The 3 most important time management habits that you can learn
By making time management a lifelong study around forming productive habits each day, anyone can transform their lives from mediocre to supreme that will affect their lives in a very powerful way. To help get you started on your way to mastering time management, we are going to cover three Read more
How to Develop a Wellness Program in Your Life
It’s important for all of us to take responsibility for our health and overall wellness in life. If you want to improve how you feel, how you look, or any other component in your life, developing a wellness program is the way to do it! Developing your Read more
5 Ways to Deal with Negative People
No matter what our occupation, we all come in contact with negative, difficult people from time to time. Our primal instinct is to fight back, defend ourselves, and react to their negativity with some of our own. However, we are not animals who are led by instincts. We are human Read more
Time Management 80-20 part (2)
One simple rule to achieving greater success
There is no better formula to get your life in the proper balance the infamous 80-20 rule. Haven’t heard of it? Well the 80-20 rule was first discovered by Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto more than a hundred years ago. Following this rule is incredibly powerful for combating with a time crunch and avoiding (or ending altogether) the workaholism that has afflicted much of the Western world.
I personally have adopted this rule and implemented it into my life so that I can earn a decent income with my own business, but only working about 5 or so hours per day instead of the 10+ daily hours that most people put in in order to try to get ahead. In fact, I live a very leisurely lifestyle as well as making plenty of money not to have a care in the world, all from my home office.
So what is the 80-20 rule? In a nutshell, the 80-20 rule states that the 80 percent of our productivity comes from 20 percent of our actual time and effort. You can then realize the conclusion that most people spend 80 percent of their time for very insignificant returns. And falling into this pitfall is very easy to do
You probably have read about this rule in the many of the hundreds of books or articles that mention it, but never actually practiced it. Most of us who have heard of it never give it a passing thought as we continue onwards wasting away the precious time life gives us day to day. But amazingly the 80-20 rule can help both people and businesses achieve greater results while using less time, money, and energy.
For more success in life, especially for more money, you must start implementing the 80-20 rule immediately. It will help your career life as well as your personal life like nothing ever has before and as a bonus, following the 80-20 rule day in and day out can make you very wealthy over the long term.
You are probably asking yourself why everyone does not follow this rule if it is so powerful: because it requires creative thinking and mental work. Sadly, many people just do not have the ability to think differently or becoming unconventional in their routines, beyond what is already “comfortable” to them.
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Finding Peace in Your Heart
Are you seeking more peace in your life? Many of us have had negative or traumatic experiences that have left us feeling angry, hurt, or disjointed in some way. These negative feelings are very powerful and can keep us from living a peaceful life. However, you don’t Read more
Building a Happy, Healthy Family at Home
What a joy it is to feel harmony in our home! Striving to build a happy, healthy family at home is a very important endeavor, and the rewards are great for those who make it a priority. Families provide each of us with a sense that we belong, and our Read more
Time Management: Introducing the 80-20 rule
Do you want to learn how to maximize your time so that most, if not all of your results, will come from the smallest amount of effort? Then allow me to introduce you to the 80-20 rule. We know that the 80-20 rule means that in any area Read more
Meditate Your Way To Wellness
Many people think of Eastern religions when they think of meditation, and too often those who know little about meditation are greatly confused by what it really is and what it really does. We may hear how meditation is good for our well-being, but we fail to find a simple “how to” manual when we decide to incorporate it into our lives. The fact is, most people make meditation much more complicated than it needs to be. To meditate is to simply eliminate excessive thought, enter awareness and narrow our focus. Once thought of as an enhancement only to our spiritual being, medical research is also now touting the physical benefits of regular meditation. Doctors nowadays often advise the use of meditation as a way to reduce stress and fatigue, and studies have shown that it may provide positive benefits to the circulatory and respiratory systems. Since stress is linked to life-threatening disease such as diabetes, stroke and heart disease, it seems practical to make daily meditation a part of preventative medicine along with proper nutrition and regular exercise. While there is no one right way to meditate, it is the general consensus that one must do it consistently to achieve optimum wellness. Here’s a simple way to get started. Set aside 15 minutes of uninterrupted time, change into comfortable clothing and sit in an upright and relaxed position. Close your eyes and breathe consciously: in for a count of 4, hold for 2, and out for another count of 4. Concentrate only on the breaths you take, focusing solely on the air filling your lungs…and then leaving your body. As random thoughts enter your mind, acknowledge and release them, returning to your breath meditation. After just 15 minutes of this, you’ll be on your way to less stress and better health. Additionally, this same process can be used to enhance your mental and spiritual health. Simply by consistently releasing stressful thoughts and sitting quietly, you will clear your mind, strengthen your focus and get better connected with your spiritual core. Regular meditation can also help you to adopt a whole new way of thinking. For example, if you are typically in the habit of dwelling in negative thoughts, you can use your meditation sessions to begin changing that pattern to automatically become more positive. Try reciting empowering phrases (affirmations) like the following to yourself once you feel completely relaxed physically: “I always expect the best. Great things always happen to me. I am usually very lucky. I love myself and take good care of myself. I am a good person. I get along well with others.” Basically, you can include any type of positive message you want to sink into your subconscious mind. Because you will be very relaxed physically and mentally during and after a meditation session, it’s the perfect time to absorb some positive new messages because your subconscious mind will be less resistant to them. Likewise, you can do the same thing with spiritually empowering messages, like: “I am never alone. I am guided and supported by a loving universe. I am surrounded and protected by angels.” Even if you don’t initially believe these statements, consistent repetition will begin to change that! Keep working on it and before long you’ll find yourself feeling calmer, more centered and balanced from within.
Wellness Affirmation:
I am centered and peaceful in body, mind and spirit.
I enjoy caring for all aspects of my well-being.
Are you depriving your children of sleep?
Modern society makes it difficult for children to get enough sleep. If youngsters are left to themselves, they may fight off sleep in order to do things they think are more fun. If the whole family does things together, including spending evenings together, that, too, may deprive young people of sleep. Why? Because young people—even into their early 20s—need more sleep than do adults. It’s too easy for children to try to adapt to adult sleep patterns or for adults to impose “eight hours” on their children, even though adults are the only age group that manages well on 7-9 hours’ sleep. How much sleep do children need? As a parent or caretaker, you may already have a good idea, but since everyone fits into a range, the best starting place for you is to ensure you, as an adult are getting enough sleep consistently. If you have “found your own sleep number,” the hours of sleep that leave you consistently refreshed and energized, so that you don’t need to sleep more than an hour late on the weekend, you’ll be in the best position to help young ones around you find their own ideal sleep time. You begin with good sleep hygiene. Lights out, preferably a gradual dimming from bright light to darkness—perhaps dressing for bed with only a small lamp showing the way. To bed the same time every night and awaking about the same time every morning. Quiet, of course, is also essential. Infants’ needs vary the most. One newborn sleeps only 10.5 hours while another sleeps 18. By the time a baby is three months old, on up to 11 months, its need for nighttime sleep has dropped to 9-12 hours. But a 3-11 month old baby also needs naps ranging from half an hour up to two hours and as many as four times a day, depending upon their duration. Toddlers from a year old through three years old may actually sleep longer at night than a baby under a year, again, depending upon whether the child does better with or without a nap. These one, two and three year olds will be the happiest when they are getting 12-14 hours of sleep a night. Read more
How to organize your desk
If you are like me and most people, you probably spend a good amount of time rummaging through your desk looking for an important piece of paper. By the time you find what you are looking for, you realize that you have wasted ten minutes of your time and Read more
