Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts
8 Ways To Be A Badass And Get The Life You Want
1. Stop worrying about what other people think of you.
2. Invest in yourself first.
3. Choose your influences.
4. Take action in spite of fear.
5. Find a spiritual practice.
6. Let your past go.
7. Stop talking, start doing.
8. Listen to people who have what you want.
The 8 Benefits You Get From Your Girls Rather Than The Boys
Girlfriends are like the sisters you wish you had. They provide daily entertainment, loyalty and love when you need it most. They soak up your feelings and empathize with you when you’re at the best and worst versions of yourself.
Article by LYNDSAY REYES
We often mistakenly take our friends for granted, whether we don’t have time to hang out with them or just forget to answer their texts.
While friendships have their ups and downs, they are the best and most supportive people (aside from family) with whom we engage, so it’s important to provide credit where it is deserved.
Check out the eight ways that your girlfriends are superior to your “friend with benefits” relationship:
1. Good food
We all have that friend who has a grocery-store-happy mother. You can open the cabinet at any time of the day and be presented with your childhood favorites. This is the kind of friend for whom you would take a bullet because nothing’s better than a stocked fridge.
2. Selfie opinions
Sending your selfie options to your friends takes away the stress of deciding on your own. They’ll provide you with a guaranteed number of likes, as well.
3. Comfy sweats from their exes or brothers
They’re never giving these back… and neither are you.
4. A comfortable bed
The most comforting feeling is reclining in a big bed, loaded with pillows and blankets. Going to your friend’s house with tears streaming down your face after a bad breakup and lying on a cloud is the best kind of escape from your unfortunate reality.
5. Quick shave sesh
You forgot to shave your legs but want to hang out with your new boo. And between you and me, that leg hair is so long, it could easily be braided. Your bestie will provide you with a razor, and you will provide her with a story later on.
6. Netflix password
This is self-explanatory; thank you, bestie.
7. Chapstick
The ultimate girl dilemma: Chapped lips and no Chapstick. In your time of need, a girlfriend will undoubtedly help you out with some Burt’s Bees.
8. Someone to vomit on who won’t break up with you
Ah, the classic puke-and-hug. The friend who holds your hair back after one too many tequila shots… you projectile vomit all over her shoes and then hug her to thank her for the loyalty. And she hugs back. That’s a forever kind of love.:
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Article by LYNDSAY REYES
We often mistakenly take our friends for granted, whether we don’t have time to hang out with them or just forget to answer their texts.
While friendships have their ups and downs, they are the best and most supportive people (aside from family) with whom we engage, so it’s important to provide credit where it is deserved.
Check out the eight ways that your girlfriends are superior to your “friend with benefits” relationship:
1. Good food
We all have that friend who has a grocery-store-happy mother. You can open the cabinet at any time of the day and be presented with your childhood favorites. This is the kind of friend for whom you would take a bullet because nothing’s better than a stocked fridge.
2. Selfie opinions
Sending your selfie options to your friends takes away the stress of deciding on your own. They’ll provide you with a guaranteed number of likes, as well.
3. Comfy sweats from their exes or brothers
They’re never giving these back… and neither are you.
4. A comfortable bed
The most comforting feeling is reclining in a big bed, loaded with pillows and blankets. Going to your friend’s house with tears streaming down your face after a bad breakup and lying on a cloud is the best kind of escape from your unfortunate reality.
5. Quick shave sesh
You forgot to shave your legs but want to hang out with your new boo. And between you and me, that leg hair is so long, it could easily be braided. Your bestie will provide you with a razor, and you will provide her with a story later on.
6. Netflix password
This is self-explanatory; thank you, bestie.
7. Chapstick
The ultimate girl dilemma: Chapped lips and no Chapstick. In your time of need, a girlfriend will undoubtedly help you out with some Burt’s Bees.
8. Someone to vomit on who won’t break up with you
Ah, the classic puke-and-hug. The friend who holds your hair back after one too many tequila shots… you projectile vomit all over her shoes and then hug her to thank her for the loyalty. And she hugs back. That’s a forever kind of love.:
Why Your Résumé Is Broken And How To Fix It
Somewhere along the road that is my career path, I became a Certified Professional Résumé Writer. Yes, that’s a real thing. I even have the certificate to prove it.
I held a brief stint as a résumé writer at a major career services company in New York City and since then have used my expertise to write hundreds of résumés, working with every type of job seeker imaginable, from young college graduates looking to get their foot in the door, to mid-level self-starters intent on moving up the ladder, to top-level executives that run companies like Walt Disney and Goldman Sachs.
Working on a personal level with such an array of job seekers has given me a front row view of just how discouraging and frustrating the job search is for so many people.
A large majority of the job seekers that found their way to me were on the brink of utter defeat (and insanity), prepared to throw in the towel and give up on their search altogether.
There’s no denying that the job market is a black hole, and that the recession has generated a number of lasting effects, especially for Generation-Y. While unemployment among today’s youth has reached all-time high numbers, so has youth underemployment.
A recent report commissioned by the Department of Education has revealed just how difficult post-recession life has been for Gen-Y, displaying staggering numbers of Millennials still living under their parents’ roof and earning under $25,000 annually.
As a Millennial myself, I know countless hometown friends and fellow college alumni that rely on minimum-wage retail gigs or scratch their eyeballs out behind desks at jobs in fields completely unrelated to the degree that has landed them in six-figure debt.
The harsh reality is that securing a job, let alone a dream job, is extremely difficult. However, the other harsh truth is that “the economy” is certainly not always a plausible scapegoat, and the same common and detrimental résumé mistakes are being made time and time again by otherwise qualified candidates.
I like to compare the act of submitting a résumé to a first date. In both cases, you put what you think is the best version of yourself out there for someone to accept, get to know, and ultimately, critique and consider. All you can do is hope your initial projection of yourself was good enough that you’ll get a call.
Naturally, first dates are more complex than that, though the idea that you are delivering the best, highest quality representation of yourself to be judged and looked over is simple.
The problem with so many job seekers is that they are simply getting their résumé out there to get it out there, without ensuring that it portrays their most desirable self, from past experiences, to skills, to future intentions.
Based on my communication with employers regarding what works and what doesn’t, as well as the most common and consistent errors I’ve come across, here’s a list of five résumé-related errors and how to amend them, tailored for the Millennial job seeker.
1. Toilet Paper On Your Shoe
There are two types of people in this world: those who realize they have toilet paper stuck to their shoe before they walk out of the bathroom and those who don’t. To achieve the former, all it takes is a second look.
When it comes to common résumé mistakes that will ensure a spot in the dreaded “no” pile, nothing is more frequent than sloppy mistakes like typos, poor grammar and errors as striking as misspelled names.
The irony is, these problems are the easiest to avoid. Like the toilet paper issue, all it takes is a second look. Or, in this case, a few looks, as well as a look by another pair of eyes.
Attention to detail is a key qualification for any job, and a mistake-free, proofread résumé shows that you’re qualified in that department.
2. The Ramen Noodle Approach
If there’s one thing our generation has in common besides social tendencies, it’s probably ramen noodles. They’re simple, don’t take major preparation, and at the end of the day, they get the job done.
While the quick and fast approach may work with dinner, it doesn’t with résumés, and too many of today’s job seekers throw together a microwave-dinner-style résumé just to get something out there. The problem is, like ramen noodles, a generic, last-minute résumé leaves no lasting impression. Trust me, employers will know within seconds if you put in real effort.
With the amount of competition out there, a bland résumé devoid of any real detail of prior experience and thought-out core competencies is sure to be passed over.
You wouldn’t bring ramen noodles to a cook off and say it represents your culinary skills, would you? So why trust that a thrown-together résumé with a dry format you stole from your most productive friend is going to prove that you’re a candidate better than the rest?
3. No Carbs After 6 pm
We all know the gym is a place to work out (or at least make it look like you’re working out). Though, most gyms — Planet Fitness aside — double as meeting grounds for self-proclaimed body gurus and bro scientists that spew ever-changing, contradictory gems of fitness advice.
Like the sweat-stained sanctuary of supplement recommendations and arguments over reps and caloric intake, the hazy realm of résumé help across online forums and college career centers is just as vague and potentially self-destructive.
It is important to absorb tips and advice, but doing so with apprehension is key — especially when the advice is coming from non-professionals.
Like fitness, the same routines and diets don’t work for everyone. We’ve all got different backgrounds and strengths, and being honest about those aptitudes and tailoring them for the jobs you are applying for is most important.
Maybe your friend told you education should come last in the résumé because he or she has such strong experience, but you, lacking professional experience, have strong coursework and a master’s degree that should appear in the forefront of your résumé.
Maybe your friend with a 4.0 has his or her GPA bolded and obvious; though, if you’ve got a 2.9 GPA but strong, sustained work experience all throughout college, there is no need for a GPA to appear.
But seriously, no carbs after six.
4. The Selfie
This one is simple. Don’t take selfies and don’t use the pronoun “I” in your résumé. Résumés should be written in the “implied first person.”
For example, instead of writing “I assisted doctors with patient preparation, taking vital signs and conducting physical exams,” the sentence should simply begin with, “Assisted…” if the content is related to a past position, and “Assist…” if the position is current position.
Sentences should be written so that they would make sense if the pronoun “I” was placed in front, though it should remain absent. Oh, and don’t take selfies.
5. Extra Help Is For Losers
We’ve all been too cool to attend an extra help session in school. You may have no idea what an algorithm is or if the word reciprocal is even English, but that’s better than admitting you need help, right?
Believe it or not, there are people out there that really do care about résumés and can provide the proper optimized templates, language, format and personalized experience to ensure your résumé is professional and up to industry standards. Sites like The Write Future even cater specifically to Millennial job seekers and young professionals.
Employers love to see professionally written résumés because they contain only the key information that they are looking for. Most hiring managers will look at a résumé for mere seconds before passing you on as a potential candidate or trashing the document forever.
Help is a good thing. Just remember, the kids who weren’t cool in high school are probably the coolest now.:
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I held a brief stint as a résumé writer at a major career services company in New York City and since then have used my expertise to write hundreds of résumés, working with every type of job seeker imaginable, from young college graduates looking to get their foot in the door, to mid-level self-starters intent on moving up the ladder, to top-level executives that run companies like Walt Disney and Goldman Sachs.
