7 WAYS TO BE MORE CONFIDENT

By
Adam East
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How to Be More Confident is something everyone wants to know. Everyone has insecurities, even if you exude confidence in most areas. Learning how to be more confident sounds difficult, but it can be done. I know that sometimes it’s difficult to build yourself up, but if you take things one step at a time, you can get there. It takes patience and determination, but anyone can learn how to be more confident, how to build self esteem, and how to believe in themselves.

 

1. BE CREATIVE

One of the best ways to learn how to be more confident is to be creative. Start a new project or an endeavor that encourages creativity. It can be something simple, like learning how to sew, or something really big, like painting a mural or writing a book. When you complete it successfully, it will fill you with confidence. You’ll feel accomplished, because you started something really big and finished it.

 

2. FOCUS ON YOUR ATTRIBUTES

Everyone has strengths, talents, and attributes. You might be a gifted poet, a great listener, or really good at organization. No matter how big or small, your strengths are important. Focusing on those rather than what you see as your faults makes a huge difference. If you cook delicious food, take beautiful pictures, have a great knowledge of history, or love animals, focus on that. Write down all the things you do well – and as you see that list grow, you’ll feel so much better about yourself.

 

3. SPEND TIME WITH GOOD PEOPLE

Another way to teach yourself how to be more confident is to spend time around good people, the people who love you for you. Hang out with your family members. Go out with your friends. These people love you, they see all the good in you, and I bet it shows. As you spend more time with you, it will become easier to see yourself through their eyes.

 

4. BE A RISK TAKER

Taking risks can be hard – it’s kind of scary. However, being willing to do something risky can make you feel empowered. I don’t mean indulging in dangerous behavior or anything. However, by doing something you’ve always wanted to do but haven’t had the courage to try, you can really inspire yourself – and others. Don’t let your fears hold you in one place. Overcome them and your confidence will grow.

 

5. DO UNTO OTHERS

One of the best ways to learn how to be more confident is to do nice things for other people. Volunteering your time will enrich your life. You can volunteer at a soup kitchen, hospital, or homeless shelter, organize a charitable or philanthropic event, or even help people you know who may be down on your luck in some way. Doing good for others will help you see what a great person you are.

 

6. SMILE MORE

I’m sure you’ve heard that it takes way more muscles to frown than to smile, right? It’s also true that when you smile, it boosts your confidence. To quote another cliché, smile and the whole world smiles back at you. When you exude good feelings, people respond to that. Knowing that you can inspire good in others is an even better confidence boost.

 

7. BE ACTIVE

Exercise can actually help you learn how to be more confident, as well. Simply having more energy does wonders. Even if you just start taking walks around the block or walking your dog in the park, it will help.

Learning how to be more confident does take time, and it can be a hard journey. Confidence isn’t something you can gain or build overnight. You have to surround yourself with positive people and actions in order to teach yourself how to be more confident. The end results are so worth it, though. You’ll feel so much better about yourself.


Hundreds of Hot Air Balloons

By
Adam East
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The winds have welcomed you with softness. The Sun has blessed you with his warm hands. You have flown so high and so well, that God has joined you in your laughter, and has set you gently back again in to the loving arms of Mother Earth.

 



Beautiful Photos Of Vegetable Sculptures

By
Adam East
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Food photographer Ilian has captured the artistry of edible art in stunning images of vegetable sculpting. Using dynamic settings and angles and striking pieces of sliced, diced, and craved fruit, Ilian has created a selection of photos blur the line between art and food and show how far creativity in food preparation can go.

 


Amazing 360 Degree Panoramas

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Adam East
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Chris Kotsiopoulos is a Greek astronomer who takes amazing 360 degree panoramas of the sky. The perspective he gives us is incredible! For some of these photos, Kotsiopoulos shoots for an entire 24 hour period just to capture one scene. With so many historic sites, Greece is the perfect backdrop for this kind of photography.

“I hope and trust you will enjoy the photos,” says Kotsiopoulos. “And, perhaps, they will motivate you to take a moment to reflect upon the richness of the overhead sky which has intrigued and fascinated man ever since he became aware of his humble existence.”

Update: We caught up with Chris, asking him how he creates these amazing 360 degree panoramas. You can catch that exclusive interview, here.


“This is a 24 hour picture. I was wondering if it is possible to visualize on a photo a full day, from the morning to the next morning. I finally decided to give it a try! The shooting began the morning of December 30, 2010. I started taking photos with the camera on a tripod facing east. The ‘day part’ is composed of a dozen of shots covering the landscape from east to west and the Sun’s course from sunrise to sunset. The Sun’s position was recorded exactly every 15 minutes using an intervalometer, with an astrosolar filter adjusted to the camera lens.”


“This is a ‘little planet’ 360 degree panorama. Moon, Jupiter, stars and clouds and at the foreground, St George, a small church, compose this surrealistic scene. The photo was taken near Livadia, Viotia.”


“A ‘little planet’ panorama taken at Parnassos mountain. The temperature during the shooting was -17 °C.”


“A nice little village near Dimitsana at Peloponnisos.”


“Epidaurus little planet! A 360 degree panorama taken from the center of the most famous Greek ancient theatre.”


“This is a 360 degree panorama taken at Meteora. Meteora means ‘suspended in the air’ and it is one of the most impressive Greek landmarks. It is a complex of strangely shaped sandstone mountains located near Kalabaka in central Greece. Apart from their geological significance, Meteora is one of the most important Greek Orthodox Church centers as many monasteries dating from centuries ago are located on top of these gigantic rock pillars.”


“360 degree panorama at Kokoros bridge near Loannina, Greece. This is a remarkable landscape composed of a beautiful old stone bridge, two vertical mountains and a modern bridge.”


