I’m going to start this week off with a little video of OMG Facts from a couple of years ago, then get into the new personal development jive.

Pretty interesting. Make’s me think of that Ferris Beuller line.. “Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Let’s make that life the best we possibly can, right? Moving on… Lots to cover this week, so let’s get to it!

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Over at the home of Personal Development blogger extroirdinare Steve Pavlina, Steve addresses how to “create your vision”

When you write down your goals, your primary aim is to create a new vision for what you desire to experience next in life, so that you can begin to make that vision a reality

So what do you do when you sit down to write a vision for your life, and you’re coming up with a lot of blanks that you just aren’t sure about?

Guess.

Steve also recently penned a book called “Personal Development for Smart People” Which I highly recommend.

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The experts from Ask Dan and Jennifer, answer the question “Is your single behavior ruining a potential relationship”

Being single is all about freedom: freedom to dress how you want, do what you want, clean when you want, and so on. You don’t have a girlfriend who insists you cut your hair or take the garbage out before your apartment starts to smell. You don’t have a boyfriend who wants to see you wearing something nicer than sweatpants or makes you want to keep your legs clean-shaven. You don’t have a significant other who stops you from making a fool of yourself in public.

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On PickTheBrain, we learn 5 Ways to slay the un-motivation demon.

You could be making attempts to get out there and do what you’re setting out to do. And even begin to get results here or there. But your surroundings, circumstances, and negative or lazy forces around you constantly hold you back. They pull you back to where you started. And you get discouraged or convince yourself you can’t do it.

That’s the un-motivation demon at work.

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Dumb Little Man teaches us “how to shape your lifestyle to improve your fitness” in 3 simple morsels

Fitness, in the past, has not been a big part of my life and I imagine that’s true for many people reading this. I want that to change.

I don’t like running out of breath, aching after minimal movement and not being able to do the things I want to do just because I’m not physically prepared for them. For the longest time I felt this was just who I was. I was the computer geek, someone who wasn’t built for sports or to be fit and healthy.’

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One of our favorites, The Positivity Blog has a great collection of quotes which help turn failure into success:

Failure can be quite the problem. And the fear of it can be paralyzing.

So what can you do to motivate yourself to take a chance, to overcome possible failure and to use it to your advantage?

Here are a few timeless words of advice.

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Finally at MensHealth.com, we learn how to “Burn Fat In a Hurry”

Researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales found that intervals burn three times as much fat as running twice as long at a moderately hard, steady pace. Use this interval program from the University of Oklahoma Department of Health & Exercise Science this winter to turbocharge your body’s fat-burning system.

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The web is full of really useful posts that have all of the secrets required to become a better version of yourself. Here’s some of our favorite ones from this past week.

First off check out the inspiring Gary Vaynerchuk speaking at the Web 2.0 expo in NYC from 2008.

If you’re interested in learning more about Gary, check out his website or follow him on twitter.

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Next up, the fine people over at Psychology Daily tells us about the connection between self confidence and gauging what kind of first impression that we make.

We found that people who were poor at making good meta-impressions were less confident than people who made accurate ones. So, after making a first impression, if you’re confident in your judgment, you’re likely to be right.

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PickTheBrain.com offers tips on Taming your To-do list..

Do you use a to-do list? Most of us have some kind of running list of tasks which we want to get done (even if we keep this list in our heads). And I expect that at some point, like me, you’ll have had the experience of creating an extremely ambitious to-do list … only to end up completing just a fraction of the tasks on it.

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We have a couple of selections from one of our favorites Dumb Little Man. First we have 7 Steps to turn Failure into Success.

Chances are you’ve got success on the brain if you’re reading this article. You’ve set your goals, you’re on your way to achieving your dreams. But they’re not coming as fast as you would like. You’re ready for it to all come true right now. You set a deadline to reach your goal, but it just didn’t happen in that timeframe. And now you feel a little deflated. Maybe you’ve even allowed a little doubt to creep in, as you’re not sure when (or if) it will ever happen.

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The other piece from DLM, is one offering 7 Tricks to Sleep Like a Dog.

A bad night’s sleep is the worst when it comes to getting things accomplished and feeling good during what should be a great day.  The effects due to lack of sleep on mood, productivity, creativity, and even the quality of our relationships take a bigger toll on our health than most realize.

Anyone who does have trouble sleeping most likely have read all the “regular” things to do in order to get better sleep.  The concept becomes nothing more than a repeated set of rules that get ignored, similar to the simple rules of training a well behaved dog.

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Finally over at Men’s Health, you can learn 32 ways to jump start your love life…

We have 32 ideas to launch a voyage of sexual discovery unlike anything you’ve seen . . . at least since Cindy Lou let down her guard senior year. The difference now: You know what you’re doing, and you have a partner who deserves your respect, attention, and devotion. So make the most of it.

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