Working on a personal level with such an array of job seekers has given me a front row view of just how discouraging and frustrating the job search is for so many people.
A large majority of the job seekers that found their way to me were on the brink of utter defeat (and insanity), prepared to throw in the towel and give up on their search altogether.
There’s no denying that the job market is a black hole, and that the recession has generated a number of lasting effects, especially for Generation-Y. While unemployment among today’s youth has reached all-time high numbers, so has youth underemployment.
A recent report commissioned by the Department of Education has revealed just how difficult post-recession life has been for Gen-Y, displaying staggering numbers of Millennials still living under their parents’ roof and earning under $25,000 annually.
As a Millennial myself, I know countless hometown friends and fellow college alumni that rely on minimum-wage retail gigs or scratch their eyeballs out behind desks at jobs in fields completely unrelated to the degree that has landed them in six-figure debt.
The harsh reality is that securing a job, let alone a dream job, is extremely difficult. However, the other harsh truth is that “the economy” is certainly not always a plausible scapegoat, and the same common and detrimental résumé mistakes are being made time and time again by otherwise qualified candidates.
I like to compare the act of submitting a résumé to a first date. In both cases, you put what you think is the best version of yourself out there for someone to accept, get to know, and ultimately, critique and consider. All you can do is hope your initial projection of yourself was good enough that you’ll get a call.
Naturally, first dates are more complex than that, though the idea that you are delivering the best, highest quality representation of yourself to be judged and looked over is simple.
The problem with so many job seekers is that they are simply getting their résumé out there to get it out there, without ensuring that it portrays their most desirable self, from past experiences, to skills, to future intentions.
Based on my communication with employers regarding what works and what doesn’t, as well as the most common and consistent errors I’ve come across, here’s a list of five résumé-related errors and how to amend them, tailored for the Millennial job seeker.
1. Toilet Paper On Your Shoe
There are two types of people in this world: those who realize they have toilet paper stuck to their shoe before they walk out of the bathroom and those who don’t. To achieve the former, all it takes is a second look.
When it comes to common résumé mistakes that will ensure a spot in the dreaded “no” pile, nothing is more frequent than sloppy mistakes like typos, poor grammar and errors as striking as misspelled names.
The irony is, these problems are the easiest to avoid. Like the toilet paper issue, all it takes is a second look. Or, in this case, a few looks, as well as a look by another pair of eyes.
Attention to detail is a key qualification for any job, and a mistake-free, proofread résumé shows that you’re qualified in that department.
2. The Ramen Noodle Approach
If there’s one thing our generation has in common besides social tendencies, it’s probably ramen noodles. They’re simple, don’t take major preparation, and at the end of the day, they get the job done.
While the quick and fast approach may work with dinner, it doesn’t with résumés, and too many of today’s job seekers throw together a microwave-dinner-style résumé just to get something out there. The problem is, like ramen noodles, a generic, last-minute résumé leaves no lasting impression. Trust me, employers will know within seconds if you put in real effort.
With the amount of competition out there, a bland résumé devoid of any real detail of prior experience and thought-out core competencies is sure to be passed over.
You wouldn’t bring ramen noodles to a cook off and say it represents your culinary skills, would you? So why trust that a thrown-together résumé with a dry format you stole from your most productive friend is going to prove that you’re a candidate better than the rest?
3. No Carbs After 6 pm
We all know the gym is a place to work out (or at least make it look like you’re working out). Though, most gyms — Planet Fitness aside — double as meeting grounds for self-proclaimed body gurus and bro scientists that spew ever-changing, contradictory gems of fitness advice.
Like the sweat-stained sanctuary of supplement recommendations and arguments over reps and caloric intake, the hazy realm of résumé help across online forums and college career centers is just as vague and potentially self-destructive.
It is important to absorb tips and advice, but doing so with apprehension is key — especially when the advice is coming from non-professionals.
Like fitness, the same routines and diets don’t work for everyone. We’ve all got different backgrounds and strengths, and being honest about those aptitudes and tailoring them for the jobs you are applying for is most important.
Maybe your friend told you education should come last in the résumé because he or she has such strong experience, but you, lacking professional experience, have strong coursework and a master’s degree that should appear in the forefront of your résumé.
Maybe your friend with a 4.0 has his or her GPA bolded and obvious; though, if you’ve got a 2.9 GPA but strong, sustained work experience all throughout college, there is no need for a GPA to appear.
But seriously, no carbs after six.
4. The Selfie
This one is simple. Don’t take selfies and don’t use the pronoun “I” in your résumé. Résumés should be written in the “implied first person.”
For example, instead of writing “I assisted doctors with patient preparation, taking vital signs and conducting physical exams,” the sentence should simply begin with, “Assisted…” if the content is related to a past position, and “Assist…” if the position is current position.
Sentences should be written so that they would make sense if the pronoun “I” was placed in front, though it should remain absent. Oh, and don’t take selfies.
5. Extra Help Is For Losers
We’ve all been too cool to attend an extra help session in school. You may have no idea what an algorithm is or if the word reciprocal is even English, but that’s better than admitting you need help, right?
Believe it or not, there are people out there that really do care about résumés and can provide the proper optimized templates, language, format and personalized experience to ensure your résumé is professional and up to industry standards. Sites like The Write Future even cater specifically to Millennial job seekers and young professionals.
Employers love to see professionally written résumés because they contain only the key information that they are looking for. Most hiring managers will look at a résumé for mere seconds before passing you on as a potential candidate or trashing the document forever.
Help is a good thing. Just remember, the kids who weren’t cool in high school are probably the coolest now.:
Let Go Of The Friends Who Don’t Make You A Better Person
Article by KEAY NIGEL
We all have a couple of people in our lives who are unhealthy for us, but still, we keep them around so no one has hurt feelings or feels offended.
There’s the nosey friend who only cares about gossip, the one who only comes to you for help, the one who is also your enemy (or frenemy), the one who comes to you for advice but never heeds any of it (ie: the “ask-hole”) the passive aggressive one, the one who puts other people down, the one who takes you for granted, the one who’s always negative and pessimistic, and the one who thinks she’s Regina George from “Mean Girls” — the list goes on.
I’m not saying they are bad people who you should immediately chase out of your life, but as you grow older — into your 20s and 30s — you will quickly realize that your time is very, very precious. People often say, time is money — and it’s true. Every minute you spend doing something or being with another person is an investment, and investments should be made wisely.
As the years go by, your patience and tolerance for drama will likely plunge. You are not longer interested in other people’s business or getting pulled into unnecessary drama. You see the need to reserve your emotional energy and mental capacity for your more important personal fights — your ambitions, your dreams for a better future, your pursuit of true love and marriage and so on.
Today, decide for yourself which people are valuable assets worth a continued investment and which you should cut from your life. Understand that it’s not your responsibility to make everyone who comes into your life remain a part of your life, and it is definitely not your obligation to try and keep everyone happy. Stop being a people-pleaser, learn to say “no,” and once you start to do it, you will begin to see who the leeches in your life are and who still sticks around because they truly care about you.
Let go of those friends who, in retrospect, don’t actually help you become a better person. You cannot expect positive changes in your life when you continue to surround yourself with negative people who only stop you from moving forward. Let go of those who are unwilling to change for the better — those who keep making the same mistakes and have you hurt each time. Those people are not worth it. Don’t settle for unsatisfying relationships. You know you deserve better.
In a way, loss can be a your gain.:
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We all have a couple of people in our lives who are unhealthy for us, but still, we keep them around so no one has hurt feelings or feels offended.
There’s the nosey friend who only cares about gossip, the one who only comes to you for help, the one who is also your enemy (or frenemy), the one who comes to you for advice but never heeds any of it (ie: the “ask-hole”) the passive aggressive one, the one who puts other people down, the one who takes you for granted, the one who’s always negative and pessimistic, and the one who thinks she’s Regina George from “Mean Girls” — the list goes on.
I’m not saying they are bad people who you should immediately chase out of your life, but as you grow older — into your 20s and 30s — you will quickly realize that your time is very, very precious. People often say, time is money — and it’s true. Every minute you spend doing something or being with another person is an investment, and investments should be made wisely.
As the years go by, your patience and tolerance for drama will likely plunge. You are not longer interested in other people’s business or getting pulled into unnecessary drama. You see the need to reserve your emotional energy and mental capacity for your more important personal fights — your ambitions, your dreams for a better future, your pursuit of true love and marriage and so on.
Today, decide for yourself which people are valuable assets worth a continued investment and which you should cut from your life. Understand that it’s not your responsibility to make everyone who comes into your life remain a part of your life, and it is definitely not your obligation to try and keep everyone happy. Stop being a people-pleaser, learn to say “no,” and once you start to do it, you will begin to see who the leeches in your life are and who still sticks around because they truly care about you.
Let go of those friends who, in retrospect, don’t actually help you become a better person. You cannot expect positive changes in your life when you continue to surround yourself with negative people who only stop you from moving forward. Let go of those who are unwilling to change for the better — those who keep making the same mistakes and have you hurt each time. Those people are not worth it. Don’t settle for unsatisfying relationships. You know you deserve better.
In a way, loss can be a your gain.:
The 5 Signs That You Need To Quit Your Job And Do Something You Love
Life is work. From adolescence, we’ve been taught to understand that life is largely defined by doing what you don’t feel like doing and going places you’d rather not go. In our aging, we’ve become accustomed to labor, to physically and mentally draining ourselves, in order to contribute to society and afford a Chipotle burrito once a week.
Looking back on it, since grade school, we’ve been bred to believe that life isn’t about doing what you want; it’s about making yourself useful. You must follow the path of your predecessors and work as hard as possible to be of worth. That’s all fine, but why does work have to be all stress and dread? There’s only so much of these emotions you can take and you must respect your own feelings and desires.
Just because you have a job doesn’t mean it’s the right one. There is a difference between paying your dues and wasting your time. Too many people spend too many years in jobs they resent, jobs that bring them no more sense of fulfillment than that of a biweekly paycheck.
I understand that doing something you don’t want to do builds character. Being a strong person means getting up every morning and facing challenges, whether you’re ready for them or not. Still, your entire life shouldn’t be a constant battle to get up in the morning; that’s just verging on masochism. Sure, there will be days when you just really don’t feel like going to work, but that shouldn’t be every day.
