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Many famous people throughout history like past presidents like Abraham Lincoln, champion athletes like Michael Jordan, business leaders like Steve Jobs, scientists like Albert Einstein, world leaders like Winston Churchill, entertainers like Will Smith and development experts like Steven Covey have given us countless motivational quotes. However, I have also come across equally inspiring and logical wisdom from people who were not as famous. Here are twenty such inspirational quotes that can change your life immediately if you adopt them for what they suggest....

Very interesting article. Read the whole article at BBC News. General: Open body posture, hands away from face when talking, stand up straight, relax, hands apart with palms forwards or upwards To an individual: Let people know they matter and you enjoy being around them, develop a genuine smile, nod when they talk, briefly touch them on the upper arm, and maintain eye contact To a group: Be comfortable as leader, move around to appear enthusiastic, lean slightly forward and look at all parts of the group Message: Move beyond status quo and make a difference, be controversial, new, simple to understand, counter-intuitive...

In honor of Mother’s Day, a post that we’re sure many moms can relate to… “I can’t believe she left her room such a mess!,” my frustrated client lamented following the exodus of her first child to college. As I looked around the room littered with books, clothes, memorabilia, shoes, old school papers and various forms of trash I could certainly understand her reaction. Since that time I have worked with other frustrated parents left reeling from the emotional upheaval of their children leaving home and then feeling burdened with the mess of belongings left behind....

Although dyeing one’s hair can have beautiful results, there are also some rather ugly sides to the practice: many companies that produce different types of hair colour conduct some pretty nasty testing on animals. Additionally, even though these dyes are considered “safe” for human use, they have been linked to a number of different health issues. In particular, studies have shown that women who use dark hair dyes (such as deep brown and black) seem to have a higher risk of both leukemia and bladder cancer, while hairdressers (who work with these chemicals daily, usually for several decades) have a 5-fold risk of developing bladder cancer....

If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. 5 Things To Stop Saying to Your Kids and What to Say Instead

You’re bent on finishing the work at hand, and suddenly something comes up. You don’t give thought to how pressing any distraction is — you just give it attention. Five minutes, ten minutes. Sometimes it goes to over an hour. When you get back to work — boom — you’ve no idea where you left off or why you couldn’t get your mind and heart into it. You can’t stay focused at work anymore and are becoming less productive....

Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the “gotta have it” scale. by Zig Ziglar 5 Things You Should Know About Personal Finance

It is often a much better idea to set tiny little tasks that help us over time. Such small goals become habits, and habits become second nature. Before you know it, you have improved yourself with nothing more than a couple of minutes out of every day. Many experts recommend taking ten to fifteen minutes daily to improve yourself or your life. This could take on literally any form. But here are ten suggestions that you might find helpful, or may at least assist you in thinking up your own....

Let me get you some mind-blowing facts to enlighten you a bit today – How just missing two hours of sleep a week can make a significant change on your attractiveness and even self-esteem! When you don’t get enough sleep, it causes a stress reaction in your body. Stress results in the production of excess cortisol, the stress hormone. Cortisol blocks the production of collagen, which your body needs. Without it, your skin loses elasticity and becomes dull and dry....

According to Charles Duhigg in his book, The Power of Habit, a habit is defined by a Cue, Routine, and Reward. The cue is what sparks the habit, the routine is the action you go through, and the reward is what you go through the routine in pursuit of. How Do You Develop Habits? Here’s an example: say you have a habit of sleeping in every day. The cue in this case is probably your alarm clock going off....

I took a tour of Scotland last August. I noticed that there was much discussion of the referendum and very often, YES notices and posters were displayed in windows and gardens. There were not that many NO posters but in the end they won. Scotland is still part of the UK although it will have more autonomy. Here are 20 of the most memorable places in this amazing state....

It can easily recover accidentally deleted data from your memory card, USB flash drives and hard drives like millions of others that are enjoying its features. It can easily recover more than 20 types of files for your Android device. It includes support for JPG photos, .MP3 and .WAV audio, .MP4, .3GP video and more. Moreover, They have added support for raw camera formats recently What else can it recover?...

Heiton Buckley have put together an awesome infographic that lists all natural, DIY cleaners available in your home. These would not only clean and disinfect but would also have your home smelling so good that you wouldn’t wanna step out. Do try! DIY – The Essential Guide To Natural Cleaning Products | Heiton Buckley Featured photo credit: Heiton Buckley via goo.gl

Do.com is stepping further into the “productivity platform” territory, which is a natural step for the users who depend on it to help manage project tasks. It will be adding new features to help you manage your project contacts and sales cycle. Contacts While Do.com has always been a simple and flexible task management solution (especially for small project teams), what happens as that team grows? Alternatively, what if there is a one-off project that requires input and task assignments to people outside the team?...

1. Teach empathy. Empathy is a lost art, unfortunately. We live in a world where we teach people to be self-absorbed. If you don’t believe me, just look at social media. In essence, a “status update” implicitly says “Look at me! Look at me! I’m important and you’re not!” Not that there’s anything wrong with social media. But when we are so focused on getting attention from other people that we forget to show love and compassion for their pain, then I think it goes to far....

He said people who were right a lot of the time were people who often change their minds. He doesn’t think consistency of thought is a particularly positive trait. It’s perfectly healthy – encouraged, even – to have an idea tomorrow that contradicts your idea today. Why do you change your mind? Jeff Bezos observed that the smartest people are constantly revising their understanding, reconsidering a problem they thought they’d already solved....

Dolphin Plank Even yogis love elbow planks, but we call them something else. An elbow plank by any other name will still work your abs. From Downward Facing Dog, inhale and shift your weight forward coming into plank position (top of a push-up). Exhale as you lower onto your forearms so that your shoulders are stacked directly above your elbows and your body is parallel with the floor. Dolphin Plank is an intense pose, so if you can’t hold for five breaths, lower one or both knees to the floor....

For most folks, it’s the latter. If you fall into that category, it’s okay, because I’ll show you how to take control of your health starting with just 15 minutes of your time a day. A Population Out of Control The stats indicate many people struggle to control their health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: More than 1 out of every 3 adults in the United States is obese....

Why Being Too Focused Slows Us Down While being solely focused on one thing can seem like the logical way to become an expert, it can actually have a detrimental effect on how we gain knowledge efficiently. By focusing for too long and too much in one area, we are actually stopping ourselves from opening up to different thoughts, perspectives and connected subjects. When our brain enters focused learning mode, it puts all its energy and concentration on the one subject....