How to be Smarter: Cool documentary about New York City relationships in various stages: Love Etc. (I have been waiting for this to come out on DVD for about a year and it did not disappoint). How to...
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How to be Smarter: Some amount of luck probably got you to where you are today, but you can’t build luck into your life plan moving forward. Things happen because people make them happen. If yo...
How to be Smarter: Having a time limit on something you are nervous about or not looking forward to doing makes it instantly more tolerable. Whether you tell yourself you’ll stay at a party for...
How to be Smarter: I read this entire book over the past weekend: it’s extremely interesting, it covers many favorite television shows, and it’s written in a very accessible, almost scrip...
How to be Smarter: You can change your whole life in a big way just by changing all the little ways and routines you have developed. Shaking up your life dramatically isn’t just about changing ...
How to be Smarter: You know how when you were little and you didn’t want to eat something, you would be encouraged to try “just one bite”? Keep that habit up as an adult. Before dec...
How to be Smarter: Build a life so uniquely yours that no one can imagine anyone but you living it. Make your choices so intentionally and specifically tailored to your personality and your goals tha...
How to be Smarter: If you self-identify as a sensitive soul, you have to be strict on who and what you let into your life. Being sensitive isn’t about being weak or a crybaby–it’s a...
Over on 40:20 Vision, we are talking about Inspiring Women in Media. Come on over and share who inspires you! (Becky Quick from Squawk Box is one of my favorite media role models).
How to be Smarter: The people that get to the top of the success staircase first are the ones that keep moving their feet even if given the chance to ride an escalator. An opportunity to rise to the...
How to be Smarter: 7 Tips to Help You Wake-up Faster (the last tip, Train Yourself, is something I would have never thought of before). How to be Prettier: While you are paying at the nail salon, pul...
How to be Smarter: The best way to identify your writing voice, whether it is for a blog, a novel, or for something else, is to write a lot. (Having posts or chapters already written gives you works ...
How to be Smarter: People are brave in different ways. What’s easy for some people can require other people to find a lot of courage (and maybe cause some tears and anxiety) to accomplish the s...
How to be Smarter: Article I really liked about how many options and choices are available to you in your 20′s [contains light swearing and light adult themes]. . How to be Prettier: New site I...
How to be Smarter: Discussion on risk and risk quotient [a Flash Friday column with Christina from 40:20 Vision that I found really interesting to write]. How to be Prettier: Songs for feeling better...
How to be Smarter: Other people tend to meet you on your expectation level. If you only have the highest expectations for yourself, those around you tend to raise their own stakes to meet you. (And t...
How to be Smarter: What are the odds of you being here? How to be Prettier: Wearing a top that matches your eye color is one of the quickest ways to have your eyes pop (and wearing a color the same s...
How to be Smarter: Loving, meaningful romantic relationships are not a limited-edition item. If it feels like all your friends are getting into these great relationships and you’re being left behind,...
How to be Smarter: The smartest people don’t tell you everything at once. They tell you about half of what you need to know, and then when you ask questions for clarification, they look even sm...
How to be Smarter: Worrying and thinking are different activities. Worrying implies anxiety (“I just know I will throw up during my class presentation”), while thinking implies solution-based thought...
How to be Smarter: Rules of a Creator’s Life. (I especially like number six). How to be Prettier: I’m seeing a lot of orange-tangerine in springtime clothes this year; this skirt is one o...
How to be Smarter: To become better at something, whether it’s a skill or a character trait, simply: 1. do it over and over and over again and 2. be open to hearing suggestions on how you could...
How to be Smarter: I read this blog post about word usage a week ago, and it really touched me. How to be Prettier: If there is a beauty product you are constantly forgetting, like sunscreen or wrink...
How to be Smarter: If you always make mountains out of molehills, the only thing people will trust you to manage is molehills. How to be Prettier: I’m really trying to take shorter showers, as it dri...
How to be Smarter: The problem isn’t a lack of good ideas, it’s not remembering your good ideas. I bet if for one week–maybe one day–you wrote down each and every idea that ca...
How to be Smarter: When moving, set aside a screwdriver to put at the top of one of the boxes. It will probably be one of the first things you need in your new house, and you don’t want to dig ...
How to be Smarter: In general, there are two reasons for why you should be doing something: either doing it brings you joy, or doing it puts you on a path that will get you closer to your final goal....
How to be Smarter: The best thing you can do for your own happiness level is to engage in the job that you do. Ask questions, think strategically, and befriend co-workers. These will all help you in ...
How to be Smarter: When something sweet spills and you don’t take the time to wipe it up right away, the sugar hardens and bugs are drawn to it. The same way, when someone in a relationship sto...
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