The Blasted Crossing

For today’s article , I’m going to give you a list of things for you to start working.

This is personal development, self-improvement, or self help, whatever you want to call it. It means you helping yourself, and these items will allow you to become better acquainted with who you are.

Just remember, to get any sort of usefulness out of self help and self improvement, you have to ‘do’ and not just ‘read’ . got it? ok! Lets go…

1. Take a minute to sit back and relax.
2. Think long and hard about where you are right now in your life
3. Is this the life you wanted to be living? Is this what you dreamed about when you were a kid?
4. If no to the above questions, then find out what went wrong and where.
5. Take the time to analyze what you just discovered.
6. Write down 1 long term goal and 1 short term objective. The short term objective should be something that will help you reach your goal.
7. Work out how you can accomplish the objective.
8. Start working on the objective!

That’s all for now. Get moving!

I don’t know about you, but if there is a chance to make more money than I am making right now, then I’ll take the opportunity and try to exploit it. That is the way of capitalism, right?

Making money is one of the things that we seem to be so very interested in, going above and beyond the supposed limitations of our bodies and minds to try to make an extra buck. I detest any situation where a person gives up part of their health to try and make a little more money, so I thought I’d offer these 4 short tips to try and save you some of your health(those of you that are sacrificing your health) and earn you a little more cash(for everybody!).

Before you start reading these tips, keep in mind that theory without practice is worthless. If you think you can make money just by reading how then please by all means share that secret with me!

So here we go:

1. Give to receive. Making money is about providing people with something, a product or service that would justify in their minds the action of giving you their hard earned cash. This may seem blindingly obvious, but so many people forget that when offering a product or service, they need to offer something the consumer actually WANTS.

   A book about getting your cat to stick to the ceiling? If somebody wants it, and you provide enough incentive for them to have it, then they will buy it. It doesn’t matter how mundane, outrageous, ridiculous, or genius it is. Keep that in mind!

2. Help somebody. “Pfft!” you say! “How can I gain money by helping someone?” you ask. Simple really. This follows on from the previous tip, referring specifically to offering a service. You will always find somebody needing help in their work or business. What they need and what you can offer depends on your skill set. For example, if you are a computer specialist, you could help them out by offering to manage their computers.

   Now obviously, depending on their size/budget, they may not be able to pay you. This does NOT mean you shouldn’t help them. If they can’t pay, and you still offer to help them, then congratulations, you just put yourself way above the rest of the fold that would only consider working for a green piece of paper. This person or company will be more willing to refer their friends and associates to you in the future since they have at least 1 positive association with you without having had to pay you anything.I know that you have to eat and pay rent, but consider this tip as part of your marketing repertoire. Increasing exposure, good will, and word of mouth referrals is a cornerstone of doing good business.

3. Find a way to make $1, I don’t care how as long as it’s conscionable and not immoral/unethical. After you make $1, all you have to do is increase your sales to your desired level. This isn’t easy, but $1 is the first step, which effectively unlocks the door for you.
4. Join a referral program. There are many many many referral programs available no matter where you look. These programs normally pay you a commission for what you sell, so the more you sell, the more you earn. This allows you to leverage your contacts (friends, family, colleagues…etc) to help get you started.

Money making tips, indeed. You have to start some place, and I hope this gives you the small push you need to get started on your path to financial independence.

Drop me a line and tell me what you think. Over and out.

Ahh, boredom, something we are all too familiar with. Personal development and self improvement also includes how to enjoy your time, and how to enjoy your time even more than you currently do, after all, if you’re not having fun, you’re doing something wrong!

Remember the days of youth where you used to do interesting things all the time just because it was new and exciting? When you were constantly bored and often had to think about new and creative ways to cure that boredom? That was a fun time wasn’t it?

Even though you’re older now, it seems like that constant feeling of boredom remained with you, except that you’ve lost the ability to think up new and creative ways to cure it. So I’ll help you get started back on the path of excitement and FUN!

So without further delay, here are 5 ways to cure your boredom!

1. Ever had a thought like “Wow that would be cool to do; I could never do it though, nah, I’d be too embarrassed”? Well, whatever that thought was, go do it! Unless of course it’s antisocial, then you might be better off keeping it to yourself rather than spending some time in jail!
2. Invent a new game and try it out on your friends. Seriously! You never know, it might become “the next big thing”(tm).
3. Think of something completely unconventional to talk to people about, and then go talk to them about it. Ever tried this? It completely freaks people out because you just went outside their expectations, and they have no idea what to think.
4. Go outside and run around in a circle. What?! You think I’m kidding? , well yeah I am. Don’t tell that to the next person though!
5. Do something that you enjoy and haven’t done in a while. If you’ve been neglecting some hobbies, or even just forgot about something you enjoy doing so go ahead and take it up again.

Go ahead and try some of these out. Let me know how you do and if this helped or not. I’ll be posting some more ideas on how to cure boredom in the coming week or so. So check back often!