I’m sure you’ve heard of it before in some form or fashion, but words are not the biggest or most important thing that we communicate to other people. As a matter of fact, studies, specifically those done of the Mehrabian nature, show that the actual words you say are only communicating about 9% of the […]
When Is The Right Time To Go Back To School?
I have a couple varying thought paths on this, one of which is related to getting more schooling and supporting this question directly and the other is a direct affront to the point of this question. I guess I’ll tackle the first one first. That is if you are going down the career path where […]
How To Take Feedback And Turn It Into Something Useful
I have several test over at my website, and they help find personality and strengths and motivation, and communication skills, and stuff like that, and sometimes I’ll put a little feedback question, or something that is not really related to the test but, it helps me better understand the test takers and, get feedback on […]
Hey Sailor! Here’s How to Learn to Not Cuss or Swear
If you’re in a situation or work environment where everyone around you cusses, this is going to be tough. Because you’re ratio of opportunities to stop it and being exposed to it versus not, is so much higher. And if you’re relatively good at the social arts, and rapport and getting along with folks, you […]
Getting Traffic to Your Blog is Not as Easy As You Think
Or website, or whatever, Youtube channel. Unless you’re real big in the social scene and have millions and millions of friends or you’re some type of genius that has skirted all of Google’s attempts to thwart link building and such manipulation of results, your only major bet in getting traffic to your blog is to […]
Your 401K Retirement Money Is Not Yours!
Looking to pay the bills? Looking to go in the extra vacation? Maybe buy a new car? Or just have a little bit of fun? I understand. We all want that. We also all want to have little bit of thrill and excitement in our life. But we know better than to make decisions that […]
You Can Dream More As Long As You’re Willing to Do This
How can I dream more? First off, you already dream every day, and in an hour and a half increments and you can, with some practice, take 20 minute naps and get little micro sleep, REM dream, awesome sauce nap, power naps. But, most people say, I don’t dream anymore, or I can’t remember my […]
Getting Organized at Home for Happiness and Health
Many, many different varying opinions on this but this is what works for me. I’m a pretty organized guy and depending on really what your goals are, you can either be seen as a hoarder or as a minimalist. A couple years ago I was on a real big, not really survivalist but I guess […]
How Many Hands Do You Have? Here’s When to Automate
Whether it’s your business, your home life, your hobbies, your kids, email, everything, why would you want to automate? Surely, you’ve got to have control over the little-bitty decisions all in your life, right? Nah, I don’t think so. Depends on how much you value your time, your life, your money, and other things that […]