3rd grade love advice

Do you have problems picking up girls? If you do, 9 year old Alex Greven seems to have the most simple and effective advice to give. Author of the book “How to talk to girls”, Alex claims to have tips to help you get any girl, from 8 to 80!

Apparently it all started whilst he was observing his friends, they would hit it off with a girl at the beginning of break time and loose their chill by the time it was over. So, Alex decided to write a manual to help his friends which ended up being a great success at his school fair.

Chapter 1 is named “The facts of life” and starts with the sentence “Sometimes, you get a girl to like you, then she ditches you. Life is hard, move on!”. Hhmm, life is hard, he learned this during break time in 3rd grade? I still haven’t finished learning that lesson and I’m 37!

According to Alex, “It is easy to spot pretty girls because they have big earrings, fancy dresses and all the jewelry,” he writes in chapter three. “Pretty girls are like cars that need a lot of oil.”

So what’s the great advice? I managed to find a few suggestions and tips from this book, read and learn!:

1. Comb your hair and do not wear sweatpants, it’s too casual and grubby and girls don’t really like it.

2. Girls like the smartest boy in the class… so work on that and then you got the attention of pretty much all the girls. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tips to become a true multi-tasker

It´s 8:30 am and i´m checking all my Google analytics, going through my mails, got my water going and my to-do list ready to go, i´m chatting to the people in the office sending them work for the day and checking some of my Google reader articles and bookmarking them for later… all this whilst checking the billing and blogging at the same time. Yes… I am, the true multi-tasker. Now if I was at home, I would throw in some breakfast, some CNN, I´d be feeding the cat and putting some clothes in the washer whilst I make my bed :o)

How so I do it? Organization I think… I have been so used to doing so many things at the same time that now I just do it without thinking. Many times I have been asked to give tips on how to multi-task so I have decided to go ahead and write some up. Of course, this is the way I do it, doesnt mean all apply to you but if you follow one or two I am pretty sure it would make your day a little bit more productive.

Ann´s list of tips to becoming a true multi-tasker:

1. Believe in yourself, think multitasking and you’ll be able to do it.

2. Never leave for tomorrow what you can do today, don’t procrastinate! Answer that e-mail now, make that call now and eventually you will have some extra time at the end of the day.

3. Go wireless. If you work at home, a laptop will give you the mobility to take care of other tasks whilst you’re working on something. Read the rest of this entry »

When the economy is down, we need to step it up!

Back in September, Rob Rothman (President of our partner company Pinsource) sent a few words with his monthy report about today’s economy and how it has began to affect our business. At our company and in our line of work we need to keep up to date in order to stay on top of our business and it is extremely important to re-invent ourselves every now and then to keep things fresh and interesting. I was very interested in Rob’s words “If we continue to do the same thing in the future as we’ve done in the past, we will surely fail”. This is very true, not only for our partner companies but for any business around the world. Competition is tough and we need to keep striving to remain focused and stay on top.

I was very motivated by Rob’s mail, especially the part that said that we all had to take a look at our comfort zones and expand them. I decided to do a little research online about how the economy is changing the way we do business. Of course, since I’m more in tune about design and web, I have come up with a collection of articles that can help us change our way of thinking when it comes to doing business in the years to come. Read the rest of this entry »

6 relationship decisions that have been made for us

Last month Oprah decided to give us answers to some of the biggest relationship dilemmas. I’m sure all of us have been in at least one of these situations, if not all of them (like me LOL) so hey, if there’s one that hasn’t hit you yet, I combined their answers with my comments just in case you need help you along the way.

1. I’m married and exhausted. Sex or sleep?
According to therapist Paul Glovinsky, BOTH is the answer, not because of the sex but because of timing, mostly because men crash like a mighty oak whilst us ladies lay awake and fume lol. The advice? “If you can time things to coincide with the time of day when you’re at peak energy, your sex life will be significantly more satisfying.” Remember sex in the morning? Weekend naptimes? We must never be hesitant to have sex because in the end, the average encounter is only around 20 minutes long. (hah! Funny!) Therefore, the resistance might be a reflection of our lack of satisfaction with the sex, fear of intimacy, performance anxiety, anger about something or any other issue. (sounds fair to me but I don’t have this problem haha!)

2. My clock is ticking. Settle for the guy I care about, or hold out for The One, who may never show up?
Aaaaah, the million dollar question!! Marrying Mr. Almost The One is perfectly admissible. “If someone is your match in 75 to 85 percent of the things that are important to you - values, character strengths, how he treats other people, emotional fitness - that’s not settling.” I did sometime back believe that I had found my “one and only soul mate” but hey, I wont get into that. I guess it’s up to us to infuse “good enough” with energy and passion so that it becomes fantastic. That with some good strong chemistry and things can work for sure. Read the rest of this entry »

Ten Things I Learned from My Cat

1. Always be ready to play. Know how to recognize the playful look in the person you love, and immediately start playing.

2. When you are happy to see someone, stretch your arms up to him or her and ask to be picked up.

3. If the person you love forgets to feed you dinner, don’t take it personally. Instead, run to sit by your plate and look hungry.

4. Talk to the one you love, incessantly and constantly. It makes him or her feel loved, appreciated and important.

5. Don’t be afraid to ask to be touched. Just falling down and looking cute works well. Otherwise, rubbing up against the person you love will do the trick.

6. If you keep asking for attention and don’t get any, try disappearing suddenly. Then, don’t come back for a little while, even if you are called. Your loved one will think twice before ignoring you next time.

7. Show your love and adoration by bringing presents. Make sure to stand by your present and get fully appreciated.

8. Purr when the person you love is anywhere near you. It will encourage him or her to get closer to you while feeling appreciated.

9. Encourage the person you love to take naps with you. When you take naps together, make sure to cuddle up under the blanket and get as close as you can.

10. Always comfort the person you love, regardless of whether he or she needs emotional or physical comfort. Cuddling, purring, and being sat on are sure cures for almost anything.

Written by Rinatta Parie