Ravi Vora Ravi Vora Creative tips to own the world, design, and your life.
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10 ways to actually achieve your new years resolution this year
2007-12-31 18:28:00 Ready for Y2K version .08? First thing’s first: find some lucky devil to plant one on at the stroke of midnight. Then, lose 30 pounds, learn Mandarin, get a promotion, and spend every minute with your family and friends. A little overwhelming? Unless you’re Superman, I think you might need a plan. Every January 1st we make ... More About: Productivity , Years , Year , New Years , Resolution
Today I Turn 22!
2007-12-06 16:28:00 21 seems like only yesterday. Today is my 22nd birthday and I want to thank my readers, subscribers, commenters, nay-sayers, lurkers, members, praisers, people who are much more successful than I, people who are much less successful than I, and people who are relatively just as successful as I. For every word and every line helps ... More About: Turn
Is good design just a formula?
2007-12-01 17:18:00 Are trends just the lazy way to design? Each new wave of “cool” brings a new wave of cookie-cutter designs. Is the art of design so fickle that originality is shunned for the “do what works” mentality? It’s understandable that a specific designer has a style or a signature. However, it is bizarre that an entire ... More About: Design , Formula , Creativity , Good
Big Dreamer: Rosie Okumura
2007-11-28 16:30:00 My friend Rosie who is beautiful, smart, funny, and a very talented musician said she wanted to drop out of college and move to Seattle to pursue her music career. Talk about pursuing your big dreams fully. When she first told me her plans to drop out and move to Seattle I was excited for her ... More About: Inspiration , Dreamer
8 Insanely Inspiring Videos Guaranteed to Move You In Under 4 Minutes
2007-11-19 22:48:00 Are you ready to cry your eyes out and feel good about life? Good, then grab the tissues and get ready for these moving videos. I posted 10 mind-blowing sources of inspiration not too long ago and found that the videos were very powerful. It surprised me that long and short videos could make such an ... More About: Videos , Inspiration , Move , Minutes , Utes
12 Self-confidence boosting ways to turn Flight into Fight
2007-11-15 15:43:00 It’s no secret that people fear interviews, auditions, and most of all, public speaking. As Jerry Seinfeld put it, “The average person at a funeral would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy.” Before interviews and auditions I always get nervous and have to psyche myself up. Usually by the time the actual event ... More About: Success , Fight , Confidence , Flight , Turn
Now you can be happier and relieve stress while saving the environment
2007-11-11 19:21:00 The average person spends more than 2.5 hours a day watching television. Many of us spend a full 8 hour workday in front of our computers, and then hop online as soon as we get home. Is it any wonder we feel detached, stressed out, and unhappy sometimes? I know it’s hard to put down the ... More About: Environment , Happiness , Productivity , Stress , The Environment
9 Unusual and Effective Ways to Improve Your Memory
2007-11-07 22:34:00 Everyone has heard the normal ways of improving your memory, sure. There are some more unusual and fun ways to do it, though. Although there are more standardized ways of learning and memorizing, I have found these to be entertaining and easy. Sometimes they can be frustrating because of their simplicity, but they make you remember ... More About: Memory , Improve , Effective , Improv , Prove
9 Essential Ways to Get People to Say Yes
2007-11-05 18:50:00 How often have you decided not to ask a question because you’re afraid of failure? I know it’s been more than once for me. Sometimes the answer can be harsher than a “no” and sometimes the answer can be better than a “yes.” Wouldn’t it be nice to know which answer you’re going to get before ... More About: People , Success , Essential
12 Sure-fire Ways to Have Energy All Day Without Caffeine
2007-11-02 15:50:00 Need your cup of coffee every day to stay awake? Four cups of coffee? I know your pain. I get up at 6am every day. It sucks. I used to have to drink a Red Bull (sugar free of course, wouldn’t want that in my system) on my way into work in the morning just to make ... More About: Energy , Happiness , Productivity , Fire , Caff
