Daniel Branch
Things have been rocky lately in my life. I had to remove myself from unpleasant situations and move on with changes. After the dust settled and I had time to sit back and look at my decisions, I realized that by taking action I have increased my happiness 10 fold. Sitting around passive and doing…
I sat down at my desk today and thought about what to write. I have done a lot of research lately on different writing styles and methods of writing. These different styles are great and they inspire me to write. The more knowledge I gain about my passion, the more excited I get. Then I…
Life can be fun and entertaining if you know how to let it. To become truly happy you must have a sense of humor. For some of us this comes naturally and for others we might have to work a little to unlock it. It’s a great tool to turn something bad into something good…
An Amazing Feel Great Trick: Clutter Removal I recently decided to take some time to throw away junk and organize my house. Now it’s been over a month with me working on it at least once per week, and I can tell you I never felt so accomplished. A Little About Me and My Experience…
Three Steps To Greatly Increase Your Patience Patience is a characteristic we could all learn. In my professional career I have met some impatient people. I also have met some patient ones. In my opinion the ones who have more patience get farther, have more successes, seem happier and less stressful, and overall enjoy…
We have to start somewhere to find out who we really are. I don’t mean start at the beginning of your life and work towards it forever. I mean right now you have to start uncovering the undying truth of who you are and what you’re about. So many of us get caught up in…
25 Quotes That Will Give You The Chills and Inspire You I have been searching the internet recently for really powerful quotes. I stumbled on a few that either really made me think or plain out gave me the chills. I thought I would share this list with you and hopefully there will be something…
I was thinking today about people who lie a lot. Honestly some of them lie so much that they believe it to be the truth. So if they believe their lies to be the truth does that make them honest? This is a really good question that comes to my mind. Let’s explore what these…
In the morning when you wake out of bed ( or whatever time it is when you get up ), it can sometimes be a real pain to get up and take that first step. I myself have found many morning where I hit the snooze button multiple times wake up at last minute and…
An Easy Trick To Boost Your Mood And Reduce Daily Stress In a modern world of fast paced activities, everyday life sometimes can become overwhelming. This can cause you lots of stress and bring your mood down. Over the years I myself have dealt with numerous instances of large amounts of stress and I can…
Is Luck Real? or Are Lucky People Just Really Smart? Is having good luck a real thing? Or are the people who have all the luck just smart and crafty when it comes to getting things they want? You can argue either side of this and for some luck is real and others it is…
Stress is sometimes referred to as “the silent killer.” That statement couldn’t be more true. Every one of us has some kind of stress, some of us more than others, we need to learn ways to lower it with a de-stress routine. Once you have a good routine in place you will be able to…
How To Find Acceptance To Your Worries & Problems I find that sometimes accepting your life and the situations you’re in can be hard. It can be so hard that you almost feel like you should and could give up. Accepting things doesn’t need to be such an overwhelming process, and the contentment and peace…
Mind organization is a very powerful technique to reduce stress, become more successful, and strengthen your thinking power. Organized minds are simply more efficient. Why would I want to organize my mind? Do you have a closet or maybe a junk drawer with a lot of clutter? If not you may already be organized, but…
Knowledge is something learned either from experience or education. It’s something that all of us have and use constantly. Some of us have more knowledge in specific areas than others, that is what defines us as an expert. My thought discussed in this article will answer two questions for you “why do we need to…
If you really want results get behind your passions and use them as a driving force. Many of us have passions, some stronger than others. What happens to most of us is we get caught up in daily routines of work, eat, sleep and don’t really let our passions guide us. We all develop a…
We all have willpower. If you can learn to harness the power of extreme willpower you can make yourself do anything you want. It isn’t something new or something you’ve encountered before. It’s just a skill that takes time and patience to develop and master. What is willpower? Willpower is the ability to control your…
Getting into the right frame of mind can be tricky. Sometimes we think we know how to be successful and we never quite get there. What is the secret that successful people have? It starts with having the right frame of mind. What is a frame of mind? It is a mindset with strong willpower,…
Great Buddhist Inspirational Quotes and Beliefs – How To Become Like The Awakened Ones Buddhists have a great philosophy about life in general. There core beliefs revolve around the hidden meaning behind out life and peaceful ways to live. A person who has became awakened is referred to as a “budha” which means “awakened one.” A…
How much of your day do you spend doing non essential tasks? Everyone has at least a few of these simple little tasks that decrease our productivity and take away from our time to do the things we want. How much time per day do you spend on tasks that could be eliminated? Here lately…