If that’s every day for you, then something is wrong. Something is wrong if you count the minutes, seconds and hours until the end of the day. Something is wrong if you can’t see being promoted as a possibility, or your career advancing from the job. Something is wrong if you feel stuck, out of options. Something is wrong if you hate the idea of another day, another week, another month doing the same job at the same place.
Life is too short and too precious to waste it passing the time at a job you hate. While it’s important to pay your dues, it’s also important to realize if that’s the situation, or if you’re just stuck in a dead-end job with no prospects for a brighter future. You’re too young to be settling now. Just because the world is scary and big doesn’t mean you can’t take risks without fear of failure. So if you’re miserable, uncomfortable and just generally unhappy, take a serious look at your life and your job and decide if now’s the time to take the plunge and quit.
You Dread Going To Sleep For Fear Of Waking Up
If you can’t even find solace in going to sleep at night, you must get out of there. There should be a small respite for those few hours between home and work; not being able to indulge in that for fear of tomorrow is unhealthy. You should be excited to get up in the morning, while also exhausted and content going to bed at night.
You Don’t Have Close Relationships With Your Coworkers
The relationships you have with the people you work with compose a large part of your happiness at work. If you get along and genuinely enjoy their company, then work is always more pleasant. However, if you have no close ties, no one to lend an ear to or exchange weekend stories with, then work can be miserable. Cut whatever ties you have and get out of there. There is absolutely nothing holding you back, especially the social aspect.
You Get Physically Ill When You Get An Email From Work
If emails, calls or any notification from work sends you into a spiral of depression, then it’s most definitely not a healthy work environment. Your work should incite feelings of excitement and happiness, not fear and anxiety. You should find opportunity in your work and look forward to its potential, not get repulsed every time your boss sends you an email.
You’d Rather Be In A Hospital Than At Work
If you dream of being sick, getting the flu, pneumonia, or even some fatal, life-threatening disease that keeps you in the hospital for the rest of your life, you gotta get out. If you would choose physical pain over the mental anguish of attending work then your priorities must be reevaluated. No one should ever hope to get sick, let alone to be stuck in a prison of their own bad health. Work should make you feel alive, inspired and genuinely productive. You shouldn’t dream of getting away from work.
You Dream Of Your Boss’s Death
It always starts with just a thought. That thought slowly sinks further, like venom, poisoning your mind and attitude towards the tyrannical figure in your office. You can’t think of anything else but the slow, painful death of your boss. Needless to say, this is an obvious sign that it’s time to leave, seeing as that demoniacal thought will not go away. Your negative thoughts will only become more intense, prevalent and recurring as the days pass. Do yourself and your boss a favor and get out, before things get ugly.:
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Looking back on it, since grade school, we’ve been bred to believe that life isn’t about doing what you want; it’s about making yourself useful. You must follow the path of your predecessors and work as hard as possible to be of worth. That’s all fine, but why does work have to be all stress and dread? There’s only so much of these emotions you can take and you must respect your own feelings and desires.
Just because you have a job doesn’t mean it’s the right one. There is a difference between paying your dues and wasting your time. Too many people spend too many years in jobs they resent, jobs that bring them no more sense of fulfillment than that of a biweekly paycheck.
I understand that doing something you don’t want to do builds character. Being a strong person means getting up every morning and facing challenges, whether you’re ready for them or not. Still, your entire life shouldn’t be a constant battle to get up in the morning; that’s just verging on masochism. Sure, there will be days when you just really don’t feel like going to work, but that shouldn’t be every day.
If that’s every day for you, then something is wrong. Something is wrong if you count the minutes, seconds and hours until the end of the day. Something is wrong if you can’t see being promoted as a possibility, or your career advancing from the job. Something is wrong if you feel stuck, out of options. Something is wrong if you hate the idea of another day, another week, another month doing the same job at the same place.
Life is too short and too precious to waste it passing the time at a job you hate. While it’s important to pay your dues, it’s also important to realize if that’s the situation, or if you’re just stuck in a dead-end job with no prospects for a brighter future. You’re too young to be settling now. Just because the world is scary and big doesn’t mean you can’t take risks without fear of failure. So if you’re miserable, uncomfortable and just generally unhappy, take a serious look at your life and your job and decide if now’s the time to take the plunge and quit.
You Dread Going To Sleep For Fear Of Waking Up
If you can’t even find solace in going to sleep at night, you must get out of there. There should be a small respite for those few hours between home and work; not being able to indulge in that for fear of tomorrow is unhealthy. You should be excited to get up in the morning, while also exhausted and content going to bed at night.
You Don’t Have Close Relationships With Your Coworkers
The relationships you have with the people you work with compose a large part of your happiness at work. If you get along and genuinely enjoy their company, then work is always more pleasant. However, if you have no close ties, no one to lend an ear to or exchange weekend stories with, then work can be miserable. Cut whatever ties you have and get out of there. There is absolutely nothing holding you back, especially the social aspect.
You Get Physically Ill When You Get An Email From Work
If emails, calls or any notification from work sends you into a spiral of depression, then it’s most definitely not a healthy work environment. Your work should incite feelings of excitement and happiness, not fear and anxiety. You should find opportunity in your work and look forward to its potential, not get repulsed every time your boss sends you an email.
You’d Rather Be In A Hospital Than At Work
If you dream of being sick, getting the flu, pneumonia, or even some fatal, life-threatening disease that keeps you in the hospital for the rest of your life, you gotta get out. If you would choose physical pain over the mental anguish of attending work then your priorities must be reevaluated. No one should ever hope to get sick, let alone to be stuck in a prison of their own bad health. Work should make you feel alive, inspired and genuinely productive. You shouldn’t dream of getting away from work.
You Dream Of Your Boss’s Death
It always starts with just a thought. That thought slowly sinks further, like venom, poisoning your mind and attitude towards the tyrannical figure in your office. You can’t think of anything else but the slow, painful death of your boss. Needless to say, this is an obvious sign that it’s time to leave, seeing as that demoniacal thought will not go away. Your negative thoughts will only become more intense, prevalent and recurring as the days pass. Do yourself and your boss a favor and get out, before things get ugly.:
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15 Things That Emotionally Strong People Don’t Do
There is a particular aspect of mental strength that is the deciding factor of whether or not you will have a good life. There are many levels to mental strength and all are needed to be successful and happy. The one particular area of mental strength that has the greatest impact is that of emotional strength.
Emotions are, of course, a part of our psyche, yet nevertheless, can be distinguished from the remainder of mental qualities because they most directly influence our physical body. They affect the way our body functions and they drive every single one of our actions. Without emotion, we would have no reason to act, to do anything with ourselves.
Emotions are our greatest motivators. Unfortunately, they can motivate us to act in any direction, even the wrong one. For this reason, emotional strength is essential. There are countless situations that emotionally strong people avoid and many actions they never take. Here are 15 of them:
1. They Don’t Beg For Attention
Needing attention is directly linked to emotion. Those who feel the need for recognition only find themselves experiencing feelings of worth when others make them feel needed; it’s as if these people are uncertain of their value, or if they have any ounce of self-worth. Feeling unsure of your worth is a self-fulfilling prophecy; if you don’t know you matter, then no one will ever believe you do.
2. They Don’t Allow Others To Bring Them Down
Emotional strength requires resilience. This world is filled with haters and trolls. There are jealous eyes lurking around every corner. The unfortunate truth is that often the people who hold us back the most are those closest to us. Getting rid of these people is often the best solution, but also the most difficult. If you can quietly remove these people from your life, that’s one fewer bridge burned and much less of an emotional trigger.
3. They Don’t Hold Grudges
If you’re holding a grudge, then you already care more about a situation than you should. If a person apologizes genuinely, forgive him or her. If this person doesn’t apologize, then don’t interact with him or her, but don’t hold grudges. People with whom you seek to alienate and hold grudges against take up too much of your mental energy, doing more harm than good.
4. They Never Stop Doing Their Own Thing
Emotionally strong individuals do what they do because they love doing it. They don’t plan on slowing down or stopping for anyone who deems their happiness inappropriate.
5. They Never Stop Believing In Themselves
Those who love themselves and understand themselves — those who aren’t afraid or proud to be themselves — never doubt themselves. You amount to your own self-worth, not a shilling more.
6. They Don’t Act Like Bitches Or Assh*les
People are mean. But we wonder, why? Being a jerk is only good as an intimidation factor, and if you’re trying to intimidate people, then you better be a negotiator by profession; if you’re intimidating just for the sake of it, you’re obviously overcompensating for a lack of confidence. Do you also drive a very large automobile, perhaps? I hear they make pills for that.
7. They Know Better Than To Let Just Anyone Into Their Lives
The emotionally strong are emotionally strong for a reason: They don’t expose themselves to people who break down their defenses and crush their morale. Most people in the world are lost and will be more than happy to take you along with them. Don’t let an awful acquaintance ruin your happiness.
8. They Aren’t Afraid To Love
If you’re afraid to love, you don’t have enough confidence in yourself. You obviously think you can’t be in a lasting relationship, but only in one that is doomed for disaster. You don’t want to get hurt again because getting hurt really sucks. There is no reason for you to get your heart broken again because you are awesome. If things don’t work out, it’s not you. It’s the two of you together. Unless, of course, you are an awful human being; in that case, it is you.
9. They Don’t Lie In Bed Dreading The Day Ahead Of Them
The best part of your day should be the moment you wake up and realize you’re still alive. We take life for granted too regularly.
10. They’re Not Afraid Of Slowing Down
Emotionally strong people aren’t in need of constant action and excitement. They don’t need to run around all day and keep moving in order to avoid their demons. They appreciate a slow moment because it brings them closer to what it feels like to do nothing but living, breathing. This is not to say that they don’t enjoy excitement in their lives, but they aren’t junkies and are more than happy to just go for a walk and smell the roses.
11. They Don’t Do Things They Don’t Want To Do
We all do things that we don’t love to do, but we should never do things that we don’t want to do. The emotionally strong understand that and almost always manage to figure out a way to focus on what they love, which allows them to figure out what they need to do, in order to do what they love. Although they may not love every second of it, they like doing what they are doing because it’s bringing them one step closer to what they would love to do.
12. They Have No Problem Saying “No”
If you can’t say “no,” you will get abused. You’ll be considered a pushover and no one will ever ask you for your opinion or take it seriously when you give it. Saying “no” reminds people that they don’t have control over you.
