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10 THINGS TO MAKE YOU HAPPY TODAY

February 1st, 2010 · Food & Health, Guest Posts, Habits


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In today’s modern, fast-paced world it’s really hard sometimes to unplug from the stresses and strains of life to find things that make us happy. As adults we have a lot to deal with; bills to pay, children to feed and errands to run. For many of us it’s really easy to be down and unhappy about life. Sometimes there’s nothing better than just having time dedicated solely to the act of making you happy.

So here’s a list of 10 great things that don’t cost anything that you can do today to make you happy. All they cost is time. You’ve got some of that right?

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LOOKING INTO THE MIRROR OF LIFE

January 24th, 2010 · Habits

Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it.

Life is like a mirror reflecting your feelings, your actions and your thoughts. The idea is that everything you experience in life is a reflection of yourself.

There are three justifications behind this idea:

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HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED FOR THE LONG HAUL

January 17th, 2010 · Guest Posts, Habits

The amount of new websites that are published every single day is astronomical, but scarily the figure that we need to pay attention to is the amount of websites that fail every single day and by fail I mean websites that are left to dwindle with no fresh content and no traffic. Working round the clock on my site, which is completely ad free, means I have to stay and keep motivated in order to reach my goals. For me motivation is easy because I employ simple techniques that anyone can follow.

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HOW TO BUILD TRUST IN 5 WORDS

January 10th, 2010 · Habits

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” George MacDonald.

What is trust? Trust is a mental state of reliance on the integrity of a person. When you trust someone you believe that he or she is going to do what you expect.

Why is trust so important? As you probably know the human being is by nature a social animal. We need to develop and maintain relationships with others. We need those relationships to be healthy, to be happy, and to be successful. [Read more →]

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MUSIC TO DREAM: An Extensive List of my Favorite Relaxing Music

January 3rd, 2010 · Music to Dream

I love to share music on Twitter, above all new age music but not only. Lately I’ve received some emails from twitter friends asking me for my favorite music.

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5 MIND TRICKS TO CONQUER ANY FEAR

December 31st, 2009 · Habits

I’m sure you’ve heard some of these phrases related to fear: overcoming fear is crucial to your growth as human being; fear is limiting you to achieve your true potential; fear is killing your opportunities; fear is the most important barrier to your success and so on. Well, let me say you that all of them are totally true.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM IL CANTONE!

December 26th, 2009 · Uncategorized

IL CANTONE is now a 4 month and a half old. During this period I’ve made some good friends and, above all, I’ve learned a lot and shared it with all of you.

I have many wishes and plans for the next year, but there is just one clear goal on the horizon: to keep growing. That’s what I really want for me and for all of you: just to keep growing, to keep going forward from where we are now, one step at a time but always moving forward. [Read more →]

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HOW TO OVERCOME YOUR FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING (part II)

December 20th, 2009 · Habits

This post is the next part of How to Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking (Part I), with another 6 effective tips to conquer your fear of public speaking once and for all.

But, first of all, I recommend you to read or refresh the original post.

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HOW TO OVERCOME YOUR FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

December 10th, 2009 · Habits

Public Speaking

The ability to deliver a good speech in public is a skill highly valued. In fact, you can’t expect to be a leader or named as an influencer if you can’t face your audience and grab their attention effectively. You can use public speaking for many purposes such as persuasion, motivation, influence, informing or simply entertaining people.

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HOW TO DEVELOP PERSISTENCE (Part II)

December 7th, 2009 · Habits, Productivity

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This post is the next part of How to Develop Persistence (Part I), with another 6 effective tips to become a persistent person.

But, first of all, I recommend you to read or refresh the original post.

And here is the continuation of the list of How to Develop Persistence:

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