This Saturday, May 17th, I’ll be Susan K. Wehrley’s guest on the BIZremedies radio show.

Find out the latest Tips in Creating the Life you Want in the most effortless way!

Tune in to 1130 AM in Milwaukee from 3-4 PM Central Time this Saturday, or click here ( http://www.newstalk1130.com/pages/streaming.html) to listen live via the Web.

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From my article 7 Secrets to Improve Your Ability to Learn (For Students of All Ages) at Pick The Brain:

“No matter what your age, throughout your life you will be learning. Your formal education ends with high school, but for many the learning never ends. You may attend a university, trade school, night school, community college or adult school. You may enhance your knowledge via business seminars, lectures, books, e-courses, and whatever else shows up in our information society. So wouldn’t it be helpful to have some good study habits and some tools to increase your ability to learn?

Although you may not be studying information to get good grades, retention of what you are learning can help your career, your parenting skills, your business, your relationships, your hobbies, and so much more. So it makes sense to acquire good learning skills sooner than later. Skills such as speed reading and good comprehension are useful for all the great information you want to take in.

Here are some more secrets for improving your ability to learn. Most apply to classes, but you can adapt them to any learning situation.”

Read the rest of 7 Secrets to Improve Your Ability to Learn (For Students of All Ages).

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Do you have a personal plan for success?

Most people today are completely overwhelmed by everything that life throws at them on a daily basis. Because the boundaries between work and personal life have become so blurred, we become lost, confused and derailed from our goals.

Personal success is attained in gradual increments by setting and achieving goals.

At SlowDownFast.com, we have developed a comprehensive, customizable and highly flexible program which addresses such a need: The Slow Down Fast Intensive Empowerment System (IES).

The Slow Down FAST Intensive Empowerment System helps individuals achieve their goals.

Here’s how you can benefit from this program:

• You’ll realign yourself with your purpose.
• You’ll once again connect with your values and talents - and this will ignite your passion and drive to succeed.
• You will leverage your own, unique learning style for quicker retention and more rapid advancement.
• You will be empowered in your personal life, which in turn fuels you professionally and brings you greater commitment and dedication on the job.

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I’m presenting tomorrow at the Biz Tech Expo in Milwaukee. Topic: Personal Development in a Professional World.

Here are the details:

From my article Beating Procrastination is Easy – Once You Get Moving at Dumb Little Man:

“One of the biggest difficulties for most people to overcome is procrastination. We all have things we dread doing, and it is so much easier to come up with excuses not to do those things, or find other more pressing things to take care of, all as a means of avoidance. Then we look at all the time that has been wasted putting off the dreaded task, only to find that it is still sitting there, staring us squarely in the face. Not only did we lose precious time trying to ignore the unpleasant task, but it has since grown even more ominous.

An important aspect of any self improvement program is learning to overcome the fine art of procrastination. Some people are able to casually avoid an unpleasant or difficult chore, while others go to extreme lengths devising outlandish mechanisms for escaping their responsibilities. In many cases, the effort spent avoiding the task far exceeds the amount of effort required to complete it.

As you progress along your path towards self improvement, keep the following things in mind:”

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From my article Better Time Management Through Better Focus at Dumb Little Man:

“In today’s hectic, multi-tasking society it can be difficult to maintain your focus on a project. We become easily distracted by many things – co-workers, the telephone, e-mail, or the television. We also lose our focus as we try to juggle several projects at once, finding ourselves pulled in many directions.

In order to accomplish more during your day, you must learn the technique of focusing your attention on one thing at a time. The more thought you can dedicate to one project, the quicker you will be able to complete it. Honing your ability to focus as a time management technique will translate directly into greater success completing your projects, and a greater amount of free time once you are finished.”

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I’ve become a featured expert on SOHO Biz Tube, a new online publication and network. I write about balance in a column titled “Last We Met.”

Here’s SOHO Biz Tube’s mission:

“To provide growing businesses, nationwide with affordable, yet effective marketing, PR and advertising tools and resources to Profile, Position and Promote their growing businesses while enhancing their products, services and strengthening their brand before their clients and prospects.”

From my article If the Economy is on the Downturn, is Life on the Upswing?

“Have you ever noticed that the more money, success, and material wealth you seem to accumulate, the more you invite complication into your life?

For Americans, having and maintaining wealth often requires matching your pace to the frenzy of jam-packed subways, elevators, airport terminals and conference rooms. It means fighting a daily battle against Blackberry-wielding execs who swarm the city streets, shops and subways. It often requires working through lunch and weekends, partying until all hours on a school night… and somewhere in there being expected to have something left over for your wife and kids. (I know, because this used to be My Life in a nutshell.)

Complication can be fun, as in “Look at me, I’ve got all of this drama happening!”

But after a while, you realize that game gets old fast. And you realize that *living* really isn’t about having the nicest car, staying at the most expensive hotel, sporting the biggest rock on your finger or being the highest bidder. And you start to wonder if you mind so much that the American economy is taking a downturn.

Quality of life means different things to different people.”

Read the rest of If The Economy is on the Downturn, is Life on the Upswing?

Thanks to The Skilled Investor for publishing this post in the Carnival of Financial Planning, to Pay the Bill for including this post in the Tax Carnival, to Musings of a Thoughtful Conservative for featuring this post in A Waukesha Carnival, to Working at Home on the Internet for inclusion in the Working at Home Blog Carnival, and to, Greener Pastures: Personal FInance for including this post in the Carnival of Ethics, Values, and Personal Finance.

From my article Combining Self Improvement Techniques for Greater Success at Dumb Little Man:

“The quest to lead a more gratifying and satisfying life offers opportunities for self-improvement in many different aspects of our lives. Advice and training for personal growth are available at every turn, covering a vast array of skills and techniques.

Sometimes the wealth of information can be overwhelming. In our quest to simplify our lives we are overrun with advice on how to go about it. Just when we clear up the mental clutter produced by our homes and our jobs, our search for fulfillment pushes us over the top.

It can be difficult to know what course of action is right for you, or where to begin on your journey towards self-improvement. By taking stock of your life you should be able to find the right combination of personal development solutions to help you meet your needs.”

Read the rest of Combining Self Improvement Techniques for Greater Success.

It’s April and that groaning sound you’re hearing is the collective teeth-gnashing and hair-pulling of families all across America facing what is very likely the most stressful time of the year (outside of Christmas, perhaps) - tax time.

If you have few assets or investments, a simple W-2 job, and no children, tax time can be little more than an inconvenience. But for everyone else, it’s a major headache. Between hunting up long-lost receipts, worrying about what you might owe and the fear of what happens if you do something wrong, preparing your taxes can feel as stressful and fraught with risk as robbing a heavily-guarded bank with an unloaded water pistol.

This close to the deadline, there’s probably not a lot you can do to offset the stress for the current year. But if you find yourself filled with dread every time April comes around, here are a few tips that can make it easier next time.

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