13. They Don’t “Forget” To Give Back
We’re not too busy or too poor to donate our money and/or time. We don’t forget, either. Some people just choose to ignore our responsibilities as human beings. The stronger you are emotionally, the more you come to appreciate others and life itself. You give life more worth and you begin to empathize with those who were dealt a bad hand.
14. They Don’t Feel The Need To Fit In
The stronger you are emotionally, the more independent you become. You don’t feel the need to fit in because you fit in where it matters: the world. People form smaller social groups that are often skewed and unhealthy. Wanting to fit in doesn’t say much more than “I’m afraid to be myself.”
15. They Don’t Forget That Happiness Is A Decision
Most importantly, the emotionally strong have learned to understand the power their brains have over both the mind and body. They understand that emotions are reactions, not reactions to direct physical causes, but to the way we perceive those causes. In other words, our emotions don’t reflect reality; rather, our emotions reflect the way we interpret reality. Understanding this gives us near-full control of our emotions and, therefore, our lives.:
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Emotions are, of course, a part of our psyche, yet nevertheless, can be distinguished from the remainder of mental qualities because they most directly influence our physical body. They affect the way our body functions and they drive every single one of our actions. Without emotion, we would have no reason to act, to do anything with ourselves.
Emotions are our greatest motivators. Unfortunately, they can motivate us to act in any direction, even the wrong one. For this reason, emotional strength is essential. There are countless situations that emotionally strong people avoid and many actions they never take. Here are 15 of them:
1. They Don’t Beg For Attention
Needing attention is directly linked to emotion. Those who feel the need for recognition only find themselves experiencing feelings of worth when others make them feel needed; it’s as if these people are uncertain of their value, or if they have any ounce of self-worth. Feeling unsure of your worth is a self-fulfilling prophecy; if you don’t know you matter, then no one will ever believe you do.
2. They Don’t Allow Others To Bring Them Down
Emotional strength requires resilience. This world is filled with haters and trolls. There are jealous eyes lurking around every corner. The unfortunate truth is that often the people who hold us back the most are those closest to us. Getting rid of these people is often the best solution, but also the most difficult. If you can quietly remove these people from your life, that’s one fewer bridge burned and much less of an emotional trigger.
3. They Don’t Hold Grudges
If you’re holding a grudge, then you already care more about a situation than you should. If a person apologizes genuinely, forgive him or her. If this person doesn’t apologize, then don’t interact with him or her, but don’t hold grudges. People with whom you seek to alienate and hold grudges against take up too much of your mental energy, doing more harm than good.
4. They Never Stop Doing Their Own Thing
Emotionally strong individuals do what they do because they love doing it. They don’t plan on slowing down or stopping for anyone who deems their happiness inappropriate.
5. They Never Stop Believing In Themselves
Those who love themselves and understand themselves — those who aren’t afraid or proud to be themselves — never doubt themselves. You amount to your own self-worth, not a shilling more.
6. They Don’t Act Like Bitches Or Assh*les
People are mean. But we wonder, why? Being a jerk is only good as an intimidation factor, and if you’re trying to intimidate people, then you better be a negotiator by profession; if you’re intimidating just for the sake of it, you’re obviously overcompensating for a lack of confidence. Do you also drive a very large automobile, perhaps? I hear they make pills for that.
7. They Know Better Than To Let Just Anyone Into Their Lives
The emotionally strong are emotionally strong for a reason: They don’t expose themselves to people who break down their defenses and crush their morale. Most people in the world are lost and will be more than happy to take you along with them. Don’t let an awful acquaintance ruin your happiness.
8. They Aren’t Afraid To Love
If you’re afraid to love, you don’t have enough confidence in yourself. You obviously think you can’t be in a lasting relationship, but only in one that is doomed for disaster. You don’t want to get hurt again because getting hurt really sucks. There is no reason for you to get your heart broken again because you are awesome. If things don’t work out, it’s not you. It’s the two of you together. Unless, of course, you are an awful human being; in that case, it is you.
9. They Don’t Lie In Bed Dreading The Day Ahead Of Them
The best part of your day should be the moment you wake up and realize you’re still alive. We take life for granted too regularly.
10. They’re Not Afraid Of Slowing Down
Emotionally strong people aren’t in need of constant action and excitement. They don’t need to run around all day and keep moving in order to avoid their demons. They appreciate a slow moment because it brings them closer to what it feels like to do nothing but living, breathing. This is not to say that they don’t enjoy excitement in their lives, but they aren’t junkies and are more than happy to just go for a walk and smell the roses.
11. They Don’t Do Things They Don’t Want To Do
We all do things that we don’t love to do, but we should never do things that we don’t want to do. The emotionally strong understand that and almost always manage to figure out a way to focus on what they love, which allows them to figure out what they need to do, in order to do what they love. Although they may not love every second of it, they like doing what they are doing because it’s bringing them one step closer to what they would love to do.
12. They Have No Problem Saying “No”
If you can’t say “no,” you will get abused. You’ll be considered a pushover and no one will ever ask you for your opinion or take it seriously when you give it. Saying “no” reminds people that they don’t have control over you.
13. They Don’t “Forget” To Give Back
We’re not too busy or too poor to donate our money and/or time. We don’t forget, either. Some people just choose to ignore our responsibilities as human beings. The stronger you are emotionally, the more you come to appreciate others and life itself. You give life more worth and you begin to empathize with those who were dealt a bad hand.
14. They Don’t Feel The Need To Fit In
The stronger you are emotionally, the more independent you become. You don’t feel the need to fit in because you fit in where it matters: the world. People form smaller social groups that are often skewed and unhealthy. Wanting to fit in doesn’t say much more than “I’m afraid to be myself.”
15. They Don’t Forget That Happiness Is A Decision
Most importantly, the emotionally strong have learned to understand the power their brains have over both the mind and body. They understand that emotions are reactions, not reactions to direct physical causes, but to the way we perceive those causes. In other words, our emotions don’t reflect reality; rather, our emotions reflect the way we interpret reality. Understanding this gives us near-full control of our emotions and, therefore, our lives.:
How To Thrive In A Workplace When You’re The Youngest
It would be great if you could land your dream job right out of college and work among people near your age. Though this isn’t usually a realistic expectation, you shouldn’t feel discouraged. You may think you have no hope of getting along with people who are older and who don’t seem to understand your point of view, but there are ways to build positive intergenerational relationships.
Read below to learn a few tricks for holding your own and surviving in a workspace dominated by older individuals. Before long, you may realize your situation isn’t so bad after all.
Be Respectful Of Differing Opinions
When you’re around older adults, they may believe to always be in the right, even if you have evidence to the contrary. In that tricky situation, try hard to be as respectful as possible while explaining your side of things. When you approach a conflict with an open mind rather than refusing to listen — or letting things get out of hand — your older coworker will be more likely to eventually view you as a peer.
Seek Out A Mentor
Starting a new job is tough, but you could make great progress by teaming up with an older adult at the workplace, who can act as a mentor. Recently, some members of senior management at successful companies have partnered with millennials to gain fresh insight for high-profile projects. This technique is known as reciprocal mentoring, and you can look forward to mutual benefits.
Don’t automatically assume that the older person with whom you’re working will heavily rely upon his or her own acquired experiences and think you have nothing to offer. After all, there’s a good chance you can explain the ins and outs of social media or some other aspect of this tech-savvy world in which we live that may have gone over the head of an older person.
Exercise Patience
Perhaps one of the most effective tips you can try is to be patient even when your nerves are frayed and time is running short. Although it’s true that older adults have helped structure many parts of our modern world, most of them don’t understand it and they may be feeling very frustrated.
Something that seems like second nature to you could very well be akin to learning a foreign language for an older adult. Before throwing your hands up in despair the next time an elder at work fails to understand something you’ve already explained, take a deep breath and try to put yourself in the other person’s place.
Be Punctual And Responsible
You may have grown up in an environment in which it was considered permissible, even humorous, to show up to an event “fashionably late.” However, this doesn’t hold true at the workplace — you’ll have a hard time gaining respect from older adults if you’re known for being consistently late. It looks undependable.
Try to get in the habit of arriving to work within a time frame that allows you to feel prepared for the day without being rushed. That will go a long way when you’re in the company of older adults, many of whom likely grew up learning that punctuality is a sign of respect.
Be A Self Starter, But Don’t Take On Too Much
Companies usually love it when young employees are energetic and willing to get things done without too much guidance from superiors. If you feel equipped to start a new task at work, don’t feel like you have to wait for someone to give you the go-ahead. On the other hand, don’t become so ambitious that you end up taking on too much work and doing a sub-par job in the process.
Although it can be difficult to communicate with people who are older than you are and remember that those individuals probably experience some of the same challenges when they try to relate to you. With help from these tips, you may find it easier than you imagined not only to fit into the workplace structure, but also to do well while you’re there.:
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Read below to learn a few tricks for holding your own and surviving in a workspace dominated by older individuals. Before long, you may realize your situation isn’t so bad after all.
Be Respectful Of Differing Opinions
When you’re around older adults, they may believe to always be in the right, even if you have evidence to the contrary. In that tricky situation, try hard to be as respectful as possible while explaining your side of things. When you approach a conflict with an open mind rather than refusing to listen — or letting things get out of hand — your older coworker will be more likely to eventually view you as a peer.
Seek Out A Mentor
Starting a new job is tough, but you could make great progress by teaming up with an older adult at the workplace, who can act as a mentor. Recently, some members of senior management at successful companies have partnered with millennials to gain fresh insight for high-profile projects. This technique is known as reciprocal mentoring, and you can look forward to mutual benefits.
Don’t automatically assume that the older person with whom you’re working will heavily rely upon his or her own acquired experiences and think you have nothing to offer. After all, there’s a good chance you can explain the ins and outs of social media or some other aspect of this tech-savvy world in which we live that may have gone over the head of an older person.
Exercise Patience
Perhaps one of the most effective tips you can try is to be patient even when your nerves are frayed and time is running short. Although it’s true that older adults have helped structure many parts of our modern world, most of them don’t understand it and they may be feeling very frustrated.
Something that seems like second nature to you could very well be akin to learning a foreign language for an older adult. Before throwing your hands up in despair the next time an elder at work fails to understand something you’ve already explained, take a deep breath and try to put yourself in the other person’s place.
