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What I Learned from Keeping a Gratitude Journal

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One day he’ll walk out the door and end up somewhere exotic, tropical, freezing or remote, confident and curious. It very well might fade, like a disappointing percentage of my attempts to inject productive self-improvement into the spaces of my day generally reserved for stuff such as Super Mario Kart 8. I even like scarves.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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Spanx’s line of slimming, toning and other garments is expansive, including jeans, leggings, dresses and even swimwear, alongside a line of products for men and the shapewear the company is known for. She determined in that instant to make a prototype and put it into production. Sara Blakely wanted to create her own product to sell.

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The Daily CT Scan: The Best Way To Start Your Day

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And being able to make informed decisions is something that can really make a difference in your personal productivity. Weekly Sprints. The other items fall into the idea of “time theming” which is one of the core components of the personal productivity methodology I teach called TimeCrafting. Daily Themes. Monthly Themes.

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11 Ways to Attract Abundance in Your Life

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Once abundance starts to come, once someone becomes incredibly productive, it’s amazing what the numbers turn out to be. The things that make you more confident, that give you the courage and the audacity to move forward. Now that you can see it everywhere, you are sprinting. Everything begins in the heart and mind.

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Do This When Procrastination Strikes

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I’d be sprinting to drop it off in time at 9 am before the last chime of the bell. Those things are less likely to activate your inner procrastinator because even though they aren’t easy in the moment, you’re relatively confident that the effort will be worth it. The paper would commence somewhere around 2 am. Fear can be sneaky.

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You Can Avoid Multitasking When You Focus on These 3 Things

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With head held high and swelling confidence, I strode out into my day. They didn’t just happen but rather were a predictable by-product of a “weighting” system I had devised without fully realizing it—that is, until I realized it. Your core problem isn’t a lack of time, productivity, or VOLUME but a lack of focus.

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5 Ways To Work Smarter | PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement

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PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement Home Articles About Contact Archives 90 days 5 Ways To Work Smarter Written by Brett Hagberg - 12 Comments Categories: productivity tips , self improvement As much as workaholics like to claim that they’re superior because they work more hours, don’t listen to them.

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