1. Not knowing your audience Every day a new business joins Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and the list goes on. While joining can be exciting, you must have a strategy ready to be executed. Although it has almost become imperative for businesses to join social media, it is important to remember that not all social media sites are created equal. You must know your audience. Knowing your audience is important in all facets of marketing but it’s especially important when determining your social media presence....

Next time you’re thinking about a night without sleep or with less sleep than needed remember these reasons why sleep is good for you and lack of sleep is going to harm your long term success. 1. Sleep consolidates memories We all spend most of our day building new memories. From interactions with friends to new ways to accomplish our jobs to some random revolutionary thought we had while walking the dog....

You’re about to go on stage and deliver a speech to an audience of 100 people. Quick – what just happened to your heart rate? Check your palms – are they sweaty? Are you breathing faster than you were prior to the visualization? Congratulations! You’re human! The vast majority of us become anxious when we are asked to do public speaking. But there are a multitude of other situations in our lives that can bring on this same experience of sudden nerves....

Negative person We all have at least one person in our lives who we must deal with who sucks the life out of us! You know it’s true because you feel amazing before seeing them and then during conversation, you begin to feel like your candle has been snuffed out. They seem to take a lot of energy just to be around. On the opposite side of the spectrum, we also know of people who are givers....

With this in mind, let’s take a look at the some examples of affordable, low budget backyard DIY ideas that will optimize your outdoor space. Consider the following options to make your neighbors jealous. 1. Create Grand and Innovative Outdoor lighting using Solar Power Even if you are unfamiliar with how solar energy works, this technology offers a sustainable way of lighting the exterior of your home. With this in mind, consider replacing all outdoor bulbs with solar lights....

I have found great insights from intellectuals but these days I have decided to get closer to the experienced folks. Centenarians have been here for so long that they must have made some mistakes and important choices that have sustained them so far. At least they could share their humor and excitement with me. Truthfully, many older folks love being around us younger ones. I really wish many younger people tried to tilt their associations to such older ones because they do have so many relevant points of advice to offer....

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In this fantastic TED talk, Taylor explains why everyone should take a lesson from the elderly and start living for themselves and not for those around us. She urges us to not worry about completing a real bucket list, but to instead satisfy our life goals by being ourselves every day of our lives. When it comes to the common worry of what we should all do with our lives, she explains, “what you are supposed to be doing with your life will flow out of who you truly are....

It is therefore time for people to be more and more aware about their Personal Social Responsibility (PSR). PSR is all about doing to others what you would like others do to you. It is about recognizing how your behaviour affects others, and holding yourself accountable for your actions. For example, contrast someone being well mannered and kind, with someone being rude. And this brings me nicely to the theme of this post – being kind to others....

What’s curious is that even when they get a promotion (and earn more) and come across a big sum of money, they quickly return to the same situation. Why is that? The problem is not how much money you have, it’s your spending habits. It’s easy to think you’ll fix your problems by earning more money, but the truth is that you just have to spend wisely. It’s easier said than done, I know, but if you’re reading this you’re willing to change and that’s the first step....

To make that possible, you need to turn to the right kind of thinking. Let’s have a look at the best ways you can borrow money without feeling like you are fighting against the tide. 1. Know Your Financial Limits One major problem that we see a lot of is people going for the kind of car title loans they are ineligible for or cannot afford. Don’t start trying to look as if you are in a better situation financially by going for the big-shot loan....

The average conversion rate is around 2.75% for most industries. The top 25% companies seem to be converting at a rate of 5.5%. Not everyone who lands on your page visits it with an intention to purchase, hence you can never have a 100% conversion rate. So how do you improve your business’s conversion rate? It’s all about finding what’s preventing users from converting. Here are some solutions: 1. Make Your Website Secure with Multiple Payment Options According to research, 18% of users decide to abandon their purchase for security concerns....

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That is true and he is quite a character, but I disagree with his ignorance regarding parenting. Although you shouldn’t keep your kid under a glass bell and prevent them from experience the good and the bad in the world, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t guide them towards a concrete goal – to make your children high achievers. Raising my girl has so far been a very rich experience for me and I expect nothing less than that in the future....

Look like the four-in-hand is the easiest and that is what I knew since day-one of wearing tie, but the knot is usually small and narrow which sometimes does not look good for shirts. Windsor (Double Windsor) creates a wider and triangular knot which may suitable in some cases. 4 ways on knoting a tie – [Neckties.com]

1. Want A Flawless Cake? Measure Your Flour Properly. 2. Prevent The Whisker Splatter Blues With A Paper Plate. 3. Struggling To Decorate That Cake? Grab A Cookie Cutter. 4. Print This Common Measurement Cheat Sheet For A Quick Reference. 5. Broken Whisker? Grab A Mason Jar And Whip That Cream. 6. Tired Of Post-Brownie Pan Clean Up? Reach For The Parchment Paper. 7. So You Dropped An Eggshell Into Your Dish… 8....

In a study carried out by Emmons & McCullough in 2003, there were a multitude of benefits from keeping a gratitude journal.[1] A simple notebook where you write down daily what you are grateful for. The study showed that the people who kept a journal exercised more regularly, reported fewer physical symptoms, felt better about their lives as a whole, and were more optimistic. It also showed that people who kept the journal were more likely to make progress towards their goals....

Rangerwood Nature Castle Machan Treehouse Thekkady, the famous wildlife sanctuary, is the picture-perfect spot for treehouse living, offering twin treehouses side-by-side, yet with the utmost in privacy. This treehouse is situated thirty feet off the ground and offers a temporary lifestyle of rugged all-out nature life on the outside with remarkably modern amenities on the inside. Offering luxury interiors, the treehouse provides all the comforts of home including air conditioning, LED television, refrigerator, coffee and tea maker, bathrooms, and wireless internet connection....

For others, it is social pressures that create a feeling of never getting enough done. Whether it’s physical or academic success, the achievements of those around us make us feel like we should be doing more. Social media platforms like Instagram have undoubtedly made this feeling worse. Some people’s response to feeling so overwhelmed is to simply try to ignore it. I think a different approach is more rewarding. Instead of simply trying to pretend that the feeling of being over-stretched doesn’t exist, you should try to get more done in the limited time that you have....

There are plenty of legitimate and fun ways to make money online. Some of them include beginning your own small business, while others include working for someone else using your home as an office. Here are five real ways to work from home and make extra cash through the internet. 1. Freelance writing You can become a freelance writer, and can get writing assignments that very same day. The better your writing skills are, the better your freelance writing project rates will be....