Carpe Diem: 7 Ways to Live Life Fully + MORE

 
Yup…I know you’ve been there and done that, as they say.  You’re flitting around from this to that and totally consumed by it all.  Oh, if there were just more time to get things done!  Wouldn’t that be great?
There’s probably a very good reason you’re feeling that way…

I recently have devoted a lot of time trying to understand change and all that it can encompasses. It’s a reality that we must accept and fighting it will only amplify its negative effects it can have on us.
So how do you accept change when it can seem so bad?
As disheartening as it may seem, the only true way I have found to accept a change that hurt was through time…

iOS: The folks at Weather Underground (your favorite weather site), just updated Wundermap for iPad with an array of new features and layers perfect for people who love sifting through community-sourced weather data and people who just want accurate, up-to-date forecasts worldwide.Read more…    

Even after writing 8 Practical Ways to Get Motivated, I couldn’t resist sharing 7 more “fierce” ways to help you get motivated.

So what’re you waiting for? Get motivated now!
1. Discover the Resistance
What’s holding you back? Is it fear? Uncertainty? “What if” scenarios? Write this question down in your journal, “What’s holding me back?”, and then sit with it for a few moments…

Who better to gain some lessons on achievement from than a man who commanded the entire French army by the time he was 26 years old?

Napoleon Bonaparte was an intelligent, ambitious and skilled military leader who conquered much of Europe during the early 19th century. At the age of 30, he engineered a coup d-etat in Paris and declared himself as Emperor of France a few years later…

Photo by Bryan Rosengrant
By Stephen Joseph
I think I left the house just a dozen times during my 5 consecutive years as an anxious recluse. This withdrawal from the world occurred during my twenties soon after I had finished college when I found myself at the mercy of multiple anxiety disorders.
Anxiety had been something I’d suffered from since childhood but the loss of the stable framework that education had provided left me suddenly adrift and directionless…

Last week, as I sat at a red light, I witnessed a motorcycle accident. On Wednesday afternoon, at 5:07 pm, a 23-year old male hit a pick up truck and forever changed his life. 
He lost his leg and a whole lot of blood. He wasn’t wearing a helmet. 
Immediately, help poured out from the coffee shop across the street…

Every couple’s relationship develops differently, and it is important to make sure that you are truly comfortable with the idea of getting married before you move forward. However, most couples get engaged within one to two years of their first date. In other words, if the two of you have been together for five years without even discussing the topic of marriage, it might be time to either consider moving on or to get used to the idea of not getting married…