Author Archive: Eric San Juan

Manage Your Life This Summer, and You’ll Get More out of It

Some people like to go through their whole life ‘wingin’ it’. They’ll just go on living, day by day, without really giving too much thought to what they’re doing or what is coming for them. Now, this is not to say there’s anything wrong with living in this way — it probably does work for a lot of people. But people that live in this way never truly know what is waiting around the corner for them. When you manage your life and your time, however, you always know what is waiting for you around the corner. In fact, by managing in this way you can prevent things that are waiting to hamper you from, well, hampering you. Thus, you’ll be allowed to get everything…
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Why Is Exercise So Boring As An Adult?

Contributed Post Admittedly, that title might immediately make you conjure up images in your mind’s eye of toddlers on treadmills, but not all exercise is built equally. There’s no doubt that if you were to try and persuade a five-year-old that pedaling to nowhere or twisting their body into uncomfortable shapes was considered fun, you’d probably be on a hiding to nothing. However, as kids, we did exercise. We did it a lot, in fact. There’s a pretty good chance that at least every summer, you probably tried to persuade your Mom on more than one occasion to let you exercise for a bit longer. Except, we didn’t call it exercise. We didn’t call it “essential things to do to stave off a heart condition”…
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4 Things You Need to Know Before Building a House

So, you’ve finally got chance to build your own home; somewhere that’s completely unique and designed specifically for you and your family. It’s exciting and you’re probably eager to get going, but there are some things you need to know before you get started. As with any other type of big project, it’s important to be as well prepared as you can be so you won’t be blind sighted by anything. Here’s what you should consider before building a house. Time On average, most house builds take much longer than initially planned. If you have a deadline for moving into your house, you’d best be prepared for some stress. That isn’t to say that the whole process will be a nightmare, but you will have…
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How Can You Make Your Yard A Place You Really Want To Spend Your Time?

Picture Source As the weather gets hotter and hotter, more and more people are looking for ways to get out of the house and enjoy the sunshine. Of course, you’re not always in the position to go and take a trip to the beach or spend money on vacation. However, there’s one place that just about everyone can go to enjoy the sunshine and spend some time in the great outdoors: your yard. All you have to do is step out of your back door, and you can really start to get the most out of the weather. Then again, a lot of people find that their yard isn’t really the kind of place where they want to spend their time. It might be untidy…
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Alternative Ways to Get Ahead at Work

In regards to attempting to get ahead at work you’ve probably read countless lists of what ‘should’ be done. These lists, more often that not, contain tips such as ‘dress well’ and ‘always bring new ideas to the table’. Now, these tips do hold some precedence as they don’t necessarily hurt one’s chances of workplace success. But these sorts of tips don’t deserve to hold the overarching precedence that they do. There are some alternative ways to get ahead at work too, read on to find out about a few of them. Climb the career ladder Don’t fail — at anything The mantra of never failing is something you should live by when at work, no matter how many times you’re told ‘it’s okay to…
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