Life Hack

Friday, 12 March 2010 08:59

1. Schedule regular social activities. 
2. Follow a fitness plan. Apart from all the physical benefits of exercise, you'll enjoy the mental satisfaction of knowing that you're taking good care of yourself again.
3. Pursue a hobby. Pick a hobby that has little or nothing to do with what you spend most of your week doing and pursue it with passion!
4. Volunteer. Nothing brightens the soul or warms the senses like giving to another for no reason other than to give.
5. Write a manifesto. Have you forgotten what you want out of life?
6. Ask for help. Whether your struggle is with a particular part of a project or with something general, like time management, asking for help will get you to a solution faster than you could ever hope to alone. 
7. Make others laugh. Humor keeps us sane even through the most stressful of circumstances.
8. Make an escape list. An "escape list" is a list of everything you'd need to do in order to escape a situation that's driving you nuts. 
9. Embrace a morning ritual. Set your alarm a few minutes earlier than usual and spend the "extra" time sitting in a sunny spot in your living room with a cup of coffee and a good book.
10. Stop making excuses. The fix? Accept responsibility for your part of the problems that plague you. 
11. Be accountable. Accountability is something we're all familiar with but rarely put into useful practice. You can use accountability to drive your personal development and avoid burnout.

Life Optimizer

Friday, 12 March 2010 08:44

1. Give out compliments that you mean. 
2. Speak and act with honesty. 
3. Listen to others. 
4. Help illustrate your points with visual aids. 
5. Teach a class.
6. Get involved in community art projects. 
7. Mentor a child or student. 
8. Volunteer with local organizations. 
9. Lead a group on a travel expedition. 
10. Donate money to charity. 
11. Help the spread of community health clinics. 
12. Take the time to talk to strangers. 
13. Start a non-profit. 
14. Travel abroad and make new friends.
15. Reach out to friends and relatives at a distance.
16. Be aware of body language. Your body language sends a strong message to others, so be aware if you have your arms folded across your chest while you talk that you are shutting others out, for example.
17. Be sincere.
18. Nurture talent in others. 
19. Go out and support local musicians. 
20. Give thoughtful gifts. 
21. Join a community farm or grocery coop. 
22. Volunteer in schools. 
23. Stay in touch with local politics. 
24. Throw dinner parties with a mixed range of guests. 
25. Smile more often. 
26. Use public transportation. 
27. Organize recycling projects.
28. Run a benefit event.
29. Project positivity and eliminate negative thoughts. 
30. Join a book group or club. 
31. Start or join a language exchange program. 
32. Lead team-building exercises at work. 
33. Encourage social activities. 
34. Initiate physical contact. In this society in particular, there is a hesitance to touch one another. By simply placing a hand on someone's shoulder, you are helping to reconnect with that person.
35. Tell your loved ones how you feel about them. 
36. Make sure the atmosphere at work is a democratic one.
37. Nod your head when someone is making a point. 
38. Help foster creativity.
39. Run meetings with an open, discussion oriented atmosphere. 
40. Have suggestions ready for those who need advice.
41. Take walks to new areas of town.
42. Spend time planting trees in the community. 
43. Set up a food or blanket drive. This helps others in the community and empowers the other volunteers by letting them see they can make a difference.
44. Learn inspiring quotes that can be doled out. 
45. Learn new listening techniques. 
46. Study psychology.
47. Give a helping hand.
48. Give encouragement instead of criticism.
49. Take time for yourself to help others.
50. Learn intervention techniques. In the event that someone you know is struggling with addiction, this is a way to help them get over it and empower themselves to get back on track.

Zen Habits

Friday, 12 March 2010 08:38

1. Find contentment in your current life. – Much of the reason we are unable to find adequate rest is because we are under the constant impression that our lives can and should be better than they are today.
2. Plan your rest. Rest will come only from intentional planning and planning rest will come only if it is truly desired.
3. Take responsibility for your life. You are not a victim of your time demands. You are the creator and acceptor of them.
4. Embrace simplicity. Embrace a lifestyle that focuses on your values, not your possessions.
5. Include your family. It is much easier to practice the discipline of concentrated rest if your family is practicing it too.
6. Live within your income. A debtor is a slave to his creditor. It is difficult to find rest for your mind when you are deep in debt.
7. Realize the shallow nature of a results-oriented culture. If you live in a results-oriented culture where productivity alone is championed on every corner, rest is counter-cultural.

Pick The Brain

Friday, 12 March 2010 08:33

1. Discover why you were created. Everything created solves a problem. You were created to solve a problem, and your success in life is dependent on your ability to find that problem and solve it.
2. Commit to be a Success. Success begins with a decision.
3. Have Faith in Your Possibilities. If you don't believe you're going to succeed, then ...you're probably right. Faith in your possibilities is what gives you the strength to do the impossible.
4. Keep Your Life in Balance. What good is it to be wealthy and have no one to share your wealth with? 
5. Help Others. To have "small" success, help a small number of people. To have great success, you must help a great number of people. Your success is dependent on your ability to help others.