A fresh new look and some reflections
2007-10-31 14:09:00 As you might have noticed, the blog got a bit of a facelift. Hi. That’s me. After 3 months, I thought it was about time some more personality was added to the look of the blog. I’ve been putting off completely redesigning for awhile, but I think this new look will make you very happy. ... More About: Reflections , Webdesign , Fresh , Some , New Look
Now you can support someone?s Big Dream and still be a part of it
2007-10-29 16:15:00 Sometimes it’s hard to support someone’s dream without feeling left behind. Other times it can feel like their dream is not at all what you had hoped it would be. There are ways to feel like you’re part of the dream and have a positive influence, though. From this experience, and as a big dreamer myself, I ... More About: Success , Support , Dream , Part , Some
8 Reasons Happiness Sucks and What You Can Do About It
2007-10-25 14:49:00 Happiness sucks. What a strange statement for a blog about pursuing your dreams, happiness, productivity, and overall enjoyment of life. I’m not talking about the state of happiness as the goal, but rather the happiness we surround ourselves with that is “good enough.” When we settle for a level of happiness that is far below what we ... More About: Happiness , Reasons , Sucks
Find Your Big Dream Right Now
2007-10-22 19:53:00 Since I posted the first chapter of Big Dream s I’ve gotten a lot of people telling me they don’t know what their big dream is. So, since I have struggled with this myself from time to time I found the easiest way to pin it down is to ask myself some specific and concrete questions. I’ve ... More About: Success , Find , Right Now
10 Success Tips from the World?s Greatest Circus
2007-10-18 17:30:00 There have been a million circus acts, but only one has stood above the rest internationally. So why not take a few hints? I had the pleasure of taking my father to see the Cirque Du Soleil performance of Saltimbanco for his birthday last week and wanted to share some of the ingredients of success I ... More About: World , Inspiration , Tips , Motivation , Success
Big Dreams: Chapter 1
2007-10-16 15:19:00 Thank you everyone for sending in your Big Dreams . I would like to extend the invitation to everyone else who hasn’t yet had the chance to share you dream with the world. Please do, we’re all dying to hear from you. Enjoy these inspirational dreams and continue to live your own. I wanted to become a writer ... More About: Inspiration , Chapter 1 , Chapter
The Lazy Man?s Definitive Guide to Writing an ?A? Paper
2007-10-12 15:03:00 I know from personal experience that you don’t even have to read the book to get an A. I barely read a single book (mainly because I have a problem with authority) I was “assigned” to read throughout high school and college and still got a 4.0 in every English class I’ve ever taken. How I Learned ... More About: Writing , Articles , College , University , Tips
10 Mind-blowing Sources of Inspiration
2007-10-10 12:56:00 Get prepared to do something with your life. These sources of inspiration will literally change the way you think, live, and perceive other people and yourself. CAN - The story of the strongest father in the world. Read the story. Watch the video. Grab a lot of tissue. Post Secret - A collection of intimate secrets sent in ... More About: Inspiration , Motivation , Mind , Sources
The Most Important Factor of Success
2007-10-08 20:18:00 No matter what your dream is, you have to be unique to succeed. You have to fill a niche. Niche marketing is the process of finding and serving profitable market segments and designing custom-made products or services for them. ( Wikipedia ) In this case, you are the product. All you have to do to sell yourself is ... More About: Articles , Motivation , Success , Factor
Proof you can make it: 20 Ugly Actors You Know and Love
2007-10-04 16:59:00 Take a seat, stop eating that burger, and listen. There are ugly people in Hollywood. Not only are they successful, but they are famous, loved, and above all, talented. Even though they don’t fit the stereotypical “beautiful people” standard for the big screen, they do fit the talented and qualified in their field standard for success. So ... More About: Humor , Love , Motivation , Actors , Proof
You don?t have to be a rock star to be Insanely Interesting
