I just finished reading for the first time ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ by Spencer Johnson. Its About How You Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life.

Spencer Johnson introduces the reader to his fable on how to cope positively with change. The story involves four characters who live in a maze: the mice Scurry and Sniff, and two ‘littlepeople’, Hem and Haw. All is going well because they have found a huge source of their favourite food, cheese. Read more

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin

If you are seeking to open a new business – either online or in the real world – and you don’t have the capital, you will need to seek help from institutional or individual investors. And the first thing they are going to want to see before they invest a dime in your business is your business plan.

What Is a Business Plan?

The business plan serves two essential functions:

  1. It provides a blueprint that you can use to build your business
  2. The business plan explains to investors why your business will be financially successful

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George Carlin – may he rest in peace – talked about 7 words you can’t say on TV. Well, this article is going to tackle the 7 dirty words of Internet marketing. You want to disassociate yourself from these as much as you can, if you know what is good for you.

Ok here are the 7 Dirty Words…

Dirty Words

Number 7

Which is one of my favorites, is “buy.”
You NEVER want to tell people to BUY your book or whatever the heck it is you’re selling. Buying means you’re spending money on it, and people do NOT want to spend money … on ANYTHING.

So you want to stay away from this word at all costs. Try something like “claim” or “immediately download.” This will make them think they’re getting it for nothing. Read more

Pattern interruption involves breaking an individual’s habitual thought or behavioral pattern so as to shake it up.

An existing pattern of behavior sometimes can be solidly conditioned in someone’s system, for example from your childhood by observing your parents behavior and simply coping it. This can create surprising resistance and interference to the change process.

Instead of tackling this resistance head on, you can use a pattern interrupt to “swipe the legs” of the resistance.

Here’s a simple way to understand a pattern interrupt.

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Are you truly happy?
Do you even know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?
These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves. We try to live our lives to maintain my own happiness while trying my best to not cause unhappiness to anyone else.

What do you want out of life?

The most popular answer is “happiness.” When parents are asked, “What do you most want for your children?” the answer is “happiness.” Happiness is the goal that makes other life goals—like success, prosperity and relationships—feel meaningful and enjoyable. It’s official—the pursuit of happiness has sped up!

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This morning I got the chance to go on the new hyper coaster before public entry at Movie World Theme Park, Australia. It official opened yesterday. DC Rivals HyperCoaster is at this moment the tallest, longest, and fastest hyercoaster in the Southern Hemisphere’s Theme Parks.

It is also the only one in the world to have seats faced backwards. Which is awesome. So, I rode the coaster twice both facing forwards and backwards,  it’s a very smooth ride.

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Have you ever taken a personality test?

Life and the people in your life can be puzzling. But above all, your relationships can be most puzzling.

Do you wonder why some people are so easy to love, work for, and befriend?
While others require constant effort is required to build and maintain a healthy relationship with others? What part do you play in making the relationships in your life work?

Remember: every relationship begins with YOU.

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Beside the benefits we know yoga has on the physical aspect of our body, there has been some significant proof that yoga can also improve our mental health.

Many yoga practitioners report significant benefits on what we call “mental health.”

Whether it is exercising in general or yoga in particular, if our bodies are put to work, this will have a positive impact to our physical and mental health.

Simply put, you will experience a calmer, clearer and stress-free mind — and that is because the mind and the body are not separate. Read more

laughterLaughter has long been known to lift the spirits. When was the last time you experienced a really deep, sustained belly laugh where your abdominal muscles ache? Maybe it was a comedy show – or a funny film at the cinema? Or maybe you can’t remember…

But what if we could learn to laugh unconditionally – for no other reason than to make us feel good and to boost our health and our happiness? Would you do it?

Laughter’s benefits

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