We’ve often recommended getting a workout buddy to keep yourself motivated at the gym, and work is no different. Especially if you feel like you’re getting a lot of flak from others about your performance, it can help to have someone tell you you’re awesome and keep you feeling good (plus it helps to have someone to commiserate with on the bad stuff—half your office friends are probably going through the exact same stuff you Read more…
… You Get to Choose What You Want to Do When you start a side business you get to choose what you want to do. You take a skill you have and twist it into a profitable service. Your side business is tailored to what you’re good at. Nobody else is choosing for you. … via The Power of Starting a Side Business | The College Investor.
The solution to this conundrum is simple, yet may be painful for many: You need to keep your expenses as low as possible for as long as possible. For some people, that could mean living a few extra years at home with mom and dad while you pay off student loans. For others, it could mean getting an apartment with three friends instead of scoring your own place. Go without cable television for a while, ditch Read more…
Weight loss isn’t easy (if it were, we wouldn’t have a billion different diet plans and products to waste our money on). But even the smallest weight loss tricks or mind hacks can make a big difference when it comes to sticking to your diet or weight loss plan. Here are 10 such tricks you can easily incorporate today. via Top 10 Simple Weight Loss Hacks You Can Implement Right Now.
Below is a snapshot of my expenses while working on the road in 2011. From volunteering in New Zealand, traveling through North America, Europe, and Asia, and housesitting in the Caribbean, there was a lot of variety. All in all I traversed 13 countries and a total of 73,000 kilometers (over 45,000 miles). via How Much Money Do You Need to Live Abroad? 13 Questions to Ask Yourself : The Art of Non-Conformity.
But as humans, our reality is shaped by what we perceive. So one person will see the sun has overwhelmingly hot and oppressive, the other sees it as an opportunity for a great tan. Another will see it as a huge cancer machine. And still another will think the sun is an angry god to be feared and served. via Your Internet Habits Create Your Reality : zen habits.
Basically, Blow Money is great for your relationship. If you have your own little slice of money to blow, you’ll be less likely to hold animosity toward one another for that impromptu video game or shoe purchase. When it comes to your relationship and your money, you need your space. via Ease Your Financial Stress in a Relationship with “Blow Money” | Save Money,
We’ve all seen them. The items that make you go “What…?!?” Here’s a fun list of 5 bizarre items with some fun descriptions. Please, do not actually buy any of these lest we cry. via 5 Products that Define Consumerism | Retire29.
When you go first with your story, your dream and your hustle you give everyone in the room a really powerful gift. You give them the gift of going second. It’s hard to go first. You don’t know the rules yet, you don’t know how it will be accepted, there’s no precedent. It’s easier to go second, which is why the world needs you to be brave first. via Why we need you to be Read more…
This post is all about programming, but it’d be shortsighted to wrap up without reminding you that I’d rather see a mediocre program executed with outstanding intensity and adherence than an outstanding program executed with mediocre effort. You can’t outprogram “soft,” so be sure you’re working hard in spite of the focus on continued education! If you’re interested in taking a glimpse into more of my programming philosophies – or get a comprehensive strength and Read more…