I have been working on a really exciting project lately. I was among a few people selected to receive an advance copy of an unpublished book to review. It’s a full length non-fiction book manuscript from a publisher, and it hasn’t even got the graphics or cover done yet, as an advance copy, and I… Continue reading Optimize Your Sleep By Eliminating Blue Light On Your Screens At Night
Category: 52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself
Review of Week 52- Optimizing Yourself – Report Card for Year of Optimizing Yourself
When I looked back on all the optimizing yourself topics of the year, I found a common thread among them all, and it was improving how I used my time. My time on earth is short and precious, and a large percentage of it is already used up with sleeping,eating,showering and cleaning. By setting goals… Continue reading Review of Week 52- Optimizing Yourself – Report Card for Year of Optimizing Yourself
Optimizing Yourself – Week 52 – Dec 16 – 22, 2013 – Report Card for The Year of Optimizing Yourself
This week I am going to review the optimizing yourself topics during the past year, and give an update on how improving myself is going this year. I continue to work on many of the weekly exercises, such as “read more books” beyond the week that I posted the topic, and throughout the year. … Continue reading Optimizing Yourself – Week 52 – Dec 16 – 22, 2013 – Report Card for The Year of Optimizing Yourself
Review of Week 51 – Optimizing Yourself – Go On a Journey To The Spirit
My journey to authentic power of the spirit began this week when I was about to get in my van one morning, and discovered that I had a flat tire. I felt anxious when I discovered the tire, and began to think about how I could manipulate events and people to get the tire fixed. … Continue reading Review of Week 51 – Optimizing Yourself – Go On a Journey To The Spirit
Week 51 – 0ptimizing Yourself – Dec 9-15, 2013 – Go On A Journey To The Spirit
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I am going to go on a journey to the spirit. Since the human spirit is full of goodness, I am going to listen to my spirit this week so my decisions will be influenced by love instead of fear. In In Gary Zukav’s book, “The Seat of The… Continue reading Week 51 – 0ptimizing Yourself – Dec 9-15, 2013 – Go On A Journey To The Spirit
Review of Week 50 – Optimizing Yourself – Think About What I Can Give This Holiday Season
This week, my goal for optimizing yourself was to stop thinking about what I have to do for the holidays and think about helping someone else. I didn’t do one big grand gesture, but I found small ways to incorporate helping people into my daily activities, so it would be easy and fun. I decided… Continue reading Review of Week 50 – Optimizing Yourself – Think About What I Can Give This Holiday Season
Optimizing Yourself – Week 50 – Dec 2 – 8, 2013 – Think About What I Can Give This Holiday Season
During the holiday season, I am happy, and thinking about what I have to do and prepare, but many people aren’t so happy. This week, I am going to think about what I can give those people who are in need of some help at this time. For this week’s exercise, instead of focusing on… Continue reading Optimizing Yourself – Week 50 – Dec 2 – 8, 2013 – Think About What I Can Give This Holiday Season
Review of Week 49 – Optimizing Yourself – Clearing Clutter with Feng Shui
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I purged my clutter following the principles of feng shui. I cleared many items that didn’t have a place, or that I no longer needed, used, or loved. Those items were providing stagnant energy and blocking the flow of energy, or chi, in my house. Creating some space allowed… Continue reading Review of Week 49 – Optimizing Yourself – Clearing Clutter with Feng Shui
Optimizing Yourself – Week 49 – Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2013 – Feng Shui Winter Clutter Clearing
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I am going to do the feng shui exercise of going through each room and filling up a bag to give away, sell, or recycle. The goal of filling a bag per room will help me identify which items I don’t use, don’t like, or don’t have a place… Continue reading Optimizing Yourself – Week 49 – Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2013 – Feng Shui Winter Clutter Clearing
Review of Week 48 – Optimizing Yourself – Getting Ready for Christmas
For this week’s Optimizing Yourself exercise, I followed my plan to get ready for Christmas early, and got a lot accomplished. Starting early gave me time to sort through the decorations in the boxes in the attic. Over the years I have collected too many decorations, so I was able to give the ones I… Continue reading Review of Week 48 – Optimizing Yourself – Getting Ready for Christmas
Week 48 – Optimizing Yourself – Get Ready For Christmas – Nov 18 – Nov 24, 2013
I love Christmas, but I sometimes find all the preparations a little overwhelming. I can understand how people dread the holidays if they’re not ready. I feel that this week is the perfect time to prepare, not too early, not too late. The lady that lives behind me put up her Christmas tree two weeks… Continue reading Week 48 – Optimizing Yourself – Get Ready For Christmas – Nov 18 – Nov 24, 2013
Review of Week 47 – Optimizing Yourself – Take Some Time “To Be”
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I took some time “to be”, and felt my energy return. Last week I knew I was physically tired from staying up late, but I didn’t realize I was mentally tired. I was researching for a project, and it took longer than I expected, then I didn’t get the… Continue reading Review of Week 47 – Optimizing Yourself – Take Some Time “To Be”