This is a guest post by Olivia Moore. The topic of being organized has been widely discussed and all the articles, surveys, and experiments have led to the same conclusion—being organized helps you to be successful in many aspects in life. Needless to say, the busy life makes it hard…
This is a guest post by Stefan Zugor. Stefan is a Personal Development Blogger. He loves helping people become the best version of themselves. I used to be the messiest person you could meet. Clothes would be strewn all over my floor, my possessions scattered in a random fashion all…
Someone recently forwarded to me a note called, “20 Things the Rich Do Every Day.” Apparently, the material is from the bestselling book, Rich Habits. While my site is not about becoming wealthy in the monetary sense, I like a definition I once read that said that wealth is an…
This is a guest post by Veronica Finch. Veronica is a recent college grad and her wisdom exceeds her years; while her examples focus on college-related activities, her suggestions are applicable for everyone. I like the way her piece syncs with several of the Six Simple Rules—I see a clear…
I’ve been a fan of Joshua Becker’s blog on minimalism and simplicity for several years. Last year, an article I wrote was published on his site. I’ve also enjoyed his books, and now he has a new one, Clutterfree with Kids, and I'm pleased to write this book review. While…
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the happiness secret of experiences, not things. In a similar vein, I share with you enjoy today’s guest post by Cheryl Magyar. -------------- It seems like everyone is talking about happiness these days—trying to define it and searching high and low for…
I’m excited to publish this guest post by Barrie Davenport. Barrie is a life passion coach, author, and founder of BarrieDavenport.com, a site devoted to helping people uncover and live their life passions. She is the creator of The Path to Passion Course (more on the course at the end…
I want to tell you a brief story about something super nice that someone said to me recently. More than 18 years ago, Dan Sullivan, founder of Strategic Coach, told me about four “Referability” habits—behaviors that help you to be referable, as in a person who other people would recommend…
This is a guest post by Joyce Del Rosario Work and stress – the two seem to go together whether we like it or not. Although some jobs are more stressful than others, everyone experiences work related stress at some point in their lives, which means that the ability to…
At nearly all of my speaking engagements, the audience has a chance to evaluate the session. I use a short evaluation form. Two of the five questions ask: what they got out of the session (so I know what people like) and what could be added to the session (so…
For the past year-plus, I’ve been quite intrigued with the minimalism lifestyle movement. I regularly read several minimalist blogs. My favorite is Joshua Becker’s Becoming Minimalist . There are many aspects of minimalism that appeal to me, including its connection to the fallacy that happiness comes from owning more and…
When I speak to groups about time management, I ask the audience what the most common reason people give for not exercising. They always say that it’s, “I don’t have the time.” I agree—that’s the most common reason by far. I then explain, however, that I do not believe it…