I admit I can see their points. But, planning does have benefits. A plan can develop your vision for the future. A plan can guide your career. A plan can help you perceive opportunities. A plan can help you build a balanced life. A plan can help involve others in your decisions. And a plan can help you prepare for retirement. Without a plan we have a tendancy to get too wrapped up in the present and we lose perspective of how to address what tomorrow may bring....

As Michael from Working Smart pointed out, the presentation slides’ quality does not live up with the ways mentioned – like 16. No more than ONE point per slide! and 17. Slides: NO CLUTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (no wee print/ charts/graphs). Download Presentation Excellence slides – [Tom Peters via Working Smart]

He highlighted that one should use the same way you do a conversation with your friend and family in presentation so that your unique personality will come out and the presentation will not feel as disconnected as formal and dull ones. Steve Jobs’ presentation style…and all that jazz – [Presentation Zen]

Pretty useful! “I did use the un-numbered rulers this week, and really like them. I copied them onto overhead transparency film, then cut them. They’re a lot more durable than paper, and very flexible, Best of all, they’re see-through, which is really helpful when kids are measuring “odd” things they need to see. The only warning; you must have a VERY sharp paper-cutter, or you’ll end up with pretty rough edges....

HOW-TO Bonanza: 50 Great Summertime Projects for You & Your Mac mini – [Nerd Vittles via Make: Blog]

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. – John F. Kennedy We can’t turn back the clock of time. Good or bad, right or wrong, it is done. It’s over! Once the ingredients are mixed, we can not separate them apart. Once a word goes from our mouth, we can not take it back. Once we do an action, we can not choose another one in its place. Once wood is reduced to sawdust, you can’t make it back into a board Once Humpty Dumpty fell, all the kings horses and all the kings men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again Once today arrives, it becomes too late to live in yesterday Despite the fact that no one can not refute the obvious statements above, it is not uncommon for many of us still finding ourselves reworking yesterday....

When the magic of the calendar has worn off we are than able to focus on something else: the gifts. We start to have opinions on presents. Expectations on what they should be. That is where this story picks up. The Unforgettable Christmas Present A young man took care of Mrs. Long’s lawn during one summer. She was an elderly woman who could only afford to pay very little for the deed as she was not well off....

A Sunset over Mountains The world is abundant with things that can be seen, heard, touched and tasted, but it is also rich in things that can only be felt in the heart. Blue Beauty Feeling blue? When blue is this spectacular, maybe it’s not such a bad thing, The maginificent Polar Light The smallest actions give way to some of the biggest reactions. It’s the little things that matter....

What Your Brain Goes Through When You Break Up Being in love creates disruptions in your brain chemistry[1] that increase dopamine, the chemical responsible for making you feel euphorically good anytime you’re around your ex. Your brain is hard-wired to enjoy the feeling of dopamine, so it releases even more every time you think about your partner. The more you love, the more dopamine you release and the more addicted you become to each other....

Albert Einstein was also a funny man. Apparently, he was popular with the ladies. Who would have thought? He once quipped, “Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.” Stephen Hawking is another brilliant, intelligent scientist who is also known for his sharp sense of humor. Coincidence? Probably not! It’s more likely that funny people are just plain smarter....

Rather than wallowing away in a toxic workplace and allowing your hostile coworkers to eat you and your potential alive, you need to learn to recognize the signs of a toxic workplace, so you can effectively deal with it. Here are the signs of a toxic workplace, and the steps you’ll need to take in order to ensure a healthier work environment and brighter future for your career. Signs of a Toxic Workplace 1....

How Silence Can Impact Negatively on Relationships, Regardless of Our Intentions The issue with this is that silence can often be used to avoid conflict in a relationship, particularly during times of stress and/or in instances where one partner is particularly dominant. This can subsequently cause significant issues and divides in the relationship, primarily for the following reasons. 1. Silence can be used as a form of manipulation. On a fundamental level, such silence speaks to an absence of verbal and, in some instances, emotional intimacy....

So the other day at work, I had an open container of 4C iced green tea mix sitting on my desk, and I’d just brought back a 20 ounce bottle of diet Coke from the vending machine. I put the Coke down beside the mix, and then thought… hmmm. Diet Coke with 4C brand diet Green Tea powder (just a… pinky knuckle worth) was pretty tasty. Plus, it had a puny amount of anti-oxidants (I’m not fooling you with that, but whatever), and it added some caffeine, to give me that JOLT!...

Sleep is a weird thing, an elusive state that is crucial to maintaining our health and sanity. And yet, it can be so easily interrupted. If you’re like most people, you have difficulty with sleep, whether it’s falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting enough quality sleep. So what sneaky hacks can you use to get better sleep? Understanding Sleep Your body is programmed to fall into a natural sleep rhythm, known as a circadian rhythm....

I’ve dealt with a fair share of negative people in my life. When I was in junior college, I was basically surrounded by a college population of negative students and teachers. My school wasn’t the best of the lot, so most people inside were disgruntled by virtue of being there. While I was initially taken aback by negativity of the people, I eventually learned to manage it and channel it into conscious action....

1. Identify ‘Why’ you are putting this project off? Are you short on time? Not enough hours in the day? Are you not sure how to start? Is the project too demanding in terms of mental energy and concentration? Are there financial restrictions? Are you simply being a melancholic perfectionist reluctant to start without a complete plan? It takes bravery to admit to yourself why you are not going forward with a project you want to pursue in general....

The types of business are many and varied. Some work online full time, some part time. But they are all regular people who have one thing in common: they all had a desire to improve their lives, and they acted to make it happen. I can relate to that. I did the same myself. Now, I talk to a lot of people in the early stages of the process — people with a broad awareness of the possibilities offered by self-employment, who want to know more before they jump....

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Simply open the iPhone camera, or any other camera app you use, and double tap the home button to enter multitask mode. Swipe over so you can’t see your camera and press the up arrow to snap pictures. Make sure to mute the phone before you start so the shutter sound doesn’t play. If done right, you’ll be able to snap all the photos you want and no one looking at your phone will know what you’re up to....

In this article, he identified 10 hiring mistakes, and unfortunately, they are quite common to many companies today. Overly-narrow job specifications Human Resources does the recruiting Hiring “what comes along” Failure to prep the candidate Failure to leverage the interview into other useful contacts Talk, talk, talk Inadequate reference checks Unreasonably long decision process Unreasonably long job offer process Leaving your team out of the loop The most common mistake that Nick mentioned is that companies are using talking and Q&A as the main interview component....