyday life. 1. Who cares? A ve... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2828491 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:32:54 +0100 2828491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786304&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2Fa-fixed-income-is-a-sucker-bet%2F Do you live on a fixed income, earning the same amount of money paycheck after paycheck? Maybe you pick up a cost of living adjustment or a raise now and then (or suffer a pay cut or reduction in hours), but barring any major changes like getting promoted, fired, or laid off, is your income fairly stable and predictable? Do you have a good sense of what you’re going to earn during the next 3 months? Would it be exceedingly unlikely for you to earn double or triple – or half – of that anticipated amount? If this describes you, then who decided to fixify your income? Who made that decision? You made that decision, didn’t you? You decided to earn a fixed amount of money per month. You can trace your decisions back to some moment where you said yes to a fixed income. Are you aware that... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786304 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:46:52 +0100 2786304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2720011&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FNpALTu5ufdA%2F Image by *Zara (license). “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus”. Bruce Lee To get the results you want out of life you have to be a to stick with what you are doing. Day after day. Focus and consistency is key to success in any area of life. But the problem is that it’s very easy to get off track. It’s very easy to make a few common mistakes and shot yourself and your potential success in the foot. Here are four mistakes that I have made many times. And a few solutions I have used to make them less frequent. 1. You get distracted. Maybe the biggest problem when trying to stay on track is all the distractions around us. There is however a few things one can do to decrease the number of times you get distracted in day to day life. Use a cone of silence. H... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2720011 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:04:39 +0100 2720011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688952&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-12%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips…  Communicate like a human being, not a marketer. If your email looks even remotely like spam, expect that busy people will treat it as such. If an email looks impersonal at all or seems like it’s being sent to more than one person, busy people will often delete it without reading it. Busy people get enough personal communication that they don’t want to bother with anything that isn’t personal. Sometimes I get messages sent through my online contact form that start with salutations like "Hi Marc…" I actually prefer these copy/paste blunders, since it saves me from having to read them before hitting delete. If you�... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688952 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:17:00 +0100 2688952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688951&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FVRaMP4RDrFA%2F “Aim for the highest.” “You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.” In the late 1800s there lived a very rich man. In fact, he was so rich that he is now considered the second richest man in history. And, at least as I remember it, he became an inspiration for Scrooge McDuck. His name was Andrew Carnegie. You may have heard this name before if you have read the classic personal development book “Think and Grow Rich”. It was Carnegie that gave the author Napoleon Hill the assignment to interview hundreds of wealthy people about success. And those interviews became the foundation for the book. Here are four of Carnegie’s own top tips for massive success. 1. Pay attention to the more important things. “As I grow older, I pay less attention to what ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688951 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:14:34 +0100 2688951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2685391&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-11%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips… Don’t apologize for reaching out. Never begin your first contact with an apology. Every week people send me emails that begin with phrases like, "Sorry to bother you, but…" What does this tell me about the other person’s expectations for connecting with me? It tells me they expect to bother me. Who am I to argue with them? Delete… next. If you hint that you’re about to irritate or annoy someone, they’ll assume you’re right. Why should they do otherwise? You might think that you’re just being polite and respectful. Are you really? Or would it be more accurate to say that deep down, yo... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2685391 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:00:00 +0100 2685391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2678906&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-10%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips… Meet in person. It’s hard to create much of a connection with someone via email. Email just isn’t expressive enough. Email is communication stripped of its emotional context. Instant messaging is a step up from email because it’s real-time instead of asynchronous, but it’s still a very thin channel. Consequently, I virtually never use IM. It feels like trying to communicate underwater. Text messaging is a close cousin of instant messaging and email, depending on how it’s used and how quickly people respond. Phone calls are a big step up because now you can pick up some emotional context from tone of voice. You can build a half... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2678906 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:27:00 +0100 2678906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674535&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-9%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips… Offer genuine friendship, not neediness. This idea is more about attitude than actions. Busy people are so accustomed to being approached by people who want to vamp their energy in some way, so their shields often go up when they meet new people. In the back of their mind, they’re thinking, “What does this person want from me?” You’ll get much better results if you approach busy people from a place of giving, kindness, generosity, friendship, and equality – as opposed to coming from a place of neediness, wanting something from them, seeing them as a potential client or prospect or valued contact, etc. I meet a lot of busy and ... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674535 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:33:00 +0100 2674535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2671133&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-8%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips… Don’t misinterpret short replies. Busy people often send very curt replies to emails they receive. Don’t misinterpret one-line replies like "Fine, let’s do it," "No thanks," "Not interested," or "Thanks. " as being a sign of rudeness or lack of caring. Minimalist replies are common in the business world. Consider them a sign of efficiency, not disrespect. Your message may be one of dozens being batch-processed. The fact that you got a reply at all means the other person considered your message worthy of a response. If you write back to complain, you become an annoyance. Don’t r... