Tips for Filling out the Fafsa

Filling out the Fafsa can be a pain in the rear. Here are some tips for filling out the Fafsa. They will make the process a little easier. Hopefully it'll help keep you sane during the whole process.

1. Get Your Taxes Done 

Get your taxes done early. You no doubt want to figure out what your estimate is for the pell grant. You definitely want to know what you can get in loans. If you get your taxes done early you don't have to spend the extra time filling the Fafsa out twice. Once with estimates, and the other with the official numbers.

You can take care of your taxes by yourself online at turbotax.com

2. Write Down Passwords

There are a number of passwords that you have to remember and keep track of to get everything signed. Write down your passwords, and parents passwords. You won't have to waste the time creating new passwords if you write them down. 

3. Know Where you Stand Financially

You have to know where you and your family stand financially to fill out the Fafsa. Before you start know these three things about your personal finances. 

1. Your total in savings and checking accounts

2. Your total investments (Not including IRA)

3. What your businesses are worth

Good luck filling out the Fafsa! It can definitely turn into a pain, but if you follow these three tips and use a little common sense it should get a little easier. 

Seth

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Give it Your All - Motivation

In any sport you have to give it your all, if you want to be a champion. In swimming it's no different. Races are decided sometimes by a hundredth of a second.

To win by that small of a margin you have to do everything you can to prepare. You advance to sectionals, states in swimming by time cuts. Sometimes those cuts are made or lost by that hundredth of a second.

This was true for a high school swim meet that I watched this weekend. A high school junior made it to States by getting under the state cut time by 6 one hundredths of a second. That's a very small period of time. A time that could have been lost by just holding back on one stroke in the race. This is a very real reminder that you have to give it your all to be a champion.

The reason this struck me hard enough to write about, is because it's a reminder that a cookie, or soda might actually be the difference between winning and losing. It's a reminder to always push yourself to the max during a workout. It's a reminder that champions are those who go the extra distance. It's a reminder that you always have to give it your all.

Work hard, and remember, always give it your all. Don't give up when things get hard. Make sure you always hold yourself to the highest standard.




Seth
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Cool Way to Stick to your Diet

This is a cool way to stick to your diet. I personally don't like wasting my time. I don't think many people like wasting their time. I decided I would use this as motivation to stick with my diet.

Here's how I think about it. When I am considering cheating on my diet, I consider all of the time and effort that I've spent counting my calories. I know that if I cheat it will ruin all of that work. By doing this I take the focus off of what seems to be a little cheat, and focus on the huge amount of time wasted. It makes the sacrifice seem more real to me.

This isn't the only thing that I do to help me remained focused on my diet. I also journal my food intake, and make sure that I'm eating to attain my goals. I'm interested to know how you go about sticking to your diet?


Seth

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Beginning to Weight Lift

I'm beginning to weight lift. Starting on this journey I've definitely found a few must know things, if you want to be successful when you're beginning to weight lift. I've been lifting for about 2 months. Not a long time at all. However, it was long enough for me to identify these three things.

1. Starting Light

I've started to lift many times before, and this is the only time I see it lasting a long time. One of the biggest factors for this is that I started very light this time. In the past I started with heavier weights, injured myself in some way, and then burned out shortly after. By starting with lighter weights I was able to learn the movements, without hurting myself. The last thing anyone needs to do is add deterrents while trying to start a habit.

2. Keeping the Diet Easy

This tip stays in line with not adding deterrents. If you get really bogged down in the beginning with your diet, it's going to taint the appeal of the whole thing. There is plenty of time for your diet once you get into the habit of lifting. That's not to say you shouldn't change your diet at all. Maybe in the beginning cut out sugary drinks, or cut your carbs down. There's no need to count your carbs, just know that if something's high in carbs you should just skip it. 

3. Listen to Your Body

This one is kind of cliche, but it's important. If you're feeling really sick, or really sore, then skip a day. Let your body recover. There's no need to make yourself miserable. If you keep pushing yourself when you're starting to get sick, then you're only going to hurt yourself. With this last tip you have to make sure you're aware of what's regular muscle fatigue, and what's something bigger. In the beginning you're going to be sore. If you have a chest day you might feel it for the next three days. That doesn't mean take a rest day. Your body is being shocked. It's going to take awhile to get adjusted. Tip 1 plays a lot into this when you're beginning to weight lift. If you go easy and learn the motions in the beginning, then you're going to allow your body a little time to adjust. 

