Top Sites to Make You Better
Posted by Doug | Filed under Uncategorized
I only recently stumbled across this site and this article in particular which list 100 sites that inspire you to becoming a better person. The list is truly awsome and anyone would be well advised to check out these sites regularly.
The article starts by listing the top 10 sites which, it claims, are ‘must read’ sites and I’d tend to agree with their choice.
Then it goes on to cite sites that will help you;
- achieve your dreams or goals
- work better or be more productive
- motivation and personal development
- Being happy or finding happiness
- giving back or making a contributio to society or the world
- spiritual awareness
- simplicity, downshifting or simplifying life
- financial planning
- healthy mind
- and, a healthy body
Like I said, the site is well worth a visit. The article will undoubtedly list sites you already know and visit but it is also likely to point you to new sites you did not know existed.
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Three Questions to Help You Find Happiness
Posted by Doug | Filed under Uncategorized
This post was inspired by an article about finding true happiness I found on the Frugal Dad website. It is a simple article that holds a lot of truth in it.
The article points out what it considers 3 keys to happiness in life. These questions I pose here are based directly upon those 3 keys;
If you are looking for happiness in your life;
- Do you have something to do? A Job, a hobby, a sport, a pastime or maybe a life purpose.
- Do you have something to love? A partner, family, friends or maybe your job or social cause.
- Do you have something to hope for? Dreams, goals or ambitions that you are actively striving toward.
Finally, the original article presents us with a quote, I don’t know from where, that is very apt;
The only difference between a rut and a grave is six feet.
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Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow
Posted by Doug | Filed under zen habits
Do What You Love to Do is a well-worn phrase that is often followed by the phrase, and the money will follow. Basically it is used as a maxim by people who wish to follow their passion with little regard for money. The belief being that money will follow automatically. The problem is that it often doesn’t.
That is the argument followed in an article on the Zen Habits site in a post entitled How to Do what You Love Without Selling Your Soul. This article explores the idea of selling yourself or self promotion.
The central problem is that if you do want to do what you love and the money doesn’t follow, then you have to find a way to attract money. Thios could mean selling your soul or, on the other hand, it could mean finding a way of marketing yourself or whatever it is that you love doing.
I’d guess that few of us like marketing ourselves, many people see self promotion as akin to selfishness, arrogance and even pomposity. This article argues that we need to lose such feelings.
The article goes on the explore the concept of authentic marketing as a means of promoting yourself and the value you offer others while also increasing your own knowledge and skills.
Do take time to read the article, it is well worth the time, particularly if you have the desire to do what you love doing and hope to make it a living.
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