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2671133 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:20:00 +0100 2671133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2667770&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-7%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips… Forgive the blow-off. Busy people are constantly being approached by those who are coming from a place of neediness. This is why busy people often seem a bit aloof when you first talk to them. Their shields are up. I admit that when I enter new social situations with people who may know me, but I don’t know much about them, I tend to have my shields up. I get approached so often by people who want to vamp something from me that I’ve become pretty resistant to people who approach me on the basis of neediness. I’ve also gotten pretty good at detecting Trojan horse approaches, where the person acts like they’re offering genuine fri... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2667770 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:00:00 +0100 2667770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2664138&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-6%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips… Be discerning. Don’t try to network with someone just because they seem like a high-value target. When I started my computer games business in 1994, my networking strategy was pretty inane. I would network with everyone and anyone who was willing – especially anyone who seemed to be more successful or experienced than I was. My networking strategy was, “If someone wants to network with me, that’s good enough.” Of course that was a desperation strategy. I wasted a lot of time doing this. If I had done even a little bit of homework on some of the people I tried to network with, I’d have realized there were glaring incompatibili... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2664138 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:15:00 +0100 2664138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2662681&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-5%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips… Use a backdoor. Busy people often have backdoor channels where they automatically pay more attention to incoming communication. In order to use these channels effectively, it helps if you have genuine shared interests that are somewhat uncommon. For example, if the busy person eats an uncommon diet, and you eat a similar diet, that can be a powerful in. Suppose someone emails me to say, “I’m coming to Vegas next week. Can I take you to lunch?” Now suppose someone says, “I’ve been a vegan for X years, and lately I’ve been experimenting with raw foods. Would you be interesting in sharing lunch at the Go Raw Cafe in Vegas next w... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2662681 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:30:00 +0100 2662681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2660978&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-4%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips… Avoid cold-calling. Avoid cold-calling if possible. Busy people get cold calls (and a lot more cold emails) every day. This is yet another pattern that gets filtered. Cold calling is essentially the same thing as spam. As with spam, cold-calling will sometimes result in a hit. But it requires that you pester and annoy a lot of other people for each hit you generate. It’s a very low-class form of networking and very inefficient. When I refer to cold-calling, I’m talking about blasting the same message to large numbers of people in an untargeted or semi-targeted fashion. I’m not talking about sending a very targeted email to a specif... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2660978 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:15:00 +0100 2660978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657949&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-3%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips… Avoid making threats. An example of a threat is, "I really need a response from you, so I’m going to keep calling/emailing you every day until you respond." In my experience most people have the good sense not to use threats, but it does happen now and then – enough that I can call it out as a pattern. Threats are almost always counter-productive. If you behave with such gross immaturity, you’ll simply paint yourself as a psycho, and the busy person will want nothing to do with you. I know it can be frustrating when you don’t get the reply you’re hoping for, but don’t make matters worse by threatenin... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657949 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:15:00 +0100 2657949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657950&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-2%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips… Don’t trigger a pattern match. Don’t send a busy person any communication that fits the pattern of what they’ve seen hundreds of times before, or your message will simply be processed as routine and unimportant. I understand that your message is very important to you. I know you may be reaching out in a heartfelt way. But you should know that your message probably isn’t being received the way you intended. When you never get a “thank you” and someone sends you one, it’s a treat… a nice gift. But when it happens a dozen times a day, 365 days a year, for years on end, well… can you see that your attitude might shi... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657950 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:35:18 +0100 2657950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2654079&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F07%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people%2F This article is the start of that series. Often the people we’d most like to network with are also the least accessible. Busy people are bombarded with endless emails, phone calls, social media connections, and more. Making contact with such people can be difficult because so many others are trying to do the same thing. Nevertheless, busy people can make very valuable contacts. They’re usually busy for a reason – lots of people want to connect with them, either for business or personal reasons. I believe I have some solid, practical advice to share on this topic for two reasons. First, I’ve dealt with hundreds of busy people during my 15+ years as an entrepreneur. I’ve had to learn what works and what doesn’t in the real world of business. I also know how busy peopl... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2654079 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:45:08 +0100 2654079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2622083&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F_okjmXxR-MM%2F Image by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/abnelgonzalez/ / CC BY 2.0 “Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.” Mark Victor Hansen “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain Motivation can be a huge help for you to achieve what you want in life. But how can you find all that motivation you ne... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2622083 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:04:21 +0100 2622083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2588480&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FArnbiRlHdgQ%2F Image by nattu (license). “The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.” Albert Ellis “Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.” Norman Vincent Peale “Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.” Richard Bach Are you having a problem in your life right now? If so, maybe these six quick tips can help you to solve it a little bit easier. 1. First, ask yourself: is there really a problem here? Often we create problems in our own heads – as I mentioned a bit about a few days ago in Things May Be Simpler Than You Think – that aren’t really out there in reality. So relax... