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How to Satisfy Our Need to Belong

December 21, 2009

As humans, we are social creatures who have a need to belong in close relationships. You might ask, “Why do we have the need to belong?” It may be a part of our human nature to establish close relationships with others, speculated to have evolved from the days when early humans lived in tribes in [...]

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What Matters Now: Free Ebook by the Worlds Thought Leaders

December 15, 2009

Once in a while, something ‘remarkable’ happens.
For us, today is one of those days when ‘gratis’ and ’significance’ collide to make huge waves across multiple industries leaving positive change in their wake.
Seth Godin, the author of the Purple Cow and many other great ideas released a free ebook today containing a compilation of over 70 [...]

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Benefits of Simplifying Your Life

December 2, 2009

Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.
Charles Mingus

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The Formula of Motivation | Motivation Series Part 4

November 29, 2009

In this last installment on motivation, we’ll be looking into the formula of motivation. As we familiarized ourselves with a theory of motivation, internal and external motivators and 8 ways we can boost our motivations in the previous posts, we will now look at 3 factors that predict individual motivation.
The motivation formula I’ll be sharing [...]

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Don’t Become a Snack Monster

November 8, 2009

This is a guest post by Stacey Yan, a good friend of mine. Stacey has just completed her MSW degree and is currently enjoying her off time hiking around the various trails of Southern California.

Did you know that snacking while paying attention to something else, such as watching TV can cause you to eat much [...]

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8 ways to Boost Your Motivation | Motivation Series Part 3

November 3, 2009

In the first 2 parts of the motivation series, we discussed a theory of motivation called the Hierarchy of Needs by Abraham Maslow. The theory focuses on how our motivations are based on needs from basic survival to the need to be accepted by others and more. We also looked at 2 types of motivation: [...]

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Discovering Your Motivations | Motivation Series Part 2

October 19, 2009

Have you ever given thought to what motivates you? Do you do things because you simply enjoy it? Do you tend to be motivated because you have an itch for competition? Do you work hard for rewards like trophies or money?
In part 2 of the motivation series, I’ll be discussing the two types of motivation [...]

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Understanding Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs | Motivation Series Part 1

October 14, 2009

Do you ever catch yourself saying things like, “If I was motivated enough,” “I need more motivation,” “I just don’t feel motivated”?

To understand and stimulate our motivations, I will be creating a 4 part series on motivation. We will be looking at a variety of motivation types and how we can apply the knowledge [...]

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How to Increase Your Reading Speed and Retention

October 6, 2009

Have you ever wanted to increase your reading speed and retention for school or work? Many professors at the university level tend to assign more reading than is possible to read. Your workplace may require you to read and digest technical manuals frequently. Or you may be a high school student trying to develop skills [...]