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Fix Your Money Mindset
Could your money mindset be keeping you from financial success? A defeated or negative mindset keeps many from even trying to become successful and derails others who get so far and then give up or become discouraged. If you aren’t making serious progress toward the life you want, it’s likely that your mindset is what’s holding you back. You have to recognize the negative mindset you may have unwittingly developed over the years. It involves negative thoughts and actions that make you feel unworthy of getting paid and recognized for what you do. Some people may be satisfied with just getting by. If they have enough money to pay the…
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Surround Yourself with Positives
Most of us have a lot of stress in our lives. Some of it is due to the fast-paced society that we live in and some of it is self-inflicted due to who we choose to spend our time with. The fact is, misery loves company. If you want to live a positive and happy life, surround yourself with positive things and positive people. Set Specific Goals for Yourself Whether it has to do with diet, exercise, or being positive, set realistic and specific goals that have a timetable so that you know when you’re supposed to be done with the goal. Write down the goal and the steps that…
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Why Your Business May Need a New Website
Many business owners build a website and then kind of forget about it. The website is nothing more than a brochure that people view online after seeing the URL on a business card or in a commercial. That’s unfortunate, because websites can work for you, bringing in business leads 24/7 if they are designed correctly. If you didn’t know that, it’s likely you probably need a new website. If you’re still not sure whether or not you need a new website, consider the following. Your Website Is Dull – Go to your website and look at it as if you’re a member of your target audience. How do you feel…
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Unique and Clever Storage and Organization Ideas for the Home
If you are like most people, there is stuff everywhere in your home. No matter where you look, there is something that needs putting away. And, if you are also like most people, you wish to have a place for everything and everything in its place. That is why storage and organization are so important for any home. Of course, if you have the means and the resources you can hire a professional organizer to sort through all your stuff and organize it by putting in cabinet organizers in the kitchen and shelving in your closets. However, most of us just need a little originality and a bit of creativity…
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How to Create Simple Living Routines
Simple living is beneficial in many ways. It can reduce stress, improve health, and bring quality to our relationships. Being free from the burdens of a complicated life allows room to relax, enjoy the priorities in our lives, and not waste time on activities that do not further us personally. How can you change from a busy, stressful life to one of simple living? Creating simple living routines is a great step towards removing the clutter in our lives. . Remove Unnecessary Activities Before you try to create a simple routine in your life, it is necessary to remove the extras that are keeping you in the rat race. When…
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Are You Managing Your Time or Is It Managing You?
It’s amazing how much some people manage to get done, while others seem to be stuck in a rut without enough time in the day to accomplish much of anything. But, here’s the secret. Everyone has the same amount of time in every single day. It’s one way in which we are all created equal. Everyone has the same 24 hours in a day. Track Your Activities for a Week To get a real picture of how you spend your time, try tracking everything you do for at least one week. Use a small recorder to record when you start and stop any task, and include the time. Alternatively, just…
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Eight Ways to Boost Your Creativity
Every person on this earth has the capacity to be creative in some way. Some people are creative in the arts, others in business, and others in more ways than can be described here. The thing that you need to know about creativity is that everyone has the ability. It already exists inside you; you only need to figure out how to bring it out. Be More Mindful There are a lot of things we do every day without even thinking. We get up, shower, brush our teeth and go about our lives mostly on autopilot. Try getting up in the morning with a new mindfulness about even the most…
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Home Organization: Easy Steps to a Clutter Free Home
When you first move into your home it seems like you have so much space. As the years pass, you might find yourself becoming a pack rat. What are you going to do with all the stuff you have accumulated? Perhaps it’s time to weed out the unnecessary items and organize your home. Home organization is a step-by-step process. It will take more than a day or even a week to get everything to a manageable level, but once you do staying organized is an easier task. If you have a family, enlist their help. They can pitch in and learn a thing or two about controlling clutter in their…