Up All Night? How to Recover from Entrepreneur Insomnia
Do you toss and turn all night? Do you feel groggy upon awakening? Does your energy crash in the middle of the day? You might be like a large percentage of Americans who do not get enough sound sleep. And you might be like a growing group of business owners who are burning the midnight [...]
5 Snacks That will Smash That Afternoon Groggy Feeling
You should snack, a lot. During the day you should eat approximately 200 calories every 2 to 4 hours, both for health and productivity. If you let your blood sugar get too low, you could be on your way to some serious binge eating and desperate snack choices. In fact, 90% of your overeating could [...]
Is it Smart to Trade Time for Money?
Towers Perrin, a large human resource consulting firm, just published survey results revealing that most workers have strong negative emotions towards their work. I belonged to this group until several years ago when I decided to transcend my fear and transform my career from a wage earning software engineer to an entrepreneur.
This alchemy of professions [...]
Simple Manifesto: Break Free from the Tyranny of the Clock
For tens of thousands of years, human beings didn’t have clocks. They lived, amazingly, by the sun and the moon and seasons and the needs and rhythms of their bodies.
The clock is a very very recent invention, and even more recent is our modern society’s slavish adherence to the dictatorship of the clock.
Only very recently [...]
The Causes of Stress and How to Overcome Them
Stress is one of the greatest causes of illness in our society today. It is possible that as much as 70% of all trips to the doctor can be attributed to stress. Stress is the great pretender, mimicking or contributing to nearly every ailment imaginable. In the interest of your own personal development, you need [...]
6 Tips for Landing Your Dream Job
Do you have a job that’s just like everyone else’s? Are you looking for a nine-to-five…but wish you weren’t? Do you wish there was another option, one that would lead to an exciting, unique, and fulfilling line of work?
I recently interviewed more than 100 people who currently hold their dream jobs as research for my [...]
7 Simple Ways To Burst Out of Bed Each Morning
Way before the sun peeks over the horizon, a few chosen people awaken from their slumber and dive head first into their day. These chosen few accomplish a ton before the rest of us would ever consider rising from our nice warm beds.
Who are these juggernauts that have command over the morning hours?
In theory, your [...]
5 Ways to Synchronize Your Body’s Clock
When you go to bed and when you get up are keystones to restful, refreshing sleep. Once you learn to synchronize your body’s biological clock, your body will know when to sleep and when to be alert.
1. Wake at the Same Time Every Day.A good night’s sleep actually starts in the morning. The second your [...]
Top 10 Reasons To Have Sex Tonight
When you’re in the mood, it’s a sure bet that the last thing on your mind is boosting your immune system or maintaining a healthy weight. Yet good sex offers those health benefits and more.
That’s a surprise to many people, says Joy Davidson, PhD, a New York psychologist and sex therapist. “Of course, sex is [...]
7 Steps to Center Yourself
Sleep comes easy to those who are satisfied with all aspects of their lives, not just their work productivity.
Take time to get in touch with yourself, your feelings, your dreams, and the way you want to live a good, healthy life.
1. Admit the Importance of Sleep. Sometimes it seems as though our culture has begun [...]
