Picture this… You’re going to be late for the most important presentation of your life. You blaze across the highway and everything seems to be going well. Until of course, you see the flashing blue lights in the background and the ominous sound of a siren. What are you going to do [...]

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Knowing your readers, and what they like is essential if you want to customise your blog content to their needs. One of the best indicators of what works and what doesn’t is of course – by tracking page traffic. To do this you have to pick one of the many many site metric [...]

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If you’re a Mac user and fed up with the seemingly Holy Trinity of Apple’s Mail, Entourage or Eudora, you might want to give PowerMail a try.
Since switching over to PowerMail four years ago after chancing upon a copy on friends aging PowerBook, I haven’t looked back. The application has always been lean, mean [...]

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Business overheads are something best kept to a bare minimum when you’re starting out. This is especially true when you’re starting small. Here’s a list of things you shoud not spend (too much) money on as a business overhead in the begining.

Fancy shmancy marketing materials – Scale upwards, and try blogging to [...]

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“If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.” – Benjamin Franklin
Know how to stretch a dollar and make your money work for you. Women’s Personal Finance has come up with 46 tips to help you do just that… Here are some of my favorites:
Always Try to Pay More [...]

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If you’re concerned about the health of your family, you might want to consider going organic.

Four Reasons to Go Organic

You are supporting sustainable farming, which recycles natural resources rather than depleting them. Unlike intensive farming, which strips the soil of nutrients and applies artificial ones, organic production builds the health and fertility of the soil.
You [...]

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A lot of people (me included) have their pre-run rituals, where we prepare ourselves for the big race.
RunCoach has some good pre-run tips to take note off. If you want to make your next run a better one, try incorporating some of their tips.
The last couple of days

The main thing here is to get [...]

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You only get one chance to make a good first impression. For most job applicants, your first impression would depend on the design of you resume. LifeClever has come up with a useful tutorial on how to soup it up with MS-Word.
Among the tips they provide in their tutorial is:

Pick a better typeface [...]

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Kathy Sierra of ‘Creating Passionate Users’ has come up with a set of rules you can use for your upcoming presentations. The premise of her piece revolves around the fact that too many people provide too much context espeically at the begining of the presentation, thus killing the mood completely.

Do NOT start at the [...]

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Yoga isn’t just for adults: it can be enormously beneficial to children, helping them to relax, improve their bodies and overall well-being.

Breathing exercises improve concentration as well as energy levels.
Relaxation techniques help clear the mind, aiding better memory retention.
Posture work helps build up a weak immune system and strengthens, stabilizing muscles in the abdomen [...]

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If you’re one of those people that thinks laterally, loves mindmaps, stores tons of notes all over the place and would like to get organized, you might consider Tinderbox by the folks at Eastgate if you haven’t done so already.

I’ve been using the application —which is currently only available for Mac but Window’s version [...]

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Hummus is a dip made of chickpea paste and tahini (sesame seed paste), with flavorings such as olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and paprika. It’s often available as an alternative to dairy or meat fillings in a sandwich.

Personally, I love the stuff and make some most weeks. It’s the kind of thing that’s ideal for [...]

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If you’re thinking about placing background music on your site, stop right now. Along with large animated GIFs, this has to be one of the tackiest things you can do with your site. SEOMoz has a list of reasons you can bring to your clients should you ever get asked to do this. [...]

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Being in a robbery is one of the worst situations you can be in. If you do however get caught in one, here are some tips to follow…

Try to stay calm. Don’t make any sudden movements to upset the robber.
Do exactly as you are told. DO NOT RESIST!
Activate your alarm ONLY if you can [...]

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When you meet someone for the first time, handshakes will play a crucial role in your introduction. It will affect the first impression you give others, and as you know, you only get ONE chance to make a good FIRST impression. Ask Men has a list of handshake styles to stay away from.
The [...]

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