There are 4 mind refreshing tricks that beat decision fatigue for people. One way is to not ask the same questions every single day. That is something that would become very negative and stale after awhile. Above all, you should follow your gut and do what feels best for you. If faced with a dilemma, ask your inner self to provide the answer.

Key Takeaways:

• Decision fatigue refers to the phenomenon that, like willpower, our ability to make decisions throughout the day diminishes without proper recharging.
• Revisit the decision at specific intervals of your choosing, instead of reiterating the question, on a daily monkey-mind basis.
• When mid-Pivot and asking life’s biggest questions, we are often overwhelmed by smaller decisions and things that might not have registered on our radar in the past.

“We do know the answer to more than we think – on decisions large and small if you find yourself caught within unproductive inner dialogue, try to ask yourself, “What does my gut say?””

http://www.inc.com/quora/4-mind-refreshing-tricks-that-beat-decision-fatigue.html

Everyone who is in business needs a LinkedIn profile. Every company looks at it. You want to make sure that you are noticed by the people looking for services like yours. It’s hard to understand how anyone in the business world would not have a profile on there. A profile should look a lot like a resume.

Key Takeaways:

• If I knew you, that would be one thing. I get invitations from lots of people that I work with or have personally met or emailed so that’s usually a no-brainer.
• If I don’t know who you are and you’re from specific parts of Africa, Eastern Europe, South America, the Middle East or Florida, I’m likely going to reject you.
• I don’t know how all this stuff works, but if your profile looks suspicious I’m afraid that by accepting your invitation you’ll do something bad to my account or to those that I’m connected.

“To me, a legit LinkedIn profile from someone who lives in a far off or dangerous place (like New Jersey) that is completely filled out with jobs and schools and has connections with more than 500 people, including a few in my network and follows a few smart thought leaders that I admire, like Richard Branson.”

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/288524

There is a fast and simple way to strengthen your mind. Meditation is a practice that helps a lot of people with their inner mind and it helps them in their day to day life. The key to strengthening your mind involves every part of you. You just be aware of your thoughts and all of your sensations.

Key Takeaways:

• Meditation is the word we’ve given a wide series of activities that strengthen a particular part of the brain.
• Unsurprisingly, by incorporating two data types, you engage the part of the brain that integrates the data types.
• Sitting and thinking about the sensation of the chair against your back is an exercise that includes sensation and thought.

“The Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) is the part of the brain where physical sensation data, emotion data, and thought data all intersect to give you a broad picture of the world around you. People who have strong ACCs tend to report a higher pain threshold (including emotional pain), a general feeling of life happiness, positive relationships, greater degree of focus, and a sense of ability to choose one’s path in life.”

http://www.inc.com/quora/the-fast-and-simple-way-to-strengthen-your-mind.html

There are further attempts to weaken or eliminate progressive taxes. Many states are getting ready for challenging budget debates this year. There are people on both sides of the issue. Some want things to be harder, while others want it easier and help people be better off. There are talks on eliminating personal income tax in Michigan and West Virginia.

Key Takeaways:

• As we described last week, many states are gearing up for challenging budget debates this year.
• At the same time, however, lawmakers in a handful of states are exploring meaningful income tax reforms that could improve the fairness and sustainability of their tax systems.
• Graduated-rate income taxes allow states to collect more revenues from high-income taxpayers that often face the lowest overall state and local tax rates.

“Two bills to eliminate Michigan’s personal income tax may be at play this legislative session. In the House, a bill has been filed that would reduce the current income tax rate from 4.25 percent to 3.9 percent in 2018 and then phase down the rate by 0.1 percentage point each year over the next 40 years, well after all of the state’s current elected officials have left office (Michigan prevents any individual from serving more than 14 years in the legislature)”

http://www.taxjusticeblog.org/archive/2017/02/what_to_watch_in_the_states_fu.php

There is something that every single entrepreneur can do to support green energy. The environment is one thing that is on the mind of many people due to the recent change in the president. There is a growing number of people that feel we should take care of this earth we are all on. The USA will be a major part of this progress.

Key Takeaways:

• Whether you believe in global warming in an official sense, it should be important to you to preserve our environment and the natural resources around you.
• I feel a bit like Peter Pan saying this, but some silly adults seem to be putting their 2017 profit margin at a higher priority than the entire planet.
• The fossil fuel industries are making moves in Europe, with oil suppliers cutting supply to drive up prices again.