Be Punctual And Responsible
You may have grown up in an environment in which it was considered permissible, even humorous, to show up to an event “fashionably late.” However, this doesn’t hold true at the workplace — you’ll have a hard time gaining respect from older adults if you’re known for being consistently late. It looks undependable.
Try to get in the habit of arriving to work within a time frame that allows you to feel prepared for the day without being rushed. That will go a long way when you’re in the company of older adults, many of whom likely grew up learning that punctuality is a sign of respect.
Be A Self Starter, But Don’t Take On Too Much
Companies usually love it when young employees are energetic and willing to get things done without too much guidance from superiors. If you feel equipped to start a new task at work, don’t feel like you have to wait for someone to give you the go-ahead. On the other hand, don’t become so ambitious that you end up taking on too much work and doing a sub-par job in the process.
Although it can be difficult to communicate with people who are older than you are and remember that those individuals probably experience some of the same challenges when they try to relate to you. With help from these tips, you may find it easier than you imagined not only to fit into the workplace structure, but also to do well while you’re there.:
Sleep When You’re Dead: How Your Sleeping Patterns Are Indicative Of Your Success
Like many of my 20-something peers, I enjoy the luxury of sleeping until noon. I can’t find many feelings comparable to that of waking up completely on your own, sleeping until your body sends the signal that it’s not tired anymore. It’s a luxury that becomes increasingly rare as time propels us further into adulthood.
When it comes to getting up for work, we have a habit of pressing snooze until the last possible second, rationalizing a million things until the inevitable moment arrives when you just can’t come up with anymore excuses. “I’ll just go to the gym after work.” “I don’t need to eat breakfast; I’ll just buy something again.” “I haven’t been late all month; I can be fifteen minutes late today.” The list goes on forever.
I had been like this until I got my last job, where I realized if I was going to stay with the company, or make any mark in the fast-paced environment on the web, I would have to make some sacrifices.
I soon realized that time doesn’t move faster in New York; it just takes longer to do anything. In the sprawling metropolis of six-million people, getting anywhere in New York means counting on a minimum of a 30-minute commute. Time gets away from you before you even realize it’s dusk and you have yet to finish your coffee from that morning. Maybe it’s because we’re busier; maybe it’s because we’re older, but time has most definitely sped up.
With your job taking up at least eight hours of your day, you must pick and choose how you spend your time out of the office. Watching television is a conscious decision to spend an hour out of the short few you have left before you must force yourself to engage in a few hours of sleep. Getting drunk means not only wasting multiple hours spending money, but also paying for it the next time you have any free time.
By the time I got home from work around 7 pm, I was already too tired and brain dead to think about working on something extra for the office, something that would add value to my position. I avoided anything that involved making an effort, even if that meant something as simple as writing in a journal. I would guiltily engage in some mindless television, usually the likes of “Top Chef” or “Shahs of Sunset,” until my mind had completely turned off, relaxed and absorbed in the lives of someone else’s drama.
I knew there wouldn’t be anything inspiring or motivational happening until my brain turned off for a few, engaged in mindless activities, and just generally cooled off. By the time I felt relaxed and completely unwound, I would be fighting off sleep. If I couldn’t keep my eyes open, how was I going to do everything I needed to do to get ahead in work?
I planned to revert to college tendencies of exam week, where I could get up at 5 am and cram for my 11 am exam. Six hours right before the deadline left everything fresh in my mind and the adrenaline was always motivating enough to keep me from procrastinating any further. I decided to apply this method to my own work, my professional life.
Every day for the next five months, I got up at 5:30 to do everything I told myself I would do to improve my situation. I would eat breakfast so I didn’t have to pay for it once I got to work. I would do my own personal writing that I was always too tired to try after 6 pm.
Maybe it’s because I was passionate about my work, enjoyed my job and was motivated to succeed in my own professional environment, but I realized I had become one of those people I never understood, those people who got up at 5 am.
I realized there was an entire gap of extra time in the morning that I wasn’t using, time that was going to differentiate me from my constituents. While everyone else was saying there wasn’t enough time in the day, I found three extra hours.
Now, I’m not saying you need to be one of those people who needs to rise early; you can be one of those people who can’t fall asleep. If you’re one of those people who can’t go to bed before 1 or 2 am, that’s your window of opportunity. Rather than lying in bed and watching Netflix for six hours, work on what you need to get to the next step in your life. Start planning out your strategy. Work on your screenplays or study for that CPA exam you think you’ll inevitably end up taking. Read the book you always wanted to finish; be productive.
I’ve realized something about life that separates the successful from everyone else. There’s a pattern to it, and we all get tired. You’re not the only one who feels like getting up is the hardest thing you’ve ever done come Wednesday morning. It’s the people with the drive and the strength to still get up early on Wednesday morning who make it further than you ever will. It’s the people who don’t waste their time hitting snooze on the alarm and wasting an entire Saturday afternoon in bed.
Because time is precious and fleeting, and if you haven’t already realized, there isn’t much of it.:
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When it comes to getting up for work, we have a habit of pressing snooze until the last possible second, rationalizing a million things until the inevitable moment arrives when you just can’t come up with anymore excuses. “I’ll just go to the gym after work.” “I don’t need to eat breakfast; I’ll just buy something again.” “I haven’t been late all month; I can be fifteen minutes late today.” The list goes on forever.
I had been like this until I got my last job, where I realized if I was going to stay with the company, or make any mark in the fast-paced environment on the web, I would have to make some sacrifices.
I soon realized that time doesn’t move faster in New York; it just takes longer to do anything. In the sprawling metropolis of six-million people, getting anywhere in New York means counting on a minimum of a 30-minute commute. Time gets away from you before you even realize it’s dusk and you have yet to finish your coffee from that morning. Maybe it’s because we’re busier; maybe it’s because we’re older, but time has most definitely sped up.
With your job taking up at least eight hours of your day, you must pick and choose how you spend your time out of the office. Watching television is a conscious decision to spend an hour out of the short few you have left before you must force yourself to engage in a few hours of sleep. Getting drunk means not only wasting multiple hours spending money, but also paying for it the next time you have any free time.
By the time I got home from work around 7 pm, I was already too tired and brain dead to think about working on something extra for the office, something that would add value to my position. I avoided anything that involved making an effort, even if that meant something as simple as writing in a journal. I would guiltily engage in some mindless television, usually the likes of “Top Chef” or “Shahs of Sunset,” until my mind had completely turned off, relaxed and absorbed in the lives of someone else’s drama.
I knew there wouldn’t be anything inspiring or motivational happening until my brain turned off for a few, engaged in mindless activities, and just generally cooled off. By the time I felt relaxed and completely unwound, I would be fighting off sleep. If I couldn’t keep my eyes open, how was I going to do everything I needed to do to get ahead in work?
I planned to revert to college tendencies of exam week, where I could get up at 5 am and cram for my 11 am exam. Six hours right before the deadline left everything fresh in my mind and the adrenaline was always motivating enough to keep me from procrastinating any further. I decided to apply this method to my own work, my professional life.
Every day for the next five months, I got up at 5:30 to do everything I told myself I would do to improve my situation. I would eat breakfast so I didn’t have to pay for it once I got to work. I would do my own personal writing that I was always too tired to try after 6 pm.
Maybe it’s because I was passionate about my work, enjoyed my job and was motivated to succeed in my own professional environment, but I realized I had become one of those people I never understood, those people who got up at 5 am.
I realized there was an entire gap of extra time in the morning that I wasn’t using, time that was going to differentiate me from my constituents. While everyone else was saying there wasn’t enough time in the day, I found three extra hours.
Now, I’m not saying you need to be one of those people who needs to rise early; you can be one of those people who can’t fall asleep. If you’re one of those people who can’t go to bed before 1 or 2 am, that’s your window of opportunity. Rather than lying in bed and watching Netflix for six hours, work on what you need to get to the next step in your life. Start planning out your strategy. Work on your screenplays or study for that CPA exam you think you’ll inevitably end up taking. Read the book you always wanted to finish; be productive.
I’ve realized something about life that separates the successful from everyone else. There’s a pattern to it, and we all get tired. You’re not the only one who feels like getting up is the hardest thing you’ve ever done come Wednesday morning. It’s the people with the drive and the strength to still get up early on Wednesday morning who make it further than you ever will. It’s the people who don’t waste their time hitting snooze on the alarm and wasting an entire Saturday afternoon in bed.
Because time is precious and fleeting, and if you haven’t already realized, there isn’t much of it.:
The 15 Fun And Unexpected Ways To Live Longer According To Science
verage life expectancy has been steadily rising over the past century, with men in the United States living 79.8 years and women to 82.2 years, on average. But who doesn’t dream of thriving in their 90s or joining the exclusive centenarian club?
We all know that exercise, a healthy diet and avoidance of all things tobacco go a long way to extending an individual’s life. However, there are some lesser-known habits you should incorporate into your daily routine that could significantly prolong your time on Earth.
1. Forget Chai Tea; Grab a Beer, Instead
According to a paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, scientific studies showed that moderate drinking (one to three drinks per day) is associated with the lowest mortality rates, while abstaining from alcohol completely increases a person’s risk of dying. What’s more, the study showed that mortality rates among people who abstain from alcohol are actually higher than those of hardcore alcoholics.
This doesn’t mean you should polish off a handle of Jack Daniel’s every night. Experts recommend moderation and red wine, as red grapes are believed to benefit heart health and blood circulation.
2. Have a Lot of Sex
Science has provided men with the ultimate pickup line: “Want to go back to your place? It’ll help you live longer.” The geniuses behind the Caerphilly Cohort Study discovered that sexual activity has a “protective effect” on health. Though the study specifically focuses on the health benefits men can expect to gain from frequent sexual activity (just leave that part out when using the pickup line), there is additional evidence to support the notion that women benefit from more frequent boudoir encounters, as well.
Sex promotes physical well-being, stress relief and mental acuity. What’s more, the study shows that men who achieve frequent orgasms (approximately 100 per year) can increase life expectancy by three to eight years and reduce mortality risk by as much as 50 percent.
3. Become a Shopaholic
In what might be the perfect counter proposal for women whose boyfriends are pitching the health benefits of a more active sex life, a study released in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found that shopping every day reduces mortality rates up to 28 percent for men and 23 percent for women. This doesn’t mean you should drain your account in an effort to promote good health. The benefits of shopping have less to do with actually purchasing goods and more to do with walking and socializing.
