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‘X’ Marks The Spot?

sjt09 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:57:35 +0000

We all need goals. We all need something to look forward to, to help us get up in the morning. But don’t be fooled into think that your sole purpose in life can be found in a career or in financial success! Some of the richest people in the world are also the most depressed.

If you determine that you purpose in life is to obtain ‘X’ amount of money and only this will make you happy, you will cause yourself to be unhappy the entire time you’re striving for it. You’ll busy yourself thinking your happiness is because of your lack of ‘X’, when really, your unhappiness would be steaming from your obsession with ‘X’. If this behavior goes unchecked, you might consume your entire life working and never really live!

We all have a purpose in life. Don’t readily accept what the TV tells you your purpose is without giving it some thought. Culture yourself to learn more about what people around the world think and see if you find truth in other peoples perspectives!

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The Building Blocks of a Community

sjt09 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:45:17 +0000

When building a house, anyone with wisdom will make sure the house has two qualities: Strength (so that it lasts) and beauty (so it’s pleasing to see). To make a house strong, it needs to have several components all working towards the same goal (a cement foundation, a wooden frame, an exterior made of bricks, ect). To make a house beautiful you need to make sure all the parts, inside and out, harmonize with one another.

Building a community is a lot like building a house. A wise community leader knows that for their community to stand up tall, it needs to be strong and it needs to harmonize. If your community isn’t strong, it won’t be long before it falls apart! If your community doesn’t harmonize, it won’t be appealing to community members on the inside, or potential community members on the outside!

To make your community strong, get people of different talents. A house is made of a variety of parts, but they all have the same end goal. If your community consists of just one type of talent, you take a way from the strength it could have had if your community was diverse.

To make your community harmonize, get a community of like minded people. It’s important that your community works well together so things run smoothly; this also makes you look more united and professional. Stress the need of getting to know one another. A strong community is based on love, but it’s hard to love someone you don’t really know!

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How To Make the Glass Half Full

sjt09 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:10:46 +0000

Is the glass half empty or is the glass half full? Two people can see the same situation in completely different ways; one positively, one negatively.

Imagine: One person gets fired from their job. They worry endlessly and feel sad all the time.
Now image another person who loses their job. They’re upset about losing their job but are excited to finally have the chance to pursue their dream job.

The person who looks at a situation negatively will despair and give up. The person who looks at a situation positively will preserve in hardship and trek forward towards better things. Everyone reaches roadblocks in all aspects of their life. The only way to overcome these roadblocks is to positively preserve. Here are some tips on how to do it:

1) Don’t waste your time replaying the past. A lot of people focus on what they’ve lost instead of focusing on what they can gain.
2) Write down lessons from your mistakes so that you don’t make them again!
3) Continue to strive for success and be confident that you will attain it. Refer to our ‘Solo Driven Singles’ blog on how to do that

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Solo Driven Singles

sjt09 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:30:15 +0000

Motivation is what keeps us going from one task to the next as we try to achieve our goals. Although our motivations can be strong they tend to weaken as we become exhausted over time. This is why having someone to push you forward and re-ignite your fire of motivations can be so important. But what if you don’t have that someone?

People often think that this presence that can encourage us to chase our dreams can only be found in a partner. They let opportunity after opportunity slip away because they’ve lost the drive they started with and are no longer confident, or strong enough to pursue it. When confronted with tough decisions they can’t make up their mind because they need that comforting voice to help them choose. If you find that you follow these trends from time to time and want to escape it, follow these tips:

1) Be your own presence that pushes you forward. Realize that sulking, procrastinating or giving up won’t help you achieve your goals, so you have to be your own voice of encouragement!
2) Set up a major goal and promise yourself you will achieve it. This will help keep you focused and on track so that you’re moving steadily towards your goal; instead of moving all over the place but not getting closer to your goal.
3)When you see an opportunity and are unsure if you should take it, refer back to your major goal. If this opportunity will further you towards your goal then take it! If it won’t further you towards your goal then maybe it’s a better idea to leave it be and search for something else.
4) Make friends with people who are knowledgeable in the goal you want to peruse. They might not be that comforting voice you desire to hear but they will offer you great advice that can lead to great rewards; and great rewards are great encouragement.

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Reflections on the Importance of Self Image

sjt09 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:25:22 +0000

We’ve all heard the phrase “dressed to impress” over and over again. Despite the popularity (and truthfulness) of this saying, some people feel they don’t need to adhere to it; usually because they feel they will have to sacrifice their comfortability and individuality. What these singles don’t realize is that a positive self image is small but important key to success.

Firstly, singles should dress themselves in a manner that fits their personality and their occupation. This doesn’t mean that you need to “suit up” everyday if you are a work-at-home web designer, but it does mean you have to look good when you meet with clients.

Self image is simply portraying the person you want others to see. People will use your outfit to try to gauge how successful and professional you are. If you fail to make the first impression great then you’ll lose out on an opportunity to impress and intrigue clients.

