1. Don’t forget the small touches 2. “Love is not a matter of counting the years, But making the years count.” (Michelle Amand) 3. Couples who laugh together stay together! 4. Get physical 5. Listen to each other 6. “You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” (Sam Keen) 7. Communicate, communicate, communicate! 8. Celebrate the good times together… While this doesn’t have to involve jumping on beds together (although, why the heck not?...

The Secret to Changing Habits Successfully

Cats Don’t Care About Details– When a cat enters a room, it looks around for: threats, creatures, food, places to sleep. There’s probably a process in their minds to determine how bad a threat is, who the creatures are (are they in my pride?), what type of food, but I think the details get fuzzy beyond that. (Any cat shrinks in the house?). How would you apply this to your life?...

We have gone through a period of searching and filtering through employment options, then when we get that job we so desire we start becoming apprehensive that we are not good enough to perform successfully in the role. We may feel our experiences and academic qualification don’t line up with the requirements of the job. But this should not deter you. Rather than feeling guilty for being the one picked for the job, look inwards and realize that you really do have powerful things to offer your new workplace:...

Within our body are energy centers known as the chakras: seven in total. When our chakras run optimally, they contribute to the person we are in positive ways. Our chakras are connected to our feelings and how we think, determining a lot of the decisions and actions we take. With that in mind, they are a source for how our lives will run for the good or bad. When the chakras are closed, they become over or under-active and you may not be living to your potential....

Whether I’m coaching one-on-one, training a leadership group of 20, or speaking to 150 people, my responsibility is to help people understand concepts that will help them do two things: Overcome self-imposed barriers that hold them back 2. Gain the confidence needed to live the life they want to live Shortly after I started learning this stuff, I realized I had the same responsibility to my children. And, guess what?...

The average person spends 22 minutes a day on Facebook. And surely this social media site is willing to squeeze more time out of you. You really are not meant to like everything you see on your newsfeed and all Facebook’s fancy algorithms may not be what will inspire the most productive feed for you. Your Facebook newsfeed reveals how productive you are and how much you want to get value for your time....

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This is the creed of metal-mouthed teenagers and adults alike. Despite the eventual aesthetic benefits, it takes years of pain and expense to use braces to correct your teeth. The amount of time braces stay on depends on the state of your teeth. Those who can afford orthodontia will sport them anywhere from nine months to five long years. The price of braces has dropped significantly since the 1960s. However, the average cost remains around $5,000 for a full treatment....

The truth is, those who type do take more notes compared to those who use good old pen and paper. However, according to the new study published by Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer (from Princeton University and University of California respectively) students who take notes on paper learn significantly more compared to their laptop-addicted peers. Here are the main reasons why: Writing takes time and digestion is necessary Our brain uses two different types of cognitive processing when doing these two operations: typing and writing....

Tag A Cat is the ultimate sharing app for cat lovers and enthusiasts. Even if you don’t own a cat but want to look at cat photos all day, you can do it all with this app. The social app allows you to comment and interact with other feline lovers around the globe. How amazing is that? Sharing your cat’s milestones on other social platforms can be done with the push of a button....

Although most smokers probably don’t think too much about it, the above video shows just how much tar builds up in your lungs over a lifetime of inhaling carcinogenic material. In conjunction with the Thai Health Promotion Foundation and Faculty of Medicine for Chulalongkorn University, BBDO Proximity Thailand extracted tar from the lungs of a man who had smoked for 50 years of his life on a daily basis, and created ink from it....

Once you start watching, it’ll be easy to see why. I mean, is there really anything more awesome than seeing a bunch of dogs expertly put up Christmas decorations? I just wish I had trained my Dachshunds to do this! Would have made putting up the hundreds of ornaments my family has just a little bit easier. Truth be told, while watching these dogs put up ornaments was great, what I enjoyed most was seeing them physically place gifts under the tree....

The exciting new vaccine is being trialed in the U.K. Two people have already been given the vaccine, at Guy’s Hospital in London. One of these people is 35-year old Kelly Potter. She was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer last summer. Kelly says that being a participant in the study has “changed [her] life for the better,” further commenting that “it’s fantastic to be part of something that could be ground-breaking....

Each one of us is predisposed to finding ourselves alone or lonely at some point. Be it for a brief fleeting moment, or for longer, more memorable periods. It can, without doubt, be an intimidating place to be in. Just with ourselves – thoughts, feelings and soul. It opens up for us intense personal spaces which are sometimes perceived to be attached to isolation, unhappiness and pain. It is also a situation which many of us, including me, want to avoid; because loneliness is sometimes synonymous with shame....

How many times have you heard someone say that? How many times have you said it? I know I’ve gone through phases of my life where I just couldn’t seem to get off my butt to get stuff done, and I’m definitely guilty of calling myself lazy. But eventually, I stopped. Because labels like “I’m so lazy” are incredibly negative and become part of your identity. Worse, they hide the real problems preventing you from achieving what you really want....

That which does not kill us makes us stronger. A good way to be continuously self-motivated is to implement something like these 8 steps from Ian McKenzie. Keep a positive attitude: There’s is nothing more powerful for self-motivation than the right attitude. You can’t choose or control your circumstance, but can choose your attitude towards your circumstances. How I see this working is while you’re developing these mental steps, and utilizing them regularly, self-motivation will come naturally when you need it....

And I bet the second most common goal of many is to improve their health or to lose weight. In fact, these are simple goals to describe but difficult feats to pull off for many. We all know in order to lose weight, we should take a closer look and better control of our diet- eat more greens, less processed foods, more fruits, fewer desserts – alright, you don’t need me to repeat these....

1. Rapportive Rapportive is a plug-in for Gmail that provides rich contact profiles right in your inbox. Rapportive has a number of benefits. First, it adds color to the generally very dry task of sending and receiving e-mails. Second, it makes it easier for you to research people you’re talking to by providing you with links to all of their social profiles. Third, it helps you find e-mail addresses of people you want to cold e-mail....