As I said, I'm just a beginner. I do think that these three tips really would help anyone beginning to weight lift. If you agree, then please share the article. It's hard to make something that takes such an active part of your life a habit. However, the only way to make weight lifting part of your lifestyle is by first making it a habit. 

Seth

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Getting out of Debt

Someone is struggling with money. They keep digging themselves into a deeper and deeper hole. They want to pay of their debts, but the payments are to high. Not to mention there are too many of them. What is this person supposed to do? Turn to Dave Ramsey's seven baby step plan.

Dave Ramsey is a financial author, radio host, and motivational speaker. Dave Ramsey has helped thousands upon thousands of people get and stay out of debt. And not just that, but build wealth and a legacy. The debt snowball method that he teaches has been proven by the Kellogg School of Management to be the most effective way to go about getting out of debt.

Here are the seven baby steps

1. $1000 in an emergency fund
2. pay off all debt with the debt snowball
3. 3 to 6 months of expenses in savings
4. Invest 15% of income into roth IRA's and pre-tax retirement plans
5. College funding
6. Pay off your home
7. Build your wealth and GIVE

Step 1

Step one is simple, set aside $1000 to pay for any type of emergency that might arise. Examples of this would be a car problem, emergency doctors visit, house repairs, etc.. When you have the $1000 you don't have to worry as much about something happening during the month, and then not having enough to make your payments. It gives you peace of mind.

Step 2

Step 2 is paying off all of your debts. You're supposed to do this using the debt snowball approach. This is where you pay the smallest debts off first. Ending finally with the largest debt. This approach is used for two reasons. First, by paying off a debt you feel like you've accomplished something so it gives you motivation to continue. Second, in the end you'll end up paying less money in interest. The proof of this second reason is shown in the Kellogg School of Management's study. They took a look at 6,000 unique cases and found that using the debt snowball approach you don't spend as much money as if you would do the opposite.

Step 3

Step 3 is setting aside 3 to 6 months of expenses. This is to give you extra peace of mind, and a way to deal with most life crisis that might arise. Such as losing your job, a family member, or suffering an injury that stops your flow of income. By this point in the program you should have a monthly budget worked out. So figuring out what 3 to 6 months worth of expenses should be easy.

Step 4

Step 4 is investing 15% of your income into roth IRA's and pre-tax retirement plans. This is basically just your beginning to setting aside money for your future.

Step 5

Step 5 is starting a college fund. Depending on your age this could be for you, or for you child(ren). The amount you can put in the college fund will depend on your situation.

Step 6

Step 6 is paying off your home. This should be the last debt that you pay off. After you complete step 6 you should be completely debt free for the rest of your life (or until you buy a different home). This is the big tipping point. Once you pay off your house you can really start building your personal wealth and giving to charities that you believe in.

Step 7

Step 7 is building wealth and giving. Once you reach step 7 you can start really building your wealth. By building wealth you can give your children a better future, and depending on how well you could even give their children a better future. This is the step that you can also give away more money to charities that you believe in and make a difference.


This is in no way an in depth look into Dave Ramsey's Seven Baby Step plan. It is just an overview, so you can decide if it is something that you might be interested in. I know that it has helped me to know where to put my money. It definitely helped my parents, as they are now debt free. In this day and age it is important to be debt free, and know what and how to handle your money. This is a good way to accomplish those goals. Best of wishes to you in your financial endeavors. Leave a comment if you know of a different, or better program!

Judging The Quality of Schools

When you're moving to a new school district, or deciding what school to put your child in, there's a statistic you need to look at. One that you might not have thought about looking at, or maybe just didn't think it would be politically correct to look at. The statistic I'm talking about is the breakdown of how students do based on race.

This is an important statistic, because on average different races do better or worse than others in

school. Asians are at the top of this chart. This means that a school with a lot of asians would have higher scores across the board, then if there was a different race that held the majority.

This is also an important statistic, because some schools have better scores when it comes to one particular race, but they might not necessarily have an overall better score. So by knowing this statistic you can be sure that you really are giving your child the best education.

The public school district that I live in claims to have wonderful schools. They claim to have public schools that are better than any around. The district doesn't have terrible schools. What they actually have is an average school system with a very undiverse demographic. There isn't one race that score leaps and bounds higher than the same race from a different school. The school district is just filled with a race of kids that on average score higher.