We all have problems to solve every once in awhile. While its true, some more than others, we all still have them. Problem solving skills are sought after by everyone who wants to be successful. Why do you thing these skills are so important? Because problems will arise and being able to solve them quickly…
Get More Done The Easy Way – Simple Productivity Strategies Have you ever wondered why some people just seem to get more done than others? I know I have. I like to watch and learn from people who are extremely productive and see how they do it. Sometimes I even make some mental notes on…
I have to lose weight, get a better job, clean my basement, and find a pretty girlfriend, then I’ll be happy. I need to get these things and save up a ton of money, then I’ll be satisfied. I need to find my dream girl, get married, and have kids before I can become content.…
We all get gut feelings from time to time. Sometimes we follow them and sometimes we don’t. It seems like every time I don’t follow my gut feelings I end up regretting it later. I don’t know how to explain this but it happens. Here are 7 reasons to follow your gut. It’s always right.…
A twin flame is the other part of you. Some consider it a soul-mate while others say it’s something more. For all of us that think we have found our soul-mate I am going to share some identifying factors. Not all of these need to be true, but if you really have found your twin flame this…
Life is full of opportunities to take advantage of. You could sit around closed off to everything or you could take advantage of opportunity and become open to life. What does it mean to be open to life? To accept everything that happens to you and let life flow it’s natural course. We all have…
Affirmations are great resources for getting something stuck in your mind. You can repeat a phrase over and over again until your mind begins to believe it and it effects your body and physiology. What if you could do something just like an affirmation, but hundreds of times stronger? That something is called an incantation.…
A relationship with a significant other can be joyous or it can be difficult and painful. You make it what it is by the things you do and the way you think towards it. I want to share with you some tips and advice to help you achieve a strong relationship that will last the…
How To Bring In More Traffic To Your Blog Traffic sits at the heart of all blogs and websites. If you don’t have anyone reading, then what’s the point in even writing? Everyone of us who owns a blog is always thinking “how can I get more people to read what I write?” Anyone…
Everyone has some sort of work to do. Whether it’s go to an office, store, hospital, stay at home, etc. we all have somewhere to be and something to do. This list is the ten best things you can do to make that day better and more productive. 1. Get plenty of good rest.…
Life can be challenging at times. Getting what you want out of life can be even harder. Making things into a competition either known or unknown is a great way to make some quick and rewarding progress. Let’s say for example you wanted to lose weight. You could get all of your friends on board…
Solve Your Negative Mindset | Fact Opinion Method Negative mindsets are a constant topic that I write about. In my opinion they are the root cause of most people’s problems. Negative mindsets need to be eliminated and replaced with ones of optimism and positive thinking before you can really get to the next level.…
Are you considering going to the park today? Why not? There are tons of things you can do at the park either by yourself or with others. Some of these things may cost just a small amount of money and others are free. 1. Go for a walk and enjoy the scenery. 2. Play tennis,…
We all fall down from time to time. The only way we can truly become successful in life is to learn how to get back up after our descent . There are many different levels you can come back to after you fall. You could move up a little so that the impact isn’t so…
Where do most of our thoughts come from? The brain right. In a scientific mind that is the only place they can come from. The brain is the main organ in our central nervous system and the only one capable of logic, reasoning, and memory. What if I told you there was another organ in…
Some people are more stubborn that others. There are some people out there who can be so stubborn that they ignore all facts and realities just because they don’t want to accept any other way besides their own. This can be a major disadvantage in life, or it could be used to bring great amounts…
Create Silence In Your Life Why is it we enjoy all the noise, clutter, and chaos in our lives? Maybe there is a part of us that has become accustomed to these feelings and enjoys them. Maybe we don’t know anything else. If that’s the case then I challenge you to try something different.…
Do you think you could pick out all the things in your life that are clutter? If you’re really trying to get organized do you know where to begin? Being able to sort through all your stuff and identify what is clutter can be a chore in itself. I have put together a short list…
Things happen to all of us. Everyday something good or bad will happen to you no matter who you are or what you do. The problem that arises with most people is based upon how they react to these different situations. Good things can happen all the time. You probably won’t notice as much…
We ultimately have control over our mood and emotions. I find this hard to believe at times, but it’s absolutely true. We have the ability within us to make a situation better. We can snap out of a bad, angry, sad, happy, or any other mood in an instant with enough focus and direction. If…
