When working, I get 100% engaged into what I am doing. All of my brain is engaged in my work activity. So much so that I need to make sure that make time for the other important parts of my life like family, friends, exercise, and relaxation.
Now without work, I find that the opposite is true. I need to do things that engage my mind in order to stay alert. This is why at the start of this journey, I choose to do more than just focus on getting a job. While keeping getting a job as the number one priority, I choose to also focus on getting healthy, becoming a good house Dad, and remodeling our house.
Keeping exercise as an important activity has made this journey a lot easier. I was slacking a bit on exercise even before my recent foot injury and I’m feeling the fact that I haven’t done much in the way of exercise for the last few days due since the injury. I hope that I can use this injury to refocus my efforts, and to get back pushing my limits physically as I come off this minor set back.
In addition to the physical engagement, I’m finding the need to push on the mental engagement. I have been reading a bit more than usual and my reading habits have seemed to change somewhat. In the past, it was not unusual to find myself reading two or three books at one time. Now I have noticed that I am more focused and stick to reading one book through to the end. This is nothing conscious, just something that seems to have happened.
I am also finding a need to more regularly do puzzles. My phone has a sudoku app on it that I have found my self playing when I get a chance. I have done these for several years, but find that I am doing two sometimes three in a day now.
I have also started doing other more learning type reading. Using
Yesterday, I ran across a great list of websites for learning on a LinkedIn discussion group and have been thinking about how I can incorporate some of this into my daily schedule. The list was supplied by Jose Velasquez and I have included below after today’s quote. This is a huge list. I visited a couple yesterday and noticed a few that I have been too before.
Also, here is a slide show I found on the same subject that I thought was very good and packed with resources:
If you haven’t had enough yet; after Jose’s list there is some additional resources for your enjoyment.
Today’s Quote:
Success is peace of mind which is the result of knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
--John Wooden, Head Basketball Coach UCLA
Here is the list as supplied by Jose :
Useful sites to Inspire you
These websites have thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars.
http://Academicearth.org
http://www.learnerstv.com/
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/av/index.htm
http://worldlibrary.net/Collections.htm
http://freevideolectures.com/
http://videolectures.net/
http://lecturefox.com
http://www.ted.com/
http://OCW.ND.edu
Courses include detailed lecture notes, a calendar of reading assigned for each class and a description of major assignments.
http://OCW.Tufts.edu
Offers student-made documentaries about social issues as well as a list of weekly readings.
http://iTunes.Stanford.edu
Professors Martin Evans and Marsh McCall lecture on great works by Virgil to Voltaire.
http://iTunes.Berkeley.edu
Berkeley's lectures online
http://WebCast.Berkeley.edu
alternate site of Berkeley's lectures.
http://scholarspot.com/
http://www.varsitynotes.com/
If anyone is interested in Entrepreneurship and learning more about what it takes to own or run a business, I highly recommend the Standford eCorner ( http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1554 ) or the Harvard business school ( http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurs/ ) podcasts. Both are great resources that provide outstanding insight into running your own business
http://oedb.org/library/features/236-open-courseware-collections
http://www.careervoyages.gov/education-videos.cfm
http://www.sba.gov/tools/audiovideo/deliveringsuccess/index.html
http://www.sba.gov/training/index.html
http://www.sba.gov/tools/audiovideo/Podcasts/index.html
http://www.openculture.com/2007/07/freeonlinecourses.html
http://www.videomd.com/featured_videos.aspx
http://www.freesciencelectures.com/
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
http://education.usgs.gov/common/video_animation.htm
http://www.nachi.org/advancedcourses.htm
http://education-portal.com/video_library/index.html
http://www.serve.org/nche/ibt/aw_video.php
http://www.practisinc.com/interactive/patient-education-videos.php
http://scholarspot.com/
http://www.varsitynotes.com/
http://www.learnerstv.com/
http://www.stumbleupon.com
A link of Educational videos an more..
http://www.ovguide.com/education.html
Laughter is strong medicine for mind and body
“Your sense of humor is one of the most powerful tools you have to make certain that your daily mood and emotional state support good health.”
~ Paul E. McGhee, Ph.D.
Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert.
With so much power to heal and renew, the ability to laugh easily and frequently is a tremendous resource for surmounting problems, enhancing your relationships, and supporting both physical and emotional health.
I have gathered various videos for your delight and enjoyment we all need it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p32OC97aNqc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN3iNxr2bhk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW3gJFrZ4hY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_wpunvbyKA&NR=1
For those wanting to make a little money on the side useful links for unemployment please forward to everyone
Subscribe
http://www.fusioncash.net/?ref=joeveloz
http://moneymaking777.blogspot.com/
http://www.getvouchersforfree.com?join=273
http://www.cashle.com/?ref=joeveloz
http://www.textbroker.com/
https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome
http://www.demandstudios.com/
http://shaklee--distributor.blogspot.com/
Http://www.ocwconsortium.org/use/use-dynamic.html
An OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of more than 200 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model.
http://www.oercommons.org/
In a brave new world of learning, OER content is made free to use or share, and in some cases, to change and share again, made possible through licensing, so that both teachers and learners can share what they know.
http://www.schoox.com/
In schooX you can find free online courses in a wide range of subjects. Over 500 online courses, which are soon to reach 2000, are already free available under a Creative Commons license.
http://selfmadescholar.com/b/self-education-resource-list/
The internet is an invaluable resource to self-educated learners. Below is a list of some of the most helpful sites out there including opencourseware materials, free libraries, learning communities, educational tools, and more.
http://www.missiontolearn.com/2009/12/learn-foreign-language-online/
Reading from a textbook isn’t the only way to learn a foreign language. The web offers a number of free tools that can be used to enhance the learning experience inside and outside the classroom. Here are 15 language learning tools to try today:
http://www.rfid4u.com/services/freeelearning.asp
RFID Basics Course
This course helps learners to understand the fundamentals of RFID technology and provides an overview of RFID hardware including different types of tags, tag frequencies, readers, antennas, and so on.
http://www.4shared.com/dir/25834616/400fbf67/sharing.html
5 months ago
Tools
http://us.smetoolkit.org/us/en
Your welcome
Templates
http://www.mplans.com/sample_marketing_plans.php
http://www.bplans.com/sample_business_plans.cfm
http://www.score.org/template_gallery.html
http://isb.wa.gov/pmframework/templates.aspx
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