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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Jena La Flamme is a Writer/Speaker/Certified Holistic Health Counselor/Weight Loss Coach as well as being the Jena Wellness Center. A real renaissance woman in the field of “being better”, Jena has an interesting and useful blog on her website JenaWellness.com.

Jena’s career in the healing arts began 11 years ago during her first visit to India. Touched by the message that the fulfillment we seek already resides within us, Jena launched into focused study of nutrition,yoga and meditation, where she experienced their power first hand, and her life was transformed.

Jena is now primarily a speaker. She speaks to groups of varying sizes, from small and intimate to groups of several hundred. No group is too big for Jena! Her ideal speaking opportunity? An organization that is passionately devoted to the health of its employees or a professional women’s group. (Via Her Blog’s About Page)

F&S readers who are interested in losing weight in the new year would be interested in checking out some posts from Jena’s blog such as:

You can also find Jena IRL (in real life) at some of her live-workshops, which you can read more about on her homepage.

Read This Feed: GTD Times

December 3rd, 2009 | Posted by Chris in Other Blogs - (1 Comments)

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Before we go into what this blog is about. let’s learn a little about what this GTD thing even is. GTD, is an acronym for “Getting Things Done” a  productivity method created by David Allen, and described in a book of the same name. “GTD rests on the principle that a person needs to move tasks out of the mind by recording them externally. That way, the mind is freed from the job of remembering everything that needs to be done, and can concentrate on actually performing those tasks.” (Via Wikipedia)

Here’s a short video of Allen himself explaining GTD:

Now, about the blog. According to their about page, GTD Times is:

is the official blog of David Allen and the David Allen Company.  It’s the hub for ‘all things GTD’ where you can read the latest Getting Things Done® and David Allen Company news, our reviews and personal experience with tools and GTD-supportive technology, as well as GTD tips, tricks and strategies to help each of us lead happier, healthier, and more successful lives. If you are new to David Allen’s approach, the article What is GTD? is a great place to start.

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Ducks in a Row: 09/28/2009

September 28th, 2009 | Posted by Chris in Other Blogs - (0 Comments)

Ducks in a row is a post that I’ll be doing on a semi-daily basis, rounding up the best of the blogosphere relevant to our readers.

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Slate Magazine goes on a “Quest for the Perfect Morning Routine(more…)

Read This Feed: TED

August 25th, 2009 | Posted by Chris in Other Blogs - (0 Comments)

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One of the most overlooked factors in self improvement and personal development is the idea that we should do our best to give value back to others in our life, our community, and our world as a whole. TED is an organization focused on delivering value to others in a big way. Wikipedia does a good job of describing the organization.

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an academic organization owned by The Sapling Foundation, a private nonprofit foundation. TED is well-known for its annual, invitation-only conference devoted to “ideas worth spreading”. TED is famous for its lectures, known as TED Talks, which originally focused on technology, entertainment and design, but have now expanded in scope to a broad set of topics including science, arts, politics, education, culture, business, global issues, technology and development. Speakers have included such people as former U.S. President Bill Clinton, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Nobel laureates James D. Watson, Jane Goodall, and Al Gore, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and Billy Graham.

Recently while reading a previous blog spotlighted on “Read This Feed” (The Positivity Blog) I found this video of Anthony Robbins discussing the 6 motivating factors that are inherent for all human beings.

Watching this video, and being inspired by it was the motivation to write this post, and is hopefully your motivation to continue reading.

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Read This Feed: LearnThis

August 14th, 2009 | Posted by Anthony in Other Blogs - (0 Comments)

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Basically what it all boils down to is an easier life is a happier life…and a happier life is  a healthier life. And let’s be honest here, who isn’t willing to subscribe to that train of thought? Having come to this epiphany of epic proportions the only malady left to plague our now enlightened minds is finding out how to lead an easier, more productive life while still stimulating our brains, thus keeping our m inds acute and our bodies healthy. Well, to aid all those haplessly meandering down the path to a more productive life, but without a clear vision of what that entails, the good people at LearnThis.ca are here to help. (more…)

Read This Feed: LiteMind

August 12th, 2009 | Posted by Anthony in Other Blogs | Uncategorized - (2 Comments)

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What is fitness really? Fitness is basically the state in which a body operates to its optimum potential. Therefore, the best way to achieve this state is to exercise. And the most important muscle a person could ever exercise is? You guessed it…YOUR MIND! (more…)

The Positivity Blog is another great blog that tells readers that a positive outlook is imperative when looking to achieve anything.

The blog’s posts are known to begin with inspiring quotes from the world’s great thinkers. Online since 2006, the blog edited and written by Henrik Edberg, boasts about 3.6 million visitors and it has 15500+ subscribers (as of July 2009) So they TPB must be doing something right.

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Here’s an excerpt from the site’s about section where Edberg describes himself and his mission:

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Read This Feed: Pick The Brain

July 16th, 2009 | Posted by Chris in Other Blogs - (0 Comments)

Pick the Brain is one of my favorite Personal Development spots on the blogosphere. It’s primary focus is on Motivation and Productivity. Editor Erin Falconer leads a staff whose goal it is to help us lead more productive, happy lives.

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Here’s an excerpt from the site’s about section where they define their goals.

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Read This Feed: Dumb Little Man

July 9th, 2009 | Posted by Chris in Other Blogs - (0 Comments)

Occasionally here on Fit and Sexed, we’re going to spotlight other members of the productivity and personal development community. Today we’re shining a light on Jay White and his blog titled Dumb Little Man.

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DLM covers a number of topics ranging from business, career, and productivity to motivation, personal development, health and fitness topics. On his about page White describes his blog as follows. (more…)