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Earlier, the only pastime available for people apart from their sports activities was book-reading. Now, you have many other things like watching television, playing online games, etc. to spend time. Probably because of these things, book-reading habit is dwindling fast. People come out with various reasons for not pursuing this habit. But, the fact is that nothing can equal book-reading in terms of benefits. If you develop this habit, you can uplift yourself to live a meaningful, fruitful and purposeful life. - Reading can relax your mind and can remove your stress and tension. All of us have various types of tension and sometimes, we face unbearable and inexplicable agony due to such tense situations. If we develop the habit of reading, we can read some self-help books and can regain our confidence. This will relieve our tension to a very great extent. We get back our enthusiasm and when the mind is clear from anxiety, we can think in the right perspective. So, we will be able to...

Photography can be taken up as a home-based business. It is not enough if you have a camera with you to start this business. You should have the right attitude and the willingness to develop the right skills. In olden days, photographers had to have a dark room. But, after the advent of digital cameras, there is no need of a dark room for pursuing this profession. Thanks to the technological advancements, you have several high-quality SLR or Single-lens reflex digital cameras. Along with a good camera, you should have a personal computer with a photo-editing program like the Adobe Photoshop for starting this business. You need not even have a separate office. You can make a few changes and have one of the rooms of your house as your office. Photography is popular with all types of people. Everyone will like to capture the special moments of their lives so that they can look at the photographs whenever they wish. By taking up photography as your profession, you can be your own b...

Many business owners very much want to know how they can achieve success. The problem is there is no "one-size-fit-all" formula that can be applied for all the types of business. You should learn the general principles and apply them suitably to your type of business. As a business person, the first thing you should do is to come out of your routine-day mentality and have a long-term vision. If you are caught in the routine-day mentality, you will be caught unawares when an obstacle comes up suddenly. The main point that is being stressed here is that you should know how you generally react to every situation and this is the basis for further growth and for achieving personal success. The following few points may be borne in mind for becoming a successful business owner. - You should not be like many business owners who allow things to happen and then react to them. This is not the right way to reach your goal. You must be proactive and this is the smartest way to avo...

Nowadays, the concept of doing a business has changed. Previously, businesses were done only with a profit motive but now, customers decide the fate of a business. The main basis of business in the present-day context is that a business is established for meeting customer needs. So, you will be wondering how you can get success in your business. There are a few points you should remember when you start your business. - The main thing is that though you are ready to spend all your time and energy in your business, you can not aim to succeed in it if you do not like what you are doing. You should enjoy it, whatever be the field of activity you have chosen. - It is better to start it small. You need not invest all your money and have a big establishment. You should take only baby steps. A few experts advise that you should start your business when you are still in employment. So, you will have some financial backing to run your family. The anxiety of running your family and paying...

Stress is an important factor that affects all of us in the present-day world. The main antidote for overcoming our stress is physical fitness. In addition to combating stress, physical fitness gives a sense of well-being that is invaluable. Nowadays, it is also important to develop immunity also because chances of getting affected by diseases are more. Environmental pollution is taking a big toll on human health. Free radicals enter into our system through the air we breathe, water we drink and the foods we eat. These free radicals can wreck a havoc on our health if they are not kept at bay. Since we can not fight a lone battle against environmental pollution, by improving our immunity by being physically fit, we can keep the ill-effects of free radicals under check. There can not be any short-cuts for physical fitness. We should do regular exercises and also eat wisely. What you eat plays a major role in keeping you fit. Most of us are not aware that while the contribution of diets...

It is a known fact that you can live a healthy life only if you maintain your physical fitness. But, physical fitness can not be had unless you do the right exercises, involve yourself in physical activities, get the required nutrition and have an adequate rest. If you are physically fit, you can do all your work with your fullest potential. A popular misconception among people is that aged people must not do any physical exercises. In fact, aged people should necessarily do appropriate exercises and keep themselves fit. Otherwise, they can not protect themselves from ailments. With the help of right exercises, their endurance levels will improve and they need not depend upon others for any assistance. If you keep yourself fit, your vital organs like heart, lungs, muscles, etc. will function well. It is also a proven fact that the mental alertness of a person is positively impacted if he or she is physically fit. Apart from the vital organs, your muscular strength will also improve ...

Working online and E-commerce are quite popular probably because of the prevailing recession and huge unemployment. You should know as to how to go about this so that you can succeed in such e-commerce businesses . The foremost point you should understand is that your customers are not "visible" to you in an online business. You will be transacting with them through some specific processes some of which may not be secured. Sometimes, refunds can create problems for you. You should also understand that online business may not be relished by traditional-minded people, though it is catching up quite fast. You should be ready to experiment with various techniques but at the same time, you can not expect miraculous results overnight. You will have to go through the learning curve and once you get to know the technique that works for you, there will not be any look-backs. The biggest advantage is that the whole world is your market and you have unlimited audience for marketing...

All of us are aware that sun's UV rays are not good for our skin. If we expose ourselves excessively to these rays, wrinkles are certain to be formed. The problem is that the victims will look older than their calendar age. So, a good and suitable sunscreen lotion or cream must be used to protect our skin from the sun. But, even while using the sunscreen cream or lotion, we commit several mistakes. So, even after using the sunscreen, we lament that we have not got its benefits because the cream is not as effective as it ought to be. Let us look at the general mistakes we commit and how we should avoid them. - The general mistake most of us commit is that only after getting outdoors, we remember that we have not applied the lotion or the cream. So, we immediately start applying it. This will not give us any benefit. This lotion or cream must be applied about 20 to 30 minutes before we venture out in the sun. The cream should be absorbed by the skin for which we should give sufficien...