The phrase "work smarter not harder" is probably one that's familiar to you. What exactly does it mean? Timothy Ferriss makes the distinction between efficient and effective in his book The Four Hour Work Week: Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals. Efficiency is performing a given task in the most economical manner possible. Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe. Ferriss goes on to talk about how 80% of outcome ...
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3 Things I’m Doing to Get Debt-Free
I'm sure you've heard the statistics about the amount of consumer debt the average North American family has, right? In Canada, for every dollar of disposable income that Canadian households have, they owe more than $1.70 in debt. Whenever I hear the issue of money come up among my friends and co-workers, it is always to say that they don't have enough of it. They complain about their credit card bills and talk about how high their mortgage is. To be clear and upfront with you, I currently ...
Avery Ranch Golf Club: Offering A Unique And Beautiful Golfing Experience
Austin is a city that has more wonders the more you look, and the extensive landscapes and activities that one can find here are immense. If you are traveling to the city of Austin, either for a vacation, a short getaway, a business trip or even just a day out, you probably want something fun to do in the city. One of the more well-loved activities that one can enjoy in the city is a good game of golf. Golfing is considered to be an incredibly relaxing and fulfilling sport and is ...
Why Spring Cleaning Is Actually Good For You
You may have already begun your spring cleaning efforts for this year. With the right toolkit of spring cleaning products, you can slowly begin to dust away the winter blues in preparation for the summer months in Vancouver. However, sometimes it can be hard to stay motivated while spring cleaning, even though it has a range of benefits for both your personal wellness and home environment. If you do spring cleaning right, you’ll engage in some serious scrubbing, polishing, reorganizing and ...
3 Tools I use to Connect with Other Entrepreneurs
It can be lonely working for yourself. In an office environment there are many other people around to bounce ideas off of, have lunch with, and chat with around the coffee machine. But, when I am working from home and get into a groove, it can be an entire day (or two) before I connect with other people. Outside of working in a co-working space (where there are desks and other office supplies set up so that people can come in and work - similar to what they'd do in an office at a regular ...
The Women in Travel Summit puts a Positive Spin on Typical Business Networking
Maybe it's because everyone at the Women in Travel Summit (WITS) was there on common interest—travel—or because we were all (mostly) women, but there was definitely a positive, inclusive air to the conference. Not your Typical Business Networking I connected with fellow travel bloggers, women who just love to travel, sponsors representing tourism boards and travel companies, and tour guides. My favourite way that I connected with these women was through pre and post conference tours through ...
How did you Celebrate Graduation?
I know several people who hate to celebrate their birthdays. I'm sure you do as well. I'm not one of those people - I would celebrate every major and minor holiday and every family birthday or anniversary with my immediate family if they lived in the same city as me. The passing of time happens so quickly and days, weeks, months, and years can meld into each other. That's why I think it's so important to celebrate graduation! This is a sponsored post brought to you by Basic Invite - ...
Must-Haves in my Spring Cleaning Toolkit
With warmer weather heading our way, I'm getting ready for some spring cleaning! I stick to the most important cleaning tasks and only use the best tools for the job. Some days it's rainy and kind of dreary feeling, but I still feel hopeful for the future because I know spring is right around the corner! It's incredible how much dust and clutter has built up in my apartment during the winter months. When the sun shines or peaks through the clouds I can see all the dust bunnies and piles of ...
Lessons Learned from a Knee Injury
I never expected something so terrible to happen to me. Knee meniscus injuries like the one I suffered can be the result of a sports injury, a sudden rotation of the knee joint, quickly getting up from a deep knee squat or from something else. When I injured my knee at work, I tried to shake it off. I'd never broken a bone or had major pain before, so I didn't know what was happening for several days. My Life was Forever Changed the day I Suffered a Knee Injury This post is brought to you ...
How Not to Fail With Your Fitness Goals
It really seems like we often set ourselves up for failure when it comes to our goals, and we are hard on ourselves when we don't reach them. Does this sound about accurate to you? I'm sharing a few strategies on how to not fail your fitness goals this year. Go Where You're Welcome I'm not going to say that your local gym has to be a place where everybody knows your name, but it should be a place where you feel comfortable working out. An inclusive, non-judgmental gym is so important, don't ...
