Well my transition from PC to Mac has gone smoothly, have moved just about everything… Trying to find a solid app for programming. Any suggestions would be appreciated - Have tried bbedit, it’s OK, but I loved UltraEdit on my PC… Downloaded Eclipse, giving it a shot, it might be more than what I need though.
Let me start this off by saying that any resolution or goal without a plan is a dream. I believe everything you do should have measurable goals. There is a reason so many people join gyms after January 1st, go for a few weeks then never go back. They knew they wanted to lose weight or get fit, but they failed to make a plan. They failed to plan so they planned to fail.
Decide what it is you want to change, and find out how it’s possible. Write everything down, and keep track of progress. Once you get in the habit of keeping track, it becomes second nature. But you need to make sure you follow through.
Give yourself rewards for hitting your goals and staying focused. It’s OK to cheat, but remember, only for rewards and always in moderation.
Tell your friends and/or family about your resolution. If you keep it to yourself, nobody will know you failed, and your chances of failure dramatically increase. If there are others making sure you stay on track, you’ll be less likely to fail.
Most importantly - Plan ahead and do it NOW! As an example, to stay organized and prepared, I always make my …
I have decided to create a list of all the Wordpress plugins I use on this blog. Some I am using for the first time, others I have used for various other blog projects. I recommend all of these, or else I wouldn’t be using them! Some are there for SEO purposes, other are there just as fluff - because they’re cool!
Akismet - For obvious reasons. This comes installed on all wordpress blogs. Helps prevent spam
All in One SEO Pack - This is a pretty cool and powerful SEO tool. Keywords, descriptions, titles, etc
cforms II - Extremely powerful and customizable form management plugin.
Feedburner - This detects all ways to access your original feeds and redirects them to your feedburner feed so you can track every subscriber. I also use the newsletter subscription feature
Google XML Sitemaps - This will automatically generate a valid sitemap after each post and submit it to Ask, Google, MSN and Yahoo searches. Your posts usually show up after just a few minutes
Gravatar - This plugin allows you to generate a gravatar URL complete with rating, size, default and border options
Limit Posts - This plugin limits the text length on …
This is from the December 2008 issue of Success magazine by Donny Deutsch. I found it to be pretty informative, so I thought I’d share.
Fear of failure: “Know that you can afford to fail,” Donny Deutsch says. “And failure will happen. Count on it. But failures bring about successes. Risk is all about trying, getting in the game. You can’t succeed if you are not in the game.”
Lack of confidence: “Decide that you are confident, and have a more playful, less serious attitude about life. Most successful people have this attitude.”
Lack of passion: “Without passion and the excitement, energy and motivation it creates, it’s hard to be successful. Then it’s just work. And that’s not fun. I’ve seen hundreds or people who have turned their great ideas into millions. They all share one common theme. They have passion about what they are doing. In that sense they are doing what they love.”
Naive sense of entitlement: “This attitude is one of the biggest obstacles to success, thinking you are deserving of something. Most successful people have humility and a genuine sense of appreciation for the opportunities they are given.”
Well I finally signed up for a twitter account (I actually signed up several months ago, but finally got around to using it) - Interesting little service, but if anyone else is on twitter also - follow me (or sign up for an account)! It’s very easy to use, and I will try to keep it updated as much as possible! See ya there!