4. Surround Yourself With Funny People
Not only does laughter improve your overall happiness, but Norwegian scientists learned that those who incorporate humor into their lives can extend their lifespans by as much as eight years.
Laughter helps to keep blood vessels elastic so long as the laughter is moderate in its intensity. Hysterical laughter can over-stimulate the body’s organs, which can exacerbate certain health conditions or biological defects. According to the results of the study, persons diagnosed with cancer were 70 times more likely to survive to the end of the seven-year study if humor and laughter played an important role in their lives.
5. Start Flossing
Remember when we were told to floss every day in MTV’s “Everybody is Free” music video? Apparently that was sage advice, as leading gerontologist Dr. Tom Perls claims that flossing can help you live longer to the tune of one-and-a-half years.
Flossing helps prevent gums from being inflamed, which is a sign that you have a chronic bacterial infection in your mouth. This bacteria can negatively impact your heart, traveling to your arteries where it contributes to plaque buildup. Additionally, your body allocates resources from your immune system to fight the bacteria, causing the arteries to narrow.
6. Forget The Elliptical and Embrace That Big Booty
The scholars at Oxford University in England found that women with larger hips, butts and thighs are at lower risk for heart and metabolic diseases. “It is shape that matters and where the fat gathers,” explained Dr. Konstantinos Manolopoulos. Apparently, when fat is stored in the hips and derriere, it helps absorb fatty acids that can lead to the arteries becoming clogged. So embrace your inner Beyoncé, ladies.
7. Win The Olympics, a Nobel Prize or an Oscar
Okay, this one might not be super achievable, but for the more motivated people out there, there is evidence to suggest that winning these awards can be a boon for your health.
Oscar-winning actors and directors were found to live 4.5 years longer on average than their losing counterparts. Similarly, Olympic medalists were found to live nearly three years longer than their peers and Nobel Prize recipients live between one to two years longer than those merely nominated for the award. Apparently, winning is everything.
8. Don’t Live in The South
If you want to extend your years, don’t set up camp south of the Mason-Dixon Line. If you have a death wish, move to Mississippi where you’re all but guaranteed to defy national averages and meet your maker at a relatively young age. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control, the states that have the lowest healthy life expectancy can be found almost exclusively in the South.
Interestingly, the 13 states with the lowest life expectancy all went for Mitt Romney in the 2012 election, suggesting that becoming a card-carrying Democrat could improve one’s health. If you’re looking for the state that best embraces longevity in aging, move to Hawaii.
9. Start Your Day With a Cup of Joe
This tip is for ladies only. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that women who drink a whopping six cups of coffee per day are 25 percent less likely to die from heart disease, while those who drink little or no coffee experience an increased incidence of stroke. The benefits of over-caffeination don’t extend to men, however, as the study showed that men neither experience health gains nor adverse effects when consuming the beverage.
10. Sitting Can Be Deadly; Take a Stand Against It
Sitting for extended periods of time increases an individual’s risk of diabetes, cancer and premature death. But new research shows that sitting fewer than three hours a day can extend a person’s life by up to two years. For those in the working class, limiting your chair time to three hours a day might prove difficult, but this news could prove enough incentive for petitioning for those stand-up office desks.
11. Be an Attractive Person
If there wasn’t enough reason already to loath those who struck gold in the genetic lottery, there is yet another reason to hate beautiful people. According to researchers at the University of Waterloo, attractive people live longer than ugly people. The findings coincide with the sexual-selection theory of evolution, which maintains that people determine mates based on biological cues (a healthy, attractive outward appearance) that indicate good genes.
12. Make a Lot of Money
Apparently, money buys more than happiness. Wealth and socioeconomic status play a crucial role in determining lifespans according to the longest-running longitudinal study of health. In what researchers have dubbed “the wealth gradient in morality,” people who pursue higher education and achieve success in their careers tend to be more focused on the future, allowing them to make better decisions that affect their long-term health and well-being.
13. Work Until You Drop
In findings that seem to defy logic, a 90-year study that followed 1,528 Americans found that those who maintained or increased the pace of their careers into middle age lived longer than those who retired early.
Researchers Howard Friedman and Leslie Martin, who detailed the results in a book summarizing these findings, said, “Everybody has the ideas – don’t stress, don’t worry, don’t work so hard, retire and go play golf. We did not find these patterns to exist in people who thrived.”
14. Walk Around with Garlic Breath
In addition to helping ward off vampires, garlic is one of the best medicinal plants you can consume. The herb offers a distinctive combination of protective compounds that aid in boosting the body’s immune system and natural defenses.
It has been shown to provide benefits in heart and respiratory health, cancer prevention, and as an antiseptic that fends off harmful bacteria. However, in order to enjoy the full benefits of this miracle spice, it’s best to eat it raw. Just be sure you’re stocked up on Altoids.
15. Go Nuts For Nuts… And Apples… And Chocolate
Let’s be honest. The fact that apples and nuts can improve your health is cool, but you’re really reading this in an effort to appease your inner chocoholic. Well, studies show that dark chocolate is not only good for the heart, but it also may boost overall longevity. Research conducted at Harvard showed that those who consume chocolate live roughly one year longer than those who don’t indulge.
Those who ate one to three chocolate bars per month experienced the most favorable results, averaging a 36 percent lower incidence of premature death.:
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We all know that exercise, a healthy diet and avoidance of all things tobacco go a long way to extending an individual’s life. However, there are some lesser-known habits you should incorporate into your daily routine that could significantly prolong your time on Earth.
1. Forget Chai Tea; Grab a Beer, Instead
According to a paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, scientific studies showed that moderate drinking (one to three drinks per day) is associated with the lowest mortality rates, while abstaining from alcohol completely increases a person’s risk of dying. What’s more, the study showed that mortality rates among people who abstain from alcohol are actually higher than those of hardcore alcoholics.
This doesn’t mean you should polish off a handle of Jack Daniel’s every night. Experts recommend moderation and red wine, as red grapes are believed to benefit heart health and blood circulation.
2. Have a Lot of Sex
Science has provided men with the ultimate pickup line: “Want to go back to your place? It’ll help you live longer.” The geniuses behind the Caerphilly Cohort Study discovered that sexual activity has a “protective effect” on health. Though the study specifically focuses on the health benefits men can expect to gain from frequent sexual activity (just leave that part out when using the pickup line), there is additional evidence to support the notion that women benefit from more frequent boudoir encounters, as well.
Sex promotes physical well-being, stress relief and mental acuity. What’s more, the study shows that men who achieve frequent orgasms (approximately 100 per year) can increase life expectancy by three to eight years and reduce mortality risk by as much as 50 percent.
3. Become a Shopaholic
In what might be the perfect counter proposal for women whose boyfriends are pitching the health benefits of a more active sex life, a study released in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found that shopping every day reduces mortality rates up to 28 percent for men and 23 percent for women. This doesn’t mean you should drain your account in an effort to promote good health. The benefits of shopping have less to do with actually purchasing goods and more to do with walking and socializing.
4. Surround Yourself With Funny People
Not only does laughter improve your overall happiness, but Norwegian scientists learned that those who incorporate humor into their lives can extend their lifespans by as much as eight years.
Laughter helps to keep blood vessels elastic so long as the laughter is moderate in its intensity. Hysterical laughter can over-stimulate the body’s organs, which can exacerbate certain health conditions or biological defects. According to the results of the study, persons diagnosed with cancer were 70 times more likely to survive to the end of the seven-year study if humor and laughter played an important role in their lives.
5. Start Flossing
Remember when we were told to floss every day in MTV’s “Everybody is Free” music video? Apparently that was sage advice, as leading gerontologist Dr. Tom Perls claims that flossing can help you live longer to the tune of one-and-a-half years.
Flossing helps prevent gums from being inflamed, which is a sign that you have a chronic bacterial infection in your mouth. This bacteria can negatively impact your heart, traveling to your arteries where it contributes to plaque buildup. Additionally, your body allocates resources from your immune system to fight the bacteria, causing the arteries to narrow.
6. Forget The Elliptical and Embrace That Big Booty
The scholars at Oxford University in England found that women with larger hips, butts and thighs are at lower risk for heart and metabolic diseases. “It is shape that matters and where the fat gathers,” explained Dr. Konstantinos Manolopoulos. Apparently, when fat is stored in the hips and derriere, it helps absorb fatty acids that can lead to the arteries becoming clogged. So embrace your inner Beyoncé, ladies.
7. Win The Olympics, a Nobel Prize or an Oscar
Okay, this one might not be super achievable, but for the more motivated people out there, there is evidence to suggest that winning these awards can be a boon for your health.
Oscar-winning actors and directors were found to live 4.5 years longer on average than their losing counterparts. Similarly, Olympic medalists were found to live nearly three years longer than their peers and Nobel Prize recipients live between one to two years longer than those merely nominated for the award. Apparently, winning is everything.
8. Don’t Live in The South
If you want to extend your years, don’t set up camp south of the Mason-Dixon Line. If you have a death wish, move to Mississippi where you’re all but guaranteed to defy national averages and meet your maker at a relatively young age. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control, the states that have the lowest healthy life expectancy can be found almost exclusively in the South.
Interestingly, the 13 states with the lowest life expectancy all went for Mitt Romney in the 2012 election, suggesting that becoming a card-carrying Democrat could improve one’s health. If you’re looking for the state that best embraces longevity in aging, move to Hawaii.
9. Start Your Day With a Cup of Joe
This tip is for ladies only. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that women who drink a whopping six cups of coffee per day are 25 percent less likely to die from heart disease, while those who drink little or no coffee experience an increased incidence of stroke. The benefits of over-caffeination don’t extend to men, however, as the study showed that men neither experience health gains nor adverse effects when consuming the beverage.
10. Sitting Can Be Deadly; Take a Stand Against It
Sitting for extended periods of time increases an individual’s risk of diabetes, cancer and premature death. But new research shows that sitting fewer than three hours a day can extend a person’s life by up to two years. For those in the working class, limiting your chair time to three hours a day might prove difficult, but this news could prove enough incentive for petitioning for those stand-up office desks.
11. Be an Attractive Person
If there wasn’t enough reason already to loath those who struck gold in the genetic lottery, there is yet another reason to hate beautiful people. According to researchers at the University of Waterloo, attractive people live longer than ugly people. The findings coincide with the sexual-selection theory of evolution, which maintains that people determine mates based on biological cues (a healthy, attractive outward appearance) that indicate good genes.
