Don’t choose junk food for the mind

by Matt Hand

It has been said many times before that we are what we put into our minds and here in 2015 I challenge all of us to put better things into our minds. Do you wake up and immediately feed your mind with Facebook or news sites because this isn’t really setting you up for success. We all need to ask ourselves what is going into our minds is it what would be junk food for our minds or health food with healthy motivational thoughts.

I choose the health food variety and within that vain here is a list of 4 blogs that I read to take the junk food away and one bonus video to help change your point of view.

1) Life Hack (http://www.lifehack.org/)– Tips for Life
This is a fantastic resource to help kickstart your mind and keep you moving forward with very positive tips every day.

2) PositivityBlog (http://www.positivityblog.com/)- Positive & Awesomeness Tips That Work in Real Life
While not updated as often as some of the other ones there are some absolutely spot on in making our days better and more positive

3) Dumb Little Man (http://www.dumblittleman.com) – Tips for Life
I really don’t like the title of this because I always seem to be an optimist, but these are some wonderful daily tips to transform a dull day to something remarkable.

4) Lifehacker (http://www.lifehacker.com) – Tips for Life and Tech
While in the last year this site has become a bit more commercialized there are great tips on how to make workflows quicker as well as life changing tips.

BONUS:

Go start your day with positivity in mind. Choose mental heath instead of junk food.

Define yourself.

by Matt Hand

For years I have been struggling to identify myself as a leader. A leader who can lead and affect change. Why?

I believed I was someone in reality I was not. I believed the words that were spoken to me by people in haste and anger instead of trust and understanding.

We believe these things to often. Words hurt. Words however do not define us. We define us.

How do you define yourself? Look at yourself 10 years from now and what do you want to be. Go do it! Take one step today in that direction.

Change is good…. Hard, but good.

by Matt Hand

First I realize this blog has remained mostly dormant for the last few years. There have been life changes, business changes, and just overall change so it has remained largely just here. I am at a crossroads now though and it is time to bring it back.

Why?

Well in all honest truth I have missed writing my little missives and getting them out to the world. I have missed just being more transparent. I am not going to talk about my personal life, but years ago when I began to blog I wanted to make a journal of my life as a business owner with all of the changes and struggles that have happened. This is the new story, the new beginning.

I won’t promise something everyday, but here will be my adventures in building a new.

Change is hard, but required.