Living life well

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Average American watches almost 3 hours of TV per day. Do you?

June 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Living life well

The U.S. is indeed a nation of couch potatoes, spending huge amounts of time in front of the TV. On June 23 the Wall Street Journal reported on Labor Department research showing that the average American age 15 or older spent an average of 2 hours and 49 minutes per day watching television in 2009, up from 2 hours and 37 minutes in 2007.

What I learned from a psychic

June 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Living life well

Sometimes really listening–whether to others or to ourselves–teaches us as much as a psychic’s advice.

You are not behind!

April 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Living life well

Marla Cilley, the Flylady, offers valuable advice at the end of her emails offering housekeeping and life management advice: You are not behind! Don’t try to catch up; just jump in where you are.

How I’m spicing up my writing and managing my inbox

February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Living life well

Weeding what comes into our email inbox can help us focus on getting our work done. However, don’t cut out too much–all this input stimulates our ideas for writing content.

Live your life as the person you want to be

January 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Living life well

The perfect touchstone for any life decision is this: What would I do if I felt really great about myself? Gabourey Sidibe, star of the movie “Precious,” models this attitude in her decision to live as a beautiful girl.

Lessons I’ve learned from Dad (Happy Birthday on his 90th!)

January 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Living life well

This month my dad, Simon Cohen, celebrated his 90th birthday with family and friends. Today I celebrate four life lessons from my father. First, God loves common sense. Second, incompetent authority is irritating. Third, life–and especially entrepreneurship–is all about responsibility. And fourth, humor, fun and friends are what count in life.

It’s January 1, 2013. What have I accomplished?

January 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Living life well

This year I’m testing Fabienne Fredrickson’s recommendation to start the new year by writing a three-year “vision” of what you want your business and your life to be like, rather than typical one-year goals.

Procrastination: let’s not put things off . . . maybe

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Living life well

Procrastination is a miserable, unjustifiable practice when it postpones what must be done. Like doing the dishes or starting on taxes. Procrastination is a blessing when it forces us to look at what we don’t want to do and figure out why it doesn’t feel right.

My filing system: it’s unique!

November 10th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Living life well

My paper filing system is unlike any other I’ve heard of. I maintain a separate file for each project and I place the files in order of currency. In other words, the more recently I have worked on a project, the closer its file is to the front of the drawer.

How the Law of Attraction solves America’s problems

October 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Living life well

The American public is unusually quiet in terms of political activism at a time when momentous policy decisions are on the table. One reason is the Law of Attraction, especially the more extreme versions that are so visible now.

Political activism necessitates stating the problem. However, LOA claims that stating the problem brings it into being. The people who in other eras would lead the way instead avoid facing problems . . . and are proud of it.

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