Helpful Links

Most Important Books

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My recent review of Made to Stick brought to mind a post I read a few months ago about having a list of Most Important Books…
The idea behind creating this list is to get beyond a simple, cursory reading of books, and transition into actually living those books that merit greater attention.  [...]


TGIF: Links of Inspiration!

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Hope you find these links as helpful as I did!

The Right Kind of Effort
How to Develop Creative Thinking Skills
Oprah’s Top 7 Tips for Creating the Life You Want
10 Ways to Foster Enthusiasm
4 Taoist Secrets to Doing Less and Accomplishing More


Another Book Club Idea: the well-read challenge

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I recently stumbled upon yet another wonderful way to get your child reading:  The Well-Read Child: Family Reading Challenge.  The challenge started on July 1st as a way for parents to help encourage their children to read a little bit more every day. 
Here is the link to the challenge: [...]


TGIF: Links of Inspiration!

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We are spending a lovely week near Traverse City, Michigan…  I hope these links inspire and entertain!

Mark Twain’s Top Tips for Living
How to Overcome Indecisiveness
20 Inspiring Quotes from Mother Teresa
9 Mind Development Killers
Why Worrying Gets You Nowhere


Kid’s Reading Club

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Are you at that point in the summer…  Kids antsy…  Camps over…  House feeling smaller and smaller…
Time to gear up for the new school year!  Get out the library card and check out:  Book Adventure!
At Book Adventure, kids in grades K - 8 create book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take quizzes [...]


TGIF’s Links of Inspiration

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Here’s a selection of links to help you do… well… everything a little bit better!  Enjoy and have a great weekend!

20 Great Gandhi Quotes
How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci
Three Simple Steps to Creation
Five Levels of Mental Focus
How to be Better at your Job


Mother - Son Book Club

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Two weeks ago I interviewed Julie of Booking Mama regarding her Mother-Daughter Book Club.  Now, it’s time to get the sons involved!  So, I interviewed Heather at Age 30 — A Year of Books about her Mother-Son Book Club.

Could you describe when/why you began your mother-son book club?

I love to read.  I read whenever I can [...]


TGIF: Links to Inspire

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Enjoy the following links…

Why You Should Develop Your Mind
5 Healthy Snacks to Beat a Mid-Afternoon Slump
4 Destructive Generalizations
Gandhi’s Top 10 Ways to Change the World
5 Easy Ways to Reach Your Goals

TGIF!  Have a great weekend…
 


Free Rice: Improve Your Vocabulary and End Hunger

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Want to improve your vocabulary, have fun AND help end hunger?
Free Rice is a site that helps you increase your vocabularly while helping to end hunger through the UN World Food Program.  Quick warning: Highly addictive! 

Here’s how Free Rice works:  You click on the answer that best defines the word presented. 
If you [...]


TGIF: Links to Inspire

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To send us into a wonderful, productive, yet stress-free weekend, each Friday I will pass along the best inspiration I came across in my stroll through the blogosphere — Enjoy!
The Positivity Blog:

36 Tips for Stress Relief
4 Ways to Become Even More Productive

DLM:

5 Great Decision-Making Tips

Blog Motivation

20 Inspiring Quotes from the Dalai [...]