Zero To Skill – Upgrade Your Life: One Day At A Time

30Mar

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Productivity Hacks

Top 25 Productivity Blogs for 2020

Do you ever feel like you get to the end of a day with the creeping feeling that you haven’t achieved as much as you really could have? Do you regularly feeling disappointed that you haven’t been able to accomplish the work goals that you set yourself at the beginning of the day? Well, console yourself that you are definitely not the only person to have ever felt like that. In recent years, productivity has become a serious buzzword in professional circles. Surf the web and you’re bound to come across thousands of innovative ideas on how to avoid procrastination and increase you productivity and output. Below, you'll find a list of some of the best productivity blogs on the web. nTask Blog: https://www.ntaskmanager.com/Lifehack: https://www.lifehack.org/Lifeh...

Early Risers: The Most Successful People in the World Wake Up Early

10Mar

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Personal Development

Early Risers: The Most Successful People in the World Wake Up Early

There’s nothing like the smell of success in the morning! Among the myriad of ways in which the CEOs of major companies are different from you and I seems to be their habit of waking up at ungodly hours of the morning. It probably won’t come as much of a surprise to you that somewhere in the range of 90% of top executives wake up early. Real early. I'm talking before 6 a.m. during the work week. Read on for a list of top businesspeople who are known for their love for rising early. 1. Tim Cook – Apple CEO Apple head honcho Tim Cook is known to up at 3:45 a.m. every morning to exercise, drink coffee and reply to emails. Cook clearly loves his job and has stated that waking up this early is no obstacle due to the satisfaction that he gets from his work. 2. Mary ...

28Feb

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Motivation

Top 25 Motivational Podcasts for 2020

There is little in life that is more uplifting that the sensation that comes with accomplishing an objective that has been on your to-do list for some time. Whether you want to lose weight, get a promotion at work or master a language or musical instrument, there is a lot to be said for the self-respect and satisfaction that you gain from engaging in a struggle for self-improvement. As you move toward your goal, however, there are almost always point at which self-doubt and fatigue will begin to enter you mind. It is at times like these that it can be a good idea to look for motivation from external sources. Don't miss: Top 25 Motivational Quotes for 2020 No matter what you’re struggling with, you can be sure that there are tons of people who have been in your situation...

5 Incredibly Important Character Traits to Have If You Want to Be Successful

5Feb

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Self Improvement

5 Incredibly Important Character Traits to Have If You Want to Be Successful

A common misconception is that successful people were simply born to be successful. A closer look at people who have reached the top of their field, however, reveals that the vast majority of them have worked incredibly hard to develop a common series of character traits which allow them to excel at what they do. Below, you'll find a list of character traits you will need to adopt in order to put yourself on a fast track to success. 1. Competitiveness One characteristic that every successful person without fail has is competitiveness. Competitiveness is important because it’s often the will to surpass the achievements of our peers that provides the driving force behind achievement and accomplishment. Without the burning desire to prove yourself in front of you...

25Jan

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Motivation

Top 25 Quotes About Creativity for 2020

Creativity is one of the most sought-after qualities in business today. The ability to think outside the box when it comes to innovative problem-solving is now recognized as one of the human resources that ultimately determines the success or failure of a company or project. As a result of this realization, industry-leading companies like Apple and Google now prize creativity above all else in their recruitment process. This presents somewhat of a problem for most people. Maybe it’s something to do with the way that our education systems work, but so many of us grow up with a dim view on our own ability to be creative. This is a shame because there isn’t a person that has ever lived that didn’t have the capacity to create. All you have to do is look at kids pla...

How to Create and Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions

15Jan

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Self Improvement

How to Create and Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions

One of the most exciting parts of celebrating the beginning of a new year is to create New Year’s resolutions. The hardest part is staying motivated and sticking to your goals for the new year. While this might seem exciting for some people, for others, New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep up, and most end up giving up on them after the first few weeks of the year. If you are feeling that lack of motivation and struggling to follow through with your goals, it’s recommended to consider using some of the tips below. Let's begin our year with creating reasonable New Year's resolutions and then talk about how you can create accountability that will have you stick to your goals for the remainder of the year. 1. Write Down Your Goals Many of you already write down your goa...

How to Create a Life Changing Morning Routine and Why It Will Help You Succeed

8Jan

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Personal Development

How to Create a Life Changing Morning Routine and Why It Will Help You Succeed

The secret to a successful day is founded on the way it starts. A productive morning is more often than not followed up with success which extends into the afternoon and beyond. People tend to function differently at different times of the day due to variations in circadian rhythms. While the best way to start the day will be subject to the preferences of every individual, there are a few universal tricks that everyone can employ to make sure that they get off on the right foot. 1. Wake Up Bright and Early Making the most of the hours of the day means waking up at the right time. Waking early on a regular basis means getting an early night the night before, so don’t burn the midnight oil. Set your alarm for a reasonable hour and avoid that snooze button like the plag...

27Dec

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Motivation

Top 25 Productivity Quotes for 2020

Struggling to get into that perfect groove with your work? Don’t worry, you’re far from alone. There is hardly a person on this earth who doesn’t know what it feels like to be obsessively drawn to their cellphone when they know that they should be working instead. The truth is that the digital age has made it much more difficult for us to concentrate on getting down to hard work. With just the click of a button, we can now lose ourselves in whole new worlds of sport, gossip and entertainment that simply weren’t there to distract our forbearers. So, how do the world’s most successful people manage to stay focused on being productive? Is there some secret that they all know but which eludes the rest of us? Luckily for you, we’ve put together the following list o...