Archive for the 'Self Improvement' Category
What do you have to get to be happy?
Whatever you get can be ungotten.
In fact, we have spent entire life learning how to be unhappy! So surprising!
If you are pursuing happiness, this is the video you need to watch.
August 30th, 2010 | Posted in Self Improvement | No Comments
An absolutely touching and inspiring lecture from Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch who was dying of pancreatic cancer. It teaches how to achieve your childhood dreams. Highly recommended!
August 24th, 2010 | Posted in Self Improvement | No Comments
With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father’s wisdom.
August 21st, 2010 | Posted in Self Improvement | No Comments
My children came back home with their mid-term reports. When I was reading the reports, a section on the reports caught my attention: “Reflection and Goal Setting”. Some questions were listed:
What did I enjoy doing the most? What have I found difficult?
What have I learned?
What can I do well?
What would I like to do [...]
July 14th, 2010 | Posted in Self Improvement | 1 Comment
It is a clip from CBC “Fortune Hunters: Albert Lai”. Quite inspiring.
July 14th, 2010 | Posted in Home Business, Self Improvement | No Comments
I have to admit that I am not an organized person. I often get lost in various tasks and therefore got distracted. Then recently a friend sent me the link to Mark McGuinness’ e-book “Time Management for Creative People“. I thought it would be a normal e-book on time management, so I did not give [...]
July 14th, 2010 | Posted in Goodies, Home Business, Self Improvement | 1 Comment
I am not a well organized person. Whenever I see something inspiring or interesting, I find a piece of paper and jot it down. As a big fan of Note-it notes, I stick the note on my laptop, on my desk, on my plans, … almost everywhere.
It is easy to throw away the to-do-list. But [...]
July 12th, 2010 | Posted in Goodies, Home Business, Self Improvement | No Comments
A book can transform a person’s view about himself/herself, to enhance his/her potential to become a better person. A highly valued and quoted book is Napoleon Hill’s masterpiece “THINK AND GROW RICH“. If anyone who is serious about starting a new business, to improve himself/herself, it is a must-to-have piece. Before purchasing any book, [...]
July 10th, 2010 | Posted in Home Business, Self Improvement | 1 Comment
It is important for a home business owner to come up with ideas. How to generate ideas? The best and most effective way is to use mind maps. Mind map is “the whole-brain alternative to linear thing. it reaches out in all directions and catches thoughts from any angle.” (- Michael Michalko, Cracking Creativity). If [...]
June 16th, 2010 | Posted in Goodies, Home Business, Self Improvement | 2 Comments
Just read a great post “The Unsurpassable Productivity List: A Handy Guide to Getting Important Things Done” from Zenhabits, feel excited to share with you the list.
The list contains articles in the following areas:
Get things done
Tools help get things done
simple productivity system
limit your week work
inbox
Top 30 Tips for Staying Productive and Sane While Working From [...]
June 16th, 2010 | Posted in Home Business, Self Improvement | No Comments