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[17 May 2012 | 10 Comments | ]
Moving On Quotes

Life happens. Moving on quotes help us deal. They help us make it through our day. They help us rekindle our fire. Whether it’s job loss, a broken heart, or an unexpected turn of events, moving on quotes can lift us.

Life, Personal-Development »

[28 Apr 2012 | 10 Comments | ]
Living Your Values

You can find ways to live your values, if you know what your values are. There are opportunities every day to spend more time in our values, but we first need to identify what our core values really are.

Book Nuggets, Effectiveness, Life »

[16 Apr 2012 | 4 Comments | ]
Best is a Way of Life

Like anything, BEST gets better with practice. It takes work to hit your high notes, but the more you make BEST a habit, the more high notes you’ll hit.

Effectiveness, Life »

[2 Apr 2012 | 21 Comments | ]
101 of the Greatest Insights and Actions for Work and Life

This is a 101 list of some of the best insights and actions for work and life.  This is the stuff you can use to change your frame, to change your game. I started with the simple goal to build and unleash the world’s greatest “ah-ha” collection.

Happiness, Life »

[1 Apr 2012 | 7 Comments | ]
How Will You Measure Your Life

How will you measure your life? Here are some simple strategies to make sure your time and energy are well spent for life.

Happiness, Health, Life »

[19 Mar 2012 | 11 Comments | ]
9 Ways to Add 12 Years to Your Life

Add life to your years and add years to your life. You can add up to 12 years to your life, and look and feel younger along the way. Research shows that genes only account for 10% of our longevity and the rest is our lifestyle.

Body, Health, Life »

[18 Mar 2012 | 3 Comments | ]
Blue Zones: The Healthiest Places on the Planet

Where do people live the longest, healthiest, and happiest lives on the planet? The Blue Zones. Study the world’s “Blue Zones” to find the path to long live and health.

Life, Motivation, Purpose »

[10 Mar 2012 | 12 Comments | ]
Ikigai: The Reason for Which You Wake Up in the Morning

Ikigai (eek-y-guy) is an Okinawan word that roughly translated means, “The reason for which you wake up in the morning.” Ikigai, or, your “sense of purpose”, is very personal experience – and it manifests itself in many ways.

Guest Posts, Life »

[5 Mar 2012 | 7 Comments | ]
Life Lessons from The Legend of Zelda and Zelda Theory

This is a guest post from Walter Oelwein on lessons for life learned from Zelda. What does the game, The Legend of Zelda, teach us about life, and how can we apply it to the real-world? Walter tells all.

Effectiveness, Happiness, Life, Thinking Skills »

[22 Feb 2012 | 12 Comments | ]
Don’t Sip from the Stream of Polluted Thoughts

If we drink from the steam of polluted thoughts, we can quickly disempower ourselves, put ourselves in a state of anxiety, and lose our motivation and drive.

Emotional-Intelligence, Guest Posts, Life, Love, Relationships »

[13 Feb 2012 | 17 Comments | ]
What I’ve Learned About Love

This is a guest post from Rob Boucher on his lessons in love. In the spirit of Valentine’s day, I asked Rob to write a special guest post on the best lessons he learned in love. I asked him to put down on paper, the most insightful lessons on love that he now knows, that he wish he knew back when he was starting out in life.

Emotional-Intelligence, Guest Posts, Life »

[6 Feb 2012 | 10 Comments | ]
How to Read Poetry to Expand Your Heart

This is a guest post from Carolyn Elliot on how to read poetry to expand your heart.

Effectiveness, Goals, Life »

[30 Jan 2012 | 14 Comments | ]
Start Your Year in February

I read an article on Stepcase Lifehack on Why You Should Start Your New Year in February. The main idea is to use January to recover from the holidays and make February your focus for getting down to business.

Life, Quotes »

[22 Jan 2012 | 10 Comments | ]
Buddha Quotes

For this collection of Buddha quotes, I’ve arranged them by key themes including: Action, Anger, Fear, Health, Life, Love, Mind, Personal Development, Self-Reliance, Speech, and Truth. As you read through the quotes, see if his words, inspire new insight or echo your experience, or challenge your beliefs in some new way.

Life, Quotes »

[9 Jan 2012 | 12 Comments | ]
Confucius Quotes

This is a collection of Confucius quotes to put his wisdom at your finger tips. Confucius was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher with a knack for nailing some big ideas for life.

Life, Quotes »

[4 Dec 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
Oprah Winfrey Quotes

This is a collection of Oprah Winfrey quotes on choice, destiny, gratitude, growth, fear, failure, passion, purpose, and success. Draw from Oprah quotes for insight and inspiration for the game of life.

Life, Quotes »

[3 Dec 2011 | 5 Comments | ]
Dr. Seuss Quotes

Dr. Seuss had a wonderful way with his words.  He managed to say, in a sentence or two, how to live with more life, or how to be more like you. This is my collection of Dr. Seuss quotes to put his wisdom and words at your finger tips.

Happiness, Life, Quotes »

[23 Nov 2011 | 5 Comments | ]
Gratitude Quotes

This is a collection of gratitude quotes. If you want to get your thanks on, or flex your attitude of gratitude, these quotes should help you out.

With these gratitude quotes, you have a collection of wisdom at your fingertips. This collection includes words of wisdom from a variety of sources including Aesop, Cicero, Paige, Oprah, and more.

Business Skills, Life, Personal-Development, Project Management »

[16 Nov 2011 | 12 Comments | ]
The Yin and Yang of Sources of Insight

I wanted a visual that could express one of the idea of Sources of Insight. I think the Yin and Yang is a good model. According to Wikipedia, the Yin and Yang expresses how seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent.

Life »

[29 Oct 2011 | 11 Comments | ]
Dr. Oz on Significance

Dr. Oz had this to say on “significance” … “’Significance means service’, he says, ‘doing things that impact people, hopefully in a beneficial way. It’s not just going out there and bragging about a certain thing you’ve done, but showing people how they can apply it to their lives and improve something. That to me is what significance is all about.’”