So the biggest take away from this is that if you want to give the best to your children, when it comes to school. Then look at all of the statistics. Especially those that breakdown the bigger statistics. This is the same for anything in life. If you want to be sure you're getting the best by measuring statistics, then don't look at the overall statistic, look at the parts you're interested in.

Losing Fat and Gaining Muscle on a Low Carb Diet

Low Carb Diet

There are many different versions of low carb dieting. From the famous atkins, to advocare, to the no

sugar or grains, to some grains, to 20 carbs a day. 

Luckily you can lose weight and gain muscle on most of these, you just have to rearrange where you're getting most of your nutrition each day. 

Losing Fat and Gaining Muscle

If you're on a low carb diet, then you know that fat doesn't cause you to get fat; carbs do. The amount of protein you should be eating on a low carb diet is normally .8 to 1.6 grams per pound of bodyweight. To focus on losing weight while gaining muscle, you'll want to stay on the upper end of this. You should eat 1.3-1.6 grams per pound of bodyweight.

The reason for this is because protein is what your body uses to build muscle. Protein is also very filling. So by eating more protein, your body will have what it needs to gain that muscle, but you also won't be as hungry, when it comes to other food.

Not your mistakes, learn from other people's mistakes. Not your own

Gaining Enough Motivation to Workout

Finding Motivation

Finding motivation, specifically gaining enough motivation to workout. This can be tricky. You

might find enough motivation at one point, to work out for a few days, or even a few weeks, but then it gets old and you just stop.

I've made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot about gaining motivation to workout. Whether it was motivation to lift weights, or train when I was racing bicycles.

Setting a Goal

The biggest thing you can do to find and gain motivation, is setting a goal. With a goal in place, you have something to get excited for. Something that you can strive for. 

There is a difference between a dream and a goal. The difference is simple. A dream is just that, a dream. A goal is an attainable dream with steps to attain it, and a deadline. A dream would be to have a good looking body. A goal would be to have a good looking body (dream) by the first day of summer (deadline). Planning to do a specific plan 3 days a week until then (plan).

To stay motivated over this time, focus on your goal. Take your measurements before you begin your workouts, keep track of the progress you're making. Be proud of what it is you're accomplishing, and what you are going to accomplish. You can do this. 

If you ever do hit a slump, don't think that all is lost. Once you start again it's easy to gain momentum again. The hard part his taking that step towards that first workout ... again.

not your mistakes anymore, learn from other's mistakes.  

How to Persevere

Persevering is a very important when trying to overcome your mistakes.

Word Meaning

Persevering - The present participle of persevere

Verb - Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success.

What It Means to You

There are many times when we have to persevere. Whether it's an athletic event, getting traffic to our blogs, or getting viewers and subscribers for our YouTube Channel's. If I were to list every instance that one might need to persevere, I would be here all day.

For this post I will focus mostly on the times we need to persevere, when were not getting the results that we're looking for, because it is the most common reason for persevering.


It is very difficult to keep making new content when you only have a few 
viewers. Many big YouTubers and some bloggers have talked about how their first few years were extremely slow. Most of them talked about their thoughts of quitting, but instead they persevered and became what they are today. You can also be one of these people, but to make it you need to be committed, and persevere. Don't give into defeat.
Many people will put out a large quantity of content. That doesn't cut it, and that doesn't count as persevering. Taking the easy way out is not continuing your course of action in the face of difficulty. To persevere you would have to instead, create a large quantity of quality content, or even just a regular stream of quality content. You need to do the work.
When you're in these lows it's very hard to stay motivated. Before you get to the low, try and pick something to read, listen to, or watch, so when you hit the low you have something to bring yourself back up. It's best if the thing reminds you why you're trying to persevere. 

How to Organize your Life

Everyone makes mistakes, obviously. I've made my fair share trying to get my life organized. This technique is one that many people could use. It is a great way to approach everything that you have to do in life.

Key and First Step

The key and first step to getting your life's schedule in order is to dump everything you think of into
your inbox. Your inbox is a sheet of paper where you write down everything that you need to do. This is good because you can clear your mind of trying to remember everything that needs to get done.

Second Step

The second step is organizing your inbox. There are three places you can put the items. The first place you can put your items is on a calendar. Use this for when you need to be somewhere, or doing something at a specific time. The second place you put these items is on a task list. You can have more than one task list. A good task list would be something like a shopping list. The third category for these items is a project list. A project list is any task that involves more than one step, such as building up a YouTube channel, or building a blog. To properly add a project you must write down all of the steps to complete it. For instance, if you were adding "building a YouTube channel" then it would look like this.

