Selling to the wrong people Spending too much money Spending too little money Putting on a fake front Assuming a signed contract will be honored Going against your intuition Being too formal Sacrificing your personality quirks Failing to focus on value creation Failing to optimize Many people with one-person business do tends to ‘put on a fake front’ – that’s including me when I had a web business couple years ago....

The health benefits of walnuts that result from their impressive content resume are many. Let’s discuss a handful of the benefits of walnuts you might not already know. 1. Improve your memory. Walnuts contain the essential fatty acids omega-3 and 6. These may help improve memory and cognitive function. 2. Prevent depression. Having an overall healthy diet can help with depression, but studies have shown having low systemic levels of omega-3 can be especially harmful....

Or maybe you are in a relationship with someone you consider an introvert? If you are an introvert it’s easy to assume the extroverts in our life could never understand how we view love. But let’s give them some insight as to how we view love and our relationships. Time to help them out a bit at deciphering the magical mysterious beings we introverts are! 1. Introverts need quiet time with those we love....

Productivity has a lot to do with simplified tasks and techniques that support maximum efficiency, and what better way to study the art of simplicity than by watching what a baby does? Here are 10 things to pay attention to next time you have to babysit your little niece or find yourself smiling and making faces at a baby in a stroller at the supermarket. 1. They get really cranky when they haven’t had enough sleep....

Early birds are more likely to be proactive, happy and healthy – check out 10 things that early birds do that make them more likely to be successful. 1. They Can Accomplish Tasks As Soon As They Start Their Day It doesn’t take long for our days to get started; family, friends, career obligations, emails, and tidying mean that there are things to start doing as soon as you wake up....

It may be tempting to put off starting until tomorrow, but that could result in you never starting. Take control of your life and change today! Check out these 10 little things that you can do today instead of tomorrow to make real changes in your life. 1. List your goals for the next five years Sit down with some paper and write down everything that you want to achieve in the next year....

Extremely fortunate and incredibly rare is a person who never stumbles in life. Life can often be monotonous with little fluctuation and many of us get used to that. But what really challenges us mentally, emotionally and physically, are the few times we hit those massive, dramatic roadblocks – be it health problems, financial hardships or the loss of a loved one. These situations can make us feel dark, hopeless and stuck, like we’ve just hit rock bottom....

1) Expand your support network. Sometimes we make the mistake of trying to seek help from people who don’t know the first thing about what we’re trying to do. This leads to a situation where neither side feels good about the outcome. Going to the same friends to address the same basic problems can be just as bad. In these situations, a change of perspective might be needed. If you’re a writer, you should seek out other writers who don’t have a vested interest in you to discuss your problem with....

But even if you are familiar with MS, here are 10 things you likely do not know. Share the knowledge. Awareness is a step toward a cure. 1. There are 4 types of MS, but people will exhibit symptoms that are individual to them. There are 4 types of disease courses identified in multiple sclerosis: relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), primary-progressive MS (PPMS), secondary-progressive MS (SPMS), and progressive-relapsing MS. Within each “course,” there are varying degrees of severity....

1. Too Much Personal Information Years ago, candidates were expected to supply name, full physical address, and phone number. In many instances, including date of birth, marital status and number of kids was also appropriate. This was because potential employers were looking for stable individuals who were “settled.” Marriage sort of indicated that. This was all before the days of Title IX and other anti-discriminatory laws. If you include more than name, phone number and email address, you are making a mistake....

It’s about pushing the limits of your current position and showing that you have outgrown your current responsibilities, and you’re ready to take on new ones. If you’re trying to figure where you went wrong in your position, here are ten things that you should consider to get promoted: 1. You need strong leadership skills No one was born as a leader, but it is possible to possess qualities of an effective leader....

—Benjamin Franklin As much as people try to avoid it, hard times are a part of life. Positive change can come from conflict. The key is to deal with the issues at hand and push through towards resolution. Avoidance and inaction only intensify the problem. Stop doing these 10 things so that you can push through hard times. 1. Hiding from reality. There is a classic bumper sticker stating, “Life Is A Beach....

There may be someone on your office that is responsible for fixing the printer when it breaks. The last thing you want is a broken printer when you need to print something important. If you know who to approach to report it, then you send the impression that you can take action and like to get problems solved. There could be someone else that sets up access to systems, if it’s not your manager....

1. Cut the negative self-talk No-one ever got better at anything by beating themselves up. Talk to yourself kindly, and encouragingly, rather than ragging on yourself for making mistakes. A positive mindset will help you learn more easily, which will boost confidence. 2. Boost your knowledge A sure-fire way of being more certain of what you’re doing is to learn more. Read up on the latest research to enhance your knowledge....

Heck, I used to smoke a pack a day – which isn’t as bad… if it weren’t for my mom smoking two packs a day while she carried me in her belly. I was born with asthma and a whole host of other trials. Heck, I didn’t even experience life until I was 2 – my first 2 years on Earth were inside various hospitals. I’ve been smoking since I was born....

1. Know your transport It is imperative to intimately understand your desired public transportation system. Usually, there are multiple routes that take you to the desired destination. Traffic on certain routes may vary depending on time of the day and frequency of the transport. Building up such knowledge takes time and detailed study of the routes and timetables. However, in the long run it is the best way to beat the crowds....

Regardless of the circumstances, it’s indisputable that art students are all familiar with the same triumphs, struggles, and unfair misconceptions. With this in mind, here are 10 truths that only an art student would truly understand. 1. You constantly fight for the honor of your degree Considering most people underestimate the difficulty of completing an art degree, the majority of art students feel compelled to fiercely defend their major. This can translate into defensiveness and undue aggression, although either would be understandable in the face of unsubstantiated and largely unfair criticism....

Have you ever read a blog and thought about starting one yourself because you could do as good a job? Most of us could benefit from keeping one. Especially those with small business aspirations! I’ve got over 10 blogs but only one of them is public. The rest are kept private and used as a way for me to organise information, access it from anywhere and search my data fast....

However, it’s a little-known fact, that fashion stores – heck, the majority of stores – are actively trying to play mind games with you so that you’ll spend more time and money in their establishment. Turns out some fashion tricks are good all year round. So, if you want to be a little bit savvier about your spending habits, and more importantly keep an eye out for signs that your local fashion store is trying to get you to spend an exorbitant amount more than you need, then check out our top ten sneakiest fashion store tricks being employed....

Cal Newport, author of So Good They Can’t Ignore You, says that “The problem is that we don’t have much evidence that this is how passion works. ‘Follow your passion’ assumes: a) you have preexisting passion; and b) if you match this passion to your job then you’ll enjoy that job. “When I studied the issue, it was more complex. Most people don’t have preexisting passions. And research on workplace satisfaction tells that people like their jobs for more nuanced reasons than simply it matches some innate interest....