Things To Clean and Organize In The Spring Well it’s spring time again. It’s a great time to get in and detail clean everything. It’s also a great time to make a commitment to get organized and set other really good personal goals. I myself have set a goal this time around to get…
How Can I Get More Traffic To My Website or Blog? Looking back on my blog over the last year and on previous blogs that I have worked on, I realized there are some real solid strategies to building a blog and driving large amounts of traffic. I decided to write out 5 extremely…
10 Tips To Boost Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence Self esteem has been a topic of several of my blog posts. I can’t stress enough how important it is to build up your self esteem and maintain it. There are so many different ways it can be brought down you almost need instructions on how to…
3 Rules To Feel Good When Your Sick and Get Better Sooner So I’ve been sick for the past 3 days and it really stinks. I feel like I get hit by a truck and various other ailments such as a sore throat, nausea, runny nose, etc. What I want to share with you…
How To Break Through Mental Barriers There are so many different mental barriers that stop us from doing the things we want. They could be labeled as anything from depression to anger or come in any form such as negative thinking to just a cluttered mind. Whatever form they take and however it is they…
Money Isn’t Everything – Overcome The Greedy Mindset Money is the root of all evil. It can ruin families, friendships, and the whole world for that matter. It cause us much grief and pain. If we could learn to reduce our dependence on money and replace that with some great new habits, then we would…
Sometimes winning an argument isn’t the best resolve to end it. So many times in my life have I fought and won, only to feel worse later or come out far behind what I would have if I had just lost. That is because of all the effort I had to put in and all the destruction caused by the fight.…
How To Stop Fearing Uncertainty and The Future Everyone has experienced some sort of fear of the future. Whether it’s something that you know is going to happen or if it’s something you fear might happen. The fear of the uncertain or unknown is part of human nature and it is one of our…
Your personal health doesn’t just come about in a day or an hour, but it’s a process that takes much time to complete. It is not a static, but a constantly changing and evolving part of your body and soul. There will be some good days and some bad ones. There will be ups and…
We all want to have this fabulous and fit body, so what’s keeping us from it? Well, one of the things could be the lack of motivation to exercise. It’s one of those barriers that should be really easy to overcome, but for whatever reason we struggle. I want to share this list of…
Eating can be an automatic task where you simply just give your body the fuel it needs and go on. I know myself so many times I end up just scarfing my food down and trying to get done as quick as possible so I can go about my day. This usually ends up with…
Some days are better than others, as far as being productive goes. Sometimes you may sleep better than normal or have a stroke of luck that puts you in a good mood. These extra positive days are a great chance for you to get lots of stuff done and keep the ball rolling even longer.…
Let’s face it, everyone’s life is different. Each of us have our own material objects, health, family, jobs, etc. Nobody out there has an exact duplicate of your life. It’s impossible or at least improbable. The truth is that some people may have more than you, while others may have less. In order to be…
How To Become More Proactive Being proactive doesn’t mean that you need to know everything that’s going to happen and plan for it. It means you plan for as much as you can and try not to get caught reacting. The difference between the two is like night and day. Reactive means that you…
To find out where you belong in life and find your place, you first need to examine what it is you want. Everyone wants something different and you should always trust your gut feeling and follow that. Sometimes we stray away from the things we want most and allow ourselves to become lost. This can…
Everyone needs to concentrate at one point or another. You can produce much higher quality of work with less time and effort and an effective concentration level with just a little preperation. If you can’t concentrate you will only put extra strain on your brain and your end product will show the results. There are…
Mindsets play a key in who we are and what we can do. A winning mindset can take you far and get you there fast. While a losing mindset can bring you countless losses and failures. A mindset doesn’t cost you anything and we all have one no matter what it is or who you…
Everyone hears about the guy who works 16 hours per day 7 days per week. He never does anything but work and sleep. No vacations and no breaks. In modern society there are many people in this scenario and others like it. It doesn’t mean that you are any better at your job or that…
Grow Stronger, Think Smarter, and Move Faster Everyone wants to become stronger, smarter, and faster. Each of us have the ability to improve in these areas. There is a range which you usually stay within. These ranges can be expanded and improved as far as you are willing to take them. With only spending a little time each day…
Sometimes it’s hard to let go of things we hold close. Life is always changing and we can’t hold onto everything forever. From family, friends, jobs, material possession, youth, and every other thing in our life we have to part with it at some time or another. Every moment of our lives is lost with…
