Begin With the End in Mind

It also boasts a host of extra features:

Choose what font the header, sidebar and body uses.
The ability to set the search box on the left, the right or remove(so that it can be added to the sidebar).
You can add a bio and upload a picture of yourself in the admin area to be displayed in the sidebar.
Choose whether the sidebar is displayed on the left or right.
You can set which social media icons are displayed on the sidebar.
You can determine whether full posts are used or excerpts and how many posts are displayed via title only.
Choose whether the subscription area at the top of the site is displayed or not.
Add additional code to your header and footer directly via the options area. This is handy for adding trackers such as Google Analytics.
Exclude pages from the top navigation menu.
The theme is complete though it won’t be released for another week or so. Why the delay you ask? Well, we are adding more functionality to the theme.

More colours to choose from: In addition to the existing blue, black and white and red designs, we are developing another 7 colour schemes. This will bring the total number of colour themes to choose from to 10.
2 sidebars: At the moment you can choose whether the sidebar goes on the left or the right. However, many people mentioned that they would like the option of having 2 sidebars, so that is exactly what we are developing. Once it’s released you will be able to choose whether you have one sidebar on the left or right, or whether you have 2 sidebars. If you choose to have 2 sidebars you will be able to put two on the left, two on the right, or one on the left and one on the right. All sidebars will be widget ready.
It’s impossible to please everyone but I think that we have developed a WordPress theme which is incredibly versatile and perfect for personal bloggers. Beginners will be able to get their blog the way they want using the admin area though designers should be able to edit the theme to suit their needs too.

If you are looking for a good design for your personal blog then be sure to check out BloggingTips over the next few weeks for the announcement.

Tips for Success: Begin With the End in Mind
Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:10 PM PST

In my last post, Are You Limiting Your Success, I covered things that may be keeping you from the success you desire. It’s only fitting that I now offer you some tips on reaching your success. But please remember, success does not happen overnight and it’s generally a work in progress. You will have areas that you’re weak in and need to work harder on. But time and persistence pay off.

Define your goals and visualize the end result. Successful people focus on the goal, not the process. They also commit their goals in writing and read them daily. Goal setting is the beginning of a new reality.

Think more positive and avoid the news. The news is the most depressing thing in the world—avoid it! Trust me, if the world comes to an end, someone will tell you about it.

Create a positive environment by putting positive information in your head. It’s essential to success. Successful people are not negative or depressed, they spend part of their free time reading and listening to motivational material.

Change your thinking. Motivational material will also help in this area. They say that fifty to sixty thousand thoughts go through the mind each day. Ninety five percent of those are related to the past. The past not only holds us back, it prevents us from focusing on the future. If you must think about the past, at least think about happy times and remember how good you felt.

Focus on the future. I guess the other tips have been leading up to this, but it’s important to state. This can be very difficult if you’re new at it. But doing so is the first step to change and growth.

Mark Yarnell says, “Successful people always concentrate on the end result, while others get stuck focusing on the process, the “how.”

Use affirmations. This can be a difficult process in the beginning too, especially if you’ve been a negative thinker all your life. It takes persistence but it can be done. Start with something small and gradually build on it.

As you do this you will start to notice changes in yourself and it will become easier. It’s almost like shedding old skin and replacing it with new skin. I’ve witnessed this in my personal experiences. I do fall backwards at times but the adage of “fake it til you make it,” does ring true.

Avoid depressing situations and depressed, negative people. Nothing is more draining or can keep you from success like negative people. Moods are contagious, especially bad or unpleasant moods so avoid them like the plague.

This is just a small sampling of tips for success, but it truly does begin in the mind with positive thinking.

Do you have any tips you’d like to share?


Bring All of Your Social Profiles Together with SocialMix.me
Posted: 13 Nov 2009 06:00 AM PST

SocialMix.me is another site that displays all of your social profiles in one place. FYI, if you do decide to register, the confirmation email comes from an “unknown sender” and will more than likely be sent to your spam folder. When you first login, your page will be empty so you’ll need to add your “info” and “networks” to it.

Info
This is where you enter basic things like job title, home page, phone numbers, city, state, and add a picture. You can also choose whether or not to include your profile in search results.