“I feel a bit like Peter Pan saying this, but some silly adults seem to be putting their 2017 profit margin at a higher priority than the entire planet.”

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/288583

Renting out your UK home is something that many people do. There is a way to go about it. Many people rent them out rather than sell them when they leave the country and move abroad. This is a good way to provide income. But, there are many different costs to factor in when doing this kind of thing.

Key Takeaways:

• Many expats rent out their UK properties instead of selling them when they move abroad. This can provide income, make sure they have a base to return to and make it easier to obtain further mortgages later on.
• The drawback is that dealing with tenants and maintenance issues directly can be stressful and time consuming. It’s an even bigger hassle if you happen to live in a different time zone.
• For those deciding the agency route is best, be prepared to pay combined letting and management fees ranging from about 12 per cent to 15 per cent.

“Before instructing a lettings agent, check that they are willing to deliver and collect keys on your behalf and carry out an inspection of the property to check all is in order.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/before-you-go/expat-guide-renting-out-your-uk-home/

Uncertainty about what a person’s passion in life is can cause anxiety for adults. The inability to stay on just one career path and instead jump from one interest to another can be a strength, not a weakness. Idea synthesis, rapid learning, and adaptability are qualities found in people who tend to jump around careers and interests in life. It is not a waste of time to pursue an interest, even if that particular interest ends. The skills and knowledge picked up in one field transfer to each new field the person tries.

Key Takeaways:

• When you’re five years old, the question “What do you want to do when you grow up?” is fun. You just yell out firefighter, veterinarian, or pirate and every adult in the room cheers you on.
• But for a good number of folks, as you grow older, this question starts to spur anxiety rather than imagination. These are the people whose high school aptitude tests come back inconclusive, who struggle to narrow it down to just two majors at university, and who scan all those blog posts on uncovering your passion searching for answers.
• “I’m supposed to do just one thing for my entire life?” they ask with a shudder. “That sounds so … boring. How could I ever choose?”

“Multipotentialites excel at “combining two or more fields and creating something new at the intersection. Innovation happens at the intersections.””

http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/still-havent-found-your-passion-3-reasons-to-celebrate-your-indecisiveness.html

Even an Olympic athlete is going to do poorly on Jupiter. The gravity is two and half times greater, which means you’re just not going to jump very well. On the other hand, our moon gives you a huge advantage… You weigh less than 30 pounds. It’s a mistake to judge your effort or your form in either setting. It’s not, “I jumped poorly on Jupiter and because of my poor form, I only went three feet.” Instead, it’s more like, “I jumped on Jupiter and I went three feet.”

Key Takeaways:

• Even an Olympic athlete is going to do poorly on Jupiter. The gravity is two and half times greater, which means you’re just not going to jump very well.
• It’s a mistake to judge your effort or your form in either setting. It’s not, “I jumped poorly on Jupiter and because of my poor form, I only went three feet.” Instead, it’s more like, “I jumped on Jupiter and I went three feet.”
• Best idea: Don’t pole vault on Jupiter. Do it on the moon if you need a good score. Second best idea: If you’re stuck on Jupiter, give yourself some slack instead of crawling away in shame.

“Even an Olympic athlete is going to do poorly on Jupiter. The gravity is two and half times greater, which means you’re just not going to jump very well.”

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2017/02/pole-vaulting-on-jupiter.html

Here are some tools to help you stay productive and connected to your team. That travel, when not properly planned or managed, can seriously impact not only the productivity of the person traveling but everyone whose work is linked to that individual. Its hard enough keeping track of meetings when you’re physically in an office and working with different teams. But keeping track gets more intense when your team is scattered around the globe and you’re traveling.

Key Takeaways:

• Technology has given us the ability to grow any business to a global level quickly, with remote workers around the world and multi-site operations at our fingertips. Still, despite our digital connectivity, global and multi-site operations still require travel — in some cases, a lot of it.
• And that travel, when not properly planned or managed, can seriously impact not only the productivity of the person traveling, but everyone whose work is linked to that individual.
• I myself travel pretty extensively around the world for work, to speak at conferences and of course for leisure activities. Because I run a handful of companies, my team is distributed across several time zones.

“Having a lot of remote teams can create snags for collaboration, so we lean heavily on Google for a lot of applications. This is true for file storage, as well as Google Docs, for reviewing and working together on content.”

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/286151