Also, remember that your self image can play a big role in elevating your mood. Even on the worst day, put on your best dress and see how you feel.

The worst critic we have is ourselves as we see the flaws that others don’t. We can choose to let our critic rip us to unconfident shreds, or we can dress to impress and leave our critic speechless. A good self image gives singles the leverage you need to succeed and it opens more doors for opportunities to come in. Lastly, self image is not only about the clothes you wear but more importantly about how you carry yourself.

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Nurturing Your Will-Power

sjt09 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:40:39 +0000

Will-power is what keeps us going, even when things get tough. It’s the drive that enables singles to do things that they never thought were possible! Without the the right will-power, interests and desires will eventually vanish with every approaching obstacle.

Will-power stems from sincere desires that come from the heart. With the right will you’ll be able to adapt the right frame of mind which is: Never give up! Unfortunately, if you don’t guard and nurture your will-power it will leave you and your unfinished goals hanging in mid-air. Here are some tips on how to power-up your will:

Pressure yourself. When you learn to pressure yourself you act like your own alarm clock; alerting yourself every time you start falling asleep to your dreams.
Surround yourself with boosters. Boosters are something that will help you achieve your goal. For example, if you are trying to lose weight surround yourself with healthy foods.
Keep a positive circle of family, friends and peers. Positive people will offer you words of constructive criticism, encouragement and compassion towards achieving your goal. Stay away from negative people as they will have little to offer you and goals.

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Find Personal Growth in Social Media

sjt09 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:27:15 +0000

If you are one of those people who work on computers constantly, as most of us do, you probably aren’t getting enough daily social interaction. This lack of social interaction can hinder your personal growth. What people don’t realize though is that it’s very easy to incorporate personal growth into your life without it interfering with your work! Through social media and social networking sites, it has become easier interact and grow than ever.

In more ways than one, social media can help us achieve personal growth. Maturity-wise, social media will allow you to grow at your own pace without anybody nagging you to do so. There’s no judgmental people to contend to, no peer pressure to push you in routes you want to avoid… It’s just you and your computer.Social networking online widens your perception on life as you will interact with many types of people; and having a wide perception of life makes it easier for you to know exactly what you want.

Career-wise, social media sites are brimming with career opportunities for people of all ages and educational backgrounds. The world of social media is free from worldly judgments and will accept a user for who they are especially if you have a talent to share the world. It opens up doors for knowledge and experience found nowhere else. Many industrious people found success in these sites when the very competitive outside world shunned them out. You can achieve this success too just by exploring the many possibilities of social media sites!

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Taming a Wild Audience

sjt09 — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:59:48 +0000

Since a speaker needs someone to speak to, keeping your audience’s attention is half of the job. This can be a challenge depending on who you’re speaking to, but you can have them glued to your everywhere if you know how to hit the right chords; or what chords not to hit…

Here are a list of the top 3 things that will take away from your speeches and hinder from your success:

1) Too much information for your audience to absorb. Know who your audience will be and adjust your speech accordingly. Don’t throw too many ‘new’ things at your audience and don’t try using a large vocabulary to sound sophisticated.

2) Lack of mental stimulation. It takes some effort from the public speaker to keep your audience’s mind engaged and interacting. Visual aid is a great way to keep your audiences attention. Or try moving around the stage and animating yourself through your hands and arms.

3) Noise distractions. No matter what is going on in the room or venue, you need to be the focus of attention. Don’t allow your voice to be overpowered by something else; raise your volume and add enthusiasm to your voice to draw your audience back to you.

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Manage Your Energy for Better Productivity

sjt09 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:47:34 +0000

Time management is essential for better productivity in your life; but what’s more important is how you manage your energy so you last longer and produce better results. Good time management skills with a low amount of energy will create nothing but sloppy results. In cases of severe energy depletion, one might even be compelled to drop the rest of their scheduled tasks, despite their nagging inner critic.

Your productivity is largely dependent on your energy reserves. When your body is full of energy it functions at its peak, quickly producing better results in your day to day life. Singles need to know where their energy is coming from and how to draw from it when needed. Energy can be drawn from physical, emotional, mental and spiritual reserves. Keeping these aspects of yourself healthy will help in maintaining the energy you need to be more productive in life!

One way to quickly drain these reserves is to let yourself get burned out. Burning out is something that happens to everyone from time to time but can actually be avoided. If you find yourself burnt out, a quick way to boost your energy reserves is to be positive. Negativity brings productivity to a halt and depletes your energy very quickly.

To manage your energy, try taking short breaks in between heavy work loads. Also, break down your heavy work loads into smaller, more manageable tasks. This will make it much easier for you to stay optimistic in completing your tasks, thus making your energy much more maintainable. You’ll finish seemingly huge tasks with energy to spare and even with enough time to see your friends after work!

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