Let’s take a look at these 10 books. 1. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason This is undoubtedly a book that will make you re-think what you do with each coin you earn. If you make a small investment in this book and apply each of the “6 laws of wealth,” it will take you down the road to financial success. This book takes place in Ancient Babylon....

Last night marked a milestone in American sitcom history: the beginning of the end for Steve Carell on the NBC comedy “The Office”. Even if you happen to like the British version of this comedy more than its longer-running American counterpart, you have to admit that Carell has carved out his acting niche in the role of Michael Scott, the bumbling boss of a regional paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania....

You can steer the car in the direction you choose, take the helm into the vastness of the sea, or even pave the way where there are no roads. The path is endless, and it’s all down to how much you want to write your story. Stop questioning life and start taking control of what you have lost. Here are three insights to get back on track when you’re in the passenger seat and hungry to take the wheel....

This is how rich people and ordinary people view the world differently: Rich people are positive about the world around them while ordinary people blame the world for their problems Rich people are used to taking charge of the world around them. They know that there are a lot of wrongs and ills that already exist, but they don’t dwell on those. In fact they work hard to fix the aspects that they can fix and act responsibly for what happens to them....

I challenge you to read this article and I challenge you to try out tango at least for a month. Challenge Accepted? Tango at a Glance, or Should I Say Mirada? Mirada comes from the Spanish term of “look” or “gaze”. In tango, it implies making eye-contact with a potential dance partner in the same room and kindly inviting her (if you are a man) or accepting him (if you are a woman)....

David Morin wrote on Dumb Little Man the seven secrets that can help to improve our chances of social success: We all know people who are beloved by everyone and seem able to make friends wherever they go. Some regard them with admiration tinged with a bit of envy, then shrug their shoulders and figure those people are just born with that special “something”. It might be surprising to learn that being popular is a skill that can be learned like any other....

How to be creative (latest version) – [gapingvoid] The best working definition of creative I have is “When work and play become the same thing”. When that happens, you’re in flow. When you’re in flow, things are created. Perhaps there are better definitions of “creative” out there. Does it matter? Not really. What matters is that you find your own definition. You don’t need mine. I don’t need yours…

I teach things that many find offensive. Whether it’s articles containing racist language in my “Gender, Race, and Class” course or descriptions of oral insemination as part of the Sembia male’s coming-of-age rituals in my anthropology course, I know that some students are going to be offended, sometimes deeply. Over the years, I’ve come to view offense as a particularly useful state of being – but only when the offense one feels is used properly....

Food-Ology For many of the people I’ve mentored, coached and educated over the last two decades (yep, I’m that old), their biggest day-to-day challenge is managing their food intake in a healthy, intelligent and responsible manner. On a practical, emotional and psychological level, it’s also been one of my biggest challenges over the years. If you happen to ‘live’ somewhere on the scale between disordered eating and eating disorder, then today’s post is for you....

Why? I hear you ask. For a start, early mornings are the most beautiful time of the day. With so few people doing it, it also means it is the quietest time of the day, too. It means you get to spend quality time with yourself without the risk of being interrupted or disturbed, and it means you have time to work on the things you want to work on....

Doing work at home is undesirable because it can exacerbate what sociologists call “role conflict.” When you bring work home, your subconscious mind may be confused as to whether it should assume a work-oriented, cognitive role, or a completely different role more appropriate at home. Sociologists believe that various habits at the start and the end of the work day, such as standard morning routines or evening commutes, help people mentally shift gears between these different roles....

A work ethic is a set of values based on the ideals of hard work and discipline. Building a reliable work ethic means training yourself to follow these values. Training yourself so that work becomes automatic instead of a struggle. Constructing Habits A work ethic is based on habits. Persistence, focus, “do it now,” and “do it right” are the key habits in building a dependable work ethic. Here are some steps for building those habits: Forming the Persistence Habit The first part of a reliable work ethic is persistence....

You may have invested in a paper or digital planner to keep track of everything, or a journal to note down your thoughts and ideas. You may have Post-It notes on your desk or used an online project management tool such as Asana or Trello. The thing is, we know what we want to do and resolve to do it, but then life gets in the way and our initial excitement and commitment falls down....

1. Appearance You could decide to name your cat based on its appearance. When you look at your cat, does a name spring immediately to mind, does it just look like a ‘Max’? Or a ‘Wolfgang’? Depending on the color of fur or specific markings that your cat has, you could name your cat Ginger, Marmalade, Smokey, Misty, Patch, Tabby, Ghost, or Midnight. A cat with a mustache marking could perhaps be named Sherlock....

And it can be really hard to take action or go after the things we want in life when we aren’t feeling inspired. Instead of waiting and hoping for inspiration to magically come to us, what if we could call inspiration to our door whenever we wanted? Inspiration Is What Gives You Life It turns out that we can. Inspiration is what makes you feel alive, what makes you want to take immediate action, and what makes you want to jump out of bed, connect with others, and engage with life more....

Unrequited love or better known as rejection is always painful. When you love someone or have expressed your love for someone, and they don’t have the same feelings, you can feel rejected and think that you’re just not good enough. You may even tell yourself that you will never love another like this again. Unrequited love is usually associated with having the desire to be with someone and getting into a new relationship, usually during the teen years....

A lot of those discussions were most likely rooted in happiness. How to get more of it, how to keep it, and what to do with it once you’ve found it. I’ve mentioned it in posts before but it bears a little repeating. Happiness is like currency. It is the essence of life. Somedays you have more of it, other days you don’t, you’re willing to trade or buy things for it and you probably have even given it up in exchange for something else....

Biomimicry (also known as Biomimetics) was coined by Otto Schmidt in the 1950s and describes the transfer of ideas and analogues from biology to technology. [1] It is the imitation of models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems. Biomimetics and biomimicry derive from Ancient Greece: bios (life) and mimesis (mimetics) is imitation or to imitate. Using nature to solve problems Nature has already solved our problems for us....

Windows 8.1 implements a new feature called quiet hours that will help you out. 7tutorial’s Ciprian Adrian Rusen explains in a recent article that you can select times where Windows will stifle those annoying alerts and even silence Skype calls to keep things quiet. This is great if you’ve got your computer running all night while you sleep or even during work hours when you don’t want to be bothered....

If the conversations in your head are negative, then the chances are high that you will be not living your life to your full potential. There is no magic formula to turning your life around. If it were that easy then everyone would be choosing to live his or her life to the fullest. Negative self-talk and self-doubt would be eliminated. To become your own “cheer squad” involves a journey of learning on how to love and take care of yourself so that you can live your life to the fullest....