Personal Learning Lifestyle

However you organize your shelves, you’ll want to line them with an easy-to-clean liner. Use linoleum! You can buy it in smaller pieces at places like K-Mart. Less expensive than linoleum is Con-Tact paper. It is self-adhesive and lasts years. Drawers and cupboards are a pleasure to wipe out with a damp cloth.
If you’ve never […]

It’s important to understand that there are two main things you can change about yourself that will help you let go of clutter: your attitude and your habits. Neither is easy to change, but of the two changing your attitude is most essential. Change your clutter-attracting attitude, and you won’t have to change as many […]

1. Clear Out. Remove the contents of each cabinet (one cabinet at a time); jettison old and/or ineffective supplies and products. This includes all those tiny, bewitching bottles of hotel toiletries, cute little containers of jam (from gift baskets or room service), and shriveled packets of ketchup or other take-out condiments.
2. Categorize. Group remaining items […]

It’s sometimes difficult to get children to part with their “stuff.” They’re possessive and it’s difficult for them to see the benefits of paring down and getting organized. But once they have the experience of order, they tend to like it. To start them on the right road, here are some tips:
1. Give children a […]

The position you occupy - whether in a company, in a family, or in any other relationship - has a direct bearing on the decisions you make.
If you work in your company’s marketing department, for example, you’re probably very excited about any legitimate method of getting your product and/or business in front of the people […]

Possibilities exist for all of us, even for those of us who are blessed the least, and even for those of us (and maybe this is you) who are backed into a corner.
Possibilities, in fact, are not only ever-present, but indispensable. They are as necessary for the life of the mind as oxygen is for […]

1. Pay your bills.
You got the goods or services, and you owe money for them, so pay for them.
2. Obey the laws.
Laws aren’t made to cramp your style; they’re intended to enable you and everyone else to live and operate freely and safely in a society that offers enormous rewards.
3. Keep your promises.
If your word […]

Have you ever found yourself in situations where you look around and wonder, “How did I ever get here?”
The simple truth is that we participate, either knowingly or unknowingly, in the process of getting where we are. The more we observe that and pay attention, the more aware we become.
At times we all want to […]

Here is a technique to release yourself from being stuck in a problem, and help you find its gift instead. Use the following list of questions and write the answers in your book of goals and dreams. You may find this method valuable for many issues now and in the future.
1. What is bothering me?
2. […]

To help you come closer to defining your dreams, sit down and ask yourself these questions to help pinpoint which goal on that list is truly your prime ambition and dream:
If I reach this prime dream, my major goal, will I be both happy and healthy?
In my quest for this dream, will I still be […]