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Found this posted on a popular forum – no author credits were posted other than the 16 rules which are credited, i’m guessing, to Bob Parsons.

I am posting 16 Golden rules of Bob Parsons. Founder and CEO of GoDaddy!
Whenever I feel down, I go through them and they give me immense confidence and are so moral boosting, hope they help you as well!
Here are the 16 rules I try to live by:
1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone. I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. I hear people say, “But I’m concerned about security.” My response to that is simple: “Security is for cadavers.”
2. Never give up. Almost nothing works the first time it’s attempted. Just because what you’re doing does not seem to be working, doesn’t mean it won’t work. It just means that it might not work the way you’re doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn’t have an opportunity.
3. When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think. There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
4. With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be. Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of “undefined consequences.” My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, “Well, Robert, if it doesn’t work, they can’t eat you.”
5. Focus on what you want to have happen. Remember that old saying, “As you think, so shall you be.”
6. Take things a day at a time. No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don’t look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
7. Always be moving forward. Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
8. Be quick to decide. Remember what General George S. Patton said: “A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
9. Measure everything of significance. I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate. If you want to uncover problems you don’t know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven’t examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
11. Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing. When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
12. Never let anybody push you around. In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you’re doing as anyone else, provided that what you’re doing is legal.
13. Never expect life to be fair. Life isn’t fair. You make your own breaks. You’ll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
14. Solve your own problems. You’ll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you’ll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: “You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others.” There’s also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: “A wise man keeps his own counsel.”
15. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
16. There’s always a reason to smile. Find it. After all, you’re really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: “We’re not here for a long time; we’re here for a good time.”

Gave me some inspiration today as I venture further into my online endeavors, which have been a roller coaster ride this month at best.

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  Sometimes feeling unmotivated is not a terrible thing. Although it may come at the worst of times we can work through it and use it to our advantage. First, we have to look at where it stems from. Feeling the lack of motivation come over you can come out of fear. The fear may be an obvious or subconscious feeling within us. If we are tackling an important project that we know must result in perfection, it can be daunting to think of where to begin and what to do. Another reason for a motivation-less attitude could be from stress. If there is too much going on within your life it can be hard to focus on one task. Instead of sitting down to complete one project your mind wanders into the could have, should have, would have thought process of events of the past, present, and future.

  No matter what the cause is, we have to go within our minds and listen to what the root cause of motivation is. If we are too tired, then go to sleep. A well rested night can leave you with a clear and organized view of ideas in the morning. Of course, leading a completely rich lifestyle entails listening to our mind and body, and nourishing it as needed. If we are simply stuck for ideas, sometimes retreating from the situation altogether is the best medicine. Go for a walk, take a hike, go to an exotic restaurant, try and new fruit or vegetable. Do something you have never done before. The new experience may lead to a whole variety of thoughts, sensations, and emotions. These feelings may very well give you the nudge you needed to become motivated and brainstorm new ideas. Another form of self help in times like these are to clean your living quarters. Sometimes the clutter within our homes reflects our thought process. We know that we are leaving behind clutter, and dust and that is exactly what is reflected in our work.

  Motivation is not always an easy thing to come across. However, the bottom line is, we create our own motivation. Even if we find something inspiring from another person that motivates us to do something, we are still taking it upon ourselves to find motivation in outside sources and use them to aid us. Feeling a lack of motivation may be your body and minds way of telling you that you are doing too much. By acknowledging this thoughtless feeling and deciding to take it easy for a moment and assess what is going on in our lives, we are able to free our minds of stress and clutter. In turn, after we free our minds, we are able to tackle projects and complete the day in a motivational manner. The final result?, gaining another step towards living a completely rich lifestyle.

Warmly,
Sara Dawn

Health Coordinator @ NYW
Nutrition Specialist
TriVita Business Affiliate
Aspiring Yogi

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Blogger’s Daily Routine

  Have you ever found yourself having an off day? How about an off week? Being unmotivated and tired can be detrimental to your work, and life.

  To prevent procrastination, and keep the fire inside of you burning sometimes it’s good to have a daily routine. We, humans, are creatures of habit. A daily routine will not only keep you focused, it will help you attain your goals quicker and succeed sooner.

  Everyday I go through my daily routine list. My daily routine list has three main categories: work, school, play. I list 10-15 in each category and try to accomplish all of them each day. They are more than just daily goals they are necessities, which require completion.

• Work:
  1. Check Emails & Website cPaneLs
  2. Check Forums, Reply, Post New
  3. Check Social Networks/Directories
  4. Check Marketing Campaigns/Build New
  5. Read/Comment on Favorite Blogs

  Now once I complete 5 Work I will take 1 from “Play” list and do that. My “play” list today started with “shoot hoops” – I wasn’t able to do that one, since it’s Easter Sunday so I went to my #2 option PS3 – FIFA Soccer 09 .

  Then I continue to my “school” list and so on and so forth. I have seen that my productivity actually increased drastically, I had everything planned out and just to not get bored I created 10 different templates by mixing up the numbers, so I would never do the same thing twice in a row.

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