Project- Build Successful YouTube Channel

1. Get YouTube Channel

2. Make good Content

3. Share your YouTube channel with your friends

4. Share on Social Media sites like Twitter, Google+, and Facebook

Third Step

Once you've placed all of the items from your inbox into their proper categories you'll feel a sigh of relief. The third step is to follow through with it. Keep dumping your ideas into your inbox and then sorting them. Also, make sure that you are completing the tasks and not letting them build up.

How to Break Habits

What is a Habit?

hab·it  

Noun

A settled or regular tendency or practice, esp. one that is hard to give up.

Habits have three parts. The first part is a queue. This is like a trigger that initiates the habit. The second part is routine. This is the actual habit. The third part is the reward. This is whatever you gain from participating in the habit. To break these habits you must focus on the main components. The main components are steps 1 and 3. These steps shape what the routine is.

How to break it

There are two steps to breaking a habit. The first step is to place something in front of you that gives initiative. For instance, if I was trying to stop smoking, I would replace my cigarette packs with gum. The second step is to then chew that gum instead of smoking.The third step is rewarding yourself for following through. This can something as simple as a piece of chocolate. 

Key

The key to following this plan and breaking your habit is to divide up your habit into it's three parts. Then replace the first part with something that will initiate you do what you want. Then replace the second step with what you want to be doing instead. And finally give yourself a small reward for completing the first two steps.

Starting a New Habit

The same thing applies if you just want to start a new habit. Divide it into it's three parts. Then make sure you put in what you need to be doing for the first two steps. If you follow through on the first two steps give yourself a small reward.

Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone creates bad habits. Learn from mine and conquer your habits. 

The Best Technique for Prioritizing

Over the years I've learned a little about time management and prioritizing. I've tried many things. Lots of them being mistakes. Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes. 

The following is one of the better techniques that I've found. The technique is the 4 quadrant technique  It's pictured right here. 

How it Works

As you see in the picture there are four quadrants. You'll want to spend most of your time in quadrant two, if you want to be the most effective. Quadrant two is for important, but not urgent tasks. Such as, planning, preparing, prevention, relationship building, and personal development.

You want to minimize the amount of time you spend in quadrants one and two. You can minimize the amount of items in your quadrant one by spending time in quadrant two, planning for those deadlines, and other issues. The only thing you can't really plan for in quadrant one is emergencies. 

To minimize the time spent in quadrant three resist the urge to pick up the phone while your in the middle of something. Don't read all of the forwarded email's you get. Quadrant three is difficult, because we think that the items are urgent, when they're really not.

If you want to be the most effective person you can be, then you defiantly don't want to be spending time in quadrant four. Quadrant four is not urgent, not important stuff. Such as, watching TV, playing games, some texting and phone calls, and other time wasters. 

Everyone makes mistakes, try to minimize the amount you make and learn from mine.

The Best Supplement for an Athlete on a Low Carb Diet

Okay so you're an athlete and you're trying to compete while on a low carb diet. I too tried this. It's not easy. One of the things that I did to help myself, was take a slow burning carb to fill my glycogen stores. The product for this is made by a company called generation UCAN. 

They make a pre-workout shake that contains 50 carbs. This isn't your normal carb, it is an improved carb. It is starch based and it doesn't spike your insulin. They also make a post workout protein shake. This has 20 carbs to replenish your glycogen stores. It is the same starch based carb that is in the pre-workout shake.

If you want more information just visit their site. I hope this helped! Please share this with anybody you think this will benefit. Leave a comment(s) with any questions. 

Everyone makes mistakes, but don't make the same mistakes that I do. 

My Workflow and Setup

What's in my setup? What do I do to accomplish the tasks at hand?

Electronics

I'm currently using a hackintosh that I built on my own, as my main computer. I also have an Asus K53e laptop that is running Ubuntu. I like the hackintosh a lot. It has plenty of power for really anything that I decide to do. I built it for editing videos, which I still love to do, but unfortunately don't get to do as often. 

I change phones about every year. The only reason I can do this is because I buy them a few years old. I am currently running the Galaxy SIII, but I'm looking to switch to the Apple 5c. I want to be able say that I've tried Apple. I'll let you know if it's a mistake. 

