http://www.rockyourday.com Stay Focused, Work Smarter and Stomp Stress Flat, Baby! Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:24:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Vacation's all I ever wanted ..." - The Go-Gos You may have noticed a long silence on the blog after a steady stream of posts for the Better Sleep series.   That was on purpose.  You see, I was burning out.  The day job, the blog, other things ... I was just ... http://www.rockyourday.com/would-the-world-stop-if-you-did/ Now that you know that quality sleep is more important than just getting X hours of shut-eye, let's talk about what you can start doing this week to take those hours you spend sleeping and turn them into serious recharge time. Recharging Is Different Than Sleeping For a lot of people, "sleeping" ... http://www.rockyourday.com/5-tips-to-recharge-your-body-and-mind-overnight/ This post is part of the Better Sleep series. Be sure to sign up for RSS or email updates to catch the entire series of articles. We've talked about a lot of things in the last week's worth of posts.  Things like why I wake up early and the 5 ... http://www.rockyourday.com/how-to-improve-your-sleep-feel-more-rested/ Quick Note: The Better Sleep series will continue next week, as I've spent my post-writing time reading SEO School from the mistress of home business tips, Naomi Dunford.  Review coming tomorrow.  If you're new here, check that Better Sleep series out! From the I-Couldn't-Have-Said-It-Better department ... Michael Martine (my favorite blog consulting ... http://www.rockyourday.com/do-you-quit-too-easily/ "SEO Tips For Beginners" would be the perfect title for home business rockstar Naomi Dunford's search engine optimization e-book, but that title wouldn't have nearly enough cursing in it.   It's a great (and entertaining) read if you're not sure how to get started with SEO and you don't want to ... http://www.rockyourday.com/beginner-seo-tips/ This post is part of the Better Sleep series. Be sure to sign up for RSS or email updates to catch the entire series of articles. Yesterday we talked about what you would do with an extra 30 or 60 minutes a day (180 - 365 hours a year!), and ... http://www.rockyourday.com/the-better-sleep-challenge-30-minutes-to-change-your-life/ This post is part of the Better Sleep series. Be sure to sign up for RSS or email updates to catch the entire series of articles. Michael Martine of Remarkablogger raised an important point in a recent post about the benefits of waking up early: I find the biggest difference in ... http://www.rockyourday.com/should-you-even-try-to-wake-up-early/ This post is part of the Better Sleep series. Be sure to sign up for RSS or email updates to catch the entire series of articles. While I'm pleased to see I'm not the only one to wake up early and enjoy the benefits of doing so, I know from ... http://www.rockyourday.com/why-waking-up-early-can-be-so-hard/ This post is part of the Better Sleep series.  Be sure to sign up for RSS or email updates to catch the entire series of articles. Now, there's nothing wrong with being a night owl if you're doing it for all the right reasons, but when you focus on getting better ... http://www.rockyourday.com/5-things-that-become-easier-when-you-wake-up-early/ Since I teach a course on waking up early, I get a lot of email about how to do it (and more specifically, how to make waking up early easier instead of a freaking ordeal).  Most of the questions fall into a few simple categories such as dealing with sleep ... http://www.rockyourday.com/why-i-wake-up-early/