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You're reading 5 Ways to Resolve Your Ranking Drop On Google, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. If you’ve experienced a recent ranking drop, no need panicking. Firstly, you need to investigate the cause of ranking drop, so that you can avoid similar problem in future. A ranking drop can occur any time and depends upon the following factors. Observe the Structure of Competitor’s Website Well, nobody denies reaching the top of Google search pages, but not everyone considers what to do. Copying what competitors have has often been the route, but it’s not an ultimate solution. Your competitor must have other tools to get to the top – link structures and content. Both of them make your website structure. Tip: The only way you can reach the top is by incorporating high-quality content compared to others. Make sure your web pages contain authoritative links and they’ ht

You're reading 7 Time Management Tips from Jim Rohn, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. 7 Timeless time management tips from the master of success, Jim Rohn. Becoming a master at time management will allow you to design your life and improve every aspect it. Jim Rohn was one of the most influential speakers when it came to how to do just this. His tips and tricks are very actionable and have revived a sense of motivation in millions of people to date. Time management is easier said than done but just like anything great you will ever accomplish, the hardest step is to begin. Try not to just read through these steps but to put them to action. “The problem is not that we don’t have the information, it’s that we don’t use and act on the information. We’re drowning in information but starving for wisdom.” - Jim Rohn. Let your learning turn into action not to know http

You're reading How To Protect Yourself From Noise Pollution, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Overwhelmed, gravid, packed, stuck... all these words describe us when information from thousands of resources flows in and out of our minds, leaving its footprint in our consciousness. “Scrolling”, “share”, “like”, “post”, “Instagram”, “FB”, “Snapchat”, “newsletters”, “promote”, “lure” are buzzwords in the media, which serve its field devotedly on the way to creating disturbing and devastating "noise pollution". We switch our attention easily from the work process to the cathing social post or silly mem, convincing ourselves that we will just spend no more than 2-3 minutes there. It can happen that a sudden unknown caller destroys our day with suggestions, ads or promo techniques just to steal our time and attention and undermine the co https://www.pickthebra

You're reading 8 Ideas to Help You Choose a College Major, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Choosing your college major is the biggest decision when you first start your college career. Some students start off being undecided and take a few classes before settling on a particular subject. Over time, they will need to figure out what kind of major they want to focus on and what career they want to pursue. Here are eight things to think about before you settle down on your college major. 1. Your Passion If you do what you love for your career, then you’ll be more fulfilled during your life. It may be a good idea to choose your passion as your major. Eventually, as you make your way through your major and learn more about a topic you love, you will find career options. Some people believe if you choose your passion as a career, the money will soon follow. That may

You're reading SIGNY Comes Clean: Embracing the Struggle, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. We wrote 'Clean' to paint a picture of what it's like to struggle with demons that often overwhelm you without warning. We both have experienced the magnitude of childhood trauma. We've been to the underworld and returned to the land of the living. Fiends have many forms. They're shapeshifters. They can self-replicate and reproduce. Those that follow you may be different than ours, but the struggle is the same, and the struggle is real. "I bang my head on an imaginary wall" is a representation of how real the struggle can get. It might be intangible and inside you, but you can hurt yourself with it. "I dig my nails into the floorboards as I crawl" represents the inner turmoil of getting well. You want to be better, so you move forwar

You're reading Does Your Passion = Your Purpose?, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Lately, I’ve come across a lot of headlines about how your purpose has nothing to do with your passion. Upon reading, I found the point they were making was more along the lines of: “If your passion is football, it doesn’t mean your purpose must be a career as a pro footballer”. This is definitely something I can agree with. While there are some people who go on to make money directly from their passion, the process is a little more complicated for the rest of us. I’d still argue, though, that a life purpose is always connected to passion, albeit in a more roundabout way. Is Purpose just a made-up concept? Before I continue, I’ll address the elephant in the room: Does “purpose” even exist? It seems to be a concept that's entirely dependent on one's personal beliefs. And s

You're reading How To Eat Healthy on a Budget, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Most people really do want to eat healthy, but feel like it's cost prohibitive. Luckily, there are a few simple ways to maintain a healthy diet without putting strain on your wallet. Here’s how to keep your kitchen stocked with satisfying and nutritious foods: 1. Never set out without a plan. One of the quickest ways to over-spend at the grocery store is by going there without any idea of what you want to buy. You’ll end up tossing anything and everything in your cart, only to find that you’ve added too many unhealthy snacks. Plus, you’ll spend a lot more than you intended to. Always make a list before heading to the market. 2. Stick with seasonal foods. When fruits and veggies are in season, they’re less expensive than when they’re not in season. Plus, eating in-season foods me

