Category Archives: Help Yourself

Haiti Blog Challenge – UPDATE

Earlier this month, I launched the “Haiti Blog Challenge,” which was based on the challenge put forth by Kelly Diels, of Cleavage. I offered to revise or to create resumes for people at no charge. My only request was that they donate to Haiti disaster relief.
Now, to my surprise, only one person took me up [...]

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What is HelpYourself Blog?

This blog is about helping yourself.
I conduct self-help experiments that I think will improve my life and blog about it. I believe that people—given the necessary encouragement, information, and support—can find meaning and purpose, live their passions, and achieve their dreams. That’s what I hope to do and I hope that I can help you [...]

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In Self-Improvement, Do You Start with the Hardest Thing or the Easiest?

Well, the self-pity run is officially over. Time to start tackling some of the big issues. You know how when you’re trying to get out of debt, you have two choices? You can either start with the bill that is the lowest, even if it doesn’t have the highest interest rate, to get some quick [...]

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Is Self-Pity Ever a Good Thing?

I was most definitely in the throws of self-pity. Which led me to the balcony (which is unsafe to use and under construction), bundled up in winter coat and scarf, smoking cigarettes and tossing them over the side into the neighbors yard. Pitiful.

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FREE eBook: Life Maximization Guide

“This guide will help you fill your life to the brim with happiness and live it to its full potential. And it will do that by giving you practical steps to take, rather than empty feel-good advice that’s un-actionable. Plus, unlike some other guides, it’s backed by personal experience – if I could do it, you can.” Oleg Mokhov

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You: How Would You Rate This Year?

I’ve been thinking a lot about where 2009 went, how I spent it, and what I need to do next year to improve my life. My eldest brother always says: “If you always do what you always did, then you’ll always get what you always got.”

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(Un)Protecting Your Ideas and Blog Posts

Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that gives you the tools to grant copyright permissions to your creative work. Think of it this way: instead of “all rights reserved,” creative commons is the equivalent of “some rights reserved.”

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Looking for a Job in Marketing?

I’m aware of an open position in the Marketing Department of a local financial institution. The Corporate Events and Public Relations Specialist will be responsible for a laundry list of media and PR responsibilities. If you know anyone who may be interested, help them out. If you’re interested, help yourself.

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Need a Google Wave Invite

Sharing my Google Wave invites is what this blog is all about. Need one? If you read and comment on this post, if you follow me on Twitter or if you’re one of my Facebook friends, you can have one. I’ve got plenty to spare. And, if you are so inclined to “pay it forward” and make a little girl’s wish come true, well, you’re one of my new favorite people!

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Eleora’s Wish

Eleora Toomey is a seven year old North Carolina native with reflux, kidney reflux, slow gastric emptying, some small heart problems, neurological problems/seizures, and multiple visual problems. She is hearing impaired, hypotonic, and severely mentally and physically handicapped. We can help her have her wish.

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