When you’re happy, you can start a happiness virus through your social network, according to a Harvard and UC San Diego study.
So update your Twitter and Facebook status with good things and spread the love!
No conclusive info about when you’re down, although I know that’s as good a people repellant as B.O.
If you don’t know SARK, check out Planet SARK - a community of people who want to live juicy lives and find her work
And if you’re wondering about your work / career, read this San Francisco Chronicle article about a woman who is “a survivor of incest, and has struggled with eating issues, and with obsessive perfectionism. On top of this, of course, are the years before people lined up to buy her books. It was not always clear her succulent wild woman would “live juicy,” as she now helps others to do.”
If you have a goal to write stories, seriously consider the Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper workshop with SARK herself in Sonoma, California - on Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30. (Find events in other locations too.)
Live a succulent juicy super viva!
For years and years I’d heard of the book Think and Grow Rich!
What it contained, and the fact that it’s sold
If you haven’t yet read this book and you feel there’s room for improvement in your life (boy what a loaded statement!) then check it out immediately. You will find such gems as:
Why people seldom succeed before 40 (concluded after an analysis of 25,000 people). Hint: It’s the sex.
How to protect yourself against negative influences (such as your own thinking)
The 30 major causes of failure - 98% of people he analyzed had no central purpose or definite goal. Phew you can cross that off if you’ve made a SuperViva life list
And statements such as blending faith, love and sex — the most powerful of the major positive emotions—has the effect of opening a direct line of communication between the finite, thinking mind and Infinite Intelligence.
I love that this book was based on Napolean Hill’s analyzing more than five hundred exceedingly wealthy people and how they reached that point. Needless to say, many did not start out as being advantaged but “thought and grew rich.”
This is a “secret” I am so glad to have been told—as are the 86 people who reviewed this book on Amazon with a 5 star rating. How often does that happen?
I’ll keep updating this with new tips. Add your ideas too!
Find the cheapest gas in your area. Check GasBuddy.com before buying gas.
Embrace leftovers.
Refill your water bottle. Tap water’s often not as bad as we think.
Use Ebates for online shopping. You get a rebate when you shop at many popular stores.
See another blog post with ways to save money without giving up your lifestyle!
Travel steals:
Netflix.com for cheap, convenient movies.
TiVo!
to cut your TV time and free your schedule. Great for parents!
eBay’s Half.com
to buy and sell used books, movies, music and games
IDENTITY GUARD® if you want to watch your credit beyond the 3 free annual credit reports you’re entitled to. They’re independent from the 3 credit bureaus, which I like.
This morning as I got out of bed, I thought about everything I needed to do before going to the gym and how to most efficiently accomplish those things.
My computer takes forever to turn on, so first thing was to hit the on button.
Then go to the kitchen, grind the coffee, and get it brewing. Coffee drinkers know that waiting for coffee to brew is even more painful than watching a teapot boil.
So next I got dressed and organized with whatever I was bringing to the gym.
Ran back to sign into my computer (a second step that takes a few minutes; yes I need to fix my computer).
By then I was dressed, the coffee made, so it was time to pour the cereal.
Now I could eat and drink in front of the computer while checking emails and reading the news. I was able to do all this pleasantly and in a minimum of time.
Instead of driving to the gym, which is less than a mile away, I walk or run especially in summer. This saves me from the indoor treadmill and saves gas and the hassle of parking.
I’m happy to see that Steve Pavlina, known for his great personal development articles, endorses efficient multitasking. If you tend to do things in a linear way, try planning out and hopping back and forth. 5 minutes gained is 25 minutes in a week!
Got tips?
