The battlefield at Manassas New Year’s resolutions don’t stick because people are not proactive by nature. It’s something that takes work and motivation. Individuals who aren’t proactive tend to follow the path of least resistance. They do nothing until necessary. So how can you be proactive and make your resolutions stick? Drop the usual excuses. No time? […]
How to Become a Millionaire This Year
There is at least one habit all successful people have in common. They are all avid learners. They are not necessarily traditionally educated, and they don’t necessarily read books to learn, but they all make learning a priority. The easiest way to learn is to develop a habit of reading. Read every day. Read […]
Ideas: Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Cars
What happened to a family in New Jersey after a blizzard was heartbreaking. A couple and their two children, ages 1 and 3, were trying to stay warm. The mom and the children stayed in the car with the engine running while the dad cleared snow outside. Nobody realized that the tailpipe was clogged with […]
How to Rescue Accidentally Deleted Pictures from Your Camera
This post was originally published on January 2, 2008, but is still useful and relevant today: We had a little get-together on New Year’s Eve to celebrate the coming of 2008. Naturally, we wanted to take some pictures, so we brought out the new Canon Powershot SD850 IS we got for Christmas and snapped a […]
This Is How You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
The reason why most New Year’s resolutions fail is that the task is too big. Most people make big resolutions. They don’t make small ones that might seem too easy or insignificant. I want to lose 100 pounds this year. I want to run a marathon this year. I want to make an extra […]
No Time to Exercise? Try This.
The top excuse people have for not exercising is that they don’t have enough time. I call bullshit. Everyone has the same 24 hours. The vast majority of people have the free will to decide how they spend those 24 hours. Now there is ample research concluding that you only need a minimum of 4 minutes […]