Adapting To Change Should Be Natural via Stepcase Lifehack by Clint Cora on 10/25/11 Nature adapts. So should you. I noticed that the leaves on most of the trees in the woods where I often take my dogs have started to change color. Normally, they are green but during the autumn season here in eastern [...]
How to Sound Like You Know What You're Talking About (Even When You Don't) [Evil Week] via Lifehacker by Whitson Gordon on 10/25/11 We can’t all be human encyclopedias, and once in a while, you’re bound to stumble upon a conversation on a topic you know absolutely nothing about. To avoid being left out or [...]
One Question That Will Change Your Life Forever via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by DLM Writers on 10/24/11 Did you know that, barring some radical scientific advancement, you and everyone you know will be gone in 100 years? All of that hard work and perseverance disappears, just like that. All of those [...]
Six Ways to Become More Self-Motivated via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by Ali on 10/23/11 Do you find it tough to work towards your goals – even when you know they’re worthwhile? Perhaps you’ve tried to push yourself forwards with willpower … but it hasn’t worked. Instead of willpower, you need more [...]
Maxwell's 5 Levels of Leadership via Leading Blog: A Leadership Blog on 10/10/11 Over 30 years ago, John Maxwell began developing the 5 Levels of Leadership. It has been presented before but never to this depth and completeness. The 5 Levels express a way to understand and organize your leadership growth. Each of the levels [...]
Are You Ignoring the Important People? via Stepcase Lifehack by Alexandra Levit on 10/18/11 IGNORE by wannaoreo from flickr Do you read people’s e-mail auto-replies? They can be pretty interesting. In the last few weeks, I’ve had not one, but two friends respond to my e-mail with an auto-reply that says something to the tune [...]
The Secret To Dealing With Difficult People: It's About You via Fast Company by Tony Schwartz on 10/17/11 Each of us has a lens through which we see the world, but we have the power to view the world through other lenses. There are three worth trying on when you default to negative emotions. Do [...]
Tired of Being Tired via zenhabits by Leo on 10/12/11 ‘A man grows most tired while standing still.’ ~Chinese proverb Post written by Leo Babauta. It’s tough being tired all day. I’ve had days like this, when I’m struggling through the day and don’t have the energy to tackle anything that matters. Hell, I’ve had [...]
How to Know When to Quit via Get Rich Slowly – Personal Finance That Makes Sense. by April Dykman on 10/13/11 This post is from staff writer April Dykman. Before I became a full-time freelancer, I worked for a couple of different companies. Both times I started a new job, it started out exciting and [...]
The Must-Have Leadership Skill via HBR.org by Daniel Goleman on 10/14/11 “We hired a new CEO, but had to let him go after just seven months,” the chairman of an East Coast think tank complained to me recently. “His resume looked spectacular, he did splendidly in all the interviews. But within a week or two [...]
How to Bring Inner Peace Into Your Life: 10 Things You Can Start Doing Today via The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness by Henrik Edberg on 10/12/11 Image by Sanna R (license). Share || “The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an [...]
5 ways to keep your rockstar employees happy via GigaOM by Daniel Debow, Rypple on 10/15/11 The Googleplex, Google’s corporate headquarters in Mountain View California, is legendary for its perks. Employees have access to unlimited free meals, haircuts, dry cleaning, massages, and even onsite medical care. Yet earlier this year, when Google interviewed its employees [...]
10 Tips to Achieve Worklife Balance via Work Awesome by Nathan Gilmore on 10/14/11 Is spending every possible minute on your work the best thing for your business? Is it the best thing for your life? What about worklife balance? It seems logical that the more you put into work, the more you will get out [...]
7 Free Ways to Motivate Staff via Inc.com by Eric Markowitz on 10/13/11 Sure, you can offer raises and promotions. But heres a look at seven surprising and free tools to spur your employees to work harder. When an employee has a new idea for how to do business, Brian Halligan, CEO of Hubspot, a [...]
5 Great Questions to Ask Yourself After a Failure via Stepcase Lifehack by Paul Sloane on 10/11/11 Let’s face it. We all fail. As we go through life we have relationships that don’t work out, jobs that just aren’t right, exams that we flunk, initiatives that don’t succeed. The more new things we try the [...]