12. Make a Lot of Money
Apparently, money buys more than happiness. Wealth and socioeconomic status play a crucial role in determining lifespans according to the longest-running longitudinal study of health. In what researchers have dubbed “the wealth gradient in morality,” people who pursue higher education and achieve success in their careers tend to be more focused on the future, allowing them to make better decisions that affect their long-term health and well-being.
13. Work Until You Drop
In findings that seem to defy logic, a 90-year study that followed 1,528 Americans found that those who maintained or increased the pace of their careers into middle age lived longer than those who retired early.
Researchers Howard Friedman and Leslie Martin, who detailed the results in a book summarizing these findings, said, “Everybody has the ideas – don’t stress, don’t worry, don’t work so hard, retire and go play golf. We did not find these patterns to exist in people who thrived.”
14. Walk Around with Garlic Breath
In addition to helping ward off vampires, garlic is one of the best medicinal plants you can consume. The herb offers a distinctive combination of protective compounds that aid in boosting the body’s immune system and natural defenses.
It has been shown to provide benefits in heart and respiratory health, cancer prevention, and as an antiseptic that fends off harmful bacteria. However, in order to enjoy the full benefits of this miracle spice, it’s best to eat it raw. Just be sure you’re stocked up on Altoids.
15. Go Nuts For Nuts… And Apples… And Chocolate
Let’s be honest. The fact that apples and nuts can improve your health is cool, but you’re really reading this in an effort to appease your inner chocoholic. Well, studies show that dark chocolate is not only good for the heart, but it also may boost overall longevity. Research conducted at Harvard showed that those who consume chocolate live roughly one year longer than those who don’t indulge.
Those who ate one to three chocolate bars per month experienced the most favorable results, averaging a 36 percent lower incidence of premature death.:
Do Guys Ever Really Get Over The First Girl To Break Their Hearts?
I hate it when people call her “the one that got away.” She didn’t get away; she simply didn’t work out. The wiser among us understand this very well, while the rest allow themselves to dwell in the past and recount memories.
This, however, is not to say that the wiser among us ever actually get over that one special person — the one person who has set the bar for all future love affairs. I don’t believe any man ever fully gets over her. Although we know she isn’t “the one,” and we know it wouldn’t work out if we tried again, she remains the fullest memory we have of love; for this reason, she will never be entirely forgotten.
Even though the girl I personally have in mind was my first love, that isn’t necessarily the case for everyone. It’s not being the first love that makes the shadow haunt you long after she’s moved out of your life; it’s the love that cuts the deepest, leaving an irreversible scarring. The relationship was very emotional, fluctuating from intense love to intense distaste, to a certain feeling that can only be described as numbing.
She was literally your everything for what was most likely a year or more. The relationship bordered on obsession and it was difficult for you to distinguish between yourself and this new you that you have become. She was the girl who made everything feel right.
Unfortunately, as most love stories go — in reality — things ended. You both moved on sooner or later, and yet, assuming you meant the same to each other, you never really let go of each other. It’s difficult for me to speak for the women in such situations because I’ve only experienced this from my own perspective, but I am assuming that men and women don’t differ greatly in this aspect.
Guys don’t ever completely let go of “that girl.” It’s not because we don’t want to — we do; we just can’t seem to. This doesn’t really differ between men. The only thing that differs is the level of love that one has experienced. Some guys have never even experienced love, yet are convinced they have. They are only awakened when love finally finds them.
Regardless, these girls remain a part of us for the rest of our lives. They are what we base and compare all subsequent relationships to. They are whom we compare a potential new partner to when considering a new relationship. They are the standard that all men live by as far as love and relationships go. The reason this doesn’t change is because the woman we can’t let go of no longer actually exists. Who we remember is not the woman she now is, but rather, a woman she once was.
Who she is now, we usually don’t really know because most of us had no choice but to cut her off from our lives completely once the relationship went south, or we would risk repeating the same mistakes. She is a ghost we keep alive and go back to when things get difficult — the hope for better days that keeps us going.
Men never let go of her. Until she is replaced, that is. Every time guys meet someone new they automatically remove “her” from their minds; they have someone else to occupy those thoughts. Of course, this usually doesn’t last forever because the interest, and inevitably the relationship, won’t last forever — until the one time it does.
If we manage to find a deep love once again, then the woman will be the new “her.” She will take the place of our past love and fill all those cracks and crevices that our deepest, truest love left behind. She will then become your new reality, rewriting all the past rules. If you can make it work and things last, then you’ll be the happiest man alive. If it doesn’t work, the process repeats.:
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This, however, is not to say that the wiser among us ever actually get over that one special person — the one person who has set the bar for all future love affairs. I don’t believe any man ever fully gets over her. Although we know she isn’t “the one,” and we know it wouldn’t work out if we tried again, she remains the fullest memory we have of love; for this reason, she will never be entirely forgotten.
Even though the girl I personally have in mind was my first love, that isn’t necessarily the case for everyone. It’s not being the first love that makes the shadow haunt you long after she’s moved out of your life; it’s the love that cuts the deepest, leaving an irreversible scarring. The relationship was very emotional, fluctuating from intense love to intense distaste, to a certain feeling that can only be described as numbing.
She was literally your everything for what was most likely a year or more. The relationship bordered on obsession and it was difficult for you to distinguish between yourself and this new you that you have become. She was the girl who made everything feel right.
Unfortunately, as most love stories go — in reality — things ended. You both moved on sooner or later, and yet, assuming you meant the same to each other, you never really let go of each other. It’s difficult for me to speak for the women in such situations because I’ve only experienced this from my own perspective, but I am assuming that men and women don’t differ greatly in this aspect.
Guys don’t ever completely let go of “that girl.” It’s not because we don’t want to — we do; we just can’t seem to. This doesn’t really differ between men. The only thing that differs is the level of love that one has experienced. Some guys have never even experienced love, yet are convinced they have. They are only awakened when love finally finds them.
Regardless, these girls remain a part of us for the rest of our lives. They are what we base and compare all subsequent relationships to. They are whom we compare a potential new partner to when considering a new relationship. They are the standard that all men live by as far as love and relationships go. The reason this doesn’t change is because the woman we can’t let go of no longer actually exists. Who we remember is not the woman she now is, but rather, a woman she once was.
Who she is now, we usually don’t really know because most of us had no choice but to cut her off from our lives completely once the relationship went south, or we would risk repeating the same mistakes. She is a ghost we keep alive and go back to when things get difficult — the hope for better days that keeps us going.
Men never let go of her. Until she is replaced, that is. Every time guys meet someone new they automatically remove “her” from their minds; they have someone else to occupy those thoughts. Of course, this usually doesn’t last forever because the interest, and inevitably the relationship, won’t last forever — until the one time it does.
If we manage to find a deep love once again, then the woman will be the new “her.” She will take the place of our past love and fill all those cracks and crevices that our deepest, truest love left behind. She will then become your new reality, rewriting all the past rules. If you can make it work and things last, then you’ll be the happiest man alive. If it doesn’t work, the process repeats.:
The 50 Rules Every Entrepreneur Should Live By
Entrepreneurs are a different breed of people. We’re the borderline sociopaths that have hearts and want to make a difference in the world. A true entrepreneur is not your run-of-the-mill businessman. Entrepreneurs have a much deeper connection with their business and, more importantly, the greater vision they are attempting to bring into reality. We are artists of sorts: creators.
We find beauty in the organism that is a company — the way every individual, working piece is both a life in itself and a part of something much bigger. We believe an entrepreneur that builds an incredibly successful business is about as close to becoming a god as any person.
Entrepreneurs are some of, if not the most, powerful people on the planet. They have the ability to do wonderful things and change the lives of countless people all over the world for the better.
An entrepreneur’s life is not an easy one. It requires dedication and focus, balancing on the brink of obsession. The only way to stay sane is to control as much as you can and let all else roll off your back.
Here are 50 rules that all entrepreneurs ought to live by:
1. There’s always an innovation to be innovated.
2. The customer isn’t always right, but you have to give the customer what he or she wants if you want to make money.
3. Although we wish it were otherwise, a single business does have a cap on how much money it can ethically make.
4. There is always growth to be had or markets to conquer.
5. The vision of the company is what’s most important.
6. You never know what exactly a customer wants until you try to sell it to him or her.
7. Giving back to the world and to its inhabitants is your responsibility.
8. There are always improvements to be made.
9. There is always a way to be more efficient.
10. Innovation is at the heart of every industry and is the only means of building a successful, sustainable business.
11. A sharp, lucid mind is a better mind.
12. Without great physical health, you can’t have great mental health.
13. Sleep is not recommended; it’s required.
14. Forgetting to eat is not okay; set alarms.
15. If you’re going to eat something, make it something your body and mind will benefit from.
16. Maybe you can go without sex for a while… but you will be more productive if you get laid somewhat regularly.
17. Relationships can actually benefit you and help you achieve your goals.
18. When a relationship goes sour and costs you more than it benefits you, it’s time to cut it loose.
19. If your friends don’t support your dreams, they aren’t the kinds of friends you need.
20. Laziness is not an option.
21. Procrastination is the killer of dreams.
22. Fear is just another thing to conquer.
23. Success is inevitable for the smart and patient.
24. If you don’t know where you’re going, then you’re not going to get to where you want to go.
25. You can’t succeed unless you make mistakes.
26. If you can’t accept the mistakes you’ve made, then you can’t learn from them.
27. If you figure out all the wrong ways to do something, then all you’ll be left with is the right way to do it.
28. Logic and reason rise above all else.
29. If you’re going to enter a business, you must familiarize yourself with every scar and freckle.
30. Vitamin supplements are your best friend.
31. Always keep one foot in reality.
32. Distortion fields are incredibly powerful tools when used properly.
33. If you can’t trust them, you can’t work with them.
34. If it’s not on paper, it’s worthless.
35. Only do business on your terms; never allow yourself to be pushed, rushed or bullied.
36. If you don’t take calculated risks, you can’t succeed.
37. Leaps of faith have to be made, but make them too regularly, and you’re more likely to fail.
38. Fear not the pivot. If it’s time, then embrace it.
39. Resist the urge to do everything yourself.
40. Building the right team is the only way to succeed.
41. Brainstorming sessions don’t work.
42. Avoid meetings unless completely necessary. If you can’t avoid them, keep them on agenda and under half an hour.
43. A-players only want to play with other A-players.
44. Always rationalize and think before you act.
45. Waiting too long to act will close the window of opportunity.
46. Be polite and respectful, but aggressive and brutal when necessary.
47. If you don’t love it, don’t do it. You have to love your business.
48. Lead by example.
49. Business plans are a waste of time and energy.
50. Every little piece of your business can be tested and improved over time through iteration. If you pay close enough attention to your customers, you literally can’t fail.:
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We find beauty in the organism that is a company — the way every individual, working piece is both a life in itself and a part of something much bigger. We believe an entrepreneur that builds an incredibly successful business is about as close to becoming a god as any person.
