Daily links Tuesday, 12 January, 2010
By Helen
1. 6 Easy Ways to Track Your Blog Success
In new year, everything starts afresh and so do bloggers. Aside from resolutions and blogging plans, it’s time to evaluate our blogging progress from previous year. Some of you may not be a fan in tracking stats but in order to plan well ahead, at least a simple review is needed. I don’t plan to bombard you with multiple tools, but some easy, accessible ways you can do for your blog evaluation
2. How to Get a Stalled Project Moving Again
Do you have a long-term project which you’ve stalled on? Perhaps you’ve got a half-written novel tucked away, or you started a blog that you haven’t updated for weeks or months. Maybe you began a bigcraft project – a tapestry or rug. Or you planned to redecorate the spare bedroom, but never got further than moving furniturearound.
3. 8 Unconventional Ways to De-stress and Release Tension
As we move through our daily routines we are often faced with obstacles and challenges which can lead to some degree of stress and anxiety. So to become more relaxed and free of tensions it is important to break away from your ordinary routine and find ways to de-stress. This process can be very simple or more in depth, but why not try something new and different? Here are 8, not your everyday ordinary, ways to de-stress and release tensions.
4. Fabulous Resources for Free Self-Education
What do Bill Gates, Ray Bradbury, Abigail Adams, Richard Branson, and Benjamin Franklin all have in common? None of them received higher education; they’re autodidacts.
January 13th, 2010
Daily links Thursday, 7 January, 2010
By Helen
1.As I probably mentioned in earlier posts, one of my biggest problems is to be organized. So, whenever I find something that could help me, I am thinking that there are probably people that have the same problem as I do. So, can you Make Time to Get and Stay Organized?
What’s the best time to get organized? The ideal answer is, “all the time.” However, taking advantage of natural times can kick-start or motivate the organization process: a New Year’s resolution, spring cleaning, start of the school year, an important deadline, etc. all provide opportunity to get organized.
Many people use the excuse “I just don’t have enough time to get organized.” If you don’t have enough time to get organized, then you’re a prime candidate to get organized. It takes time and energy to get organized, but brings the gift of added time to your life. So… what are some simple ways to manage your organizing time?
2. Sometimes I think about my failures, and I realize that some of them were caused by the wrong perspective that I was looking at problems. I was comparing my project to other projects, I was maybe expecting too much progress after too little time, and I did not have enough trust in me. I realized that reading The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side
It always looks better. The other side, the grass on the other side. Not just the grass, also the neighbor’s wife, your friend’s sports car, your boss’s apartment, your colleague’s job and how ever many examples you want to hear.
3.Success! Don’t we all want it? 20 Powerful Beliefs That Will Push You Toward Success
I’m sure you have met at least one person in your life that is successful, motivated and self-empowered. This is someone that always seems to land on their feet, turns everything into gold and every success seems to come their way faster and thicker.