Learn How To Stand Up For Your Beliefs So few people actually stand up for what they believe in anymore. In modern society people will do anything to just get a little bit ahead even if it meas selling out what they believe in the most. They do this for all sorts of reasons…
So many times a situation arose out of nowhere and appeared at first to be just horrible. I have found myself in the middle of several of these, and it feels like the walls are just coming down. From my experience and lessons I have learned this is almost never the case. Most of the…
Quotes On Kindness Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness Kindness in giving creates love. Lao-Tzu Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. Albert Schweitzer Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would…
Can Anyone Have Luck? How To Have More Of It and Become Successful Are you one of those individuals who just seem to have all of the luck? Or maybe you are on the opposite end and don’t ever have luck. Some people believe in lucky charms. I believe if you believe in them…
Is Being Tired Necessary or All In Your Head? There has been so much debate on this topic that it’s almost a hard one to touch. I’ve read everything from it’s a chemical reaction in your body to the thought alone of being tired makes you sleepy. So I decided to rip this one apart…
Reach Out And Make Social Connections Social connections are one of our greatest assets. The more connections and friends we have the happier and healthier we become. Everyone wants friends and acquaintances and if you don’t,you should consider adding them to your life for many different reasons. In times when I have been really…
Don’t Just Jump To Conclusions, Give Yourself Time To Think So many times we get an idea or conclusion stuck in our head that we believe it to be true without even giving the information time to settle. So many times I myself have jumped to conclusion so far that I nearly ended a…
Recently I have been reading other blogs on the internet and found some really useful information that I wanted to apply to my life. One particular topic that caught my interest was the one about minimalist lifestyles and reducing everything around you. I thought at first that these people must have a serious problem with…
Falling in love isn’t for everyone. Some people may prefer to live the single life and enjoy just the company of friends and family. If you are one of the lucky ones who have experienced true love and all of its blessings then you already know the amount of happiness it will bring. This article…
Have you ever done something and you couldn’t really find the motivation or drive to really get sucked into? Maybe you did it anyway but you didn’t enjoy it. The reason for this is lack of interest. If you really want to enjoy the things you do, find something that interests you. Life is full of things…
Setting Goals For Your Personal Development Journey Personal development is all about you, figuring yourself out, prioritizing your life, setting goals and reaching those goals. We all have things that we want to accomplish and haven’t accomplished yet, but that doesn’t mean we have to leave those dreams and desires on our “someday” list. As…
Get More Than 24 Hours In Your Day Everyone wants more time. I constantly think about how I can get more time for all the things I want to do everyday. There isn’t any way to get more than 24 hours in a day, so In order to actually get more time you gotta…
Seeking Wisdom: Bible Quotes We Could Learn From Today Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived. Wisdom was the only thing he asked for when he became king of Israel after his father David. God gave him what he wanted, and Solomon’s judgment became legendary across the land. The stories of Solomon’s court, especially…
Being productive and aggressive sound like they would go against each other. They almost sound like two completely different things all together. I have recently attended a conference with some highly trained long term managers of a large company. They gave a lesson on how to get ahead and what it takes to reach the…
How You Can Avoid Be Judgmental We are all judgmental at times. We can’t help the fact that it’s human nature. It’s not the most useful skill and can be a destructive habit. We put a label on and compare people we run across in our lives whether we know them or not. We…
Let Things Be and Give Problems Some Time When you are faced with a problem or stressful situation most of the time the immediate response is to react in some way. You may face the problem head or run away. Whatever you decide to do, you are still reacting. Most people think that they have…
Criticism is one of those things that most people dislike. If you are one of the few who actually like to be criticized then you may not understand what this article is talking about. Criticism is one of those methods for you to try and help somebody to improve on their skills by telling them…
This article is the first part to my happiness series on personal development 123.net . I decided to start making a series of posts with essential habits and skills to help you really and truly find happiness in your life. This series will cover only simple ideas and concepts that can dramatically change the way…
Everyone including me, you, and any other person in the world gets into a slump every once in awhile. The things you need to remember is that it will pass and you will be back to your usually jolly self. There are however some techniques you can use in order to speed up that process…
How to Use the Power of Focus Learning to focus the right way is critical to your personal development and success. With the right focus you can hone in your abilities and put maximum effort to one exact thing. This allows you to achieve a great amount of quality and attention on the focused item,…
