Moreover, video marketing has proven to be very effective. If you’re a business owner or a business marketer, you shouldn’t be missing out on this proven marketing method. However, in order to be taken serious online these days, you’ve got to have the right equipment. Without good equipment, your content is going to be subpar, and that’s not what you would want. That’s why the type of camera you’re using for your videos is so important....

Which two digital tools would you combine to make the ultimate gadget? If you were thinking about putting a smartcamera and smartwatch together, then you need the Madice Smart Pair. The gadget is a combination of both devices, and can be used separately. The first thing that you’ll notice about this tool are the specs: Its features exceed the latest smartwatches out in the market today, including Samsung and Pebble....

There’s plenty of tips out there for how to get better at public speaking in the long-term period, but that’s not what this article is about. Instead you will learn different short-term public speaking tips that you can immediately apply to help your next speech become a success! Before The Speech 1. Speak about something YOU are interested in. Let go of the need to compromise for your audience. Make the speech about something you are genuinly interesting in....

Ronsan’s first decision was to sell the home. Next came learning how not to waste money on frivolous things. The post is long, but a really great view into how one person changed their life by choosing to live mindfully and simply. My Frugal Life – [ThriftyFun.com]

Whatever changes we adopt, the bottom line remains the same; we want to get our jobs done and done well. And when the technology we’re accustomed to using works, we don’t want to take the time to learn something new. Email is the perfect example. The tech community continues to argue whether email is a dying form of online communication. While tools such as IM have helped us communicate faster, we still use email as our core content management system because we have not yet found another platform that’s better....

Build Feeds for Your Favorite Writers Got a Car? Subscribe to its RSS Feed Merge Several RSS Feeds Into One, Then Stick it on Your Firefox Bar Ten RSS Hack – [Micro Persuasion]

Creating organizing stations at home helps corral and contain commonly used household items. You’ll always have what you need at your fingertips and you’ll know exactly where to look for items when you need them. Read on for a couple of organizing station basics as well as a list of 11 common and helpful household stations: Station Building Basics Think location and containment. Your organizing stations should be located in a room or area of the house where they will be most needed or used....

But before we get to that, let’s take care of announcing the winner of yesterday’s 12 Days of Giveaways winner. We had a ton of responses to this one, which was an Evernote prize pack and a copy of the must-have companion book to Evernote, Brett Kelly’s Evernote Essentials. The question we asked was: “How will you use Evernote in 2012 to stay more organized and become more productive?” And the winning comment was left by Anne Geissman Cartwright, who said: Congratulations, Anne — I hope you get as much out of Evernote as I have....

With the aim of helping fresh graduates, we consulted Payscale, the generator of the largest database of individual compensation profiles all over the globe. To date, the directory contains more than 40 million. From it, Lifehack uncovered 15 of the highest-paying jobs for new graduates armed with a bachelor’s degree. The figures are based on median pay, including per annum base salary or per hour wage; bonuses, profit sharing, commissions, tips and other forms of earnings were also added to the directory....

Those are quite good advices, but those are also advices for “how to be an outstanding employee”. – I will finish everything I start. I am not going to mentally bail on a project. I wonder how will it works if you pretend to be a SVP but people know you aren’t one. – If I ever decide I don’t like the company I work for, I will still act like the SVP because that is the position I want....

Make the time to work out what’s most important to you. What’s so important you wouldn’t give it up, save in the most extreme circumstances? What feels like part of your deepest nature? What would it really hurt you to have to abandon? All these are core values. The more you satisfy them, the more fulfilling your life will be. Only you can truly decide what is a good life for you....

Even if you love your job, do too much of it, and you’ll hate it. That’s the conclusion of Mark Cullen of Stanford Medical School, who studies overworked execs. Pride yourself on your work stamina, how much you can take, and you can get taken—by the terminal exhaustion of burnout. That’s when productivity, not to mention your brain and body tank, but you can opt out of that. Burnout is the last stage of chronic stress, and a job- and life-killer....

While it’s obvious that you need to fill the new pot up with soil, this guide instructs you to ensure that the new soil is treated and maintained in a similar manner to the soil your plant already lives in. For example, if you have loose, acidic soil on your blueberry bush, don’t suddenly plop it into a pot filled with heavy, alkaline clay soil. Next, tease out the roots without damaging them so they will be ready to expand into their new, more spacious environment....

No need for many vacation days The quick getaway does not require taking a week’s worth of vacation days. It can be done over a long weekend or even just a normal two-day weekend. My latest trip was just two nights away. One can save up vacation days for those future longer trips further from home. Even a two-night trip can result in adequate recharging of the batteries. Such a break allows me to return with more productivity....

Maybe you’ve found yourself asking that question, and not really getting a good answer. For us millennials, it’s a different game than it was for the generation before us. While there isn’t a concrete step-by-step process for us to take, there are basic principles to follow, whether we’re early in our careers or seeking to further develop it. To help you with that, here are 15 world-class leaders offering their best career advice:...

We have also discussed several weeks ago how tablets can actually be decent productivity devices, even with their lack of fast input with a full, physical keyboard. I have been using my iPad 1 since its release and have to admit that it is my go to device for keeping my action lists, reviewing and adding to my calendar, and reviewing documents and documentation. So, with new iPad in hand, let’s find some of the best productivity apps for iPad and iPad 2 to get you started....

It was a very complex plane, but a tremendous one. And what happened in Dayton? It crashed right into the ground, killing two of the men on board.[1] The instant theory on what happened was complexity. Some newspapers called it “too much plane for one man to fly.” Martin & Douglas won the contract, and Boeing almost went bankrupt. Some in the Army, though, still thought the Model 299 could work....

For example, do you know why we all technically “live in the past”? Ever wonder how headaches form? Or just how many synapses on average are firing off up there? This video from Alltime Numbers gives you a look at our brains in the best way humanity is currently able to explain them: through numbers and science. Featured photo credit: Screencap of video/Alltime Numbers via youtube.com

This infographic by The Circle illustrates the meaning of the most common dreams people across the world dream of. It reveals the hidden message your dreams might be carrying. The interpretation helps end the anxiety of the unknown and also brings positive energy with it. It also shows how our thoughts, actions, and emotions are linked to our dreams. Hence, paves the way to make positive changes in our life, for a better today and tomorrow....

The idea revolves around the notion that most people begin to lose focus after 25 minutes of continuous work and will need a reset to remain productive. But there’s a problem with that idea: no two tasks are the same. And for that matter, neither are any two people! That means a one-size-fits-all productivity system can’t possibly be the best fit for everyone. But there’s an alternative that provides more flexibility and allows you to customize it for your specific use cases....