“Dimitsana, Peloponnisos. This is a 360 degree ‘little planet’ panorama.”


30 MOTIVATIONAL HEALTH AND EXERCISE QUOTES

By
Adam East
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Motivational Health and Exercise Quotes are sometimes exactly what you need to get over the rough spots. You have to admit that it is hard for many people to commit to a healthy and active lifestyle. Fast food restaurants are sprouting like mushrooms; we are too busy to exercise; processed food is becoming the staple food of people with hectic schedules. However, as hard as it may seem, it is not impossible to live a healthy life, especially if you keep in mind motivational health and exercise quotes each day. It all starts with making a firm decision to be healthier and to be more active. To help you stay focused on your goals, here are 30 motivational health and exercise quotes.

1. THE VALUE OF HEALTH



“Health is like money, we never have a true intent of its value until we lose it.” — Josh Billings

 

2. FOUR IMPORTANT FACTORS



“Patients should have rest, food, fresh air, and exercise – the quadrangle of health.” — William Osler

 

3. YOUR BODY, YOUR HOME



“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” — Jim Rohn

 

4. BE SICK OR WELL



“You can set yourself up to be sick, or you can select to stay well.” — Wayne Dyer

 

5. MAKE A CHOICE



“A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time – pills or stairs.” — Joan Welsh

 

6. DOESN’T GET SIMPLER THAN THIS



“Commit to be fit.” — Author Unknown

 

7. IT STARTS WITH A DECISION AND A SINGLE STEP



“Eighty percent of success is showing up.” — Woody Allen

 

8. PLAN TO SUCCEED



“The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.” — Juma Ikangaa

 

9. MAKE IT YOUR DAILY HABIT



“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” — Jim Ryun

 

10. YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE



“If you don’t do what’s ideal for your body, you’re the one who comes up on the short end.” — Julius Erving

 

11. KNOW YOUR PRIORITIES


“What fits your busy schedule better, exercising one hour a day or being dead 24 hours a day?” — Randy Glasbergen

 

12. NO NEED TO OVERTHINK


“Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don’t think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made.” — Patti Sue Plumer

 

13. YOU GAIN MORE THAN YOU LOSE


“Living a healthy lifestyle will only deprive you of poor health, lethargy, and fat.” — Jill Johnson

 

14. A DIFFERENT KIND OF SELF-PRESERVATION


“Exercise and temperance can preserve something of our early strength even in old age. ~Cicero

 

15. TO MOVE OR TO STAY STILL



“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.” — Plato

 

16. KEEP THE BODY MOVING, KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS FLOWING



“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” — John F. Kennedy

 

17. MORE THAN JUST FITNESS



“Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional, and mental states.” — Carol Welch

 

18. IT’S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME


“Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” — Edward Stanley

 

19. SCIENCE BACKS THIS UP


“To feel ‘fit as a fiddle’, you must tone down your middle.” — Author Unknown

 

20. PUT IN THE WORK


“Physical fitness can neither be achieved by wishful thinking nor outright purchase.” — Joseph Pilates

 

21. PUT THE FUN BACK IN FITNESS


“Fitness needs to be perceived as fun and games or we subconsciously avoid it.” — Alan Thicke

 

22. DO WHAT YOU ENJOY



“An hour of basketball feels like 15 minutes. An hour on a treadmill feels like a weekend in traffic school.” — David Walters

 

23. AGAIN, JUST HAVE FUN


“Exercise should be fun, otherwise, you won’t be consistent.” — Laura Ramirez

 

24. RETURN TO NATURE



“Wholesome exercise in the free air, under the wide sky, is the best medicine for body and spirit.” — Sarah Louise Arnold

 

25. NO OPTION FOR QUITTING


“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” — Vince Lombardi

 

26. A STRUGGLE AGAINST YOURSELF


“You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.” — Arthur Ashe

 

27. PUSH YOURSELF



“The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.” — Roger Bannister

 

28. DON’T STAGNATE; YOU CAN CHANGE



“No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change.” — Bill Phillips

 

29. IT’S ALL WORTH IT IN THE END



“The pride you gain is worth the pain.” — Dennis Ogilvie

 

30. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?



“Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the ideal time of the year.” — Franklin Adams

 

I know that was a long list of motivational health and exercise quotes. But I sincerely hope that you exit this page feeling motivated to make health and exercise a top priority in your life. Please feel free to copy these motivational health and exercise quotes, print them out, and post them in places where you will likely see them

Stefano Bonazzi – Personal Work

By
Adam East
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Born in Ferrara in 1983, 
Self-taught, are fond of modern art, digital graphics, video art, architectural design. 
Techniques that he uses for his works are charcoal drawing, photo editing and digital photography.

All his work is imbued with the perspective with which he face life: a disillusioned and cynical vision that leads  to concentrate on the negative aspects of things. 
This way he look at reality, however, does not want to be a disenchantment end in itself, but rather an alternative view to doing good spread falsehoods and basic constituent of our society. 
His creative path winds through the representation of states of mind tormented, but never definitive.

 


source: Stefano Bonazzi


Slow motion, by Philip Heron and James Adair

By
Adam East
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Absolutely great slow motion by two British designers Philip Heron and James Adair. Simply worth to see!

 


Bagan, Burma – Mingalabar from the Golden Land

By
Adam East
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The temples also known as “gu” were inspired by the rock caves of Buddhist. They were larger multi-storied buildings that one could enter. They were places of worships that included richly frescoed corridors with sacred shrines and images that could be worshipped. It is often a massively built square or oblong structure with outer terraces representing Mount Meru, the symbolic home of the gods, and surrounded by a thick wall to separate its realm of the sacred from the outside world.

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