The answer to most of our problems is that we try to over complicate everything. We start out our days with 50 things to do and all of them are complex. The list can go on forever with all of our ways of complicating life. So what’s the answer? Simplify Everything! You can simplify every…
How to Stop Losing Things Losing things can be a pain, especially if it’s something you need to find in a hurry like your car keys before work. I personally have struggled with this and can tell you from my own experience that your life will be so much easier when you figure out the…
How To Do Nothing and Silence Your Mind Doing nothing sounds like it’s easy. You’re probably saying “I don’t need to read on how to do nothing, I do that all the time.” That isn’t the kind of do nothing I’m talking about. This kind of do nothing is almost like meditating, and its an…
You can call this anything you want, but the truth is if you act like a certain person or start thinking a certain way you will eventually become like that. There are so many different explanations for this concept and I’m not going to go over a single one. Instead I am just going to…
Everyone feels down every once in a while, it’s perfectly normal. The problem is that the longer we stay this way the worse we feel and the less productive we are. This causes us much stress and even more of those feeling down feelings we don’t like. The good news is that you can change…
Getting into an evening routine can be a great help on your next day. If you are wanting to become and early riser and get your life on track then take 15-30 minutes each night to get things together for the next day. Chances are if you follow this routine you will probably have an…
So you’re thinking about setting some life goals and you’re wondering what they should be. You may even be wondering if they are even worth your time. I mean some life goals may be 10 years away. A lot may change between now and then. Well the truth is that’s life goals are important no…
Have you ever found yourself so bored that you start thinking of crazy stuff to do just to keep yourself occupied? If you’re falling short of ideas, here are 50 Things To Do When You’re Bored: 1. Workout. Exercising will not only make you active, it will also be a productive way of getting rid…
Some people live paycheck to paycheck. I don’t know why because no matter how much money you make you can always afford to save a little. Actually the truth is you can’t afford not to. The first thing you need to do is to start tracking your finances from day to day. Everyone spends money…
Almost everyone wants to lose weight. Some people more than others. I can tell you right now that the weight I have on my body isn’t that bad. But, there is one place I would love to make a dramatic improvement. That’s my stomach. I know that’s its extremely hard to get supermodel type abs.…
Quit Smoking Strategies and Advice That Works I myself was a smoker in the past. Like everyone else who smokes it can be very difficult to actually put down that final cigarette and say “I’m Done.” There are so many obstacles to actually quitting that it seems like it would be better just to keep…
Clean & Declutter Your House One Habit at a Time Have you ever just looked around your house and noticed that it was a mess, or maybe it was just a little messier than you would like it. Things are scattered everywhere and there really isn’t the kind of organization you would like. Well good…
Philosophical Quotes The following are some philosophical quotes made by famous people: 1.″The unexamined life is not worth living″ Socrates (470-399 BCE) Socrates had a passion for self-examination; therefore he always not only examined his life but also the lives of people around him. He constantly questioned people about their values and beliefs thus forcing…
Some people don’t realize how important breakfast really is. It honestly is the most important meal of the day. Without a good breakfast you won’t be on your peak level. You won’t have the right amount of nutrition and energy to think clearly and chances are you will be hungry before lunch. Why is Breakfast…
So recently I have found out the joy of having kids of my own. I have always enjoyed babysitting my nieces and other small kids in the family, but never had my own until recently. I now have an 8 day old baby girl and let me tell you it is a real blessing. I…
For many years I was a scattered person in the mornings. I never really had anything in the right place and every morning was an adventure trying to get from my bed to work on time. Not the kind of adventure that I really wanted to be on. The kind were you run back and…
Benefits of Rising Early and How To Do It Have you ever wondered how some people get up so early? Anyone can get up early and be a morning person with the right mindset and want to. I myself have never been the one who likes to wake up early. I would always push the…
Surviving your boss can be a lot like surviving the apocalypse. There are some horrible bosses out there and if you have one you know it. Bosses fall into several different categories: Know It All Bosses – They have already done your job and they did it so much better. (at least that’s what they…
Time Can Be The Answer To Your Problems Have you ever had a problem and you sit there and just can’t solve it? Many times have I had ran into a road block solving a simple problem and tried for hours with no success. How did I eventually solve it? I just walked away, waited…
When I first started writing on this blog I was so scattered it was almost impossible to focus all of my thoughts down on one topic and stay there. I would be carrying the distractions from my day, around me, or even just the other tabs on my computer. I would have days were I…