Entrepreneurs are some of, if not the most, powerful people on the planet. They have the ability to do wonderful things and change the lives of countless people all over the world for the better.
An entrepreneur’s life is not an easy one. It requires dedication and focus, balancing on the brink of obsession. The only way to stay sane is to control as much as you can and let all else roll off your back.
Here are 50 rules that all entrepreneurs ought to live by:
1. There’s always an innovation to be innovated.
2. The customer isn’t always right, but you have to give the customer what he or she wants if you want to make money.
3. Although we wish it were otherwise, a single business does have a cap on how much money it can ethically make.
4. There is always growth to be had or markets to conquer.
5. The vision of the company is what’s most important.
6. You never know what exactly a customer wants until you try to sell it to him or her.
7. Giving back to the world and to its inhabitants is your responsibility.
8. There are always improvements to be made.
9. There is always a way to be more efficient.
10. Innovation is at the heart of every industry and is the only means of building a successful, sustainable business.
11. A sharp, lucid mind is a better mind.
12. Without great physical health, you can’t have great mental health.
13. Sleep is not recommended; it’s required.
14. Forgetting to eat is not okay; set alarms.
15. If you’re going to eat something, make it something your body and mind will benefit from.
16. Maybe you can go without sex for a while… but you will be more productive if you get laid somewhat regularly.
17. Relationships can actually benefit you and help you achieve your goals.
18. When a relationship goes sour and costs you more than it benefits you, it’s time to cut it loose.
19. If your friends don’t support your dreams, they aren’t the kinds of friends you need.
20. Laziness is not an option.
21. Procrastination is the killer of dreams.
22. Fear is just another thing to conquer.
23. Success is inevitable for the smart and patient.
24. If you don’t know where you’re going, then you’re not going to get to where you want to go.
25. You can’t succeed unless you make mistakes.
26. If you can’t accept the mistakes you’ve made, then you can’t learn from them.
27. If you figure out all the wrong ways to do something, then all you’ll be left with is the right way to do it.
28. Logic and reason rise above all else.
29. If you’re going to enter a business, you must familiarize yourself with every scar and freckle.
30. Vitamin supplements are your best friend.
31. Always keep one foot in reality.
32. Distortion fields are incredibly powerful tools when used properly.
33. If you can’t trust them, you can’t work with them.
34. If it’s not on paper, it’s worthless.
35. Only do business on your terms; never allow yourself to be pushed, rushed or bullied.
36. If you don’t take calculated risks, you can’t succeed.
37. Leaps of faith have to be made, but make them too regularly, and you’re more likely to fail.
38. Fear not the pivot. If it’s time, then embrace it.
39. Resist the urge to do everything yourself.
40. Building the right team is the only way to succeed.
41. Brainstorming sessions don’t work.
42. Avoid meetings unless completely necessary. If you can’t avoid them, keep them on agenda and under half an hour.
43. A-players only want to play with other A-players.
44. Always rationalize and think before you act.
45. Waiting too long to act will close the window of opportunity.
46. Be polite and respectful, but aggressive and brutal when necessary.
47. If you don’t love it, don’t do it. You have to love your business.
48. Lead by example.
49. Business plans are a waste of time and energy.
50. Every little piece of your business can be tested and improved over time through iteration. If you pay close enough attention to your customers, you literally can’t fail.:
10 Reasons You Should Work For Yourself
Why You Should Be Your Own Boss:
Imagine a life in which you can live on your own terms, have the freedom to choose how you spend your time and the projects on which you work. With enough planning, patience and determination, this situation can be yours.
Let’s face it — we’ve all had a job that sucked the life out of us. The daily grind of working for a company that you don’t really care about is draining.
While self-employment can be a tough gig, as it comes with its own problems, stressors and setbacks, the sense of accomplishment and pride you’ll derive from it is worth the investment. Check out these 10 reasons you should get started today:
1. The flexibility to work anywhere
You can choose your location for working; one week you may be sitting on the beach in Greece with your laptop, while the next week may have you sailing the seas of Mexico. With today’s technological advancements, it’s possible to work from nearly anywhere.
2. Do work that you enjoy
Richard Branson reminds us that “some 80% of your life is spent working. You want to have fun at home; why shouldn’t you have fun at work?” If you hate your job, your negativity will spill into your personal life, making you feel tired and unmotivated. Life is way too short to waste time doing things you hate. Be an entrepreneur and get paid to do something that you actually enjoy.
3. You have the opportunity to create jobs
There is no greater accomplishment than being able to support others. If you create a small business, at some point, you’ll likely need to hire people to do jobs that you no longer have time to do yourself. As a result, you’ll help others pay their bills, feed their families and make a decent living.
4. Choose how much money you earn
Working for someone else really limits your earning capacity, and sadly, most companies expect you to work harder than ever with no extra incentive. Why put up with this when you can work equally hard but reap financial rewards for your efforts? Your earning capacity is limitless when you work for yourself.
5. You don’t have to answer to anyone
Chances are, at some point in your professional life, you had a boss who undermined your every decision. This situation is toxic and usually results in you losing self-confidence, self-respect and, most importantly, motivation. When you work for yourself, you call the shots. You’ll be more creative, determined and motivated as a result.
6. You will become more resilient
Working for yourself requires a lot of determination to push through the barriers and setbacks. However, over time you will learn and grow from those setbacks; you will learn what works and what doesn’t. You will become wiser and more resilient in both your business and personal life. Any successful entrepreneur will tell you that in facing failure, the path to success will grow clearer.
7. You will develop self-discipline
Entrepreneurship is a stressful venture — the flexibility of the working environment can be hazardous without enough self-discipline. With no set start time, you’re free to work in pajamas, but the absence of a routine can be detrimental; too much comfort may reduce productivity. Instead of becoming lazy, develop self-discipline by sitting down and drafting up a routine.
8. You can live a more meaningful life
Ultimately, work-life happiness comes from doing meaningful things. We all want to work for a worthy purpose or cause and know that our work is actually making a difference. Working for yourself will allow you to define what’s meaningful to you.
9. You will develop business sense
Most day jobs have set tasks, and often, it’s a matter of repeatedly doing the same thing. Not only is this boring, but it also fails to teach you anything new. Becoming an entrepreneur requires you to wear many hats — product development, marketing, sales, customer service, accounting, etc. Over time you will slowly develop a keen business sense, which will result in you becoming a more confident and successful entrepreneur.
10. You will leave a legacy behind
Working for yourself is an adventure. It will provide you with great stories to tell, wisdom to impart and a reason for people to remember and to respect you.
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Imagine a life in which you can live on your own terms, have the freedom to choose how you spend your time and the projects on which you work. With enough planning, patience and determination, this situation can be yours.
Let’s face it — we’ve all had a job that sucked the life out of us. The daily grind of working for a company that you don’t really care about is draining.
While self-employment can be a tough gig, as it comes with its own problems, stressors and setbacks, the sense of accomplishment and pride you’ll derive from it is worth the investment. Check out these 10 reasons you should get started today:
1. The flexibility to work anywhere
You can choose your location for working; one week you may be sitting on the beach in Greece with your laptop, while the next week may have you sailing the seas of Mexico. With today’s technological advancements, it’s possible to work from nearly anywhere.
2. Do work that you enjoy
Richard Branson reminds us that “some 80% of your life is spent working. You want to have fun at home; why shouldn’t you have fun at work?” If you hate your job, your negativity will spill into your personal life, making you feel tired and unmotivated. Life is way too short to waste time doing things you hate. Be an entrepreneur and get paid to do something that you actually enjoy.
3. You have the opportunity to create jobs
There is no greater accomplishment than being able to support others. If you create a small business, at some point, you’ll likely need to hire people to do jobs that you no longer have time to do yourself. As a result, you’ll help others pay their bills, feed their families and make a decent living.
4. Choose how much money you earn
Working for someone else really limits your earning capacity, and sadly, most companies expect you to work harder than ever with no extra incentive. Why put up with this when you can work equally hard but reap financial rewards for your efforts? Your earning capacity is limitless when you work for yourself.
5. You don’t have to answer to anyone
Chances are, at some point in your professional life, you had a boss who undermined your every decision. This situation is toxic and usually results in you losing self-confidence, self-respect and, most importantly, motivation. When you work for yourself, you call the shots. You’ll be more creative, determined and motivated as a result.
6. You will become more resilient
Working for yourself requires a lot of determination to push through the barriers and setbacks. However, over time you will learn and grow from those setbacks; you will learn what works and what doesn’t. You will become wiser and more resilient in both your business and personal life. Any successful entrepreneur will tell you that in facing failure, the path to success will grow clearer.
7. You will develop self-discipline
Entrepreneurship is a stressful venture — the flexibility of the working environment can be hazardous without enough self-discipline. With no set start time, you’re free to work in pajamas, but the absence of a routine can be detrimental; too much comfort may reduce productivity. Instead of becoming lazy, develop self-discipline by sitting down and drafting up a routine.
8. You can live a more meaningful life
Ultimately, work-life happiness comes from doing meaningful things. We all want to work for a worthy purpose or cause and know that our work is actually making a difference. Working for yourself will allow you to define what’s meaningful to you.
9. You will develop business sense
Most day jobs have set tasks, and often, it’s a matter of repeatedly doing the same thing. Not only is this boring, but it also fails to teach you anything new. Becoming an entrepreneur requires you to wear many hats — product development, marketing, sales, customer service, accounting, etc. Over time you will slowly develop a keen business sense, which will result in you becoming a more confident and successful entrepreneur.
10. You will leave a legacy behind
Working for yourself is an adventure. It will provide you with great stories to tell, wisdom to impart and a reason for people to remember and to respect you.
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