A little time passes, then “BAM”, something seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted screams “Here’s your Calling’s number” and it feels right! You muster some courage and you make the call. Near Misses Unfortunately, your Calling has lousy cell reception. When it calls you, it sounds like a possessed, static breathing robot you can’t understand. Or, you connect sporadically amidst dropped calls. This becomes phone tag frustration and uncertainty about your Calling....

But when our mental models fail to match reality, we simply ignore reality and operate throughout the day on implicit assumptions. These are not conscious choices. Our mental models allow us a simple way to cope with reality, yet we fail to confront reality when it is different than our mental model. Essentially, we have unknowingly created a ready-made default mechanism. [1] So, what can we do? We must first take time to reflect on our critical thinking skills....

Quick and consistent response to a crying baby, referred to sometimes as “sensitive parenting,” might also make the difference between success and failure at school. Researchers have concluded that infants with relatively insensitive parents end up with the worst behavioral problems. At a chemical level, affectionate touch and other nurturing behaviors appear to trigger the release of feel-good neurotransmitters like oxytocin. With the release of these hormones, there is a fast recovery from stressful events....

Do you love to spend time with them because they always make you feel happy? If this is you, then you are a very lucky person. Constant jokers are often seen as the clown of the group, who is always laughing and joking. Some people might think they don’t have much depth, but often the funny friends are the wisest. They focus on making the people around them happy, and digging out the funniest parts in daily life....

Likewise, all of us have life experiences that helps to shape who we are – but we need to find the strength to say, “These experiences won’t DEFINE who I am. I choose who I am.” No matter who you are, whether you were raised in a loving home or not – it can be easy to fall into the trap of forgetting to love yourself. Life might get busy, you might have many responsibilities, you might even forget that you’re important....

Learning An Instrument Accelerates Brain Development Neuroscientists at USC recently carried out a study[1] examining the impact of music instruction on children’s social, emotional and cognitive development. The study results show that music-learning speeds up the development of the auditory pathway in the brain and increases its efficiency. The study’s lead author, Assal Habibi, talked about his team’s findings: Music learning very much trains the brain like a muscle. This has also been shown by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston....

Now, before you begin to judge think about it like this. We are being influenced by our everyday surroundings and are often rushed with propaganda. One could imply that media has a way of curving our perception and how we react to daily situations. That’s why one could find comfort in talking to themselves. The question is, do you? Science Says It Can Be Actually Beneficial to Us Although, there is no clinical definition, or word for talking to yourself there are many surprising benefits to the practice....

1. Explore the Available Alternatives—Even the Unlikely Ones. We live in a world where people tend to wear either black or white hats; there is no continuum of moral relativity, just personal opinion and everything that falls outside of it. What if we lived another way? What if people were willing to explore alternatives? For starters, Congress would probably see heretofore unimagined increases in productivity. We’d also avoid a great many conflicts with our significant others once we open the world of compromise....

But what if it didn’t have to be that way? What if we could do half of the work and achieve all our goals and dreams in half the time? Want to Achieve All Your Goals and Dreams…in Half the Time?

1. Setting Goals And Achieving Them Newton’s First Law Of Motion (The Law Of Inertia) – This law suggests that objects have a natural tendency to keep doing what they’re doing. So an object will remain at rest unless it is forced into action by another force. Likewise, an object in motion will continue to move at the same speed (and direction) unless it is stopped or acted upon by another object/force....

1. Practice positive affirmations Have you listened to your inner voice lately? What do you say to yourself? Are your words positive and full of encouragement, or are they harsh and loaded with criticism? Take some time to listen to the things you say to yourself. Those with low self esteem often report that they frequently tell themselves they are stupid when they make a mistake or that the challenge they are facing is going to be a disaster....

They are inevitable, but bad days will end. Until then, own this day and take control, we are all in this together. When you feel this day could not possibly get any worse, watch this video and know that we are with you. Be encouraged, be inspired and above all, love this day. Instructions For A Bad Day | High Existence

Previously, the email inbox is the only platform to access your goal articles. And most of the time, your mailbox is bombarded with co-workers’ requests and a lot of irrelevant promotion content. You might not be able to catch all the Lifehack Goal emails that we have sent you. Today, we’re excited to introduce “For You”, a new section on Lifehack that lets you catch up with the latest articles of your goal(s)....

Reasons Why Data Becomes Inaccessible The following are some of the most common reasons why iPhone data becomes inaccessible: Virus or Malware Infection- This is one of the most common factors that can easily damage data stored on your phone, making the files inaccessible. If your iPhone is jailbroken, there are chances your phone could be troubled by viruses or malware. Viruses can infect your device when you transfer files from an infected PC or download infected files from the Internet....

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I feel you. But feeling crappy about yourself could be doing even more harm than you might think … in fact, it may even be destroying your business and career. Here’s how. The message Okay, I’m going to get really straight with you: every day (in a myriad of ways), you’re sending a message out to the world. With the way you dress, the way you walk, the way you hold and present yourself, the way you speak, the words you use, the expression on your face and even the menu options you choose, you’re telling a story....

Why do this? The effort involved with keeping a regular journal can be daunting for some people, such as Gretchen, when you really just want to capture what was going on in your life at that time. Short and sweet and to the point, you are forced to only write the most important things and how you actually felt over the entire day. There’s an obvious interest in this sort of journaling with popularity of Twitter and Jaiku....

Lectures Work Against the Brain – [Brain Based Business] Facts can be digested easier when humor links learners’ lives to related concepts. Access multiple ways of learning, and the brain begins to reinforce new concepts, the way people learn best…

In this article, I have created a simple exercise plan for beginners. It is composed of easy exercises that involve the major and minor muscle groups of the body for a complete workout. You can squeeze in this simple workout in the morning after waking up or at night when you get home from work. It is a circuit style workout (focusing on weight loss exercises) that you can repeat 1 to 4 times if you want a more vigorous exercise session....