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    Believing what's always felt good comes easily. But growing up requires accepting truths that our younger selves denied. Toys don't arrive via air-sled from the North Pole. I am not major league pitcher material. And there indeed are people determined to do nothing positive with their lives. Growing up is hard work. Because the path to maturity has no end, it's wise to focus on journeying well. Along the way, emotionally healthy adults achieve the profound awareness that they do not know far more than they do know. The realization serves as an indispensable ally. Maturing requires seeing easy street as a dead end. Rather than obsess with making love in the green grass behind the stadium, grown-ups make love last. Grown-ups find balance. Effective parents view the shaping of youngsters' attitudes as a moral imperative. Effective people understand that trying to control other people's thoughts is morally loathsome. Many milestones mark ...

"I really want to make it in life, but I don't know how!" Not knowing how to set up for a successful future can be frustrating. Here are a few suggestions. Steps 1 Go to a quiet place , where you can think without being interrupted. Ad 2 Go through your life thoroughly. What is your gift? What do you want to be in the future? What is your passion? (i.e., something you would love to do even if you were not paid to do it.) 3 Write it down. Most of the people who have achieved their dreams took the first step towards achieving them: they wrote them down. 4 Plan a route to get there. Write down what ever it will take you to reach your dream. 5 Put your piece of paper where you can see it and remind yourself of your goals. 6 Work your plan. Put it into action by following the route to your dream. It may mean adjusting a lot of things in your life, but it will be worth it one day. 7 Start a savi...

  The Process of Goal Setting A goal is a future achievement with a timely deadline you can work towards to. And on an even more subtle level we can define a goal like this: A compelling goal is something that has a deeper meaning to you. It is the kind of goal that excites you, that lets you grow and the achievement is fulfilling and rewarding.  The following is the fastest way I know, to develop real life goals that are personally meaningful. The whole process may take 10 minutes to get out at least 3 compelling goals. I’ve proven this method to myself as working and I use it that way regularly, at least every quarter when setting my 3-month goals and reviewing my long-term goals. So even if you are pretty good in goal setting, I think to start the process fresh is always beneficial and can produce fresh results. 1. Get in State First you want to get into the right state to set compelling life goals for yourself. You must allow yourself to dre...

   THINK BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION Though these four words were not original with him. . .they exploded in my spirit and I’ve been meditating and provoking close friends with them ever since. Let’s start by establishing a very basic fact.  There are only two ways you can see something. First, with your natural eyes. Second, with your imagination. The word imagination is defined in the Merriam Webster Intercollegiate Dictionary as: “the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality.” Your imagination is the thing that allows you to see the future before it happens . Here are seven things, reasons, ways and keys to think beyond your imagination. # 1       Imagination is not bad, evil or unproductive. . .but we may be. Your imagination is neither good nor bad or evil. . .it becomes whatever you decide it to be. If God created your imagination. ...

Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life.  To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades.  Contrary to what you may have learned in school, a jack of all trades is far more equipped to deal with life than a specialized master of only one. While not totally comprehensive , here is a list of 50 things everyone should know how to do. 1.   Build a Fire   – Fire produces heat and light, two basic necessities for living.  At some point in your life this knowledge may be vital. How to Build a Fire Wilderness Survival Firecraft Build a Fire Without Matches or a Lighter (video) 2.    Operate a Computer   – Fundamental computer knowledge is essential these days.  Please, help those in need. How To Help Someone Use a Computer The BBC’s Guide to Using a Computer Mac Basics Windows Basics 3.  Use Google Effectively   – Google kn...

Social networking is the hottest online trend of the last few years. Not only do social media sites provide a way to keep in contact with friends, but they can also offer opportunities for professional online networking. Social networking could be advantageous for your career, but there are also disadvantages to consider. Could the time you spend interacting online be put to better use? Let’s take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of social networking to work out whether you should be devoting more of your attention to this online activity. Is social networking working for you? This online course can teach you how to make the most of social media. Advantages of Social Networking Social networking offers many benefits. It is now easier than ever to keep in contact with old friends and colleagues. The professional networking site LinkedIn even allows users to request introductions to business people who are known to their contacts. The potential of this enhan...

Computer Networking is common and very important in our computer task and installation. In order that we can connect the multiple of computers together with the different resources such as printer, CD/ DVD ROM, scanner, and even servers via communication media using the Local Area Network or what we called LAN. These connections enabled as to communicate in different ways using the major categories of LAN, MAN, WAN with the design or the common topologies that we have used such as star and Wireless Fidelity or WIFI. That enables our gadgets and computer to communicate without using a wire. Computer engineers and technician needs these skills in order to connect these networks. Mostly of our businesses , home, schools and even huge industries needs this type of connection in order to share the bulk of files in different resources and destinations. And even internet connections using email services, social networks, and storing bulk of files in internet such as MSN sk...

 *Problem: My computer won't do anything Solution: Make sure your computer is turned on, plugged in, and there is no little square thing (called a disk) in the slot (called a drive) in your computer when you turn it on. #Problem: My computer says I did something "illegal" and "invalid", am I in trouble? Solution: YES! Run for it! The Microsoft Police have been notified and are on their way to your location. Your fate will be worse than death. You only safe course of action is to wipe your hard drive clean and/or leave the country. Play it safe and do both. %Problem: I got a message saying "Fatal error" Solution: Better see a doctor straight away. No, forget the doctor - call an ambulance. Have you made a will? %Problem: I got a message saying "An error occurred because an error occurred" Solution: Well, what do you expect from an Apple Mac? *Problem: The computer displays "missing operating system" Solution: ...