You're reading 6 Strategies for Becoming Less Defensive, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. If you’ve ever been accused of getting defensive or going on long tangents to prove a point to no end, then maybe you have a quick-to-react personality. Maybe someone told you that you get defensive all the time and you had to take a minute to check yourself. If this sounds like you then you want to keep reading. Being defensive isn’t always a bad thing but when you find yourself doing it over every little thing just for the sake of argument you aren’t doing yourself any favors. On top of that, it’s frustrating and annoying to the people around you. The root of the problem is likely that you have trouble taking criticism, even if it is constructive. Often you have trouble taking responsibility for your actions and you're always finding someone else to blame. Your defens

You're reading 7 Easy Sleeping Tips to Prevent Sleep Problem, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. We all know how important the sleep is! Sleep is one of the principals for having a better life. Proper sleep helps us a lot to keep our body healthy and the mind calm. But you know what, about one-third of the total world’s population has sleep problems. There are a lot of reasons behind sleep problem. As the sleep has a deep relation to our lifestyle, it’s really important to have at least 5-8 hours sleep a day. Therefore, having proper sleep is too tough nowadays because of some conditions. But don’t worry, we are here to help. We have included 7 tips here. By following these tips, we hope that you will able to have your required sleeping time daily. Let’s have a quick look. Take Balanced Diet: Taking foods have a great role in the sleeping condition. Proper meal k

You're reading 9 Must-Have Products For Busy Entrepreneurs (Without Breaking the Bank), originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. We get it. There never seems to be enough time in the day. There’s always more tasks being added to your to-do list, and more fires to put out. The life of an entrepreneur is certainly not as sexy as the media portrays it to be. It’s a daily grind that comes with amazing highs, and certainly its lows. That’s why it’s crucial for busy entrepreneurs to seek out any products or services that can potentially help you save time, and be more effective. I’m not talking about business tools that are directly related to your business. In my opinion, the best performing entrepreneurs have to do 3 things in order of priority: 1. Take care of yourself: Being a leader in your industry requires thinking about your business as a marathon, not a sprint. T htt

You're reading 7 Easy Sleeping Tips to Prevent Sleep Problem, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. We all know how important the sleep is! Sleep is one of the principals for having a better life. Proper sleep helps us a lot to keep our body healthy and the mind calm. But you know what, about one-third of the total world’s population has sleep problems. There are a lot of reasons behind sleep problem. As the sleep has a deep relation to our lifestyle, it’s really important to have at least 5-8 hours sleep a day. Therefore, having proper sleep is too tough nowadays because of some conditions. But don’t worry, we are here to help. We have included 7 tips here. By following these tips, we hope that you will able to have your required sleeping time daily. Let’s have a quick look. Take Balanced Diet: Taking foods have a great role in the sleeping condition. Proper meal k

You're reading Three Keys to Manifesting the Life of Your Dreams, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. I’m not trying to dismiss all the books, courses, movies, and professionals out there who claim they can teach you how to turn your life around and attract the love, the wealth, the success, or the happiness that you long for. Some of their methods may be effective, and their fundamental premises are generally sound. Like them, I am a firm believer that our destiny is in our own hands, and that we each have the power to co-create a life of fulfillment and meaning, no matter where we’ve come from. But I also know that this is not a quick-fix problem that can be solved by some magical secret. Based on my study of numerous approaches, I believe that there are three essential elements that need to be included for effective manifestation. The reason many “law of attract

You're reading The reasons why parents refuse vitamin K for their little ones, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. There is an alarming trend that has been witnessed by doctors in recent times. More parents refusing vitamin K for newborn. It would lead to an increase in bleeding of the intestines or brains in the little ones. Vitamin K is one of the essential components that do help the body in blood clot formation. You can find them in the digestive system of adults or old people. It has been also observed that breast milk does not go on to produce enough amount of Vitamin K to keep off the infections. A host of bleeding disorders does arise when you are confronted with vitamin K deficiency. It is not only brain bleeding, but if a baby is prone to vitamin K disorder they are likely to have specks of blood in their stool. Anemia of the highest order and the babies

