this time ~ this space

By brightfeather • August 15th, 2007

I’ve previously written Twenty Top Time Savers and today I found that another wordpress.com blogger has prepared a brief list of 11 time management tips that I’d like to draw reader attention to.
My time management way is much simpler.
I have a list of GOALS - not tasks.
I just keep doing things that are related to [...]

Compliments cost nothing but are invaluable. Learning this small, simple skill of giving away compliments can change the way you view yourself and the world around you. It will strengthen your relationships and increase your self-confidence.
Compliments are defined as gracious words, given freely, which create happiness for both the giver and the receiver. They [...]

Visuwords™ uses Princeton University’s WordNet, an opensource database built by University students and language researchers. Combined with a visualization tool and user interface built from a combination of modern web technologies, Visuwords™ is available as a free resource to all patrons of the web.

It’s a dictionary! It’s a thesaurus!

Great for writers, [...]

If you feel like your life is chaotic, it’s probably because you haven’t organized the way you handle the different things in your life into systems.
Systems are anything that happens regularly in your life — errands, laundry, email, kids lunches, etc. They can be either simple or complicated – depending on whether you’ve given them [...]

On Tuesday my artist friend was prepared to take me second hand shopping with the intent on finding some specific items herself. She intended to find old picture and window frames for her artwork because she couldn’t afford new ones. She saw these frames in her dreams and was convinced she would find them when [...]

I discovered these ‘16 rules I try to live by’ at this website:
1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone. I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. I hear people say, “But I’m concerned about security.” My response to that is simple: “Security is for cadavers.”
2. [...]

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. — Winston Churchill
There are many factors that contribute to being a clear thinking decision-maker, the two cardinal ones are:
1. Self-esteem (not pride): Self-esteem is a big factor in making good decisions. Never feel sorry for yourself - [...]

Whether we state them out loud or not we all have goals in life. What sets the achievers apart from the non-achievers is they have a written set of goals and that they work towards achieving them. That being said, it’s important to recognize that your sub-conscious can be given powerful suggestions to overcome any [...]