5 Ways to Brighten A Cloudy Day

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When I was a small child, I’d curl up on my parents’ bed after the sunshine had warmed their dark brown comforter. It was an oasis of peace and safety that I struggled to find in later years. I’d made the mistake of thinking that being an adult meant no longer delighting in “silly” things like a sun-warmed blanket. I was entirely wrong.Each day includes moments that can be deeply… Continue reading

10 Ways Blogging Can Improve Your Life

Have you ever read a blog and thought about starting one yourself because you could do as good a job? Most of us could benefit from keeping one. Especially those with small business aspirations! I've got over 10 blogs but only one of them is public. The rest are kept private and used as a way for me to organise information, access it from anywhere and search my… Continue reading

Great tools for starting your business + help the gulf coast oil spill

Every successful company has to start somewhere-- at the bottom, to be more precise. And when the company is yours, climbing that ladder of success can feel awfully daunting at times. Luckily, there are tools available to help entrepreneurs advance their businesses. We have partnered with AppSumo to bundle five of the best ones out there together at a great price.The Startup Bundle costs $55, but in exchange, you… Continue reading

5 Ways to Brighten A Cloudy Day

When I was a small child, I’d curl up on my parents’ bed after the sunshine had warmed their dark brown comforter. It was an oasis of peace and safety that I struggled to find in later years. I’d made the mistake of thinking that being an adult meant no longer delighting in “silly” things like a sun-warmed blanket. I was entirely wrong.Each day includes moments that can be deeply… Continue reading

How to Grow Your Small Business in Any Economy, Part 1

Think your small business can't grow in this economy? You're wrong. Improving your mindset and minimizing your risk are possible in all economies.If you pay attention to the media and get sucked into an "economic panic," you might think that trying to grow a business in today's economy is a crazy notion. But many of the companies you know and trust were started in economic conditions much… Continue reading

6 Steps To Remove TV From Your Life

A couple of months ago I wrote an article on 10 reasons to quit TV on my blog. I was half expecting resistant replies, but was surprised to read many readers expressing the same sentiments. Some of them have removed TV from their lives since years ago, while some are on the way towards cutting TV out. Many of them expressed improved quality of life after they stopped / reduced… Continue reading

11 Paradoxes of Being a Better Public Speaker

We've all heard how frightened nearly everyone is of public speaking. Maybe that's understandable, but it creates the potential for lots of misinformed conventional wisdom spread by people who have to make presentations but haven't had the opportunity to learn what really works.To help correct some misperceptions about what creates better presenters and presentations, here are eleven public speaking paradoxes for reluctant presenters to accept, embrace, and follow:1. Minimize… Continue reading

31 Proven Ways To Get More Comments On Your Blog

Do you want more comments on your blog? Let's assume you already know how valuable comments are to your blogging experience. But how do you get more of them? Here are 31 ways to increase comments on your blog. Some are concepts I use regularly on my own blogs. Others I know about from watching other bloggers. (Note that I don't necessarily endorse all methods. You have to decide what… Continue reading

3 Reasons To Join Lifehack On Facebook

Have you joined Lifehack on Facebook? Here are three quick reasons why you'll want to consider doing so!

  1. Great conversations - Questions, confessions, thoughts, and inspirations... all come together on our page with thoughtful commentary you won't get to see here on Lifehack.org.
  2. New content - The layout here on the main site makes quick thoughts a bit hard to navigate. As such, we've taken all the quick questions and comments over

7 Ways to Make Life Changing Decisions

Most people don’t know the profound effects of making decisions. Often times, we go through life oblivious to what thoughts we are thinking and what actions we are taking. Every single decision we make in our days shapes our current reality. It shapes who we are as a person because we habitually follow through with the decisions we make without even realizing it.If you’re unhappy with the results in your… Continue reading

Bring Nature Inside to Improve Performance

This week I went conference room shopping with a fellow speaker, Shirley T. Burke. Fortunately Shirley T. “gets” feng shui and understood that I would have some very specific requirements for the meeting room in which we’ll present our seminar, “Back on Track: Get More of What You Really Want From Life.” I speak best in spaces that feel good. And, I want the space to have a life-affirming energy… Continue reading

How To Make Your Own 3D Videos

When you go to see Despicable Me in 3D, which you will because it makes you laugh even though you grimace a bit because you're not 12 anymore, hang onto those 3D glasses. You'll need them to watch the 3D videos you post to Youtube by following the insanely simple directions served up by the crazies over at Zurb. Their opening is simple:

"Nate was coming to… Continue reading

9 Expert Tips For Better Writing

One of the things I like best about social media is the way it helps me discover talented writers. They remind me a lot of distance athletes with their deep conversations about seemingly minor details and long periods of time spent practicing alone.The web also has a downside. There seems to be a growing belief that having mobile access to information negates any need to regularly consume quality writing.Some writers… Continue reading

A New Productivity for the Smartphone Era

About a year ago, I published a question in a Blackberry forum asking how the devices had helped to make professionals more productive.The responses I received were typified by the one that I remember the most: "I am more productive because I can check my email on  the train to and from work."This seemed like a reasonable response at the time. As a person who gets a bit nervous when… Continue reading

Lessons in Discomfort

“In many instances, the likelihood of an individual succeeding (no matter what the goal) will be dependant on how uncomfortable that person is prepared to get and for how long.” C.A.H.The Application of the InformationThis morning I coached someone who asked me to expand on the ‘growth comes through discomfort’ theory. It’s something I’m always teaching and it’s a concept my client was having trouble getting her head around –… Continue reading

7 Ways To Stay Grounded by Staying Organized

Think about the last time you were all over the place, full of a free floating anxiety, bouncing from one task to another, reacting to people and situations emotionally in a way you later regretted. I’ve learned that when I feel like that I have become ungrounded, disconnected from my center, from my knowing that I am OK and all is well.How do I get back to my center? How… Continue reading

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