You're reading 7 Straightforward Ways to Strengthen Your Prefrontal Cortex (hint the most important part of the brain!), originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. If someone asked you to describe the defining characteristics of “human being”, you would most likely talk about how we can speak, walk upright, have opposable thumbs, etc... All of that stuff is great. But you know what the most defining characteristic is? The ability to choose. What is the Prefrontal Cortex? We are the only animal on the planet that possesses a rational, conscious mind. This has been responsible for the growth of our civilization over the ages. The prefrontal cortex is the seat of this rationality and without it, we would only act on instinct. It's called the “executive portion” of the brain. Our prefrontal cortex is responsible for logic, reason, willpower, creativity, decision-making pr

You're reading How to choose a knee surgeon, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. In case if you have decided to think that knee replacement surgery would be the best option. It would help to get rid of the pain and discomfort of the knees. You would need to choose a knee surgeon for this purpose. You need to choose the right surgeon as far as the reduction of the pain along with the recovery as well. Let us now explore some of the key pointers in this regard Have a one on one discussion with your primary doctor More often than not your primary doctor would be aware of the top knee surgeons in India. Just ask them to recommend a few names. Then you can go on to make a decision based on your budget and requirements as well. Discuss with your friends and family Do discuss with your friends about the local surgeon they had gone on to consult when they had a problem. In

You're reading Mastering The Mind, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. You just woke up and the first thought that crosses your mind is "I'm depressed." Immediately your body gets into an agreement with your mind and you instantly feel depressed. You now find yourself in a slumber as you attempt to start your day. Sad thoughts of failure, disappointment, loss, death, and anything else to contribute to your sadness overwhelm you like a force of a hurricane wind. You question if you can even face this day.  Sound familiar? Here is another scenario. You're having a great day and suddenly a thought crosses your mind, but not just any thought, it is a thought that provokes your deepest anxieties. Maybe the thought is "what if my husband cheats on me." "what if my child gets sick and dies," "what if I lose my job," "wh

You're reading Here s Why We Love Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Marketing Infographics, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. afdasfas adada  You've read Here s Why We Love Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Marketing Infographics, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you've enjoyed this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. https://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/heres-why-we-love-microsoft-dynamics-crm-for-marketing-infographics/

You're reading 7 Surprising Benefits of Drinking Water on Empty Stomach You Probably Didn t Know, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Every morning is a struggle. We think that a cup of coffee would make things right. But did you know that drinking water can make you more productive than drinking caffeine? Our bodies are made up of 70% water. However, this figure can fall if we haven’t replenished ourselves for a long time, e.g., the eight hours we spend in bed. Hence, waking up and having a glass of water is the most important decision you can make as you start your day. Now for this read, we will expand on this topic - the health benefits of drinking water on empty stomach. So, let’s dive in! 1. Improves Your Metabolism Studies have shown that drinking water on empty stomach can help increase metabolic rate up by 30%. This means that the rate at which calories ar

You're reading How to Overcome Your Scars, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Scars are an inevitable part of the human experience. Some are physical, incurred as a result of an inopportune fall off of a bike. Some are emotional, formed as a result of losing a loved one. Sometimes, they both exist in tandem, seemingly feeding off each other until it becomes impossible to judge which came first - the chicken or the egg? If you could see my face right now as I write this, your eyes would be drawn to the large, red scar encompassing the right side of my upper lip. Or any of the other scars found on my chin, neck, and arms. All formed after coming into contact with a dangerous liquid substance (sulfuric acid), precariously stored in a box housed within a shed. The result? Spending my late teenage years recovering from second and third degree burns, a fate I wouldn’t w

You're reading Boundaries: What are you Afraid of?, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Boundaries: What are you afraid of? What comes to mind when you hear the word boundary? Do you ever use this word? If so, in what context? What does it mean to you? The word “boundary” is trendier than ever. It’s been popular for a while in the 12 Step, and Manhattan shrink circuit, but now it’s falling out of mouths at afternoon coffees and cocktail parties. It’s jargon at its best; the concept accessible to people who have never sat through a therapy session. The boundary conversation passes from person to person like a flu virus; the strain mutates the farther away it gets from Patient Zero. “She just doesn’t respect my boundaries.” “Their family has tons of boundary issues.” Hell, I am guilty of throwing boundary around in a self-righteous tone. Making someone e https://www.