For speakers I have M-Audio studio speakers. For headphones I run Audio Technica ath-m50x's. I love these headphones. They give a nice flat tone. This lets me use an equalizer to get the sound that I want. I have etymotic MC5's for my in ear headphones. They do a great job of blocking out all of the surrounding sound. 

Scheduling

To keep everything I'm doing in order, I do a few different things. For my day to day scheduling I use mostly just a pen and a daily scheduler. I prefer this for day to day tasks, because it is really easy to add and scribble out things. It's a good visual to me to see how busy I am on any particular day. I write basically everything that I have to do down, because if I don't I'll end up forgetting ... basically everything.

I use google calendar to schedule events and things that are happening further in advance. This way I can get a reminder on my phone. I also write it down in my planner, just in case I miss the reminder. I will occasionally use google keep if I'm out all day, and need to remember to make a phone call, or do something at a certain time. I also use post it notes for big tasks that need to be completed. Currently I have two up on my wall. One to reminding me that I need to finish my Eagle Scout workbook, the other to remind me about a scholarship application that I need to finish. 

Workflow

I'd like to be able to say that I'm a great prioritizer. Unfortunately, I'm a great procrastinator. I always schedule my day the night before. Throughout the day I'll add small things to my schedule, but for the most part my days are planned out the night before. I try to do the things I dread most in the morning. Once I get those things out of the way, my day always becomes a lot more relaxed. 

I listen and don't listen to music throughout the day. It all depends on my mood. The genre of music I listen to also varies greatly. Sometimes I'll listen to rap or hard rock, other times I'll be listening to classical music. It just depends on my mood and the task at hand. If I'm filling out spreadsheets for my lawn care business, it's normally rap, or something similar. If I'm trying to write a big english paper, it's normally a softer background music. I use either pandora, spotify, youtube, or my personal library to listen to music. 

Sleeping

As far as sleeping goes, I enjoy staying up late. I also enjoy being up early. (Just not the waking up part) I'm normally asleep by 1130-12 and I'm up anywhere between 530 and 7. (Depending on how the waking up part goes) If I sleep in past 7, or even until 7, I feel like I've thrown away part of my day. 

Concluding

I've made a lot of mistakes, and I'm going to make a lot more when it comes to my workflow and setup. I got to this workflow and setup through trial and error. Hopefully you can learn a little from this, and not make as many mistakes as I did along the way. 

Don't be a copycat. Don't make the same mistakes that I did! 

The Best Teen Job.. Ever

I have tried and tested this job, along with many others. This is by far the best money maker you can have as a teen. What is that job? That job is lawn mowing. Yep, lawn mowing! If you have a mower this can be the quickest way to make some pretty easy cash. 

I make between $20 and $40 an hour from mowing lawns. It's hard to get the ball rolling in the beginning, but once you have your customers it's all downhill. Here are some tips for starting a successful summer lawn mowing business. Don't make the same mistakes I made! 

Okay, so the first thing you have to do is get your customers. You'll want to cut cheaper than the professional mowers around you. For me $20-$25 dollars for a normal residential lawn is a good price to ask. For that price I mow, trim, edge, and blow. 

The next thing you have to do, after getting your customer, is satisfying them through the entire summer. This can be hard sometimes, depending on the customer. Make sure that you do a good job every time. Not just when you think they're watching, because they see the lawn everyday. Make sure you talk to your customer. Ask them if you're doing everything they want.

This is the painful topic. Paying for gas and equipment. The price for maintaining equipment includes buying new stuff, repairing the old stuff. I worked out a deal with my parents to do this. I mowed their lawn for free and they pay for equipment maintenance. This is a sweet way to go about it. Another way to do it would be to split it half and half with your parents.

After the season has ended make sure that you let your customers know to keep you in mind for next year, if you plan on mowing next year. 

Don't be a copycat. Don't make the same mistakes that I did. 

Pushing Through the Pain or Creating Pain

You're working out. You have a little pain in your shoulder. Eh, It'll feel better in the next few days. You keep working out, but it's not getting better. BIG MISTAKE!! I did something similar to this. Except for me it had to do with TaeKwonDo. My back hurt during sparring, but I kept going. On top of TaeKwonDo I was also playing Ultimate. (the best sport ever created) I really messed up my back not taking a break. I tried a few times, but I could only stay away for a week, sometimes two. I kept jumping back into it too quickly and injuring myself over and over again. I'm still having problems with my back.

