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iPhone app review: iAchieve

iPhone app review: iAchieve

Here at OPTED Magazine, many readers are iPhone users and seek information about iPhone apps that will help increase productivity.  I’ve reviewed another goal tracking app called iAchieve, which was developed by Goce Petrovski and released on September 29, 2009.
What does the app do?
This iPhone app allows the user to track achievements that contribute to their goals, for instance quitting …

The secret of getting ahead is getting started

The secret of getting ahead is getting started

This post is part of a series called “Fortune Fridays”, inspired by motivational fortune cookie slips. Read more.
After some self-criticism of my time management skills, I identified what I consider a weakness: spending too much time planning and not enough time acting.
It’s easy to fall into the trap of evaluating the most effective, productive habits to have, faithfully organizing project …

Your guide to a minimalist life

Your guide to a minimalist life

Recently I’ve explored the idea of embracing a minimalist life.  I’m not talking about living in a one room house with a chair and a light, or even denying myself some of the luxuries that I truly love.  But I AM talking about rejecting excess, simplifying my daily processes and spending time on what brings me joy.
Some of those principles …

What are you trying to achieve?

What are you trying to achieve?

Over the weekend, I spent a considerable amount of time thinking about all of the personal development work that I want to accomplish.  Many of those projects related to the content here at OPTED Magazine.  Sometimes the research and articles posted here become my own advice for how to improve my life and make progress!
So, it got me thinking: readers …

How to avoid moving scams

How to avoid moving scams

After three cross-ocean moves, 2 in-state moves, and over a dozen in-town moves in my lifetime, the odds are that I would not only some bad experiences that were no one’s fault but my own, but also be the victim of a moving scam and dishonest movers.  It’s a terrible feeling to move halfway across the country, on your own, …

Improvement is what is important

Improvement is what is important

Sometimes the process of self-improvement, organization, decluttering, weight loss or any priorities you have identified for yourself can seem overwhelming and insurmountable.  When the focus becomes the end result rather than the process itself, the end point appears far away and too abstract.  The initial priority transforms into an unattainable daydream rather than something within your grasp.
For many OPTED Magazine …

Celebrate your accomplishments and reward your successes

Celebrate your accomplishments and reward your successes

Are you like me?  An A-list personality that charges through life taking on too many commitments, setting numerous goals and succeeding at many of them, only to move on to the next thing after only a quick pat on the back?
We should celebrate accomplishments!
The fact that a goal has been set, a plan has been established and a result has …

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