2007-10-02 17:42:00 I’ve found some of the most important factors to being insanely interesting and wrote an article on Jarkko Laine’s blog. I’d suggest you read it if you’d like to be interesting even if you’re not a movie star, a genius, a billionaire, or have your own Discovery Channel show. And believe me, not everyone that is ... More About: Interesting , Rock Star , Rock , Motivation , Star
I guess it wasn?t meant to be
2007-09-29 16:14:00 “I guess it wasn’t meant to be.” If I could remove one saying from all human languages, this would be the one. These words mean giving up. They mean pushing your responsibility to someone else. Not taking responsibility for your own life. Reaching your dream doesn’t happen without setbacks. It takes patience. Sometimes your dreams are far away, but the ... More About: Articles , Motivation , Guess
How to Get the Perfect Idea
2007-09-27 14:24:00 The perfect idea: It’s big. No, it’s huge. It’s sure to get tons and tons of feedback and interest. It’ll be viral and captivating. Even Little Jimmy from the other side of the world will want it. But will it ever get released? The good idea: Its got the right stuff. It may not be perfect, ... More About: Articles , Inspiration , Success , Idea , Creativity
31 Ways to Productively Waste Time
2007-09-25 14:19:00 You don’t have to work hard to be productive. Instead, have fun. Productivity is just a side effect when you’re doing the right things. Since I’m a big fan of doing things the easiest and most entertaining way, I’ve compiled a bunch of ways to waste time productively. Play productive games Have fun playing games while secretly becoming smarter. Lumosity ... More About: Articles , Time , Happiness , Waste
Stop Worrying About Your Future Once and for All
2007-09-23 18:59:00 Why aren’t you pursuing your dream? Most people are afraid to pursue their dreams because they don’t know what the future will have in store for them. They don’t know what’s coming. Bad things could happen. How unfortunate that people with skill, talent, and natural ability get lost because of fear. It takes drive. It takes determination. ... More About: Articles , Inspiration , Future , Success , Happiness
Comic Book Characters and Their Real Life Enemies
2007-09-20 14:34:00 Every man of steel has his kryptonite. Some can be defeated with common household items. Yes, even with all of the superpowers in the world, there are still things that can easily destroy these superhumans. Whether you read comics or not, I think you’ll be able to appreciate this list. Banshee Power: Sonic scream Natural enemy: A cave Catwoman Power: Cat-like reflexes Natural enemy: Water Gambit Power: Manipulating Kinetic Energy Hypnotically ... More About: Humor , Comic , Life , Happiness , Book
What is your Big Dream?
2007-09-18 16:15:00 I want to hear from you. What do you want to be? What do you want to do? This isn’t what “could” you do, or what “could” you be. This is your dream. Anything is possible. I want to hear what it is that you wish you could do with your life. No matter what your dream ... More About: Inspiration , Dream
15 Ways To Speak With Confidence and Be Taken Seriously
2007-09-16 22:52:00 Speaking with confidence is usually a problem for many people. It doesn’t have to be a problem for you. Being able to speak confidently in conversations and in public is important to success and will gain respect. Here is a breakdown of the steps you can take to be a confident speaker. Speaking The 3-second rule. When you’re ... More About: Articles , Success , Happiness , Confidence , Speak
See the World Like An Artistic Genius in 7 Steps
2007-09-14 19:28:00 Observation is the key to thinking and seeing the world in new light. All great artists know you have to learn to SEE, not just look. Knowing what you see and how to really process the entire image is important to being creative and using your observations to create. So how do you see? How do get ... More About: Articles , World , Inspiration , Creativity , The World
Warning: You may never want to work with a big client ever again
More articles from this author:2007-09-13 01:24:00 Should you choose a small client or a big client for your work? The answer isn’t always as simple as you’d think. Money isn’t the only factor when dealing with projects. Happiness matters. So, do you want to help a bunch of little fish get big or help out the fish who’s already the king of the ... More About: Articles , Work , Warning , Client 1, 2 |
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