Don't get caught up in your sports, or other activities, so much that you let a little pain turn into a big problem. Listen to your body, if a week break isn't enough. Take a longer one!! You can really injure yourself long term by continuing to play and be active. If you must stay active, then try to figure out a different activity that doesn't stress the same injury.

Dont be a copycat. Don't make the same mistakes as me!!!

Giving Up Because of Time Constraints

So you've gotten really busy lately. You can't find time for your hobbies, or the sport you love playing. So you decide to quit. BIG MISTAKE! I did the same exact thing. I loved racing bicycles, but I gave it up, because I was struggling to fit it into my schedule. So I quit. I still regret that decision to this day.

When you're struggling to fit something you love doing into your schedule, don't quit it! Try to fit it into your schedule a different way. Maybe you can't do it as often. Maybe you have to find something else to cut from your schedule. Maybe you have to do a combo of the two. Whatever it is, do not quit what you love.

When you're trying to rearrange your schedule to fit everything, be cautious when you have to cut things out. Ask yourself questions to figure out if the activity, or thing is important to you. Cutting things out of your schedules like hobbies and sports are big life decisions. Even if you don't see them that way at the time. Be cautious.

Dont be a copycat. Don't make the mistakes I do!

Don't Destroy your Reputation

I'm sure you're a hard worker, or at least try to be. There are probably people who know you as a very hard worker. The trick is always to be that same hard worker, or if you're looking for a change, work harder.

I think I am a pretty good worker, but there was one odd job that hurt my reputation. I was tired. I had been working a lot lately. The job that had to be done seemed simple. Unfortunately for me, I treated it like a harder job time wise. On top of that I didn't do my best work. BIG MISTAKE! I didn't get another job with that man.

It doesn't matter how long, or how hard you've worked at building up your name and reputation. You always have to give 100%. Slacking off just one time could ruin your reputation. Costing you lots of money down the road. Especially when you're looking for odd jobs, and such, as you are trying to pay for college.

Dont be a copycat. Don't make the mistakes I do!

Time Change? New Job? No Problem!

Whenever I go somewhere in a different timezone I let it beat me down for at least a few days before I acclimate to it. BIG MISTAKE! Use this hack to acclimate the first day. This also works if you have to change your sleep schedule for work, or any other activity.

Scientists have long known that our circadian rhythm is regulated by our exposure to light. Now
they have found a second "food clock" that takes over when we are hungry. This mechanism probably evolved to make sure starving mammals don't go to sleep when they should be foraging for food.

Not eating for 12-16 hours can help people quickly reset their sleep-wake cycle, according to a study from the Harvard Medical School. This discovery can drastically improve a person's ability to cope with jet lag or adjust to working late shifts.

The lead researcher Clifford Saper explains: "The neat thing about this second clock is that it can override the main clock...and you should just flip into that new time zone in one day."

It usually takes people a week to fully adjust to a new time zone or sleeping schedule. To think that this new "food clock" hack can help you change your internal clock in one day.

How Do You Use This Trick? It's pretty simple, just stop eating during the 12-16 hour period before you want to be awake. Once you start eating again, your internal clock will be reset as though it is the start of a new day. Your body will consider the time you break your fast as your new "morning."

Here's an example, if you want to start waking up at 2:00 am, you should start fasting between 10:00 am or 2:00 pm the previous day, and don't break your fast until you wake up at 2:00 am. Make sure you eat a nice healthy meal to jump start your system.

Dont be a copycat. Don't make the mistakes I do!





(quoting study published in the May 22 issue of Science).

I'm so Busy! Really?

Wanting to be the busiest person is never a good route to go when trying to time manage. It makes

you stretch out things that don't need to much time allotted to complete. This will force you into losing time with friends and family. 

The best way to avoid this terrible pitfall is by not using "being the busiest person" as a bragging right. Instead, if you have to brag, brag about how quickly you got all of your work down. 

I used to like to brag about how busy I was. BIG MISTAKE! That meant that when I wasn't as busy, I still had an appearance to keep up. I would drag certain tasks out. Don't do the same! 

Next time youre about to brag about how busy your are, stop yourself! Instead talk about something positive, like how well you're keeping up with your work. If you start bragging/ complaining about how busy you are, others are going to want to compete. Soon you'll be surrounded by a bunch of people complaining about how much work they have.

Dont be a copycat. Don't make the mistakes I do!