Life Balanced

Welcome to the Balance Your Life Carnival. This carnival is dedicated to articles and stories from other talented bloggers that help us live a fulfilling, happy and healthy life in as many areas as possible. Because there were so many great submissions this month, I have broken it out by category and will be issuing three posts over the next week. This one is focused on balancing your life in the area of productivity and finance. Enjoy!

Productivity

Steven Lohrenz presents Increase Your Productivity Today posted at Steven Lohrenz, saying, “Steve presents a host of things that you can do immediately to get more done in your business, marketing and personal life.”

Semi-Charmed Wife presents Time Keeps On Slippin’, Slippin’, Slippin’… posted at Semi-Charmed Wife, saying, “How time management can boost your productivity and help your dreams come true!”

Carol Bentley presents Death of the long letter posted at Carol Bentley, saying, “Are the marketing approaches of the past dying? Carol addresses the issue and gives tips for your business.”

HL Grove presents Kill Procrastination Before It Kills Your Happiness posted at MoneyWeb24.

Brent Riggs presents G. Brent Riggs - Perseverance. Character. Self Sacrifice. - Self Improvement - Life Management posted at Brent Riggs.

Sagar presents 50 Ways to Waste Time When You?re Broke and Bored posted at Frugal Panda.

Al presents Awaken the Giant Procrastinator Within! posted at 7P Productions, saying, “When you’re not feeling productive for a task, you could try to psych yourself up or try to use sheer willpower. I’m here to tell you that there is another productive option… procrastinate!”

Inquisitor presents Vacation Time In The World Of Finance posted at Mergers & Inquisitions, saying, “A guide to negotiating your vacation even in the most intense of job environments.”

Thomas D. Brownsword presents Work: A Mixed Blessing posted at Business Action Steps.

Alexander Kohl presents How can I make money without reaching burn out? | Massage Marketing Blog posted at Massage Marketing Blog.

Mike King presents Preparing for your own performance review. posted at Learn This, saying, “These are some specific things that if consistently practiced, will make a big difference to improve your reviews every year.”

Warren Wong presents Why You Should Be Careful When Your Business Is Going Well posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Some reasons to be cautious when your business has been doing really well.”

Philip Brewer presents And did you do it with respect? | Wise Bread posted at Wise Bread, saying, “Certain rules of thumb for deciding how much effort any particular task deserved (such as “always do your best,” “anything worth doing is worth doing well”) never really worked for me. This post is about something that worked better.”

Andrea J. Stenberg, The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur presents De-cluttering Your Mental Spaces posted at The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur by Andrea J. Stenberg, saying, “Worry and unfinished tasks can clutter our brains.”

Warren Davies presents February - Polyphasic Sleep posted at Do it for a Month, saying, “Two weeks into my polyphasic sleep productivity experiment, I’m more productive than I’ve ever been. Well, you tend to be when you’re awake for 20 hours a day! This is a review of my experiences so far.”

Dorian Wales presents 5 Practical Reasons Why You Should Definitely Learn a Foreign Language posted at Personal Financier.

Joshua C. Karlin presents New Productivity Tool posted at Marketing & Fundraising Ideas.

Shawn Driscoll presents 5 Massive Mistakes Keeping You Stuck posted at Shawn Driscoll.

Zoe Lea presents Could you get paid for your hobby? | Flexible Working Life posted at Flexible Working Life, saying, “Do you spend all day waiting to get home so you can work on your hobby? Do you feel passionate about something and want to develop it, expand it and increase the amount of time you have with it? If so, chances are that you could probably get paid to do your hobby. This article works through the ways to start earning from doing what you love.”

James D. Brausch presents Not Enough Time posted at Internet Business Blog.

Louise Manning presents Making connections posted at The Human Imprint.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Make a Decision Easier posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Decisions needn’t be a chore. In fact, it’s a profound privilege to be able to make decisions for yourself. Consider the alternative. Would you rather have someone else make your decisions for you? The ability to make your own decisions is a good definition of freedom. Here are some tips on how to make better decisions easier.

Finance

WebSiteWerx presents Merchant Processing 102 posted at WebSite Werx, saying, “How to incorporate e-commerce into your business.”

Investing Angel presents How To Avoid A Stock Scam posted at Stock Tips, saying, “There are a lot of pundits out there that offer investing tips for a fee. While some of these investing services may be well worth the money, others are scams are certainly close to a scam.”

Praveen presents The 62/70 Solution for Claiming Social Security Benefits posted at My Simple Trading System.

Wenchypoo presents Comparing Working vs. Staying Home posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Kenton Newby presents Focusing on Leverage posted at KentonNewby.com.

Dan presents The Crashing Wave posted at The New Blueprint, saying, “We can find opportunities in our present crisis to create a better way of life.”

Henry Bagdasarian presents Tax Refund Scam posted at Free Identity Theft Prevention, Detection and Fraud Solutions.

Ask Matt presents Stumbleupon Ads Traffic posted at IM & Affiliate Marketing Product Testing, saying, “Stumbleupon Ads Traffic.”

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