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2588480 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:28:59 +0100 2588480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513592&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FRowvo3xakc8%2F Image by muha… (license). “Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a full year’s value out of a week.” Charles Richards “A well-spent day brings happy sleep.” Leonardo Da Vinci One thing many of us want is simply to free up time so we can do more of what we really want to do. Here are three simple tips that have enabled me to find more time for myself to do so. And since I have a lot to do this summer I will apply them even more diligently than usual. I hope you will find these three tips helpful too to get more time out in the sun, to work on your book or blog, to play some Frisbee or just relax and take it easy. 1. Find out where your time is ... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513592 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:37:05 +0100 2513592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513593&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2F2SXJyWD8TiQ%2F Image by vramak (license). “In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” Anthony Robbins Maybe the biggest problem people have when trying to improve something in their lives is that they never take much action at all. Perhaps the second biggest problem is that they don’t take consistent action over a longer time period. Now, consistency isn’t really the sexiest or most exciting word in personal development. But it is, coupled with time, what will give you real results in your life. Sticking with the program and doing something consistently – and not just when you feel inspired or something like that – is very, very powerful. To me it’s... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513593 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:49:39 +0100 2513593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2474554&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2Fr6Evruf5J18%2F “The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.” Wayne Gretzky needs no long introduction. He is the most well-known ice hockey player of all time and one of the absolute best that there has ever been. But how did he make that happen? Here are three of Gretzky’s tips that may give some insight into his phenomenal success. 1. Remember to have fun. “The only way a kid is going to practice is if it’s total fun for him… and it was for me.” I think this is a step that many of us have a big problem with. Or just forget about. Especially as we grow older. Because when you find something you really love to do it doesn’t seem like work that much anymore. When you do something you love you don’t have to push yourself s... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2474554 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:51:07 +0100 2474554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2470026&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FyEHh08IfUrM%2F Image by left-hand (license). “You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere”. Lee Iacocca “The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.” Voltaire One way to make conversations a lot more awkward and unfulfilling is to bore people to half to death. Sometimes you don’t even know you are doing it (that’s at least what I have done). So today I’d like to list 7 common mistakes that I have made in conversations to help myself – and maybe someone else too – to avoid them in the future. If you find you might make one or a few of these mistakes a bit too often don’t beat yourself up about it. That’s pointless. Just be conscious of it in your daily interactions and do the best you can to improve. 1. Babbling on. I... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2470026 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:18:04 +0100 2470026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463408&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FUhLhmA8UTWU%2F “The great breakthrough in your life comes when you realize that you can learn anything you need to learn to accomplish any goal that you set for yourself.” ”Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday.” “Success comes when you do what you love to do, and commit to being the best in your field.” One of my absolute favourite personal development people is Brian Tracy. He has written many, many books about success, effectiveness and leadership. What do I like about him? He gets to the point quickly. Brian Tracy is one of the most concise writers I have found in the personal development niche so far. His products are often jampacked with practical value. You get stuff you can use when you buy one of his product... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463408 Fri, 22 May 2009 13:21:10 +0100 2463408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463419&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Frebecca-turner-interview%2F Rebecca Turner is a successful online entrepreneur who created a website to teach people about lucid dreaming, aptly named World of Lucid Dreaming. She’s been a regular participant in our discussion forums. After watching her openly share eBusiness tips with other forum members over a period of months, I asked her if I could interview her for my blog, so she can share what she’s learned with many more people. Rebecca used Site Build It! to create her website. Since many people are curious about what kind of real-world results can be achieved with Site Build It!, I asked her if she’d be willing to share specific traffic and income figures from her business’ first year online, and thankfully she agreed. I think you’ll find her results encouraging. If you a... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463419 Thu, 14 May 2009 19:32:19 +0100 2463419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463412&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FWYi023cejK4%2F Image by notsogoodphotography (license). “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.“ George Bernard Shaw One of the biggest mistakes I believe people make when trying to improve their lives is one of the simplest. They just don‘t take action based what they learn from blogs or books. And that‘s no good at all. If you aren’t already taking action and doing so consistently you really need to start now. Here are five powerful reasons why. 1. No one is coming. This may sound a bit harsh. But the sooner you realize that no one else will do this for you the quicker you will improve your life. Personal responsibility is esse... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463412 Wed, 13 May 2009 17:02:25 +0100 2463412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463413&cid=t_392852_180_f&fid=38614&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePositivityblog-PutSomePersonalDevelopmentAndPositivityIntoYourLife%2F%7E3%2FqTxsHj7jNZc%2F Image by pasotraspaso (license). “Our thoughts create our reality – where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go.” Peter McWilliams “Loving people live in loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world.” Wayne Dyer What are you focusing on today? Are you dwelling endlessly on the negative or irrelevant details in work or people or are you appreciating the positive aspects and what you have in life? Are you focusing on your most important tasks or goals or are you filling up your time by doing the usual busywork or stuff that might be easier mentally and emotionally to get done? Are you focused at all? Or are you interrupting your focus by checking your Facebook or inbox a dozen times today or splitting it as you try to get three thin... The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463413 Fri, 08 May 2009 13:35:00 +0100 2463413