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10 famous motivational quotes to stay motivated!

11.06.2009

It’s no secret that I like quotes. I am one of those guys who can get really motivated by the right words. And while some of the best encouraging quotes are in the Bible, there have been a lot of brilliant minds who have said some pretty inspiring words that still help me when I read them. So I decided to gather up the 10 best motivation quotes (in my opinion, of course!).

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Finding the will of God for your life (and job)

10.22.2009

Be ready – make necessary preparations for receiving your answer. If you’re not willing to set goals and work toward them, then your dream will remain just a dream. That better paying job, unity in your relationships, or sense of purpose in your life will not come.

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5 Gmail tricks that helped me save time

10.13.2009

I am in no way a Gmail master, but these are 5 simple things I have implemented that help save me time, each day when using Gmail.

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Free Franklin Planner templates

01.04.2009

If you are like me and a little bit taken back by the high price of replacing the pages in your Franklin planner, I just found a great alternative. It does require a little bit of an upfront investment and some elbow grease, but it should pay for itself very quickly. ..What you need to create your own planner pages… Paper – probably a thin stock, to keep your planner from becoming too bulky…

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The 10 most common new year’s resolutions – is yours on here?

12.26.2008

I did some researching to find out the 10 most common new year resolutions – these are them! I am not much of a supporter of new year resolutions, I don’t like waiting around for a specific date to make positive life changes. That said, I guess some people don’t really think about making positive life changes until the new year rolls around. Out of curiosity, I did a little digging to see what seemed to be the most common new year resolutions that people strive for. It probably isn’t much of a surprise that more than a few are financial goals…

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For the Gmail junkies out there

12.11.2008

The past week has brought a couple exciting things for Gmail junkies. If you don’t use Gmail, you are probably going to find this very boring – I suggest you just scurry along . Free Gmail Stickers… Gmail to-do lists…

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Taskwriter – A GTD tool

11.29.2008

A while ago I wrote about a personal productivity book that I really enjoyed called Getting Things Done. It is one of the most popular books in the productivity genre and rightfully so. The GTD system is a really well designed system that makes organizing your life doable.

Taskwriter.com is a new tool that streamlines the GTD system even more. They have created an online way to monitor your inbox, next action items, and other categories of to-dos. It is very simple and easy to use even for someone who doesn’t know the GTD system. If you are looking for an online to-do list, it is worth checking out.

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Overcoming TV addiction

08.13.2008

TV addiction can waste our lives away. I can’t say this about all TV, but most of it just wastes our lives away. Sure there are some educational shows that provide some value and it is good for everyone to get some comic relief once in a while, but as a society most slowly waste their lives away in front of it. It is easy,

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12 Ways to turn a bad day into a better one

08.11.2008

Bad days are inevitable. They happen to everyone. But, there are things you can do to make them better. Here are a few of my favorite ways to turn a bad day around…

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Your financial life on one page (FLOP)

07.16.2008

Being impacted by my uncle’s premature death and wanting to do everything I can do to help my wife, I decided to create a system for keeping things organized. It has been a work in progress over the last few years, but has evolved into a very helpful tool. Simply put, it is a single file or location for all your financial account details. I call it a FLOP (Financial Life on One Page). FLOP sounds a little cooler than FLOOP, but not much

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Shop online more securely

07.09.2008

It is a little do-dad that pops up whenever you land on a page that has a field to enter a credit card number. It then offers to generate a one-time credit card number for you to use on the merchants site. If you say yes, it then generates the number, fills it in for you along with a generated expiration date, and even the extra 3-digit code if needed. Once the transaction is complete, the plugin offers to take a screenshot as a receipt for you and then the money comes directly out of your Paypal balance.

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Stress-free productivity: GTD review

06.25.2008

t is basically about improving your time management skills and as the title implies, getting things done more efficiently to live a less stressful life. I have read a couple similar books, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Zen to Done and a few other generic time-management type books.

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Switching to Mac from PC

06.23.2008

I know that the whole “Mac vs. PC” debate can get almost as heated as the Obama vs. Clinton race, but nonetheless I will share my story… I have had PCs since the early 90s and really didn’t ever consider a Mac as an option.

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Hypermilling 101 -

06.22.2008

I first heard of Hypermilling when I was writing a recent post – 75 gas saving tips. It seems to be a trend among drivers that is increasing in popularity in reaction to the rising gas prices.

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