Entries from March 2010 ↓

So you want to be happy, don’t you? Browsing the internet and reading articles on other people’s happiness won’t do it. If you expect a piece of other people’s writing to boost your energy levels and your self-esteem, you’re on the wrong path. Here’s something interesting (but hopefully not new) for you – happiness requires action.

If you expect to be feeling the ultimate joy after reading this article, I’ll disappoint you. What I can do for you, though, is give you some simple tips for bringing order into your everyday life and neat ideas that can give you a smile. And that, my friend, is a start.

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Lessons in life by one of the richest men on Earth who owns more than 200 companies in over 30 countries and who plans to offer the first commercial flights to the moon?

This book sure sounds like it’s worth a read, doesn’t it?

It sure is. But only if you expect to lay your eyes on some fantastic motivational personal stories, without a how-to guide for replicating Richard Branson’s success. After all, a magician would never reveal his tricks to the public so easily.

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Remember The Milk is a simple, intuitive and useful online to-do list. One of the best ways to manage your tasks anywhere, at any time. Integrated with Google Calendar, Twitter, Gmail and always available for offline access with Google Gears installed, this online application will help you never forget the milk or anything else.

The best part is that it’s completely free, unless you want it on your iPhone or iPod touch, which will cost you the staggering $2 per month. It’s definitely an application that every personal development enthusiast should consider using.

It’s perfect for people who travel, use more than one computer or who just need a minimalistic tool to organize their chores. If you’re a fan of applications that only have what you need and that can be accessed from anywhere, than you’ll stick to this free service just like I did.

Check out Remember The Milk.

Motivational speakers have the remarkable ability to make success sound like a piece of cake. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not criticising the fact that they help people find the inner will, confidence and courage to take action. What I can’t accept, though, is them hiding quite an important fact about success from you that seems so obvious, yet so discouraging when you’re not prepared to face it.

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Talent sets us apart. It helps us stand out from the crowd with unusual (perhaps it’s more correct to call it perfected) qualities and abilities that others could find the will, time or chance to develop. Yet why do so many people still think that talent is a prize that only a few lucky gamblers in the gigantic casino of nature were able to win?

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